Who would you prefer to add to our team? Paul or Rubio

i'd have to guess to tell you what we'd get out of rubio.

i already know what you'd get out of paul.

i vote paul.

 

I say Rubio because he is much younger. He has at least 10 years before his decline, whereas Paul only has about 5 years left before his decline.

 

Rubio it is..

 

That makes sense. Nobody knows how exactly Rubio's game will translate to the NBA.

 

You know how he's going to play after the injury last season?

 

I voted for Chris Paul.

But if I really wanted to trade for an elite point guard to this team, I would ask about Steve Nash. I think Phoenix is ready to hand the keys to the team to Dragic.

 

In the long run I think Rubio would be a better addition. If we want to win now, I think CP3 is the way to go. He's proven. Rubio's got game but needs a year or 2 before starting in the NBA imo. Tough decision to make. Guess that's why I'm a fan and not a GM..

 

you could get rubio for a fraction of the assests the Hornets would want for paul(trade rape david kahn) ......so rubio

 

I'm not entirely sure you're a gambler instead of just a crazy Rubio fan. You've been abnormally pro Rubio on this board for a while I believe.

That's fine, and your of course entitled to such an opinion. If you turn out to be right, you can say you were right....I just have a feeling that if you replaced Chris Paul with Kobe Bryant or Dwayne Wade...or heck, pretty much anyone except maybe Lebron, Dwight and Durant, you'd make a similar argument.

"Well, Kobe is old, and he's got that funky finger. Wade, he's been injured a lot and isn't really what this team needs."

I could be wrong...and you do bring up valid criticisms of Paul - his potential desire to play in Houston (though let's be honest, nobody knows what he wants, other than he wants to win), his shorter contract, his recent injury history.

But still, we're talking about Chris Paul. The guy has been the best PG in the game (asterik, when healthy), for the last few years. He's an MVP candidate, and came in second only a few years ago. He's amazing, offensively AND defensively. Rubio young? No. But he just turned 25...not exactly old. And what we'd have to give up? In neither case will it be crippling, even if "forced" to take on Okafor's contract (forced as in...overpaid, yes, but 10+ points, 10+ rebounds, 1.5+ blocks in today's NBA means you get paid $10 million+ a year...and with our fragile center, it's a perfect insurance policy).

The injury concern is the only real one mentioned. But even still, Paul came back last year and has at least taken the step of proving he can get back on the court and play at a high level (as opposed to a Yao, for example, where our fingers are crossed).

You just really have a fascination with Rubio

no...it's less about what you have to give up...as in both cases, any actual "assets" given up will be the young players we've started assembling (Hill, Patterson, Budinger)...and more about what you have to take back. Meaning you'd have to take on a lot of salary in return in the form of an additional big contract with Paul, such as Okafor, or Posey.

 

I think the yao era is done after this season and its rebuilding time. cp3's two year rental at a huge price (both contract and asset wise) isn't worth it.

 

This is an okay stance in regards to Paul...but shouldn't lead one to say, let's do everything we can to trade for Rubio. We could put just as much stock in hoping that Morey can use his many assets to luck into or move into the upper lottery of next year's draft and then draft the next Kevin Durant...

i.e. - both routes we know as much about.

 

Brooks + Battier + Hill + future first round pick for Nash

Sweetner : 3 million dollar cash considerations.

Throw in Grant Hill for Jeffries and maybe Budinger.

 

Rubio. He's taller, younger, no knee injury, and would probably re-sign with Houston. I think LeChoke has gotten into Paul's head and convinced him to form his own vanity team.

 

i just can't see the team with paul and i don't think he
will want to come play with yao.
i prefer to sit back and wait for the right deal
to upgrade the SF positon with Iggy\Granger for minimum talent.

 

Harsh, but true, and I think Yao knows it. His recent interview seems to reflect his coming to terms with his inevitable early retirement. This is why the Rockets went over the cap, to give Yao one last chance to go deep in the playoffs.

 

Hmmm Hornets have a new GM and the Timberwolves has a dumb GM, am pretty sure Morey could rape either of them....but if I wanted a PG and I wanted to win now it would be Nash, he and Amare almost beat the Lakers, imagine what he could do with more help, never seen a guy that can run an offense like him

 

Neither

 

Are you serious? Chris Paul is 25 years old. Point guards tend to stay around forever and are able to play well into their 30's. Nash? Billups? Hell even Jason Kidd is still an effective palyer and he's edging close to 40.