Toronto Raptors or Charlotte Hornets, Scottie Barnes or LaMelo Ball | Who ya got in 2024-25
Are the Toronto Raptors or Charlotte Hornets better set up to snag the final Eastern Conference play-in spot? In Episode 1724, Sean Woodley and Walker Mehl of Locked On Hornets link up for a crossover episode digging into the Raptors and Hornets’ outlook for this season, compare both team’s stars in Scottie Barnes and LaMelo Ball, size up both team’s supporting casts and project which team is most likely to win the most important race in the NBA this year: the race for the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. Off the top, Sean and Walker talk about Scottie and LaMelo, who has the better chance to lead their team to winning minutes this season, and why both guys have something to prove — albeit in very different ways — this season. Next, they compare and contrast the two supporting casts, talk about why the Raptors’ starting five has a chance to be very good if healthy, and why the depth probably favours the Hornets in the event injuries befall either team. Lastly, they talk about each team’s ambitions for the season, and why the Hornets might have the inside track on 10th purely because they seem to want it more.
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6 Comments
Real knowers of ball werent worried about the 2nd seaosn
Hornets because the Raptors first 60 games are BRUTAL!!!!!!!
Hornets rookie Tidjane Salaun is light years better than Ja'kobe.Walter. Hornets have a deeper bench as well. Raptors bench is very poor!
Pistons will finish with a better record than the Raptors…Raptors could be the 3rd worst team in the East…Brutal schedule = feb. trade deadline sellers + poor bench
Bro ball is a baller so is scottie. I give the 3 point to ball .
Man i agree with scottie at 3 or 4. I prefer him at the 4 but scottie absolutely is a point guard. I just dont like him guarding other pg because i think that just an inefficient use of his talent but offensively scottie is a point guard. We have iq to play off scottie as shooter secondary playmaker or as pg when scottie aint in the game. The only negative thing i can say with scottie is that he tends to be a little passive looking to set others up when i think sometimes be got to be more aggressive and look for his own a little more