Chris Paul shows love to New Orleans and hints at returning to the Spirit

[fevertrees]

:downspin::downspin::downspin::downspin::downspin: :downspin:

Chris Paul: "I have a connection with New Orleans that I will never forget"


A lot of players have gone from small-market teams to bigger cities and they are usually not popular among fans in their original NBA cities. It's not your case in New Orleans. Why do you think is that, that you are still popular over there?

CP: You know, it's not about me, being popular in New Orleans. I'll always love the city of New Orleans. Even though I don't play there right now, I'm always there, I always go back. I have an after-school program there that is for kids in inner-city schools. I want to try to remain involved in the community there. I'm not here on this USA National Team if not for the fans in New Orleans. I don't know why they love me back. I was there six of the best years of my life. I love the city there, and I think we have a lot in common. Having to overcome adversity... It was just a connection that I will never forget.

[rayjayjohnson]

that's a stretch BR

[Clipper Nation]

He also recently said something about how if he could have been offered the extension he'll get from the Clippers next summer this year, he'd sign it, tbh....

[baseline bum]

He just sees the writing on the wall about monkeyball knees tbh.

[Clipper Nation]

He just sees the writing on the wall about monkeyball knees tbh.
Then he'd have no reason to even entertain the possibility of playing with the oft-injured Cornerstone and Monkeyball ankles, tbh..... :lol

[BRHornet45]

lol he'll want back in a year or two whenever the Hornets are the best team in the NBA.

[tesseractive]

in a year or two whenever the Hornets are the best team in the NBA.

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[tesseractive]

Son, just because a kid has a moustache on the wrong half of his face is no reason to think he can singlehandedly take on LeBron and Wade or Durant and Westbrook. Real talk.

[Stabula]

Son, just because a kid has a moustache on the wrong half of his face is no reason to think he can singlehandedly take on LeBron and Wade or Durant and Westbrook. Real talk.

Agreed but I swear Westbrick is very overrated.

[fevertrees]

The Cornerstone is a better player than anyone on the Spurs roster, and that's pretty damn pathetic.

[tesseractive]

The Cornerstone is a better player than anyone on the Spurs roster, and that's pretty damn pathetic.

Where did he finish in the MVP voting last year?

[fevertrees]

Where did he finish in the MVP voting last year?

lol @ jaded Spurs fans thinking 4 first place votes for Tony Parker is something to brag about. :lol

[pass1st]

lol he'll want back in a year or two whenever the Hornets are the best team in the NBA.

Son, I like the Hornets/Spirit but I don't think they will be even a top 3 team in the west unless Davis becomes the next Duncan and Rivers turns into Tim Hardaway.

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

BR prolly has an ass tat of CP3 which smiles everytime he sits down.

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

Son, I like the Hornets/Spirit but I don't think they will be even a top 3 team in the west unless Davis becomes the next Duncan and Rivers turns into Tim Hardaway.
Son, New Orleans will be a bottom feeder for years to come until the day they move to Seattle and start winning.

[pass1st]

Son, New Orleans will be a bottom feeder for years to come until the day they move to Seattle and start winning.

I actually think they will start making playoffs and be solid 1st or even 2nd round exits in a matter of a few years.

[tesseractive]

lol @ jaded Spurs fans thinking 4 first place votes for Tony Parker is something to brag about. :lol

Gordon has talent, no doubt, and potential coming out of his ass. But until he actually starts helping a team win games -- and games that matter -- Parker is a way better basketball player. Simple fact.

[racm]

How many playoff games did Eric Gordon play in again?

[fevertrees]

How many playoff games did Eric Gordon play in again?

How many future Hall of Fame players or coaches has the Cornerstone been able to play with?

[TE]

How many future Hall of Fame players or coaches has the Cornerstone been able to play with?

What's up BR?

God bless son

[DMC]

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao
He means dog years.

[fevertrees]

STATS DONT LIE

Cornerstone VS Parker
PPG: 18.2 16.8
FG%: .452 .492
3 PT %: .370 .310
FT%: .807 .738
RBs Per Game: 2.7 2.6
ASTs Per Game: 3.3 5.9
Steals Per Game: 1.1 1.0
BLKs Per Game: .03 .01
TOs per game: 2.4 2.5


Cornerstone beats Parker in EVERY stat except two!

[Technique]

Might as well pull out Big Al's high school numbers.

Fat fuck.

[DejuanorwhatDude]

1 Finals MVP tbh

[tesseractive]

STATS DONT LIE

Cornerstone VS Parker
PPG: 18.2 16.8
FG%: .452 .492
3 PT %: .370 .310
FT%: .807 .738
RBs Per Game: 2.7 2.6
ASTs Per Game: 3.3 5.9
Steals Per Game: 1.1 1.0
BLKs Per Game: .03 .01
TOs per game: 2.4 2.5


Cornerstone beats Parker in EVERY stat except two!
Yeah, nice math. 0.1 more RB, 0.1 more STL, 0.2 more BLK per game, and 0.1 less TO >>>>>> nearly twice as many assists, because 4 stats > 1 stat :lmao :lmao :lmao

Win Shares:
TP: 7.1
EG: 0.7

WS/48:
TP: .177
EG: .115

PER:
TP: 22.0
EG: 19.2

ORtg:
TP: 112
EG: 105

DRtg:
TP: 106
EG: 106

ORtg - DRtg:
TP : 6
EG: -1 -- gives up more points than he helps produce :lmao :lmao :lmao

Games played/Season:
TP: 73.3
EG: 51.3 :lmao :lmao :lmao

Career Playoff Win Shares:
TP: 9.5
EG: 0 :lmao :lmao :lmao

Career All Star Games:
TP: 4
EG: 0

Career All-NBA Teams:
TP: 2 (1 2nd, 1 3rd)
EG: 0

Career Playoff MVPs:
TP: 1
EG: 0

[fevertrees]

lol like Parker would have any of those "stats" if he played for the Clippers. Spurs fans always failing to see the BIG PICTURE as always :lol

[tesseractive]

lol like Parker would have any of those "stats" if he played for the Clippers.

:cry Eric Gordon has everything stacked against him :cry
:cry He can't make his teammates better because he doesn't have the right teammates :cry
:cry Not his fault he can't carry a team :cry
:cry Not his fault he's never won anywhere :cry
:cry Not his fault he can't stay healthy :cry
:cry Not his fault his team couldn't win until he left :cry
:cry Not his fault he doesn't play defense :cry
:cry If someone else would only make his team win, he'd be on a winning team :cry
:cry If someone else would carry his team to the playoffs, he'd be on a playoff team :cry
:cry If someone else won him rings, he'd have rings :cry
:cry If someone else made him play well enough to be an All-Star, he'd be an All-Star :cry

[MattBonnerExperience]

lol he'll want back in a year or two whenever the Hornets are the best team in the NBA.

Ahaha, I'm quoting this so I can have a good laugh In a couple years.

[fevertrees]

if the Spurs had a healthy Cornerstone with Duncan they would have never gotten the shit beat out of them in the first round by an 8th seed

[tesseractive]

if the Spurs had a healthy Cornerstone with Duncan they would have never gotten the shit beat out of them in the first round by an 8th seed

Well, I bet the Hornets and Clippers wish they knew what it was like to have a healthy Gordon. :lol

But no, Tony Allen would have erased his ass right out of that series, especially with Gasol and Randolph backing him up in the paint. :lol

And Gordon sure as shit couldn't have been the centerpiece of an offense this year that was predicated on distributing to all 5 players on the court. Think he could have gotten so many easy shots for everyone else on his squad? Has he ever made anyone on either of his teams better? Nope.

Nice scorer, gets his numbers, doesn't give you much of anything else. Can't anchor a whole team's offense like Parker, certainly can't anchor a whole team's defense either. Probably can't be the best player on a playoff team, never mind a conference finals team. So no, he's not remotely in Parker's league.

[fevertrees]

LOL Parker couldnt even anchor his own damn marriage and you are going to talk about the Spurs team?

[tesseractive]

LOL Parker couldnt even anchor his own damn marriage and you are going to talk about the Spurs team?

Gosh, I just got completely owned talking about basketball, so I think I'll see if I can distract anyone with my lame comedy stylings. :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Clipper Nation]

I see BR conveniently didn't link to the article and left out these parts....


How do you feel about the Clippers' offseason additions? Grant Hill, Jamal Crawford, Chauncey Billups...

CP: We had a big offseason. Our front office did an outstanding job bringing some players in. I'm excited to get back and play with my teammates.

Were you active recruiting players?

CP: Yeah, no question. I talked to Grant, talked to Chauncey, talked to Jamal... Talked to just everybody I possibly could.

What was your pitch to convince those guys?

CP: My thing was, first of all, this is a first-class organization. Our front office and our staff is one of the best in the league. I also was just telling them how fun it would be to play with me, Blake [Griffin], DeAndre [Jordan] and Caron Butler.
:lol BR
:lol Reaching
:lol Hoping and praying for CP3 to come back to the Spirit

[pass1st]

:lol first class organization

[Bill_Brasky]

lol like Parker would have any of those "stats" if he played for the Clippers. Spurs fans always failing to see the BIG PICTURE as always :lol

Classic goal post movement.

[Bynumite]

Right now, with the way both teams have been built, CP3 would have a better shot at the championship with the Hornets than with the monkeyballers tbh.

[pass1st]

Right now, with the way both teams have been built, CP3 would have a better shot at the championship with the Hornets than with the monkeyballers tbh.

Clippers overpaying Monkeyball pretty much seals their fate as a for-profit team and not a winning team. Monkeyball shouldn't make more than 14 mil

[Clipper Nation]

Right now, with the way both teams have been built, CP3 would have a better shot at the championship with the Hornets than with the monkeyballers tbh.


Clippers overpaying Monkeyball pretty much seals their fate as a for-profit team and not a winning team. Monkeyball shouldn't make more than 14 mil

:lol Desperate to see the Clippers fail

[The Gemini Method]

:lol Desperate to see the Clippers fail


Not really. They've been a failure for soooooooo long that it is nice to see them actually attempt to do something other than suck.

[The Batman]

Still won't help WNBA ratings.

[pass1st]

:lol Desperate to see the Clippers fail

:lol That's like saying I'm desperate to see the sun rise.

[Clipper Nation]

Not really. They've been a failure for soooooooo long that it is nice to see them actually attempt to do something other than suck.

Are you sure you're actually a Lakerfan? That's FAR too classy to be real, tbh... :hat

[Latarian Milton]

would rather have an OJ Mayo who would crank out similar outputs but only cost 1/10 $ :lol

[dunkman]

if the Spurs had a healthy Cornerstone with Duncan they would have never gotten the shit beat out of them in the first round by an 8th seed

Cornerstone is Cornerstone for some playoff games tbh, and is mostly good in others. The key is if healthy, though.

[racm]

Gordon = Bogut of SGs tbh

Very good, but has never had a healthy season.