Newb question: Why do we think CP3's staying in HOU?

Cause CP aint no punk!

 

1. Best chance to win
2. Best Coach he’s had
3. Most money possible
4. Already here
5. Reports have surfaced saying he has no intentions of leaving.

 

because the last three days have been about uncertainty because lebron trying to make sure he had someone else going to LA with him. Unless CP has switched i figure he crossed CP off the list.

Also hes playing with the Motherf'n MVP!

 

Because Stone Cold said so...

 

To add to Coach E's post above, he's formed a great relationship with James, just made the Western Conference finals for the first time and surely wants to build on that, and has a gentleman's agreement with Morey to stay and get a decent contract - and he should (and probably does) feel compelled to show the same respect to the deal that he expects in return.

Bonus: There is a Twitter video of him looking chummy with Morey at the NBA awards joking about how the media paints them as enemies, and hanging with the rest of the crew.

 

people really think CP3 is desperate to follow Lebron around like his little lap dog...

CP3 isn’t going anywhere unless Morey tries to mess around with his next contract

 

and that's the bottom line!!!

 

Until he signs ill be a little worried.

 

he'll probably go for the big 5 with LeBron/Leonard/PG/Boogie "please save some of the MLE for me" Cousins

 

do not underestimate the heart of a champion
CP3 got more heart than (lebrick + bosh + melo)

 

Because we would have been champs if he didnt get hurt. This is his best shot to win.

 

Could you Imagine the headlines if CP3 left?

 

If his family hated H-town, I'd think it'd be easier for him to move again.

That's as important to his happiness as the other stuff mentioned.

 

Cause its the closest he's ever gotten to a championship? Playing on a team that actually made him better?

 

The Rockets won 65 games and were an absolute juggernaut. The chances of the 35-win Lakers getting anywhere near that level next season, even with LeBron, are incredibly remote. They might can in 2-3 years, with the right development and future offseason additions... but with Chris Paul, it's all about the here and now. As long as the Rockets don't make a bad financial offer, this is the fit for him.

 

The rockets were the best team in the NBA last year. We were robbed of a championship. And Cp3 isn’t a moron. Nobody, including him, is even pretending he’s a free agent.

 

I'm pretty sure Chris Paul wants to win. So why would he leave a team that can easily win the championship next season?

If LeBron goes to the Lakers, it will be the first time in a long time that he fails to reach the Finals.

 

I'm not certain that Tillman will agree to use 40% of his payroll on a player that already misses over 25% of his games due to leg injuries, and his next contract will take him to age 38. Consider his salary / age ratios of a super-max deal: 34 / $35M , 35 / $38M, 36 / $41M, 37 / $44M, 38 / $47M. As another poster pointed out we are already an old team. If we guarantee years 3-5 of his next contract, we're trading a 2-year window to compete for a championship, but forfeiting the next 3 years, given that 40% of the salary cap will be taken up by a player that likely is either too hurt to play or in SEVERE declining mode. It might be worth it to take your shot for 2 years, but his knees and hamstrings aren't aging well now. Chris Paul at 3 years and $132M remaining for ages 36-38 would be a franchise albatross. I doubt he will agree to years 4-5 as 'team' or 'mutual' options, but that is the only way for the Rockets to protect themselves, versus conceding that they'll suck in those years.