With Nick, he has too many live ball turnovers right now when he’s trying to create. You can see him thinking and trying to read things instead of playing instinctively when he’s not focused on trying to score exclusively.
It will come with time and consistent reps, as it did for Malik when Cliff would play him at backup point guard. Those reps ended up paying off for him as a player, hopefully it will do the same for NSJ.
My guess is Malik Monk greatly benefited from playing with LeBron James and then Domantas Sabonis. And simultaneously he grew up age/experience wise.
I’m glad he found his way. Someday, perhaps, we’ll have a culture of truly developing young talent here. Perhaps it’s in the beginning stages now. I know there is Hornets Law, but there is also the law of averages, and the law of averages states that we gotta have a decent run at some point???
Johni Broome! Why isnt he getting more attention as an NBA prospect? I’ve heard his name all year along with Flagg as the front runners for college player of the year. I hadn’t really watched him play til now. Didn’t know he was a 5th year senior and I’m sure that plays against his NBA allure but it actually feels perfect for what we need from a big (mature and ready to play). His post game is nice, passes out of the post well, looks like he has range to step out and shoot the three. Rebounds well. Ironically enough, tankathon has him mocked to us in the 2nd round at 33. I would think he won’t last that long especially after showcasing his skills in the tourney.
The Lamelo news is actually good news. His right wrist and ankle definitely have not been right since the first surgeries to each and also helps the Hornets because we need to lose the rest of the season so I am actually ok with the news. Sucks we won’t get to see Lamelo in the final games but hope is that this puts him on a pathways towards a sustained level of NBA dominance.
I agree; it’s better for him to have surgeries now and then go back to training with Miller and Tre in the summer. Resets the timeline for everyone in the team and gets them on the same schedule. Might as well sent Mark for foot surgery too.
Think of it this way guys, Lamelo has averaged 25pts & 7 assists half to three quarters fit this season. Imagine what he could do if he was fully fit all season, I certainly wouldn’t consider trading him yet