The Hidden Genius Of Chris Paul & The Spurs

[@Bdx357]

What’s hidden is the real intent… Stephon Castle development

[@natelavallee4034]

CP3 is a way better fit than other small point guards like Trae Young. 1.) cause CP3 is not only willing to but excels at making younger players better 2.) he isn’t Trae Young

[@truechaosmulala3831]

3 his contract is smaller

[@Love2Musgrave]

why are you comparing chris paul and trae young anyways? They have 2 different play styles

[@kareja316]

@@Love2Musgrave the media been pushing the narrative about Trae to the Spurs for months

[@MrE_]

Not very healthy tho. At some point we need the guy on the court

[@frederickdelius1106]

"Fick trea young" to the spurs

[@hemelsehuizen]

“ his wife is thinking why is he so aroused, hes watching wembenyama” 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamaalsjourney]

Nah bro. Log off

[@SoulGaleo1992]

AAAYYYOOO😨😨😂😂😭😭

[@spursdynasty7378]

Creepy …😂 Dudes watching with a woody !

[@dmitriyshcholokov3526]

That was a subtle humour comment, with a lot of truth in it for those who understand. Hilarious along the way

[@Logholders]

Just means she’s getting aroused seeing him all passionate still. Bet we hear about a new little Paul in 9 months.

[@dromedarycamus2]

Idk if the genius of adding the guy who ran the offense of the Lob City Clippers is all that hidden

[@kiyenakira8987]

😂😂😂 is not that hidenn and and is not that genius either

[@ConnectFork]

Fr we’re all thinking it 😂

[@chikmnunget]

Thank you😂 I was even saying that Vic should bring any old PG out of retirement cause that’s all it would take in the grand scheme of things, his USG rate is gonna be insane next season

[@6manYT]

Sorry had to do it for the algorithm hahaha but I more so mean the fact hell have a bigger impact than most would think given his stats and age

[@tylerplayer1760]

@@6manYT You're def right about the bigger impact in both teaching passing skills and teaching leadership skills to the young guys

[@rickmayabolis]

Paul: playing with Wemby makes so easy its like I'm ten years younger Wemby: playing with CP3 its like I dowloaded ten years of experience

[@hdtff8057]

Crazy because Cp3 prime was 10 years ago while wembys will probably be in 10 years

[@HKim0072]

He'll probably play 20 minutes a game, but he'll be "yelling" at guys for 48 min. Dude takes the game seriously. Will be good for the Spurs to get an overbearing guy making sure they do the little details.

[@samuelajt12]

Cp3 gon punch sochan lol if he not pass to wemby 😂😂😂

[@ericg4626]

This is my favorite signing of the entire off season. Wemby might just average 30 because of old ass CP3. One of my favorite older guys in the league, and my favorite young guy.

[@Tarquin2718]

Yeah totally agree and the Spurs needed a leader that took charge and would give Wemby the ball. I am Spurs fan again for the first time since 2006 🙂

[@rwwilson21]

@@Tarquin2718 you didn't like/watch the 2014 spurs?

[@miguelgeneralcontractor69]

@@Tarquin2718 I’ve been a Spurs fan since 1986 when we were nobody, then drafted David Robinson and became somebody over night. Spurs for Life.. even when we sucked those last five years, even when we weren’t winning. Die hard or not at all for me!

[@ecmi7]

Right? Didn't they win in 07 and 14?

[@BigPurp9]

This video reminded me why I love Chris Paul so much

[@mickiemallorie]

This is super key. It has been noted often, that CP3 with your young players or bench is a leader and mentor. He is a floor general and coach. He was a player union president, great in press, extremely competitive. What were the Spurs missing last year? Vets. Now you have one of the quintessential ones on the floor with your VERY young team and on the bench. I think for CP3...in the latter area of his career, he is now at a premier organization. He saw firsthand Steve Kerr who benefitted it. He didn't get a ring as a player but I'm willing to bet if Chris heads into coaching, he WILL get a ring. Being part of the Spurs family as a coach, almost guarantees you a future coaching job. Great move on everyone's part.

[@kennethko1534]

This is like OKC bringing in CP3 for a year to show SGA how to play point guard properly and grind out wins to make the playoffs - it’s a great move that might not pay out fully for a few years, but it’s what they need

[@kelleyeidem667]

That was a truly impressive highlight reel. If Chris Paul can make those kinds of spectacular passes to the Dub scrubs last year, OMG it's gonna be lights out for Wemby, Vassel and Sochan who are all quite young and improving. If they can add one tall shut down free agent defender, they could go deep into the playoffs. CP, Tre and Castle could become platoon sprinters. Keep putting in new faces in throughout the game so that the defenders are unable to settle in or catch their breath.

[@wannabelikegzus]

Those on-off stats with Wemby and Tre are *nuts.* Spurs are already a winning team with that duo? Watch out, league. The Alien is coming.

[@loganjohnson6968]

If Castle can turn into even an average shooter, this team will be cooking in a couple years.

[@kelleyeidem667]

Well said. CP is a definite upgrade to a player who is also upgrading himself. Add to it Wemby's skill when it comes to finding the open man when he is doubled up on. The Spurs could be leading the league in scoring and combing it with an improved defense. Lastly, Wemby could be getting an extra five minutes per game of playing time.

[@made13145]

plus i think cp3 biggest weakness right now is defense, cause he's old. but with Sochan, Wemby, Castle, and even Vassel they have enough player to hide cp3 weakness. it's just perfect all around lmaoo

[@HKim0072]

Yeah, he can't guard anyone. Understands where to be, but his body just doesn't move fast enough anymore.

[@rafaelbento6265]

look of course cp3 is not that defender anymore, but he still has great impact on defense just being smart. i’m pretty sure he had a decent amount of steals per game on the warriors and he’s the kind of defender that will direct the offensive player to the help defense. this time he has wemby protecting the rim and other great defenders around. i’m excited to see this team under pop, guess they could add a 3 and d player (like moody) to increase their potential

[@187420666es]

Bro was a menace

[@kelleyeidem667]

@@HKim0072 There's a good chance CP3 will get himself into really good shape for this season because he understands better than anyone what a golden opportunity he has in turning Wemby into the unanimous MVP as the Spurs run the table. CP will also understand that Castle can give him all the rest he needs, so that CP doesn't feel the need to hold anything back. Castle can have the assignment of turning on the afterburners on defense when he subs for CP.

[@kelleyeidem667]

@@rafaelbento6265 Good point. CP didn't have a rim protector behind him when he was coming off the bench most of the time. Steve Kerr is allergic to playing or even having rim protectors on his team other than 6'6" Draymond.

[@ivanthaboi]

I'm bandwagoning SO hard on the spurs this season. Not only are the spurs one of my favorite franchises of all time with some of my favorite players like Duncan, Manu, Kawhi and Wemby, now they have my second favorite point guard of all time too

[@Adlaybra445]

Chris Paul gon be an elite coach

[@kelleyeidem667]

Could see him replace Pop! I also believe CP could play two more years if he stays healthy.

[@JadenJPDB]

CP3 pairing with wemby is absolutely really amazing because, he can learn lots of youngesters and plus at almost 40 years old CP3 is still a great mentor to alot of youngsters by the time where he could hang his jersey to the rafters he would be the greatest basketball player of all time he is even the last player of the 2005 draft.

[@anbujayy4099]

Ngl I gotta a hate for cp3 but as a spurs fan I’ll just eat that welcome to San Antonio lol

[@kiyenakira8987]

Same here. That 2015 scar is still open.

[@wavedgoblin]

As spurs fan I’ve always loved cp3 and can’t wait for him to help all the young guys

[@melc234]

That 2015 shot lives rent free every time I see this guy. Gonna take a while to get used to seeing him on our team

[@McDe_]

My cp3 shoes just became spurs merchandise🎉

[@rgmto]

Wemby and the whole team desperately need a veteran for mentoring. CP3 won't be with the Spurs (or the league) very long.

[@damonmd3]

Spurs will be in the play in if cp stays healthy

[@T1Oracle]

Massive if.

[@SouthernRam]

​@@T1Oraclealways is

[@Love2Musgrave]

that's always the deciding factor like stay healthy.

[@blas_de_lezo7375]

lol, not the point and 100% sure the spurs arent expecting cp to perform in playoffs.

[@gabrielverde8604]

wild take

[@LPS6188]

CP3 will be the Spurs' coach inside the court... even if they don't get into playoffs or play in, the experience he'll bring is surely a significant part of their young team's build-up. Pop should start adopting a system similar to Phil J's triangle offence, Wemby will be perfect for that and CP3 is a right guy to facilitate the training while on play.

[@kelleyeidem667]

The triangle was a different era. Today's game is "5 out" and pick and roll which is a better scheme for Wemby's body type and skill set.

[@kentcovington]

Outstanding video from start to finish. Extremely well written, well voiced (thank you for not using an AI voice!!), and I'm impressed by the editing.

[@MichaelKaiser79]

Imagine if spurs would win it this year lmfao. Cp3 should join the coaching staff in san antonio

[@michealbrown4302]

I was just thinking about how much coach pop is going to LOVE CP3

[@sadsd5247]

cp3 said he isnt pursuing coaching after his career since coaches gotta travel a lot with their team. pretty sure hes just gonna spent that 300m he earned throughout his career with his family

[@187420666es]

New Orleans bro, let’s go hornets 🐝

[@explorewithme4707]

They had a point guard last year. they sat him for they could tank again. Then they started him towards the end of the year once the standings were kind of settled.

[@kiyenakira8987]

A like the idea of him teaching the guys more than him running the ofense. We tend to forget that Pop did that "Sochan Pg experimen"t on pourpuse too give him more movility and at the same time taking the opprtunty to play Vic as a 4. Pop loves traditional pg. Thats why i think there going to play tre more this year and i hope that cp3 could share his experience with him.

[@FortunateKidd]

An often forgotten fact is CP3 and Tim have the Wake Forest connection and have been friends for a very long time as well. He’s always respected the franchise. He’s gonna fit like water in a container, he will fill so many voids.

[@thesenate5913]

CP3 may be old, but vision and passing rarely deteriorates. He’s still a top pg

[@jineshlachmansingh4709]

Doesn't matter how old CP3 is, but it does matter how injured he is....

[@erichong4786]

Idk about CP3 being able to stay on the court, but nonetheless this is good for the Spurs simply because having him around would provide veteran leadership and guidance for the guards. Excellent move, but I don't think this takes them over the top just yet. Reality is that they need somebody better than 39 year old CP3, so their hunt for a high IQ pass-first pg who can also space the floor is still on-going. Spurs are still missing a pf who can guard 1-4 like AG. Once they get that, then the Spurs can be looked at as contenders.

[@Jonathan-373]

Sochan should be that pf guarding 1-4, but his offense needs improvement to stay on the court for a contender

[@LLPOF]

This was a brilliant move by the Spurs.

[@3rose13]

Chris Paul averaging 27 lobs to wemby per game

[@187420666es]

With little effort 😅

[@live7489]

Sup is building a legendary system. The players did not know how to throw the ball to the wemby. He was staying too long. Therefore, when CP3 grows the core, the situation ends. It is one of the best investments ever. SUP continues systematically for the future.

[@jmgonzales7701]

They need to run the swing offense or triangle again.

[@SicariiDTenebris]

I am so glad the Spurs got CP3, it ends the Trae Young rumors, pairs an extremely high IQ veteran player who will help the team shine. If the Spurs add someone like Lauri Markkanen this off season.. wow.. If Castle develops into a true PG next season.. double wow.

[@JeffBird86]

It might be a stretch but it wouldn’t surprise me if Paul joins pop as an assistant coach after the season and eventually succeeds pop in San Antonio.

[@crypto40]

There is no one better than cp3 for the development of wemby

[@J17legacy]

Point God and the alien.. 😱 They are gonna be a problem.

[@gremlinmachineshop]

San Antonio Xenomorphs

[@slayeroffilth45]

The real hidden genius is they brought in a veteran guard (one of the best)to train and mentor the young guards that they just drafted, and have been developing for a while.

[@kelleyeidem667]

Mortal lock CP will be the league assist leader this season barring injuries.

[@Kafkarol]

PG Yoda and Pop paired with Wemby - wtf am i smoking?

[@theviewer135]

Comedy gold at that end lol

[@spurslegacy]

The hidden genius is definitely the development of Stephon Castle. Kid gets drafted as a guard to play with Wemby and then all of a sudden gets CP3 to learn from on Day 1?! Absolutely insane move by the Spurs. Maybe even more hidden is that now Sochan will truly get to develop in the role he fits best instead of having any ball handling responsibilities whatsoever.

[@ImChasinBaggz]

You saw what happened when Cp3 mentored SGA... now he can do it again for Steph Castle 👀👀📈

[@VenGxJon]

I can actually see cp3 improving his ppg and obviously assist just because of much a black hole wemby is.

[@kelleyeidem667]

CP has the inside track to be in the top three in assists. Wemby could see a big jump in assists, too, as well as points.

[@bender9222222222]

Cp3 could be the piece that gets them the 10 seed.

[@christianmuller292]

I remember Charles Barkley saying that Wenby should be having ten easy baskets a game which wasn't the case last season. With Chris Paul and maybe another good player these ten easy baskets are a certainty.

[@iLuvGaming]

You can never go wrong with a good pass first point guard and an athletic big. Steve Nash and Amare. Jason Kidd and dirk. Hell even Chauncey and Rasheed

[@yonizaslavsky4246]

Dirk athletic?

[@Milessalt]

This is goin to be a nasty combo

[@dwaynehiler5735]

Gonna be fun to watch. Hope health is with them.

[@biongrenn8010]

CP3 still has some good years in him. He still knows when to pass and where to pass, and when to shoot. CP3 will unlock Wemby and people might tag him as washed, but he is still effective and if he can focus on facilitating, he might even preserve his knees. The spurs are scary and adding a consistent 3 and D player, they will be a sure contender.

[@youlovechika]

the best thing he brings is iq he’s literally a coach on the floor with him

[@EAZYMONEYSNIPER7]

Wemby & the Spurs were in desperate need of a solid PG. That was beyond obvious last season.

[@kayonzo4833]

CP3 with Wemby is scary... and him mentoring Juan Nuñez even more, arguably the best pnR guard in this year's draft and a well underrated pick from the Spurs. He'll learn and take that PG pairing with Wemby over soon... As an OKC Fan I am happy atm, but if there's 1 team I am scared of, it is the future Spurs'. I am sure that such a well run organisation won't fumble the talent of Wemby...

[@ceesparxxx]

This move wasn't to be competitive. It was to help obtain a veteran who could help develop the young guys and help them grow from a current player who knows the game best. A coach is one thing....but someone who is on the court with you helping you out and helping you learn the game and develop a better on court IQ so that way you can tidy up your game and make it more professional. That's honestly exactly what they need to help their young guys grow, which was the point of this acquisition imo. If they are competitive, that's a plus ....but I promise you that was not the point of the move lol.

[@brushylake4606]

"Wemby, go get this and throw it down!" Chris Paul's catchphrase in '24.

[@Jayy2fresh]

I’m a Texas team fan, rockets, spurs, mavs. I liked cp3 on the rockets and now that hes on the spurs I think he will be a great fit

[@David-iv6je]

Nah, Pop just wants CP to teach his youngbloods like he did Shae in OKC. Not sure if CP has the patience to be a head coach but he'd be the best player development coach in history. Or maybe not, if he needs to be on the court to do it.

[@onlyfacts3178]

CP3 learning from KERR and POPOVICH..

[@outgrown3094]

he has drastically less minutes this year in gsw... he knows he's role

[@Herz.Seele.Verstand]

Chris Paul will surely help the Spurs getting mature. Also he is a real good fit to the team. But still, I think there is something missing at the Spurs. Don't know what, but maybe there are too many young players. You can help developing one ore two teammates, but so much young players? We will see. I am a little bit excited.

[@nolas1360]

So many exciting trades so far. I can't wait to watch Klay and Chris on their new teams.

[@metroboomhauer]

Might be twice the age of Trae Young, but you can't deny that's one teammate that will pass Wemby the ball. Im fine with that. Let alone how much IQ he has for the game and bringing that to a young Spurs roster with a lot of these kids getting a lot of playing time. Whether he starts, is the 6th man, or comes off the bench, CP3 makes a big impact in San Antonio. We could be contending for play in tournament with our starters, role players, draft picks, veteran and leader all staying healthy. Go Spurs Go!! 🥳

[@michaelbarnes2126]

If anything this will help the Spurs be a more much functional offense

[@qbcomicaddict2590]

I am not a cp3 fan but this is an amazing move

[@HodgyHawk]

I can't believe they thought of adding a pass first point guard to play with their generational talent center, so genius, how did they think of this!?

[@buzzcomber]

And of course Paul was coming off the bench too with less minutes. Great veteran to have on a young team to teach playmaking.

[@GodPoohdini]

Bro that last Line youre funny fr 😂😂😂

[@kelleyeidem667]

Examine 2:46 and add 5 more points to the offense and subtract 5 points from the points allowed. The Spurs have a chance of ending the season with the best record in the league outside of back-to-back games where CP, Barnes and Wemby play very little or take the night off.

[@MemphisMo]

Watching Spurs games ABSOLUTELY INFURIATED me last season... His teammates were really against him, I'm convinced

[@leonj301]

love this move for the Spurs👍

[@verward]

It's not that CP is gonna immediately gonna make that offense click, it's that he is a culture builder. Look what he did to Booker and SGA for example. If he can transwer some wisdom like that to the guys on the Spurs roster, they will benefit from having him for 1 or 2 years in the future.

[@pauljaimepanis8362]

I just wish the Spurs Organization see this window not for wemby but for the guards. Where instead of using CP3 give Wemby highlight passes but use CP3 as a mentor for all their young guards and have them absorb as much skills from him. This might actually turn out good for the long term.

[@everything-comics1102]

If the spurs give my guy a ring, I’ll become a spurs supporter for life

[@Mr.Byrnes]

No videos on OKC? Nasty work

[@6manYT]

Chiiilll OKC will get at least a video probably 2. Dw im covering everything over the next few weeks

[@chris7one]

I agree but did people say this about shaq joining the cavs with young lebron😂

[@wilbertbuford]

That vassel wemby screen with cp top of the key is gonna be the cheese play for the rest of his career.

[@akui88]

spurs fan here, we have been trying to get him here when tim duncan was in his prime!

[@spursdynasty7378]

Not with Parker around, they would have pissed him off and created a bad situation. That’s why they nixed that idea.

[@akui88]

@@spursdynasty7378 yep, but the spurs were trying in the past.

[@guyhanoi8561]

I had NO idea CP3 is coming to the Spurs. Wow, can't wait till next season starts. I'm gonna watch every Spurs game. No kidding.

[@straightguy8384]

Cp3 to the spurs with wemby hopefully can play 35+ minutes each game will probably make spurs a strong contender for playoffs top seed

[@andredornelles8014]

Great video, but I believe that CP3 won’t be as much in the midrange this season as this can impede Wemby’s realstatete around the rim. He can use more floaters though, as he should be moving from the perimeter more

[@brandonrath619]

The ending is diabolical 💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffreymills7069]

Great finish to the video😂

[@faieziabubakar207]

I was hoping spurs to get a young pg to grow up together but seems like cp is a good choice now..and really hope he trains a young pg to help wemby grow

[@theraVen27]

3:35 that’s it right there. That’s the key

[@PapiEson]

i still remember when cp3 hits the bank shot against us 2015 semis game 7

[@jonesey.8175]

aight that was a crazy statement to walk off on with LMAOOO

[@Deejay4Real]

They need to take a chance on Lonzo Ball! He doesn’t need to score the rock and can still be an elite passer while he gets back into his NBA groove. Hes been out a while….but a “dimer” is a “dimer”.

[@Icedxylophone]

The Spurs, Mavs, OKC and 76ers are going to be cool to watch next season.

[@ZL1pegasus]

Great pick up. But I think the spurs have the players to do what OKC has done. They just need time. Everyone what’s to win right away. But if we look that really hasn’t happen since bills Celtics, magic rookie year or the big three is Boston. Just let these young boys work

[@rickmayabolis]

He was the mentor and vet to SGA... Wemby, Castle, gonna drink from the firehose of basketball IQ

[@24Yamato]

“The hidden genius” and it’s literally one of the best passing pgs paired with a 7’4 freak like cmon

[@JVN_DRJ]

CP3 (6'1) 37% from 3 Stephon Castle (6'6) 27% from 3 Devin Vassell (6'7) 37% from 3 Jeremy Sochan (6'8) 31% from 3 Wemby (7'4) 33% from 3 not a lot of outside shooting and pure scoring, but definitely a fuck ton of playmaking and player movement, as well as a MASSIVE amount of defensive talent. The Spurs might just be a dark horse for the playoffs..

[@Sibelius101]

Great analysis! Spurs are in the Race for Seis!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆___

[@LeapingRat]

im gonna imagine cp3 is traded on the deadline. but for the first half of the season will be starting and teaching others

[@wh33zy94]

New 6man vid lets go

[@6manYT]

Appreciate that king

[@clide07]

Its like cp3 in thunder but much better situation with wemby all lobs and 20 plus assist is so easy on him hehehe cp3 with wemby lob city 2.0 in spurs HAHAHAHAHA

[@6manYT]

Fr, W profile picture aswell

[@jcsplolonger]

just sad that Rondo got to retire this early, he could be the one in cp3's place in Spurs, or better be that guy in other developing teams.

[@WuTangKlanKiller]

Cp3 help phx look amazing he could help a lot of the young guys develop another young team he can teach

[@DunningKrugerJnr]

7:33 wow, when you put those numbers next to each other like that, you can tell that Luka was the real MVP last year #praviMVP

[@Bringthapain]

With the player management the spurs employ, hopefully he can stay healthy when we need him!

[@Meta4XReaL]

This video reminded me why I can't stand Sochan. But alot of these guys missed him constantly too. But CP3 will work wonders on teaching and leadership especially for Wemby & Castle. GSG!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@miguelosorio620]

Is astonish to see that wemby averaged what he average with a team without a semi decent pg

[@Plague_Doc22]

All that value for 11 mil for a one year deal is phenomenal.

[@LikeWhyTF]

Everyone was thinking Trey young… but this might be way better 😳