Taja Cole sat in a Tuscaloosa hotel room as she was studying game film. It’s her per-usual routine as Georgia’s point guard watches endless hours of tape to better herself and the team. On this occasion, however, she wasn’t watching her team. Cole was watching her idol, Chris Paul, rack up assists against the Golden State Warriors.
Paul, the veteran NBA point guard who has set league records and is vastly known as “CP3,” had 13 assists as the Rockets recorded a road win against the defending champions. Cole watches Paul’s craft in amazement each time, and she’s done so since his days at Wake Forest — a short drive from Cole’s hometown of Roanoke, Virginia.