How Chris Paul Failed to Win A NBA Championship

[@notmytruthTHEtruth]

Phoenix will always appreciate what he did here. He's a top 3-5 point guard of all time. The man is 6 feet tall and 39 yet he's still in the league contributing.

[@fortynights1513]

Imagine if the 2021 team had KD along with the other players they had before trading him.

[@jenniferrokhum2329]

But should have won the Ring at Suns/Warriors, if he really is an elite or one of the best Players in the League..He got KD, Booker from Curry, D.Green.. He got the chances like some big Players but failed to do it.

[@notmytruthTHEtruth]

@@jenniferrokhum2329 you're blaming a 37 and 38 year old Chris Paul for not winning a championship in 2023 and 2024? Lol

[@zandermartin3445]

You guys are the best basketball channel. I’m a young guy and only started watching the NBA in 2019. And so all of your videos are like the most informative thing

[@freshnaproductions2105]

As a young girl who only started watching in the 2021 season, I agree

[@thomasmontgomery805]

@@freshnaproductions2105 😯😯😯😯😯Girls that watch basketball are real?

[@Justfrank_0]

How old are yall

[@freshnaproductions2105]

@@Justfrank_0 Freshmen? I wasn’t interested in basketball until 6th grade 😐

[@zandermartin3445]

@@Justfrank_0 I’m 17 fr. So I started watching when I was 12. I’m considered a young guy

[@davidlaush180]

I know lots of people dislike Chris for many reasons and I don't know him personally, but it does hurt me that the Lob City Clippers-and by extension, Chris himself-didn't get a championship. If he does retire ringless, I will still consider him one of the elites of the modern game.

[@quentinhans4755]

This is gonna hurt

[@mattgowrie8580]

Don't need a ring to be considered a great player. Barkley, Ewing, Melo, and countless more

[@dustyri04]

TMAC too ​@@mattgowrie8580

[@karelovesD]

Spurs fan here and I actually wanted to say i wish we deal him in the deadline not because he isn’t gonna play well but because I want him to have a chance we aren’t good enough and is a development year and let him have a chance to be good elsewhere

[@clapdrix72]

​@@mattgowrie8580Not to mention the other side of the coin is that you aren't one of the greats just cuz you have a ring.

[@kelhorton5977]

Honey, wake the kids. Synthetic dropped a video

[@thomasmontgomery805]

Fr

[@unhhgcrxexhjvuvujchcrzwzwz7956]

Probably one of the few happy times in my week lol

[@TheTyronecus]

Hey look a stupid overused comment.

[@zoeledwards6617]

@@TheTyronecusbe nice and yeah it’s overused but people still like these type of comments.

[@TheTyronecus]

@@zoeledwards6617 I understand they're trying to show their support for the channel but they can't have an original thought?

[@jethrojacinto2798]

Hornets CP3 will always be one of my favorite NBA players of all time. Those teams were so fun to watch with guys like Peja, West, Chandler and Mo Pete. It's just unfortunate that he will go down as one of the greats to never have won a championship.

[@nigelee]

Are we really so sure Chris and Kobe would have gotten along? The micro manager with a Napoleon complex and the mean spirited bully? I know Chris looked up to Kobe, but playing nice at the All Star game is not the same thing as actually sharing a locker room with him. I reckon they would have been at each other's throats before long.

[@DaDualityofMan]

I think they both care enough about winning to get along, but if they were losing there would be a lot of friction

[@UncleJrueForTue]

​​@@DaDualityofMan That's the consequence of basing how you interact with your teammates on game results. Every team goes through ups and downs and being a jerk just cause you're in one of those lows is a surefire way to end up with flaky co-star teammates as options or alone. You know, the exact thing Kobe went through after Paul trade failed with Dwight/Nash and those years where nobody wanted to play with him.

[@guru_basketball_kiero]

#GuruBasketballKieroSays Kobe has said him and Chris Paul would've definitely gotten along because he always wanted to play for a pure point guard.

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

@@guru_basketball_kiero Idk about that. Kobe was still way too results driven and CP3 had a tendency to get injured or choke in the playoffs. Kobe had no patience for either of those things.

[@futureDreamer4]

They both have excellent work ethic and are about winning.

[@sebastianlajos866]

Kevin Martin and Goran Dragic were both 20ppg scorers and Luis Scola was a double double machine along with Lamar Odom; that was a much better deal that David Stern turned down than people think. The Hornets would’ve been competitive for years with that squad.

[@M_11_m41n]

And the crazy part is, although this might be a long shot, they probably would have still gotten Anthony Davis.

[@sebastianlajos866]

@@M_11_m41n Exactly, AD with Goran at the point with Luis backing him up, Kevin as 6th man and Odom playing SF would’ve been a squad until around 2016 or 2017. And then Goran would’ve been a 20ppg scorer next to AD until around 2021.

[@justinr5989]

It’s funny, in ‘21 while Paul was shooting such a high percentage and willing his team to the Finals (and a 2-0 lead, right?) I was rooting for him even though I had come to hate him through his foul-baiting. (Then it was easy to turn around be happy for Giannis) Now I’m so excited for Wemby’s career that I will swallow my pride and bile if they become competitive. Victor is somebody to root for no matter who he’s got next to him. Praying for twenty healthy years and dominance like we have never seen.

[@endah08]

It's funny how much people hate his foul baiting considering he only shot 2.6 free throws a game in 21 and has shot 4.3 for his career.

[@Gandalf_the_Gold]

Never quit the Simpson’s clips I love the ones y’all pick😂

[@滋榎本]

Chris Paul has had an interesting NBA career so far. In the beginning, he was a bright young star with the New Orleans Hornets, leading them to 56 wins at just 22 years old. Paul is one of the greatest point guards of all time, and yet...he's still somehow underrated. Despite the doubters, Paul is still an elite player who literally makes every single team better. Every team he played for in his NBA career has been better with him on the roster, as he fits seamlessly into any situation. Paul is objectively one of the 10 greatest point guards ever, a rare combination of historic passing, very good shooting, slicing attacks toward the rim, and elite defense at his position

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

That's your job as someone who engulfs so much of the team salary. Yes, there are bums out there like Bradley Beal but for the most part, guys who are in the top 15 in salary make their teams better. Also, as much as I appreciate CP3's skill, he also had a very clear ceiling, either due to his body breaking down late in the season or due to choking.

[@matthiassmith4268]

this def ai wtf

[@unlockedaccount]

@@matthiassmith4268I don’t think so

[@XGh0sT77]

@@unlockedaccountit definitely is, look at his comment history

[@cooperhayes1194]

yeah that game 7 in 2022 is going to be the most infamous game 7 for an organization this decade, easily

[@azhule4041]

No one remembers that scott foster, the one ref who hates Chris more than anything especially in the playoffs, reffed the 2021 finals for some games.

[@jamesflanagan7693]

Rockets got Fostered in game 7 of the WCF in 2018! The officiating was HORRIBLE!!!! Even the commentators were calling the refs out! Chris Webber was astounded at the no calls! Seems like Reggie Miller too maybe talked about how bad the refs were!

[@weswith360s]

​@@jamesflanagan7693That James Harden three over Klay which should've been a four point play got waved off and I was heated

[@mangus8415]

​@@jamesflanagan7693 27

[@justin-jf2qk]

This is my second season of watching basketball and I LOVE ur guys videos it has gotten me so informed on the past of my new favorite sport thank you guys!

[@FlaggermusMann_]

You should also check out jxmyhighroller. As a guy from Seattle he got me back into the sport. For content on the current basketball landscape I like Kenny Beecham and funkydiabetic

[@jumpierbook205]

Woke up to a Synthetics vid. Niceeee

[@FootyInsights_]

I'm a staunch Chris Paul defender (outside of G5 vs OKC and whatever the hell happened vs DAL in 22 lol). I genuinely think he's one of the greatest players in the history of the game despite the lack of a ring. On a per possession basis, very few guys impact winning like he has

[@thejayster7260]

per JimmyHighRoller, hes so similar to Lebron in value, hes THE MOST SIMILAR player to Lebron in the league. really ironic one of the most cursed players is essentially a 6’1 lebron, one of the most talented and gifted players ever.

[@fortynights1513]

If teams had more ball handling outside of him could he have had more of a shot.

[@FootyInsights_]

@@thejayster7260 Yeah any advanced metric which tries to quantify total value absolutely loves him lol

[@jimmyhopkins2806]

I mean I would take it a step further and say that he's the 2nd greatest pg of all time if were talking about skill wise

[@WilliamGonzalez-op4pt]

I don’t remember their contracts, but I think the reason Stern vetoed the trade was because he didn’t want NO to take too much oncoming salary so that it would be more attractive to potential buyers.

[@gavindhaliwal9643]

Thought he vetoed the trade because NBA owned the team and didn't think a suitable buyer would go for the team with 0 all star level players?

[@Reedstick]

​@@gavindhaliwal9643 the trade was vetoed after Dan Gilbert (and a few other NBA owners iirc) wrote a letter to Stern basically whining about how unfair the league would be if he allowed that trade

[@IDOITCartoons]

13:00 bruh you wanna argue that the Sun would be bad without Chris Paul? If Jokic wasn't on the Nuggets that year, The Nuggets woulda had the worst record in a while. Jokic took Campazo and Austin Rivers to the playoffs as starters!! C'mon now haha.

[@jaimetortolero6509]

good i hadn’t eaten in 4 days waiting for a synthetic sport video to eat with

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

As a Lakers fan, I think if Chris Paul's trade didn't get vetoed that the Lakers could've won the 2012 championship. Getting past OKC and the Heat would've been difficult, but if everyone's healthy it could've been done. I will forever hate Dan Gilbert for sending David Stern that stupid email saying, "I just can't see how we can allow this trade to happen." and then when Kevin Love got traded to the Cavs no one complained about that, yet he complained about the Lakers. And even if Chris Paul went to the Lakers and Dwight Howard still got traded too, then he could've let his back fully heal after the surgery going into the playoffs. Man, what a missed opportunity.

[@Sensei234]

And on top of that we had some pretty decent roll players too

[@notmytruthTHEtruth]

Man I'm really sorry the Lakers weren't able to get another high profile player and that a small market like Cleveland was able to get a trade done. I'm sure that must give you sleepless nights.

[@melvynsngltn27]

As a Lakers fan that's the dumbest thing I ever heard. Losing both Gasol & Odom in that trade the Lakers would of been lucky to be a 6th seed if that

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@melvynsngltn27Idk why so many keep ignoring the value that Gasol and Odom brought to the Lakers. Paul may have been better than them, but replacing two players with the size, skill, and versatility of Gasol and Odom was gonna be difficult.

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@urbaindelva7869 because there Kobe fanboys and believe he was the solo reason for them winning

[@angeloalvarez3248]

This is enough to make a grown man (whose a fan of cp3 since 2010) cry

[@EashwarKantemneniiamawesome]

It’s crazy how of the banana boat crew, Paul is on his last legs, wade and melo are retired, and meanwhile LeBron is still a top 10 player in the league

[@Nahanoo]

1:33 the WHAT commentator??

[@godenhwang2603]

Great vid

[@w_out7631]

I honestly can't really find much to say looking back on his career, Chris Paul really should have like 3 rings he's just so unlucky like damn

[@deplorableaussie6749]

Chris Paul be taking the pointed end of the banana boat

[@jaylenbarnes2.079]

Fantastic Video

[@Leon4788]

Same way you cant call a injury player a bust, we cant call CP3 a choker, he is not Harden

[@AccursedBlade]

Best sports channel on YT

[@flxppyyyy]

New Synthetic Sports video to listen to while doing laundry 🐐

[@mechamogaka6964]

14:01 Bruh that's wild!!!!🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@lifeisshørt_420]

I just realized your intro music is the black ops cold war soundtrack lmfao

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

Holy shi* you're right!

[@jalen4945]

Your videos are amazing please keep it up!!!

[@M-Cherian]

Ha ha ha "hang on - they can win the In-Season Tournament" 😅😅😅

[@BAA188]

He had many chances but unfortunately blew many leads

[@mattyboy9588]

16:32 I remember that hype I almost bought a Suns hat 😂😂😂

[@jamesflanagan7693]

To be fair, that 2018 year with the Rockets, CP3 was injured for a big chunk early, so before the All-Star game. That's primarily the reason he didn't make the team as a reserve at least. Guys playing only a few games have certainly gotten voted in as starters before but coaches picked the reserves I think so they won't pick someone missing half the games.

[@NationalDex149]

If Foster was fired with Tim he’d have at least 1 ring 100%

[@benjaminan1183]

Y'all underrate role players and lower level stars. With OKC, I agree it was surprising he made that cast work. However, that Hornets squad was nice. Same with the package of Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Lamar Odom and Goran Dragic, 3 of them were fringe all star level around that time.

[@EeveeEZ]

Chris Paul failed to win? Which time? Oh all of them😭

[@chrisjean796]

Good video guys

[@shan990]

He is the definition of a “Winner without a championship”. Every team he goes to wins significantly more with his presence…and at the same time he keeps losing. It’s mystifying

[@Leo-nn9vy]

Hey, huge fan. I just wanted to ask, where do you get the videos for full matches from ? I've been looking around and couldn't find anything. Especially the 2010s playoff games. Anyways, great job guys.

[@davidlaush180]

I'd love to know this as well. Where do any of the sports channels on youtube get footage from games?

[@bnb6868]

Pauls lakers trade was vetoed because the owners reminded stern who's paying him

[@Alex-jf3cc]

Not mentioning arguably his biggest achievement.. being an Allstate spokesman smh

[@lifeisshørt_420]

as a Spurs fan the idea is that CP3 will get traded either at the trade deadline or after a full season here to a contender to help him get his ring

[@Steeezzzzz]

Nuggets are the 1st seed right now if they sign Cp3 & not Westbrook

[@Whatacomedian_]

I use to watch cp3 play all the time on the hornets. Ive watched him in the playoffs. Hes always does a mistake that costs his team the game. Its been like that his whole career, which sucks because hes the best true pg weve seen in the 2000s. Hes also always hurt when it counts.

[@sung-yulpark3258]

With the Suns, thr pick and role with Ayton was almost unstopable until Giannis. Giannis stated with cp3 or Booker to stop the guards and when a lob was given to Ayton, he chased the dunk as well. Suns had no answer when Giannis was on Ayton.

[@adn267]

I’m a Spurs fan, and I have the feeling that CP will be traded at the deadline to a contender. After that Spurs will crash out and enter the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes

[@hunterwade9030]

Jokic should be a 4 time MVP right now

[@Flyerman777]

Kobe played 48 minutes a game at 34 years old because that team was so much in shambles with the injury bug.. put Chris Paul there.. I don’t think we are even in that situation to begin with because I feel the team meshes better than the Nash/howard experiment.. so I don’t think he tears his Achilles from over working himself.. but we will never know

[@antonbrown17]

Dang that's crazy to think about

[@DarkSamurai9]

It’ll always hurt knowing he never got a ring and I hope he does with wemby but time will tell

[@thomasmontgomery805]

your vids are the best I’m always excited to see you upload

[@PatToReal]

Nah they vetoed the trade because the owners kept arguing that a team without an owner shouldn’t make that big of a decision

[@urbaindelva7869]

I think that it's a combination of all three: choking, injuries, and bad luck.

[@michaeljordan310]

at least cp3 got to a final, the blazers? lillard?

[@martavioustisby4942]

True

[@Dmagic716]

One of the best PG in the game no rings but HOF easy !

[@MarLikeIt]

Yall definitely underrated Chris Paul's supporting cast with the Hornets. Technically yes Chris had a bigger turnaround than lebron but Paul had a better "Team" around him. Imagine if lebron had West, Stojakovic, and Chandler in Cleveland instead of Gooden, Damon Jones and Ilgauskus. in the East!

[@96wtfomg]

There are many great NBA players without an NBA ring, Chris Paul (arguably one of the best ringless players) is one of them and we should celebrate him just like we celebrate these other players.

[@alvarorebolledo4683]

The san antonio spurs are your 2025 nba champs

[@aspleen1102]

Injuries are the reasons. And here's probably why. Rookie-> Prime CP3 the dude always played 110%, not just scoring or playmaking but true impactful team defense. When you go over the limit of your stamina and muscles, injuries happens. It's kind of crazy to see how good he was on D with his small body and wingspan. of course he had to do way more than big guys with big wingspan.

[@AfricanH3ro]

CP3 is probably a top ten/15ish player of all time if he was able to maintain his hornets athleticism for longer

[@godofdreamzzz]

I was gonna watch this vid but wtf is up with the random ad libs!?! Some echo of agreement coming from the back? Is there a second guy there? Totally unneeded. Weird

[@AirRusher1992]

CP3 and Kobe would've been the best backcourt tandem for that period and yet David Stern denied it for "basketball reasons" which does not make sense at all.

[@michaeljordan310]

ty jones is solid

[@joshuadewar7014]

If his team doesn't miss 27 straight threes in a 2nd half in a game 7, i believe he would be a champion

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

It's telling that Paul didn't get past the 2nd round of the playoffs in his first 12 years in the league, which was his prime. His skills are well-suited for the regular season, but not for the playoffs. That's why he's always fallen short. Reminds me of Carmelo. They are gonna accrue stats, they can get you to the playoffs, but they're gonna be an early out.

[@sudowoodo5826]

Cp3 stats consistently increased in the playoffs unlike carmelo

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

@@sudowoodo5826 Stats aren't everything. I've seen way too many games where CP3 does nothing when it matters and then decides to get his stats in garbage time. I agree he's better than Carmelo but they both have skillsets that just don't translate well to the playoffs. CP3 is way too passive and Carmelo was just a ballhog.

[@conan2k]

Money, he did make lot of smart financial decisions for his career

[@mattyboy9588]

15:18 I remember that it was crazy we was all shocked 😳 I mean nobody saw that coming

[@DarkSoap84]

not a fan of the Suns, but don’t sleep on that Tyus signing

[@superonions22]

making this video without mentioning scott foster is criminal

[@jvlicious]

Hey, that Japanese soldier was hunkered in the Philippines 😅 🇵🇭 Seeking your opinions... Is CP settled into his elder statesman role, helping Wemby grow... Or he doesn't want to join other teams like the Lakers because he'll look like the ultimate ring chaser (and say, just burnish LeBron's reputation if they win)? Just curious what people think (even though it's moot at this point). Also also, besides Point God, he made sure to get the bag while he was head of the Player's Association 💰💰💰 Which benefitted all vets but, hehe, was the equivalent of a backboard assist to himself 😅

[@Nahanoo]

Never knew the origin of the phrase “jump the gun” before today. 0:01

[@omarhirji7479]

“Be objective it’s not that hard”. Mentions the blazers in every video

[@theodoranfilov5101]

mentions them objectively though

[@Vanilla_Icecream1231]

It ok to talk about how about a team or player you love just be objective about it, they are objective in that, multiple times they talk about how bad the Portland trailblazers are and how they failed Damian lillard

[@FinneganMurray-pb2ej]

That’s my goat

[@michaeljordan310]

and in 2018 he had to try to shoot 3s

[@tjaekeysofficial]

Well guys, if anyone in the NBA can be Superman, ITS WEMBY!

[@smokeythecheese]

Plz make a video about the back to back rockets championship 🙏

[@GarkKahn]

I can get the no losing cp3 part of the veto... But then you lose him anyway It would be like me trying to sell my phone tomorrow, if i reject offers and then try the same 3 years later i'm certain i'll lose money

[@NickyQuesne13]

Anyone else realise that he's the common denominator? Because he's on the Spurs it's pretty much guaranteed they *won't* win a chip.

[@shadows5499]

u think 2024 harrison barnes as ur 2nd best player woulda won a ring? HA let the man give wemby quality passes Train their new guard look at shai, cp3 taught him so much and its been a genuine help

[@NickyQuesne13]

@@shadows5499 Um, what does any of what you said have to do with him not winning a championship? Him literally doing any or all of what you wrote, won't change the fact that he isn't going to get a ring. If anything, when it comes right down to it, he will absolutely be the reason they won't sniff a championship this year.

[@michaeljordan310]

and they fumbled in 2022, not since he left

[@kobebaynes946]

Another great player guys

[@aisosaobano7038]

The funny thing is he’d have a championship if bone headed mistakes weren’t made late in like 3 of those 4 games lost. I feel like people forget how close the games were when they lost 4 straight. Not to mention his #1 hater in Scott Foster officiating. 😅

[@mattyboy9588]

19:41 he would’ve lost to Lebron in the 2018 finals😂😂

[@malrulesall9669]

Fax

[@Vok555]

There’s no way that Rockets team was beating the Cavs in a 7 game series, cut it tf out.

[@angryman132]

They are cooking at the moment

[@TheSchism-y7p]

13:07 Chris Paul if he wasn't on the Suns would have had the sons be a all right team, but the nuggets without Nikola jokic would have been utter trash that season

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

The in seasons tournament was a joke and nothing should of been hung for it

[@futureDreamer4]

CP3 not being able to play with Kobe was his best shot of winning a chip. Harden flops in the playoffs, the Clippers are cursed, and Booker is not Kobe. At the time D Will was better or at least neck and neck. He didn't win in Utah because D Will and Jazz couldn't get pass Kobe and the Lakers.

[@BigWillieDillie]

Well based off what CP3 did with other SG guards.....him and Kobe would see the Finals. Yall forget Kobe got hurt due to a shit ton of usage. He could finally be a catch and shoot player with CP3 drawing in with the P&R.Dwight wouldn't work bc he wanted to play post more to prove a point. I agree with that

[@TheDJJProductions00]

Those Lob City Clippers teams were never in that best team in the league tier, yeah they were entertaining but I don't think anybody seriously had them winning it all. Chris Paul had a better shot at winning a championship with the Rockets, then ironically enough his best shot was with the Suns when that team actually made the Finals.

[@WelcomeToLoco]

Still time for Chris to win one in San Antonio

[@clapdrix72]

You can thank Doc Rivers for that

[@paris5831]

It’s a mix of being unlucky and being un clutch

[@vic3knight310]

The vetoed trade to the Lakers sealed his Championship fate

[@melvynsngltn27]

No it didn't they wasn't going anywhere

[@JPPSrules]

You can thank David Stern. He would’ve won at least one with Kobe and the Lakers

[@MrBubblecake]

Ironically CP3 not getting put on the all star team in 2018 was one of the very few times the award was handed out correctly. We need to stop using team achievements to justify individual awards. Athletes don’t do this. I played sports my entire life, and everytime there was a discussion about how good a player was, nobody ever mentioned their teams record, you know why? Because anyone who’s actually played the sport understands 1 player is not responsible for a team winning or losing. You can be best player on the court, and still lose the game, because they had a better TEAM. It’s simple logic, and yet we keep entertaining a braindead method of comparing individual athletes (prioritizing team achievements), and as a result many awards go to the wrong players. The MVP award doesn’t even have integrity anymore because of that shit. There’s no rule that says the MVP has to be given to the player on the best TEAM, because it’s an individual award. I won 2 MVPs playing ice hockey growing up, and my team only won 1 tournament in my 4 years of HS, and it wasn’t because of me, I had the best stats, but it was because I had 3 other amazing hockey players on my team that season, and I could not have won it all by myself without them. It’s also completely hypocritical how NBA fans will have discussions about how X player couldn’t get X thing done, because they didn’t have good teammates, then turn around and justify giving out individual awards based on team achievements, based not on logic, but simple tradition. It’s absolutely braindead 🧠☠️ And it won’t stop until the people who know better stop trying to justify it, and educate the casual fans that don’t know any better. “Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error” - Cicero

[@thezeefighter1312]

The reason he didn't win a ring is because his future was altered when the lakers trade got vetoed

[@Drunken_Master]

CP3 should sue the NBA for not allowing the Lakers trade.

[@Jimyjonson]

but wemby is superman