Game Thread: Clippers @ Hornets

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Originally Posted by bojangles837

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Confusing Sim League with Real Life... DAMMIT

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Originally Posted by IamQuailman

Confusing Sim League with Real Life... DAMMIT

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its bad for me too.. every time i see a sixers game score on espn i get real exited then realize thats real life

Sign Paul, Draft Shabazz, Sign Igoudala and call it an offseason lol.

Paul/Vasquez
Gordon/Rivers
Igoudala/Shabazz
Davis/Andersen
Lopez/Smith/Amundson

I don't want cp3. I hope we draft smart ad roll with him an sign a 3. Roll with Lopez/Davis/smith at 5

The Rockets streak was more impressive anyway. Those guys did everything but have 3 $100 million dollar players starting for them during the streak.

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

It's here or LA. I'm pretty sure it's 90% LA and 10% chance here...probably less than that. Plus, I don't want the guy. I don't like quitters.

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Sorry, but no elite player will stick around with a team that was in our situation. Having no owner is an unprecedented, terrible situation, and DWest had already left.

As for re-signing CP3, while I'd love it (assuming he'd actually come back), his decline due to age will coincide almost perfectly with AD's ascent from fringe all star (currently) to legit top 5 player (which I'm even more convinced he'll reach after his play this season). I just don't think it would make sense for either side.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

The Rockets streak was more impressive anyway. Those guys did everything but have 3 $100 million dollar players starting for them during the streak.

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Yep.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

The Rockets streak was more impressive anyway. Those guys did everything but have 3 $100 million dollar players starting for them during the streak.

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I felt the same way when they reached the Rockets streak. The Rockets was exciting because they weren't that great to begin with.

Yao and Dekembe both went down during the Rocket's streak, and they had 6'6 Chuck Hayes starting. Impressive.

Doesn't look like CP3 likes Vasquez very much. LOL.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...alks-too-much/





anyway....I for one want either Smart, Burke or Oli....di....whatever that dude name is that plays for Indiana. The CP3 come back thing irks me. I'm over it personally and to be honest....I'd rather a younger guy with less wear and tear. Lets not act like CP3 doesn't have knee problems of his own......

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Originally Posted by Miss_318

Doesn't look like CP3 likes Vasquez very much. LOL.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...alks-too-much/

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NO! NO NO NO! Chris is just saying he talks too much and his food at dinner gets cold all the time. He needs to stop talking and enjoy some more of that good southern food! Chris loves New Orleans and the food and wants Greivis just to have a better appreciation for it too!

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Originally Posted by Miss_318

Doesn't look like CP3 likes Vasquez very much. LOL.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...alks-too-much/

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“He just talk way too much, man,” Paul said. “He talk too much. I don’t – he talk way too much.”

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Um.... Speak ANGLISH! I can't understand you! :hihi:

Seriously....i'm no grammar cop but that is turrible.

Looked to me like Chris was doing all the talking. He was even talking while he was waiting to check back in.... i dunno who he was talking to but he was talking. Something about "coming off the bench (i assume a jab at GV) and he's about winning championships" that's what i heard.

Good luck "winning championships" CpME. It won't be happening with The Clippers.

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Originally Posted by WhoDatPelican

Um.... Speak ANGLISH! I can't understand you! :hihi:

Seriously....i'm no grammar cop but that is turrible.

Looked to me like Chris was doing all the talking. He was even talking while he was waiting to check back in.... i dunno who he was talking to but he was talking. Something about "coming off the bench (i assume a jab at GV) and he's about winning championships" that's what i heard.

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I almost posted the same thing. It annoyed me, most likely because cp3 isnt a hornet anymore :hihi:

And about winning championships? Uhh Vasquez has the same as paul lol.

He's got that Hollywood attitude, brah!

I didn't even watch the game so I don't know how much talking was done by either player but I know in interviews, Greivis has always seemed to compliment and praise Chris Paul. Talks about how smart he is and such. Don't we play them 1 more time this season? Which one of our players can take one for the team? :hihi:

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

I didn't even watch the game so I don't know how much talking was done by either player but I know in interviews, Greivis has always seemed to compliment and praise Chris Paul. Talks about how smart he is and such. Don't we play them 1 more time this season? Which one of our players can take one for the team? :hihi:

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Too bad we don't have the one guy every Clipper fan hates healthy...........Jason Smith The Enforcer!!!!

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Originally Posted by Miss_318

Too bad we don't have the one guy every Clipper fan hates healthy...........Jason Smith The Enforcer!!!!

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You ain't lyin! :hihi:

I'd rather be known as a mouthy "talker" than a flopper. Just saying.

Jalen Rose mocks the writer of that article as there is never a bad time to trash talk.

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Originally Posted by Purple Haze

I'd rather be known as a mouthy "talker" than a flopper. Just saying.

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I'd rather be known as Chris Paul the Grevis Vasquez lol.

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

I'd rather be known as Chris Paul the Grevis Vasquez lol.

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A quitter? Interesting.

I'm just over Chris Paul the flopping quitter.

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

A quitter? Interesting.

I'm just over Chris Paul the flopping quitter.

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Bc he quit the Hornets he's a quitter? Just trying to get my bearing here. I'm not really going to stick up for him.

I'd rather be known to have proper diction, as opposed to a native English speaker that can't string two sentences together without TKOing the English language.

Seriously Chris, just take a moment to compose your thoughts, then talk.

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

Bc he quit the Hornets he's a quitter? Just trying to get my bearing here. I'm not really going to stick up for him.

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He quit on the hornets by forcing his way out. I don't respect that. Play your contract out and leave. That's cool, but don't be a ***** and cry and beg your way out. I don't have respect for anyone who does that.

Paul is far from a quitter. If you want to blame someone, well I don't know who to blame. Shinn I guess?

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

He quit on the hornets by forcing his way out. I don't respect that. Play your contract out and leave. That's cool, but don't be a ***** and cry and beg your way out. I don't have respect for anyone who does that.

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On a serious note. I think Chris handled his as well as any of them. If he plays his contract out, we get no assets. By him telling management it allowed them to get assets in return. You would have rathered him stay quiet and leave them high and dry like LeBron?

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Originally Posted by AD23forMVP

Paul is far from a quitter. If you want to blame someone, well I don't know who to blame. Shinn I guess?

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Hey, he signed that contract. Play it out. That's all I ask.

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Originally Posted by AD23forMVP

Paul is far from a quitter. If you want to blame someone, well I don't know who to blame. Shinn I guess?

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Shinn and Bower really.

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

On a serious note. I think Chris handled his as well as any of them. If he plays his contract out, we get no assets. By him telling management it allowed them to get assets in return. You would have rathered him stay quiet and leave them high and dry like LeBron?

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By him telling the FO and media, it lowered what we could get, even though I think Demps got GREAT value, I don't like superstars forcing their way out.

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

By him telling the FO and media, it lowered what we could get, even though I think Demps got GREAT value, I don't like superstars forcing their way out.

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He had to tell the FO or they would have just lost him for nothing though. No one trades CP3 unless he wants to be traded. The media always get ahold of things like this. I think CPs camp probably leaked it to the media so they could put whatever spin they wanted on it.

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

He had to tell the FO or they would have just lost him for nothing though. No one trades CP3 unless he wants to be traded. The media always get ahold of things like this. I think CPs camp probably leaked it to the media so they could put whatever spin they wanted on it.

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I see your point, but I don't have to respect Chris Paul because of it. I don't like stars that force their way out. That will never change. if AD forces his way out, I'll feel the same way.

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

I see your point, but I don't have to respect Chris Paul because of it. I don't like stars that force their way out. That will never change. if AD forces his way out, I'll feel the same way.

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I dislike it as well. Until a gm and ownership group puts down their foot down and give up their ROI for their star the players will continue to strong arm their way out after 6-7 years (when drafting teams begin to lose leverage). I thought Orlando was the perfect scenario to stick it to a player, instead of making a stand, they got a terrible Afflalo contract and Mo Harkess. They could have made Dwight give up some money for doing it.

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

He had to tell the FO or they would have just lost him for nothing though. No one trades CP3 unless he wants to be traded. The media always get ahold of things like this. I think CPs camp probably leaked it to the media so they could put whatever spin they wanted on it.

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The media got hold of it because CP or his "camp" leaked it on purpose.. As soon as they did, we lost most of our leverage because other teams will use his desire to leave as a bargaining chip to offer us less for him.. Essentially saying "trade him for garbage, or lose him outright next year -- take it or leave it."

Also, it's not like he asked to be traded because we didn't have an owner... If there were the case, he would have been happy going to the Wolves, or the Blazers, or the Raptors ... Instead, he publicly announced that he wanted a trade, and then had his "camp" release a list of teams that he would like to play for. He cited NOLA's lack of stable ownership as a reason for leaving, but welcomed a trade to LAC with open arms? One of the most dysfunctional teams in the league for decades? Bull crap... he wanted to be a larger media market -- plain and simple. He's no different than any of the other turd superstars that think they are bigger than the team's that sunk the time and money into developing them.

Forget that clown

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

The media got hold of it because CP or his "camp" leaked it on purpose.. As soon as they did, we lost most of our leverage because other teams will use his desire to leave as a bargaining chip to offer us less for him.. Essentially saying "trade him for garbage, or lose him outright next year -- take it or leave it."

Also, it's not like he asked to be traded because we didn't have an owner... If there were the case, he would have been happy going to the Wolves, or the Blazers, or the Raptors ... Instead, he publicly announced that he wanted a trade, and then had his "camp" release a list of teams that he would like to play for. He cited NOLA's lack of stable ownership as a reason for leaving, but welcomed a trade to LAC with open arms? One of the most dysfunctional teams in the league for decades? Bull crap... he wanted to be a larger media market -- plain and simple. He's no different than any of the other turd superstars that think they are bigger than the team's that sunk the time and money into developing them.

Forget that clown

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PERFECT POST. If he cared about championships, he won't be playing for the Clippers next year. That team is a bunch of dinosaurs.

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

The media got hold of it because CP or his "camp" leaked it on purpose.. As soon as they did, we lost most of our leverage because other teams will use his desire to leave as a bargaining chip to offer us less for him.. Essentially saying "trade him for garbage, or lose him outright next year -- take it or leave it."

Also, it's not like he asked to be traded because we didn't have an owner... If there were the case, he would have been happy going to the Wolves, or the Blazers, or the Raptors ... Instead, he publicly announced that he wanted a trade, and then had his "camp" release a list of teams that he would like to play for. He cited NOLA's lack of stable ownership as a reason for leaving, but welcomed a trade to LAC with open arms? One of the most dysfunctional teams in the league for decades? Bull crap... he wanted to be a larger media market -- plain and simple. He's no different than any of the other turd superstars that think they are bigger than the team's that sunk the time and money into developing them.

Forget that clown

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This is looking at things from bitter breakup glasses. If his camp doesn't leak anything he loses leverage of being able to pick he can go. Why would he do that? Because he loves New Orleans? Please.

Whether it was lack of ownership or a larger market or a combination of those two it doesn't matter. No player is going to give up their position of power because a team drafted him. Chris Paul got us value and got him where he wanted to go all in one shot. Did we get everything we could possibly get ? No. But if we're were to have, Paul wouldn't had leverage to pick his landing spot.

Again I ask. Would u rather him not to have leaked it and leave us high and dry and is get nothing ? What other play did he have besides the way he did things to be able to go where he wanted and get the hornets assets for his value ?

Also the dinosaur comment isn't fair. They added a lot of the older guys after the Paul trade.

I wish we had landed Bledsoe over Gordon.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

I wish we had landed Bledsoe over Gordon.

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Trey will make you forget. :coolg:

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Originally Posted by Purple Haze

Trey will make you forget. :coolg:

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McLemore, Burke, or Smart... just get me a baller!

I hope Trey will help me forget. I hope we trade back though (in order to get Mr. Burke). I can see somebody being there who we don't love, and somebody trading up with us to get him, meanwhile we land Burke. At least that's how I hope it plays out.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

I hope Trey will help me forget. I hope we trade back though (in order to get Mr. Burke). I can see somebody being there who we don't love, and somebody trading up with us to get him, meanwhile we land Burke. At least that's how I hope it plays out.

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I see us trading back too, depending on what order we're in. I'd love to trade back & pick up a 2nd rounder and take a flyer on a Jamaal Franklin, CJ Leslie, Doug McDermott

I would rather pick up a get and Trey but that just me. Better get back on topic here before somebody comes on crying about taking this thread off course.

I like Doug mcDermot btw, but isn't he a Junior? He would be better off staying another year and working on his game.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

I would rather pick up a get and Trey but that just me. Better get back on topic here before somebody comes on crying about taking this thread off course.

I like Doug mcDermot btw, but isn't he a Junior? He would be better off staying another year and working on his game.

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It really all depends on the lotto. If we're at 6 and Minny and Sac are behind us, I don't think Burke makes it past Sac even though they "found" Thomas.

After that he drops past Wash, OKC and the Sixers, so I could see gambling with Dallas or Utah if they really want a Bazz/Len/Zeller etc.

Not impossible.

Wanting Bledsoe over Gordon is just ignorant. Gordon STILL is probably a more valuable asset even with the injury history and the crappy contract.

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Originally Posted by ImSorryMonty

Wanting Bledsoe over Gordon is just ignorant. Gordon STILL is probably a more valuable asset even with the injury history and the crappy contract.

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I am not going to go much further with this other than, a pg like Bledsoe would have impacted this team more this year than what an injured Gordon was able to. GV has been solid, but Bledsoe would have added a much needed dynamic. That is why I want Burke.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

I am not going to go much further with this other than, a pg like Bledsoe would have impacted this team more this year than what an injured Gordon was able to. GV has been solid, but Bledsoe would have added a much needed dynamic. That is why I want Burke.

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That's not saying much. Hugo impacted the game more than Gordon did while injured lol

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Originally Posted by Inner_GI

He quit on the hornets by forcing his way out. I don't respect that. Play your contract out and leave. That's cool, but don't be a ***** and cry and beg your way out. I don't have respect for anyone who does that.

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I feel ya on that, and I agree. But I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't mind seeing the dude in a Pelican uniform. It ain't happenin, but I wouldn't be mad if it did.

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/03/28/w...s=iref:nbahpts

NBA hasn't got enough time or people to go through and apologise for every wrong call for us last night.

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Originally Posted by carpo_07

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/03/28/w...s=iref:nbahpts

NBA hasn't got enough time or people to go through and apologise for every wrong call for us last night.

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Bryant, for one, didn't see what all the fuss was about this time.
If a foul was called, "we'd have went into overtime and won the game," he said. "Simple as that

What a **** head!

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

Bryant, for one, didn't see what all the fuss was about this time.
If a foul was called, "we'd have went into overtime and won the game," he said. "Simple as that

What a **** head!

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Dont get it...

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

Bryant, for one, didn't see what all the fuss was about this time.
If a foul was called, "we'd have went into overtime and won the game," he said. "Simple as that

What a **** head!

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Haha when I read that I smiled. Kobe is NBA's best troll.