Comments on: The Houston Rockets have not gotten over the Pau Gasol trade falling through

By: roninthepost

roninthepost — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:25:53 +0000

When McHale finds his big man you should watch out. Either of the Gasol brothers would have made Houston dangerous.

By: ludachrisgsx

ludachrisgsx — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:57:23 +0000

The Lakers/Rockets/Hornets nixed trade was NOT a bad deal for New Orleans. It wasn’t great, but it was certainly not bad – and definitely not bad for the position the Hornets were in. They would have easily had a more competitive team than they did when Paul was there had that trade gone through, or at least just as competitive, and they would have had pieces they could use to trade to get even better. Yes, the Clippers trade was probably a little bit better for them because of the added draft pick and younger prospects, but please people, stop saying the Lakers deal was bad for the Hornets. It was not. They could have traded some of those players to get younger if they wanted to and been in a similar position as they are now. It came down to Stern’s agenda and politics, not about which trade was better.

The fact is, Stern got involved at a time where he had no right to meddle. The deal was agreed upon by everyone involved and was announced – by killing it, Stern highlighted a massive conflict of interest and showed all of the general managers around the league that Demps actually did not have the power to make a trade, which contradicts what everyone was led to believe beforehand. Sure, deals get shot down every year, but never like this. This was truly a slimy move by Stern and one that cost the Lakers and the Rockets dearly. Whenever you announce a trade and show your hand to the players that you’re trading, only to have it reversed, you’re going to be in a terrible position – both with the players and with leveraging other trades. The NBA looks a lot more like WWE at the moment.

What Stern did was border line fraudulent and should be questioned for years to come. He pushed his agenda through at a time when he had no right. Wojnarowski has a great article on the debacle:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_chris_paul_trade_nba_david_stern_121511

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:38:25 +0000

LOL at the morons who still think Paul had a case to sue the NBA. Listen, knuckleheads…I’ll say it again. There is no right to be traded to whichever team you want. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. If Paul was so adamant to play for the Lackers, the court would have simply said this…”Mr. Paul, you can play your final year in NO and then sign with the Lackers via free agency. Oh, what’s that? You will get less money and years to play for the team you wish to play with? Well, sir, you will have to take that up with your union as they agreed to the CBA that governs the rules of free agency. Thanks for coming out now stop wasting the court’s time.”

By: dafranchise03

dafranchise03 — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:21:00 +0000

Blessing? The Rockets owner doesnt want to rebuild so the only way is to trade. How long do the Rockets have to wait till they find a high caliber player they can trade for without any young assets. Blessing my ***. They need a change in direction and this didnt help.

By: jvnyj

jvnyj — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:06:16 +0000

IT WAS A BAD DEAL FOR THE HORNETS. STERN IS A POS BUT HE DID THE RIGHT THING YOU ARE ALL SO WRONG ABOUT THAT DEAL!!!!!

By: bigkatvik7

bigkatvik7 — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:52:39 +0000

Sue the NBA. What a complete joke.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:54:08 +0000

They shouldn’t have to be over it. I really wish Paul/the union had followed through with the lawsuit they had gift-wrapped.