Tim Duncan was in a class of mine when I was a senior and he was a freshman at WFU. I am as proud of Duncan as anyone could be. This was during the time that Houston was dominating with Hakeem 'The Dream' Olajuwon. I told Duncan that he was going to be the next Hakeem the Dream in class. He told me, 'No I'm not, I'm going to be the next Tim Duncan'. At that point you have to realize that Duncan was still very raw. He broke the record for blocks on the defensive end that year with around 130 which was amazing. But he really only got playing time because we did not have many players.
Anyway the rest is history. He's got 4 rings now and he'll likely end up with many more. He is so fundamentally sound and his bank shot can not be guarded. This game he was good for 24 pts and 12 rebounds. He was 11-14 shooting so he was efficient, and had 4 blocks. But as was his nature, the story was about 'Tony Parker' because Tony was the high scorer of the game with 27.
This blog is about Chris Paul though and I still believe he is the difference maker. But like Duncan can't be on a winning team without a Parker, Paul can't be on a winning team without dominant big talent. Duncan can not pass himself the ball, and Chris cannot be underneath to get the rebound on all of the shots.
Chris ended up with 7 assists and led the team with 18 points but did not get much help from the supporting cast. Peja 'the shooter' scored 2 points in 25 minutes. David West put in a solid performance. But I hope that Chris Paul will go to another team soon where his talent can be best used. Maybe he'll go to Boston, but that is probably wishful thinking.
Chris can't win by himself, but he'll give everything he's got. Tonight WFU had their first game with a tribute to Skip Prosser after his untimely death this summer. That possibly had an effect on Chris, but I can't really let him use that as an excuse. Chris played well, but the Spurs are just too good - especially with the big fundamental Tim Duncan. Chris could be on a team that would beat them, but he can't do it by himself.
Hornets are 4-2 and it is a long season. Maybe they'll win the next one.
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