Best Point Guard Of The World

I wrote about Chris Paul as perhaps the best point guard in this World Championships when I picked him up in my All FUN Basketball Team. Well, I may be right. The Associated Press run a story about him being indeed the best.

Without Chris Paul, the US team would be so vulnerable because of the tremendous back court pressure applied in the international circuit. From Day 1 of this Worlds (or Day 1 in his NBA career), it was obvious that Chris Paul is a confident, steady, unselfish, reliable and solid point guard. Primarily a distributor but can also score. Read: A POINT GUARD.

Only now you can say, the US is lucky not having Allen Iverson in the team. Though Iverson in an explosive offensive player, his game just doesn’t fit. See 2004 Olympics disaster. US Ball even partnered Iverson with Marbury, what a move! And now, just like Iverson, the US Basketball Organization led by Colangelo did a cross-over. They got the services of Chris Paul for the 2006 FIBA World Championships.

He is tied with Argentina's Pepe Sanchez for a league leading 34 assists while turning it over about once a game. Only 1 per game under constant pressure from opponents. He is able to put about 9 ppg too in an offensive-player-loaded rotation. He is shooting 58% from the field and hit 4/9 in his 3 point shots. Just how important he is in the NEW Dream Team? He leads in the team in minutes played. More than Melo, more than Wade and more than James.

After those stats, I end this in saying, after John Stockton's era, it's Chris Paul's time to carry the pure point guard model.