Chris Paul with a Triple Double, Hornets fall to Bulls

http://www.nba.com/games/20061201/CHINOK/b...=scoreboardhome25-11-18 and 5 STEALS. HOLY CRAP. 2 points, 17 boards for chandler. 33 points for Rasual Butler. Bulls Nocioni had 31-13, and Deng had 21

 

He's the most all around point guard in the entire league besides Jason Kidd, It's amazing how great he is already in his sophomore year.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 1 2006, 09:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He is the most all around point guard in the entire league besides Jason Kidd, It's amazing how great he is already in his 2nd year.</div>No he's better than Kidd. I'm sure his overall stats are better, and he has less talent(except big men) than Kidd, and has a winning record.My biased best PGs(probably):NashPaulKiddIversonBibby

 

He is not more of an all around player than Jason Kidd is, Come on man. The only thing he does better than Kidd is score. Kidd averages more assists and rebounds, plays better defense.Kidd is one of the all time leaders in triple doubles, 5th in NBA history.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 1 2006, 10:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He is not more of an all around player than Jason Kidd is, Come on man. The only thing he does better than Kidd is score. Kidd averages more assists and rebounds, plays better defense.</div>Couldn't of said it better; but I guess that's why his list is biased.

 

Dang you're right. Didn't realize how much Kidd was averaging. It's like 12.8-8.2-9.2. Damn. You'd think he'd slow down, haha.

 

Chris Paul recorded his 3rd career triple double tonight against the Bulls - too bad the Hornets lost.Nonetheless, this guy is amazing. 25 pts, 18 assists, and 11 rebounds. WOW

 

This is only his 3rd career triple double? I would have guessed more than that.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Dec 1 2006, 11:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Dang you're right. Didn't realize how much Kidd was averaging. It's like 12.8-8.2-9.2. Damn. You'd think he'd slow down, haha.</div>Yeah man, Jason Kidd is an unbelievable player. He hasn't really slowed down much at all, on either end of the floor. He may not have that bursting quickness he had 5 years ago, but he is still impressive. He is a guy that always be effective no matter how old he gets because he's so smart. New Jersey needs to get it going though.

 

Chris Paul is amazing...who would have thought on draft night that this kid could be the NBA's best point guard in his second season. It's great when guys put it all together in one game. :dribble:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Dec 1 2006, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>who would have thought on draft night that this kid could be the NBA's best point guard in his second season.</div>I wouldn't've. I was thinking of him nut-tapping that other guy in college... :/

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Dec 2 2006, 12:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Chris Paul is amazing...who would have thought on draft night that this kid could be the NBA's best point guard in his second season. It's great when guys put it all together in one game. :dribble:</div>Easy there BCB, Chris Paul is not better than Steve Nash... Yet.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 2 2006, 01:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Easy there BCB, Chris Paul is not better than Steve Nash... Yet.</div> I said 'could'...I'd love to see what Chris Paul could do in that offensive system, Nash was not an elite point guard until he was 31 and in that system which makes me wonder.

 

Paul had one good night.He is going to get better and better each year. Sucks that he had to lose tho after a great game.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Dec 2 2006, 01:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I said 'could'...I'd love to see what Chris Paul could do in that offensive system, Nash was not an elite point guard until he was 31 and in that system which makes me wonder.</div>He was an elite point guard his 4 seasons in Dallas. He averaged 18 points and 7 assists while leading them to the 2nd round twice and the Western Conference Finals once. While I think Nash is overrated in Phoenix, He was elite in his days with Dallas as a starter.It's not a coincidence that in his first year in Dallas before he became a starter they were losing, They inserted him into the starting line-up late in the season and Dallas went 17-5 during that stretch.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Dec 2 2006, 12:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I said 'could'...I'd love to see what Chris Paul could do in that offensive system, Nash was not an elite point guard until he was 31 and in that system which makes me wonder.</div>I read it the same way he did... yes, you did say could, but it sounded like you were saying that back then they wouldn't have thought he could. And you did say in his second season, which seems to imply you either think he is better than Nash now or will be by the end of the season, right?YEAH SHUT YOU UPBut yeah, as BALLA said, Nash was elite with the Mavs. He was one of the top pg's in the league, made insane shots, and took the Mavs into the playoffs basically every year. It just so happened that neither he nor Dirk knew how to play in the playoffs. Both of them have shrugged that off now, which is why they're considered "elite."

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Dec 1 2006, 11:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I said 'could'...I'd love to see what Chris Paul could do in that offensive system, Nash was not an elite point guard until he was 31 and in that system which makes me wonder.</div>He can't shoot and that's a requirement in the offense. Nash saved this team many times with his 3-point shooting.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 2 2006, 03:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He was an elite point guard his 4 seasons in Dallas as a starter. He averaged 18 points and 7 assists while leading them to the 2nd round twice and the Western Conference Finals once. While I think Nash is overrated, He was elite in his days with Dallas as a starter.</div> 15.6, 17.9, 17.7 and 14.5 were his scoring averages....He was good then (he was top 8 for that time, calling him elite is sad but considering the time he was one of the better ones)...PG play has been so bad the last few years that 'good' PG's lately like Nash and Billups are being blown out of proportion...Like if Rod Strickland played now he's be an MVP candidate...yikes...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>15.6, 17.9, 17.7 and 14.5 were his scoring averages....He was good then but not elite...PG play has been so bad the last few years that 'good' PG's lately like Nash and Billups are being blown out of proportion...Like if Rod Strickland played now he's be an MVP candidate...yikes...</div>Those are good scoring numbers for a point guard, It's not a point guards job to score the basketball. To score the numbers he did and still dish out 7-8 assists every night is incredible. You're just looking at scoring numbers, He had a major impact on that Dallas team hitting clutch shots and being a leader both on the court and off. I will say it again:He averaged 18 points and 7 assists while leading them to the 2nd round twice and the Western Conference Finals once. While I think Nash is overrated in Phoenix, He was elite in his days with Dallas as a starter.It's not a coincidence that in his first year in Dallas before he became a starter they were losing, They inserted him into the starting line-up late in the season and Dallas went 17-5 during that stretch.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 2 2006, 03:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Those are good scoring numbers for a point guard, It's not a point guards job to score the basketball. To score the numbers he did and still dish out 7-8 assists every night is incredible. You're just looking at scoring numbers, He had a major impact on that Dallas team. I will say it again:He averaged 18 points and 7 assists while leading them to the 2nd round twice and the Western Conference Finals once. While I think Nash is overrated in Phoenix, He was elite in his days with Dallas as a starter.It's not a coincidence that in his first year in Dallas before he became a starter they were losing, They inserted him into the starting line-up late in the season and Dallas went 17-5 during that stretch.</div> He averged 16/7 when he started Dallas, and scoring that and having 7 assists is good but not that incredable. You didn't watch that 20 game stretch so who knows how big of an impact Nash had, there might have been other factors as well...