Welcome to SA, CP3

[HarlemHeat37]

Well, it would be really foolish to sign a player to a monster deal, everybody hates. That antiquated asshole should just retire since nobody likes him. I mean, when a person has cancer, you don't destroy all the healthy tissue and leave the cancer.

Players can tolerate assholes if the team is winning, ex. Dad Killer and Kobe..Phil Jackson made it work, maybe Pop would, as well..I'm just skeptical, since the Spurs haven't had leaders that berate their teammates, that's usually reserved for Pop and only Pop

Robinson and Duncan were the complete opposite..Kawhi isn't a leader, yet..

[HarlemHeat37]

Thats true but Durant signed for less to win...so he is case and point why Paul could leave. I don't think it's inevitable, but I do think it's a strong possibility if the Spurs can field a compe ive team while gutting its roster.

Durant went to play in the Bay Area, though..in his own words, part of the selling point was being apart of the off-court environment and being involved with Silicon Valley projects, etc..

We'll see, of course..none of us know how Paul feels, all guessing..

[BatManu20]

[Nathan89]

Durant went to play in the Bay Area, though..in his own words, part of the selling point was being apart of the off-court environment and being involved with Silicon Valley projects, etc..

We'll see, of course..none of us know how Paul feels, all guessing..

His own words are bull . He went there because he wanted to get the easiest possible rings.

[Nathan89]

Durant also makes a ton more than CP3 off the court so him taking a little less is irrelevant to him

[Hoops Czar]

It's Happening......Maybe?

http://www.morningnewsusa.com/nba-ru...s-2380604.html

New Big 3!

tbh...

[objective]

Would State Farm add Kawhi to their commercials to replace DeAndre?

[Hoops Czar]

Would State Farm add Kawhi to their commercials to replace DeAndre?

"The lady already asked that question!"

[cd98]

Kawhi doesn't have the personality for those commercials.

[objective]

One question i have is whether Paul is still a good defender or just living off reputation.

There's a YouTube video about him getting abused by George Hill in the playoffs. Of course, the video is made by an uploader who seems to only make videos to make players look bad, all in order to defend Michael Jordan's reputation as the best ever. Because Jordan needs videos to undercut and expose anyone who gets attention as a great player, i guess?

https://youtu.be/PfHq6aY1FKs

[Clipper Nation]

Hilarious to see another fanbase start to delude themselves into believing the Choke Paul myth, tbh.

"He has no help!"
"It's all his teammates' fault!"
"He has to be a selfish asshole!"
"But, but, his empty stats look slightly better in the playoffs!"
"He's just unlucky!"

Next up is Kawhi becoming the scapegoat every time Choke Paul disappears in a closeout game. Fact is, Choke-P is a straight-up loser. That's it and that's all.

[baseline bum]

So many red flags, tbh..age, injuries, style of play and reputation..very risky to give a super max contract to a post-prime, 6-foot PG who can't play without dominating the basketball..

His reputation is great among people who have never played basketball with him, but it's tough to ignore the many reports that his teammates hate playing with him, tbh..Paul's style of leadership is antiquated, it isn't suited for today's league and players IMO..

Who hated playing with him and why? He seems like he could be a real whiny , but I can't recall hearing teammates trash him.

[picnroll]

By reputation he seems to be a little more the MJ leadership style than the TD style.

[objective]

Who hated playing with him and why? He seems like he could be a real whiny , but I can't recall hearing teammates trash him.

Big Baby recently compared Rondo and Paul as teammates saying that he would run through a wall for Rondo but not Paul, and didn't even want to set a good screen for him.

And one of DeAndre' supposed complaints was high five freezeouts, where Paul would make sure to high five everyone except DeAndre to send a message.

[CGD]

Big Baby recently compared Rondo and Paul as teammates saying that he would run through a wall for Rondo but not Paul, and didn't even want to set a good screen for him.

And one of DeAndre' supposed complaints was high five freezeouts, where Paul would make sure to high five everyone except DeAndre to send a message.

Not surprised to hear mentally weak players saying that. That said, it does make me wonder about LMA...

[raybies]

Team could use a vocal leader on the court. Leonard could anchor the d while cp the offense.

[LakerHater]

tbh...

...damn, opened my eyes...

[tholdren]

Hilarious to see another fanbase start to delude themselves into believing the Choke Paul myth, tbh.

"He has no help!"
"It's all his teammates' fault!"
"He has to be a selfish asshole!"
"But, but, his empty stats look slightly better in the playoffs!"
"He's just unlucky!"

Next up is Kawhi becoming the scapegoat every time Choke Paul disappears in a closeout game. Fact is, Choke-P is a straight-up loser. That's it and that's all.

Fine, you take gasol we will talke cp3

[Hoops Czar]

Fine, you take gasol we will talke cp3

Meh, give them Bryn Forbes. The way Spurs fans carry on about him, Clippers fans will be fooled into thinking they're getting talent in return.

[cd021]

If they was to be a sign and trade would need to make the salaries work?

Gasol and Forbes would get the spurs close: $30,642,694. Probably have to through in a future first, to make it worth the Clippers while.

[goliath]

From Woj:

"Not that I see," Wojnarowski said of Paul's chances of ending up with the Spurs. "I don't know where that came from. I've spent a lot of time around the Spurs this spring. They would have to just tear up that entire payroll. It's almost unlike anything the Spurs would've done or would do to even have a chance at him. I mean, they'd have to really gut the roster. And to do that for a 30-plus year old point guard, who has a couple great years left, there's no question -- I think there's more pressure on the Clippers to have to re-sign him than for the Spurs to turn their whole franchise over to make a run at him.

http://cbsprt.co/2qsu9Ks

[NASpurs]

From Woj:

"Not that I see," Wojnarowski said of Paul's chances of ending up with the Spurs. "I don't know where that came from. I've spent a lot of time around the Spurs this spring. They would have to just tear up that entire payroll. It's almost unlike anything the Spurs would've done or would do to even have a chance at him. I mean, they'd have to really gut the roster. And to do that for a 30-plus year old point guard, who has a couple great years left, there's no question -- I think there's more pressure on the Clippers to have to re-sign him than for the Spurs to turn their whole franchise over to make a run at him.

http://cbsprt.co/2qsu9Ks

Woj has spoken. Lock this thread up, nothing to see here. Move along everyone.

[objective]

Woj is only an agent regurgitator..

He claims they'd have to get the whole roster? He hasn't done the cap math.

[SnakeBoy]

Every off season ST is excited that the Spurs are going to land a big name free agent but the only times it has happened was LMA & Gasol...both now hated by ST .

[bic50]

Every off season ST is excited that the Spurs are going to land a big name free agent but the only times it has happened was LMA & Gasol...both now hated by ST .

This is true