Hornets @ 30

Post #1 » by **fatlever** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:17 pm

http://www.hornets30.com/

you can vote for all-time team, among other things

Post #2 » by **fatlever** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:19 pm

http://www.hornets30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180730_All-Time_Roster-3.pdf

list by #s worn

Hornet Mania · Post #3 » by **Hornet Mania** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:08 pm

Pretty cool. I'm usually not one to enter contests but I went ahead and voted on a top 10 for old time's sake. It was surprisingly tough to narrow it down. A bunch of guys were easily in the top 10 conversation in terms of talent I had to show love to long-time players like Curry/Bogues/Crash even if they weren't exactly the best.

It will be interesting to see what other fans value. It would not surprise me if Eddie Jones, Jamal Mashburn and/or Divac don't make the team simply because they've been mostly forgotten or weren't here long. To me they should all get strong consideration, much more than Big Al for example who I expect is 99% lock. I know in some of our historic 2K teams we get saddled with Coleman and Kendall Gill rather than Divac and Mash and it's unfortunate because a 'real' all-time best Hornets squad would actually be very talented and deep even if we've never had a player who was MVP caliber.

_tijo_ · Post #4 » by **_tijo_** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:39 pm

Based on career in Charlotte, Crash was a top 3 player. Don't @ me. Only Kemba definitively better.

But I'm a little confused on what we're voting for here. Top players who ever wore a Hornets uniform? Top players WHILE they were a Hornet? Top players who played as a pro for the Charlotte franchise, but not the New Orleans Hornets franchise? It says you're voting on the Top 10 players in Hornets history, but they have Crash and Felton and Emeka on there. Like Kobe was a Hornet for like 10 seconds, but he's not there.

I guess it's open to interpretation. If it's greatness as a Hornet/Bobcat, I guess I'd go with: Kemba, Crash, LJ, Zo, Rice, Mashburn, Mase, Baron, Eddie Jones, Mek.

If it's best player who once was a Hornet: Kobe, Parish, Rice, Kemba, Zo, LJ, Baron, Divac, Dwight, Mason.

Post #5 » by **fatlever** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:41 pm

my 10 were:

kemba
bogues
baron
curry
rice
mash
wallace
lj
zo
divac

divac certainly my most controversial pick. other 9 seem like no-brainers, to me at least.

others worth convo for 10th
wesley
mase
okafor
jones
tripucka
jefferson
jax

316Hornets · Post #6 » by **316Hornets** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:31 am

_tijo_ wrote:Based on career in Charlotte, Crash was a top 3 player. Don't @ me. Only Kemba definitively better.

But I'm a little confused on what we're voting for here. Top players who ever wore a Hornets uniform? Top players WHILE they were a Hornet? Top players who played as a pro for the Charlotte franchise, but not the New Orleans Hornets franchise? It says you're voting on the Top 10 players in Hornets history, but they have Crash and Felton and Emeka on there. Like Kobe was a Hornet for like 10 seconds, but he's not there.

I guess it's open to interpretation. If it's greatness as a Hornet/Bobcat, I guess I'd go with: Kemba, Crash, LJ, Zo, Rice, Mashburn, Mase, Baron, Eddie Jones, Mek.

If it's best player who once was a Hornet: Kobe, Parish, Rice, Kemba, Zo, LJ, Baron, Divac, Dwight, Mason.

It is open to interpretation. My opinion is that top 10 is just the top 10 guys you remember the most from their playing days. Like, Kobe isn't really a Hornet to me because he didn't get on the court and play. The guys that played more years and gave to the team are more memorable and get ranked higher for me. I also had to include Bobby just because he'll always be a big part of Hornets history to me.

kemba
bogues
baron
curry
rice
wallace
lj
zo
mason
bobby

Hornet Mania · Post #7 » by **Hornet Mania** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:38 pm

My 10 were:

Kemba
Zo
LJ
Rice
Baron
Mason
Jones
Crash
Curry
Bogues

Everyone but Curry and Bogues were who I thought were our best players in terms of talent/impact. Curry and Bogues rounded out the team because of what mean to the community and how they helped establish NBA basketball in Charlotte. Mashburn and Divac were hardest to leave off.

SteveMorrison15 · Post #8 » by **SteveMorrison15** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:09 pm

No Adam Morrison? I'm not playing

Post #9 » by **Diop** » Wed Aug 1, 2018 2:34 am

is it outrageous that I wouldn't put Curry in my top 10?

if I'm making a team to compete, I think there are better players

Hornet Mania · Post #10 » by **Hornet Mania** » Wed Aug 1, 2018 11:38 am

Diop wrote:is it outrageous that I wouldn't put Curry in my top 10?

if I'm making a team to compete, I think there are better players

Not at all. If we're talking strictly talent Curry and Bogues don't necessarily make the team. I'd put together a best of the best team something like:

Kemba/Baron
Jones/Captain Jack
Rice/Mashburn
LJ/Mason
Zo/Divac

11-12th men: Crash, PJ Brown

Post #11 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Aug 1, 2018 11:48 am

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Post #12 » by **Diop** » Wed Aug 1, 2018 12:26 pm

Hornet Mania wrote:
Diop wrote:is it outrageous that I wouldn't put Curry in my top 10?

if I'm making a team to compete, I think there are better players

Not at all. If we're talking strictly talent Curry and Bogues don't necessarily make the team. I'd put together a best of the best team something like:

Kemba/Baron
Jones/Captain Jack
Rice/Mashburn
LJ/Mason
Zo/Divac

11-12th men: Crash, PJ Brown

That’s pretty much my team with crash instead of Jax.

Post #13 » by **fatlever** » Wed Aug 1, 2018 7:39 pm

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SWedd523 · Post #14 » by **SWedd523** » Wed Aug 1, 2018 11:31 pm

Kemba / Baron "Beagle" Davis

Glen Rice / Eddie Jones

Gerald Wallace / Jamal Mashburn

Larry Johnson / Anthony Mason

Alonzo Mourning / Vlade Divac

That's the best 10 man lineup the Hornets can produce. Change my mind.

HornetJail · Post #15 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Aug 2, 2018 1:13 am

I think my top 10 was the exact same as Nic's except with Jackson over Mason. Thought about Mashburn and Jones too

amcoolio · Post #16 » by **amcoolio** » Thu Aug 2, 2018 3:32 pm

I posted on their facebook the best balanced lineup

PG: Kemba Walker
SG: Baron Davis
SF: Glen Rice
PF: Larry Johnson
C: Alonzo Mourning

2nd unit:

PG: Muggsy Bogues
SG: Dell Curry
SF: Gerald Wallace
PF: Anthony Mason
C: Emeka Okafor

11/12: Jamal Mashburn, Derrick Coleman (although thinking about it now I would sub either Gill or Stephen Jackson for Coleman for defense/shooting)

Post #17 » by **JDR720** » Thu Aug 2, 2018 5:33 pm

Stealing from the GB. Do you think our all-time team would beat the Warriors?

Liver_Pooty · Post #18 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Aug 2, 2018 6:25 pm

JDR720 wrote:Stealing from the GB. Do you think our all-time team would beat the Warriors?

No. Our all time is actually pathetic to be honest.

NCHeels2008 · Post #19 » by **NCHeels2008** » Thu Aug 2, 2018 9:16 pm

I went

Curry
Baron Davis
Al Jefferson
Eddie Jones
LJ
Mason
Mourning
Rice
Walker
Wallace

to me Rice and Mason are fairly safely on there because b2b 50+ win seasons, something Hornets fans have otherwise not seen. Also they both logged 40+ mins both seasons which is insane.

NCHeels2008 · Post #20 » by **NCHeels2008** » Thu Aug 2, 2018 9:18 pm

Hornet Mania wrote:My 10 were:

Kemba
Zo
LJ
Rice
Baron
Mason
Jones
Crash
Curry
Bogues

Everyone but Curry and Bogues were who I thought were our best players in terms of talent/impact. Curry and Bogues rounded out the team because of what mean to the community and how they helped establish NBA basketball in Charlotte. Mashburn and Divac were hardest to leave off.

Mine except Bogues for Jefferson, he was pretty impactful at getting us into the playoffs and the most fun season post reboot