[Reed] Steve Clifford said today at the Hornets season-ending news conference that it is “critical” for the organization to start winning now if it wants to keep point guard LaMelo Ball around.
Steve Clifford said today at the Hornets season-ending news conference that it is "critical" for the organization to start winning now if it wants to keep point guard LaMelo Ball around. Ball has not made the playoffs in his first 3 seasons.
— Steve Reed (@SteveReedAP) April 10, 2023
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> [Steve Clifford End of Season Media Availability](https://www.si.com/nba/hornets/news/watch-steve-clifford-end-of-season-media-availability)
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I aint worried, the Hornets really have good talent & are probably like 1 trade away from being a playoff team. No way we don’t make playoffs within 2-3 years
Yeah LaMelo basically said that as well. This off season is huge, let’s not be “buddy buddy” and move slow. Make big changes.
I mean, duh
No shit.
If Charlotte doesn’t fix their future, LaMelo will be Cali bound as soon as his contract ends and we’ll continue being a bottom feeder franchise.
I think this coming offseason is crucial for the next several seasons. It could go a long way in showing LaMelo we are serious about winning. It could also show him that his career would be better played elsewhere.
As a Hornets fan I would hate to see him leave, but I wouldn’t blame him if he did.
It’s a shame his buddy fucked everything up for the team by being a psychopath
Yes. Please win. Though I feel as if that should’ve been the game plan the last time Clifford was here.
So, will he be resigning then?
Lamelo needs to large how to lead a team and stop chucking contested threes
If we get Wemby and stay healthy next year and still don’t make the playoffs then we don’t deserve LaMelo
I feel like if we don’t land the top 2 picks we should trade it and terry in for mikal + wtv else brooklyn asks for (since we have a lot of draft capital). Other then that I think we have a really competent roster. Our big three then would be Melo-Miles-Mikal with a really good defensive front court of pj and mark. Off the bench we can have something like thor, bryce/bouk/oubre , nick, and a pg like dsj. With a upgrade in defense thanks to mikal there’s no way we don’t make the playoffs we will easily have a top 10 defense (under coach cliff). We can also expect melo and miles to cary the offense load and sometimes mikal can also step in like he’s doing for the nets this season.