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The Charlotte Hornets are Coming Home.

Michael Holton
Robert Reid
Kelly Tripuka
Kurt Rambis
Dave Hoppen

First ever starting lineup for the Hornets. I remember this like it was yesterday. I could not name a single starting 5 for the Bobcats at any point in their existence.
 
SC DEAC said:
Michael Holton
Robert Reid
Kelly Tripuka
Kurt Rambis
Dave Hoppen

First ever starting lineup for the Hornets. I remember this like it was yesterday. I could not name a single starting 5 for the Bobcats at any point in their existence.
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I still remember that they lost their first game to the Cavs at home by something like 30 points.
 
Supradeac said:
Jordan will try and sneak Carolina blue into it.

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I wonder if Ron Wellman is going to be putting out signs that have this exact phrase on it at the end of Wake's next basketball season
 
DeaconWalker said:
I wonder if Ron Wellman is going to be putting out signs that have this exact phrase on it at the end of Wake's next basketball season
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Wait, that sign has an NBA logo and the words "Buzz" and "returns in 2014". Buzz is returning to the NBA in 2014, Ron?
 
Not sure I understand it to much. It looks like most of his experience was spent with Jeff and Stan Van Gundy. Why not just hire one of them?
 
Because Jeff and Stan would cost too much. Horcats never spend money on coaches.
 
RollWave35 said:
Because Jeff and Stan would cost too much. Horcats never spend money on coaches.
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The spent 3M per on Clifford. It wasn't a money issue. They want a younger, hungry coach to develop players. And neither VG brother wants a rebuild for their next gig. it's not like they were options.
 
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/29/4074132/charlotte-bobcats-begin-steve.html

Some first looks at Clifford's coaching philosophy:

“I can’t promise you anything else about our defense, but we’re not giving up transition baskets,” Clifford said Wednesday during an Observer interview after his introductory news conference.

“You are going to have your non-negotiables. We’re going to run – play the quickest tempo you can – but everybody is going to rebound before we run. The other way never works. We’re not giving up transition baskets.”
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And he sees yelling at players constantly as a waste of time.

“At your ages, you’re not going to let me yell at you,” Clifford said of NBA players. “You’re men. Your life experiences are so different from a 19-year-old sophomore going to frat parties.”

This is Clifford’s first try at being an NBA head coach, but it follows 13 seasons as an assistant with the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers. He worked closely with Jeff Van Gundy in Houston and Stan Van Gundy in Orlando. That’s where he developed this philosophy that you can hold players accountable without being an ogre.

“If you don’t establish a connection – them respecting you, a commitment to win – you don’t get to what you’re seeing now,” Clifford said, referring to the three teams still in the playoffs.
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With all that lead time before his first interview in Charlotte, Clifford watched numerous Bobcats games from this season and started forming a style of play.

“We’ll play the quickest tempo we can play effectively,” Clifford said of the offense. “We need to play fast with this team. You have to utilize the strength of your players. Kemba is strong in the open court, so is MKG. Henderson is fast. And Bismack is a runner.”

Defensively Clifford is a stickler about two things beyond getting back in transition: Don’t commit silly fouls and everyone – not just the big men – takes responsibility for rebounding.

“If you foul, these guys are going to make them,” Clifford said. “Then you have to have the multiple-effort mentality – where you can give help and then get the rebound.

“That’s critical. Some of these guys have to rebound more.”
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ArlingtonDeac said:
The spent 3M per on Clifford. It wasn't a money issue. They want a younger, hungry coach to develop players. And neither VG brother wants a rebuild for their next gig. it's not like they were options.
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I thought it was a 3-year deal? (Which would make it 2M a year?) Anyway, no high-profile guys were likely to come here anyway.
 
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ArlingtonDeac said:
The spent 3M per on Clifford. It wasn't a money issue. They want a younger, hungry coach to develop players. And neither VG brother wants a rebuild for their next gig. it's not like they were options.
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Clifford is the same age as JVG (51), and only two years younger than SVG (53). This sounds like someone trying to pitch [Redacted].
 
2&2 Slider To Leyritz said:
Clifford is the same age as JVG (51), and only two years younger than SVG (53). This sounds like someone trying to pitch [Redacted].
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Dunlap was more [Redacted]-ish in that it came from absolute left field. Steve Clifford has been a top assistant for some time and had interviews lined up all over the league.

Anyway, he is a first time HC, he shouldn't be paid a lot and it's not like a big name is coming to rebuild the Hornets.
 
I wonder what kept happening with Quin Snyder? The last two coaching searches, all reports made it sound like Cho had a boner for him. He interviewed both times, and they ended up going with an older, equally inexperienced (as far as head coaching in the NBA) assistant.
 
Fuck Your Couch said:
Dunlap was more [Redacted]-ish in that it came from absolute left field. Steve Clifford has been a top assistant for some time and had interviews lined up all over the league.

Anyway, he is a first time HC, he shouldn't be paid a lot and it's not like a big name is coming to rebuild the Hornets.
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Eh, the guys on the morning show on Mad Dog Radio on Sirius this morning asked Phil Jackson if he would ever work for Michael Jordan, and he didn't completely rule it out.
 
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