Hornets offseason

[rmoneyg35]

So now that the Hornets season has ended less discuss our offseason.

Cho had a presser that says that Lance didn't work out this season and he told Lance that.

Also he said that he did a lot of Pro scouting this season and he believes we will get a good player for our team.

Does Cho have a plan on acquiring a new player for our team?

Will Jefferson stay with us or will he opt out?

So far he says he will stay but things could change.

Who will we draft?

Who will we resign, cut and sign?

Could Lance be on his way out?

Time to discuss.

Personally I would love for us to get rid of Marvin Williams. Bizmack played well in short periods of time so I believe we should keep him as a back up. I don't believe we have a lot of cap space so if we plan on signing a big name we would have to cut someone.

[TopCat]

Do we have enough money to make a run at Jimmy Butler or should I keep dreaming?

[Proudiddy]

I kept meaning to make a thread for it, but I read an article after the season ending pressers where AL said he is definitely opting in (as I stated he would), and Hendo said he wasn't sure what he would do.

I certainly hope Hendo opts out, and best of luck to him going forward. He's good at what he does, but just like with the Panthers, we will continue to spin our wheels with him until we're forced to make an adjustment. The problem has always been, what's he is good at, we're already stacked full of it (non-shooting, defensive-centric),so the more we can start distancing ourselves from those same players, the better.

[Chaos]

Why would Al even think about opting out at this point? In one short year he went from looking like a reborn offensive post powerhouse to a broken down washout. I don't think his stock would be so high on the open market right now.

[Zaximus]

Oh we're stuck with Al, lol.  If he comes out and dominates (countract year so he probably will) I could see us moving him as an expiring to a team in playoff contention or something.

 

Hendo I bet stays, unless the market is dried up and he feels he could get something out there.   It would be best for us if he leaves.

 

I'm not sure Marvin can be moved, he's not worth his contract, not even close, unless we trade his expiring for a player that could help us.

 

Biz needs resigned, he's young and plays hard, he's earned it, he's earned a spot on this team more than a lot of the other guys.

 

We're stuck with Lance, like Al, unless he comes out and balls.  He may, since it's a contract year.

 

We're going to have mostly the same team with a couple new, cheap faces, imo.   We've dug ourselfs a hole, so we're stuck for a bit.

[Proudiddy]

Honestly, with how inept our FO has been in player signings/re-signings, I'm certain AL is gonna get a loyalty extension regardless of how he performs next season.

It sucks...

Also funny, I mentioned how both AL and Lance looked like they did absolutely nothing in the offseason but count their money, and guess what comes out in the end of season pressers? Cho and AL agreed that he struggled with his conditioning and weight throughout the season and that played a huge part in his struggles. It was easy to see. To me he looked fat(ter) and slow(er) from the first game. Seemed winded like never before, and something as simple as FTs that he used to be pretty good at, he suddenly struggled with.

These guys suck...

[Carl Spackler]

This team needs a better backup center than Biyombo. And considering Al probably won't be starting here beyond next season, looking to the draft for the answer seems a smart choice. 

[davos]

I just hope we draft a guy close to NBA-ready for a change.   

[Wundrbread33]

Everyone loves to crap all over Hendo, but unless there is a noticeable upgrade out there that we could afford, we need him a lot more than he needs us. He has improved to the point where you expect his mid range jumpers to fall and he has added a nice corner three to his game. He will never be an all star, but I appreciate what he gives the team. Plenty of other players to blame for this train wreck of a season.

[themikestrick]

I wouldn't mind us taking a shot at signing Lou Williams.  He could take Mo Williams spot and he's younger and a better player.  But of course, he would cost more and I don't know if we could afford him.

[rmoneyg35]

I couldn't help but notice that out squad only had two players play more than 66 games which was Hendo and Marvin Williams. Injuries did put us back a lot. Kemba was playing great but he got hurt and struggled to look like the player he was before his injury.

I believe big Al only played 65 games while Zeller and Biz missed a lot of games which hurt our front court. Even Lance and MKG missed a lot of time and it seemed like every time MKG was out our team was horrible which is saying how good MKG is

[Proudiddy]

Everyone loves to crap all over Hendo, but unless there is a noticeable upgrade out there that we could afford, we need him a lot more than he needs us. He has improved to the point where you expect his mid range jumpers to fall and he has added a nice corner three to his game. He will never be an all star, but I appreciate what he gives the team. Plenty of other players to blame for this train wreck of a season.

I wasn't blaming him, and I appreciate his effort and what he has done in his time here. That being said, i would like his 6M salary to spend elsewhere a lot more and see what we get out of it. And honestly, we have tons of wing players that can play D and shoot poorly. He is starting and gets minutes because our coaches and FO are scared to do anything else. He is most likely a non-offensive factor/shut down, effort d-specialist on a playoff team. We can certainly upgrade there if Cho would start using his eyes instead of his analytic computer software.

[Zaximus]

This team needs a better backup center than Biyombo. And considering Al probably won't be starting here beyond next season, looking to the draft for the answer seems a smart choice. 

 

 

Biz is the least of our worries.  I believe if he could start he would drop 10 points/10 boards a game easily, and if we had actual people that could score/shoot around him (a real SG) he would be fine.   We need a scorer, one that can shoot, more than anything.  We haven't had one in so long if ever.  

[MCC]

Our only chance of excitement this offseason is getting lucky in the lottery and getting a top player in the draft.