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2026 Charlotte Hornets


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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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