I will not lie. I was worried for a moment that Morey would disappoint. Hornets logo looks like it's about to drop a deuce 'cause that's what just happened in Charlotte.
If it was truly a bargain, Morey (king of bargain contracts) would be all over it considering we actually need a PG.
It'd be funny if MJ heckled him from the stands every time he screws up, the way Sterling used to with Baron Davis
That won't happen. From Ammo to Kaminsky MJ's looked for the next great white hope to market. Charlotte's attendance figures are underwhelming. MJ is all about the $$$. Lin brings in sponsorship deals from Asia.
I wont go in to much detail,but this is a quick late night rundown. Charlotte failed to surround Al Jefferson with shooters. By the time Mo Williams and Troy Daniels came in it was too late. So that left the offense being ISO BIG AL, which in honesty isnt bad Al is a elite big man in my opinion he will get you 20 points easy,but with having no shooters Charlotte really shot itself in the foot. They wasted Al season and also him getting hurt didnt help. Kemba was hurt at times and I like Kemba could be a great player,but he is a really inefficient, and they tried the Lance experiment which was catastrophic. So basically main offense. 1. ISO BIG AL 2. OCCASIONAL HIGH SCREEN PnR 3. Inefficient Kemba Shot Coach Clifford didnt adjust the offense until last seasons trade deadline with the acquisitions of Mo Williams and Troy Daniels. By then it was too late and not enough. So I see the coaching staff really changing the way they play this next coming season. With Al spacing the floor they will get him some quality shooters to help the offensive load. So far he is what Charlotte got so far in the offseason. 1.Nicholas Batum (Good overall player,plays defense,can shoot the 3, expiring contract) 2.Spencer Hawes (Serviceable big who can spread the floor,play with and without Al) 3.Frank Kaminsky (9th pick,can shoot from 3/midrange,a bit crafty with scoring,will rebound, lackluster D, overall good project) 4.Jeremy Lin (Do y'all really want me to say something about him? HE might help Charlotte win games if he does Yay if not whatever, also his contract is a STEAL for what you might be getting) 5.Jeremy Lamb (I think he can find a home here and actually might get a starting spot if he asserts himself from the get go) 2015-2016 potential lineups: Kemba/Lin/Roberts Batum/Lamb/Daniels MKG/PJ Hawes/Williams/Zeller Al/Hawes/Kaminsky and they will very likely offer Aaron Harrison out of Kentucky a contract, he has been killing it for them as a PG in the summer league, might play some 2 as well. So far Cho and MJ have done a better jump getting getting more talent. Now its just a matter if they can put it all together, they should make the playoffs with that squad.
sweet. I'm going to Duke for my fellowship. Might be able to make the drive to Charlotte on some weekends for some Hornet games.
you forgot to mention how big Al was too overweight and didn't try AT ALL in defence in contrast with last year. Now that is his contract year we will see what happens. Hope he doesn't come to training camp overweight again.
Thanks bro. Good stuff My questions about fit are - inside out post up offense - emphasis on low risk passing for low TOs - less emphasis on fast breaks Will be interesting to see. The roster sounds like it has potential. Lin should be able to help.
Good deal for hornet. Lin is worth more than that. It's true then he's looking for a place suits him better, not really for the money.
A good bargain signing for Charlotte. Lin is a Ramon Sessions. He's fully capable of putting up solid numbers on bad teams.