mickeye76

And I'm down. Moving on from Hayward is a step. We need to take several steps in a different direction.

This is thinking outside the box. I like the idea of either pairing Melo with Scoot or Miller but a trade would revamp the team over night. Drop Bridges and use that money to resign Dennis and PJ. Heresy coming trade Melo to the pelicans for some picks. Maybe the 14th and a future 1st maybe or offload Hayward. We can dream. Get out from under the coming Melo, Bridges contracts and the anchor that has been Hayward's. Oh, and a new coach.

They don't call that anymore. They just want scoring. Pivot foot, smivot foot did they score? Great play. Traveling all over, cool did they score? I blame LaBron. They changed how they officiate partly because of him. .

We also need to find another center maybe with one of those other second round picks. Double dip at forward, Scoot and another big man.

Not exactly a 3 and D guy but I've started to like Jaime Jaquez Jr. Don't let the Adam Morrison hair choice fool ya. Guy has heart and athletic. Maybe never a Star but likely a plug and play wing. Could be long term replacement for Hayward. This is depending of course on the earlier pick. As of right now I like Scoot and TrippleJ. I think the other 2 second round picks will end up bargaining chips and or players we stash and never develop. It's the Hornets way. That said I would use the picks and build a young bench.

I'm on the Scoot train. All aboard. I know that the roster fit isn't perfect but I agree Melo and Scoot could be uniquely special.

Miller is not gonna be able to hang with a lot of SF that aren't too small actually. And he is gonna have to hang with faster or bigger shooting guards. There is gonna be adjustment for both prospects but Scoot can play PG or SG from day one.

I said start I said. He is 6'9" and under 200 pounds. The average NBA SF gonna have 20 to 30 pounds on him.

Can he really play multiple positions though? He is a lightweight at SF. He is tall at SG but not exactly a big SG. I prefer a prototype SG at like 6'6" 220. He has as much positional versatility as scoot. Scoot is a PG/$G and Miller is a SG/SF. Miller is gonna have to hit the gym to become a SF. He is playing SG his rookie season mostly. Scoot can play SG and PG from day one and with healthy minutes at either. As far as shooting the lights out. I think Miller is hot and cold. I don't see the consistent "lights out" you do. Scoot is a dawg. He gonna make things happen every night, whether he shooting lights out or not. Man, we can find a streaky SG/SF with height and length at 27. Hell, probably in the second round this year. He's gonna make a heck of a role player on a contending team but Scoot has star power. Agree to disagree but I don't trust Melo to stay healthy anymore and my plan is is make the combo in the backcourt of Melo and Scoot work and if Melo can't play we got a backup plan.

Scoot is also taking pointers and working with the Premier 3 point sharpshooter in the biz Curry. That part of his game could develop quickly.

Miller is the NBA draft version of Jalen Carter. Stock took a hit from off court stuff but still considered top talent. They both also reportedly had some bad interviews and workouts. Myself I'll take Scoot. Isn't he working with Curry to improve. That's a plus. Miller is battling mono and has lost 13 lbs. I had mono once it's no joke but it also would make a great excuse if you wanted to be lazy. Just saying I'll take the prospect who doesn't have to say "I can only refer you to my lawyer on that" three times a week. It's not going away. I'll take the Bryce Young of the class. Scoot has kept his nose clean and did a trail run in a NBA style junior league.

I disagree. I think Scoot and Memo can coexist in the backcourt and we play our bigs in the front. Today's NBA is a lot of small ball. I want to see us being a transition fast offense with solid bigs and wing scoring off good passing. We likely not gonna really compete in the playoffs but let's be exciting fun ball.

Which would be point guard or off ball shooting guard right? Athletic wings are a dime a dozen these days. The rare ones can defend and shoot the three. Which Miller sounds like but another Miller could fill that SF spot at 27. Leonard Miller is 6'10" with crazy wingspan and young and raw. Just saying. Go best available then fill needs.

And a rookie or since we stuck with Hayward for one more year he fits. Good looking out. Reading is fundamental and some folks on here nearly illiterate.

So close to a decent starting lineup. Basically short a small forward if Bridges is not resigned but PJ is. I feel like we can find a wing with that second 1st rounder.

Watch scoot or Miller go number 1 and we get Victor only for him to be fragile and him and melo trade spots on bench all season. Lol. Shouldn't speak that evil but it reeks of Hornets luck. Personally I like scoot at PG and Melo at SG. It won't really be SG and PG really cause both will move the ball down court. Kinda like Monta and Curry it will be a small ball backcourt with a combination of our young bigs in the frontcourt. I see nothing wrong with it. Add a guy hopefully at SF in the later pick and hope he gets it quick.

It's called accessory to murder. It's a thing. Amazing what being a star at a huge college in a backwards part of the country can get ya out of. The classic if he is guilty why he not in jail argument holds no water. Only poor people are in jail. The rich walk or if rich people are protecting you you good too. I'm done making assumptions about Miller but if two prospects are fairly equal I'm gonna take the one that didn't nearly derail his career with his choice of "friends"

Of course we are miserable. Have you followed this team for long? Exited bout this pick but realistic that if we don't accompany it with a roster shake up and better coaching we are still doomed. With the $$$ that Bridges wants we should resign Nick, PJ and Dennis and go from there. I don't think anyone wants Hayward and his contract so we got one more year of that BS. After the dust settles this team needs to build around whoever we end up with at 2 and hopefully Melo but if a team offers young pieces and maybe a draft pick thia year we need to entertain it. Ball on a max deal and playing 50 games could happen. That would hurt.

Ya think Orlando would give up the 6th pick for Melo? I doubt it but let's say they did. Scoot then at six take a forward. Jarace Walker or Hendrickson. Either of those guys could replace Hayward. Also why is everyone so adamant that Scoot and Melo can't coexist? Style of play is different and could actually mesh. Personally, I don't like the optics of Miller and his gun incident and Bridges going two rounds with a woman. We need a culture change. Clifford is boring and is like the John Fox of basketball. Avoid the Ja Morant guy and send the wife beater elsewhere. Hire Doc Rivers and draft Scoot.

Hence the comparison to Bennett. My hope is YGM can fill that role or another. He is only 25 and has untapped potential because of the era of retardation. That Chinn and Burns developed under those circumstances is amazing. I also hope Tremble and TMJ can finally reach their potential with better coaching.

Have not given up on Yetur yet. I doubt the coaches have either since they have not got to see him first hand. I have some faith Envero willbe able to put him in the right places to produce. He actually had a decent season last year or at least his most productive so far. Nice fumble recoveries and tackles. I could possibly see him being a Micheal Bennett in this defense. This defense will be Envero's baby. He has many tools to utilize. Chinn, Horn, Burns, Brown and possibly YGM. It could be the second coming of the LOB.

Also the CMC trade. That seemed like a tanking move. Lo and behold Foreman shows out with a new simplified offense with less emphasis on passing to the back and simple north south running.

It wouldn't surprise me if Mingo ends up being one of the best WRs of this class.

Clooney got the kiss of death. Overdrafted, bad team and bad luck with injuries. He was gifted but a myriad of circumstances (some within his control and some not) have stunted his career. Honestly between the two new rookies that bull Rush run stopper across from Burns spot might be ok.

This isn't the NBA you can't tank. You can trot out a Jimmy Clausen and end up with a Cam. But the NFL is a results driven league and unlike the NBA you can't play half speed or bench starters just for draft status. Putting the QBs out there that we fielded is the closest to tanking you will see in the NFL. The defense and running backs weren't having it. Fact is we could have beat the Bucs if not for injuries in the secondary. It's just silly. It worked out. We didn't lay down and still got our QB. At this point it's even sillier to talk bout tanking and the shoulda coulda BS than it was during the season. Let it go dude.