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yosemiteben wrote:That starting lineup is getting absolutely wrecked on defense.
JDR720 wrote:yosemiteben wrote:That starting lineup is getting absolutely wrecked on defense.
But we kind of already get wrecked on defense. Well, i guess I cant say that, we are 16th in D-Rating but we are closer to being in the bottom 5 than top 5. Our rating is 107, to be top 5 it needs to be at 103 but to be 25th we need 109.
At least the offence would probably be entertaining. Obviously we would need a better front-court for sure.
Liver_Pooty wrote:People keep crying about analytics when we just had an analytics guy. I just want a guy that doesnt take several years and several lottery picks to nail more than one draft pick.
Vanderbilt_Grad wrote:In the interview with WoJ, Mitch was pretty clear that he wanted to be a GM 'in the right situation' or something along those lines. Further his family is all in LA. I don't take it as a given that he will automatically accept.
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The Charlotte Hornets have made significant progress in contract talks with Mitch Kupchak to become president of basketball operations and general manager, and a formal agreement is expected to be reached soon, league sources told ESPN.
Kupchak, who won two championships as the Los Angeles Lakers general manager, has been the focus of owner Michael Jordan's search process to replace ex-GM Rich Cho, whose contract wasn't renewed.
Kupchak will keep assistant GM Buzz Peterson in a front office role, and ultimately add his own personnel changes to the management and scouting structure, league sources said.
Jordan and Kupchak have had a long relationship built around their ties to the University of North Carolina and late coach Dean Smith.
Kupchak inherits a capped-out roster that will miss the playoffs for a second consecutive year. Charlotte has a projected payroll of $119 million for the 2018-19 season with every player under contract except for Michael Carter-Williams and Treveon Graham.
Charlotte's coach, Steve Clifford, has one year left on his contract. Kupchak has a relationship with Clifford from the coach's time on Mike D'Antoni's staff with the Lakers.
JDR720 wrote:president AND GM. that is kind of unexpected. I dont like that we keep Buzz and also dont like the previous Cliff relationship, that makes it more likely we keep Cliff.
spaceballer wrote:It feels like a step backwards. In an era where teams are focused on analytics, Mitch is a dinosaur. If I'm recalling correctly, under him, the Lakers were one of the teams with the smallest presence at the Sloan Analytics Conference, where other teams sent much larger contingents due to more analytics personnel (even team owners like Cuban attended). And didn't LaMarcus Aldridge famously blasted Mitch's free agent pitch as being out of sync and lacking in analytics and details compared to the Spurs pitch? Mitch is like the exact opposite of the Houston guy considered for the job, who I thought would have been a better selection.
Regardless, he does bring experience to the job, so it will be interesting to see how he does with a much smaller market than LA. He seems to have an ability to put together multi-team trades.
JDR720 wrote:president AND GM. that is kind of unexpected. I dont like that we keep Buzz and also dont like the previous Cliff relationship, that makes it more likely we keep Cliff.
countryboi wrote:What the hell does president and GM mean.
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yosemiteben wrote:
Current director of basketball operations is Kathryn Karakus (who?).
countryboi wrote:Why not just say that?
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Eoghan wrote:FIRE CLIFFORD.
TheKingofSting wrote:countryboi wrote:Why not just say that?
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I did. Tapatalk wouldn't take the whole title until after you click on the thread and it all shows up in the OP for me.
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