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They call so many goddamn fouls against MKG

He's got to learn how to be more in control when he drives. The scouting report is out on him and teams have started baiting him into those offensive fouls.

Al getting his lunch money taken early.

Not that I'd like to try it or anything but I bet MKG could do a better job guarding Boogie than Big Al.

He would try! An improvement!

RIP to our front line against Boogie without Cody.

That said, as long as you don't let anybody else get going, this is a win. Assign MKG to Rudy and go from there.

Same poo, different year.

 

Gettleman lays out the plan for the offseason

 

Fans set their expectations too high

 

Gettleman follows through with the plan

 

Fans get upset, complain

 

You're right. Same poo, different year.

 

This "same poo" got us back to back playoff berths and allowed us to sit back on this board and watch the Saints and Niners crash and burn this offseason knowing we've already got a nice core of young players thanks to two solid drafts with another class on the way.

Wow that is massive. If Seattle gets a receiver they'll be damn near unstoppable.

They targeted KB last year. Had we not taken him before they picked...

Glazer saying it's a done deal.

This offseason gets better and better!

young bloods don't know they history.."

 

"The game has been and always will be about buckets."

It should also be noted that MKG and Gerald are finally starting to knockdown the open jumpers that the defense gives them, which helps assist numbers and opens the offense. The upgrade in offensive production from the wings has been what has keyed this nice stretch just as much if not more than Mo.

You can argue that Mo is creating better opportunities for them but 95% of the Hendo hate came from the fact he couldn't hit any open three anywhere on the court regardless of the defense and at least now you have to respect him from the corner. We all know MKG's story.

We all know that Mo is going to be relegated to the second unit when kemba comes back, whether that makes sense or not. Mo and Lance leading the second unit back court has very good potential and frankly would be better than Kemba and Lance.

Unless you are one of the ones that wants to tank, you've got to be happy that mo saved us from Roberts and has strung together this group of games that have kept the hornets in the playoff race.

I wish that this had happened a year ago and opened up a legit convo about just how good of a player Kemba is, but 12 mil a year later is too late. I know this board won't embrace the convo, but it should be discussed.

Before Kemba got injured he was definitely living up to it. He finally has a backup point guard that plays like he does and can embrace the mentor role. An offseason with Mo (if we resign him) will work wonders for Kemba.

Also, if you don't pay him, someone else will in RFA. That forces you to match or overpay for 33 year old Mo Williams' two months of production. If you move on from both, you're stuck drafting mid-first round with Brian Roberts as the backup which sets the guard situation back to 2011.

The cap sheet is structured to where one contract isn't going to ruin potential spending in the offseason, especially since Al and Gerald are probably opting out.

Kembas deal is fine given the market and his age.

 

Heat lose.

Best we've played all season.

Mo being Mo

Lance being Lance

Al being Al

Only negative is MKG had difficulty slowing down DeRozan but team defense limited everybody else.

Very nice win, just need to keep it going.

DAT PASS

This would be a heck of a playoff series.

Lol Crawford always has to draw attention to himself.

James Johnson has been to Toronto what we thought Lance would be here.

Al Jefferson is just the worst.

Joey Crawford AND Lauren Holtkamp on the same crew???

Amazing how OKC was gifted 3 of the top 7/8 players in the league but screwed it up.

 

They haven't screwed up the Westbrook/Durant combo yet but you know it's only a matter of time.

 

Also shout out to the Pelicans for drafting Anthony Davis and hurrying their rebuild too fast and capping themselves out just short of the West playoffs every season.

Who do you take?

In the midst of the Westbrook thread, I'd like to see what the popular opinion here is of who would be taken first to start a team completely from scratch.

 

Depends on a ton of factors. All things being equal, LeBron.

 

But, based on contract, age, etc. right now, it's easily Anthony Davis. 21 years old only in his third year and he's already on this list.

Clifford talked on WFNZ this morning and said not only is Jeff Taylor ahead of PJ in the rotation, but Troy Daniels as well. He has a long way to go to be a core player.

 

http://wfnz.com/2015/03/03/hornets-coach-steve-clifford-talks-mkg-mo-williams-playoffs-run/

 

I could easily see PJ getting traded in the offseason along with obvious candidates. The roster this offseason could be in a major flux, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. That's what a rebuilding squad does, we just happen to be in a conference bad enough that rebuilding teams can make the playoffs.

MKG is the team's MVP. All you have to do is look at the way the team plays with out compared to with him.

 

It's like night and day. As for why so many people like him and think he's the best player on the team, is that he can guard multiple positions. Guards the other team's best player, Team's best defensive player.  He's also the team's best player in transition with or without the ball. Is developing a solid mid range game, can drive inside. Rebounds at an elite level for his position.

 

And all this at 21 years of age.

No way. I don't understand the love affair fans have with this guy. (Not that you and I have ever agreed on anything, but that's beside the point.)

 

He's not bad and he's a good defender, the best on the team. Even though he "held" Carmelo to 61 points last year. But best player? Nope. He's not a go-to guy, he's not a scorer, he can't take over a game. He will never be an All-Star. He will never represent this team in the Olympics. He's lovable for reasons I don't understand, especially considering he's Gerald Wallace without the scoring ability or consistency. 

 

But far be it from me to mess with the MKG Fan Club that exists on here and another board.

 

I...I don't even know where to begin with this...

 

Let's just agree to disagree and move on...

At this point we need to find out who are keepers and who can be traded..

MKg, Kemba, Vonleh, Biz, and H arriston are keepers and Core players for me..

The rest can be traded imo..

 

It really depends on how you define "core" players. IMO, it's the guys that are either untouchable or would need a blockbuster deal to trade away, and right now that only guy is MKG, who has unquestionably been the team's most important player.

 

No one else on the roster can affect the game like he can, and I don't see any "star" power on the roster outside of MKG and maybe Kemba if he can knock down shots consistently and do so without wearing himself out. The rest I could definitely see being moved in the coming years especially since the talent base of the team in general needs to be improved dramatically if we really want to think about being a consistent 40-50 win team without having to rely on Lance Stephensons and Al Jeffersons to get us to respectability.

 

That Philly game was a stunning eye opener that I hope the FO won't forget this offseason. Without MKG this team talent wise could easily be looking at Mudiay or Okafor right now. If we're going to judge core players simply because of their position in their respective drafts, that's not setting the bar high enough.