The Charlotte Hornets Have Been Terrible

[idonttouchgrass]

A deeper look into how truly bad Charlotte has historically been - RealGM

Got this off of the Hornets board, but I thought it would make for an interesting discussion here:

One of only 6 teams in the NBA/NFL/MLB/NHL that's never even made a conference finals. They're the second oldest of those 6 teams behind the Clippers.

They've only drafted 4 All-Stars that went on to play for them despite being around since 1988: Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson, Baron Davis, and Kemba Walker. And they've had the most chances to draft All-Stars too: the Hornets rank #1 with the lowest average draft spot in that time.

Then-coach Steve Clifford wanted the Hornets to draft Donovan Mitchell in 2017, but Rich Cho overruled him and drafted Malik Monk instead.

The Hornets were seriously looking to draft Pascal Siakam in 2016, but decided to trade their pick for Marco Belinelli who spent one year with the team before being traded to Atlanta in the Dwight Howard trade.

The Hornets were offered three first-round picks by the Celtics for the #9 pick in 2015. Michael Jordan turned the offer down to pick Frank Kaminsky. Kaminsky was always in the coach's doghouse here, his family hated Charlotte, and Kaminsky signed with Phoenix this offseason.

After having the worst record in NBA history in 2012, the Bobcats lost out on the #1 pick which was going to be Anthony Davis. They then selected Michael Kidd-Gilchrist with the #2 pick instead of Bradley Beal. In the same draft, they selected Jeffery Taylor with their 2nd round pick, just ahead of Draymond Green and Khris Middleton.

They did select Kemba Walker in 2011, but they also gave Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston, and the pick that would turn into Tobias Harris so they could jump up and draft Bismack Biyombo. They selected Biyombo instead of the player that had been mocked to them in several mock drafts: Kawhi Leonard. They also had Klay Thompson on the board.

The second best draft pick they've had since their 2004 rebirth has been Emeka Okafor.

They haven't won a playoff series since April 2002 when LeBron was in high school, Zion was 1 year old, The Scorpion King was #1 at the box office, Ashanti had the #1 song in America, and Hollywood Hogan was WWE Champion.

The closest they've come to winning a series since then was the Purple Shirt Guy game when they were up 3-2 vs. the Heat and had cut a 9 point Heat lead to 2 with 1:30 left. A Hornets fan known as Purple Shirt Guy started inexplicably jawing with Dwyane Wade who proceeded to drop a quick 5 points to tie the series up. The Hornets would go on to lose Game 7 in Miami by 27 points.

Despite letting their best player ever walk for nothing, they're hard-capped at the moment. They'll be hard-capped this season with a starting 5 of Terry Rozier, Cody Zeller, Nic Batum, Dwayne Bacon, and Miles Bridges.

Bismack Biyombo will be making $17 million off the bench, Marvin Williams will be making $15 million off the bench, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will be making $13 million off the bench. Nic Batum (who has turned into a completely worthless player) will be entering the 4th year of a 5 year deal (final year a player option) that will pay him $25.5 million. He'll almost certainly use that player option in 2020 and will be making $27.1 million.

The Hornets hired a new radio play-by-play guy before the start of the 2018-19 season that grew up a Hornets fan and was a beloved radio host in Charlotte. He was fired in the middle of a week in March with no explanation and no explanation has come out since.

Michael Jordan hasn't given an interview where he's discussed the Hornets in any detail (besides Kemba Walker) since 2014. So as you bytch and complain about how your team hasn't done anything in a long time or how you only have one All-Star and you're disappointed you didn't get another, remember that things could always be worse.

tldr;

 

[Rekkapryde]

 

[ISO]

They left out trading Kobe too

 

[Damnshow]

Only good thing about that franchise are them old school 90s jerseys

Hornets/Bobcats and Clippers are the only franchises that never made it to conference finals

At least bum ass timberwolves had that one hit wonder year making it to conference finals, had Cassell been healthy they might have pushed Lakers to 7 games and then who knows...

 

[Bubba T]

Only good thing about that franchise are them old school 90s jerseys

Hornets/Bobcats and Clippers are the only franchises that never made it to conference finals

At least bum ass timberwolves had that one hit wonder year making it to conference finals, had Cassell been healthy they might have pushed Lakers to 7 games and then who knows...

Despite that I still say the Wolves are the worst run team for the last 20 years.

 

[Taadow]

They left out trading Kobe too

That's not on them, their hand was forced.




Also:

- The Hornets are historically underachievers because hardly anybody ever stays there.
Their rosters are usually made up of serviceable veterans who were traded there to die.

- Their all-time leader in FGs made is a player who wasn't a starter.

- Their first owner bought the team for less money than Micheal Jordan makes a year from Nike.

- Michael Jordan is the owner, and evidence is mounting that playing basketball is perhaps the only thing he was ever good at.

 

[ajnapoleon]

That's not on them, their hand was forced.




Also:

- The Hornets are historically underachievers because hardly anybody ever stays there.
Their rosters are usually made up of serviceable veterans who were traded there to die.

- Their all-time leader in FGs made is a player who wasn't a starter.

- Their first owner bought the team for less money than Micheal Jordan makes a year from Nike.

- Michael Jordan is the owner, and evidence is mounting that playing basketball is perhaps the only thing he was ever good at.

Got damn

 

[Black Miller]

damn these nikkas passed on spida for malik monk? man kemba and mitchell would have been dope, i didn't know that, clifford wanted him and was a good coach. passed on pascal? i remember that kaminsky stuff- damn i'm done. the hornets will f--k up a free lunch

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Way to go out on a limb there, buddy o' pal

 

[FunkDoc1112]

They left out trading Kobe too

Well I mean, they were picking on LA's behalf since Kobe's agent and his parents told every lottery team he'd only play in LA

 

[AceMan]

That’s why I’ve never repped them sorry ass mofos even though I’m from Carolina

 

[MJ Truth]

To be honest, if it was anyone else other than Michael Jordan, there would likely be widespread demand that the owner sell the team.

 

[VegetasHairline]

I remember a lot of people clowning the Kings for trading back in the draft instead of drafting Malik Monk. How's that looking now?

 

[tremonthustler1]

damn these nikkas passed on spida for malik monk? man kemba and mitchell would have been dope, i didn't know that, clifford wanted him and was a good coach. passed on pascal? i remember that kaminsky stuff- damn i'm done. the hornets will f--k up a free lunch

Malik Monk was supposed to be what Mitchell is now.

When Monk fell to 11 everyone and their mother were convinced the Hornets got a steal and that Monk and Kemba would be their backcourt going forward.

If anything it probably shows that their player development sucks.

 

[LebronsHairline]

Not even a charlotte fan but Ill never forgive them for that dumbass kaminsky pick, i still dont kno what the fukk they were thinkin