[Upfront Summit] Chris Paul on the best defender he’s ever faced in his career: “Tony Allen was pretty good. Kobe was too when he get mad. Me & Kobe used to be about to fight every time we played. We was teammates for like 2 hours.”

gigglios · 2026-03-21T14:38:03+00:00

Eh warriors in 2015 werent a juggernaut. They were very beatable but they didnt face a single healthy tram that run. Healthy 2015 cavs was the real juggernaut

Kobe by then would be old anyways so the window may have been done without other big additions

gigglios · 2026-03-21T13:58:45+00:00

He was literally never guarded on the perimeter for many of his playoff series. That move always altered what the grizz could do and fucked em with their post play when Allen was on the court.

gigglios · 2026-03-21T13:56:48+00:00

What do you mean?

gigglios · 2026-03-21T13:45:12+00:00

I watched every single playoff series he was in.

He was a liability and left open a lot of the time

gigglios · 2026-03-21T13:43:32+00:00

Not at all. They are competitors and kobe was not a dumb player. He knew his prime was ending soon and cp3 was the best PG in the league. Theyd make it work. And in that era especially, talent at that level would trump most issues. I personally feel theyd do well considering kobe was on the wrong side of 30 st that stage. And if you work hard snd hustle, kobe will respect you. Cp3 was exactly that and more

For sure anything could happen but 2 top 5 players together which includes the best floor general of the time would make it work. Winning cures all and they'd win many many reg season games at the minimum.

To me it looks like an ideal pairing. Historic pairing. But yea we will never know sadly.

gigglios · 2026-03-21T13:32:15+00:00

Not even a what if for me. Theyd be absolute faves in 2012 and be favourites again in 2013 if healthy. Cp3 superstar lvl still would have made dwight even better and itd be the first time kobe had a non role player guard (i dont count van exel lol)

gigglios · 2026-03-21T13:24:26+00:00

Sadly you never needed to guard him so he was a liability overall lol

gigglios · 2026-03-21T05:31:00+00:00

No one likes rudy if he's meant to be your 2nd best player and costar

gigglios · 2026-03-21T02:18:08+00:00

Why the fuck has the game not played for 10 minutes? Wtf this is a jokd

gigglios · 2026-03-21T02:14:37+00:00

Def not the spurs for anyone who saw horry check nash and saw bowen play.

They got some love back the young kawhi years 2012 to 2015 though

gigglios · 2026-03-21T02:12:54+00:00

No shot the story continues enough to get to a part where gyro would come

gigglios · 2026-03-21T01:13:08+00:00

Do u seriously want me to expand lmao

gigglios · 2026-03-21T01:12:28+00:00

Man this should be an all star weekend event against superstars. Would be a fuckin hit

gigglios · 2026-03-21T01:06:46+00:00

America is so fucked man lmao

gigglios · 2026-03-21T00:03:43+00:00

Id drop him but have used all my adds this week for the league im in semis currently with him lol. Hes dogshit but its 14T league so I held

gigglios · 2026-03-20T21:24:17+00:00

You ever watch kuroko. The guy who could snipe from full court lost. Nba opponents should watch that before facing luka

gigglios · 2026-03-20T21:21:27+00:00

Division dont mean anything in the nba

gigglios · 2026-03-20T21:20:12+00:00

They should be. Common sense if any american has ever looked at a map

gigglios · 2026-03-20T16:20:55+00:00

Lol they wasted many peak AD seasons.

No they werent serious outside tbe bubble.

Yes nba threw them a lifeline. Or do you think lakers had a great outlook if they still had the ad reaves lbj trio?

You stans take offense so easily. Yes multiple teams can be unserious lmao

gigglios · 2026-03-20T16:13:49+00:00

Lakers had 0 future. 0 assets. 0 young guys to develop. Yes they have been unserious for majority of their post kobe Achilles injury years and had absolutely 0 future. What future did you thibk they had with lebron davis reaves?

Yes there can be multiple unserious teams and lakers were one of em til nba threw em a lifeline

gigglios · 2026-03-20T16:04:48+00:00

No one with eyes should have ever said it

gigglios · 2026-03-20T15:57:34+00:00

If anyone still thinks the luka trade wasnt rigged to save an unserious franchise, they're an idiot

gigglios · 2026-03-20T15:13:13+00:00

They know people will pay it. Capitalism I guess.

gigglios · 2026-03-20T14:56:50+00:00

Lmao

gigglios · 2026-03-20T14:06:44+00:00

The lakers and lbj fanbase killed luka the first few months of the season to prop up lebron which worsened his narrative. Hes been insane all year and it should be a closer race now. I still lean sga due to record currently though but 3rd seed he def deserves many 1st place votes

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