Who is running point tonight? Haha
seriously
I may go heavy on Sion going over 11 Pts, Rebs, Assists
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Iām sure KJ will get the start. Weāve got to draft PG this year.
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Itās nuts that we said we were deep at PG and now here we are. lol
Iām not a huge fan of Chris Paul, but if he can come here and help the team develop with a real PG, I may be for it.
Id guess my favorite player, KJ Simpson.
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Hope you did it
Yep, also went heavy on Kon at 29 Pts/Rbās/Assists
Boom! Nice job Founding
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I would love to have CP3 on the team, just donāt know if heās worth kicking somebody off for
CP3 and coach Lee would be like oil and water.
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Iād do it. Shai and the OKC guys, and pretty much most of his teammates credit CP for helping them alter their mindset to become great. If there is ever a chance to see if this could rub off on Melo, take a shot.
I donāt think there would be a repeat of the Clipper situation, theyāre actually way more dysfunctional than us, Lue is probably a more prideful and stubborn coach than Lee, and there is a complete lack of any accountability all the way to the top in how they approach the big names and enable selfish tendencies.
CP3 can play his 15 minutes a game, be a better backup than weāve had, allow Collin or Melo to play more off ball and attack, and probably push Mann to a deeper reserve position this season, which will allow him to take his time to get his form back from before the injuries.
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I can think of a few who I wouldnt mind keeping in Greensboro.
For me that would be the last roll of the dice for Lamelo, and for the record I love watching Lamelo play but Iām getting tired of him missing games constantly. If CP3 could instill in him some professionalism and show him how to be a winner Iām all for it, but if he doesnāt show any improvement on his commitment to be available then Iād look into the best trade possibilities
I think CP3 would kill Melo. And Coach Lee. Actually now that Iām thinking about it, Iād love to see Coach Lee lose the locker room to CP3. Coach Lee would slip into his hand clap positive coach speak and I think CP3 would pop a fuse and lose his shit.
On second thought, Iād love that. CP3 holding everyone hostage in the gym overnight and run plays and defense until they puke
I hadnāt used that website before. I like it. Interesting pieces to gather from that page on miles bridges.
At least that tells me my eyes arenāt poor analytical tools.
Thatās an interesting site.
Hereās a fascinating read on the Chris Paul fiasco with the Clippers. After reading it, Iāve changed my mind. Not that this will ever happen, but I would be fascinated to bring CP3 in and see what happens. Would love to see Chris Paul baffled and flummoxed by Lee and our coaching staff. Would also love to see how Chris Paul handles LaMelo Ball. Talk about oil and water in terms of mentality and personality. Iād be interested in how long it takes CP3 to verbally crucify LaMelo and how long it would take for Melo to actually request a trade because of how much he hates CP3.
However, I will give Melo credit. There is one similarity between Ball and CP3-they both love basketball and practice constantly. I think CP3 could help Melo use his time towards actually studying the game and making his practice more efficient and effective. I donāt find that possibility too unreasonable.
[Shelburne] Around 11 p.m., inside Frankās hotel room at the Four Seasons, he told Paul of the teamās plans to send Paul homeā¦ Paul was stunned, sources said, and tried to plead his case. At one point, he brought teammate Brook Lopez into the room as something of a character witness.
At media day, Paul was put forth as a credible voice as the franchise dealt with the fallout from a salary cap-circumvention investigation. It was precisely the type of role it seemed heād been brought back to play.
But once Paul began playing it, the Clippers seemed to recoil. When he offered suggestions to a player about training methods, he was warned not to undermine the staff, sources said. When heād challenge players on or off the court, or tell them how to run a play, there were complaints from both players and coaches that he was abrasive.
āThatās how Chris is,ā one executive with another team said. āHe wears you out. Heās convinced heās right ā and he often is right, which kind of pisses you off ā and heāll go around to everyone until you agree with him.ā
All this became even more pronounced in training camp, as Paul quickly became a standout as the leader of the second unit, which was routinely beating the starters.
āWe were kicking their ass,ā forward John Collins recently told ESPN. āEveryday we were kicking [the startersā] ass.ā
Paul played 19 minutes a game during the preseason, averaging 8.3 points and 5.3 assists. It was a much heartier role than had been discussed in the summer.
āI think thatās where Ty went wrong,ā said one source close to the situation, ābecause that really empowered Chris and changed the expectations.ā
Lue liked Paulās competitive spirit, and he played well in the time he was given. And the team needed him with Leonard, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Bradley Beal nursing injuries coming into the season.
It was then, multiple sources said, that the schism began to develop.
āIf all they wanted was a cheerleader,ā the executive said, āwhy did they sign Chris Paul? I mean, they had him before. They knew what he was like.ā
AFTER THE TEAM was blown out in its season opener against the Utah Jazz, sources said Paul attempted to get players to talk about the loss as they came into the locker room.
It was the kind of thing Paul would routinely do on other teams. But the Clippersā locker room, full of veteran players and coaches, is not particularly active, even after wins, sources said. So Paulās attempt to encourage dialogue fell flat.
A few nights later, after a win over New Orleans, Paul and his wife hosted a Halloween party for players and staffers in a club at the Intuit Dome. It was meant as a culture-building exercise, and afterward Frank and others commended Paul for doing it, despite only a handful of players attending, sources said.
Then the Clippers didnāt win a game for almost two weeks.
Three of those losses (two against the Phoenix Suns, one against the Oklahoma City Thunder) came against teams Paul had recently played for, and at one point, sources said, he asked a member of the coaching staff why he hadnāt been consulted on how those teams, and particularly their star players, Devin Booker and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, operate.
The question, or perhaps its delivery, was not thought to be constructive, sources said.
Paul was benched for the second half of a game in Phoenix on Nov. 6, despite both Harden and Leonard being out of the lineup that night.
The next morning, Paul went to the facility early to get in a workout.
The first person he encountered was Frank, and the two agreed to talk. During the meeting, sources said Paul raised concerns about the teamās culture ā noting the lack of conversation in the group text chat and the lack of time the players spent together off the court.
Frank, for his part, stressed that Paulās style wasnāt in line with what they needed it to be ā that his leadership was being perceived as subversive rather than helpful.
Later that day, Paul and Lue talked on the phone for 40 minutes. It was their final substantive conversation before Paul was sent home nearly a month later, on Dec. 2. (Every other interaction was short or via text, sources said).
The call began with Paul asking Lue why heād been benched for the second half of the Clippersā game the night before, a game in which the Clippers led by three points at the half only to lose by 13.
Paul suggested having a meeting among team leaders and holding more practices on off days.
Lue told Paul he was coming across as too critical of players and coaches and needed to understand ā and own up to that.
A call that was meant to resolve festering issues and clarify roles ultimately did neither. Later that day, Lue informed Paul he would not be in the rotation for the next game.
He did not elaborate but with the team struggling defensively ā LAās top-five defense from a season ago had struggled against younger, faster offenses ā and something had to be done to change the dynamic.
The next day, Nov. 8, during the game against the Suns, tensions spread to the bench. Paul and Van Gundy somehow found themselves shoulder to shoulder on the bench. It was the first game of what would be five consecutive DNP-CDs. For a long time, neither man said a word.
Eventually Paul broke the awkward silence, snarkily asking Van Gundy if he wasnāt talking to him.
Van Gundy scoffed in response, multiple sources who witnessed the exchange said, and questioned Paulās earnestness.
The next day at the facility, Paul had another long meeting with Frank, sources said. In it, he gave Paul a āfinal warningā about being divisive. Paul also had another tense meeting with Van Gundy that day too, trying to resolve the previous nightās exchange and other issues that had caused friction between them.
Both meetings ended well enough that Paul asked and was granted permission to talk to the team. Frank also said heād try to facilitate a meeting with Lue.
On Nov. 11, an off day after a loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Paul stood in front of the team and apologized if heād come off as too negative or divisive.
WHATEVER DETENTE WAS achieved through Paulās mea culpa didnāt last long.
The Clippers went just 2-13 in November, continuing to lose even after Paul returned to the rotation and Leonard returned from a foot injury.
During that stretch, on Nov. 22 Paul announced this would be his final year ā officially turning the rest of this season into a retirement tour. He had tried to inform team owner Steve Ballmer of his impending decision, before he announced anything, but sources said they didnāt connect until afterward and that conversation ended up being their final one.
The Clippers wanted to honor him with a tribute video, but Paul told them it was the wrong message to highlight in the middle of a losing streak. So on Nov. 28, before what would prove to be the third to last game of his time with the Clippers, the team released a video.
The caption said Paul would āend his Hall of Fame career at home.ā
It took less than four days for that to prove false.
On Nov. 30, tensions between Paul and Van Gundy came to a head on the teamās flight to Miami.
Van Gundy had been upset the night before that Paul had openly questioned how the coaching staff had used Leonardās limited minutes toward the end of the teamās loss to the Dallas Mavericks, their seventh in eight games. Leonard was coming off a minutes restriction and was defending a red-hot Klay Thompson, known for his movement without the ball. That took a lot of energy, Paul had argued.
Van Gundy accused Paul of changing the coverage without approval.
Paul responded that he had only āsuggestedā switching Leonardās defensive assignment because he had bumped up against his minutes restriction.
To prove his point, Paul stood up and walked down the aisle of the plane to Leonard and Kris Dunn and asked them if heād suggested a change or actually changed the coverage, multiple sources who witnessed the interaction said.
Both players affirmed that heād suggested it, sources said. The interaction was brought up again to other players on the team during the flight, and sources said that subsequently got back to the coaching staff and front office.
That night, the team decided theyād finally had enough.
āHe was a pain in the ass when he was a great player,ā another executive with a different team said. āAnd now heās not a great player.ā
Frank wanted to deliver the news to Paul in person, which meant he had to either tell him Monday before the teamās game against the Heat or Tuesday in Atlanta.
Frank chose Atlanta, but the meeting got pushed back because the teamās flight was delayed out of Miami by six hours, after another loss. Around 11 p.m., inside Frankās hotel room at the Four Seasons, he told Paul of the teamās plans to send Paul home, adding that he hoped to work with Paul on how the statement would be announced and that he hoped the team could still retire Paulās jersey one day, sources said.
Paul was stunned, sources said, and tried to plead his case. At one point, he brought teammate Brook Lopez into the room as something of a character witness.
Lopez and Leonard were Paulās most ardent supporters on the team, sources said. Paul reminded Frank that heād asked him to facilitate another meeting with Lue and that hadnāt happened. Frank acknowledged that, but held firm. The decision had been made.
With that, it was over.
Source: Inside the ugly Chris Paul-LA Clippers divorce - ESPN
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I was all for Chris Paul but after reading this he may kill multiple people in our organization if he came here lol.
I am ok with this. Actually I endorse it.
I wholly subscribe to the idea that I want cp3 closely tied to both Kon and Brandon miller.
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Ohh noooā¦.anyways.
I absolutely would love to see CP3 drill in accountability and BBIQ into these two. I want our young guys to watch film with CP3.
Maybe we can get cp3 to throw a coup dāĆ©tat in the locker room. It would at the least be entertaining.