Chris Paul demanding trade?

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LeBron Advises Chris Paul on his "Decision"

Nobody is blaming Chris Paul for wanting out of New Orleans. The roster is a wreck, the Hornets fired a coach he liked, fired their general manager and ownership is changing hands. There's no direction and really, no immediate success on the horizon.

And today, CP3 got an endorsement for someone that may sour some on Paul's demands. LeBron James tweeted: "Best of luck to my brother @oneandonlycp3 . Do what's best for You and your family." At this point, LeBron endorsing CP3's idea to leave his club is like Bernie Madoff recommending the next Secretary of the Treasury.

Brian Windhorst of the Plain Dealer put it rather brilliantly in just 140 characters : "These days 'brand management' & 'doing what is best for your family' apparently means turning off as many of your fans as possible. "

It's almost getting to the point where someone could commit armed robbery or sell meth and it would be justified as long as they precluded it with a, "I'm going to do what's best for me and my family." Wait, actually that's the plot of Breaking Bad and honestly, within the context of that show, it makes total sense.

Source: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/23351865

 

[SacKings7]

Paul met with the Hornets today, and was supposed to publicly demand a trade. Looks like that's off, as the meeting seemed to go really well. Good for the Hornets and for Paul, I'd hate to not be able to cheer for ANOTHER of my favorite players.

Chris Paul met with several members of the Hornets front office on Monday to discuss the state of the franchise and a possible trade.

“The meeting went well," wrote Paul in a statement. "It was great to get an opportunity to sit down with Coach Williams, President Weber and our new General Manager Dell Demps. I expressed my desire to win and I like what they said about the direction that they want to take the team. I have been a Hornet my entire career and I hope to represent the city of New Orleans and state of Louisiana for many years to come.”



Read more: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...h_positive_outlook_for_hornets/#ixzz0uoqnJ21H

 

[LPKingsFan]

Lastly, superstars demanding trades or leaving via free agency is not new. It's been a part of the NBA for decades now. We went through the anxiety of having a superstar free agent in 2001. It's a part of sports. And it sucks, because we very well might lose Tyreke and/or DMC. And I'd be pissed. But if we play our cards right, they'll hopefully weigh their options down the line and determine that their best road to glory and success in the NBA is staying right where they are. If they have a legitimate gripe because of the trajectory of the team at that time, then I'll be upset with management, not so much the players.

I just think that people are up in arms because, as SacKings7 said, no one wants to be the next Cleveland Cavaliers. But the Cavs weren't the first team to lose their revered superstar, and they won't be the last. It's free agency. It's part of being a fan.

You're right, it's nothing new. I thought Vince Carter was lame for forcing his way out of Toronto, and I'd think pretty poorly of Chris Paul if he carries through with the name in New Orleans. It is very different from the LeBron situation--worse, in my mind. Chris Paul is not a free agent. He's getting paid max dollars, superstar money. He should act like a superstar and not carpet bag to another star's team.

 

[Bricklayer]

You're right, it's nothing new. I thought Vince Carter was lame for forcing his way out of Toronto, and I'd think pretty poorly of Chris Paul if he carries through with the name in New Orleans. It is very different from the LeBron situation--worse, in my mind. Chris Paul is not a free agent. He's getting paid max dollars, superstar money. He should act like a superstar and not carpet bag to another star's team.

Its not superstars demanding trades -- that's deliberately missing the point. Its superstars demanding trades to teams with other superstars, opting out to join other superstar led teams etc. That is almost unheard of amongst superstars in their prime. It flies directly in the face of everything you expect of them, and unfortunately there are almost no built in protections to prevent it because up until this era its just not been a major concern. It has been noted, often by the principals themselves, that there is no way in hell Bird would have wanted to bug out and go join Magic, nor Jordan join Stockton and Malone, or vice versa. You just didn't have to worry about that. Every once in a while things would get so bad that a superstar would want out, he might even have a list of teams, but that list was never going to focus exclusively on teams with loads of other superstars so he could just come in and never have to fear losing again. System doesn't work if those are the superstar's values. System doesn't work if the league's top 10 players all end up on 3 teams.

 

[Superman]

Its not superstars demanding trades -- that's deliberately missing the point. Its superstars demanding trades to teams with other superstars, opting out to join other superstar led teams etc. That is almost unheard of amongst superstars in their prime. It flies directly in the face of everything you expect of them, and unfortunately there are almost no built in protections to prevent it because up until this era its just not been a major concern. It has been noted, often by the principals themselves, that there is no way in hell Bird would have wanted to bug out and go join Magic, nor Jordan join Stockton and Malone, or vice versa. You just didn't have to worry about that. Every once in a while things would get so bad that a superstar would want out, he might even have a list of teams, but that list was never going to focus exclusively on teams with loads of other superstars so he could just come in and never have to fear losing again. System doesn't work if those are the superstar's values. System doesn't work if the league's top 10 players all end up on 3 teams.

As far as free agent signings go, star players can sign wherever they want, given salary cap restrictions and so forth. Not doing anything about that.

As for trades, the Hornets have apparently told Chris Paul to take his wish list and shove it. He doesn't even have a no-trade clause, so the Hornets could send him to the Clippers or Timberwolves, and wag their tongues at him four times a year, and there's nothing he could do about it. Superstars demanding trades is nothing new, and teams can tell their players to sit still and be quiet, or be shipped off to Siberia, wish list be damned. All it takes is for a couple of teams to stand up to guys like Chris Paul, and trade demands will be scarce. The Miami Three were all ineligible to even ask for no-trade clauses, and so will Paul be when his contract expires, not having been in the NBA for the minimum eight years required to have a no-trade clause in your contract. I just don't see NBA GMs willing to trade superstar players to a team that's trying to put a dynasty together. In Chris Paul's case, if he wants to go to the Knicks, it seems he'll have to wait until 2012, and the new CBA may have messed that entire proposition up for him by then.

 

[SacKings7]

As far as free agent signings go, star players can sign wherever they want, given salary cap restrictions and so forth. Not doing anything about that.

As for trades, the Hornets have apparently told Chris Paul to take his wish list and shove it. He doesn't even have a no-trade clause, so the Hornets could send him to the Clippers or Timberwolves, and wag their tongues at him four times a year, and there's nothing he could do about it. Superstars demanding trades is nothing new, and teams can tell their players to sit still and be quiet, or be shipped off to Siberia, wish list be damned. All it takes is for a couple of teams to stand up to guys like Chris Paul, and trade demands will be scarce. The Miami Three were all ineligible to even ask for no-trade clauses, and so will Paul be when his contract expires, not having been in the NBA for the minimum eight years required to have a no-trade clause in your contract. I just don't see NBA GMs willing to trade superstar players to a team that's trying to put a dynasty together. In Chris Paul's case, if he wants to go to the Knicks, it seems he'll have to wait until 2012, and the new CBA may have messed that entire proposition up for him by then.

In Paul's defense, he never actually publicly demanded a trade. And all seems well in New Orleans for the time being.

 

[Superman]

In Paul's defense, he never actually publicly demanded a trade. And all seems well in New Orleans for the time being.

Yeah, but if they're 12-19 in January and the deadline is looming, let's see what Chris Paul has to say then.

 

[SacKings7]

Yeah, but if they're 12-19 in January and the deadline is looming, let's see what Chris Paul has to say then.

That's why I said for the time being

P.S. These new smilies just don't cut it