2026 Charlotte Hornets

[frankw]

This is the guy that just smashed us.

POVERTY.

[t96]

45 minutes ago, matt rhules gut fat said:

Hornets said nah we good

Could see it happening next year and not with one of the teams having a losing record 

[toldozer]

Changed my mind let's see if Curry is open to being traded here 

[TLGPanthersFan]

Makes me glad I am not that invested in the Hornets. I can go back to not caring. This team is still not there and who knows if they ever will be. 
Exciting year to end on this note really sours the whole thing. All this game showed is the Hornets are still a long way off to being contender. If they ever will be. Poverty franchise until proven otherwise. 

Edited Saturday at 03:30 AM by TLGPanthersFan

[jfra78]

Still a great season and a huge step in the right direction.  I can be mad about tonight, but I cant forget that

[Jackie Lee]

Guess I'll actually look at some NFL draft guys this week now lol. Probably not though just watch their highlights after we pick them. 

[uncfan888]

I went to bed at halftime. had a dream that we got blasted by a team that will get blasted by detroit

[toldozer]

Ok now the NBA needs to do the right thing and give the hornets the number one pick

[frankw]

Apparently in the postgame LaMelo said he should have had the ball more in the first half.

But he had 4 missed shots in the first 6 minutes. And by the time the first quarter ended we were down 20 points.

No accountability with this team.

Edited Saturday at 01:29 PM by frankw

[TLGPanthersFan]

3 minutes ago, frankw said:

Apparently in the postgame LaMelo said he should have had the ball more in the first half.

But he had 4 missed shots in the first 6 minutes. And by the time the first quarter ended we were down 20 points.

No accountability with this team.

Yeah I am really starting to not like Ball. Thought he had finally turned a corner. But he is still the same selfish player he has always been. 

[frankw]

1 hour ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

Yeah I am really starting to not like Ball. Thought he had finally turned a corner. But he is still the same selfish player he has always been. 

He is a talented player with a lot of potential but ultimately he is a legend in his own mind and the minds of those who attack on his behalf when people pinpoint inconvenient truths. I could see people being so hostile over him if he actually had that kind of juice but he doesn't.

Even in the Heat win LaMelo took 31 shots and was 40%. If not for Coby White's late heroics we would have lost in regulation.

The reality is we do have pieces in place to compete in the playoffs but in year 6 and with a supermax and a salary that is only going to increase over the next few years LaMelo Ball simply does not look like a franchise centerpiece that you can go on multiple playoff runs with. Look at someone like Trae Young. His team moved on. And he actually took them to the conference finals.

The Hornets are at a crossroads. Very tough conversations need to be had in the offseason.

[t96]

Lmfao this team is not at a crossroads and zero tough conversations will be had this offseason or any time soon

[frankw]

Yeah you keep telling yourself that bud.

Meanwhile Paolo Banchero who has been in the league 2 less years is further ahead of schedule as a playoff performer.

[frankw]

https://soaringdownsouth.com/hawks-hornets-agonizing-lamelo-ball-dilemma-well

The parallels matchup situationally.

Playoff perfomance wise Trae Young might as well be a first ballot hall of famer in comparison