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VOR 
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| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 3:25 pm to 42)
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Hosting major tourist events and supporting 41 regular season games plus more are two entirely different things
And, yes, there's this. That's why population density (earning a living) needs to grow.
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Bigcurly2343 
Iowa State Fan
Member since Nov 2012
91 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 3:25 pm to GrandeBeli)
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GrandeBeli
yep this guy is the worst poster
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drake20
New Orleans Saints Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
7487 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 3:58 pm to GrandeBeli)
no.
...chris paul did absolutely nothing to deserve having his jersey retired
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HeadyBrosevelt 
Hawaii Fan
Member since Jan 2013
3666 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 4:00 pm to drake20)
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...chris paul did absolutely nothing to deserve having his jersey retired
 yeah okay
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Draconian Sanctions 
LSU Fan
San Francisco 49ers Fan
Member since Oct 2008
28370 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 4:04 pm to GrandeBeli)
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Might as well throw Katrina in that too
Say what? Retire Hurricane Katrina's jersey?
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LosLobos111
New Orleans Saints Fan
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Member since Feb 2011
7141 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 4:14 pm to GrandeBeli)
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purplepylon
New Orleans Saints Fan
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2005
3230 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 4:52 pm to JayJay2)
As long as he doesn't win a championship elsewhere, I say he gets it retired here. As well he should.
His "Hornets" jersey should be retired. It should have nothing with to do with Pelicans, because we have moved on.
This post was edited on 2/17 at 4:57 pm
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drake20
New Orleans Saints Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
7487 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 5:50 pm to HeadyBrosevelt)
Chris Paul played for the Hornets for 6 years.
...I counted 37 instances of players getting their jerseys retired with a team playing there for 6 seasons or less.
19 have been NBA champions
3 are part of the NBA's top 50 (haven't also won championships)
5 died while playing for that team.
Ed McCauley and Larry Nance were the first ever All-Star game MVP and slam dunk contest winner, respectively.
...I counted 8 guys that have had their jerseys retired without being a top 50 player, NBA/ABA champion, or dying while in the league (also McCauley and Nance):
Tim Hardaway
Bob Lanier
Tom Chambers
Charles Barkley
Geoff Petrie
Maurice Stokes
Vlade Divac
Jeff Hornacek
...all of these guys either played their whole careers with that team, finished their career with that team, or played their prime with that team (and left as free agents in the twilight of their careers).
Barkley may be an exception.
Paul left in his prime, because HE wanted to, and he didn't ever reach a Western Conference Finals....no chance in hell he deserves to have his jersey retired
This post was edited on 2/17 at 6:02 pm
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JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
5557 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 7:37 pm to GrandeBeli)
Paul did not save the franchise. The team never averaged more than 15k when he was here. Benson saved the franchise.
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HeadyBrosevelt
Hawaii Fan
Member since Jan 2013
3666 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 7:41 pm to JabarkusRussell)
So when CP3's jersey gets retired (which it will) are you going protest at its unveiling?
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JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
5557 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 7:48 pm to HeadyBrosevelt)
Not at all. They need more retired numbers in the rafters. For a team over 25 years old to only have a dead player's jersey and a player who was never a member of the Hornets retired is pretty sad. In that span teams the same age as the Hornets have had a lot more success (2 titles in Miami, 2 Finals appearances in Orlando, WCF in Minnesota) That said, he did not save the city.
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42
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Apr 2012
2360 posts
| re: For saving the franchise, should the Pelicans retire Chris Paul's jersey? (Posted on 2/17/13 at 7:53 pm to JabarkusRussell)
The did average well of 15k at least one season while Chris was here and averaged higher than they did pre-Katrina.
Many Louisiana-born HoF'ers. Pick one. Or all. Bill Russell seems a good place to start.
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