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Official 2014-15 Charlotte Hornets Thread

Based on Internet "insiders" and Charlotte's workout schedules, I think the team's ideal draft would be McDermott at 9 and Hairston at 24. Could be a smokescreen of course, but it seems like Charlotte wants guys who can come in and contribute this year. Clifford even said in a recent interview they're looking for college production over potential. Big Al turns 30 this year...they wanna win now.
 
Why would McDermott have trouble getting his shot off? He's big and has a quick release.
 
RollWave35 said:
Based on Internet "insiders" and Charlotte's workout schedules, I think the team's ideal draft would be McDermott at 9 and Hairston at 24. Could be a smokescreen of course, but it seems like Charlotte wants guys who can come in and contribute this year. Clifford even said in a recent interview they're looking for college production over potential. Big Al turns 30 this year...they wanna win now.
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#Bobcats
 
McDermott scored 26.7 ppg on 53% FG and 45% 3PFG. Those are ridiculous numbers. Kyle Korver is the easy comparison, but going off college stats Korver was not in McDermott's league. And Korver is a good NBA player who would go in the top 10 if you redrafted the 2003 draft.
 
White SF with great college numbers makes me think of:
morrisoncrying.jpg
 
I think McDermott ends up being what Morrison was SUPPOSED to be. I just feel like he's better suited for the NBA than Morrison was.
 
Agreed. I'll buy in if we take him.

Re: your comment in an earlier post that it "could be a smokescreen", I have never understood why pro sports execs leak who their top targets are. How does everyone knowing that we are eyeballing McDermoot help the team...unless it's a smokescreen?
 
Fuck Your Couch said:
Why would McDermott have trouble getting his shot off? He's big and has a quick release.
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He is also slow and doesn't move well laterally. The guys guarding him in the NBA will be roughly the same size; if he can't get separation then it doesn't matter how quick his release is if someone is directly in front of him. And he isn't beating anyone in the NBA off the dribble, so he is limited to outside shooting.
That said, I think he will likely be an effective player, I just don't like taking him with the #9 pick in this draft. He is not going to be a player to potentially partly build your franchise around, which is what some of the other guys might be who may be available at that pick are (Randle, Gordon). Charlotte had the #2 pick 2 years ago and had to take a role player because there simply weren't potential franchise guys in that draft; if there is a guy in this draft with that potential then I think they have to take him.
 
qcdeac said:
White SF with great college numbers makes me think of:
morrisoncrying.jpg
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In three consecutive drafts, the Horncats' top picks were Emeka Okafor, Ray Felton, and Adam Morrison. Going one spot, respectively, ahead of those three were Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, and LaMarcus Aldridge. *Sigh*
 
RollWave35 said:
Based on Internet "insiders" and Charlotte's workout schedules, I think the team's ideal draft would be McDermott at 9 and Hairston at 24. Could be a smokescreen of course, but it seems like Charlotte wants guys who can come in and contribute this year. Clifford even said in a recent interview they're looking for college production over potential. Big Al turns 30 this year...they wanna win now.
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NBADraft.net's (I know, just some dude) profile of Hairston's weaknesses is pretty funny, and their NBA comparison to him is J.R. Rider, which has got to be pretty accurate:

Weaknesses: Due to a combination of a lack of effort, a lack of awareness, and below-average speed and quickness, Hairston is a poor defender … In one-on-one situations, he is often abused by quicker players on both cuts and drives to the basket … As team defender, he is often in the wrong place at the wrong time – he doesn’t always rotate, and when he does, he has poor recovery speed. Also, at times, he inexplicably steps away from the action, as if he is playing with five fouls or playing for the Washington Generals … Appears undisciplined, lackadaisical – doesn’t make a lot of hustle plays, stands around a lot on offense, and often jogs down the floor on defense … An offensive black hole – once he gets the ball, it is never seen again … Averaged just .8 assists per game in the D-league this past season … His confidence can work against him as he appears to think that he's a stronger talent than he is, leading to questionable work ethic, and possible trouble accepting a secondary role on a team ... Body language while at UNC early in the season was, to be blunt, atrocious ...
 
Be positive, they could have picked the following who were picked within a few picks of their picks:

Rafeal Araujo- 2004
Charlie Villanueva- 2005
Shelden Williams -2006
 
2&2 Slider To Leyritz said:
He is also slow and doesn't move well laterally. The guys guarding him in the NBA will be roughly the same size; if he can't get separation then it doesn't matter how quick his release is if someone is directly in front of him. And he isn't beating anyone in the NBA off the dribble, so he is limited to outside shooting.
That said, I think he will likely be an effective player, I just don't like taking him with the #9 pick in this draft. He is not going to be a player to potentially partly build your franchise around, which is what some of the other guys might be who may be available at that pick are (Randle, Gordon). Charlotte had the #2 pick 2 years ago and had to take a role player because there simply weren't potential franchise guys in that draft; if there is a guy in this draft with that potential then I think they have to take him.
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I don't think Randle or Gordon will be there. Sounds like the Lakers are the floor for Randle.

McDermott is actually big for a SF (he's somewhat of a tweener). I've read all the scouting reports and being able to get a shot off isn't a concern. He actually scored in a bunch of different ways at Creighton if you watch that scouting video I posted earlier. He's got the Dirk one legged fadeaway down. Single biggest concern is who is he going to guard in the NBA. Clifford is a team defensive specialist though and might be able to mitigate his deficiencies the way he did with Big Al.
 
Dirk shoots that fadeaway over either wing players who are much shorter than him or more traditional big men who can't close on him quickly. McDermott will be trying to shoot it over the most athletic guys on the floor who are all about the same size as he is. I know you weren't trying to make a direct comparison, but Dirk is probably the biggest mismatch in the history of the NBA, and McDermott is productive player from a midmajor, thinking he can replicate anything close to Dirk's success with that shot is a pretty big reach.
Clifford can mitigate Big Al in part because of MKG's and CDR's defensive ability. If McBuckets is on the floor instead of those guys, then it all really goes to shit.
 
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