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Froman 
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 1:20 pm to GrandeBeli)
Wait, are you not joking? I thought you were making fun of him.
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VOR 
New Orleans Saints Fan
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Member since Apr 2009
33144 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 1:21 pm to GrandeBeli)
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Or George Shinn for wanting to bring the franchise here to begin with. Great man!
Actually he wasn't as keen on the idea as Ray Wooldridge.
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42
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Member since Apr 2012
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 1:23 pm to GrandeBeli)
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Or George Shinn for wanting to bring the franchise here to begin with. Great man!
The judge presiding over those court cases he was involved in?
So many choices.
You really need to think these through before proposing stuff like that.
Paul? Katrina? Utah? Reality itself? Or will Benson retire Shinn's jersey?
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JohnnyKilroy 
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 1:26 pm to 42)
Retire Stern's jersey.
Why you ask? Basketball reasons.
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GrandeBeli 
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 1:49 pm to JohnnyKilroy)
Jeff Bower anyone?
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Weebie
New Orleans Saints Fan
NOLA
Member since Dec 2012
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:00 pm to JayJay2)
A player doesn't have to win anything to have his jersey retired. Usually if they were on a team for at least 10 years or so teams will often honor them for being there.
Speaking of the Hornets they are the worst example of retiring jerseys. They retired that dude's jersey that drove like a maniac at over 100mph and killed himself. He wasn't even a good player or on the team that long. They only retired his jersey because they moved here and the dude went to Southern.
This post was edited on 2/17 at 2:45 pm
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GrandeBeli
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:33 pm to VOR)
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When the rest of the infrastructure is rebuilt and the populations levels are back up, come talk.
Last time I checked the city just hosted the Super Bowl and Kid Rock is coming next week...things are far from a "post-Katrina" wasteland like the media thinks.
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42
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:45 pm to GrandeBeli)
So retire AB's jersey?
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htran90
New Orleans Saints Fan
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Member since Dec 2012
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:46 pm to Weebie)
pistol pete is retired too and played for only 5 years and he won nothing...
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Weebie
New Orleans Saints Fan
NOLA
Member since Dec 2012
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:46 pm to GrandeBeli)
Not to forget about WWE Elimination Chamber pay per view tonight at the arena and Wrestlemania 30 at the dome next year.
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Weebie
New Orleans Saints Fan
NOLA
Member since Dec 2012
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:47 pm to htran90)
Yea but Pistol Pete actually had a huge impact. I can understand retiring that one.
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GrandeBeli
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Member since Jul 2012
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:48 pm to htran90)
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pistol pete is retired too and played for only 5 years and he won nothing...
but he's a legend/white/ and went to LSU so his jersey automatically should be retired.....he actually didn't do anything to keep a pro team here. 
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GrandeBeli
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:51 pm to Weebie)
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Wrestlemania 30
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HeadyBrosevelt 
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:53 pm to GrandeBeli)
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but he's a legend/white/ and went to LSU so his jersey automatically should be retired.....he actually didn't do anything to keep a pro team here
This is a good point
3 should be retired
Chris Paul saved this franchise
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42
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Apr 2012
2370 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:56 pm to HeadyBrosevelt)
Phills was from BR.
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GrandeBeli
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:58 pm to 42)
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Phills was from BR.
So is Marcus Thornton and he is a much better player..... maybe once the team fires Monty, Thornton will want to come back to finish his career.
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VOR
New Orleans Saints Fan
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
33144 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 3:01 pm to GrandeBeli)
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Kid Rock is coming next week
One of the prime indicators of a city's health and prosperity.
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things are far from a "post-Katrina" wasteland like the media thinks.
Fair enough. But there is still a ways to go.
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Weebie
New Orleans Saints Fan
NOLA
Member since Dec 2012
1608 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 3:07 pm to VOR)
Mens Final Four
BCS National Championship
Super Bowl
Women's Final Four
Wrestlemania 30 (2014)
NBA All Star Game (2014)
Did I miss anything?
I'd say NOLA is doing just fine. For those who "still have a ways to go" likely had a ways to go and weren't doing shite before Katrina to begin with.
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VOR
New Orleans Saints Fan
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
33144 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 3:20 pm to Weebie)
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Did I miss anything?
Yep.
Still too much deteriorating/destroyed buildings in parts of Central City, Bywater and the Ninth Ward that need to be rehabbed or turned into useable space. Development (some may call it gentrification) needs to speed up in Central City, and property needs to be placed back into commerce. Need more population and, especially, population density (it's happening, but it will still take a little time).
I'm a big cheerleader for what has been accomplished so far. I'm just saying there's more work ahead and more to be accomplished.
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42
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Apr 2012
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 3:21 pm to Weebie)
Hosting major tourist events and supporting 41 regular season games plus more are two entirely different things drawing from nearly entirely different populations.
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