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Paul will just stay and collect money. That's my prediction
Paul will just stay and collect money. That's my prediction
Probably. The sad thing about these players is they cant do it where they get drafted, so the run to an easier place, and when they win, they think the are really that good... dumb as rocks. But smarter than the idiots who pay to watch it.
Hopefully not before this thead has surpassed the Gasol-thread. I want at least 150 pages.
We should discuss Paul vs Tony vs Jimmer then.
The LMA thread was 350+ iirc
Take it with a grain of salt: Alex Kennedy has been mostly a hack for the past few years..
That is way different. You can see Paul wanting to get a ring, while he means something. If he can leave a lot of money on the table and chase this ring, Spurs are his best option. Then we have 2018 summer, LeBron most likely will be at 2 lost in Finals run. He delivered ring to city of Cleveland. Then he can choose in which team he will have better chance of winning over GSW - Cavs or Spurs with Paul. NBA is business and players don't leave money on the table in order to win a ring. But both Paul and James are rich as , and they need ring for "legacy reasons".
2021 is the year that GSW current core will start to decline, a lot can happen by this year.
It has to sting , no?
In next few few weeks, Paul's decision will reveal how much burn he has inside when it comes to competing for Championship as an in-his-prime Superstar..No player legacy would be altered more by winning a ring-- one that is not of Heat Gary Payton variety-- than that of CP3.
He has to come to terms with the fact that he can no longer be--that is if he were suited to begin with-- the best player on a le team..Kawhi and the Spurs present the best opportunity for him to nudge closer to legit contention for the ultimate prize..
Last edited by spursistan; 06-13-2017 at 05:06 AM.
If there's a silver lining to this whole thing, it's that it couldn't have worked out any better from a Paul to Spurs perspective. I don't even think this would have been in play a few months ago, but myriad things might have changed it (and if they didn't, nothing was going to) . . .
- Clippers' season once again derailed because of injuries
- 2 years ago, Leonard and Griffin, were both back half top 10 players . . . 2 years later, the former has ascended to top 3 status, while the latter has plateaued, as others have risen
- He's also over 2 years older, breaking down physically and playing a position that I'm no longer sure can be the go-to player on a championship team; which is the role the Clippers need him to play
- Leonard and Parker less Spurs, edging Rockets in game 5 and destroying them in game 6 closeout on road, breathed some life back into Spurs mystique
- Cavaliers (predictably) not even being compe ive with Warriors
- Durant intending to take less to keep Iguodala and Livingston
- Watching former teammates West and Barnes get one and the former giving up a lot of money the previous 2 years to do so
Plus the fact that Tony is injured and Manu may retire or in any case, at 40 ... the Spurs have a huge need for playmaking at the guard spots.... He's assured also that this is a team that needs his help and that he can contribute to. That's important to players of his stature (Durant admits he wouldn't have joined GSW if they had won last season.... he needs to feel like he was helping them get over th hump, etc.)
Oh it's been in play before the 16-17' season started...Woj alluded to it himself..
But I agree..since then everything has changed in the Spurs favor
Right on the money. Also, the fact that Spurs really aren't that far away from the Warriors. Every game that Kawhi played the Spurs had a 20 point lead on the Warriors this season would give anyone like Paul the mindset that with him they could take a 7 game series from the Dubs.
Wait peja won a ship? With who?
DallasWait peja won a ship? With who?
Damn I forgot he was on it
I also remember Matrix was on it but got injured before the finals or was that TuffJuice? That year is a blur
Caron Butler too also a teammate of CP
Yeah tuff juice
Matrix played in the finals and did a great job on LeBron
Yeah got it
Got confused with tuff juice
He was injured and I actually thought mavs were done then
Kidd
Jordan Barea
Dirk
Jet
Peja
Stevenson
Pavlovic
Marion
Haywood
Chandler
Butler
Brewer
Thats a bad ass ing roster if I may
Per Woj podcast, Celtics are top threat to sign Blake Griffin.
Seems like that that would help sway CP to come here
Looks like the Clippers will have to make some panic moves before free agency to keep the band together.They will try to swing trade for Melo in the next couple of weeks, IMO..
Clippers pulling out all the stops to keep CP3 in LA.
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