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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Wow! Terry Porter is going to be busy coaching these guys.
     
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    Man, Minny doing their best to make sure that NO gets a good 2012 first rounder from the Clips.
     
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    If that's true about Gordon not being involved that's shameful on rest of league. Nobody can do better for Paul? This is a joke. How can this deal get passed? Least in previous deal hornets got good players. This is the kinda deal Portland never made.
     
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    I agree. Something smells fishy around here.
     
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    The Minny pick in what is expected to be a good draft may be the key, plus salary committment is much lower I believe vs the other trade
     
    Blazinaway, Dec 12, 2011
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    Dallas trying to dump Rudy.

     
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    LMAO, no surprise there!
     
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    I thought Rudy was staying in Spain?
     
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    Paul to Clippers final

    Wow and they get to keep Gordan too?!?! What a fucking trio Paul, Gordon, and Blake Griffin.
     
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    Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
    Clippers are refusing New Orleans-NBA steep asking price for Chris Paul, league sources tell Y! Sports. "Deal could be dying," source says.
    10:08 AM, Dec 12th via web · Details
     
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    They would be stupid to back out. Griffin, Paul, Bulter and Gordan? They have a true shot at making some noise in the playoffs. All are pretty young too, so they can be good for many many years too. Although Sterling is still the owner, so....
     
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    from what I'm seeing, they want Bledsoe back to be their PG and either Gordon OR the MIN pick.

    Honestly, I don't see the Clips walking away from that. Give up the pick, and get CP3 for 2 years. He said that if traded to the Clips he'll pick up his option for next year, delaying his FA period until summer 2013.
     
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    I thought I heard on the radio that the NBA was asking for another 1st?
     
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    Gordon/Bledsoe/MN Pick is what the Hornets/NBA want.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Dec 12, 2011
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    That sounds pretty fair IMO, dropping Aminu and getting Bledsoe (Isn't he out for the year?)
     
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    Bledsoe just had meniscus repair in October, and that's a 2month recovery, iirc (the report, not the medical fact).

    He should be ok for the season opener, if not soon after.
     
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    Gordon and the pick is pretty steep. Would not be surprised if the deal countered by the Clips is Aminu, Bledsoe, Kaman, and a choice of Gordon or the pick.
     
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    I think that's exactly where this is going, and I don't see either the Clips or NOH walking away completely. It's head-and-shoulders above any other offer from both a basketball and business standpoint. They're probably better off just taking the pick and rolling the dice that Minny sucks than getting Gordon and worrying about this same thing happening in two years.
     
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    The deal is dead.

    Gordon wasn't included.

    Two mediocre players/prospects, expiring contract and a lotto pick (even if it's early-mid lotto) just isn't worth it.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Dec 12, 2011
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    I'd quit if I were Demps.
     
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