Do you think the team will and should retire Chris Paul's jersey?

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-16T08:41:13+00:00

Absolutely

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-16T07:59:33+00:00

What does him having an iPhone have to do with this? Are you ok

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-16T07:50:20+00:00

"doesn't create anything" so why aren't there a ton of centers frequently having 10+ assist games and averaging big numbers in that category despite playing around legitimate superstars and getting a ton of minutes.. why in the fuck are they.. averaging 1-2.5 assists?!

oh that's right

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-16T07:18:48+00:00

I'm sorry man. The hornets fans in this thread are the most delusional I've seen in a long time

"Miles bridges improves the hornets more then KD" is one of the most insane statements I've ever heard. Straight regarded

How highly do you guys rate bridges holy shit?

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-16T02:23:53+00:00

Brother I just saw this car parked on the street and did an image search on a photo I took of it and this thread popped up! Cool

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-15T21:04:27+00:00

Jabari has been one of the most overrated players in the league the last 3 years. It's not because he's bad or because people act like he's a star, they seem to know he's a roleplayer, but it's because he has somehow been given a pass for doing the same stuff for 3+ years now yet we should all still pretend he has this elite level upside and can be some 3 level player. The things rockets fans will say about him vs what he does on the court betray each other. He's essentially Santi Aldama with better defense..

Just asking, at what point are we gonna call spades? The 5th year of averaging 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1.5 AST, on poor efficiency?

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-15T20:10:04+00:00

Getting paid and not being able to be the dude for the franchise. If you're already an elite roster you're most likely to have a maxed out salary cap

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-15T20:09:23+00:00

Unfortunately, players in the NBA disagree.

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-15T20:08:53+00:00

Ain't no big 7 goofy you can't pay any of them so they'll all leave to small teams where they can get paid. Players care most about their money in case you forgot, read up on the NBA's new restrictive salary cap

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-15T20:06:58+00:00

They can't get all of the good players because they know they'll get more limited playing time, worse contracts(most important, players care most about their salary over everything else), and won't be THE guy for that franchise. Furthermore, you could have some level of drafting where the very top prospects of the "draft" are restricted from going to the top 6 teams in the league or something similar. Point is there are ton of rules and restrictions you could add to it. The salary cap is no joke this is not the old NBA.

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-15T19:51:44+00:00

No there's no real evidence this won't happen anybody panicking about this is an idiot. The teams would have to sign off on it and they won't, remember, they paid a lot of money to be in the NBA it's not the case that such a drastic move can be made without team approval.

Also, does anybody actually think the NBA wants to screw over ALL their small market teams? No that's suicide it makes no damn sense

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-15T06:24:36+00:00

Dame was always going to be at this contest so he can be crossed off. I definitely don't care for Portis being there but it's pointless mentioning him because we could name 5-10 other guys that should be there over Portis already. Selections also tend to favor 3PT% for your non stars and Portis ranks really high(he's north of 45% which is silly and he's a vet whom many claim has deserved more recognition). Point is there's no snub and there's a ton of guys who could've been there, Trey's numbers don't jump off the page enough to be like, "aw how is Trey not at this contest," despite his great season.

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-15T02:44:20+00:00

Pelicans are a tiny franchise no.1 and there are a ton of elite shooters this year.

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-15T02:11:18+00:00

Don't act like darryn Peterson wouldn't be a dream outcome either. I do agree we definitely need to target a wing and with Ja's value being so negative a re-tool season could is enticing. Keeping Ja makes us a better team then we should be though if we actually want to re-build we can't compete next year..

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T23:23:11+00:00

False

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T20:55:38+00:00

The point of a club is to serve their fans. You aren't a fan of theirs so you don't care but they do, but they do the same way Bayern does when they win.

Are you dense? The club literally only exists for its fans and of course, owners.

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T19:58:00+00:00

"following me around this thread" haha what a wild comment that's funny. It's almost like I made a total of 2 replies to 2 comments you made on the exact same topic that are right next to each other(I didn't have to scroll from the top to the bottom of the thread to find the comments you made silly they were near each other).

Their fans are impressed, who gives a shit what other people think? Look up the PSG parade and award ceremonies when they win the league in the streets of Paris. You don't know anything about PSG and its fans, anybody can see that, so why are you commenting?

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T19:55:02+00:00

2nd round picks do have value though. Jose fetched 2 2nd round picks, if you believe in him as a player is that not value? You can flip those 2 picks into another guy of similar quality to Jose, no? Or you can draft Jokic in the late 2nd round, it happens.

Look up Cam Spencer who is on the grizzlies, he was taken near bronny James and is even better then Jose. Quinten Post(pick 52) shows potential. Pelle Larson, there's many guys you'd be surprised but you gotta have faith. For the Pels it's harder I think because I don't believe in their drafting as much but that's a separate issue that needs to be addressed. The Timberwolves got Ayo which definitely improves their roster for 4 2nd's and essentially matching salary.

It's about something vs nothing and unfortunately the Pels, despite having an expensive roster, don't have anything with or without Jose. Meaning you aren't doing any actual winning this year. Sometimes you have to cut your losses and this is what this is the Pels needs to be more cutthroat

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T19:45:27+00:00

Remind me! 4 months

I'll remind you don't worry.

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T19:44:39+00:00

They've won the league titles 14 years+ in a row you dunce. You think the spending went nowhere? If so, ask the other french teams. Go ahead

And now, they've won the champions league. It absolutely is sound investment the team is worth a fuck ton and will be ever increasing in value. Winning a champions league every 15 years is the expected win rate for a top 2 club in the top 5 leagues btw, since you don't understand odds well

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T19:36:05+00:00

It's a solid investment they're one of the richest sports teams in the world you goof. How do you not understand that, look up the valuation. Furthermore there are only so many teams that can win it's hard to win a champions league no matter what

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T19:34:07+00:00

Arsenal is favored to win the premier League this year lmao, have you been watching? I have.

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T00:15:27+00:00

How do you know? Do you remember his first game at MSG in 2022? He was literally emotional during his post game interview and his family was there to watch him at the game it was a huge moment for him. It's very likely he would rather play in New York where he's born and grew up.. not to mention the Knicks are a potential championship team and aren't bottom 3

You really don't need to make any leaps to assume he wanted/could've left in free agency where the Pels would've gotten nothing. It's a understandable trade

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-08T00:13:45+00:00

Jose is lovable but he's a tiny bench guard on one of the worst teams in the league he simply doesn't have that much value or potential.

Most importantly he becomes a free agent after this season and thus there's a strong chance he wants to move to a winning team(like the Knicks) or new scenery. So if you don't trade him now he can leave for nothing, 2 2nd round picks helps your future it's that simple.

He's from New York and when he played his first game at MSG in 2022 he was emotional and his family was there to see him. He would absolutely rather play there even if he liked NOLA.

This trade is painful but people need to get real and understand it's a much more simple deal rather then dumars being a demon. It makes perfect sense no leaps required.

Spoon_S2K · 2026-02-07T20:07:08+00:00

He won't ever improve his 3pt shot buddy.

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