Chris Paul turns me on

May 9th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanE

Ahem. I know I’m like four months late to hop on the Chris Paul bandwagon — and, for the record, I have no problem with Kobe getting his — but damnit if I’m going to hold off now. Chris Paul makes me feel special. He really knows me, you know? He knows how to treat a man right. I think I’m in love.

Why? This is a good place to start: ridiculous, entertaining, thrilling basketball ability (vid HT, of course: AA):

That wasn’t even my favorite Paul drive last night. My favorite was Paul’s fake fourth-quarter pass that got Duncan jumping even after Paul had started moving to the hoop. It was a blatant travel, sure, but it was also something I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anyone do before. Ever.

If basketball ability isn’t enough for you, if you need fuzzy charity-esque friendliness to compliment your crush, don’t worry. Chris has you covered (via Wat, son):

According to a New Orleans Times-Picayune story, “Brian told his family that he knew he was going to heaven and that he wanted to meet Jesus wearing his Chris Paul jersey.” […]

“I was speechless,” Paul said before Game 3 Thursday night. “Even now, it’s something that words can’t describe. This is probably one of the most humbling experiences of my life.

On three: awwwwww.

Oh, and one more thing: Brian Scalabrine just took it to the next level. Shit is heating up.