Chris Paul Needs a History Lesson

Obviously he didn't study History at West Forsyth.

I'm a big Chris Paul fan. I think he's exactly what a superstar point guard should be. The team that he was a part of in New Orleans and Oklahoma City would never have won over 35 games without him. As much as I like him as a player and as a person, I think he's in dire need of a history lesson. Here's a quote from his press conference: "I'm excited to be here in L.A. with this unbelievable franchise with so much history behind it," Paul said. "Every one knows Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan signed his deal and my big brother, Chauncey Billups, who I'm excited to be playing alongside of. This is going to be an unbelievable experience."


Hey Chris, the Clippers have been in L.A for 35 years. In those 35 years, they've been to the playoffs exactly 4 times, getting out of the first round only once (where they were promptly thwarted by the Nuggets in 05-06). That year, they won a franchise-high 47 games. Guess how many teams won 47 games last year? That would be 10 teams that won more than 47, while 2 more won 46.

GG Clips.

I'm fully aware that he may have written this exact statement thinking that he was getting traded to the Lakers, inserting Hall of Famers in there. When that trade got vetoed, maybe you should have rethought your statement; maybe take a few minutes to think about it before talking about the storied franchise that is the Clippers: Michael Olowokandi, Melvin Ely, Darius Miles (of The Perfect Score fame... IMDB it), and Lorenzen Wright to name a few.