The Coby White Thread

[EmpireFalls]

Coby is a great scorer but not good at running Lee's favored two man guard screens

if you're making Coby White your PG1 then look for Kon and Brandon's shooting % to drop

I fail to see how this plan is best for your two most important players

You don't think a full offseason and preseason as the primary initiator instead of having to figure it out on the fly as a backup might make him more comfortable with the system? LaMelo had amazing vision and I loved watching him pass the basketball, so I'm not saying there won't be a drop off, but I would like to think Coby has some more depth to his game than we saw based on the circumstances.

He had full years in Chicago with that exact role and never once looked like a viable franchise PG. He was always a 1.5 or scoring focused guard who struggled to actually run an offense vs. NBA starters.

I love Coby, he's an NC guy and an incredibly likable person, but a PG and orchestrator of an offense, he absolutely is not.

[JMAC3]

This feels very Michael Jordan esq... hey we are making a bad decision because we are cheap... but here look at this guy that used to play college basketball in North Carolina.

[wilson115]

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[luciano-davidwesley]

Coby is a great scorer but not good at running Lee's favored two man guard screens

if you're making Coby White your PG1 then look for Kon and Brandon's shooting % to drop

I fail to see how this plan is best for your two most important players

You don't think a full offseason and preseason as the primary initiator instead of having to figure it out on the fly as a backup might make him more comfortable with the system? LaMelo had amazing vision and I loved watching him pass the basketball, so I'm not saying there won't be a drop off, but I would like to think Coby has some more depth to his game than we saw based on the circumstances.

Coby has proven over his full NBA career he is a combo guard, not a PG. Using him to replace a guy with elite passing is not a recipe for success.

[yosemiteben]

I think the LaMelo move, even if they decided to do it in the last 48 hours (highly doubt that is the case), puts the trade for Coby White into perspective a lot more. just as a good move all around.

Agreed. They didn't just decide out of the blue last night to trade LaMelo. Peterson had a plan.

I wonder if they knew they were moving Melo last deadline. It always seemed surprising to me that Coby would be super excited to come and sign a long term deal here with a plan to come off the bench.

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Knew it!!!

[luciano-davidwesley]

Well that is gross. If Coby is our Plan A at PG I'm pivoting to fire Peterson.

[driveandkick]

That’s insane if that had absolutely any weight on their decision to trade him

[Liver_Pooty]

Tarheels always **** us

[yosemiteben]

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[bravor]

For what is worth, his contract seems to be very tradable (esp if it's a decreasing one, curious to know it).

Something like a 2 years window to figure out how to get a true Ball replacement at the point guard position (draft or trade).

[vorbis]

july 6th can't get here quick enough. sort out this trade and get it over with so i can stop wondering

[Bassman]

Anyone here think Coby may be running a modified Hornets system on offense this year? With Naz Reid and (hopefully) a trade coming for a quality starting center who can actually generate offense, this team might look more conventional à la pick and roll, faster pace, etc. What is Christian Anderson’s expertise? He is a P&R master. Hornets knew that, so it had to factor into his selection.

I might be wrong, but it’s my prediction we see a lot of variation in the offensive attack this season. Coby isn’t that different from most PG’s in the league. It’s more of a team game, ball movement and passing from everyone creating baskets…not just a dominant PG destroying defenses nightly with 16 assists.

[fatlever]

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that reads as "WHOA, dont blame me for melo getting traded"

[luciano-davidwesley]

Not my fault they traded him when I told them I would only resign if I get a starting gig