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| For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? Posted by GrandeBeli Do you think this team would have lasted in the city without his success and what the 2007-2008 season did for the fanbase? Hatas gonna hate on him for wanting out(even though I don't blame him), but without Chris Paul's amazing run in the Crescent City the team wouldn't have survived.  on 2/17 at 12:21 pm  Reply • Back to Top |
| If he comes back Reply • Back to Top |
| Would not have survived? How can we know? We don't have the vision of an alternate universe to see the other side of that spectrum. This post was edited on 2/17 at 12:23 pm Reply • Back to Top |
quote: There was lots of talk on moving the franchise even when Paul was on the team....imagine how bad the support would've been had the franchise not had a top 5 superstar on it.  Reply • Back to Top |
| I get that, I do. But why retire a jersey of someone who didn't win anything while on the team? I could understand if they took a ring or something but in actuality, that team was just a good team that couldn't get over the hump. If they'd have drafted better years prior we wouldn't be having this discussion. Reply • Back to Top |
| I hope so. I just scored a legit authentic CP3 yellow NOLA jersey from TJ Maxx for $7.99 Reply • Back to Top |
| Miami retired Jordon's jersey. That said, no. There is no reason. Retire Benson's jersey, or Stern's. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: Basketball/sentimental reasons?  Reply • Back to Top |
quote: Might as well throw Katrina in that too Reply • Back to Top |
| Not anytime soon. Reply • Back to Top |
| Don't know about retiring his jersey, but it's tough to argue that he didn't build fan interest, perhaps to the critical mass needed, in this city. Reply • Back to Top |
| but he hates the name pelicans frick him Reply • Back to Top |
quote: I look forward to see if you can say inflammatory things that make even less sense. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: Don't worry. There's always poetic justice. Either he'll finish his career with the Pelicans OR he'll watch from the sidelines while the Larry O'Brien trophy is handed to AD23. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: I'm sure the pity parties given by the media for the team helped keep them here as well. almost 8 years later and the city is still "recovering" like it's been 2 months since Katrina Reply • Back to Top |
quote: So . . . Katrina had a bigger effect on saving the team in the city than fueling relocation stuff with all the team playing elsewhere for 2 years and moving over 100,000 out of the city for years thing? Oh, and death cures cancer, right? Reply • Back to Top |
| Stern stepped in after Katrina to make sure didn't leave the city for good....who knows if he would've been so committed had the hurricane never came and the arena stayed half full! Reply • Back to Top |
quote: When the rest of the infrastructure is rebuilt and the populations levels are back up, come talk. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: You are hilarious. What about the Utah? If they didn't accept the Jazz graciously, we wouldn't have the Hornets here at all to save? Oh, how about LaSalle? What would the jersey number for the creation event be? 1? Reply • Back to Top |
| Or George Shinn for wanting to bring the franchise here to begin with. Great man! Reply • Back to Top • Refresh |
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