IheartVolt

No to Nash!! Why put a sportscar back in the garage for a stationwagon?

Basically what he is doing is limiting the Hornets options to 3 or 4 teams and the heck w/ the rest of the league....He is not helping the Hornets , he is using the situation to help Chris Paul..He would not be able to sign w/ teams like the Lakers or Knicks as a free agent without taking a massive pay cut..So why not use the situation to his advantage so he can play in a big market and on a contender? This is the type of crap that just turns alot of people off to the NBA...

Lakers also had an secondary move in place for a PF after the Paul trade..Hmmmm wonder who?

He was using the trade to his advantage...Get out of here really? He said he would not extend w/ certain teams so they would not make offers..He is not gonna be able to join the Lakers because of their cap situation-further more the Warriors offer was far superior to this garbage

Seems the owners are the ones who killed the deal

See the problem is not Paul wanting to leave NO...The problem is him strong arming the Hornets limiting their options..Do you see now?

The following is the email in its entirety: Commissioner, It would be a travesty to allow the Lakers to acquire Chris Paul in the apparent trade being discussed. This trade should go to a vote of the 29 owners of the Hornets. Over the next three seasons this deal would save the Lakers approximately $20 million in salaries and approximately $21 million in luxury taxes. That $21 million goes to non-taxpaying teams and to fund revenue sharing. I cannot remember ever seeing a trade where a team got by far the best player in the trade and saved over $40 million in the process. And it doesn’t appear that they would give up any draft picks, which might allow to later make a trade for Dwight Howard. (They would also get a large trade exception that would help them improve their team and/or eventually trade for Howard.) When the Lakers got Pau Gasol (at the time considered an extremely lopsided trade) they took on tens of millions in additional salary and luxury tax and they gave up a number of prospects (one in Marc Gasol who may become a max-salary player). I just don’t see how we can allow this trade to happen. I know the vast majority of owners feel the same way that I do. When will we just change the name of 25 of the 30 teams to the Washington Generals? Please advise…. Dan Gilbert E-mail from Cavs owner to Stern

^^^^^^ This

You know he is getting what he deserves for holding the Hornets hostage..I feel bad for the Hornet's fanbase-To hell w/ CP3

My only guess would be the aging contracts they would be loaded down with..Do not forget they still have to sale the Hornets.. They cannot own the team forever

I would not touch Paul w/ a 10 foot poll now.... He is gonna be pissed and sign w/ the Lakers next year anyway....

If they do people will be a fool to support this type of fixing.. They do not even have the pieces to offer for Howard , but like you , I feel they will some how end up with him

NBA is a joke-I knew he would be a Laker and I knew the league would make him a Laker! Now if Howard ends up in LA , I will give up hope on the NBA

Nope I would guess Marv is gonna be on the move...Slide Smoove over to SF and roll with it

So clearly the guy really had some bad back issues

damned he does good..Is that Marvin?

boy dreams are nice , but then you have to land back to earth

Unless they are willing to go over the cap...Who knows They did say at one time they would go over the cap for Lebron...Maybe they look at Paul the same way

I love that line up!!

Honestly I am happier w/ Kirk coming off the bench as 6th man at this point..Now if we could find someone to regulate Marvin as 6th man I would be tickled pink! I just do not see it happening at this point Maybe you are right..How old is Vince now like 34?? Jamal was great when he was having a great night , but the guy was schitzo shooting the ball..On one night could not miss and could not hit jack the next..That got old to me , not to mention his bad defense

Jamal is what 26?? You do not see the difference here? I am not saying Vince in is bad but why roll the dice on him at this stage? I see he is 31...hmmmm

He is old and not getting any younger..Those numbers will do nothing but go down , but good comparison between him and Jamal since neither one can play a lick of defense

If we go into Luxury tax make it worth it.. Who is to say that the guy is a upgrade over Marvin at this point?

This!! Vince is done..Why look back on yesterday?

Well looks like Crawford might be heading to Indiana... http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/216950/Crawford_Pacers_Have_Mutual_Interest