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Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 3:11 pm
by giordunk
Looking through 'greatest peaks' or 'greatest seasons' lists, I don't usually see any Charlotte Hornets being nominated.

What do you think is the single greatest individual season in Charlotte basketball history?

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 3:26 pm
by yosemiteben
Ranked:

(1) Glen Rice 1996-97 season, 2nd team All NBA, 5th in MVP voting, 26.8 ppg, 47.7% FG and 47% 3PT

(2) Larry Johnson 1992-3 season, All Star and 2nd team All NBA, 22.1 ppg, 10.5 boards, 4.3 ast

(3) Kemba Walker 2018-19 season, All Star and 3rd team All NBA, 25.6 ppg, 5.9 ast, 4.4 rbd

(4) Al Jefferson 2013-14 season, 3rd team All NBA and 8th in MVP voting

(5) Alonzo Mourning 1994-95 season, All Star and averaged 21.3 ppg, 9.9 boards, 2.9 blk

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 4:02 pm
by fatlever
That seems about right.

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Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:39 pm
by Robot Rock
Just to be a contrarian I'll rank Kemba's 2018-19 first and Rice's 1996-97 second.

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:39 pm
by Robot Rock
LaMelo's 2024-25 will be top-five.

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:45 pm
by HornetJail
2014 Al, 2019 Kemba, 1997 Rice, and pick an LJ season and a Zo season

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:13 pm
by fatlever
april 2006 walter hermann
january 2008 gerald wallace

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:52 am
by JustBuzzin
Greatest Hornets individual game of all-time?

Has to be the Dwight Howard 30/30 game right?

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:21 am
by Diop
I love basketball reference. Looking at season leaders for Charlotte, the top 2 leading seasons for Offensive rating is held by the 1 Hornet great.

The Amazing Mason Plumlee for 21-22 and 22-23. (also highest season for true shooting percentage.)

Put him in the hall of fame already!

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:30 am
by HornetJail
JustBuzzin wrote:Greatest Hornets individual game of all-time?

Has to be the Dwight Howard 30/30 game right?

wouldn't be in the top 30

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:10 am
by fatlever
HornetJail wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:Greatest Hornets individual game of all-time?

Has to be the Dwight Howard 30/30 game right?

wouldn't be in the top 30


exactly. it was stat pad city.

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:24 am
by fatlever
https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200612270CHA.html
it was a loss, but prime crash was something else

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:12 am
by yosemiteben

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:17 pm
by Diop
Philly 60 game was great too

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:40 pm
by Liver_Pooty
I recall one game where we didn't have a PG and Gerald played point forward the entire game and we beat the Lakers. He made kobe and that defense look foolish.

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:13 pm
by fatlever
I didn't mention the 60 point game because I just figured that that was understood by everyone except for justbuzzin that game was at the top maybe that other 50 plus game against Utah as well from Kemba.

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Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:37 pm
by HornetJail
yosemiteben wrote:https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201601180CHO.html

This Kemba game has to be high up the list

I was at this one, and it was unreal.

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 5:38 pm
by yosemiteben
fatlever wrote:I didn't mention the 60 point game because I just figured that that was understood by everyone except for justbuzzin that game was at the top maybe that other 50 plus game against Utah as well from Kemba.

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Yeah, I picked the Utah one because we won and because he had better all around stats (more rebounds and assists)

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 5:44 pm
by Rich4114
yosemiteben wrote:Ranked:

(1) Glen Rice 1996-97 season, 2nd team All NBA, 5th in MVP voting, 26.8 ppg, 47.7% FG and 47% 3PT

(1a) Baron Davis 2001 Playoff Run

(2) Larry Johnson 1992-3 season, All Star and 2nd team All NBA, 22.1 ppg, 10.5 boards, 4.3 ast

(3) Kemba Walker 2018-19 season, All Star and 3rd team All NBA, 25.6 ppg, 5.9 ast, 4.4 rbd

(4) Al Jefferson 2013-14 season, 3rd team All NBA and 8th in MVP voting

(5) Alonzo Mourning 1994-95 season, All Star and averaged 21.3 ppg, 9.9 boards, 2.9 blk


Fixed it :D

Re: Greatest individual player season in Hornets history?

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 5:51 pm
by fatlever
yosemiteben wrote:
fatlever wrote:I didn't mention the 60 point game because I just figured that that was understood by everyone except for justbuzzin that game was at the top maybe that other 50 plus game against Utah as well from Kemba.

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Yeah, I picked the Utah one because we won and because he had better all around stats (more rebounds and assists)
Yeah I think it's very legit argument to have the Utah game over the Sixers game at the top

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