Hawks offered for CP3

[HawksFan87]

Wow!! The deal is off.. If Chris Paul has shown anything its how disloyal he is to a franchise. What a joke..

[EazyRoc]

That's not fair to Chris Paul. What does loyalty have to do with an employee-employer relationship ? Either way Chris Paul said he wants to help NO get good assets in return for his departure instead of just throwing up the finger and walking out on them next year.

Edited December 9, 2011 by EazyRoc

[swift]

Pau Gasol stay losing

Shannon Brown bangs his girl

Lakers trade him

trade is revoked

[BudBall]

this is becoming laughable. maybe hawks can cook something together now?

[HawksFan87]

Uhmm NO.. Please let it go..

[IheartVolt]

this is becoming laughable. maybe hawks can cook something together now?

I would not touch Paul w/ a 10 foot poll now....

He is gonna be pissed and sign w/ the Lakers next year anyway....

[BrazilianHawk]

Well well. Prepare yourselves for another Paul to ATL avalanche...

*Yawn*

This is getting boring.

Edited December 9, 2011 by BrazilianHawk

[Frenzy]

lmaoooo wow.

[HawksFan87]

chris paul will not report to training camp, and will fight the decision with billy hunter.

chris paul will not report to training camp, and will fight the decision with billy hunter.

chris paul will not report to training camp, and will fight the decision with billy hunter.

[MaceCase]

Just dead this thread. How will the Hawks even attempt to come close to a package of K-Mart, Scola, Odom and Steve Nash's former heir apparent, Dragic?

[lethalweapon3]

So, if "basketball reasons" means a star like Paul isn't allowed to be traded to a "big spender" market. And if the teams in discussion with New Orleans were LAL, NYK, DAL, and ATL, then... ?

~lw3

[Joker]

So, if "basketball reasons" means a star like Paul isn't allowed to be traded to a "big spender" market. And if the teams in discussion with New Orleans were LAL, NYK, DAL, and ATL, then... ?

~lw3

Atlanta is seen as mediocre. The others are seen as contenders.

[lethalweapon3]

Atlanta is seen as mediocre. The others are seen as contenders.

...and they're contending in "big spender" markets. If CP3 can't go to these places, then who besides Atlanta? Memphis?

~lw3

[Joker]

...and they're contending in "big spender" markets. If CP3 can't go to these places, then who besides Atlanta? Memphis?

~lw3

competitive balance. Atlanta is not that great, they are contenders but with CP3 in LA, it's different. They can trade for Howard and have CP3 with Kobe. That's impossible to defeat. Just CP3 and Howard is great contenders but with Kobe...

[dlpin]

Not that Paul needs defending, but how has he been this disloyal player everyone is talking about? While there are a lot or rumors about him wanting out, has he ever done an interview demanding a trade? Has he ever coasted?

The guy has played hard and carried a team single handedly for a long time. He didn't coast like Carter did when he wanted a trade. Or like Melo did. He didn't force a coach out like Deron Williams did. He didn't publicly demand a trade like Kobe did.

Sure, he wasn't going to resign with New Orleans. But why should he resign with a franchise that is deeply troubled and candidate number one for contraction?

[AHF]

Not that Paul needs defending, but how has he been this disloyal player everyone is talking about? While there are a lot or rumors about him wanting out, has he ever done an interview demanding a trade? Has he ever coasted?

The guy has played hard and carried a team single handedly for a long time. He didn't coast like Carter did when he wanted a trade. Or like Melo did. He didn't force a coach out like Deron Williams did. He didn't publicly demand a trade like Kobe did.

Sure, he wasn't going to resign with New Orleans. But why should he resign with a franchise that is deeply troubled and candidate number one for contraction?

Fans are just sick of the power plays where players demand both top pay and to play in the premium market of their choice.

Paul wasn't like Lebron where he toyed with the team and the fans to maximize the smoke blowing up his...well, at him. Paul honestly told the team he wasn't going to resign which let's the team either play him for his last year or trade him for future value. There is no ethical issue that most fans have with that. Fans are just sick of seeing the "have-nots" getting jerked around in favor of teams like LA and NY.

[IheartVolt]

Fans are just sick of the power plays where players demand both top pay and to play in the premium market of their choice.

Paul wasn't like Lebron where he toyed with the team and the fans to maximize the smoke blowing up his...well, at him. Paul honestly told the team he wasn't going to resign which let's the team either play him for his last year or trade him for future value. There is no ethical issue that most fans have with that. Fans are just sick of seeing the "have-nots" getting jerked around in favor of teams like LA and NY.

^^^^^^ This

[dlpin]

Fans are just sick of the power plays where players demand both top pay and to play in the premium market of their choice.

Paul wasn't like Lebron where he toyed with the team and the fans to maximize the smoke blowing up his...well, at him. Paul honestly told the team he wasn't going to resign which let's the team either play him for his last year or trade him for future value. There is no ethical issue that most fans have with that. Fans are just sick of seeing the "have-nots" getting jerked around in favor of teams like LA and NY.

But in the case of a franchise like the Hornets, they have no one to blame but themselves. If there is a place where players SHOULD be trying to get away from, it is the franchise that is so problematic no one wants to buy (or, to put it more correctly, people want to buy and move, but the nba won't allow them to move). In the end, Paul will still get his wish. 66 games from now he will pick where he wants to go. Meanwhile, the New Orleans franchise, already in deep trouble, will be in even deeper trouble. What Paul has done is not even in the same league as what Carter, Kobe, Lebron, Melo, etc. have done.

[IheartVolt]

But in the case of a franchise like the Hornets, they have no one to blame but themselves. If there is a place where players SHOULD be trying to get away from, it is the franchise that is so problematic no one wants to buy (or, to put it more correctly, people want to buy and move, but the nba won't allow them to move). In the end, Paul will still get his wish. 66 games from now he will pick where he wants to go. Meanwhile, the New Orleans franchise, already in deep trouble, will be in even deeper trouble. What Paul has done is not even in the same league as what Carter, Kobe, Lebron, Melo, etc. have done.

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?

[dlpin]

How did he strong arm them and limit their options? He didn't want to sign an extension at this point, but the Hornets got plenty of offers from teams that Paul reportedly didn't want to sign with, so that didn't stop anyone. He didn't force a deal, and he never coasted. He simply didn't want to sign an extension. The only reason he was going to end up with the Lakers, instead of, say, the warriors or the celtics (teams that he reportedly didn't want to resign with, but were making offers anyways) is because for god knows what reason the Rockets were willing to get screwed over to help the lakers. Now Paul will leave as a free agent at the end of the season, and pick whoever he likes.