The Official Charlotte Hornets (nee Bobcats) Thread aka the Hive

[Chadwiko]

There's a Dec 9 game against the Celtics in Charlotte i'm going to try and attend. I'm in DC from Dec 5-8 to see the Redskins, gonna catch the Celtics on Dec 8, then we're road-tripping down to Florida. I reckon a stop off in Charlotte will be good

 

[DangerSloane]

There's a Dec 9 game against the Celtics in Charlotte i'm going to try and attend. I'm in DC from Dec 5-8 to see the Redskins, gonna catch the Celtics on Dec 8, then we're road-tripping down to Florida. I reckon a stop off in Charlotte will be good

Hate you very much.
Thankyou

 

[Son of Skeletor]

A rare off day for one of basketball's greatest ever shot blockers - lots of driving to the cup(s), zero rejections.

 

[Dirtywhirl]

http://grantland.com/features/nba-court-design-power-rankings/

Charlotte's new court at 3

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

Ya'll better preform for your GOAT overlord!

 

[hans moleman]

This is a decent interview about the progression of the franchise:



MJ isn't as clueless an owner as I thought.

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

^ Video got removed

 

[hans moleman]

Here it is again:

 

[djrossie16]

lel

 

[DangerSloane]

lel

Lance's was better.

 

[djrossie16]

Lance's was better.

did he also throw a mouthguard at a ref ey?

 

[DangerSloane]

did he also throw a mouthguard at a ref ey?

Didnt see it but it sounds like something he'd do.

 

[Green Eggs]

Very pumped for the revival of the Hornets. We've got a strong young list and we can do a lot this year!

Big Al, Lance, Kemba all working hard will mean results. If MKG can improve that jump shot, we'll see some massive progression I think.

#BUZZCITYBABY

 

[Dirtywhirl]

Claiming Cody as my boy

 

[DangerSloane]

Nobody put up a video of Lance's game winner?

Felt really good for him, I think his shooting woes needed something like that, even if the shot itself was ugly as hell.

 

[Dirtywhirl]

Must win the next two against Indiana and Orlando

The game today really illustrated how bad we are at the offensive end. The ball never sticks with Dallas and they make it look easy compared to our stagnant sets.

 

[Saintt]

Thanks for taking Stephenson off us.

 

[DangerSloane]

Thanks for taking Stephenson off us.

Really?
You could use him right now...

Also, while his shooting has been down, hes a really good player.....so stupid comment.

 

[Saintt]

Really?
You could use him right now...

Also, while his shooting has been down, hes a really good player.....so stupid comment.

Nope, don't want him. Plays for himself and stats, hasn't exactly helped you so far.

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

Yeah 11 games in and it's a bust signing, should tank the rest of the season.

Was solid for us in our wins against the Suns and Hawks to name the standouts.

Has struggled to find his offence so far yes, but so has the whole team really and it isn't always about points with some players, as long as he doesn't go all Roy Hibbert post All-Star break, I'm still happy with what the Hornets did over the off season.

 

[Dirtywhirl]

If things don't begin to turn around between now and the New Year I think that tanking isn't out of the question. Vonleh should be taking Maxiell's minutes at the very least.

 

[Green Eggs]

If things don't begin to turn around between now and the New Year I think that tanking isn't out of the question. Vonleh should be taking Maxiell's minutes at the very least.

Agreed, I'd prefer we get the minutes into Vonleh at the moment.. Not sure what our plans are for our offensive play moving forward.. MKG needs to really stand up and back up his pick because at the moment I can think of 10 SF's off the top of my head with better output..

 

[Drumroe]

Your wings just dont fit that well together. Kemba/Stephenson/MKG are all inconsistwnt outside shooters, and Al Jeff needs some space to work in. Hopefully Vonleh and Zeller can gain some 3pt range to help out. I'd almost say Stephenson could be better off the bench if you can have a sharpshooter at the 2.

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

Torn about the potential Lance dealings.

While it's clear it hasn't worked so far, more often that not he looks poor on the court and the results and numbers speak for themselves, whether that means it never will work, I don't know and it makes it hard.

As I can't see us getting a valuable piece right now for him that fits the mold and need of this team, outside of Al in my opinion our goal should be young potential to go along side Kemba, MKG, Cody, Biz and Vonleh. Lance was almost the perfect fit for our needs at the time, good enough to continue the push upward and young enough to do it at least for the length of his contract and potentially beyond, that's if it happened to work out how it was imagined.

I don't know if Lance underestimated what it was like to play alongside someone of PG's skillset, and just how hard it might be after he become a 'marked man' and would draw a tougher match up night in night out and also having the expectation of being able to get something going more often, of course he said all the right things about wanting to become an all-star in his own right etc. but he hasn't been able to show it.

I'm not sure the fanbase would be all that happy about going for picks again and putting off the playoff push for sure again after they got a small taste for it last year.

I'm torn between patience and **** it, it isn't going to work.

Although I'd say I'm leaning more toward patience for now, till it either starts to work, or Lance potentially get's his value back and we can get something good back for him, of course the downside being he continues to stink it up and decreases value

What are your guys thoughts? DangerSloane Dirtywhirl

Any 'maybe' trade ideas?