Chris Paul to the Rockets

nickhx2 · Post #21 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:39 pm

unfortunately i think any dreams of lebron to LA died today. not that they were all that much of a possibility.

wassuphomeboy · Post #22 » by **wassuphomeboy** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:40 pm

What an awful trade. Obviously bad for the Clippers but I'm not even sure it pushes Houston over the top unless they maybe add 1 more FA.

Forte IV · Post #23 » by **Forte IV** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:42 pm

So what is our cap room looking like now?

UKClipperfan · Post #24 » by **UKClipperfan** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:43 pm

Read on Twitter

She makes a good point. I just hope it doesn't extend to Blake and DJ. I'd rather not go into complete rebuild mode, but with Jerry West behind the decisions I'm good either way. This also means 2018 cap room will exceed 70 million. Guess you never really know what happens in the background. Never would've thought CP and Harden would be 'determined' to play together.

donemilio21 · Post #25 » by **donemilio21** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:44 pm

Forte IV wrote:So what is our cap room looking like now?

without Blake or Redick we are $22million under the cap

nickhx2 · Post #26 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:46 pm

west's philosophy is if a guy doesn't wanna be here then let him go for nothing. i remember it from his commentary during the denver/carmelo trade days.

nickhx2 · Post #27 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:49 pm

btw i wanna be mad at paul but it's conflicting. who i'm really angry at is doc rivers for squandering so many years. i don't think this would have ever happened if we had built better teams around chris paul.

Lava Rock Kid · Post #28 » by **Lava Rock Kid** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:49 pm

Did you all see the lob city video of Jordan and blake celebrating when they heard chris paul was traded? youtube it.

wco81 · Post #29 » by **wco81** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:53 pm

UKClipperfan wrote:

Read on Twitter

She makes a good point. I just hope it doesn't extend to Blake and DJ. I'd rather not go into complete rebuild mode, but with Jerry West behind the decisions I'm good either way. This also means 2018 cap room will exceed 70 million. Guess you never really know what happens in the background. Never would've thought CP and Harden would be 'determined' to play together.

But it sounds like CP3 instigated this trade. If the Clippers didn't trade him, he would have opted out and signed with Houston as a FA.

They're also saying Blake didn't want to be back if CP3 stayed with the Clippers.

So when DJ agreed to sign with Dallas, supposedly there was friction between him and CP3 as well.

Forte IV · Post #30 » by **Forte IV** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:54 pm

Lava Rock Kid wrote:Did you all see the lob city video of Jordan and blake celebrating when they heard chris paul was traded? youtube it.

Thank you for adding insightful information into our conversation.

nickhx2 · Post #31 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:00 pm

DoItALL9 · Post #32 » by **DoItALL9** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:03 pm

nickhx2 wrote:west's philosophy is if a guy doesn't wanna be here then let him go for nothing. i remember it from his commentary during the denver/carmelo trade days.

He got more than "nothing"
What more could he have gotten? Houston was in the driver's seat.

Quake Griffin · Post #33 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:10 pm

Watch on YouTube

Even though we are moving on, it wasn't all bad.
Thank you for your time Chris. Godspeed.

Now onto developing a winner for the fans.

Quake Griffin · Post #34 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:12 pm

anybody else happy to get back into the draft and have multiple picks next year?

Quake Griffin · Post #35 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:13 pm

Lava Rock Kid wrote:Did you all see the lob city video of Jordan and blake celebrating when they heard chris paul was traded? youtube it.

cannot find.

please post.

wassuphomeboy · Post #36 » by **wassuphomeboy** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:19 pm

Quake Griffin wrote:anybody else happy to get back into the draft and have multiple picks next year?

No

Fencer reregistered · Post #37 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:21 pm

cedric76 wrote: Paul will flop in Houston

That's a job requirement for Rocket guards.

mttwlsn16 · Post #38 » by **mttwlsn16** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:22 pm

Quake Griffin wrote:anybody else happy to get back into the draft and have multiple picks next year?

Very

pughead · Post #39 » by **pughead** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:23 pm

I think you guys are going to be so happy when Paul is two years into the huge contract he's going to sign and it's not your problem to deal with.

wassuphomeboy · Post #40 » by **wassuphomeboy** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:25 pm

pughead wrote:I think you guys are going to be so happy when Paul is two years into the huge contract he's going to sign and it's not your problem to deal with.

Let us know when another CP3 type talent comes around because they totally grow on trees everywhere