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yuyuza1 said:
As an owner of the Hornets (as he mentioned he was), should he not look into the best interests of that team? His complaints in that letter all had to do with how LA got all the benefits.
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the best interests of that team are to stay competitive and gain assets for a guy that will walk at the end of the year. something they accomplished with the trade
 
magnifier661 said:
What the fuck you complaining about? You are a fan of a team that gets anything they want and you know it. So the one time out of 10 million you get hosed you think stern needs to die? I guess you know how most other fans feel.
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Did you not read what I wrote? I hated the trade. I'm pissed because it fucks the chemistry up of 3 teams--not just the Lakers. He basically said that the GM of the Hornets isn't competent and can't do his job, and he took a killing away from the Hornets. Odom, Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Drago, and picks for Paul !? Tell me where the hell they're going to get a package better than that? After the season, Paul is going to walk away from the Hornets and they aren't going to get shit for him. I'm actually happy this trade was vetoed if you're talking just in terms of players, because I didn't want to give up 2 of our bigs for Paul. Now we can go give two of them for Dwight and piss off sour puss fans like you off even more.
 
I think he's talking about the travesty of Los Angeles getting much better. I doubt anyone would argue that lakers have one of the best shots at Howard. Paul, Howard and Kobe are immediate favorites to win it all. The travesty is the lock out was to try and keep an equal playing field.

You can see smirks from espn analysts hinting Howard will be a laker. The nba has no control on that deal. With this one, at least they can 86 a shoe in championship.
 
Mamba said:
Did you not read what I wrote? I hated the trade. I'm pissed because it fucks the chemistry up of 3 teams--not just the Lakers. He basically said that the GM of the Hornets isn't competent and can't do his job, and he took a killing away from the Hornets. Odom, Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Drago, and picks for Paul !? Tell me where the hell they're going to get a package better than that? After the season, Paul is going to walk away from the Hornets and they aren't going to get shit for him. I'm actually happy this trade was vetoed if you're talking just in terms of players, because I didn't want to give up 2 of our bigs for Paul. Now we can go give two of them for Dwight and piss off sour puss fans like you off even more.
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That is going to happen and I will be pissed. And most laker fans won't give a shit like you, so why should I about any laker?
 
magnifier661 said:
I think he's talking about the travesty of Los Angeles getting much better. I doubt anyone would argue that lakers have one of the best shots at Howard. Paul, Howard and Kobe are immediate favorites to win it all. The travesty is the lock out was to try and keep an equal playing field.

You can see smirks from espn analysts hinting Howard will be a laker. The nba has no control on that deal. With this one, at least they can 86 a shoe in championship.
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putting howard into the convo is irrelevant. He isn't on the team and has no relevance to the cp3 trade.
 
It's not like the Hornets will be owned by the NBA forever. Does it suck for New Orleans? Yes, but any trade could be considered biased while the league owns a team. The goal should be to find a buyer for the Hornets ASAP so they can get back to regular operations.
 
seriously, whoever said that stern nixed this because it made the lakers worse was on fucking point, i dont want to read this whole thread again to rep you, but virtualrep my friend, live long donged and prosper
 
magnifier661 said:
It is absolutely relevant.
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no its not. howard has nothing to do with the cp3 trade.

stating "the lakers have the best shot at him" is ridiculous. How do you know this? are you otis smith or mitch kupchak? for all we know otis could be trading howard to NJ for brook lopez.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
seriously, whoever said that stern nixed this because it made the lakers worse was on fucking point, i dont want to read this whole thread again to rep you, but virtualrep my friend, live long donged and prosper
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After listening to the Laker radio station for 3 hours, I think they were far from done trading. This trade would have made them worse if they had stopped at that point, but they were not stopping. And IMO the league saw what was coming. I applaud them for once for stepping up and stopping certain teams from handing the Lakers another dynasty.
 
like i said, any trades after that would be chocolate syrup on a shit sundae
 
craigehlo said:
He was actually laying out the economics of the deal pretty well. Dumping the crap contract of Gasol and getting CP3 is too lopsided for a team owned by the rest of the league to abide.
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The problem is, it wasn't the Hornets that made the deal "lopsided", it was the Rockets. If the league nixed it because the team they owned was getting hosed, that'd be one thing. But to kill a trade because another team is coming out too well--doesn't seem reasonable.

How pissed would we have been if one of KP's "pritchslap" deals got killed by the league because our GM was taking advantage of another team?
 
Has anybody thought about my boy Coach Monty Williams and what he has to be thinking? Was a storm he's in the middle of! His franchise player won't be there tomorrow to open up camp. He's gonna have like 4 guys there!
 
yuyuza1 said:
As an owner of the Hornets (as he mentioned he was), should he not look into the best interests of that team? His complaints in that letter all had to do with how LA got all the benefits.
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Please. You can't expect any other owner to really care about improving New Orleans... But you can certainly expect an owner to vote against a New Orleans trade that will lose his actual team money through revenue sharing... Why on earth wouldn't they? That particular argument has nothing to do with the Lakers.

"Oh, so I get to improve other teams while losing money? Sign me up!"
 
PtldPlatypus said:
The problem is, it wasn't the Hornets that made the deal "lopsided", it was the Rockets. If the league nixed it because the team they owned was getting hosed, that'd be one thing. But to kill a trade because another team is coming out too well--doesn't seem reasonable.

How pissed would we have been if one of KP's "pritchslap" deals got killed by the league because our GM was taking advantage of another team?
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When were we purchased by the NBA? Seriously guys, stop comparing this to anything else. I can't name one other situation when a team that was owned by the league made a huge trade such as this. Was the trade fair? That's debatable, but the idea of Chris Paul going to the Lakers was enough to draw the ire of most of the owners. I realize this is a messed up situation, but come on, how often can this possibly happen? I highly doubt that David Stern will ever step in and stop a trade from happening between two teams that are privately owned and not controlled by the collective.
 
Just saw on the ESPN ticker...... Chris Paul to file lawsuit against NBA!
 
HCP said:
Just saw on the ESPN ticker...... Chris Paul to file lawsuit against NBA!
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Good luck with that. It's just grandstanding on his part. Enjoy your time in NO Chris. I'm so glad we didn't trade for him last summer.
 
I fucking love this. If D12 goes to the Nets, it makes it even better.

#1: I'm a blazers fan
#2: Fuck the Lakers.

FEEL THE PAIN, BITCHES.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Good luck with that. It's just grandstanding on his part.
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It is pretty ridiculous. Could you imagine any other player suing their team owner for rejecting a trade his team's GM had negotiated?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
It is pretty ridiculous. Could you imagine any other player suing their team owner for rejecting a trade his team's GM had negotiated?
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Screw Paul. Personally I was getting tired of his smug cocky attitude during CBA negotiations.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
seriously, whoever said that stern nixed this because it made the lakers worse was on fucking point, i dont want to read this whole thread again to rep you, but virtualrep my friend, live long donged and prosper
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Why thank you.

When Gasol becomes the centerpiece of the trade for Howard, and the Lakers wind up better off than they would have been with the Paul trade, maybe the other owners will realize how badly they hosed themselves!
 
So CP3 is trying to force a lawsuit so he can still go to the Lakers?

Since the Hornets are owned by the NBA and the owners of this team voted against the trade, on what grounds does he even have a case?

It's just a waste of time.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
So CP3 is trying to force a lawsuit so he can still go to the Lakers?

Since the Hornets are owned by the NBA and the owners of this team voted against the trade, on what grounds does he even have a case?

It's just a waste of time.
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Like I said.... grandstanding.
 
super mecha said:
Damn, i really wanted to see cp3 and kb24 on the same team
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I'm not sure how it would've worked. Paul would control the ball and if they had gotten Howard, he would've demanded all of the touches, being the best big man in the league. How would Kobe have fit into that? It would've been a very entertaining train wreck.

magnifier661 said:
Its against the law. Any competent attorney can provide a good case and sue the nba. It's like having a judge you have a personal relationship with judge your criminal case. Just not constitutional. Trust me, I am a CEO and my contract clearly states I can't have ties with any other business that could compete with theirs.

The nba should have never took the team over and just let them fail. Now hornet fans are fucked. You can bring this up on any deal. Remember this... All deals must be approved by the nba, basically giving the hornets the inside track on any deals. That means they can over bid, under bid, whatever that gives leverage to no.
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What are you the CEO of?

craigehlo said:
Being located in Los Angles or New York?
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When was the last time New York won a playoff game?

Nikolokolus said:
I highly doubt any team was seriously able to out-compete the Pau-Odom package for Paul.

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The Hornets weren't getting Pau.

Natebishop3 said:
I really think the Lakers had a deal in place, or a good idea that they would be getting Dwight Howard. Why else would they move their two big guys? I don't think LA would trade Pau and Odom for CP3 if they didn't know they were going to get Howard. IF they get Howard, the deal makes sense, and even a hobbled CP3 paired with Kobe and Howard makes them the front runner for the championship.
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Not so sure about that. Two injured guards in the backcourt fighting over the ball while Dwight demands touches every time down.
 
KingSpeed said:
I'm not sure how it would've worked. Paul would control the ball and if they had gotten Howard, he would've demanded all of the touches, being the best big man in the league. How would Kobe have fit into that? It would've been a very entertaining train wreck.


What are you the CEO of?



When was the last time New York won a playoff game?



The Hornets weren't getting Pau.



Not so sure about that. Two injured guards in the backcourt fighting over the ball while Dwight demands touches every time down.
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Kobe is beyond that point in his career I think. He wants to match Jordan. He wants that sixth ring. You put CP3 and Dwight Howard on that team, they are a legit contender. No doubt about that.
 
The NBA really fucked this up. It's like they didnt even think about the consiquences of blocking the trade. The Hornets where trying to get the best deal they could for CP3 but now they may just lose him for nothing at the end of the season. They where going to get 3 starters, a back up PG, and a first round draft pick. That's a great deal IMO.

As I said in another post, I think the Lakers got worse with this trade. Gasol + Odom > CP3.
 
Denny Crane said:
I think this is only true for MLB.
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Really? You think a "draft" would ever fly in any other industry, where teams basically collude to split up the labor pool, based on something as arbitrary as "games won" in a prior season?
 
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