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Nate Oats, on Hey Coach, said John Petty is "in camp" with the New Orleans Pelicans' G-League team, the Birmingham Squadron.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) August 20, 2021
"You've got three former 'Bama players that I was able to have the fortune to coach that will be in that organization."
I will absolutely be watching the Squadron this season. Love me some John Petty
Nevermind lazy research on my part, he was with Detroit
I wonder what the unguaranteed money was on Hardaway Jr after seeing the Josh Hart deal. It's possible they did the same thing with Hardaway as they did with Hart where they offered 25% above market value in order to get 2 unguaranteed years. Graham basically has an unguaranteed final year as well.
If you're Hardway, 4/88 with only 44 guaranteed looks worse than 4/72 fully guaranteed, or whatever the final numbers were. Not facts just a thought, and could be a simple explanation to the whole THJ thing.
I'm excited that our team feels like a team. It seems put together with reason with people's skill complimenting each other. Most importantly to me it feels like everyone wants to be here.
That said, I never saw Bledsoe's effective tanking coming before I saw him on the court and I am cringing at the thought of people complaining about Zion coming in and instead of celebrating him we hear endless exaggerated stories of him wanting out or complaints on his BMI. While we have so many hopes pinned on him , over analyzing his situation just puts unnecessary stress on us and fans and him as a player. He plays best when he plays with joy for the game. I hope we can do the same and make him feel welcomed and wanted and not picked apart and judged. The Front Office is finally doing their part. I hope we do ours.
I know that everyone we've brought in is excited to be here, outside of JV (because I haven't heard anything from him). And Hart to an extent
This enthusiasm has to be infectious. If we get Zion to really buy in on the defensive end then we could be a 5-6 seed
I think there was an interview with JV in Lithuania recently. That's the only one I've seen though. I'm curious on the fit and if he will take more mid-range & 3 point shots in this roster. Maybe he could have a Brook Lopez type of transformation into shooting more 3's. But last year's team definitely needed someone else who can reliably score in the half court to allow Zion and Ingram to conserve some energy that can use on defense. I'm definitely excited for this year to begin.
I am certain management recognizes the similarity of how our team is built to the Bucks, so you can bet they'd love to have Jonas doing a nice Lopez impression. Trouble is, Zion lacks the height of Giannis and BI lacks the strength of Middleton to really emulate them on the defensive end. We are indeed starting to look like a younger 'poor man's' Milwaukee Bucks. The options are, you continually add ferocious defensive beasts to the roster to compensate, or else go the Net's route and add offensive firepower. But ALWAYS add more shooting as long as Zion is on this team.
Regardless, this next season should be exciting to watch, and our offense should be much more efficient!
I can see the Bucks comparison but also a bit of the Suns style of play minus the absolute elite level of talent they have at PG. In any case, it doesn't look like we're shaping up to be Big 3 & Change type team but something more of a Bucks/Sun fusion.
BI, Zion, and CJ had a net rating of +3 when on the court together. BI and Zion had a +13.4, BI and CJ had a +13.2, Zion and CJ was just +5.4.
BI and Zion worked. BI and CJ worked. It was CJ and Zion and all three together that didn't work.
After watching a few Hornets games, Graham's highlight videos can definitely be misleading. But not necessarily in a bad way.
Despite the scoring outbreaks he is very willing to mute his game and be a pass first point guard. Sometimes to a fault to the point of disappearing. His passing is very underrated. Throws lobs as well as Lonzo.
Interesting to see how his game looks next to BI, Zion, and Jonas instead of Rozier, Bridges, PJ Washington, and Hayward.
Basketball.
Cool video of NAW and Spencer Dinwiddle playing 1 on 1.
What is the general consensus about current roster? Do we think our day 1 roster is as it is today or is there any potential for a move prior to season start?
I'm pleased with this current roster. I think Trey Murphy could be a revelation. He has FAR more ability offensively with the ball than I suspected. I knew he had plus defensive traits, but he also seems to have the dog in him to want to put the Clamps on defenders.
Of course, taking down fellow rookies is one thing. I wish I could be a fly on the wall the first time he has to guard Brandon Ingram.
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