Chris Paul leading Clippers' comeback story

Copperhead · Post #1 » by **Copperhead** » Mon May 7, 2012 6:12 am

LOS ANGELES – Staples Center is usually filled with the color purple in May, and yet Saturday afternoon a sea of red surrounded the court. After six long years, the Los Angeles Clippers had returned for the playoffs. There's an unfamiliar feeling of optimism and confidence that somehow, some way, the other NBA team in L.A. can win on any given night.

And it’s because of Chris Paul.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--chris ... ory--.html

Post #2 » by **mkwest** » Wed May 9, 2012 12:43 am

It's easy to look at Paul and know that he's a very good player. I felt that he should have been the MVP in 2008 and the best all around pg in the league. Aside from all of that, his personality and character are what impress me the most.

Getting to watch him for 60+ games this season (so far

), you get to see just how great of a player that he is. You get see how he instills confidence in his teammates and coaches, controls the tempo, never gets flustered, doesn't panic, etc. He's never boastful. He'll always give credit to to his teammates, even when it may be more than they actually deserve at the time. Just as he gives the credit away, he'll take upon himself the blame even when we feel that there wasn't much more that he could have done. So many star athletes are the opposite. They want all the glory of a team's success, but will deflect the blame and criticisms everywhere else in a team's failures.

He's a little pitbull with an undying and unwavering tenacity to overcome any and every obstacle that is placed in front of him. Earlier in the season, Chris along with Chauncey, wanted to know every single bad record that the Clippers held, so that they could put it to rest. We ended a decade-long drought in San Antonio this season and scored our first win in Utah since 2003. His competitive nature is off the charts. The guy hates to lose, but he is also not afraid of a challenge. Most players would have thrown in the towel if they're down 24 headed into the 4th quarter. He tells Vinny to give the guys a chance, because he thought they could pull off the comeback. The bigger the mountain, the more eager he is to climb it.

RiversideClips · Post #3 » by **RiversideClips** » Wed May 9, 2012 11:56 pm

Didn't know why we gave up so much for Paul in December,now I'm thinking we ripped NOLA off!

Post #4 » by **mkwest** » Thu May 10, 2012 12:16 am

RiversideClips wrote:Didn't know why we gave up so much for Paul in December,now I'm thinking we ripped NOLA off!

NiqtheAntiq · Post #5 » by **NiqtheAntiq** » Mon May 21, 2012 2:46 pm

mkwest wrote:It's easy to look at Paul and know that he's a very good player. I felt that he should have been the MVP in 2008 and the best all around pg in the league. Aside from all of that, his personality and character are what impress me the most.

Getting to watch him for 60+ games this season (so far ), you get to see just how great of a player that he is. You get see how he instills confidence in his teammates and coaches, controls the tempo, never gets flustered, doesn't panic, etc. He's never boastful. He'll always give credit to to his teammates, even when it may be more than they actually deserve at the time. Just as he gives the credit away, he'll take upon himself the blame even when we feel that there wasn't much more that he could have done. So many star athletes are the opposite. They want all the glory of a team's success, but will deflect the blame and criticisms everywhere else in a team's failures.

He's a little pitbull with an undying and unwavering tenacity to overcome any and every obstacle that is placed in front of him. Earlier in the season, Chris along with Chauncey, wanted to know every single bad record that the Clippers held, so that they could put it to rest. We ended a decade-long drought in San Antonio this season and scored our first win in Utah since 2003. His competitive nature is off the charts. The guy hates to lose, but he is also not afraid of a challenge. Most players would have thrown in the towel if they're down 24 headed into the 4th quarter. He tells Vinny to give the guys a chance, because he thought they could pull off the comeback. The bigger the mountain, the more eager he is to climb it.

Great post . I guess people forgot how good a player he was because of all the Lebron/Miami hype a few years back. Paul always played with a New Orleans team that could never properly improve because of the contracts of guys like West, Stojakovic and Posey,etc. Paul never got to play with a superstar level talent like Griffin his whole career.

Clippers just need a 3rd go to guy to get this offseason and they will be a powerhouse team out West along with Oklahoma City the rest of this decade. Don't make the mistake of overpaying anyone unless they are legit, DJ is fine since he is a bigman and they get overpaid in this league anyway.