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This explosion from Laker fans in here is awesome. It's like Christmas-lite for me right now.
And these .gifs are killing me
And these .gifs are killing me
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I have nothing to back this up except for optimism, but I think CP will still end up in LA. I just don't see how the NBA can turn on fantasy basketball rules and veto a trade simply because they don't think it's fair. Didn't the Lakers give up their strongest asset in front court strength to make this trade happen? And wasn't the Hornet's GM the one who chose LA over Boston and the other teams? What the ****.
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Lame move by the league.
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KevinDing KEVIN DING
Lakers were not even told by NBA how they could change the trade to make it palatable for the league office.
KevinDing KEVIN DING
Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak described to me by source as "angry and mystified" by NBA. All league told Lakers was no. No explanation.
Stern = certified assclown.
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In either way, Stern (and small market owners) do not want superstars to be able to choose their teams. I think while this pisses off 70% of the NBA fanbase, it's a good thing. Look at the NFL- that is a perfect example of how it should be done.
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i dont even know why the lakers are trading for cp3... i honestly think they are giving up too much... they are giving up their height and depth for 1 player and that was their advantage on the whole league... you can say the knicks gave up a lot for melo but if you compare those traded knicks players to odom and gasol and its almost laughable.... besides being an all star and having a younger player i dont see how this makes sense for the lakers...
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How can any trade stand after this? It sets a horrible precedent. Paul can't be traded now.
the NBA just ruined their image even more
the NBA just ruined their image even more
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Honestly, I don't even believe it has to really do with CP3 going to a "big" market. I think if there was no possiblity of Dwight being able to go to the Lakers, CP3 would be a Laker right now. I believe the league, owners, etc. see the writings on the wall. The Lakers didn't have to give up their ONLY trade bait that Orlando wanted, in Dwight, and acquired CP3. I'm pretty sure they could've worked out another "3 team trade" in where they trade Bynum and get Dwight.
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Stern got CP3 by the balls right now.
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I'm trying to figure out why the league even let it get this far (tentative agreement) in the first place. PR nightmare to the nth degree.
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Shocked...This veto by Stern is worse than the lockout IMO...Wow smh
Still think CP3 ends up in LA along with D12 though.
Still think CP3 ends up in LA along with D12 though.
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Posturing.
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"Hornets general manager Dell Demps is âdisconsolateâ
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Because they were going to form the super teams of super teams by trading Bynum and getting the # 1 Center and # 1 PG in the league. I honestly think that's what it's REALLY about.
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That's exactly what it is.
Like I said in here...I'm not a Laker fan but I wish this would've occurred with a team the majority of the country didn't have a strong like/dislike for. After all the bull *+$# we read from the owners' side these past few months, a lot of y'all are letting *+$# slide and feelings have taken over logic and it's funny and sad at the same time.
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
To listen to the GM's, coaches, players, agents reaching out to me tonight: I think the NBA has changed forever with Stern's act tonight.
The union should absolutely get involved.
That's what gets me about all this. If the NBA would have laid their parameters from the beginning (before teams could negotiate transactions) to Demps it would've at least came across as more legitimate. That "basketball reasons" excuse is hogwash...as much as they'd like you to believe, this has nothing to do with the good of the Hornets franchise. It's simply their way of giving the players a big +!%% YOU after the labor mess and these crying #!! owners are no better than the players plotting these "super teams" *+$#. I better not see any of you **+%$% supporting this nonsense ragging on the Heat.
sheridanhoops Chris Sheridan
I'm told there is a school of thought in informed circles that Stern vetoed C.Paul trade because a D.Howard-to-LA trade was coming up next.
Awful."Basketball reasons" though.
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How in the world could LA get Dwight simply by giving up Bynum? After this CP3 trade, they would have no pieces to get Dwight.
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I'm a Laker hater but what Stern did was wrong.
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wow i can't believe all this went down the way it did.
