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Hornets ranked 11th in ESPN's Future Power Rankings
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:01 pm
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What a difference a season makes. The Hornets are by far the most improved team in the rankings, elevating from 27th to 11th after two major changes put them in much better position to compete. The first was the sale of the team to Tom Benson, which stopped the NBA from looking over GM Dell Demps' shoulder and allowed him to make some shrewd moves -- such as signing Gustavo Ayon for peanuts and then parlaying him into Ryan Anderson over the summer, or the little-discussed heist of Greivis Vasquez from Memphis.
That lifted the Hornets' management score more than any other team's, but the real cause of the rise in New Orleans' ranking came when they won the lottery and selected center Anthony Davis. We may not be crazy about the rest of the roster, but Davis alone pushed our ranking of the Hornets' roster into the middle of the pack. Throw in Anderson and Eric Gordon, and the makings of a good team are there.
The Hornets' market isn't doing them any favors, but the rest of their positions remain strong. New Orleans will be well under the cap in 2013 after a shrewd deal that sent out the cap-clogging deals of Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor, which will allow them to pursue more help for their fledgling cast. And the Hornets are looking good for the draft too, as they'll likely tack on another losing season before the rebuilding begins in earnest in 2013.
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Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:02 pm to LSUAce007
We were previously ranked 27th by the way.
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:08 pm to LSUAce007
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And the Hornets are looking good for the draft too, as they'll likely tack on another losing season before the rebuilding begins in earnest in 2013.
ESPN hates the Hornets
j/k
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:17 pm to LSUAce007
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Hornets ranked 11th in ESPN's Future Power Rankings
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:22 pm to LSUAce007
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The first was the sale of the team to Tom Benson, which stopped the NBA from looking over GM Dell Demps' shoulder and allowed him to make some shrewd moves -- such as signing Gustavo Ayon
Derp.
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:23 pm to Jester
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or the little-discussed heist of Greivis Vasquez from Memphi
Derp
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:24 pm to LSUAce007
How many years do they mean by future? 5 years from now or something like that?
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:30 pm to Cap Crunch
They include Gordon as a good asset, yet still try to rip the NBAs management of the CP3 trade. Not sure how the franchise was harmed by getting a better trade.
NBA management was way better than Shinn. Any arguments?
The ranking is solid, but the analysis is extremely superficial.
NBA management was way better than Shinn. Any arguments?
The ranking is solid, but the analysis is extremely superficial.
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:38 pm to LSUAce007
Can you post the Sixers?
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:45 pm to floridatigah
76ers are 17th
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The rankings continue to struggle with a team like the Sixers, even after their recent major acquisition. They have a young roster, are well-coached, played very well for most of last season and now have one of the best young big men in the game. And still, our formula remains unimpressed.
The addition of Andrew Bynum this summer was a major plus for the Sixers. But the loss of Andre Iguodala, Lou Williams and Elton Brand largely offset it -- especially if Bynum decides to bolt for greener pastures next summer when he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Jrue Holiday, Thaddeus Young, Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes form a solid core of young players around Bynum, and the additions of Nick Young and Dorell Wright should help their recent shooting woes. But it's unclear whether Philly will ever be able to make the leap from good to great.
Doug Collins has done a great job getting the most out of this team the past two seasons, but his style of coaching tends to wear on players over time and there are concerns his strong voice is starting to fade. There are also major concerns that his growing voice in personnel decisions is hurting the Sixers; while the Bynum trade could be a terrific deal, the rest of their moves this summer were questionable.
Furthermore, the team lacks the financial flexibility or draft picks to make another major addition. So once again we ask: While the team remains solid, with no money, middling draft picks and some holes on the roster, are the Sixers just running to standstill?
(Previous rank: 16)
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:47 pm to LSUAce007
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And the Hornets are looking good for the draft too, as they'll likely tack on another losing season before the rebuilding begins in earnest in 2013.
Hell does that even mean? All these moves we've done, dumping Okafor and Ariza, getting Anderson, trading for Lopez, re-signing Gordon, tabbing Mason, drafting Davis and Rivers, essentially almost literally overhauling the roster in one year...that's not rebuilding in earnest?
What more can we possibly do to rebuild? All that's necessary now is to develop talent and see what players are available going forward.
The bulk of the work has already been done.
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:49 pm to Eman5805
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What more can we possibly do to rebuild?
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:53 pm to LSUAce007
Thanks.
I will fight you.
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Souljah
I will fight you.
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:54 pm to Eman5805
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The bulk of the work has already been done.
work has been done, but not the bulk. we are still extremely weak at the 1 and 3, and we will probably need help at the 5, depending on how JSmith works out down low.
Posted on 8/15/12 at 5:05 pm to Eman5805
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The bulk of the work has already been done.
In my opinion I'd say about half of the work has been done. We still have two glaring needs at the 1 and 3 position (and possibly Center as well if AD ends up just being a PF), and a big question mark in Austin Rivers. Also, we probably wont be bad enough to be a high lottery team so adding talent through the draft is unlikely. So we have to fill our needs at the 1 and 3 positions (not to mention solid bench guys) through FA signings and trades. That's a tough task. Demps can do it but it'll be a lot of work.
This post was edited on 8/15/12 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 8/15/12 at 5:36 pm to quail man
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work has been done, but not the bulk. we are still extremely weak at the 1 and 3, and we will probably need help at the 5, depending on how JSmith works out down low.
Eh. I'd say it is when one of the trickiest parts of rebuilding is cutting off the old deadweight who usually carry hefty contracts.
Demps made that part look easy.
The rest is kind of academic because if Davis is and develops into the elite player we hope he is, and if Rivers is even half the player he thinks he is, it makes the rest a LOT simpler.
And yeah, I know a couple big "ifs" are in there, but that's part and parcel of rebuilding.
Posted on 8/15/12 at 5:53 pm to Eman5805
I think our team is pretty much set. If Rivers cleanly develops into a 1 and is a borderline all-star(maybe make it 1 or 2 years) we are set at the one. The 3 I feel we are good with because Aminu is a good defender. In championship games he can be the guy guarding, KD, Lebron.We dont need a scorer. THts a Gordon, Rivers, AD, Ryno job. defense and rebounding is all we need for our SF.
This post was edited on 8/15/12 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 8/15/12 at 6:09 pm to LSUAce007
11th in the NBA?
Posted on 8/15/12 at 6:55 pm to LSUAce007
11 is pretty damn good considering we are about half rebuilt
Posted on 8/15/12 at 7:24 pm to St Augustine
how many western teams were above us?
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