Local news papers, though desperate to stay afloat, have a responsibility not to print one of their extremist's pipe dreams simply because he's been on ESPN.
Drew Sharp, a columnist for The Detroit Free Press, also known as Budini on FM 97.1 “The Ticket,” wrote a little ditty about how desperate the New Orleans Hornets are due to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and the economic struggles thereafter. He feels now would be a good time to take advantage of said peril and go after Chris Paul (CP3). This would be a great idea, if Hornets management wanted to go down in NBA history as making the most ignorant move ever.
If you haven't read Sharps latest smug attempt to sound clever while insulting the intelligence of the Detroit sports fan, I'll break it down for you.
-“Joe Dumars should go after New Orleans point guard Chris Paul.” OK, BUT NOT BEFORE HE (DUMARS) GOES AFTER LABRON JAMES, KOBE BRYANT, DWYAN WADE AND DWIGHT HOWARD. HE WOULDN'T BE DOING HIS JOB IF HE DIDN'T MAKE THAT CALL. BUT I'M SURE JOE APPRICIATES YOUR ADVICE.
-“It's not as outrageous as you might think.” TAKING A TRIP TO MARS ISN'T AS OUTRAGEOUS AS YOU MIGHT THINK.
-“Overall league revenues are falling...” SO LET'S GET RID OF ONE OF THE NBA'S MOST MARKETABLE PLAYERS.
-“...the Hornets cannot afford (Paul) unless they part with most of his high-priced supporting cast...” RIGHT, BECAUSE THAT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE. PEJA $14.2, CHANDLER $11.85, WEST $9.0
-“But should they part with some of those players for the sake of keeping Paul long-term...” NO HE DIDN'T!
-“Paul is the game's best point guard.” THIS IS ABOUT THE TIME I HAD TO STOP READING AND DRINK A BOTTLE OF PEPTO.
-“New Orleans was in trouble before Hurricane Katrina blasted it four years ago.” NICE CHOICE OF WORDS BUBINI, REAL SENSITIVE. BY THE WAY, I'M PRETTY SURE THEY KNEW THAT BEFORE THEY SIGNED HIM TO AN EXTENSION, GENIUS.
-“Corporate funding remains the life blood of professional sports because it helps keep those stadium and arena luxury suites filled at premium rates.” THE SUPER DOME + CORPORATE SPENDING – CHRIS PAUL = YOU'RE AN IDIOT
Get a clue Drew, you should stick to ripping on the Lions, it takes less thought. And if I were you ESPN, I would think twice before using Drew as a Detroit correspondent, that is unless it's to Establish Sharps Points are Nonsense.
