Is Chris Paul deserving of a retirement tour? Zach Gelb doesn't think so

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National radio host Zach Gelb doesn't think Chris Paul was ever deserving of a retirement tour in his final year in the NBA.

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00:00uh again i just want to go around the sports world here with you before we run out of time

00:05chris paul was told to hit the bricks last night by the clippers who are a complete disaster

00:11he's notoriously an unlikable guy obviously they wanted to continue this season without him even

00:19though it's his farewell season i wonder how you absorb what happened there a little hot take here

00:26does chris paul need a retirement tour like is he lebron uh yeah channing you breathe you're in the

00:34nba hall of fame the nation don't get me wrong no no don't get me wrong chris paul is definitely

00:43deserving of being a hall of famer one day but a retirement tour like that's a retirement tour

00:49see this is solana's problem he's the participation trophy society no everyone gets a retirement tour

00:54older than you he's not lebron it's not an old soul you don't he's he's he's part of the 75 year

01:02anniversary oh what did him do who gives a crap in the nba of course he deserves a retirement tour

01:09the problem is he did it five years too late what did he win problem what did he win he he has

01:15multiple all in first team on what did he win appearances gel what are you talking about he's

01:19one of the greatest point guards of all time he might be number two you're not listening you're not

01:24listening he he's second greatest point guard of all time it's possible there's an oh give me an

01:29break i've talked to magic johnson and magic johnson almost freaked out when i suggested

01:35seth curry was better than him come on what are we doing i i gotta i gotta tell you i think john

01:41stockton or chris paul i think i agree with gelby here um and i hadn't thought of it through that angle

01:46there are certain players who transcend everything who deserve a farewell tour yeah kareem abdul jabbar

01:55and he got one right magic johnson would be one of those guys kobe would be one of those guys lebron

02:03would be one of those guys mj of course chris paul i mean like don't get me wrong he's an all-time

02:11great right can i can i tell the history with the with the farewell tour like toronto raptors fans

02:19like they can't wait to come out and say farewell to chris paul but he's not getting the lebron no i

02:27get it farewell tour where he's getting standing ovation i don't need the hoopla after every game

02:32it's not hoopla dirk nowitzki got the same thing he announced hey yes dirk won a championship with

02:37the mavs dwayne wade did the same thing hey this will be my last year he got the last dance he even

02:43coined it all chris paul who's uh in this generation he's one of the best 10 players to play in my

02:50lifetime he's just telling people hey this is my last year so that people know he's telling them

02:55several times he wants the bouquets thrown at him he wants people to genuflect to him here's the bottom

03:00line i'm not taking anything away from chris paul hall of famer i agree with you all-time great

03:06but can i tell the history of the nba without chris paul yes i can i can it's a great call

03:12that's a that's a great call that's an argument all right solana enough of you okay solana

03:17shoo shoo whatever your name is a la alexandro alexander whatever your name is

03:24shot out of a cannon today but you can you could do that with you in a body

03:28no no you cannot tell the story of the nba without kareem abdul jabbar you cannot tell it

03:34without magic johnson you cannot tell it without michael jordan and lebron

03:38so here's the point all right you know everyone settle down let's do a little yoga let lane kiffin

03:43hot yoga breathe in breathe out everyone calm down here you have another prop over there go

03:47no no more props no more props i don't do all shtick like you i come with facts

03:52the bottom line is here there are all-time greats and then there's immortals the immortals deserve the

04:00farewell tour the immortals are the ones that we need to do a big send-off chris paul's an all-time

04:06great he's not an immortal that's what i'm saying that's fair that's a fair take so what are you yelling

04:11about i like gelb's take there all right we gotta let you go gelby we love you man you got it

04:15solana stop yelling at me you're gonna be all right with it yeah man that guy well show us one more prop

04:22on the way out oh he's gone already yeah that was that was frenetic that was catch my breath there

04:29okay solana i give you i'll give you a virtual hug i'll tell you he took it to you so i don't think

04:35he did he did i don't think he did he's talking about chris paul like he's talking about chris paul

04:41like you're talking about him like he's dwayne wade yeah i think he's in that conversation of some

04:48of the best players to play since the 2000s well let's compare rings then for dwayne wade and chris

04:53paul that's fine if you want to if you want to fall victim to ring culture then that's on you huh

04:57hey solana when randy moss caught three touchdowns on jason allen i took jason allen to the side and

05:03hugged him and said hey bro you know we'll get him back alan iverson alan iverson got a farewell tour

05:08vince carter got a farewell tour so nobody had a problem with any of those things and chris paul

05:14he has way better career than any of those guys solana you'll get him next time

05:18you have another chance you got moss

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