Nothing of my opinion has changed.
Paul is a top 5 player in the NBA (top 4 more accurately)
Rondo is a top 5 PG.
On what planet has Chris Paul earned top 5 player in the game...honestly.
Oh yeah...nothing...earn that in the playoffs
Leaving a team turned it from a playoff team to a lotto team.
Joining a team changed it from a lotto team to a 2nd round team.
Has made good players look like all-stars (West, Chandler)
And is given that respect by most of his peers.
As I agree with your first two lines. Chandler and West have done pretty well on their own. West being the number one option in Indy. Chandler winning a championship for the mavs and defensive player of the year with the Knicks.
But he made them look like offensive stars.
In Dallas, Chandler had another great PG in Kidd who did the same thing.
And West was not the number 1 option with the Pacers. Granger took 5 more shots a game then West last year. West took .5 more shots a game then Hibbert, .8 more shots then Barbosa and 1.1 shots more then Paul.
West as the number 1 option is leading to a losing record at the moment.
Yes, West has slowed down. But he is a nice complimentary scorer, not the go to scorer. Paul made him look like a go to scorer.