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I was wondering the same.

http://dimemag.com/2012/01/chris-paul-jordan-brand-unveil-the-jordan-cp3-v-to-the-world/

Jordan Brand CP3.V Unveiling

Pretty cool report from the unveiling of CP3’s latest shoe yesterday in LA:

madglove - January 6, 2012 reply

The Dime calling out Cookie

How dare they?!

ganima - January 6, 2012 reply

Those jerseys are sweet!

What the hell is a Memphis Tam anyway?

Gotta get me Chris Paul LA Stars jersey!

ganima - January 6, 2012 reply

+1

boltsfan21 - January 6, 2012 reply

Memphis Tams

Old School ABA from the early 70’s. The Tams were a result of the ABA New Orleans Buccanneers moving to Memphis.

I've seen a Scottish tam.

But never seen anyone in Memphis wear one. Might as well call themsleves the Memphis Togas!

Thretch - January 6, 2012 reply

Tams

Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi for their regional fanbase. Wierd but it was the ABA. The team was owned at the time by the early Oakland A’s owner, Charles Finley.

Ahh, thanks for the clarification

So they could have been the Memphis Mats then! That inspires giddy fans.

Thretch - January 6, 2012 reply

Crazy at it seems

The name Tams was picked by a fans voting contest. I know too much about the ABA as it is kind of a basketball history hobby of mine.

That's some solid knowledge

So if a team from NorCal were to be created we could call it the NorCal CON’s (Cali – Oregon – Nevada).

I’m going to like this name-the-states-game.

Joe Wolf's Mullet - January 6, 2012 reply

Jimmy Kimmel worse than Leno

big0lbad - January 6, 2012 reply

yeah, how many times does he have to ask CP about Lakers

’Ok, but really, you still want to be a Laker right? Right Chris?

I love CP’s eye-rolling reactions like cmon Jimmy, get over it im a Clipper and i like it .
When Jimmy asked him about staying with Clips long term he said something like ‘thats what i hope’.

cassellmania - January 6, 2012 reply

Yeah wasn't even worth the watch

at least Leno was kind of bagging on the Lakers as well, Kimmel just wouldn’t let up. If I was CP3 I would never go back to the show.

bestclipfan - January 6, 2012 reply

i love Jimmy, but he sucked last night

used Paul’s appearance as a chance for a personal stand-up act and didn’t even let the guy talk. at least Leno let the interview kinda flow. this was just a non-stop assault. oh well.

Yeah, I usually like Jimmy.

But he was extremely brutal. Chris Paul has proven that he is a great Clipper, and Jimmy has proved that he is a jerk when it comes to being a Laker fan.

SurfinQ00 - January 6, 2012 reply

Honestly, I think things like this will make him avoid the Lakers.

Yes, this is just something small and I’m sure it won’t have a HUGE impact; however, he is obviously getting annoyed with all of the Laker fans. I think he is seeing the entitlement they have felt, and it is obvious he doesn’t like it. Even if the worst happens and he leaves in 2 years, I hope he never even talks to the Lakers, because once he has 1 bad season, all the fans will turn on him and say trade him. Just look at Kobe now. He has a bad night and everyone is considering trading him (and they OVERVALUE HIM WAY TOO MUCH), and then when he has a great night they speak of him as if he is a god. They show no loyalty or respect to their players and that is one thing that treally grinds my gears.

SurfinQ00 - January 6, 2012 reply

The Dime Article Raises An Issue Discussed Here Previously

However he makes one dumb statement and draws one bad conclusion

Dumb Statement

However, even with Evans back, the Clippers will still have maybe the worst perimeter defense this side of the Canadian border.

The Raptors currently are

First in opponents FG% at .398
Fifth in opponents eFG% at .450
Sixth in points allowed per game at 91.50
15th in NBA defensive Rating

You don’t compile those kind of defensive numbers (3 or their 6 games have been on the road) with a lousy perimeter defense when your starting Bigs are Andrea Bargnani and Amir Johnson.

Draws One Bad Conclusion

If the Clippers don’t improve like many of us thought they would at the beginning of the season – if they miss the playoffs. There’s a good chance that happens if the defense isn’t fixed

The Clippers defense is better than the Suns and Nuggets was all those years they made the playoffs with bad defenses. Heck even GS made the playoffs one recent season without any defense.

If they Clippers stay healthy it is an almost certainty that they make the playoffs even without improving their defense very much.

Now I am not saying that the Clippers won’t improve their defense. So please don’t read that into my comments here.

I hate those kinds of arguments

If the Clippers suck they will suck.

Yeah, ok.

Jax - January 6, 2012 reply

Dark Cloud Over Head?

You must not live in Los Angeles, because I haven’t see hardly a cloud in the sky for days to say nothing about dark clouds overhead.

Sorry to read that you hate

these kind of arguments

There is nothing I can do regarding this to help you.

Smile it is a another beautiful day in Los Angeles with nary a cloud visible anywhere. LOL

Did I read this wrong?

I think Jax was referring to the Dime Mag’s arguments.

John Raffo - January 6, 2012 reply

Fair Enough

However, since he responded to my post without specifying to what he was responding blah blah blah.

No. You were mistaken.

2-ScoopIceCream - January 6, 2012 reply

Um,

you misunderstood my post.

Jax - January 6, 2012 reply

I have no idea what you're talking about

Jax - January 6, 2012 reply

lol

I Want To Add

The Raptors are also starting Rasual at SF; at least until Kleiza is ready to start, probably by the end of January.

It's more than that... he completely bashes the Clippers bench...

But points out none of the flaws of the Lakers bench. The Lakers first subs are Steve Blake and Josh McRoberts. And the Lakers fifth starter is Derek Fisher, who can spot up but has no other assets remaining. I don’t get it.

John Raffo - January 6, 2012 reply

Anti Clipper bias is alive and well

To most of the media, the glass is always half empty for the Clips, half full for the Lakers.
No matter how good our roster is people will find a way to make it seem flawed.

cassellmania - January 6, 2012 reply

Seriously

McBob, Murphy, Blake? They are worse defenders than anyone on our bench.

Looks Like I Spoke To Soon About The Raptors Perimeter Defense

I owe an apology to Sam Reiss.

He appears correct and I feel like a fool. Well certainly not the first time and I am sure it won’t be the last. LOL

I'm not a pastor

But I’m an elder at my church. I remember them having a similar deal like this last year, but I couldn’t take advantage of it due to my schedule. I guess I’ll ask my pastor if he can hook it up.

Triple Towers has a nice ring to it. I was never a real fan of the Lob City name, but I don’t mind it because it means people are talking about the team. I just don’t care for it when people use it as an excuse to say that the team is only about dunks.

Players don't like Lob City either.

Even though it was coined by Blake.

Yeah. I was referring to one of the articles that stated the players don't like it. :)

Sorry I had not read that one.

Just like in school, I took the test without reading the book.

Those CP3 Jordans look really nice

I might actually own a pair of basketball shoes now. I haven’t owned any since my black suede Flights that I used to rock in the 90s.

I Didn't Know That DJ Had A Shoe Deal - LOL

lol

I still have my original Air Jordans I bought when Michael was a rookie.

I have the blue and black ones. Pretty bad shape because I worn them alot.

If You Haven't Had Michael Sign Them Why Not Try and Get Him To Sign Them?

You would have a real collectors item on your hands.

Good idea.

I will fly to NC and knock on his door this weekend. Maybe bring some bootleg Cuban cigars as trade.

Wear a hanes undershirt

Michael hates bacon-neck.

That's pretty awesome!

Shoes are meant to be worn. I can’t collect shoes. It goes against all my principles.

Wow

Michael White - January 6, 2012 reply

Jimmy Kimmel and Laker "fans"

Are a joke to me! Always will be a joke. No one takes them seriously and they’re complete idiots. I love how CP3 maintained his cool during the interview and expressed his passion and love to play with the Clippers. Honestly, all this Clipper bashing just adds fire to CP3, Blake and the rest of the Clippers. GO CLIPPERS!!!

Tracy Morgan was hilarious though

I swear that him and Andrew Bynum are related somehow. Just like Kevin Durant and 50 Cent.

Isn't Jimmy Kimmel more like the past Clippers of late night TV?

Compare his ratings to Letterman or Leno. While I think he can he can be pretty funny, in general, he gets 3rd pick behind those other two for A List celebrities.

He's more like 4th...

Jimmy Fallon is way better than him!

?Love puts Fallon at #2 right behind Conan.

Bleh I can't stand Fallon

But I’ve never liked him since SNL… I actually like Jimmy a lot, but that’s because I’m friends with one of his editors and so I probably have a natural bias. I used to listen to Carolla on the radio, tho, and it’s similar comedy.

For me, it’s:
Conan —> Jimmy —> Letterman —> Leno —> My dad telling me how bridges are made —> Fallon

Oh snap how did I forget Craig Ferguson... I actually like how he has absolutely no idea what he's doing and just adlibs everything.

Ferguson goes before Letterman in my awesome hierarchy.

Digging Deep. How about Carson Daly?

I will never forgive him for TRL.

Boom roasted.

For the record, Carson Daly is painful to watch. If I’m able to watch him it’s a daunting reminder that I’ve drank too much and need to sleep.

Kind of like staring into a toilet bowl then, huh?

I can only imagine…

I think he looked better when he was a little pudgy on TRL

He is scary skinny.

PV Mike - January 7, 2012 reply

yea I usually like Jimmy too

and do understand he’s a big Lakers fan, so sometimes fans get irrational, and effected his performance last night. I used to watch Leno, and as a car guy, still like him. His show is pretty boring these days though, and after the conan fiasco, haven’t really watched him since (CP3 interview notwithstanding).

Definitely COCO = #1

osamu - January 6, 2012 reply

Your dad needs to step up his bridge-telling game.

I love The Roots so as long as they’re on Fallon I’ll watch.

I wonder if there's a way to mute Fallon without muting his band...

We could just buy their album.

pure genius

I watched a few clips of them playing with artist on Fallon… truly great band

BelgianClipper - January 6, 2012 reply

I forgot about...

Conan! He’s the best.

Yeah

That interview was absolutely infuriating. It would’ve been nice if he let CP talk more, or if he actually asked some real questions instead of just “So when are you ditching the Clippers for the Lakers?”

2-ScoopIceCream - January 6, 2012 reply

That's all they got...

Laker “fans” can’t talk about current basketball season. IF you try to talk some kind of basketball with them, they’ll just reply: 1) “We have 16 championships” 2) “Look at our banners, do you have any banners?”

JOKE!

Plus,

Kimmel didn’t even acknowledge—or give CP the chance to point out—that the Clippers were moving up before he got there, and that he was happy to go there BECAUSE of what they already had. All Kimmel said was that CP was going to a miserable team to lift it out of the dung-pile, when in reality they had BG, and DJ and Caron already.

There are lots of good Lakers fans out there, but I’m not convinced Kimmel is one of them.

2-ScoopIceCream - January 6, 2012 reply

I think Kimmel was just trying to get laughs

His humor is dry and sarcastic… it’s a lot funnier when you’re not the butt of the joke. I probably won’t watch this interview.

Seriously!

What Clipper fan is dumb enough to try and compete with who has the better franchise? We know the Lakers are the better franchise. But are they a better team this year? I don’t really think so.

I get it at work all the time now

The whole, Just remember who has the rings! rhetoric.

I always rebute

that they are hiding behind the past because they can’t out argue me.

LJ Hann - January 6, 2012 reply

That's my point...

They can’t even have a decent conversation about the NBA. It’s always about them, but they make themselves look like idiots.

I'm getting annoyed with all those Clippers-bashing articles

wait 20 games and judge then.

BelgianClipper - January 6, 2012 reply

I want that throwback jersey!

If you ask any freebie website

Dime Magazine is the most given out prominent magazine.
Dime deserves to be free because it is so bad.

Slam Magazine, however, gives respect to the Clippers. I remember reading a couple months a go on an update on Livingstons injury and had that nice cover on Blake Griffin last season. They are a very respectable publication.

agolden - January 6, 2012 reply

Yes

SLAM >>>>>>> Dime

Hell yes!

Slam can even make EJ look Gangsta.

How many takes did that cover take?

I’m convinced it was photoshopped.

Kimmel is a toolbag dickface

Ricekrispy10 - January 6, 2012 reply

lol

great insult

Um that's just an opinion

You’re going to have to back that up with facts. Establish a criteria for “toolbag dickface” and then establish examples of him surpassing that criteria.

;)

Thretch - January 6, 2012 reply

Hahaha yesss

We at CN treat all debates the same, regardless of the topic.

I think first to establish what a “toolbag dickface” is, we can begin with some examples of previously identified “toolbag dickfaces”:

Dane Cook
Charlie Sheen
Kobe Bryant

The way he treated CP3 and the Clips

Ricekrispy10 - January 6, 2012 via mobile reply

I feel bad for EJ

I hoped he would have a healthy season under all circumstances. I would hate to see his development delay because of this. Strange thing is, he never had any kind of knee problem with us. Anyone know know the cause?

Pawn - January 6, 2012 reply

Knee collision with G. Hill his first game w/ NO

was the cause of him missing a couple of games. He probably came back prematurely.

cliptakular - January 6, 2012 reply

from yesterday but..

Max and Dave Miller have an interesting conversation about the Clippers (no “its the Clippers” talk)

AtotheZ - January 6, 2012 reply

Thanks

i listen on a daily basis, but probably missed this conversation. oh yeah…dave miller is annoying. love max though!

clipseshow - January 6, 2012 reply

Max is easy to like because he's not from LA

He has no bias other than who pays him (710 = broadcast for the Lakers)