Grade the Hornets's draft.

[SuperJTheGreat]

Which guy were you? I'm going to rewind back and see if I can see you.

I didn't forget. An apology is due to me from you. After claiming everybody was inviting when really that was a flyer for another party he was having. So waiting. If you can man up ya know?

[SuperJTheGreat]

Winner: Charlotte Hornets. Two great picks… see what happens when Michael Jordan lets GM Rich Cho do his job. First they got Noah Vonleh. Indiana power forward slipped down the board on draft night, right to the Hornets. He is a great fit — they have Al Jefferson banging inside and needed a stretch four to space the floor, Vonleh is that guy (he shot 48.5 percent from three last season). Then later on they traded with the Heat and got one of the underrated studs of the draft in P.J. Hairston — the guy can flat out shoot the rock and after much of a D-League season he is more ready to step in and contribute from Day 1 then most of the other guys in the draft.

[BigBoss]

Noah pick sucks, PJ even though I hate him wasn't a bad pick, gives us some shooting.

 

C-

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Noah pick sucks, PJ even though I hate him wasn't a bad pick, gives us some shooting.

C-

Why does it suck?

Has he played in the NBA yet and not shown the capability to be a good player?

Or are you just blowing smoke....

[SuperJTheGreat]

Anything is better than DOUG

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

A motherfuxxing +++

As much as I hate PJ Hairston (sorry SuperJ if you're straight with him, but every time I've been around him he was a douche), that's a great pick.

Vonleh too. Damn.

Also so glad Bazz went to the Heat. As a huge UConn fan, I was psyched to have him and Kemba, my two favorite all-time college players, on my team again. With that said, the Heat is a phenomenal fit for him.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

I don't understand this theory that we helped the Heat. We bilked them out of 2 picks and got the guy we wanted. It's about helping the Hornets, not the Heat. Napier has to live up to Lebron's hype. Wouldn't it be funny if Lebron walked anyways and the Heat had to build around Napier. And how about that Bill Simmons jackass. He was so salty that the Heat got the guy they targeted. He's such a Celtics homer, I don't understand why or how he became an NBA analyst. A Boston Superfan blogger is all he ever was to me.

Him and Jalen Rose's podcast is straight fire though. It's hilarious, I love them.

[davos]

It seems the only negative review I've seen is from the Huffington Post but then again it's the Huffington Post. Everything else has been a B to a lot of As. Hopefully it translates!!

[JBloc]

I don't understand this theory that we helped the Heat. We bilked them out of 2 picks and got the guy we wanted. It's about helping the Hornets, not the Heat. Napier has to live up to Lebron's hype. Wouldn't it be funny if Lebron walked anyways and the Heat had to build around Napier. And how about that Bill Simmons jackass. He was so salty that the Heat got the guy they targeted. He's such a Celtics homer, I don't understand why or how he became an NBA analyst. A Boston Superfan blogger is all he ever was to me.

 

I agree.  The way I see it is that Cho knew Miami wanted Napier and picked him up first to hold him for ransom.  Cho said his information led him to be confident that Houston would not pick PJ.  Both teams got the player they were targeting, but Cho managed pick up some extra picks due to position and savvy.  If anything, who stole assets from Miami.

[KendrickPanther]

I do wonder what sort of conversations occurred 2 weeks ago when Higgins was let go. Did it affect our draft?

[Rise of The Hive]

I give it an A+, I don't think the first round could have gone any better.

[Jackofalltrades]

Noah pick sucks, PJ even though I hate him wasn't a bad pick, gives us some shooting.

C-

Lol, there's always one.

[WOW!!]

I give it an A+, I don't think the first round could have gone any better.

I agree I don't see how it could go any better. You have 2 huge upside guys and more cap space.

[caatfan]

I gave it an A- for the players they ended up with, but if the trades make for enough room for a good FA or two, I may up it to a +.