Season in Review: LaMelo Ball. What went right and wrong + MOCK DRAFT MONDAY
The offseason is here, which means it’s time for player profiles and mock drafts. The guys start with LaMelo Ball taking a look at the positives in a tough season. What areas did he show improvement? What went wrong? Also, as promised, Doug brought the mock drafts to bring in or new recurring segment: Mock Draft Mondays.
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Draft season is here, I hope things don’t get as heated as last year.
Imo, with a Top 5 pick you've got to take a player who can get his own shot.
If we can get Alec Sarr, I believe a championship window opens up.
Get a pick for the Pistons or Twolves trade for JAMES WISEMAN OR NAZ REID,UNLESS WE GET A ZACH EDEY(A POOR MANS SABONIS) WITH CEILING??? KEEP MICIC,MANN, GRANT,AND POKU OR BERTANS.PERSONALLY POKU CEILING IS HIGHER AND BERTANS CONTRACT IS HEAVY.WE NEED SIZE WE FINALLY GOT PROFESIONAL BENCH DEPTH, GET MILES, HOPEFULLY LaANKLES BALL, won't Be NoLonzo Ball.Martin stays hurt,try to keep M.Will healthy,MILLER IS THE HEARTBEAT OF BUZZ.AND GET AN UPTEMPO COACH AND UTILIZE OUR ASSETS.GRANT WILLIAMS BRINGS EXPERIENCE AND EGDE,MANN DEFENSIVE GURU AND GET BETTER ON OFFENSE AND MICIC PLUG AND PLAY AY 1,OR 2.JAMES WISEMAN BEHIND DURAN LOOK AT ADVANCED STATS HES FINALLY REACHING NEAR POTENTIAL IF HE STARTS,NAZ REID IS PF OR CENTER FAST,STRONG AND CAN DRILL 3S.THEY WOUL BE HAPPY TO START,LIKE I SAID THE THREE THAT STARTED W MILES AND MILLER THE LAST 25 GAMES ARE MUST SIGN BENCH/ROLE PLAYERS.GOOD SALARIES.THOR GOES,TEADE NICK SMITH WHILE HE HAS A LITTLE VALUE,ALONG WITH NIC RICHARDS AND MATIN AND CURRY,BERTANS ALL FOR TRADE WITH A COUPLE EXTRA SECOND ROUND PICKS TO THROW IN TO GET WHO WE NEED OR DRAFT A PLAYER SOME LIKE MINNESOTA WANTS FOR REID AND THROW IN A FUTURE 2ND RD PICK FROM OKC???
Size 611" or better with experience if you draft for us 2 way anchor ⚓️ ZACH EDEY, SARR??
We have Tre Mann defense and offense he's young, and Micic .
I don't like the Rob Dillingham pick, they have enough guards. Need a solid PF or a big SF.
Nick Smith trade with curry,Martin THOR that old guard had years to prove ummm nothing.SETH CANKLES,AND BERTANS CONTRACT AND DEF. LIABILITY, POKU A GREAT PROJECT FLUID SHOT PUT ON WEIGHT WORK ON COORDINATION AND GRANT WILL IS THE VET,THE ENERGY THE LIFT TO PICK YOU UP .TRADE YOUNG PROVEN PLAYERS,2WAY ANDREW,WIGGINS FA,JAMES WISEMAN ON THE BENCH A STUD,NAZ REID A BEAST ON THE BENCH IN MINNESOTA THIER 6TH OPTION,LOTS OF OPTION FORCTHE LOW WE GOT TRADE BAIT THE PICK MARTIN , CURRY,BERTANS,THOR AND NIC SMITH, SO WITH THAT GET BEST AVAILABLEYOUNG NBA READY TALENT OF THOSE THEN PICK A BIG 2 GUARD OR 3,need bigs rim protector ,AND ANOTHER DECENT NBA TALENT PIECE SO YOU CAN LOOK OAST FROM LAMELO YOU GOT MANN MILLER MILES CAN SCORE,MANN DEFENSE A PLUS MARK WILLIAMS HOPE FULLY DONT COUNT ON IT,HAVE A WIGGIND ,REID,OR WISEMAN AND PICK UP ANOTHERR PRODUCT PLAY A CORE 8 PLAYERS HAVE 9 THAT GETS 16 MIN A GAME BUT HAVE THAT 10 READY IN CASE ON INJURY. ..OUBRE IS FA??CHEMISTRY PLUG AND PLAYJUST THROWING NAMES IN CASE WE DONT GET EDEY 4 YRS COLLEGE AND GET HIM ON A REGIMAN AND GET TO WORK.IM BUZZING ALREADY
If they have the opportunity to take Cody Williams or Matis Butselis and pass for a "safer" choice, it will be more of the same draft "meh" associated with the Hornets' past history. If defense is the focus, Ron Holland may be the choice; however, I've heard one comparison to MKG and that's frightening.
What are your thoughts on Reed Sheppard ?
I really want Alexander Sar. I think the fit is the best. It’s what we need and it’s the least common thing. Mark’s injury is really scary. I see high likelihood he doesn’t come back next season for the first game in which case they really need to figure it out.
What can Stephon Castle do that Miles Bridges doesn't already do? This draft is Alex Sarr or bust for the Hornets if they keep Bridges. They'd be just fine with Ball – PG, Bridges – SG, Miller – SF, Sarr – PF, Mark Williams – C. If they don't keep Bridges, then it's a different story.