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Originally posted by bradtxmale
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Re: The Hornets have blown the Chris Paul era
And it begins:
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Re: The Hornets have blown the Chris Paul era
paul will be in new york this year. mark my wordsComment
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Re: The Hornets have blown the Chris Paul era
Dell Demps is a smart man he's not going to trade CP3 to NY for anyone on that current roster unless a 3rd team is involved with some pieces.
This reminds me of all the hype NY gave to the possibility of Lebron going there.Saints, LSU, Seminoles, Pelicans, Marlins, LightningComment
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Re: The Hornets have blown the Chris Paul era
beats me. If the Hornets get bought does anyone really think that the new owner will let its biggest asset run our of town days/weeks after acquiring the team? If so he's immediately the stupidest owner in the league.HELLO BROOKYLN.
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Re: The Hornets have blown the Chris Paul era
Of course he won't.
But also consider the source of the headline in that picture though.#RespectTheCultureComment
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Re: The Hornets have blown the Chris Paul era
NOLA has certainly blown the "Chris Paul" era, but there are still a few (reaching of course) scenarios where I could see CP3 remaining in with the Hornets. They'll have cap room going forward, that's for sure. All it takes is one big name deciding he'll pack up to take lobs from CP and it's a whole new ball game. They don't have the asset's (that I'm aware of) that could fish them any interest, but they'll have the cap. Have to see all of the CBA details to see if a team like the Knicks would even be able to work him into the picture.Follow me on Twitter@DrewGarrisonSBNComment
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Re: The Hornets have blown the Chris Paul era
The sooner ya'll get yhe Ownership Situation settled, the less we'll have to keep hearing about that(well not really):
Since the NBA last bounced a ball, one team has changed hands (Philadelphia) and another was sold only to have that deal fall apart (Atlanta).
All the while, a franchise that might have as great an impact as any in reshaping the league remains in the hands of the league (New Orleans).
While the NBA clearly had greater priorities these past five months, it is time to get the Hornets back into the ownership game. The longer the league continues to operate the Hornets, the longer the stench of the lockout will remain.
Why?
Here’s why: The terms of the soon-to-be-ratified collective-bargaining agreement still allow impending free agents to be dealt and signed to extensions. The Carmelo Rule did not make the final CBA cut.
So while he is saying all the right things right now, we’re at the starting line when it comes to Chris Paul being in position to force the Hornets’ hands.
Already, in these mere hours since the resolution of the lockout, the New York tabloids have been all over the Paul-to-Knicks angle (one that has validity considering the cap space the Knicks can amass for the 2012 offseason, when Paul has an opt-out).
The Heat also are believed to be willing to kick the Paul tires, if only to appease Paul summer running mates LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
And that’s where it gets sticky.
How can an NBA that stressed parity, parity, parity (Adam Silver apparently now has it tattooed on his bicep), allow itself to be in a position where the two teams that helped destroy the notion of parity in 2010-11 could be negotiating with it for one of the prime prizes of 2012 free agency (along with Dwight Howard)?
The Hornets need to be sold off . . . yesterday.
Such a deal might yet be forthcoming, although it’s not as if it couldn’t have transpired during the lockout, as evidenced by the machinations with the 76ers and Hawks.
But even the mere notion of the league, as de facto owner of the Hornets, negotiating with the Knicks regarding Paul would be an affront to all the small-market teams who put their faith in David Stern and Silver.
For now, Paul said he is not thinking about a possible sign-and-extend package, that his priority is to get settled back in New Orleans. Through all that franchise has endured, he has been the good soldier, from the recovery work to his charitable efforts. The All-Star point guard is viewed as one of the league’s good guys.
But as the league witnessed last season with Carmelo, these will-he-or-won’t-he stories get old in a hurry. If nothing else, the Nuggets deserve credit for acting swiftly and decisively with Anthony.
Now the Magic (with Howard) and the Hornets (with Paul) will have to do the same in coming weeks.
The difference is the Magic only have to move in their own best interests. There is no secondary agent there.
But as long as the NBA continues to operate the Hornets, the Chris Paul saga will remain as much about what is in the best interest of the league as what is in the best interest of the Hornets going forward#RespectTheCultureComment
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Re: The Hornets have blown the Chris Paul era
How in the world could Chris Paul wind up in NY? NY has nothing good to offer anybody...minus the obvious two...
Somebody shed some light for me. Wasnt the new CBA suppose to make this impossible?Comment
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Paul has to do it as a free agent.
Will be a bad look for the league to trade him to a roster depleted Knicks team while operating the Hornets.
I'd be disgusted even with how much I want Paul to play for the Knicks.
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