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Post#541 » by Colbinii » Tue Jan 2, 2024 5:42 pm

yosemiteben wrote:
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fatlever wrote:move along


They are. Do you disagree?

We were better off when we didn't have Melo, Mark, Miller, and NSJ? Yeah, I think you'll find that to be a minority position.


I'm talking about how unsuccessful Charlotte has been with building around LaMelo and actually winning. It is year 4 and they are worse now than they were in 2020.

I like the core of LaMelo/Miller, I'm not sold on Nick Smith Jr being a high-end rotation piece and Mark Williams is a promising young similar, in the vein of Mitchell Robinson.
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Post#542 » by fatlever » Tue Jan 2, 2024 6:17 pm

we are all aware how awful we are. it's not a mystery.
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Post#543 » by yosemiteben » Tue Jan 2, 2024 6:26 pm

Colbinii wrote:
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They are. Do you disagree?

We were better off when we didn't have Melo, Mark, Miller, and NSJ? Yeah, I think you'll find that to be a minority position.


I'm talking about how unsuccessful Charlotte has been with building around LaMelo and actually winning. It is year 4 and they are worse now than they were in 2020.

Is this you just venting about injuries, or are you saying you'd prefer the starting lineup of Graham - Terry - Miles - PJ - Zeller to our current (when healthy) starting lineup of Melo - Terry - Miller - Hayward - Williams?

Not sure why you're pointing to 2020 as some sort of benchmark, or why you're ignoring the role of injuries in our current record.
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Post#544 » by luciano-davidwesley » Tue Jan 2, 2024 10:19 pm

Yes the team could have signed a few more playable veterans/leasders on the MLE if they weren't cheap and spent money more wisely than on Hayward and to a much lesser extent Terry but other than that the personnel is much better than 2020.

Coaching and culture has been questionable but the injuries and the Miles situation in the last two years have been insane.
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Post#545 » by SWedd523 » Wed Jan 3, 2024 12:07 pm

Colbinii wrote:
fatlever wrote:
Colbinii wrote:This franchise is so sorry. They are worse now than when they drafted LaMelo Ball in 2020.

move along


They are. Do you disagree?

The Kings and Timberwolves are the other two franchises who share Charlotte's patheticness.

Both these franchises have accurately acquired the right pieces around ANT/Fox. Charlotte hasn't, though Miller has been excellent for a rookie.

That aged tremendously. Thanks
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Post#546 » by HornetJail » Thu Jan 4, 2024 7:49 pm

Colbinii wrote:This franchise is so sorry. They are worse now than when they drafted LaMelo Ball in 2020.

ooh thanks for the hard hitting insight. highly informative, we had no idea
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Post#547 » by SWedd523 » Sun Jan 7, 2024 7:29 pm

0 points and 100 yards of offense at the half.

Does anyone have stats on where this team ranks among WOAT offenses? They have to be historically bad
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Post#548 » by JDR720 » Sun Jan 7, 2024 7:51 pm

I'm pretty sure I'm going to skip next season while I pretend this team doesn't exist.

Between Stroud leading the Texans to the playoffs and the Bears getting the #1 pick from us, having the worse offense all-time is just the cherry on top.

Maybe Tepper will get mad and throw a drink on someone at half-time.


The Hornets have been bad since forever. But they've never been this pathetic. Even the 7 win season was hopeful because we had a shot at AD.
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Post#549 » by Goodecharlotte » Mon Jan 8, 2024 3:35 pm

At least Panthers fans had no hope this year, Dolphins who I've followed since the mid 80's have let me down constantly but after last night big let down I'm so fed up with them especially how the season was going. It must be me I think Hornets/Dolphins fan I'm jinxed.
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Post#550 » by JDR720 » Mon Jan 8, 2024 4:05 pm

I think the Dolphins will beat the Chiefs. They can't score. Although the Dolphins did choke the division away.
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Post#551 » by Goodecharlotte » Mon Jan 8, 2024 9:37 pm

I hope you're right, we're capable of beating the Chiefs but we haven't done it when it counts all season
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Post#552 » by JDR720 » Tue Jan 9, 2024 1:57 pm

Pretty sure I could go fishing in my yard right now.
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Post#553 » by JDR720 » Tue Jan 9, 2024 5:39 pm

Pretty sure I could go white water rafting in my yard right now.
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Post#554 » by fatlever » Tue Jan 9, 2024 6:45 pm

JDR720 wrote:Pretty sure I could go white water rafting in my yard right now.


pics?
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Post#555 » by JDR720 » Tue Jan 9, 2024 7:20 pm

Can't get one. Let's just say my yard is now a lake with a river going into the ditch. It's been raining all day.
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Post#556 » by yosemiteben » Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:37 am

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Post#557 » by fatlever » Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:42 am

Nice, I have the other collab they did a couple years ago but I hadn't seen this one yet. Thanks for the heads up

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Post#558 » by JDR720 » Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:52 pm

At least we aren't the Cowboys.
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Post#559 » by fatlever » Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:45 pm

fatlever wrote:
Nice, I have the other collab they did a couple years ago but I hadn't seen this one yet. Thanks for the heads up

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Post#560 » by JustBuzzin » Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:06 am

Man I miss the Crash/Stak5/Chandler era team. That team played hard defense and Larry Brown had them overachieving. Just a team led by 3 defensive minded players.

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