Quick on Wheels at Work

That's why it's painful.

 

The main, and in fact ONLY reason Monty went there is because THEY OFFERED HIM A JOB COACHING IN THE NBA!

There are 30 NBA coaching positions. Unless you're Phil Jackson or a CEO (or somebody offers you a better NBA coaching position - see below), if somebody offers you one, you say "yes."

OF COURSE he wants Paul to stay (and Paul will). But it's not the main reason he took the job.

(Notice that Chris God Almighty Paul wasn't enough to get Tom Thibodeau to take NO when Chi was available. And this from a guy who would finally be in a place where people would know how to spell and say his name.)

 

Painful Oden extraction.

Actually, that's why it won't happen.

 

True. Maybe add Przybilla for Posey and save the Hornets $7 mil? That saves them money and makes them a better team.

 

The main reason Monty went there was they offered him a head coaching position.

 

Agree with this. Add Przybilla and fringe players, as well as Emeka/Posey etc., and this is a move (from the Hornets' stanpoint) that:
A) they can save some face with the fan base, getting back a 3-time all-star
B) they get better at a position of need (SG)
C) they shed some bad contracts

And we don't have to worry about the Roy/Paul dynamic and giving up 2 of Batum/LMA/Oden etc.

 

You're trading capspace and a great prospect for one of the best players of his generation. Really? You wouldn't add Batum?

 

What the fuck are you babbling about? The rest of your mindless rant aside, I'm not going to take Jason Quick's word on how Pritchard could have kept his job. Pritchard never once distanced himself from LaGarie's words, so I can only assume he agrees with those words and is just going to do his job until fired so he gets paid for next season.

 

The very fact that New Orleans hired Monty Williams tells me they aren't serious about making a run at a title anytime soon. Nothing against Monty, but Chris Paul in his prime needs a better winning situation, and I hope his agent is putting pressure on ownership to either spend some money now to win or find a trade for him that saves NO some money. Paul is too good of a player to play in that market and have to carry them to an 8-seed from now on.

 

Of your 6,200 posts, this is by far the best!

 

...to add on, I don't know if you've heard about it but there is this huge oil spill in the gulf of mexico thats going to impact the economy of that area. Their fanbase's disposable income was affected by Katrina a few years back and this catastrophe is looks to be at least as rough.

I'd speculate it's a lot more likely they tie Collison to one of their bad contracts (like Posey) and try to land a decent SF then move CP... he's their marketing spearhead.

STOMP

 

Agreed 100%.

You have to look at it from the POV of the prospective buyer. Giving up Collison to dump a bad contract may actually increase the value of the team. Giving up Paul for anything less than a S&T for LeBron decreases the value of the asset.

 

And apparently the prospective buyer is in the oil business and has been hurt financially and may not be able to buy the team, leaving Shinn in a very bad position. (Sorry I read this today, but can't remember where.)

 

Here's the quote, was from ESPN: "The Hornets' uncertain ownership situation could be playing a role in other clubs' pursuit of Paul as well.

When Hornets owner George Shinn reached an agreement in early May to sell his shares to minority partner Gary Chouest, it appeared that the franchise would be on stronger financial footing.

Now the sale of the team to Chouest is on hold. Team president Hugh Weber said recently that uncertainty caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has contributed to delays in the transaction because Chouest and many of his business partners work in the oil industry. Chouest owns a company that designs, builds and operates supply vessels for companies operating offshore oil platforms in the Gulf and around the world.

 

Or perhaps Chouest said I can't afford to keep Paul and Okafor; but you (Shinn) gotta do the dirty work so I won't get the blame.

 

This makes no sense..... why buy the team just to trade away a top 5 nba player...