Comments on: Hornets preparing for the worst or subtly appealing to Chris Paul’s pride? http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/hornets-preparing-for-the-worst-or-subtly-appealing-to-chris-pauls-pride/ Basketball - NBC Sports Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:34:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: craigw24 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/hornets-preparing-for-the-worst-or-subtly-appealing-to-chris-pauls-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-59809 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:41:00 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=35694#comment-59809 When you quote something, please be accurate. The 2004 Lakers did not have Karl Malone when they played the Pistons – he was injured in a previous series – and that was a real problem with their matchups.

sunsation3413,
Take a look at NBA, NFL, or MLB history. They are all dominated, for the most part, by a few teams. Decade to decade – some of those teams may change – not only are these sports made up of mostly successful and mostly also-rans, but the times when they are least relevant are the times when there is no dominant franchise.

]]> By: Andee http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/hornets-preparing-for-the-worst-or-subtly-appealing-to-chris-pauls-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-59807 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:08:37 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=35694#comment-59807 These are the types of things that are ultimately going to lead to the league contracting teams. You have entitled players who think an NBA championship is a birthright, yet all hope to shy away from being “the man” on their own teams. Only large market teams can support the payroll (and egos) of a built-for-the-postseason type teams.

]]> By: rezburna http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/hornets-preparing-for-the-worst-or-subtly-appealing-to-chris-pauls-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-59806 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:58:43 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=35694#comment-59806 Every article on ProFootballTalk gets at least 30 or 40 comments, while this basketball counterpart is lucky to get 2. Nobody cares about the NBA until the playoffs come around. I’m a Hornets fan. It’s annoying that all the star players are running to big cities. I say trade him if he wants to go though. Send him off and get everything you can get.

]]> By: jolink653 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/hornets-preparing-for-the-worst-or-subtly-appealing-to-chris-pauls-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-59799 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:11:42 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=35694#comment-59799 so how do you explain oklahoma city? one of the smallest markets in the NBA yet they’ll be one of the best teams in the league this season…super teams don’t always win as we saw last year with the heat losing and a few years ago with the lakers with kobe shaq malone and gary payton losing to the pistons and you could argue that the construction of super teams makes the sport more exciting as casual fans are drawn in to root against those kind of teams…again as we saw last year with the rise in NBA interest

]]> By: sunsation3413 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/hornets-preparing-for-the-worst-or-subtly-appealing-to-chris-pauls-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-59791 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:49:29 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=35694#comment-59791 All these greedy star players are going to ruin the NBA they say they love so much. It’s going to end up being a league with just a few super teams as the rest of the small market teams will fold. Who wants to go to a game and watch mediocre talent all the time that can’t compete. Sad state the NBA is heading towards.

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