Who do you despise more… LaMelo Ball or Bryce Young

[TheBigKat]

As much as I can’t stand Young, I despise LaMelo even more. He has NO HEART to actually want to compete, constant soft injuries

 

it wasn’t Young’s fault for being drafted 1, he didn’t ask for it. He’s a athlete who peaked in college and never had NFL measurables but an inept owner kept trying to think he can outsmart the league

[tukafan21]

Just now, TheBigKat said:

it wasn’t Young’s fault for being drafted 1, he didn’t ask for it.

I despise this argument sooooooooooooo much, because yes, he very much asked for it and gamed the system to ensure it happened.

He put on bad weight before the combine so he'd weigh in at a number that didn't scare teams off.  Because of that he didn't do any physical testing, because he knew he wasn't in the right condition to do them well.

Then he cut the weight by his pro day so he could perform better, while then not allowing himself to be re-weighed in at that time, because it would show he wasn't as big as he seemed to be at the combine.

They purposefully hid his deficiencies to ensure he was taken at the top of the draft, knowing if they let him perform side by side with the other prospects, he'd have been exposed and fallen in the draft.

I get it, you can't blame him for trying to get drafted as high as possible, but it's why the "he didn't ask for it" reasoning falls completely flat with me in regards to Bryce.

[UnluckyforSome]

Hornets are a cursed franchise. A successful Hornets season tops out at around 35 wins. They weren't even that good in the good old days. Once you accept they are no good, and never will be any good, it makes life easier.

[Jackson113.2]

You mean the Hornets still have a team... ... ??!!

[frankw]

Bryce Young did in fact ask for this. He purposely hid out in a hoodie at the NFL combine knowing it would preserve his draft stock. While it was his prerogative to do so he is not a victim in any capacity.

With LaMelo he can actually play basketball quite well. Unfortunately he is still immature and cannot stay healthy as his ankles in particular are about done for. And there is also the fact of the matter that honestly the Hornets may just be a cursed franchise even moreso than the Panthers.

[Jackson113.2]

Hot take , probably should've stayed the Bobcats... 

[Daddy_Uncle]

I literally can't stand either and ready for them both to be out of Charlotte. Bums

[L-TownCat]

I don’t even think about lamello…so.

[UnluckyforSome]

17 minutes ago, Jackson113.2 said:

Hot take , probably should've stayed the Bobcats... 

Absolutely not. Their curse begins with George Shinn, and has some other factors and events that have enhanced it over the years.

[Shocker]

3 hours ago, TheBigKat said:

As much as I can’t stand Young, I despise LaMelo even more. He has NO HEART to actually want to compete, constant soft injuries

 

it wasn’t Young’s fault for being drafted 1, he didn’t ask for it. He’s a athlete who peaked in college and never had NFL measurables but an inept owner kept trying to think he can outsmart the league

Apparently he has a lingering injury that will always limit the amount of games he can play.  I don’t despise him but the injuries for him and Brandon are extremely frustrating, agree there

[scratched]

I want them both out of Charlotte