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Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:55 pm
by fatlever
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:05 am
by amcoolio
A lot of stuff we already knew and disappointing that they think they are a player away (third weapon) or just need to work on offensive consistency. They can't honestly think that, can they? I guess they have to fluff it to the media. I really want this team to take a hard look at trading Jefferson/Kemba this offseason if the deal is right
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:05 am
by JDR720
I wonder how much say Polk has in basketball decisions.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:11 am
by Liver_Pooty
JDR720 wrote:I wonder how much say Polk has in basketball decisions.
Alot.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:14 am
by Vanderbilt_Grad
Q. What has to happen this summer for the Hornets to improve?
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Adding a player or two if we’re going to play the same way offensively and defensively. Being able to space the floor with shooting, we obviously need players who can help create that. And the veterans need to come into training camp in as good condition as they ever have. It’s important to make sure the staff in the summer goes to visit them or they’re in Charlotte as much as possible. We need to stay on top of that situation
That "if we're going to play the same way" is a HUGE caveat. You could easily read that as they are considering big changes vs doing just small tweaks for now.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:14 am
by Liver_Pooty
Lol. Could Bonnell have asked any easier questions? Holy ****. Ask him about Clifford, Cho, anything. May as well ask him what his favorite freaking color is.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:18 am
by JDR720
He didn't mention Biz when talking about our young players (just mentioned MKG and Cody), I am starting to really doubt we want to bring him back.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:22 am
by JDR720
Vanderbilt_Grad wrote:Q. What has to happen this summer for the Hornets to improve?
...
Adding a player or two if we’re going to play the same way offensively and defensively. Being able to space the floor with shooting, we obviously need players who can help create that. And the veterans need to come into training camp in as good condition as they ever have. It’s important to make sure the staff in the summer goes to visit them or they’re in Charlotte as much as possible. We need to stay on top of that situation
That "if we're going to play the same way" is a HUGE caveat. You could easily read that as they are considering big changes vs doing just small tweaks for now.
the veteran conditioning thing might've been a shot at Al.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:23 am
by Vanderbilt_Grad
Or Biz.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:24 am
by -Ian-
Liver_Pooty wrote:Lol. Could Bonnell have asked any easier questions? Holy ****. Ask him about Clifford, Cho, anything. May as well ask him what his favorite freaking color is.
Seriously. Where can we petition to have Bonnell replaced as the Hornets beat writer for the Observer? I kinda want Fowler.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:29 am
by JDR720
Liver_Pooty wrote:Lol. Could Bonnell have asked any easier questions? Holy ****. Ask him about Clifford, Cho, anything. May as well ask him what his favorite freaking color is.
1-What are your plans for the NBA Draft?
2-Gerald,Al and Bismack free agency.
3-Replacement for Price on the staff
4-Arena renovations (isn't that a thing for the All-Star bid?)
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:33 am
by amcoolio
-Ian- wrote:Liver_Pooty wrote:Lol. Could Bonnell have asked any easier questions? Holy ****. Ask him about Clifford, Cho, anything. May as well ask him what his favorite freaking color is.
Seriously. Where can we petition to have Bonnell replaced as the Hornets beat writer for the Observer? I kinda want Fowler.
Fatlever is more than qualified. Lamar too if he can get a house over here.
We need a beat writer connected with the hardcore fans and Zach Lowe.
Bonnell has put in a lot of work over the years but he sticks to very old school beat writing in an age where journalism is rapidly evolving. He's also afraid of getting his credentials revoked by asking tough questions or being critical of the team
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:41 am
by LofJ
It's good to know that the front office is aware of our over dependence on Al. And that we failed to adapt our offense to the skillset of Lance and our other guys. This article was a little short on substance, but it was worth reading if only for that.
Like all of us here I'm wondering what we're going to do to address that.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:17 am
by yosemiteben
I thought his answers were pretty substantive, a lot more than we got from Cho.
Off-season prep from vets has been unacceptable and lack of offensive consistency has been unacceptable.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:32 am
by yosemiteben
Related article by Bonnell but more focused on cap stuff, guess he milked two pieces out of it:
LINKThis is the first I've heard of Todd Quinter, did anyone else know our FO pulled him in to help with pro scouting? Makes a lot of sense given the dynamics that are going to be at play when the call goes up.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:37 am
by JDR720
yosemiteben wrote:Related article by Bonnell but more focused on cap stuff, guess he milked two pieces out of it:
LINKThis is the first I've heard of Todd Quinter, did anyone else know our FO pulled him in to help with pro scouting? Makes a lot of sense given the dynamics that are going to be at play when the call goes up.
The Internal Revenue Service.....
good old Tricky Ricky
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:57 am
by catch20two
JDR720 wrote:He didn't mention Biz when talking about our young players (just mentioned MKG and Cody), I am starting to really doubt we want to bring him back.
Because word on the street Biz is a old man.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:02 am
by fatlever
Its a good point about how the massive cap increase might work against us. We had been planning on having cap space in 2016 to potentially lure a big free agent. Now it looks like just about every team will have 20+ mil in cap space that summer to use on free agents. So instead of competing against 3-4 other teams for guy like Hayward, we might be competing against 10-15 teams. That is not good news for us.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:04 am
by Liver_Pooty
fatlever wrote:Its a good point about how the massive cap increase might work against us. We had been planning on having cap space in 2016 to potentially lure a big free agent. Now it looks like just about every team will have 20+ mil in cap space that summer to use on free agents. So instead of competing against 3-4 other teams for guy like Hayward, we might be competing against 10-15 teams. That is not good news for us.
I can see us getting desperate and handing out two massive contracts to borderline all stars which will end up being really, really bad deals in the long run.
Re: Interview with Curtis Polk
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:05 am
by Flip Murray
JDR720 wrote:yosemiteben wrote:Related article by Bonnell but more focused on cap stuff, guess he milked two pieces out of it:
LINKThis is the first I've heard of Todd Quinter, did anyone else know our FO pulled him in to help with pro scouting? Makes a lot of sense given the dynamics that are going to be at play when the call goes up.
The Internal Revenue Service.....
good old Tricky Ricky
lol please tell me he wrote out Internal Revenue Service instead of using the acronym