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Make the Charlotte pipe foundry into practice facility, retail, hotel space. That and some imaginative upgrades to B of A we gain even more ability to host big events in Charlotte. Hotels are still going up here in town.

I think the Panthers project would have all their attention. So much so, streets be damned. I just think Charlotte has a much much bigger headstart in coding, zoning, infrastructure development that SC can't match. I'm a homer but uptown Charlotte is built very very well. The city itself demands it from builders especially a project like a practice facility for the Panthers.

That's a huge undertaking. They're still building. They've done a great job. I haven't got on the train in years but they look fly.

I like how they're not looking at last season as a success and demanding more before giving out max contracts like fools. I'd imagine if your boss is the best to ever play the bar must be very very high. I do think LaMelo will get a max from the Hornets. Anybody else?! Miles needs to understand that rich is rich. He'll be rich regardless. Don't nickel and dime happiness and uproot your family for who knows what, who knows where. He loves Charlotte he's said so. Melo is here. The grass may not be greener for a 6'6" forward.

Should have built it in Charlotte anyways. It would have been done by now. Charlotte knows how to get sht done and built.

https://theathletic.com/3384108/2022/06/27/pistons-free-agents-max-nba/ "As I reported last week, even with room to sign a player to a max contract, the Pistons are unlikely to throw max offers at the likes of restricted free agents Deandre Ayton and Miles Bridges, though things can change. Instead, signs point to Detroit looking to add quality, veteran role players to pair with its young core as it furthers this rebuild." Starting to hear that Hornets aren't giving out any max contracts so Miles has to consider taking a lot of money instead of max money. Max money is all-star money. So for Miles, there goes at least two potential max contracts including hometown Detroit.

Size matters.

We don't have agents and family and homeboys in our ear telling us we would dominate elsewhere. I'm on the Miles Bridges bandwagon his BEST career decision would be to stay here with Melo the grass isn't always greener for 6'6" forwards

The future is now. He's a PG on most other squads.

We've got to sign Miles but Miles needs to help us keep LaMelo and others in the future. It's tough I really really really hope they work this out. That's Melo's road dog. It was a long time ago but the Larry, Zo situation tore us apart. It was never the same after that. What could have been if we'd been able to keep LJ, Zo, Dell together. History would teach us that keeping your core together is paramount in order to become the 90's Bulls or Golden State.

I don't see why Terry doesn't backup LaMelo and Bouk. That's an option if he'll do it.

The Cliff reunion may come with a Kemba reunion at backup PG. I wonder how the huddle would feel about that. With Cliff here and Kemba available it's a very possible, possiblity.

If you want to be Golden State on the East Coast act like it. Work it out.

The media would like nothing better than for Melo and Bridges to be elsewhere.

The last thing you want to do is develop a player out of college into star just to clutch the purse when they ball out. At the same time Miles needs to look at a guy like Kemba, he probably wishes the negotiation to stay in Charlotte some way, some how would have been achieved. Miles said publicly that he wants to stay a Hornet. It's more up to him than anyone. Of course the team wants a team friendly deal so they can keep more talent. So tell your agent to make a deal that doesn't embarrass the player and keep it teal. Sometimes you actually have to give the discount your agent doesn't want you to to stay where you want to play. NBA players make a lot of money anyways, he'll be rich regardless. Chase happiness not the damn dirty $$$.

You got to give them some slack. They thought they had their perfect coach in Atkinson and then they didn't. They obviously didn't want Mark Jackson and Jordan and Mitch oddly want to retain most if not all of the coaches. In their eyes they were jilted and embarrassed in public by this guy and the negative media afterwards. They turned to somebody they could trust, somebody that already wanted the job and wouldn't say no and has always been a coach that was good at making something out of nothing. I'm not mad here. The trust factor is already there. They really really know each other, Mitch has done waaaaay better than Cho. I would have gave Mark Jackson an interview but I understand why Jordan hired someone who would be more loyal. Unfinished business apparently. It is what it is now. Cliff doesn't shoot. I've already moved past it. You should too. If they sign Miles, Mitch has done well this off-season and this squad is automatically better defensively with 7'2" Williams and Kai coming into the lineup after killing the G League. Experience at coach is what we were missing, a young defensive big was what we were missing. Beelieve!

Aaron Rodgers 2.0. I'm calling it now. We don't have Brett Favre and this is 2022. Play him.

Let's Go!

It was also cool when fans could video because guys would post some exclusive stuff from TC which we used to all enjoy, then the tone deaf front office banned it all.

I wouldn't have hired Clifford but he's coach again so we gotta get over that and support our team. The Hornet's may surprise you guys. I'm going to go ahead and get on the bandwagon. This is a better coach than Borrego. Mitch has set the next coach up for success with an all of a sudden tall all of a sudden athletic frontcourt.

This roster could make a good coach like Cliff a great coach like a Brown, Jackson. This is a much better roster than with Cho, Mitch did this. Jordan just took a huge weight off his shoulders. He knows Cliff has got this. Honestly I think Cliff would have had these guys better prepared for the playoffs the last two years. He's a much more seasoned coach than JB AND the organization just happens to know and trust this man. I'm starting to feel better upon having slept on it, much like Duren.

OK, time to move on folks. Let's show some class and behave ourselves. Welcome back Coach Cliff!!! Let's Go!