Brandon Miller!

[ForJimmy]

2 hours ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Just brutal.  Of course they question wtf MJ was doing anywhere near this draft

https://www.theringer.com/nba-draft/2023/6/23/23770890/nba-draft-winners-losers-trades

 

Loser: Charlotte Hornets

Rodger Sherman: Nothing is less reliable than draft night fan reactions. When they hear the commissioner announce the name of the player their favorite team has just drafted, fans inevitably will cheer busts and boo future stars. But it’s definitely not good if your team has the second overall pick and everybody is mad about it. That’s what happened in Charlotte when the Hornets picked Alabama’s Brandon Miller.

I mean, even the mascot was pissed. That mascot once cheered for Cody Zeller. When you’ve lost Hugo, you’ve lost everybody!

It’s possible that Miller turns into a fine player for the Hornets. He’s 6-foot-9, a fluid athlete, and a natural shooter. Naming Paul George as “the GOAT” was something … but we’ll let it pass.

 

It does, however, seem like Charlotte’s process was flawed. First of all, GM Mitch Kupchak admitted the decision was in the hands of Michael Jordan—who not only has a famously horrible history of evaluating draft picks (the list stretches from Kwame Brown to Frank Kaminsky), but is also in the process of selling the Charlotte franchise, and has no stake in the success or failure of this pick. It also seems possible—if not probable—that the Hornets picked Miller over Scoot Henderson because Henderson is a point guard and the team already has LaMelo Ball. This isn’t football! You don’t need to worry about your depth chart with the second pick in a stacked class! You need to take the best player on the board, and most draft analysts felt that was Henderson, not Miller. The Hornets fan base seems to agree.

 

Are we pulling draft grades now?  Spoiler alert, they aren't going to align with many people on here.  I've seen mostly As and Bs...

[Jackie Lee]

2 hours ago, yasuhara2241 said:

I wanted Scoot but I am fine with Miller. We needed a shooter and he does have good size. The reason I like this pick better than when it was first announced was how happy Lamelo was that we picked him. He facetimed him and seems to really like him. 

Now, I do like the other picks as well. Overall, nice draft just not flashy since we didn't go with Scoot. 

He's tall, but he couldn't attack the rim against college kids before he lost 13 pounds to mono. 

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[App Panther]

I'm not sure what this draft will be remebered as; either one pick away from landing Wemby or passing on Scoot for Jarrett Culver 2.0

Edited June 23, 2023 by App Panther

[carpanfan96]

25 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

He's tall, but he couldn't attack the rim against college kids before he lost 13 pounds to mono. 

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If you look at the last 15 games, his finishing greatly improved. The first ten games, his stats at the rim were awful. 

He was over 70% over the last part of the season and at 42% counting fast breaks in the first part of the season. 

[DJ feed me moore]

13 hours ago, WOW!! said:

Definitely Melo Approved!!!

melo was scared scoot would come in and take his job. they are all losers.

[Shocker]

Excited about the Nick Smith pick.  Hope he gets healed up and gets some minutes.  Guy is a natural scorer

Edited June 23, 2023 by Shocker

[UnluckyforSome]

12 hours ago, HardcoreHokie said:

 

I’m a Hornets fan and I hope it works out but damn; these message board fans are worse than our front office.

 

 

This team is cursed. If we had even been in the position to draft Wemby, he would've been the sure-fire reincarnation of Shawn Bradley. After a lifetime of abuse and disappointment from this organization, what more could you expect out of fans?

[WOW!!]

36 minutes ago, DJ feed me moore said:

melo was scared scoot would come in and take his job. they are all losers.

I guess being a leader and playing for 3 years needing this type of player for years means nothing.. Lol 

And Scoot putting up 23ppg 8ast and 6rbs a game would be scary if he had ever done it..

[yasuhara2241]

2 hours ago, Jackie Lee said:

He's tall, but he couldn't attack the rim against college kids before he lost 13 pounds to mono. 

i

Which is why I wanted Scoot but we got Miller now so got to support him and hope he works out! 

[FattyFatFat]

As a hornets fan I’m assuming we made the wrong pick. Whatever truly happened with the Brandon miller case, I hope he learned his lesson. I hope he puts the right people around himself. 
 

I wanted Scoot. Still want scoot. We drafted off need not talent. BM has talent but most of the scouts I read had Scoot by far a better prospect. I’d love to be wrong. I’m under the impression that lamelo ball can make any player better. Fingers crossed 

[Wanderlai]

No doubt this pick will be added to the list of misses but this draft is the extreme rare case where we miss out on the top pick Wemby who is a once in a generation talent and proceed to pass on the next elite next level type talent in Scoot. It’s a double screw job. 
 

Well done Hornets…well done. 

[CamWhoaaCam]

2 hours ago, DJ feed me moore said:

melo was scared scoot would come in and take his job. they are all losers.

Imagine calling multi millionaire kids losers.

 

They have the best job in the world. I doubt people like you and I will ever reach that kind of success. I wouldn't talk down on others my man.

[Cam Lawter]

8 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Imagine calling multi millionaire kids losers.

 

They have the best job in the world. I doubt people like you and I will ever reach that kind of success. I wouldn't talk down on others my man.

 Do you have a parasocial relationship with Basketball Players or something? 

Edited June 23, 2023 by Cam Lawter

[saX man]

2 up^^ It's okay to dislike a team you're a fan of if they're not good and haven't proven to be capable of building anything worth a damn in 20+ years.

Edited June 23, 2023 by saX man