HardcoreHokie

MJ paid him like a superstar while everyone knew he was/is a “glue guy”.

One of the National Heros in the Paris Olympics right now Also, one of the most hated Hornets of all-time Go Nico! LOL

Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, and Teddy Bridgewater could probably start for the Panthers right now. Maybe even Taylor Heinicke. Good times.

So Sam Darnold is the current starter in Minnesota? What a complete WTF of a start to a career. Drafted by the Jets #3 overall. Busted. Traded to the Panthers for nothing. Panthers exercise 5th year option for $19mil Busts again in Carolina. Signs with 49ers, competes with Brock Purdy for starter, ultimately beats out Trey Lance as backup. Lance traded to Cowboys the next day. Signs 1-year deal with Minnesota Vikings to replace Kirk Cousins for $10mil. Named 2024 starter in Minnesota. (I’m actually really rooting for the kid but wow, what a WTF start to a career. He just turned 27 last month!)

84.1% giving a D or an F isn’t exactly a “passing grade” in terms of this type of poll.

Non issue. Classic negotiating. ”Let me talk to my boss” to slow things down and gain leverage, which they did.

If they can stay healthy, this roster reminds me of Minnesota and Oklahoma City. But in the East. Charlotte, we have something real right now.

I’m behind on Hornets news, but How in the World did we get Josh Green from the Mavs? That is a BIGTIME GET. He’s gonna be a superstar. Green was a big part of the Mav’s’ NBA Finals run and looks like a younger more athletic and better defending version of Klay Thompson (who was the main piece of that 6-team trade). What did we even give up? 2nd rounders? Steal. Super stoked about this lineup.

The Los Angeles Lakers offer Dan Hurley $70 million, he declines, and now it’s viewed as a “lowball offer”. What!? And now the Lakers are rumored to have James Borrego as their top pick. Can’t make this stuff up.

Cousins got Cousin’ed. I remember when the Skins drafted RG3 #2 overall and then went and drafted Kirk Cousins in the 3rd round. It was a “what the F###” moment but it also kinda worked out in the long run. Kinda.

I realize Peyton Manning’s first year is the classic example but… Trevor Lawrence, Kyler Murray, Jared Goff, and Jalen Hurts are “good” not great QB’s right now. And they’ve been around and are getting PAID. It takes time, you have to develop an NFL QB.

At this point, Chris Simms is more unwatchable and credible than even Pat McAfee… and that’s saying something.

Chris Simms definitely knows a BUST when he sees one. He was a 3rd round pick, played 7 years, and had fewer completions in his 7 YEAR CAREER than Bryce had his rookie season.

Yes.

Their sideline and contested catches were insane. Bryce didn’t have that.

I like that they included drops/misses that were still great throws. And a couple that could’ve been TD’s. Bryce as a rook was better than he gets credit for on this site. He did show some flashes.

Hornets drafting Reed Sheppard at #6

Picking 6th in a year where there isn’t even a consensus Top 1-2-3 or 4.

Worst top of the draft in a while…so we’ll surely get #1 overall. Hornets always get #2/3 when there’s a generational player at #1. Anthony Davis vs MKG. Shaq, AD, Wemby, Dwight, ANT. Hoping for some blind luck this year.

LaMelo is 22 years old. He’s younger than Zion, Malik Monk, SGA, etc. Hold on to him. Unrelated, the Hornets drafted SGA and Kobe Bryant. WTF.

I 100% called the T-Wolves before this playoff series and that’s the path we have to hope for. T-Wolves and OKC could easily be the path for Charlotte. Both small markets and both could win it all this year. Brandon Miller, LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges, Mark Williams…and a free-agent superstar could make a legit run in a couple years. Don't give up on the young guys now, this is why you initiated the rebuild.

The QB that Bryce replaced (basically), then the QB and WR that we gave up for him. It all comes full circle.

Yeah but name four 1st rounders we’ve HIT on in the past 10 years. Not including Ball. NBA 1st Round draft is so different than NFL…when you hit you’re super fortunate / lucky and you gotta roll with it…. We gotta roll with LaMelo / Miller / Miles and I’m 100% cool with that.

I know it’s not a basketball stat, but Melo has the #12 selling jersey in the NBA. (#1 actually where I’m from in MD). That’s ahead of Dame, Donovan Mitchell, Joker, KAT, Klay, Jimmy Buckets, Ant, SGA, and Kyrie amongst many many others. A small market team with the bleak history we have, you don’t trade a young popular star like that. If we put a reasonably competitive team on the court, Melo is the type that can RECRUIT another star or two. Superstars that can recruit other superstars don’t land in Charlotte very often. And the current NBA is all about recruiting that Big 3.

How do you feel about: Steve Clifford James Borego Steve Clifford Mike Dunlap Paul Silas Larry Brown Sam Vincent Bernie Bickerstaff Paul Silas Damn, Charlotte really is the only city I can recall that fires high-level people and later re-hires them and fires them again (Hurney, Clifford, Silas)