The Steve Clifford Thread 2.0 - Off the Cliff we go

[Braggins]

I buy the continuity explanation. He knew he was going to have to play Hairston and that whichever lineup he was in was going to take a huge hit, so he probably just felt that the starters were better equipped to deal with it since he would never get the ball unless he had to playing with the first unit.

[catch20two]

Lol. The only continuity we got out of playing Hairston was consistent negative nets with our starters. He had Kemba and crew looking bad early in the year.

[Braggins]

He would have been a bigger negative getting his 15-20 minutes on the second unit.

[Vanderbilt_Grad]

Lamb looked good in his initial role as the primary scorer for the 2nd unit. Cliff put him in a position to succeed there.

PJ was going to be a net negative anywhere. With a healthy MKG he probably would have seen spot minutes at best.

[BigSlam]

The big question with Clifford for me is what happens if we go into next season with a roster that isn't completely tailor made for his coaching style?

Same thing can be said for someone like Kemba with "coaching" changed to "playing".


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[Vanderbilt_Grad]

The big question with Clifford for me is what happens if we go into next season with a roster that isn't completely tailor made for his coaching style?

Same thing can be said for someone like Kemba with "coaching" changed to "playing".


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I agree 100%.

Personally I sometimes wish that the Hornets hadn't drafted Kemba and weren't coached by Cliff. I make myself feel better by reminding myself that no player or coach is perfect and neither guy is really that bad.

[-Ian-]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Kroeger/status/731174417397649409[/tweet]

[fatlever]

to add to Ian's post, this was the tweet (a quote from Jared Dudely)

[tweet]https://twitter.com/HornetsPR/status/731171664462028800[/tweet]

[yosemiteben]

Dudley comments are at 45:00 - http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=15476947

[fatlever]

ESPN Charlotte ‏@ESPNCharlotte 4m4 minutes ago

"I'm much more involved with trades and free agency, I let Rich Cho and his staff handle more of the NBA draft" - Clifford

[yosemiteben]

Well that's interesting. Coach Clifford, the FA whisperer.

Now is the summer to put that whispering to use.

[LofJ]

Any guesses on who Clifford is going to be 'whispering' to come July 1st?

[TinmanZBoy]

it makes sense, Clifford knows NBA inside out... he does not have time to watch those college kids' plays

[TinmanZBoy]

there are a couple of NBA players who are primed to be on TV and Radio.... JJ Reddick and Jared Dudley

[Flip Murray]

Well that's interesting. Coach Clifford, the FA whisperer.

Now is the summer to put that whispering to use.

[yosemiteben]

Yup - that Dudley interview was awesome.

[Liver_Pooty]

Any guesses on who Clifford is going to be 'whispering' to come July 1st?

Mr. Howard

[fatlever]

there are a couple of NBA players who are primed to be on TV and Radio.... JJ Reddick and Jared Dudley

Speaking of players primed for TV and radio, I am so happy to see Brendan Haywood on NBATV and other basketball related TV appearances lately. Of all the players who have ever played in Charlotte and been interviewed on the radio here in Charlotte, Haywood was, by far, the most knowledgeable, most articulate player I've ever heard, Derek Anderson was #2, Jared Dudley #3. Haywood is a massive hoops junkie who deserves to be on TV. I hope he is able to carve out a bigger role for himself in the upcoming years.

[Braggins]

Well that's interesting. Coach Clifford, the FA whisperer.

Now is the summer to put that whispering to use.

You beat me to it! Hopefully Clifford sends out his little birds for free agent intel.

Also, ive been playing in mtg tournaments since i was 17 lol.

[-Ian-]

It's very interesting to know that Clifford is heavily involved in free agency and trades. Does this mean he gets credits for the trades that we won?