Surprise! Wait… Surprise Again! Kon Looks Really Good!

[Chaos]

My stomach turned when he went down. Such a cursed franchise. 

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

17 hours ago, Chaos said:

My stomach turned when he went down. Such a cursed franchise. 

Any prognosis yet? 

[carpanfan96]

Only news so far is the X-ray was clean. 

 

Injuries are the only thing holding this team back, with everyone on the court they were 7-6 in December. 

Edited December 27, 2025 by carpanfan96

[ForJimmy]

1 hour ago, carpanfan96 said:

Only news so far is the X-ray was clean. 

 

Injuries are the only thing holding this team back, with everyone on the court they were 7-6 in December. 

Wait until they actually develop some chemistry. Could be a fun team to watch if they stay healthy. 

[frankw]

At this point we need another lottery pick to add to this group.

Kon has had a stellar rookie season to say the least. Nothing to play for at this point in time but he still goes full throttle. Respect to the young man. Now let him rest up.

[uncfan888]

On 12/26/2025 at 8:30 PM, carpanfan96 said:

Kon out the rest of the night with an ankle injury, looked like he might be out a few weeks 

I'm shocked he came back already. He's so fun to watch. We got a good one

[frankw]

With the right head coach the young talent on this team can compete for the playoffs.

[frankw]

Hornets beat the Bulls a few days ago and just blew out the Thunder in OKC. They are consistently inconsistent but the culture seems to be shifting with the emergence of the young core.

[t96]

55 minutes ago, frankw said:

Hornets beat the Bulls a few days ago and just blew out the Thunder in OKC. They are consistently inconsistent but the culture seems to be shifting with the emergence of the young core.

Saw somewhere that we're 9-4 this year with Kon, Miller and LaMelo in the lineup. 6-6 in our last 12 despite several injuries in that stretch too. At this point it really comes down to health -- especially LaMelo and to a lesser degree of concern Brandon. I think the roster is awfully close to being a playoff team (top 6 seed), offensively we are there but need more defensive help, especially a legit starting C (Kalk when healthy and Moussa are both fine players but neither should be starting right now for a team with playoff aspirations). Not sold on Lee but more games like last night and I'll start to believe obviously. Kon is an insanely good player period, let alone for a rookie. Great draft pick there. And Sion was a huge find, he already may be our best defensive player, although that's not saying much. 

 

Seems like every time I say it the Hornets Hornet, but things seem to be finally looking up for this team. 

[WUnderhill]

Yep, we still need a legit starting center and we traded Jalen Duren for a bunch of guys who aren’t on the roster and never even made enough impact to trade. One of those guys is playing college basketball now and he’s not even good in college despite spending years as a “pro”. What a joke.