Hornets Prefer To Keep Paul

he realizes that he most likely wont get traded before the season. And doesnt want to create a negative vibe around the team currently.

So…yea.. he’s just saying the right things rright now. Which he should do instead of crying like a whinny baby.

Paul has no leverage in demanding a trade NOW, with his contract in place for 2 years. So this is New Orleans telling him to just play ball. If he doesn’t it will only reflect bad on him, not the team.

I hope they stick to their guns here.

Adrian Wojnarowski wrote a terrific column on LeBron James’ influence over Chris Paul. It’s quite interesting and if you dismiss it as a bashign of Paul or James, you miss the point. Highly recommended: Paul Bends to King James Rule

that CP3 is gonna stay for the next 2 years, and be a FA in 2 years at best, unless the Hornets are a contender by then.

I don’t think they’re trading him now. At the earliest it’ll be the trade deadline, which could be likely if he’s just a one man show on a mediocre team.

The problem is Okafor, which I’ve read that his “#1 preference” the Magic, don’t want at all. Now, I guess you might take from that “if the Knicks would be inclined to take Okafor, that makes them likely”?? Uh…nope. The Knicks don’t want Okafor any more then the Magic, probably less so given Donnie preaching flexibility.

So I guess its been “fun” to speculate on this, but even more so that I get moist when thinking of Gallo and Randolph’s potential on the Knicks, I’m glad that it seems dead…for now.

jk

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68371/20100726/report_paul_still_wants_to_be_traded/

Thanks for the update but as far as I go personally, I don’t think it’s worth wading through the retractions and statements and “sources” from this point forward until something substantial happens. Who knows what the deal with this source is although it seems quite believable. What is perhaps unbelievable is that this idiot would leak this. As the ‘source’ says, keeping a happy face will increase NO’s leverage in a trade, thus increasing the likelihood of a trade if behind closed doors they know they must do it. So why would someone associated with him take this to the press? His management is clearly foolish, trying to grab P.R. over sound maneuvering.

This could become a real circus and I am not up for enduring another one. Hope the season comes damn soon.

Who cares what the frick he / they do. I like where we’re at without all the preening and posturing. What a sorry summer this turned out to be in terms of media and marketing. I’ve lost tons of respect for the way so much has been handled and alot of respect for the james company. It’s a “get yours” mentality that seethes with selfishness and greed. I don’t view Paul as this kind of player, he never showed this side before. Until The Lame James marketing company or whatever they call themselves. We’ve seen plenty of this before with the likes of Boozer and others, for sure, but if someone wants to be the face of basketball, why conduct your business without tact or care for the fan bases involved. I’m not looking for anyone to agree with me, it’s just my opinion. I’m hoping for a home grown title born from a lineup nobody thought much of. I’m hoping these guys presently on the Knicks have the pride and chip to be be brash, arrogant and downright ruthless on the court, not off the court. This team is so young it’s hard to say it would be possible this year, and yet, it is very attainable. It doesn’t matter if we believe it. It matters if the team believes it. And I’ll be honest, I actually do believe, if we made the playoffs and were to face Miami, if this team develops as it should, we could beat Miami at their own game. Not because we’re the better team, but because we can wear them down by being the smarter, deeper team. Defend the paint and passing lanes at all cost, attack on offense and draw fouls to take away their paint, and then shoot them outta the house. The Heat will have endured a year of every team wanting to beat up “the team”. They will be pushed, they will win a ton of games, but attack them, and they will break (cue the Mozgov).

Think of it this way. There is nothing other than Kobe on the Lakers that was scary. But as a team they get it. I hate Jackson, more for his Dr. Phil act than being coach Phil, but damn, as a coach, he can get a ragtag of role players to play a cohesive game. Well, surprise, surprise, I see that same quality in MDA. So many naysayers will disagree, but his deficiencies aside, he has a nice ball of clay right now to mold. The only thing to stand in the way is the world famous injury bug. Barring that, if we’re around .500 by midseason, we’re making noise the rest of the way. If we’re better than .500, look out. If we’re around .400, it’s been fun knowing him.

I don’t care about who’s not here. Never have and never will. I like watching other players and other teams, but unless they’re on my team…who the F cares. Until they’re here they not a knick

Sorry I just don’t see it, Phil preaches smart offense and solid defense as opposed to run n gun and no defense. Not to mention that Phil plays his scrubs sometimes and MDA would rather play himself that play the deep bench. Everything else is spot on though. I still see this team as 40-45 wins, 6-8th seed. I think 7th seed. Personally I think we match up pretty well with most of the east except the Heat and Celts, but hey that’s me. We play Chicago we may shock the world. We play Charlotte we may get rocked.

IF this team can truly play hardcore run and gun with no issues, we will be a problem. Add some defensive schemes Pringles! So tough to say what we are until we see this team play. I wish it was November already.

Paul’s a great player, but if it means losing Gallo and AR and taking on Okafor contact it’s not worth it