Clippers alum Glen Davis says Chris Paul dribbles too much
By Tom West
During a recent interview, former Los Angeles Clippers big man Glen Davis accused Chris Paul of dribbling the ball far too much.
Of course now that Stephen Curry is the first unanimous MVP in NBA history, he’s regarded by virtually everyone as the best point guard in the game. When you’re anointed as the best player in the world altogether, it kind of goes without saying that you’re also the best at your position. However, when it comes to Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul, the “Point God” is often described as the best floor general and defensive point guard in the game.
He’s turned putting on a point guard masterclass into a yearly routine, once again showcasing his ability with 19.5 points, 10 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game this season with an excellent mark of 46.2 percent shooting from the field. And as we all expected, he made the All-Defensive First Team and All-NBA Second Team, too.
He’s undeniably talented on a historic level and you can’t say that he doesn’t spread the ball around, even when he weaves his way around helpless defenders to look for the opportunity to drill his signature mid-range jumpers.
Yet, while that element of his game could be frustrating to teammates in small bursts when they’re greedy for shots, it’s hardly a problem. But for former Clippers big man Glen Davis, Paul dribbled, dribbled, and dribbled too much.
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Essentially, Davis said in a polite way during his interview on Colin Cowherd’s “The Herd” that Paul dominates the ball too much (skip to around the five minute mark to listen).
Davis first touched on how NBA players are often driven by their egos and moved onto the behaviour of some Clippers players in the locker room. When addressing Blake Griffin and his superstar stature, Davis simply said, “we know Blake’s a little different”.
Then, it was time to talk about Paul, who’s often described by some as a player who can annoy his teammates in the locker room and the court with his fiery temperament.
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When asked if he is a problem, Davis said Paul “has his way about himself. You know, it’s ‘I’m Chris Paul’. You know, ‘give me the ball, I’m gonna dribble, dribble, dribble,'” and then a load more “dribbles”.
“‘I might pass. If it looks good, you know, I’ll shoot,'” Davis added in his Paul impression.
Well, after his 97-game stint with the Clippers, it seems as though Davis wasn’t a massive fan of playing alongside Paul. While that dribbling and killer mid-range execution may take shots from others at times, Paul knows how to run an offense better than anyone and raised the team’s offensive rating by 14.2 points per 100 possessions when he was on the floor this season.
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It’s safe to say he knows how to pass.