You now have my full attention Hornets..

[bLACKpANTHER]

Fug you all.. Hurney, DG and Shula..

Hornets now have made it through the 2 rough months and are playing decent ball now going into the easier part of their schedule.. everyone is healthy and I hope it stays that way.. Monk and Bacon still aren't getting solid PT but whatevs.. I'm not thinking playoffs right now - just need to collect some wins against scrubs and get back to .500.. every game in January is more than winable.. we just came off a Westcoast trip that was excellent, IMO.. to gather a W against the Warriors - @ Oracle!?! that might be the catalyst to jump start our season..

Dwight is playing great and so are Lamb and Kemba.. Marvin is still shooting over .400 for 3pt range.. Frank has been filling it up but very inconsistent and ineffiecient at times..

MKG has been a pleasant surprise in his shot making:

 

Batum needs to get back in the groove.. he's shooting under .300 from 3pt range.. just terrible.. 
but his numbers are improving since he has been back (small sample size, i know):

 

I don't know what the season holds for us - maybe a swap of deck chairs at the trade deadline could help but probably not.. I never forsee us getting a big name at the deadline - so Real help is probably not coming.. I have put the Panthers in the rear view and in the full swing of Bball now.. hopefully a better 2nd half of the year..

[Daddy_Uncle]

if you aren't thinking playoffs then you need to be thinking top 5 pick. That's basically how the NBA works or teams get stuck in mediocre land like the Hornets. Then again our stupid ass GM doesn't know how to draft so he would blow a top 5 pick 

[Carl Spackler]

Doesn't matter who we pick, they'll only play three minutes every other game because experience matters a lot more than talent.

Donovan Mitchell would be behind Treveon Graham on our depth chart, blee dat

[Shocker]

I was hoping to get Trae Young but he's like top 2 now. 

 

[JakeDel5674]

47 minutes ago, Shocker said:

I was hoping to get Trae Young but he's like top 2 now. 

 

Top 5, but yeah. Doesn't matter. We'll finish in the Top 15 at this point. God, it's been brutal watching this team as a fan. 

[Shocker]

4 minutes ago, JakeDel5674 said:

Top 5, but yeah. Doesn't matter. We'll finish in the Top 15 at this point. God, it's been brutal watching this team as a fan. 

Yeah, and you do realize it been like this since the Bobcat days.  Mediocre 4ever.

This mock has us taking Sexton which could work out...

http://www.nbadraft.net/

 

[JakeDel5674]

32 minutes ago, Shocker said:

Yeah, and you do realize it been like this since the Bobcat days.  Mediocre 4ever.

This mock has us taking Sexton which could work out...

http://www.nbadraft.net/

 

NBADraft.net has been trash for a while. I miss Draft Express. :(

[Zaximus]

Hornets have a coaching issue just like the Panthers.

There is no reason this team isn't top 4 in the East with the talent, it's all coaching.

[bLACKpANTHER]

11 hours ago, Zaximus said:

Hornets have a coaching issue just like the Panthers.

There is no reason this team isn't top 4 in the East with the talent, it's all coaching.

i'm not fully on board with a coaching change - Clifford & Co. is so much better than the past 4 coaches we have had here (Dunlap, Silas, Brown, Vincent).. - but i'm listening to the rumblings you speak of..

[TheMaulClaw]

12 hours ago, Zaximus said:

Hornets have a coaching issue just like the Panthers.

There is no reason this team isn't top 4 in the East with the talent, it's all coaching.

They're not a top 4 team....not as long as MKG and and Batum are on the team....or at least asked to start.

[Zaximus]

10 minutes ago, TheMaulClaw said:

They're not a top 4 team....not as long as MKG and and Batum are on the team....or at least asked to start.

MKG has been fine this year actually.    He's about what we expect.    I definitely haven't been a MKG super fan but he's fine, he is NOT the issue.

Batum, yes.

But Clifford just not playing young guys is stupid.    His rotations never make sense either.    There's no reason this team shouldn't be above .500.

[TheMaulClaw]

6 hours ago, Zaximus said:

MKG has been fine this year actually.   

The man can't shoot.  In no way does he extend a defense.  He has his good moments and he's fine coming off the bench as a role player in defensive possessions.. To think though, that he's the answer as a full time starter I just don't see it.  MKG has been in the league awhile now, there isn't much ceiling left.

I'm not saying that he doesn't have strengths.  He's a good defender.  A good rebounder, and at times he drives to the basket well.  Ultimately...you just have to be able to shoot.  If you can't hit the 3 as a SF in the NBA...you've got no business starting.

[TheMaulClaw]

6 hours ago, bLACKpANTHER said:

i'm not fully on board with a coaching change - Clifford & Co. is so much better than the past 4 coaches we have had here (Dunlap, Silas, Brown, Vincent).. - but i'm listening to the rumblings you speak of..

I long for the days of Dave Cowens.

[bLACKpANTHER]

16 hours ago, TheMaulClaw said:

I long for the days of Dave Cowens.

The days of Dave Cowens had us trading Kobe Bryant's draft rights for Vlade Divac.. but I understand what u are saying - Glen Rice was ballin and Bogues and Mason had us in the playoffs for sure..