Patrick Beverley has a lot to say about Chris Paul.
On Monday morning, less than 12 hours after the Phoenix Suns got embarrassingly eliminated from the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks 123-90, Beverley woke up bright and early to talk about the Suns’ Chris Paul on ESPN. The Minnesota Timberwolves player was in full-on truth mode, and let his opinions fly.
Pat Bev: Chris Paul should have been benched
Beverley’s first declaration about Paul was that Suns head coach Monty Williams should have benched instead of DeAndre Ayton. Paul had just 10 points with four assists against the Mavs, and he didn’t make his first field goal until the third quarter — when the Suns were already down by 40.
“Coach the game, not the player,” Beverley said.
Pat Bev: CP3 can’t guard anyone
Next, Beverley called Paul a “cone” who can’t guard anyone anymore, and called on people to give him “the Ben Simmons slander.”
Those are some sharp words about a guaranteed Hall of Famer (though calling him a traffic cone is hilarious), but Pat Bev had even more.
Pat Bev: CP3 doesn’t ‘deserve’ championship more than anyone else
Beverley’s CP3 chatter started on Sunday night, after the Suns got blown out and Paul again lost an opportunity to get his first championship ring. Former NBA player Jeremy Lin tweeted that he thinks Paul “deserves” to win a championship before he retires, but Pat Bev was having none of it.
Lin was trying to make the point that Paul has spent 17 years in the NBA and is considered to be one of the best point guards of all time, and winning a championship would be a heckuva topper to an outstanding career. Beverley obviously thinks differently. Either way, not winning a championship wouldn’t make him less worthy of the Hall of Fame. Patrick Ewing never won a championship, and neither did Charles Barkley or Elgin Baylor. That’s pretty great company to be in.
Phoenix’s Chris Paul scored just 10 points in the Mavericks’ 123-90 blowout of the Suns. (AP Photo/Matt York)
