In Case Your Curious How Much Pull Chris Paul Has With The Clippers Ask Matt Barnes

By lo life dun - 09-15-2012, 12:35 PM - Boxden > BX SportsCenter


		Matt Barnes is a member of the Los Angeles Clippers. We told you about that yesterday. We’ve also told you that Chris Paul was playing GM and doing the recruiting — the Clippers want to keep Paul happy heading into his free agency and the buzz around the league is he and CAA have been a big part of the Clippers GM process this summer. If you think we’re kidding, check out what Barnes told the Los Angeles Times after inking his deal. “Chris Paul was talking about how tough we were going to be next year,[..]uming I was a Laker,” Barnes said in a telephone interview. “I told him I was a free agent and he said, ‘No, you’re about to be a Clipper.’ “ And soon it was done. Paul’s influence may explain why the Clippers now have Jamal Crawford, Caron Butler, Grant Hill and now Barnes at the three; plus Chauncey Billups started last season at the two guard spot (he doesn’t play point with the Clippers) and Willie Green is behind him. That’s a lot of wing players, when what the Clippers need is a backup big. But back to Barnes. The one thing that needed to be smoothed over before he signed was when Barnes picked up a flagrant foul shoving Blake Griffin to the ground in a preseason game last season. Barnes and Griffin talked before the signing. “I just kind of explained to him that it was no disrespect to him or his game,” Barnes said. “I think he’s one of the best players in the league and arguably the most athletic player. I play basketball hard-nosed and if you’re not on my team, during that 48 minutes we’re enemies. He appreciated it and understood where I was coming from.”

In case you are curious how much pull CP3 has with Clippers, check out what Barnes said. | ProBasketballTalk

09-15-2012, 12:45 PM

[pic] he can get a guy who played a key role for the Lakers off the bench last year a 1 year deal for the veteran's minimum?

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09-15-2012, 12:48 PM

damn, and i thought Pat Riley had pull [pic]

09-15-2012, 12:51 PM

Grant Hill a Clipper?

the fk

09-15-2012, 12:57 PM

I'm so glad this !! is not on the Lakers anymore [pic]

09-15-2012, 12:57 PM

damn i aint know clippers made those pick ups clippers in 6 [pic]

09-15-2012, 01:05 PM

I hope BX don't start another "Clippers will win this year" thread. All I see is a team that could dunk with a old veteran bench.

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09-15-2012, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by A.G

[pic] he can get a guy who played a key role for the Lakers off the bench last year a 1 year deal for the veteran's minimum?

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Key role? [pic]

09-15-2012, 01:21 PM

lol good take his bum layup brickin[..] [pic]

09-15-2012, 01:25 PM

. Barnes and Griffin talked before the signing.
“I just kind of explained to him that it was no disrespect to him or his game,” Barnes said. “I think he’s one of the best players in the league and arguably the most athletic player.

Blake > LeBron

09-15-2012, 01:29 PM

I still don't know why we didn't resign him for a 1-year minimum, it's not like there are any other good free agents available.

09-15-2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by IceMan

Blake > LeBron

09-15-2012, 04:55 PM

Matt Barnes use to be my favorite NBA goon before he got exposed on that show.

09-15-2012, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by MakeItHappen456

I still don't know why we didn't resign him for a 1-year minimum, it's not like there are any other good free agents available.

Have you ever watched a Laker game? [pic]

09-15-2012, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by IceMan

Blake > LeBron

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09-15-2012, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by MakeItHappen456

I still don't know why we didn't resign him for a 1-year minimum, it's not like there are any other good free agents available.

He's basically a older ebanks but ebanks is younger and athletic and can slash

[pic] Matt Barnes did predict Howard will come to the lakers

09-15-2012, 06:05 PM

barnes is trash

09-15-2012, 06:13 PM

How we going to compete with our sister team now?. They got Matt brick that !! Barnes all we have is Nash and Dwight [pic] The league is fixed.

09-15-2012, 06:17 PM

damn i cant believe matt barnes girl was !!ing games mans. And Matt still took her back damn shame not even game, games UN-famous mans that nobody knows

09-15-2012, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Toss

damn i cant believe matt barnes girl was !!ing games mans. And Matt still took her back damn shame not even game, games UN-famous mans that nobody knows

r-mean and game new track

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