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Hornets and Nets restarts trade talks

Jakob

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Trading for aging players with hefty contracts just to get rid of Lance Stephenson is not only incredibly stupid but blatant blind desperation.

I'm surprised at some of the people here who actually think moves like this are intelligent or productive for this franchise long term.

Long term it would change nothing. If Al opts in this summer we're pretty much capped next season anyway. As I said before, the only deals on the books past next season are Kemba, Cody, PJ, and Vonleh.
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I'm not sure this makes sense.  Henderson is playing as good or better than Johnson, and is younger.   Perhaps our coaches feel Johnson would have more success here?  I'm not sure.

 

I'm all for dumping Marvin somehow, they was a terrible mistake of a signing.  

 

Part of me feels like we're giving up on Lance too early, but it's either Kemba or him on the court so we have to choose.  I think I had just such high hopes for our team this year it's hard to bail already, deep down inside lol.

 

I'm just not sure trading three guys away for one 33 year old is worth it, for depth reasons.  

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Johnson has dropped off considerably from his prime...and at 33...will only get worse. This makes no sense whatsoever. 

 

Even if a change of scenery were to revitalize Johnson...his tank is about empty.

 

For people who have watched him more frequently over the course of this season, does it look like he has anything left in the tank? Or is a he a year or two from being done completely?

 

IMO Henderson has played well, but like a prior poster said, he has been asked to be a player that he is not over the last few years. Due to that, we do not appreciate the player he is. He has a solid mid range game and he has improved his three ball considerably. He just never seemed to be that guy that gets hot. It is weird.

 

You look at his percentages, and they are not bad, but he never seems to make multiple baskets in a row and then miss a few. Seems like he makes one, then misses, then makes, then misses. Like he consistently shoots inconsistently? lol.

 

Also, Marvin stretches the floor just does not take shots aggressively. Imagine that from a Hornets player not named Walker or Neal.

 

And no matter how you slice it...I am just not ready to give up on Lance. Give the dude a season for crying out loud. I mean the man probably still has a box or two he hasn't unpacked yet.

 

Also Jakob...your sig is hilarious and gets funnier every time I watch it!

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Johnson has dropped off considerably from his prime...and at 33...will only get worse. This makes no sense whatsoever. 

 

Even if a change of scenery were to revitalize Johnson...his tank is about empty.

 

For people who have watched him more frequently over the course of this season, does it look like he has anything left in the tank? Or is a he a year or two from being done completely?

 

IMO Henderson has played well, but like a prior poster said, he has been asked to be a player that he is not over the last few years. Due to that, we do not appreciate the player he is. He has a solid mid range game and he has improved his three ball considerably. He just never seemed to be that guy that gets hot. It is weird.

 

You look at his percentages, and they are not bad, but he never seems to make multiple baskets in a row and then miss a few. Seems like he makes one, then misses, then makes, then misses. Like he consistently shoots inconsistently? lol.

 

Also, Marvin stretches the floor just does not take shots aggressively. Imagine that from a Hornets player not named Walker or Neal.

 

And no matter how you slice it...I am just not ready to give up on Lance. Give the dude a season for crying out loud. I mean the man probably still has a box or two he hasn't unpacked yet.

 

Also Jakob...your sig is hilarious and gets funnier every time I watch it!

He looks pretty good some games, but Brooklyn has been running him into the ground. He is averaging 35.5 minutes per so far this season. I think if we played him around 28 or so minutes he would look much better, after he got healthy of course.

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At minimum, I view it like we're getting rid of three overpaid players for one overpaid player who may or may not be better than all three combined, and if not, he'll be close... AND that one overpaid contract will be off the books, opening up over 23 million after next season.

You dont think we can maintain our current level of play for the next two years and then add a huge piece/potential superstar when JJ 's contract comes off the books? I do.

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What an absolute foolish thing to say.

I never even acted like Henderson was a good starter. But he's been a decent third scorer and a nice defender for several years now. It's not his fault that we never had anyone better to take shots. He is a role player whose been forced to start and done an okay job at it. At least he's not a cocky arrogant fug.

Myth. Henderson is an average defender.

I don't hate Henderson, he's just a terrible fit alongside MKG and hurts more than he helps. He's a big, athletic guard who will hustle on defense and can attack the rim. But he can't shoot. At all.

Put him on a team like OKC or GS that is loaded with shooters and he'd fit okay. Stick him on the floor with MKG-Zeller-Biz and he's completely useless. Also, athletes are a dime a dozen in the NBA. Shooters are more valuable, thus why mediocre, lazy players who can chuck away and score like JR Smith and Monte Ellis have better value than Henderson.

He's just not good. He has value as a backup SG/SF who gets 15 min a game, but that's it. He's not a starter or 6th man. And the fact that Rich Cho has been trying to trade him for over 2 years without seemingly anyone interested should make it obvious.

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