Charles in Charge: The Charles Lee Thread

[EmpireFalls]

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Give Lee the pink slip TODAY and go get a real head coach.

[Bassman]

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Give Lee the pink slip TODAY and go get a real head coach.

Wow that’s quite a surprise. Memphis either has really high expectations, or Jenkins really crapped the bed with players/management.

[Walt Cronkite]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6282258/2025/04/17/hornets-coach-charles-lee-lamelo-ball-nba/ Quick read on Lee's season from a Celtics beat writer. Some optimism from quotes by Gibson and Grant Williams.

[wilson115]

Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article310476730.html#storylink=cpy

Lee spoke to The Observer about a range of topics, including LaMelo Ball’s evolving leadership, the addition of Collin Sexton, impressions of Charlotte’s 2025 draft class featuring Kon Knueppel, Liam McNeeley, Sion James and Ryan Kalkbrenner and more.

RB: How has the game evolved in your mind and how can LaMelo and Collin Sexton make problems for others?

CL: Just the game is becoming so much more and more positionless. A lot of times you just want your five best players out there, no matter what size they are. Do they compete defensively? Can they remember a game plan? Can they execute a game plan? And then offensively, are they willing to share the ball, play together, get a piece of the paint, make the right reads? And whether that guy is 6 feet tall or 6-9, the whole lineup is 6-6 across the board — whatever that is — you just want to have your five best players out there that bring cohesion on both sides of the floor that they are going to compete at a really high level.

RB: How confident are you in the front line as the roster is constructed?

CL: I see a lot of versatility. When we talk about Miles (Bridges) and you can throw Tidjane (Salaun) in that category, Moussa (Diabate). But yeah, just versatility. I think the way that Ryan will play as big and Moussa will play as a big are two different things, but I think both guys, they’re really good defensively.

Then I think offensively, wanting to play faster, Moussa allows us to do that. Because after a rebound, or a blocked shot or a steal, he is just out. He can outrun a lot of a lot of bigs. And Ryan, his ability to be really mobile on the perimeter. I think he rolls really well and can catch some lobs from some of our guys. But he’s also going to be able to play on the perimeter and make some passes. So, we are going to have the ability to toggle between a lot of different looks.

[Bassman]

Thanks for posting that here. Lee is either delusional or deflecting regarding our center position. It’s getting slammed around the league.

If it’s completely the opposite (a STRENGTH instead of a major weakness) I will light my hair on fire via live YouTube.

[EmpireFalls]

I want Chris Jent in there over Lee next season. He has us playing elite on both ends

[Chapelchilla]

The jibber jabber was annoying. Hopefully it goes over better in practice and gets Melo to the gym or whatever. I bet they clown him though.