The New Orleans Hornets' draft gave fans three reasons to be optimistic

Halo · 06-30-2012, 04:38 AM

NEWARK, N.J. ? Anthony Davis? eyelids might as well have been manhole covers, for all the success he was having keeping them open Friday morning.?I didn?t,? was his response to the question of whether he slept Thursday night, after the...

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mutineer10 · 06-30-2012, 01:30 PM

"Now none of the wonderfulness of Thursday eliminates the fact that the Hornets still don’t have a center."

Thankfully the article, while praising the Hornets excellent draft, doesn't ignore this elephant in the room. Following these picks, the Hornets might only be a Center away from really turning things around.

The apparent lack of interest in re-signing Kaman is puzzling to me, but perhaps the Hornets have someone else in mind. I certainly hope they do ...

Beastmode · 06-30-2012, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by mutineer10

"Now none of the wonderfulness of Thursday eliminates the fact that the Hornets still don’t have a center."

Thankfully the article, while praising the Hornets excellent draft, doesn't ignore this elephant in the room. Following these picks, the Hornets might only be a Center away from really turning things around.

The apparent lack of interest in re-signing Kaman is puzzling to me, but perhaps the Hornets have someone else in mind. I certainly hope they do ...

I was really hoping we'd get a decent center as well but the more I think about it, having a a bigger PG that can get in there and solo attack gives us more options immediately and we can build on it down the road. We can get a decent center in a year or two, just about the time these two picks mature.

06-30-2012, 04:38 AM	#1
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,717 Blog Entries: 45	The New Orleans Hornets' draft gave fans three reasons to be optimistic NEWARK, N.J. ? Anthony Davis? eyelids might as well have been manhole covers, for all the success he was having keeping them open Friday morning.?I didn?t,? was his response to the question of whether he slept Thursday night, after the... Read the full article at NOLA.com...

06-30-2012, 02:39 PM	#3
Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Originally Posted by mutineer10 "Now none of the wonderfulness of Thursday eliminates the fact that the Hornets still don’t have a center." Thankfully the article, while praising the Hornets excellent draft, doesn't ignore this elephant in the room. Following these picks, the Hornets might only be a Center away from really turning things around. The apparent lack of interest in re-signing Kaman is puzzling to me, but perhaps the Hornets have someone else in mind. I certainly hope they do ... I was really hoping we'd get a decent center as well but the more I think about it, having a a bigger PG that can get in there and solo attack gives us more options immediately and we can build on it down the road. We can get a decent center in a year or two, just about the time these two picks mature.
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06-30-2012, 01:30 PM	#2
mutineer10 Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,739	"Now none of the wonderfulness of Thursday eliminates the fact that the Hornets still don’t have a center." Thankfully the article, while praising the Hornets excellent draft, doesn't ignore this elephant in the room. Following these picks, the Hornets might only be a Center away from really turning things around. The apparent lack of interest in re-signing Kaman is puzzling to me, but perhaps the Hornets have someone else in mind. I certainly hope they do ...