Not worth it.

But it won’t happen. We are still losers and Prokhorov hasn’t helped one bit – in fact so far he has compounded the problem.

as much as i want paul, i dont want the nets to give up favors

First off if it did go down, Paul would pull a LeBron, and refuse to play for the Nets. We don’t need this baggage. If we struggle he’ll get a migraine and want out of here. No way you can give up on Favors. His ceiling is so high that even should he fail he can be traded for someone willing to take a chance.

They have two years and they’re not going to make a rash decision. Right now they are absolutely nuts to think they will get Favors AND we will take back Okafor. No team could match that deal.

Short term gain only. Long term risk is toooooooo great.

The nets shoud set their sights on other players on the block instead of paul. Maybe a josh smith or maybe even milsalp or granger

To get arguably the best pg in the NBA would be unreal. I think what would be better is to watch Brook, Court, Twill, James, and Favors reach their full potential. I feel that with this great coaching staff all of these guys can be great by Brooklyn. Devin is a great point guard and Avery will make sure of this. If Court plays like he did post all star break he will be fine for us. We have better shooters in James, Outlaw, and Morrow which will open things up for Brook and get rid of the double teams. Twill has potential to be a 15-6-6 guy and Favors upside is just crazy. Keep the team together. Get a veteran PF and watch the guys develop. We don’t need quick fixes anymore. Use what we have and make it work with the help from our great coaches.

How delusional are knicks fans on 1050 espn or 660 the fan thinking they are going to get CP3 without giving up danillo or take back Okafor. NO isn’t stupid. If a trade to the Knicks is going to happen it will look like this
Knicks get- CP3 Okafor and MAYBE Posey
NO gets- Danillo, Wilson, Randolph, Azubuike, Douglas, 2014 1st round, cash, and Curry’s expiring if they want it

I’ll do Devin, Hump, TWill, Courtney, 2011 first rounder and a 2013 pick for CP3 and OK4. Players like Brook and Favors would improve so much with a PG in CP3’s mold.

If it wasnt for iguodala’s bad contract i woudnt mind trading for him

I don’t know about all of you… but my mind is just drained from all the rumors and the what could be, what should be, and what could have been… I think I’m just gonna wait for an actual big named player to actually sign. Getting your hopes up sucks!

Exactly what ive been saying (when ppl compared him to amare and bosh wth) but he could be better offensively.. thats all i need to hear to say HELL NO!!! to Chris Paul

can the nets just get a deal done already these rumors just keep piling up in my mind i’ll be good if the nets signed an athletic Power Forward with alot of expierence to help out the roster someone like James Singleton.
Lopez
Singleton
Outlaw
Lee
Harris

T-will

Petro
Favors
James
Morrow
Farmar

Humpries

What nba team has that type of athletisism at the forward positions Singleton, Outlaw,
T-will, James, and Favors according to Van gundy Favors is athletic enough to guard a Small foward Singleton is also athletic enough to guard a small forward and outlaw is long enough to guard P.F. and james is big and strong enough to guard P.F.S ALSO. ON mismatches nets would;nt surrender points so easy imagine this team on a fast break.

At the two guard great shooters.

At the center spot you have long and skilled big men.

At the point guard you have the fastest player in the league when healthy and a guy with two rings as a back up.

This team is 3x +better than last years team imagine this team on a fast break.

He’s a hall of fame type player. Sorry but I let Favors go for a player like Paul.

lopez + CP3 vs WADE+BRON+BOSH..
i would rather wait n hope favors,Twil,james… becomes stud.

who wouldn’t like chris paul on their team? but we MUST keep favors if it means giving the kid up end the discussion.

I just hope he doesn’t come in right away and start making foolish trades. king did mention he will be more patient this time around than while he was with sixers so let’s see if that holds true.

The new nba player is a whiny coward that is afraid of hard work and dedication. Paul is trying to take the easy way out like lebron and bosh. He has some good peices in NO but is going to say publicly “i cant win here”. One of his teammates needs to punch him in the teeth for that disrespect. I dont want that dude on this team if he doesnt want to be here cause he will tank or complain the whole time. What a douche!

I say we stick with the team we have unless something solid falls in our lap.

The stars of the Nba today are a light in the pants.

why not let chris play a couple of games this year before we give away some of our best prospects.

while at the same time gaining a slight upgrade, if paul is healthy, at PG. Devin Harris when healthy and motivated is a top flight pg, no need to make drastic moves to upgrade in such a minor way just for some big name. Once again, i am happy Proky is all about smart business, and isn’t looking to make irrational moves like our counterparts across the river

DONT DO IT!!! I was for signing amare. IF he broke down it would give favors a chance for the remainer of a year instead of trading everyone with potential for a similiar injury waiting to happen. At least Amare liked us.. paul is unknown. We missed our shot to pick up a star without giving up whats truely valuable, current star caliber players. Now, I cant wait to see these guys grow. Being this young they will learn fast because of the time/oppertunity they will get. If we could get him for devin and lee..sure. No favors, no twill, no lottery draft picks now or future!

Taking on Okafor is the cost of doing business and perhaps it allows us to keep our best prospect in Favors. I think if you make the trade for Paul, the team becomes instantly respected and it could lead to other things. You make the trade for Paul and Okafor, its true your cap space is exhausted for a long time, but the team is set up wiell in terms of depth and reasonably priced young talent, and draft picks, that you would be in pretty good shape on the sign and trade market. Lets say we have Paul and Okafor on the team. If Paul and Melo are serious about playing together, we would have the inside track on getting Melo. Melo can force a sign and trade and we could give back Outlaw, James, Morrow, draft picks, etc. The bottom line is we are not going to get a player of Paul’s caliber with our cap space and we certainly would not be in the game for Melo without Paul. I think we can gain the upperhand by calling Paul’s bluff and trading for him. He might be against it at first, but we can be a playoff team with him and the potential we see in Brook, Favors, and friends would be more well known by everyone in the NBA.

CP3 not wanting to come to NJ is like KG not wanting to go to Boston.

To me Brook, Favors and James are the only untouchables. Devin Twill and Lee, Picks and Cap Space are the trade chips + Hump & Ross are Fill ins.

Indiana likes Devin for Granger- we need to renew talks with them get that deal to go down or have it in place, for the eventual CP3 trade. If either team wants one of our untouchables the deal is off, we go back hey its not like we have been waiting for this to come along anyway, in a negotiation one needs to convince the other side that these are things we are willing to do and these we don’t.

In the end if we get CP3+ Okafor + Granger and retain Brook, Favors + James along with our Four new signings whom we cannot include in any trade until Mid December we would be set on our path for Championship in Five years target

CP3 is returning from Injury so is Devin, However while Devin’s game is predicated on speed CP3’s is ball distribution a true point guard he can be far more effective at half of the speed.

Also if it is really devastating injury ridden CP3 we don’t resign him after two years. Where do you think Porky’s wealth is going to be useful.

Okafor – I have no idea why people think he is bad? He is if he costs us Favors if not he absolutely the Guy I want next to Favors, excellent rebounder and shot blocker with decent mid-range game. He doesnt deserve the money but give me a break boozer & David lee’s contracts are far more attrocious. The only thing Okafor doesnt do is run as fast, but do we really need him to run? Lets see where his speed impacts us on defense? hmm most PF’s can run by him yes true if he is guarding them on perimeter but why do we have help defense? more over we can pack the paint with him and brook and ask others to break that. At some point one has to realize that no team is going to be perfect at all aspects of the game so I am going to live with it – in a heart beat.

His contract is the point of discussion, yes it is high – how is this a problem, it is possible that in case we have a hard cap then we will not be able to sign brook and favors and the rest of the guys we have. That’s a big problem not just to our team but to all the other teams – in that scenario it would be mayhem when ever there is a off season for example KD comes out at about same time as Okafor’s contarct is up so now since we were not able to up brook and favors we are all set for KD? – I am just saying this is utter crap there certainly are going to be restrictions the rules will not be clear until we have them agreed upon so I will be prudent but not worry about it.

If not okafor is a good character and a winner no need to think twice here if all our expectations are met.

Granger – should have been a net in the first place if the poor man’s scout had not interfered and picked Antonie Wright. But if we some how get him without Favors or james in the package then this is off season will rate second to 2001

We will have one of the best teams / core at that point to contend with heat

they have three we may have the best One to Eight. (Outlaw , Morrow & Famar)

A lot of you have over-looked the fact that this off season we have silently created a good foundation with a view about future, Morrow is obvious he is the zone buster a team needs and he is arguably the best (Krover may be the best)

Outlaw signing was critical – 7 million is not Cap constraining.
- How is he useful – most importantly for three reasons his height he is 6’ 9", he is good from deep especially corners and is a good defender – now if we look back at who in the past have troubled James in post season – a questionable defender in Hedo and his back up Micheal Pietrus bot have the same attributes, out law has post season experience so that is not going to be new, all these players need good coaching Ray allen was never considered a good defender but he is at least not a liability anymore and that has more to do with coaching than natural ability.

Bottom line Porky’s imprint will be clear if we can pull this scenario if the opportunity presents itself.

Hoping for the best

3 way deal a deal that involves Chris Paul, Devin Harris, and Danny Granger makes sense for all three teams Just A Thought.
Nets get:
Chris Paul
Emeka Okufor
Josh McRoberts
Why nets would do it — They want to make a splash this offseason and cant go empty handed as Proky said he wants a “Superstar through a trade”, it will clearly make them better and competitive for title run 1-5 years and it will back up the talk, Billboard a more.

Pacers get
Devin Harris
Julian Wright
Kris Humpries
Why the pacers would do it — They have been looking for a play maker that not only can create a shot for himself but for his teammates. team high assist last season 3.5 by T.J. Ford. They have notified the Nets they are interested in Harris Services. Granger is a good player but not a play maker averaging 2.5 assist and he has the ball in his hands most of the game.They Drafted a Granger clone in Paul George with the 10th Pick.

Hornets Get:
Danny Granger
Terrence Williams
Solomon Jones
Picks
Why the Hornets would do it—They have a good point guard in Darren Collison with alot of skills that wont get much playing time, behind Chris Paul and is a whole lot cheaper they have young pieces like Thornton,Craig Brakins, Quincy Pondexter and David West-29 add guys like Williams and Granger plus 4 picks next draft this allows them to cut into the salary cap something they have been serious about doing rather than winning now.
Noteable free agents in 2011 for NO David West(ETO),Peja Stojakavic,Daruis Songailia,James Posey(Buyout)

CP3 and Melo…another Big 3 in the East!!!

Wade, LBJ and Bosh
Howard, Melo, CP3
KG, Pierce, Ray Allen