AboveLegit

I still believe the league has enough justification for its' actions.

Here's what I'm getting out of this. The league is in the process of selling the Hornets. Payroll and marketability are two factors that determine the sale of a team. This deal would essentially send away a superstar in Chris Paul, and add 30 million to the payroll this year, and 21 million next year in mid-tier, low marketable players. Who's going to buy that team? The trade would increase the cost of ownership, and decrease the likelihood of profitability. If Chris Paul files a grievance, he would lose. I believe Stern has enough justification to invalidate the trade.

sam_amick Sam Amick League spokesman Tim Frank to SI.com: "Not true that owners killed the (3-team) deal. It wasn't even discussed at the Board meeting..."

On a more serious note, I'm kind of confused by all this. Are the owners doing this because they feel the Hornets aren't getting a good amount in return? Or are they doing this for the more obvious reason of them not wanting to see star players going to big market teams?

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They will definitely miss Martin's scoring, but replacing Scola with Pau is huge. You're bringing in a legitimate All Star now, and frees up time for Patt Patterson to develop. Courtney Lee also gets a chance to step up. You also free up space for Nene who appears to be on his way to Houston based off Morey trading the first rounder to free up more cap space.

Morey has to put together a playoff caliber team each season because that's what his owner, Les Alexander demands. Owner doesn't want to lose money in a season, and wants to keep profiting. Morey wants to blow it all up, but he just can't.

I'd put more of the blame on Dell Demps, the GM of the Hornets though, because ultimately it's up to him to accept the deal. He completely got raped in this deal.

That's fine and all, the Lakers are known for their great management, but that doesn't dispute the fact that what they gave up isn't logical from the Hornets perspective. People have a good reason to be upset over this.

I thought there was no chance of LA getting CP3, and this was strictly off of what I thought was logical. Now I'm 100% certain Dwight is going to them as well. Smh. No one, not one person can make a compelling argument stating that what the Hornets got was good... or even logical.

It's because of their owner, Les Alexander. He refuses to rebuild, and wants to keep his team in the playoffs.

http://twitter.com/#!/daldridgetnt/status/144924322891440128 Sorry Kyle

Disgusted. Hornets are [expletive]ing idiots for accepting this.

Melo has a scorers mentality, your primary p&r guy shouldn't be him.. Dantoni's offense has always stressed the importance of a good PG, this will be his first year working without one. And the addition of Chandler is huge, they may be able to rival the Celtics for the division title this year (unless they get CP3).

So stupid. What are the Hornets thinking?

I like that the Clips were aggressive, they got a major upgrade at the SF over Gomes. I think the Clips want him as more of a glue guy rather than a top option on offense. Actually, come to think of it, he would fit in nicely as a sixth man. He's a volume scorer that needs the ball in his hands in order to be effective. Start a low usage guy like Gomes, and have Butler work with the second unit. I know they didn't pay 8 million for a guy to come off the bench, but it would get the most production out of him.

Agreed, and it's not that Prince is a bad player, Kuester and Curry played a lot of small ball last season which was abysmal to watch. They ran the offense through Tayshaun, you just can't do that. There's absolutely no bright spots for the Pistons outside of Monroe. I don't have much faith in Brandon Knight as a PG in this league.

Exactly, I just can't fathom New Orleans going for this deal over Boston's or even the Warriors and Clippers..

See the thing I'm wondering is, how will the offense work? Last year you had willing/good passers to initiate the pick and roll with Amare, which was absolutely devastating for defenses last season. Now you can't assume Melo those responsibilities because he's not a good passer, nor is he a willing one (especially off the p&r). If you're a Knicks fan right now, there's absolutely no reason to feel upset. All of this talk is just minor concerns, I fully believe with Chandler, New York is legitimate contender despite their weak bench and potentially poor PG play. Now the question of how far this Knicks squad goes is up for debate, because depth is a major issue, but there's no denying the talent they possess.

I'm still wondering what valuable asset New Orleans is getting out of this deal... Pat Patterson? Really? And if Houston does this deal, they'll be stuck in mediocrity, when will they learn how to rebuild the right way? I have yet to figure out what Morey is trying to accomplish there. Hornets are also cooling off on the three way deal featuring the Celtics and are reconsidering just doing a trade between the two. It's clear that Boston's offer is the best one out there, only question is whether CP3 wants to go there. Ainge has the balls to do this deal without any guarantee of Paul signing an extension.

I love the signing, this is exactly what they needed. However, there's still a downside to this. The PG position is the most important position in Dantoni's offense, you can't leave it up to the erratic play of Toney Douglas can you? Knicks had a lot of problems, particularly in the playoffs when it came to rebounding and contesting shots in the paint. Those days are over if/when they get Chandler.

See this is where Danny Ainge can work his magic, he's not attached to any player on his roster, he has the Clippers 2012 first, and if the Hornets keep getting low balled, they may be inclined to just accept Boston's offer. New Orleans clearly wants to deal CP3 before the season, trade talks need to start heating up within the next week or so.

Love this.

I like this signing, it takes the pressure off of Manu and Gary Neal who were forced to assume ball handling responsibilities whenever Parker was out. Besides, the Spurs desperately need depth at the guard positions during this condensed season.

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