Chris Paul: Best Point Guard in the NBA

Chris Paul plays pool with Michael Jordan. He donates much of his time to needy children and Hurricane Katrina victims. He is sponsored by Air Jordan, and on his shoe wrote the name of a child he never got to meet. The child died of cancer and his one wish was to meet Chris Paul. 

I am proud to say that I have witnessed the phenomenon that is CP3.

While in Orlando I saw one of his worst games of the season. Paul was 6-19 from the field with 19 points and 12 assists. He was absent from the highlight reel, but his ability to impact a game when he struggles from the field is bested only by LeBron and Kobe.

Paul's ability to enter the lane and hesitate to make the defense guess is the best in the league. He never makes the wrong decision. Most of his points come off pick-and-rolls and his ability to read the defenders in the lane this postseason has been unmatched, thus far.

Whether it is a lob for Tyson Chandler, kick-out passes to Morris Peterson and Peja Stojakovic, or just him taking it in for the lay-in, Paul always picks correctly.

This is his first postseason and Paul has averaged 24.3 points and 11 assists. His Hornets defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs and are now in a battle with the Spurs as they try to upset the defending champions.

On February 10 of this past regular season I was able to see Kobe play for the first time. Whether one was a Pakistani tourist or an avid NBA fan, Kobe had a swagger that made fans believe he was unstoppable.

Paul is the same way. His confidence is never shaken and his ability to read the defense and make an extra pass on the break is unparalleled in today's game of one-on-one basketball.

"There's nothing he doesn't have—heart, talent, knowledge," noted Allen Iverson, fellow little-man of the NBA. "He knows when to shoot and when to get others involved. He has a complete understanding of the game."

Fellow All-Star David West has also been able to launch his career off of the leadership and vision of Paul. Stojakovic and Peterson have re-grasped their reputations as sharp-shooters, and Chandler has been able to salvage an above-average NBA career for one who has the shooting ability of our current Vice President.

All of these are thanks to Paul's unselfish play.

Chris Paul is the league's top point guard, and no one else even comes close. That's right, no one.