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Poll: 9th Pick

MedellinHeel

By MedellinHeel,
in Charlotte Hornets

9th Pick  

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  1. 1. Who do you want Cha to draft at 9 and why?


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SOJA Veteran

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Why should we sprint to the podium to draft an undersized tweener PF who is insanely raw offensively and not an elite defender & rebounder?

Lets not forget the fact we just drafted Zeller 4th overall. SMH

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-I would love to get Stauskas and/or Hairston. We need scorers and they can shoot from anywhere in the gym.  

 

-I am no Kentucky fan but I like Young and especially Randle if they are there @ 9 also. 

 

-Harris seems like the safest pick to me.

 

-I havent seen McDermott, LaVine or Gordon play enough to really comment. 

 

-I know nothing about European players like Saric. 

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Question for those who DO NOT want Aaron Gordon

If we got a shooter or scorer at 24 like Hairston or Warren, and got a guy like Hayward in Free Agency, would you become content with Gordon's current lack of offensive skills? Or no?

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Question for those who DO NOT want Aaron Gordon

If we got a shooter or scorer at 24 like Hairston or Warren, and got a guy like Hayward in Free Agency, would you become content with Gordon's current lack of offensive skills? Or no?

 

No, not only is he completely raw offensively , he is also

 

- undersized

- tweener

- not an elite shot blocker

- not an elite rebounder

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teeray Rookie

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My opinion on Gordon is this, as long as we have Big Al, we need stretch 4. As a matter of fact we need stretch every position. We need to force teams to make a decision, double team Al, or give up an open look at a 3. You can get away maybe with one guy being shooting deficient, but only one. And that includes the 4 position.

I would love to see us be able to go with 4 guys outside the three point line and Al in iso. Or pick and roll with three elite shooters providing space for Kemba and the pick guy.

I would be behind McDermott 100% if he can play the 4. I don't think he can defend NBA 3s. So as a SF, I don't want him. As a stretch 4, I love him.

My main concern is who is McD going to guard, he is undersized to play PF and too slow to play SF. Offensively I am not worried about him. He is nothing like Morrison so I think that is a bad comparison.

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I think the team should look at Saric with the 9th pick, He's a big, solid rebounder and decent size for a stretch 4 (6-11 223) and he can shoot the ball (35% 3pt shooter). 

 

Use Zeller as the backup 5 and backup 4, that way he would still get 15-20mins a game at either PF or C. 

 

 

Get Hayward in FA with a 4 year 48-52m deal. Also sign Livingston

 

 

 

the lineup would be

 

Kemba, Livingston

Hayward, Henderson

MKG, CDR

Saric, Zeller

Jefferson, Zeller, Biz

 

 

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If we go PF, Saric is the only option in my opinion due to how he would fit in our offense.

I'm not saying I want him because I'm weary of his upside, but there is a rumor floating around that he has been promised a spot in the lottery (if he wasn't he was going to pull out).

My personal preference is to get a proven power forward in free agency to help groom Zeller. I'm not a fan of having a rookie and a sophomore as our power forward combination.

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If we go PF, Saric is the only option in my opinion due to how he would fit in our offense.

I'm not saying I want him because I'm weary of his upside, but there is a rumor floating around that he has been promised a spot in the lottery (if he wasn't he was going to pull out).

My personal preference is to get a proven power forward in free agency to help groom Zeller. I'm not a fan of having a rookie and a sophomore as our power forward combination.

Wouldn't surprise me if we were one the teams looking at him. He fits Cluffords offense really well. I also don't see the problem with Zeller and Saric playing the 4 with Jefferson playing and Ewing on the staff. Perfect environment for them.

However the 2 would have to be upgraded for it to work well IMO.

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Wouldn't surprise me if we were one the teams looking at him. He fits Cluffords offense really well. I also don't see the problem with Zeller and Saric playing the 4 with Jefferson playing and Ewing on the staff. Perfect environment for them.

However the 2 would have to be upgraded for it to work well IMO.

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Trying to groom one big is hard, trying to groom two, technically three with Biyombo is near impossible. There is a reason you don't see it happen very often. It's just a common fact that forwards and centers take a little bit longer to groom and we don't have that type of time with Jefferson possibly playing a max of 4 more seasons.

We decided to put our self in win-now mode, it's time to make our grave in it.

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