![]() ![]() You take a shot and if it doesn't work you regroup and try again. I'm with you, though, 35 wins is the baseline and maybe they can push it to 40 if they stay healthy. However, I get the sense that management thinks they should be better than they are and that usually falls on the coach regardless of how much he gets out of the roster. He'll be fine in the long run because he's one hell of a good coach and incredibly well respected around the league. (Which should give us pause about the Clippers, but I digress.)įLANNERY: I think Clifford is in a really tough spot here. It goes to show that theory doesn't always translate, especially when you're dealing with ducks like Lance. On paper, he offered playmaking and more wing defense at the two, which are two things the Hornets needed. On Lance: I thought (like many) that'd be a nice boost for Charlotte. Do you go small with Jefferson at center, MKG at the four and start Lin and Walker together in the backcourt? If so, how do you get Kaminsky and Zeller enough burn to justify their presence and float their value? There are some intriguing combos possible and Clifford can coach the hell out of a defense, but I'm not confident this is going to add up to something better than 35 wins. ![]() Can they play together as a wing combo with Walker as your starting point guard? (UPDATE: Kidd-Gilchrist suffered a season-ending shoulder injury after this was published). ZILLER: The combination of Batum and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is simultaneously interesting and confusing. I know it's the East, but this isn't a top four team in the conference and it may not be a playoff team either. If he can get back on track, then maybe they have a chance?Ī chance at what is the question. Nicolas Batum is the interesting one here. That frontcourt doesn't do a lot for me, but I did like the other moves they made, like adding Jeremy Lin and Jeremy Lamb for next to nothing. FLANNERY: Kinda surprised they didn't make a play for Chris Kaman.Ĭharlotte seems like a classic case of a team that had some success and then tricked itself into believing that it was building something instead of peaking. ![]()
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