HardcoreHokie

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. 

3 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

 

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.

16 minutes ago, Lame Duck said:

I noticed CJ WRs were head and shoulders better.

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.

2 hours ago, frankw said:

I know one thing. The NBA better give us minimum another top 3 pick.

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.

17 hours ago, WUnderhill said:

Don’t know much about him but hope he is the right guy. Need to see more effort from everybody not named Brandon Miller. That includes these bullshit nothing burger injuries that guys are just using as excuses to sit on their couches. I was not on board with trading Lamelo before this past season, or drafting Scoot because I felt Lamelo was a guy to build around still. But at a certain point you have to actually play games. Sick of seeing Lamelo selling shoes when I look up Hornets news while he ain’t at games. I’m just getting the feeling he doesn’t care that much about basketball anymore. When he is on the court, he’s still close to the same player that we got as a rookie. His game has improved bits in some areas, but he isn’t coming close to the ceiling I thought he had. He still commits too many turnovers. His shooting percentages are all basically the same. Look at him compared to the improvements other guys from his class have made like Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton. Very frustrating with all the promise he showed early on.

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.

5 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Got Caleb early. Good. 

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

15 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

If we’re trading Ball, I’d rather have picks than a player. Four first rounders to be exact.

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. 

24 minutes ago, Basbear said:

would anyone protest if they traded ball for __________ and turned the team over to miller ??

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.

16 hours ago, frankw said:

Roll the dice on whomever can build a culture here we've had enough of this loser mentality mess.

Also. Fug Kenny Atkinson

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)

Seems like a legit HC candidate could wind up in Charlotte.  Lakers and Wizards also need a coach, but there are some big names floating out there.

Darvin Ham, Buddenholzer, JJ Reddick, Kenny Atkinson, Jerry Stackhouse…

Who ya like to *develop* this young team?

13 hours ago, MrBubba said:

 

 

 

Brady Christensen believes “the NFL is becoming a positionless league”.

Prepared to play LT, RT, LG, RG, C, TE, FB, HB, Edge, Long Snapper, and emergency Punter.

Miles Bridges Speaks on Future with Hornets

“It’s still the same,” Bridges responded when asked about his upcoming free agency. “I would love to be here. It’s my plan to be here. I love the city of Charlotte. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I grew up here. I’ve been here since I was 20. I’ve been through a lot here and the Hornets stayed down on me when they didn’t have to. It’s like a family to me here. My mom loves it here, my family loves it here. It’s home to me.

“You don’t see too many people finishing their careers (where they started). Steph (Curry) he’s kind of been that model player for this generation. A lot of people be moving teams and moving around. I don’t want to do that. I want to be like Step, Kobe, and Dirk in that type of way - staying with a team and winning with a team.”

1 hour ago, Basbear said:

they gave him 42 seconds, what a joke...

They also asked him to evaluate the QB’s and he loved Penix Jr.  Loves his experience, arm strength, touch.

If somehow MPJ drops out of the 1st round we have a serious decision to make IMO.

Steve Smith is coming up Live on SportsCenter to talk WR’s in this draft, if anyone is tuning in.

I think David should call all the plays in the 2nd quarter and Nicole the 3rd quarter.

That way we can compare the HC and the owners’ play-calling to come to a valid, sensible, conclusion.

1 hour ago, HardcoreHokie said:

This board is not very good at troubleshooting this issue.

Are the people having this issue on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mobile or PC, MacBook?

Chrome, Edge, Firefox?

And the people that it “just works” for after “a few seconds”, what are you using?

Clearly this is also Twitter vs X links related, but need more info on what y’all are using when it does/doesn’t work.

@TheSpecialJuanif they keep crapping on you about this (after many months of zero progress), please start a new thread about it and I’ll help troubleshoot it.  I’m in IT and I know good and well it’s not you, it’s a one-off technical glitch.

Haters gonna hate and then pile on.

6 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

It’s gonna take a big paycheck, but I’m here for it. The Hornets don’t have a leader so they need to have a no nonsense HC.

It’d be like you’re 6’11, 265 and a 26 year old multi-millionaire…and your mom is screaming at you to box out.

I genuinely think it could work.

14 minutes ago, App Panther said:

Thanks for not waiting 5 seconds to auto embed the tweet. 

This board is not very good at troubleshooting this issue.

Are the people having this issue on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mobile or PC, MacBook?

Chrome, Edge, Firefox?

And the people that it “just works” for after “a few seconds”, what are you using?

Clearly this is also Twitter vs X links related, but need more info on what y’all are using when it does/doesn’t work.