<div class="quote_poster">Franchise4Ever Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Considering we havern't seen Paul in his prime that isn't a fair question.</div> True, but do you think that Paul will be better in the future?
<div class="quote_poster">Carter Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Would you rather have Jason Kidd or Chris Paul assuming that they are both in thier primes?</div> Like Franchise said we have yet to see Chris Paul even scratch the surface of the best basketball he is capable of playing. I am not sure if he will be better than Kidd in his prime. Anything can happen, he could have a Penny Hardaway injury and become just another role player in the league, or he could become the best point guard in recent history. Only time will tell.
Paul does have a lot of Kidd in him. His first year numbers are similiar to Kidd's and he does play like him too. He brings points,assists, and rebounds just like Kidd. Will he be better than Kidd? It's possible but at this stage we can't judge him as being better or worse.
<div class="quote_poster">Kidd Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Paul does have a lot of Kidd in him. </div> The only thing that I don't see in Paul when in comparison to Kidd, is the defense. It's a gamble, but I will tell you this; currently, I would take Paul over Kidd. Paul has a lot more to go, which Kidd can't say the same, and is already an elite player in just his first year.
I could see Paul as one of the best point guards of all time once his defense improves. But, we will have to wait to see what he will be like in the future.
Chris Paul is good. But he has still a long way to go to get near the level of Jason Kidd. Growing up, my favorite player was Michael Jordan (still is). Jordan scored at will. And at that time that's how I saw what a great player is. But even Jordan himself added a lot more to his game than scoring. Jason Kidd may not be a scorer like Nash, Arenas, Billups, etc., but Jason Kidd brings a lot more to the table. Kidd's contributions to the game goes well beyond statistics. There's Magic, there's Stockton, and there's Kidd. As for the topic, Carter should be somewhere in 20's.
