re: There are three players the Hornets should consider

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everyone wants a scoring 3, but with a healthy roster this has been a top 10 offense this year.

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This team is not a top-10 offense. Don't care what the 8-game sample size says. they also don't play defense very well.

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if aminu continues playing like this, you resign him. work on his shot all summer- if vasquez can learn to shoot, so can al.

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You say that like its simple. I do, too, hope we keep Aminu around.

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then sign one of dunleavy/budinger/brewer as competition and depth.

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Only Brewer is worth looking at on this list. And his half-court offense is putrid. He plays in literally the perfect system for his game.

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Best case scenario 2): Draft Shabazz, re-sign Aminu. Open the season with Aminu starting, see if Shabazz can beat him out by the All Star Break.

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Shabazz don't bring anything else to the table besides scoring, bruh.

When you combine his APG, BPG and SPG it's like less than one per game.

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Don't care what the 8-game sample size says. they also don't play defense very well.

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Like I said in the thread I linked, I'll go back and check at the All-Star break and see where they stack up. Then again at the end of the year. Could very well be just a hot streak.

FYI- their average offense rating over the 4 games (including last night's shite show) since I posted that thread is 112 (BR) and 109 (Hoopdata).

Again, I will update that thread a couple more times to get a better picture.

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You say that like its simple.

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It's not simple. He has to spend countless hours in practice and off season on his shot. But it's not some crazy idea that a guy can become a better shooter by working on it. He doesn't need to become a dead-eye jump shooter, just good enough to keep a defense honest.

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we got the real JSmoove for $10-12 million a year,

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I said an extra $10-12million more than Aminu- meaning a max contract for Smith (my numbers could be way off on what Smith's max would be). But yes, if Smith would come on board for $10-$12 million per, you jump on it.

But Smith still doesn't solve the problem that most claim is the number one offseason fix- a SF that can shoot.

No to Otto Porter, Pelican's don't mess with palindromes.

No to Shabazz Mohammed, he sounds like a terrorist/magician.

No to Kelly Olynyk, he's a white from canada. That's two strikes right there. Probably a commie too.

No to Anthony Bennet, he's probably got gambling debts, he'll probably throw games.

No to Michael-Carter Williams. People with hyphenated names are assholes, and it shows they're indecisive, can't be indecisive on the court.

The only acceptable answer is Ben Mclemore. He'll bring huge upside to our .gif game and we can play Thrift Shop or And We Danced every time he scores. It's a no brainer

What do y'all think of Trey Burke?

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He is a stretch 4 like Shawn Marion

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Shawn Marion is a SF. He only plays PF when his teams play small ball. You probably think Amare and Al Horford or really center's.

And how can guys who can't shoot like Marion and Smith be "stretch" anything? "Stretch" implies that the player spreads the floor with his shooting. You crapped all over your own point.

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Shawn Marion is a SF. He only plays PF when his teams play small ball

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His best seasons came playing as a 4 on title contenders in PHX.

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You probably think Amare and Al Horford or really center's

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Amare was unstoppable on offense as a center and Horford is a modern NBA center.

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And how can guys who can't shoot like Marion and Smith be "stretch" anything?

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They aren't shooters, but they are perimeter players on offense. When they are at the 4, their speed and quickness eat up opposing 4s. Even if they aren't good shooters, defensive 3 second rules force their man to go out and guard them where they have the advantage. As 3s, they lose that advantage.

IMO Smith won't work on the Hornets because of the projected Anderson/Davis pairing in the frontcourt. Either Smith or Anderson is playing the 3, which isn't the position for either of them. You're then spending at least 1/3 of the cap on Anderson and Smith to play out of position or not play together at all.

Every time that dan and jayjay are in a thead I wish that this forum had thread nukes.