Over The Top: The James Borrego Thread

[yosemiteben]

May be nothing, but I haven't seen MKG in a single Hornets social media post or seen Borrego even say his name. Makes me think he may be on the way out.

[Braggins]

May be nothing, but I haven't seen MKG in a single Hornets social media post or seen Borrego even say his name. Makes me think he may be on the way out.

I noticed this as well. Hopefully there is a decent deal lined up if thats the case. I just don't want to attach an asset to him and get nothing back, or only marginal cap space.

[MasterIchiro]

The most awesome part of that interview is Borrego feeling wowed by how much Kemba cares about this organization. I hope they make him the bedrock. I think they feel very confident about retaining him and trying to win for him.

[LofJ]

May be nothing, but I haven't seen MKG in a single Hornets social media post or seen Borrego even say his name. Makes me think he may be on the way out.

He and Monk were with Borrego at a Panthers practice and Pete has mentioned him being at the practice facility a few times.

The two guys I haven't seen interacting with the rest of the team are Batum and Frank.

[TheKingofSting]

Q. You’ve talked about raising the pace, that you aspire to be a team that is efficient offensively in the first five to eight seconds of a possession. How do you accomplish that?

A. You really have to practice with pace. You have to demand that guys run. You have to believe that when they see production when they do run, that they will do it. It’s easy to say we want to play with pace. A lot of coaches out there will say that, but it’s hard to change that (slower) mentality. You’ve got to build the habits in practice to play with pace and energy. Once they taste success with that pace, they will continue to practice it.

Hopefully this means that our main focus as a team will no longer be trying to be the best defensive rebounding team in the history of basketball.

He is saying all of the right things so far especially IRT player development, no plodding along offense, dig, dig, dig defense and trying to build a winning culture.


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[TheKingofSting]

The most awesome part of that interview is Borrego feeling wowed by how much Kemba cares about this organization. I hope they make him the bedrock. I think they feel very confident about retaining him and trying to win for him.

We just have to hold Kemba to his word that he wants to be here and trust Mitch to get creative to pay him (I don't see Batum in our long-term plans especially if Zeller ever goes they both lose value), long-term in-house development is key. The question that even in a position less NBA is can Miles ever be a starter at the four? We just don't know yet. So long-term:

Kemba
Monk
Bridges
FA or draft pick
WH

Or...

Kemba
Monk
FA or draft pick
Bridges
WH

Those are lineups JB can develop and make work all the while making Kemba happy, IMO.


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[MasterIchiro]

The most awesome part of that interview is Borrego feeling wowed by how much Kemba cares about this organization. I hope they make him the bedrock. I think they feel very confident about retaining him and trying to win for him.

We just have to hold Kemba to his word that he wants to be here and trust Mitch to get creative to pay him (I don't see Batum in our long-term plans especially if Zeller ever goes they both lose value), long-term in-house development is key. The question that even in a position less NBA is can Miles ever be a starter at the four? We just don't know yet. So long-term:

Kemba
Monk
Bridges
FA or draft pick
WH

Or...

Kemba
Monk
FA or draft pick
Bridges
WH

Those are lineups JB can develop and make work all the while making Kemba happy, IMO.


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In this same Q & A, Borrego describes Cody as the anchor of the defense and important to motion offense. I believe he's part of the long term plan. At the same time, it's up to Hernangomez to compete for minutes and he's capable. I could see both being part of the plan. Hernangomez is the better shooter and rebounder.

I know you like Miles at PF. I like him at SF but I'm flexible on that. He needs to get big minutes.

[TheKingofSting]

The most awesome part of that interview is Borrego feeling wowed by how much Kemba cares about this organization. I hope they make him the bedrock. I think they feel very confident about retaining him and trying to win for him.

We just have to hold Kemba to his word that he wants to be here and trust Mitch to get creative to pay him (I don't see Batum in our long-term plans especially if Zeller ever goes they both lose value), long-term in-house development is key. The question that even in a position less NBA is can Miles ever be a starter at the four? We just don't know yet. So long-term:

Kemba
Monk
Bridges
FA or draft pick
WH

Or...

Kemba
Monk
FA or draft pick
Bridges
WH

Those are lineups JB can develop and make work all the while making Kemba happy, IMO.


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In this same Q & A, Borrego describes Cody as the anchor of the defense and important to motion offense. I believe he's part of the long term plan. At the same time, it's up to Hernangomez to compete for minutes and he's capable. I could see both being part of the plan. Hernangomez is the better shooter and rebounder.

I know you like Miles at PF. I like him at SF but I'm flexible on that. He needs to get big minutes.

I really like a healthy Cody but my question is how many years can we give him to finally stay healthy is the only reason he was out of my long-term plan.


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[yosemiteben]

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article214299119.html

Defensive switching, to counteract screen-and-rolls, is a big trend in the NBA these days. The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics are particularly adept at the strategy, but every team is adopting it to some extent.

It is certainly something new Hornets coach James Borrego is instituting, and he sees Bridges as an asset heading in that direction.

“That versatility – that ability to stay in front (of a ball-handler) - it keeps us at home (defensively), it limits rotations” looking to contain elite scorers, Borrego said.

“In the NBA nowadays, teams are so spread out with shooting and athleticism and the ability to get to the rim, that when you can switch pick-and-roll – screening action – it allows you to stay home. So, a player like Miles or a player like (Dwayne) Bacon allows us to do that.”

Bridges is a willing talker on the court, which isn’t always the case with rookies. That’s important to this strategy.

“You’ve got to communicate the switch,” Borrego said. “I think he’s a little bit unsure right now. He’ll say, ‘Coach, you sure you want me to switch every possession?’ And I (shout) ‘Yes, I do!’

“You’ve got to get comfortable in that world, and I like what I’m seeing from Miles.”

Less interested in the Miles fluff and more interested that we are going to start switching more.

[fatlever]

Batum, MKG, Miles, Marvin, Bacon, Lamb, Cody -> were made for switching

[DY_nasty]

if that means not giving up a career nights to whodahell SGs every week then sure all aboard

[chabber]

Batum, MKG, Miles, Marvin, Bacon, Lamb, Cody -> were made for switching

We definitely need to shift some guys down a position for portions of the game to get our wings on the floor together and allow for more switching. Playing 5 out when possible is a way for us to have an advantage on a lot of teams, especially if we're pushing pace.

Lamb can play some SF
Batum & MKG some PF
Miles? SG/SF/PF We'll have to find out.
Marvin needs his minutes curbed a bit to preserve his efficiency.
Kaminsky needs to play most all of his minutes at C and fight it out with Hernangomez for backup minutes to Cody.

[LofJ]

If we're going to play 5 out and switch on everything we are going to have to make some roster moves over the next few years. Frank is too slow to play that way, and MKG/Cody despite being perfect for that type of defense can't space the floor. I think we could get by with one of them not spacing the floor, but not both of them. Why can't they freaking shoot? This team would be ridiculously versatile on both offense and defense if they could.

There's really no excuse for Cody not being a threat from deep. His form is good, but for some reason he hasn't progressed at all (look at his FT percentages). The shooting coach we hired after Mark Price left must have really sucked at his job.

[DY_nasty]

If we're going to play 5 out and switch on everything we are going to have to make some roster moves over the next few years. Frank is too slow to play that way, and MKG/Cody despite being perfect for that type of defense can't space the floor. I think we could get by with one of them not spacing the floor, but not both of them. Why can't they freaking shoot? This team would be ridiculously versatile on both offense and defense if they could.

There's really no excuse for Cody not being a threat from deep. His form is good, but for some reason he hasn't progressed at all (look at his FT percentages). The shooting coach we hired after Mark Price left must have really sucked at his job.

we didn't put him in a position to shoot for the past 3 years lol

any time cody was more than 15 feet out i swear he'd almost never even look at the rim. once you were locked into a role in cliff's eyes - thats it

also you can switch heavy without demanding your 5 do it too. just means you gotta have 4 guys on the perimeter that are really on it. its not the same as 5 out of course, but its still plenty effective through the first 18 seconds of the shot clock

[MasterIchiro]

Halftime interview Borrego talked about having more playmakers. He said Tony Parker could close some games with Kemba, making it tougher to double team him. Parker gives them someone else to make plays. The next person he mention was Malik Monk.

Don't be surprised if Monk closes some games. What a change from Clifford.

[yosemiteben]

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[MasterIchiro]

Must-see post game Kemba interview riffing on the crazy lineups JB used vs Bucks in the opener. Kemba has matured into a bonafide leader and seems to be in good spirits regarding the new look of the Hornets under JB. At one point he even seems giddy. JB is a keeper folks.

https://www.nba.com/hornets/video/teams/hornets/2018/10/18/2299574/1539832244868-181017-Kemba_Post-2299574

[yosemiteben]

I watched JB's post game presser, and he went in on the starters for not being mentally or physically ready or engaged. He basically called out Cody and Lamb. I liked it.