NBA Basketball

[Nicorice]

raptors should just tank and get a high lottery next year though they'd probably waste it again.

[atrak]

odom to the mavs for a 1st round draft pick? guess the lakers had to get rid of odom but kupchak is digging a big hole. if he doesn't get howard, he's screwed.

odom ain't no chandler, but it's a solid pick up for the mavs. on that note, knicks are looking good on paper. if they would have kept billups, they would've been even stronger.

[Epoc]

Indiana has a pretty wicked front court..

[conqueror]

after alot of real shitty boston trades, big baby for bass isn't upsetting me as much as it once would.

[Solix]

odom to the mavs for a 1st round draft pick? guess the lakers had to get rid of odom but kupchak is digging a big hole. if he doesn't get howard, he's screwed.

Odom requested that he be traded after the whole fiasco. I always liked the dude, felt that last year he was finally playing at his potential. Sad to see him go. Highly doubt we'll get Howard though.

[jaac]

cp3 + blake griffin = daily alley oop highlight videos

[i wear shooes]

if cp3 goes to the clippers.. that starting line up is a problem

cp3, gordon, butler, griffen, jordan

god damn that is SOLID.

[atrak]

damn. was really hoping to see paul go to the clippers, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/12/12/what-now-for-chris-paul/?ls=iref:nbahpt1

i doubt paul is going to go anywhere. seems like the NBA owners are going to want way too much from whatever team he would be traded to.

[chantheman]

damn. was really hoping to see paul go to the clippers, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen

http://hangtime.blog...ls=iref:nbahpt1

i doubt paul is going to go anywhere. seems like the NBA owners are going to want way too much from whatever team he would be traded to.

this

and then at the end of the year hes going to walk and then the hornets are going to be up shit creek

[dunkin deeznuts]

Melo hurt already

and i can see the Hornets (Stern) trading CP3 to a small market team (memphis, utah) for so so pieces just so he can be "see i told you I dont favor large market teams"

[chantheman]

Melo hurt already

and i can see the Hornets (Stern) trading CP3 to a small market team (memphis, utah) for so so pieces just so he can be "see i told you I dont favor large market teams"

o damn. shit would hit the fan if that happened.

Chairman Stern leader of the Communist party

[lil brown brother]

the word is "contraction"

[i wear shooes]

billups to the clippers.

they have mo williams and eric bledsoe too.

mmmm and they are back in talks to getting cp3.

Blake is just smiling at all of this.

[Othari]

David Stern is leading the NBA in blocks.

[Guest Methimphibian]

mmmm and they are back in talks to getting cp3.

Blake is just smiling at all of this.

clipps backed out, keep in mind they would have to give up something like gordon + another player(s) + draft pick. The lakers want CP the most of any team in the league, in order to replace an aging kobe. I still think the original deal with pau + odom and dragic/scola to N.O. was benefical for all parties involved, very dumb decision by stern. and now that they gave up odom for nothing it leaves more room in the salary cap.

it will be interesting the next few days.. in fact i'm starting to think d12 is just plan B if the cp talks ultimately fail

[mr.invincible]

7-2, lets go new arena

[atrak]

chris paul to the clips http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7353870/sources-los-angeles-new-orleans-hornets-agree-chris-paul-trade

stoaked for the clippers but damn they gave up a lot. is billups going to play back up to paul? or does vinny del negro start cp3 at the point and billups at 2?

[hamham3001]

wow.. clips gave up so much.. EG & Wolve's pick? god damn.. now they have 3 PGs(4 if you count mo williams).. wtf

Edited December 15, 2011 by hamham3001

[footfeet]

clips won't be much better with chris paul for all they gave up. they should've just backed out.

[Solix]

Billups signed to a subpar team even tho he wanted to test the FA waters for an elite team, now he's playing second to CP3. Billups gonna be salty af.

[factorization]

um, chris paul has a history of sharing the backcourt fairly well with another PG, so having both him and billups on the floor at the same time isn't that weird of a proposition. kaman was obviously on his way out after deandre signed that deal, so basically all the clippers really lose is eric gordon (draft picks don't really mean anything to contenders, which the clippers have become by adding paul).

losing gordon will undoubtedly come back to bite the clippers in the ass some day, but that day probably won't come for another couple years. even if eg blows up this season (probably will), he's stuck on basically the worst roster in the NBA, and won't be going any where any time soon. since billups can't be traded this season, I imagine mo williams is on the block, and if the clippers can turn him into a back-up big man, they'll be in pretty good shape (I think deandre is the only center on their roster, and it's just unrealistic to expect 40+ minutes a night from him right now).

also -- the clippers already added caron butler, so the aminu loss is negligible at this point. barring disaster/injury, this upcoming season is looking pretty decent for the clips.

Edited December 15, 2011 by factorization

[chantheman]

clippers might have just traded the #1 pick for the 2nd straight year...

they should have told stern to fuck himself and held out until they could have kept the pick or gordon. no other team was going to trade for paul so the clips had the leverage.

[Solix]

um, chris paul has a history of sharing the backcourt fairly well with another PG, so having both him and billups on the floor at the same time isn't that weird of a proposition.

It's not about how good Chris Paul is at sharing the backcourt, it's whether Billups is willing to cooperate. Chauncey was pretty firm in warning teams not to claim him as he wanted to seek out an elite team. Chauncey now has to either be a backup or play out of position for a team that, even with a new look, still isn't sure-in for the playoffs.

Edited December 15, 2011 by Solix

[chantheman]

Chauncey is having dinner with Del Negro and the Clippers tonight. hopefully they figure it out

[atrak]

lakers mad? http://www.latimes.c...0,3146965.story

Edited December 15, 2011 by atrak

[i wear shooes]

NEED ONE MORE TEAM

http://supertalk.superfuture.com/index.php?/topic/130161-sufu-fantasy-basketball-2011-2012/

[dunkin deeznuts]

tempted....

[atrak]

jesus. tried to get clippers / bulls tickets. went on sale at 10 am and they sold out with in minutes. Definitely think the clips gave up too much to get chris paul but i'm sure he's going to fill up the seats this year.

[DaBestSpoona]

^

You're crazy, the whole time Eric Gordan and Kamen were on the Clippers they were lottery bound. That Minn pick is not going to be too high since Rick Adelmann is coaching. Eric Gordan is a good player, but he is not a difference maker that Chris Paul is. Kamen, Gordan, Aminou, a first round pick for Paul and 2 second round picks is pretty damn good.

[albinolove]

Anybody know where I can get a livestream of the bulls game? Or all of the games for that matter...