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Roster turnover: Who makes it past rebuilding season?

Posted on 3/31/12 at 4:07 am
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 4:07 am
Here is the Hornets team that went 18-64 in 2004-05...good Hornets memories here.

12 Chris Andersen F
10 Darrell Armstrong G
3 Lonny Baxter F
42 P.J. Brown F-C
5 Speedy Claxton G
1 Baron Davis G
2 Dan Dickau G
34 Corsley Edwards F
35 Matt Freije F
20 Alex Garcia G
6 Junior Harrington G
32 Casey Jacobsen G
15 Maciej Lampe F
9 George Lynch F
21 Jamaal Magloire C
10 Bostjan Nachbar F
33 Lee Nailon F
54 Rodney Rogers F
23 J.R. Smith G
4 Jackson Vroman
4 David Wesley G
30 David West F

there were a lot of new names in the next season...complete roster overhaul...this is the 2005-2006 roster.

12 Chris Andersen F
33 Brandon Bass F
42 P.J. Brown F-C
45 Rasual Butler G-F
5 Speedy Claxton G
21 Marcus Fizer F
44 Marc Jackson C
43 Linton Johnson F
15 Maciej Lampe F
6 Arvydas Macijauskas G
24 Desmond Mason F
10 Bostjan Nachbar F
25 Moochie Norris G
3 Chris Paul G
23 J.R. Smith G
1 Kirk Snyder G
4 Jackson Vroman F-C
30 David West F
34 Aaron Williams F-C

I had forgotten a few names from these seasons...nice trip down memory lane. David Wesley and Baron Davis only played a few games in 04-05...Lee Nailon and Dan Dickau were the team's leading scorers for guys who played most of the season. Nailon averaged about 14 PPG, and Dickau averaged about 13 PPG.

There was obviously a lot of roster moves and turnover after that 18-64 season, and there probably will be again after this egregious season...this is the current hornets roster:

0 Al-Farouq Aminu F
1 Trevor Ariza F
15 Gustavo Ayon C
8 Marco Belinelli G
54 Jeff Foote C
10 Eric Gordon G
4 Xavier Henry G
2 Jarrett Jack G
20 Chris Johnson C
35 Chris Kaman C
24 Carl Landry F
50 Emeka Okafor C-F
14 Jason Smith F
42 Lance Thomas F
21 Greivis Vasquez G

Who makes it to next season?

I say Greivis Vasquez, Jason Smith, Xavier Henry, Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, and Gustavo Ayon.... and one of:

Ariza, Jack, Kaman, or Okafor--pieces to keep for the future? or Lee Nailon's and Dan Dickau's?

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This post was edited on 3/31/12 at 4:17 am
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
80565 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 4:18 am to
quote:

0 Al-Farouq Aminu F
1 Trevor Ariza F
15 Gustavo Ayon C

8 Marco Belinelli G
54 Jeff Foote C
10 Eric Gordon G
4 Xavier Henry G
2 Jarrett Jack G

20 Chris Johnson C
35 Chris Kaman C
24 Carl Landry F
50 Emeka Okafor C-F
14 Jason Smith F
42 Lance Thomas F
21 Greivis Vasquez G

Vasquez and Aminu the two I'm least confident about.
This post was edited on 3/31/12 at 4:20 am
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
69014 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 9:58 am to
Funny. I always thought that Boston Snackbar could have been pretty good. Ah, well.

Jackson Vroman was a monster.

Anyway, I say, all things considered, next year's only sure things likely are. . .

quote:

0 Al-Farouq Aminu F
15 Gustavo Ayon C
10 Eric Gordon G
4 Xavier Henry G
2 Jarrett Jack G
14 Jason Smith F



And one or more of the Kaman, Okafor, Ariza, Belinelli, Vasquez. Not sure who.
Posted by bddwolfpack
NYC
Member since Sep 2010
9407 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 10:30 am to
saintsfan22,

Spot on, imo
Posted by lsutigernosaint
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2007
3938 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:57 am to
I think Beli will still be here, and Jeff Foote is still on our roster?!
Posted by LosLobos111
Austere
Member since Feb 2011
45385 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 12:12 pm to
quote:

Who makes it past rebuilding season?





This post was edited on 3/31/12 at 12:13 pm
Posted by fightingtigers98
Member since Oct 2011
13303 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 1:53 pm to
quote:

0 Al-Farouq Aminu F
1 Trevor Ariza F
15 Gustavo Ayon C
8 Marco Belinelli G
54 Jeff Foote C
10 Eric Gordon G
4 Xavier Henry G
2 Jarrett Jack G
20 Chris Johnson C
35 Chris Kaman C
24 Carl Landry F
50 Emeka Okafor C-F
14 Jason Smith F
42 Lance Thomas F
21 Greivis Vasquez G
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 2:42 pm to
quote:

and Jeff Foote is still on our roster?!


i wasn't sure at the time...I left his name on the list.
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 2:43 pm to
quote:

Funny. I always thought that Boston Snackbar could have been pretty good. Ah, well.

Jackson Vroman was a monster.


Jackson Vroman was awesome...When the team signed Arvydas Macijauskas, I had really high hopes.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
80565 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 2:47 pm to
quote:

When the team signed Arvydas Macijauskas, I had really high hopes.


Byron fricked that one up. From Arvydas' Wiki:
quote:

When asked if he put the last season behind him, Macijauskas responded: "I want to forget that year. Everything went wrong. A really bad coach, a bad franchise. At the end of the season, I didn't even think of returning to New Orleans next season. From the third game on, I was already sentenced to zero minutes for the rest of the year. The NBA isn't funny. Teams are (not) teams. There's not true commitment between the teammates"
Posted by wope
Member since Aug 2011
5684 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 3:14 pm to
Marco will be back. Monty said the other night he expects him to get the "big contract he deserves". Although, he actually didn't say he would be it from us...
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 3:21 pm to
quote:

Monty said the other night he expects him to get the "big contract he deserves". Although, he actually didn't say he would be it from us...


dear god. i hope it's not from us
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
80565 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 3:54 pm to
He makes 3.3 now maybe he'll get bumped up to 5.
Posted by mm2316
New Orleans Pelicans Fan
Member since Aug 2010
6942 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 5:20 pm to
Suprised to see some of you guys think Vasquez might not be back. I think he's definitely going to be back, but I guess you never know if he gets put in a trade of some sort during the offseason.
Posted by TIGERSofCHAOS
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2008
838 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 6:37 pm to
Is the only thing against Kaman coming back the figures he'd request for a new contract? If love to have him at the 5 and Davis/Robinson at the 4.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
80565 posts
Posted on 3/31/12 at 6:38 pm to
quote:

Suprised to see some of you guys think Vasquez might not be back. I think he's definitely going to be back, but I guess you never know if he gets put in a trade of some sort during the offseason.


Depends on if they draft a PG IMO
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 4/1/12 at 7:21 am to
if we do draft a PG....who stays on the roster? vasquez or jack?
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
Where the mongooses roam
Member since Jan 2009
39982 posts
Posted on 4/1/12 at 8:20 pm to
I want Jack back for sure.

I'd much prefer Kaman to Okafor, but I'm thinking it'll be the other way around. Kaman goes elsewhere and Okafor is our starting center next year.

I'd love to have Landry and Ariza back, but I feel like they're gone.
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34717 posts
Posted on 4/1/12 at 9:54 pm to
quote:

I'd love to have Landry and Ariza back, but I feel like they're gone.


Ariza is coming back. I feel more confident about him returning than almost any other Hornet.
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
69014 posts
Posted on 4/1/12 at 10:02 pm to
quote:

Ariza is coming back. I feel more confident about him returning than almost any other Hornet.


I think Monty loves the guy because of his lockdown defense, length and athleticism. He'll be back. Maybe he'll discover a latent outside jump shot.
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