OFFICIAL Hornets workout thread

Copperhead · Post #1 » by **Copperhead** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:19 pm

Today the Hornets are working out ...

Jeremy Pargo (Gonzaga)
Sonny Weems (Arkansas)
Shan Foster (Vanderbilt)
Trent Plaisted (Brigham Young)
Othello Hunter (Ohio State)

Copperhead · Post #2 » by **Copperhead** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:23 pm

They added another guy to the workouts ..... Antoine Agudio (Hofstra) to the workouts.

Read their post workout quotes here...

http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/bigeasybuzz.html

Post #3 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:26 am

I always did like Othello Hunter, not sure I want him as our first pick though.

Copperhead · Post #4 » by **Copperhead** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:05 am

Looks like Shan Foster impressed Scott the most on the first day. They'll also hold workouts on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

With the NBA draft two weeks away, former Bonnabel High School and Vanderbilt standout Shan Foster and Gonzaga guard Jeremy Pargo were among six prospects to participate in the Hornets' first predraft workout Tuesday at the New Orleans Arena.

They each gave impressive performances, but Foster' perimeter shooting caught Hornets Coach Byron Scott's attention. The Hornets have the 27th pick in the first round and are likely to use it to fill a backup need at shooting guard, power forward/center or point guard.

The Hornets are coming off their best season in franchise history with 56 victories and their first Southwest Division title before being eliminated in seven games in the second round of the playoffs by the defending champion San Antonio Spurs.

"We think (starter) Mo Peterson did a heck of a job, but we really need a shooting guard that's really athletic and can get up and down the floor," Scott said.

Foster played four seasons at Vanderbilt and was selected SEC Player of the Year this past season after averaging 20.3 points and shooting 46.3 percent from 3-point range. Foster is projected to be a late first-round or early second-round pick.

"He can flat out shoot it, and he moves extremely well without the ball," Scott said. "He has a very high, good IQ on the basketball court, knows how to play. He was pretty good all the way around, but when we went three-on-three, he was even better. So that was very exciting just to see this kid come out and play.

"When you get MVP or Player of the Year in the SEC, that says a lot, as well. It holds a lot because you know he's probably basketball-ready, especially for the NBA."

Besides Foster and Pargo, Arkansas shooting guard Sonny Weems, Brigham Young power forward Trent Plaisted, Ohio State power forward Othello Hunter and Hofstra shooting guard Antoine Agudio participated in Tuesday's workout.

http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/?/base/ ... xml&coll=1

Copperhead · Post #5 » by **Copperhead** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:06 pm

Wednesday's workouts will include Wayne Ellington (UNC), Patrick Ewing Jr. (Georgetown), Lester Hudson (Tennessee Martin), Mark Tyndale (Temple), Josh Duncan (Xavier), Keith Brumbaugh (Hillsborough Community Colloge).

Copperhead · Post #6 » by **Copperhead** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:17 pm

Thursday's workout participants

Courtney Lee (Western Kentucky), Kyle Weaver (Washington State), Gary Forbes (Massachusetts), Jamont Gordon (Mississippi State), David Padgett (Louisville), Tyrelle Blair (Boston College)

Copperhead · Post #7 » by **Copperhead** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:07 pm

Saturday's workout participants...

Mario Chalmers (Kansas)
Rudy Mbemba (Sweden)
Mike Taylor (Iowa State)
Rodrigue Beaubois (France)
Malik Hairston (Oregon)
Reggie Williams (Virginia Military Institute)
James Parlow (University of New Orleans)

I didn't see any post workout quotes from Mbemba so his spot may have been taken by Parlow.

ChrisTheFuturePaul · Post #8 » by **ChrisTheFuturePaul** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:24 am

Great work Copperhead, thanks for keeping tabs on this, much news coming out about these workouts?

Malik Hairston looks interesting, good feel for the game, nice court vision, good bball IQ, defense needs work though.

They've bought in alot of point guards, I really don't think the Hornets will draft a PG, too much responsability for a late first rounder considering where this team is at and the role he'll need to fill keeping our bench unit productive.

Copperhead · Post #9 » by **Copperhead** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:12 am

^^ Every year the Hornets seem to be kind of hush hush on their workout prospects. They don't give out too much info on who they're bringing in and they don't give out much info on how the workouts went. Personally I think they're going to bring in the guy (s) they're most serious about in for a workout closer to draft day. I'm curious as to who they'll bring in this week. They don't have much time left to look at these guys. Scott seemed to like Courtney Lee. I'm wondering if there's a workout scheduled for Chris Douglas-Roberts since a few mock drafts have him going at #27.

You can go to this page to read some of the post workout quotes.

http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/bigeasybuzz.html

Copperhead · Post #10 » by **Copperhead** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:23 pm

Tuesday's workouts includes J.R. Giddens (New Mexico), Stanley Burrell (Xavier), Joey Dorsey (Memphis) and Longar Longar (Oklahoma).

Copperhead · Post #11 » by **Copperhead** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:58 pm

Thursday's workout prospects..

Marcelus Kemp (Nevada)
Frank Elegar (Drexel)
Aleks Maric (Nebraska)
Bryce Taylor (Oregon)
Bo McCalebb (New Orleans)
Davon Jefferson (Southern California)

Copperhead · Post #12 » by **Copperhead** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:54 pm

Working out on Friday is.....

D.J. White of Indiana, Charles Rhodes of Mississippi State, Jaycee Carroll of Utah State, JaJuan Smith of Tennessee, Juan Palacios of Louisville and Pat Calathes of St. Joseph's.

Post #13 » by **magee** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:15 am

For how good this team is, I wish there were more posters on this board.

As far as all of those players go, I can see the Hornets trading with a team like Minnesota or Portland and drafting a kid like Jamont Gordon and then going for BPA with the other 2nd round pick. Maybe a kid like Sonny Weems, who is a good catch-&-shooter. If Ryan Anderson is there, take him.

I can see the Hornets going for someone like Kelenna Azubuike in free agency, so maybe fringe PG, like Gordon, and either an impact type with potential like Anderson or a Euro who can play next to Hilton Armstrong in a couple of years.

hornets686 · Post #14 » by **hornets686** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:05 pm

Shan Foster, J.R. Giddens, D.J. White, Joey Dorsey, Courtney Lee, Chris Douglas-Roberts looks like our targets

Copperhead · Post #15 » by **Copperhead** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:34 am

More workouts on Tuesday. I'll post the prospects in the morning when they become available.

Copperhead · Post #16 » by **Copperhead** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:47 pm

I think this is the final day of workouts.

Sonny Weems (Arkansas) 2nd visit
Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis)
DeVon Hardin (California)
David Gomez (Tulane)
Gavin Grant (NC State)
James Mays (Clemson)

Copperhead · Post #17 » by **Copperhead** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:40 am

I guess that's pretty much it for the workouts. CDR worked out today. Says CP is his guy. Says he's a part of his 'extended family'. You can listen to his along with some other post workout audios by clicking on the Audio Archives as well as read some of their comments. A few of them mentioned how great it would be to play with CP. Mario Chalmers said he is his favorite player.

http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/bigeasybuzz.html

Thursday is almost here!