nba is a joke

[schnakenpopanz]

chris paul to the lakers. the players have all the power to form superstar teams in big market places.
next to come dwight howard....
why was there a lockout anyway?

[thamadkant]

They need to have franchise player contract, max 1 per team.... so 1 max contract per team.

The next biggest contract should be 60% of the Max contract.....


this will prevent multiple stars in one team, unless they plan on HUGE pay cut and a clear label as the "2nd" star.

[jlove_26]

Paul to Lakers sucks, BUT....they just lost 2 major contributors to their team. Unless they can make another trade to bring in another big, IMO, they've taken a step back in the league with this deal. Bynum can't stay healthy and without Pau and Odom to help shore up the middle, they're a lost worse on the boards and defensively.

[JohnVancouver]

looks like the league killed the Paul/LA deal

[Cutter]

AlexKennedyNBA Alex Kennedy
I've talked to a number of agents today. They all believe that David Stern will eventually allow the CP3 trade to go through. We'll see.
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I don't mind the CP3 trade after looking at what LA gave up for him.

However I will be outraged if they are still able to get Dwight Howard.

[GrantHill]

I agree with Gilbert. They get CP3 without giving up a pick. They give up to 30+ players to get the best PG in the league.

[Beas4pres]

whats funny is this trade would of given the suns a shot.

Lakers could not afford to get Howard so

it would be

PAUL
KOBE
ARTEST
NO PF
INCONSISTENT BYNUM

then if PAUL walked next year they would be screwed.

[Avp115]

It's too bad this didn't go through... New Orleans was actually the winner BY A LOT. They would have got a solid PG in Dragic, two top-ten PFs in Scola/Odom, and a 2nd-tier star in Kevin Martin. The rockets would have been hosed. The lakers would not be a better team though. Kobe Bryant is way too much of a ball hog to share a backcourt with that good of a PG, and the Lakers would have to start Luke Walton, LOL. Derrick Fisher also would not get the playing time he deserves as leader of the team.

[JohnVancouver]

It's too bad this didn't go through... New Orleans was actually the winner BY A LOT. They would have got a solid PG in Dragic, two top-ten PFs in Scola/Odom, and a 2nd-tier star in Kevin Martin. The rockets would have been hosed. The lakers would not be a better team though. Kobe Bryant is way too much of a ball hog to share a backcourt with that good of a PG, and the Lakers would have to start Luke Walton, LOL. Derrick Fisher also would not get the playing time he deserves as leader of the team.

+1 - and the pick was not going to be bad either, Minny's via NY