hood30 wrote:I think Charlotte will miss Jefferson ability to draw double team and create open shot, the most...I know he was slow and missed 2 dozen games, but with this inside scoring gone, that puts more pressure on Kemba to have a better year than last year.
Not just Kemba needs to score and keep last year efficiency, but guys like Marvin can't slip statistically and that was Marvin's career year.
All that could be eased a bit if Batum scores more..At his pay-level, you'll need much more scoring from Batum..I'll say 17-18ppg...14-15 point per game may not do it.
As for Lin, I think Session will be able to replace Lin's back-up minutes at PG but they will miss Lin versatility which offered Clifford the ability to play 2 point guard for quite a few minutes...Lin was able to play alongside Kemba very well and I'm not sure Session can do that since he's a lesser defender and a weaker shooter from beyond the arc.
Session is also PG oriented while Lin is more combo guard and looks comfortable off the ball, so Charlotte loses the double-pick n roll- sets they had going with Lin/Kemba that was so successful.
My final prediction is the Hornets doesn't surpass last year win totals but may win between35-40 games....They gain MKG defense but so far, from what I've seen from MKG, he will hurt court spacing.
you predict the Nets to win 41 in Nets forum... and predict the Hornets, a team with a much better roster, to win 35-40 games?
