- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
John Hollinger of ESPN hates the Hornets' draft
Posted on 6/26/09 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 6/26/09 at 3:55 pm
John Hollinger
This post was edited on 6/26/09 at 9:20 pm
10
Posted on 6/26/09 at 3:57 pm to LSU_Richoux
He's kinda right.
Posted on 6/26/09 at 3:58 pm to LSU_Richoux
hollinger is a wise, wise man
Posted on 6/26/09 at 3:58 pm to LSU_Richoux
well 
John Hollinger
John HollingerPosted on 6/26/09 at 4:00 pm to LSU_Richoux
i see nothing wrong with what he said.
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:01 pm to LSU_Richoux
That's ESPN Insider info, so it shouldn't be posted on here. Just sayin.
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:03 pm to LSU_Richoux
at least we didnt take 4 point guards
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:05 pm to mburne4
so true...
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:05 pm to LSU_Richoux
Hollinger is being overly critical of the Hornets. This was a very guard-heavy draft since there weren't particularly good big men.
Who could the Hornets have selected at 21 to play as a 4 or 5? BJ Mullens, Taj Gibson, Jeff Pendergraph, DeJuan Blair, or Jon Brockman. There's really no one else. I like Collison more than everyone on that list besides Blair.
Who could the Hornets have selected at 21 to play as a 4 or 5? BJ Mullens, Taj Gibson, Jeff Pendergraph, DeJuan Blair, or Jon Brockman. There's really no one else. I like Collison more than everyone on that list besides Blair.
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:12 pm to LSU_Richoux
On the surface he makes a good case. When you dig deeper, not so much.
A.) The odds of getting a productive big with the 21st pick in the worst draft in recent NBA history are about 2%. If you want to play the Blair card you're being disingenuous. FIFTEEN TEAMS passed on him after the Hornets. The entire NBA could have traded to get him in the 2nd and nobody did until he landed with the Spurs. He would have been a HUGE reach at #21. Arguably the biggest reach in the past 3 NBA drafts. So that's a shite argument. The last thing the cash-strapped Hornets need to do is give a 3-year guaranteed deal to a kid who eats fast food 4 meals a day and has no ACL's to join fellow guaranteed injury risks Tyson Chandler (foot/ankle), Peja Stojakovic (back/knees), David West (back), and James Posey (old age).
B.) The 2nds we traded for Thornton are no big deal. 2nd in the NBA are easily attainable. We can get one back as a throw-in to any future deal we make. It's a non-issue. Thornton's local appeal and ability to help "mine" the Baton Rouge market is worth the nominal fee we paid to get him.
C.) The draft picks essentially saved the Hornets another $10MM as we can now trade Daniels and Butler/MoPete with relatively no worries.
Dig a little deeper. The Hornets had a solid draft. 4 days ago we were freaking out because Hornets insider Gerry V. was dropping strong hints that the Hornets would again sell their pick. They didn't. They stepped up and made the team better and more financially nimble.
A.) The odds of getting a productive big with the 21st pick in the worst draft in recent NBA history are about 2%. If you want to play the Blair card you're being disingenuous. FIFTEEN TEAMS passed on him after the Hornets. The entire NBA could have traded to get him in the 2nd and nobody did until he landed with the Spurs. He would have been a HUGE reach at #21. Arguably the biggest reach in the past 3 NBA drafts. So that's a shite argument. The last thing the cash-strapped Hornets need to do is give a 3-year guaranteed deal to a kid who eats fast food 4 meals a day and has no ACL's to join fellow guaranteed injury risks Tyson Chandler (foot/ankle), Peja Stojakovic (back/knees), David West (back), and James Posey (old age).
B.) The 2nds we traded for Thornton are no big deal. 2nd in the NBA are easily attainable. We can get one back as a throw-in to any future deal we make. It's a non-issue. Thornton's local appeal and ability to help "mine" the Baton Rouge market is worth the nominal fee we paid to get him.
C.) The draft picks essentially saved the Hornets another $10MM as we can now trade Daniels and Butler/MoPete with relatively no worries.
Dig a little deeper. The Hornets had a solid draft. 4 days ago we were freaking out because Hornets insider Gerry V. was dropping strong hints that the Hornets would again sell their pick. They didn't. They stepped up and made the team better and more financially nimble.
This post was edited on 6/26/09 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:13 pm to Keys Open Doors
quote:
I like Collison more than everyone on that list besides Blair.
so you agree we should have taken blair.
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:15 pm to LSU_Richoux
ahhh, now i know where Karmas hatred comes from
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:16 pm to AlejandroInHouston
Alejandro counters with a knockout boom.
This post was edited on 6/26/09 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:19 pm to datdude3384
I thought that was a pretty strong effort as well.
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:20 pm to AlejandroInHouston
quote:
C.) The draft picks essentially saved the Hornets another $10MM as we can now trade Daniels and Butler/MoPete with relatively no worries.
Fingers crossed
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:26 pm to mburne4
quote:
at least we didnt take 4 point guards
great smack considering they are gonna trade one of them
seriously, hes right, we didnt do dick to help this team for next year
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:28 pm to Ron Mexico
Funny i said MT wouldn't be great and he was what he was a second round pick. All i got was list of great second round picks.
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:29 pm to eyeran
They still shoulda taken Blair. As it stands, the Spurs have really upped their worth ith the Jefferson deal, and now Blair.
Blair can bring some immediate help defensively and on the glass for Duncan. Timmy is getting older, which isn't new...but Blair is the kinda guy who, when playing at a high level, can bring some HUGE energy to a team that has been lacking it in the big man position minus Duncan for quite some time.
The Hornets needed that too...
Blair can bring some immediate help defensively and on the glass for Duncan. Timmy is getting older, which isn't new...but Blair is the kinda guy who, when playing at a high level, can bring some HUGE energy to a team that has been lacking it in the big man position minus Duncan for quite some time.
The Hornets needed that too...
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:30 pm to Ron Mexico
quote:
we didnt do dick to help this team for next year
so an effective PG running the second unit won't make a difference? possibly a new starting two?
Posted on 6/26/09 at 4:31 pm to NIH
quote:
so an effective PG running the second unit won't make a difference? possibly a new starting two?
did you not even read what hollinger wrote
Page 1 of 6
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News