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Paul can talk about who is at the top of his list all he wants, but the more he boxes himself in, the harder it will be to trade him. If Paul says "It's Orlando." The Magic will lowball because they think they have the leverage, and NO will tell them to fuck off.
New York, Portland and Dallas are still all on Paul's short list.
You kept the above part out of the article why?
Two reasons. First, I assumed that was still a given, and second I didn't think we were allowed to post entire articles, and when I found the article it was only two paragraphs long.
#2 – The Hornets Are Not Dealing – The Hornets are walking into Monday's meeting fully expecting to hear their star player express concern and unhappiness with the direction of the team and possibly a trade request.
But as of yesterday morning the Hornets, under new General Manager Dell Demps, are turning away team's inquiries regarding Chris Paul's availability and are telling teams this is not something they are going to revisit anytime soon.
Sources near the thought process say that even if Chris begs out of New Orleans, there is a very strong chance the team is not moving him.
Sources said that the Hornets want all of their players to be happy and motivated, but in Chris' case he is far too valuable to the franchise to simply "dump" because he's unhappy.
Unless a team surfaces with a can't miss offer, and nothing mentioned so far comes close, their intention is to be aggressive in trade talks and trade their way into a better roster with Chris Paul, much like the Lakers did with Kobe Bryant a few years ago.
The source stopped short of saying the team doesn't care if Chris is happy, but did say that everyone who misses the playoffs is unhappy. It's up to new leadership to bridge that gap with Chris and get the team headed in the right direction.
The Hornets apparently have several trades on the table to change the look of the team and that's something they plan to discuss with Chris on Monday.
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#5 – The Big Stance - The one thing everyone needs to be ready for is the idea that the Hornets from the majority and minority owners do not want to and are not open to trading Chris Paul.
Chris can cry and complain, he can pout and he can disengage – but the team is ready to play hard ball with Chris Paul.
Sources say that is not how they want it to be and that they hope Chris can be reeled back from the edge. The hope is that the rift that's obviously developed can be closed and that roster improvements will soothe the situation, especially if the Hornets can manufacture something splashy.
But the Hornets are also ready to stand the line.
The scenario that's been mapped out is this… Chris has two years left on his deal; it's up to management and ownership to build a winner in that time frame, as Chris has no power in the situation.
The team also believes what it could return for Chris in trade at the trade deadline this February or next summer before the NBA Draft and a lockout, might be far greater than what's available now, so the Hornets are not looking to make a deal even if Chris delivers a face-to-face trade request on Monday.
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I will be curious to see if its just PR talk from the Hornets or if they are willing to "take a stance". Guess we will see.
I think this is NOH trying to salvage their trade leverage. If people think that they are being forced to trade him, they will offer less because they think that NO isn't in a position to say no.
CP3 made David West an All-Star pick-and-pop Power Forward. The "Mid-Range Assassin" as CP3 calls him.
There's hope for LMA. Out of everyone (that's left) I think LMA will benefit the most if we were to land CP3.
Before CP3 arrived David West looked like he was bound to be a journyman. Despite being a four-year College player he looked very raw his rookie year (3.8 ppg) and two years later, with CP3, his average jumped to nearly 18 ppg. IMO, CP3 made David West into the player he is today.
And I don't think I can do that with Oden as I think he'll eventually end up in the package for CP3.
Before CP3 arrived David West looked like he was bound to be a journyman. Despite being a four-year College player he looked very raw his rookie year (3.8 ppg) and two years later, with CP3, his average jumped to nearly 18 ppg. IMO, CP3 made David West into the player he is today.
And I don't think I can do that with Oden as I think he'll eventually end up in the package for CP3.
If I didn't know any better, I would assume Oden was Idog's child.
To get value you have to give up value. CP3 is the best PG in the League and is still only 25 years old, he's just now entering his prime. IMO, giving up Oden for Chris is a small price to pay.
Grandson actually, but who's counting. I just get sick of the stupid ass hate and undervaluing he gets. He's worth more then anyone on the roster not named Roy for POTENTIAL alone. Anyone who can't see that is blind as far as I'm concerned.
Trading Oden for Paul would be idiotic. We would have absolutely ZERO chance at winning the title. He has to be healthy, but Oden is our only realistic chance at getting to the Finals.
- FletcherMackel Twitter"Hornets have several trades on the table to change the look of the team, that's something they plan to discuss with Chris on Monday"...
I guess I don't see trading Oden for the best PG in the NBA as undervauing him at all. It's a big compliment to
Oden if he is indeed the key trading for Paul. I don't want to give up Batum AND Oden, but if it takes Oden for Paul, I'm game, so long as we get Okafor in return. Emeka's per/36 rebound numbers are 1.5 rpg behind Oden, and less than 1 orpg. Plus, his fouls/36 are 3.6 compared to 6.0 for Oden.
Grandson actually, but who's counting. I just get sick of the stupid ass hate and undervaluing he gets. He's worth more then anyone on the roster not named Roy for POTENTIAL alone. Anyone who can't see that is blind as far as I'm concerned.
I don't think he's undervalued at all. I think your perception of his value around the league is a bit inflated.
I don't hate Oden, I just think that after his injuries he's nowhere near the prospect he once was. His lateral movement is horrible and this was before the patella fracture.
If you think he's the prospect we drafted out of Ohio State you're out of your freaking mind.
I don't hate Oden, I just think that after his injuries he's nowhere near the prospect he once was. His lateral movement is horrible and this was before the patella fracture.
If you think he's the prospect we drafted out of Ohio State you're out of your freaking mind.
I disagree. Aldridge, Camby, and Okafor would be arguably the best front line rotation in the NBA, and a back court of Roy and Paul is just plain sick. If Batum could be kept, a starting line-up of:
PG - Paul
SG - Roy
SF - Batum
PF - Aldridge/Okafor
C- Camby/Okafor
is incredible. The lowest PER in that group is Okafor's 16.5, which was low for him in terms of his career.