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If we have learned anything this past week, the rumors of David Stern of being a Greedy, Controlling "Richardnator" are true. Obviously, the NBA top tier Management can't be trusted or will they negotiate in good faith.
I say "SCREW" them! The Lakers 2nd offer was fair & so was the 1st Clipper offer. If the NBA thinks its ok to play w/ franchises, I say keep Paul until the end of the year, let him walk & see how much less you get for the Hornets.
I still think this is a personal issue between Paul & Stern b/c it was Paul who originally yelled at Stern and called him controlling during this past negotiations. I don't think Stern has forgotten or forgiven and he is trying to screw PAUL as much and as HARD as he can to show him who is Boss. I say we just walk away & let the NBA come back to us b/c the Clips offered the best deal & Paul may even want to play for us,

Exactly, best case scenario is NBA realise our deal is the best and do the right thing by CP3 if he does want to come here. Take our 1st deal, not the minny pick or Eric Gordon.

We don't want to stuff this up, we've got the pieces Hornets I THINK would want but the NBA hasn't accepted yet, stay away from negotiating and lets hope the Hornets come around and then everyones happy (I hope)

I'm fine going through the season with the roster that we have now. I'm satisfied. The previous reports were that Neil would not be willing to trade both Gordon and the Minny pick. That's great and I feel the same way. I really do not want to see us give up Gordon. I think it would be a huge mistake that we would regret. He could very well be an all-star this season. Everybody going around saying he's not this or he's not that...they're going to see what he's worth with the increased exposure of this team. If we can get Paul without EJ, then I'm probably not going to complain.

The fact that the Hornets currently have uniforms that say "No LA" on the front of them is all you need to know with where things are headed.