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Charlotte Hornets: Kobe Gets Stung
Topic Started: Mar 7 2012, 01:02 PM (1,388 Views)
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The Hornets get out to a decent start to the season - C Tim Duncan is already a beast down low for the Hornets, scoring over 20 a game as part of his averaged double - double and almost 2 blocks a game.

With the amount of big men we have, we slid Chris Webber to SF and that has really allowed us to dominate the paint. Webber is leading the team in scoring and definitely looks to have a big year. But we're not sure if he's a fit with what we want here in Charlotte...he could be moved before the All Star Break.

As expected, it's pretty much a 3 man team with David Wesley being the third head of our offense. Malik Sealy is a huge disappointment after getting a nice sized contract after having a breakout year last year with the Clippers - he has crashed back down to Earth as a part of the Hornets. Meanwhile, other rookie Tony Battie has not been anything spectacular at starting PF, but is holding his own in his rookie year - meanwhile our other top selection Brevin Knight is struggling to find playing time.

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Chris Webber's stay in Charlotte was short as he was traded to the Orlando Magic for Anfernee Hardaway. The official deal was Webber, Sealy, and the Hornets 98 1st for Hardaway, Don McLean, and Danny Schayes.

This trade did two things...one - it gave us a star on the wing. With Duncan proving to be a beast in the paint - the need for both Webber and Duncan proved to be minimal, especially when we needed a lot of help on the wing. It also allowed us to get rid of Sealy after that blunder of a FA signing. We lose our first, but judging by how thing's have been so far this season - we plan on being a playoff team.

But we weren't done yet. We had one more move up our sleaves. Remember how we had our eye on Chauncey Billups in the draft but he didn't fall to us? Well, we entered negotiations with the Sacramento Kings for that rookie. The Kings in turn were interested in young PG Brevin Knight and Malik Rose. Apparently they felt they had a lot of potential to be great. The Kings accepted a deal that sent Knight and Rose to the Kings for Billups, Brian Grant, and their 1998 1st round pick. So in the end we grab ourselves a probable lottery pick for this coming draft...not a bad haul.

Just a few days after acquiring Billups, the rookie went down with a bulging disc and would be out 51 days. With the rookie down, the Hornets have continued to play well and currently find themselves in the 4 seed in the East, just 2 games back of the cofnerence leading New Jersey Nets.

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ALL STAR WEEKEND

Rookie/Sophmore Game

The Rookies
C - Tim Duncan of the Hornets
C - Zyndrunas Ilgauskas of the Knicks
PF - Peter Storm of the Raptors
PF - Michael Stewart of the Bulls
SF - Jonah Alridge of the 76ers
SF - Tracy McGrady of the Mavericks
SG - John Chen of the Trailblazers
SG - Jose Hoidberg of the 76ers
PG - Derek Anderson of the Celtics
PG - Devin Thurmond of the Lakers

The Sophmores
C - Priest Lauderdale of the Hawks
C - Marcus Camby of the Raptors
PF - Shareef Abdur-Rahim of the Grizzlies
PF - Malik Rose of the Kings
SF - Kobe Bryant of the Hornets
SF - Mark Hendrickson of the 76ers
SG - Shandon Anderson of the Jazz
SG - Ray Allen of the Bucks
PG - Allen Iverson of the 76ers
PG - Kerry Kittles of the Nets

RESULTS: Rookies 84 - 74 Sophmores
MVP: Tim Duncan - 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks
Kobe Bryant - 13 points, 4 rebounds

3 POINT SHOOTOUT
Michael Jordan of the Bulls
Kendall Gill of the Nets
Kerry Kittles of the Nets
Tim Hardaway of the Heat
Glen Rice of the Nuggets
Scottie Pippen of the Bulls
Isaiah Rider of the Pistons
Anfernee Hardaway of the Hornets

RESULTS: Glen Rice beats Michael Jordan in the finals 18-9

SLAM DUNK CONTEST
Antonio McDyess of the Nuggets
Afernee Hardaway of the Hornets
Kobe Maxwell of the Knicks
Kendall Gill of the Nets
Michael Jordan of the Bulls
Latrell Sprewell of the Warriors
Grant Hill of the Pistons
Todd Day of the Celtics

RESULTS: Latrell Sprewell (94.6) beats Kendall Gill and Todd Day in the finals

THE ALL STAR GAME

The West
C - Shaquille O'Neal of the Lakers
C - Hakeem Olajuwan of the Rockets
PF - Karl Malone of the Jazz
PF - Dean Garnett of the Timberwolves
SF - LaPhonso Ellis of the Timberwolves
SF - Glen Rice of the Nuggets
SG - Mitch Richmond of the Kings
SG - Latrell Sprewell of the Warriors
PG - Gary Payton of the Supersonics
PG - Kevin Johnson of the Spurs

The East
C - Patrick Ewing of the Cavaliers
C - Shawn Bradley of the Pistons
PF - Chris Webber of the Magic
PF - Alonzo Mourning of the Heat
SF - Grant Hill of the Pistons
SF - Scottie Pippen of the Bulls
SG - Michael Jordan of the Bulls
SG - Anfernee Hardaway of the Hornets
PG - Mookie Blaylock of the Hawks
PG - Tim Hardaway of the Heat

RESULTS: West 109 - 104 East
MVP: LaPhonso Ellis - 20 points, 7 rebounds
Afernee Hardaway - 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
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With the addition of Penny Hardaway to the team, the Hornets continue to be a consistent team for the rest of the season. We were as high as a 3 seed at portions during the later half of the season, but slowed down near the end as the Chicago Bulls finished hot to take the 3 seed back.

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THE 1997 PLAYOFFS

-The Hornets were matched up in round 1 against the defending NBA Champions the Cleveland Cavaliers. After taking a 2-0 series lead, we went on the road and proceeded to lose 2 in a row as the Cavs evened up the series. Back at home, we took the lead again with a victory. However, the Cavs forced a game 7 by beating us in Cleveland the next game. In game 7, Tim Duncan went down with an injury but the Hornets still managed to win game 7 to advance to the next round.

-In Round 2, the Hornets squared off against conference leading New Jersey Nets who struggled against the 8 seed Boston Celtics in the opening round. The Hornets were without Tim Duncan for the first game, but still snuck out a victory on the road. The Nets won the second game of the series - but when we came back to Charlotte, we took both games to be up 3-1 heading back to New Jersey. New Jersey got the victory as needed at home and we lost Afernee Hardaway to a dislocated shoulder. With Penny, the Hornets still got the victory at home to win the series in 6!

-Without Penny, the Hornets had their backs against the wall in the Eastern Conference finals as they faced off against the mighty Chicago Bulls. The Bulls made short work of the Hornets - sweeping us 4-0.

-The NBA Finals was a dream matchup of the Bulls with Jordan vs.The Lakers with Shaq. Bulls had the homecourt advantage, but the Lakers made it a competitive series, but would ultimately lose in 6 games to the Bulls. Michael Jordan was named Playoff MVP.
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Trading webber was the worst mistake you could have made, i think you couldve caused some troubles in the playoffs with him, who cares if kobes benched <_<
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OFF SEASON
-Don Maclean and Brian Grant both wanted to resign, but the Hornets did not like the contracts they wanted - so they have become free agents.

DRAFT LOTTERY
-By having the Kings 1998 1st, the Hornets have the SECOND best chance of winning the lottery.

And here comes the lotto balls.

13. Washington Bullets
12. Indiana Pacers
11. Milwuakee Bucks
10. Miami Heat
9. Denver Nuggets
8. Atlanta Hawks
7. Vancouver Grizzlies
6. Golden State Warriors
5. Philadelphia 76ers
4. Los Angeles Clippers
3. Orlando Magic
2. Charlotte Hornets (from Kings)
1. San Antonio Spurs

Well, we didn't get the top spot, but we didn't fall (unlike the Magic who went from 1 to 3.). So for the second straight year, the Hornets find themselves with the 2nd overall pick.

The 1998 NBA DRAFT

-With the 1st pick of the NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs selected C Michael Olowokandi from Pacific.

-With the 2nd pick of the NBA draft, the Charlotte Hornets selected SF Paul Pierce from Kansas

-With the 3rd pick of the NBA draft, the Orlando Magic selected SF vince Carter from North Carolina.

-With the 4th pick of the NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected PF Pedrag Stojakovic from Yogoslavia

-With the 5th pick of the NBA draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected SG Mathew Blood from Tennessee-Martin.

-With the 6th pick of the NBA draft, the Golden State Warriors selected C Brad Miller from Purdue.

-With the 7th pick of the NBA draft, the Vancouver Grizzlies selected SG Tyrone Nesby from UNLV.

-With the 8th pick of the NBA draft, the Atlanta Hawks selected PF Raef Lafrentz from Kansas.

-With the 9th pick of the NBA draft, the Denver Nuggets selected PG Jason Williams from Florida.

-With the 10th pick of the NBA draft, the Miami Heat selected SF Antawn Jamison from North Carolina.

-With the 11th pick of the NBA draft, the Milwuakee Bucks selected PG Mike Bibby from Arizona.

-With the 12th pick of the NBA draft, the Indiana Pacers selected PG Damon Jones from Houston.

-With the 13th pick of the NBA draft, the Washington Bullets selected C Dirk Nowitzki from Germany.

There's a recap of the lottery....Paul Pierce looked to be the most NBA ready player right now in the draft, so we were happy to see the Spurs went big instead of going with Pierce.

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Forgot to post the Regular Season awards <_<

Shaq won MVP again.
Tim Duncan won ROTY.
Penny Hardaway was 1st team All NBA.

That's all I remember <_<
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FREE AGENCY

*Only noteable signings will be mentioned

Day 1
-Grant Hill leaves Detroit for Los Angeles as he signs with the Clippers for 6 years, 82.1 million

Nothing for the Hornets on Day 1.

Day 2
-Glenn Robinson returns to the Milwuakee Bucks for 7 years, 81.6 million
-Kenny Anderson leaves Portland to head to the Washington Bullets for 6 years, 73.3 million
-Glen Rice stays with the Denver Nuggets for 6 years, 71.4 million
-The Los Angeles Lakers hold onto Eddie Jones for another 5 years worth 42.3 million

No one is biting on the Hornets' offers just yet.

Day 3
-Brian Grant returns to the Charlotte Hornets for 2 years, 4.2 million
-Lamond Murray decides to take his services from the Clippers and head to San Antonio to join the Spurs for 6 years, 65.6 million

Hornets will probably remain pretty quiet in FA with only a few roster spots to fill. They use up their little bit of cap to resign backup PF Brian Grant on Day 3.

Day 4
-Loy Vaught signs a MLE with the Charlotte Hornets
-Donyell Marshall signs a 4 year, 21.2 million contract with the New Jersey Nets - saying goodbye to Golden State.

Loy will add some depth to our big man rotation...he's averaged 17 ppg the past two seasons, one with Atlanta and one with Portland.

Day 5
-Elliot Perry signs with the Charlotte Hornets for 2 years, 1.6 million

Just some added depth at the guard position on a 2 year min contract. By day 5, all the big names have been signed up so nothing else noteable to report!

So here's how the line up looks PRE-TRAINING CAMPS.

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And now let's cross our fingers...

We'll look first at our rookie Paul Pierce who luckily doesn't appear to have that F potential he was scouted as. He immediately become the best defender we have. Kobe Bryant continues to develop slowly as he apparently is crafting his defensive game before his offensive game.

Penny Hardaway also improves his game some this off season which will only mean good things for the Hornets this season.

Chauncey Billups appears to be slipping away from the PG route with his handling falling but his defense going up. At this rate he will probably end up being more suited as a SG in the league. With this line up, he'll probably be coming off the bench as a 6th man.

David Weasley disappointed this TC by going down in handling...it's unfortunate to see, but he's still a great defender and will be looked to to run the offense.

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Webber traded for Penny! Again!

Awesome though. Penny Hardaway is one of my favorite players of all time.

Duncan, Pierce and Penny!

And how long till Kobe is waiver wire foddler <_<
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Way to not take Vinsanity. HE'S A HOMETOWN BOY JEEZ.
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Way to not take Vinsanity. HE'S A HOMETOWN BOY JEEZ.
Woulda made his trip to his graduation during the playoffs a lot easier.
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1998 Season

-At the All Star Break, the Hornets have been having another good season and have won in spite of some injuries along the way to Tim Duncan, Loy Vaught, and Chauncey Billups.

We still find ourselves looking up at the Chicago Bulls as usual. But we're just one game back, so there's still room to take down the Jordan Empire. On the bright side, Jordan's days have to be numbered at this point. At 35, he should be looking at retirement (again) in the next couple seasons. Until then, the Bulls will continue to be our biggest competition.

Duncan continus to be a force in the pain, once again averaging a double-double - though 3 turnovers a game is unsettling. Penny is having a good seasons as well. Loy Vaught took the starting spot from Tony Battie and posts a near double-double as well at PF while Tony Battie puts up good numbers off the bench. Rookie Paul Pierce has struggled thus far with just 42% FG shooting, but his defense makes him an effective starter nonetheless. Chauncey Billups has also been a nice asset off the bench.

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1998 ALL STAR WEEKEND

ROOKIE/SOPHMORE GAME

The Rookies
C Brad Miller of the Warriors
C Julius Pierce of the Rockets
PF Robert Traylor of the Knicks
PF Jelani McCoy of the Jazz
SF Paul Pierce of the Hornets
SF Mathew Blood of the 76ers
SG Vince Carter of the Magic
SG Larry Hughes of the Trailblazers
PG Alfonso Reeves of the Rockets
PG Jason Williams of the Nuggets

The Sophmores
C Tim Duincan of the Hornets
C Zyndrunas Ilgauskas of the Knicks
PF Maurice Taylor of the Clippers
PF Peter Strom of the Raptors
SF Tracy McGrady of the Bullets
SF Isaac Daly of the Kings
SG Ed Gray of the Nets
SG Louis Gulick of the Bucks
PG Brevin Knight of the Kings
PG Eric Washington of the Magic

RESULTS: Rookies 92 - 95 Sophmores
MVP: Tim Duncan - 32 points, 10 rebounds
Paul Pierce:L 15 pounds, 8 rebounds, 3 assists

3 POINT SHOOTOUT
Mitch Richmond of the Kings
Michael Jordan of the Bulls
Kenny Anderson of the Bullets
Latrell Sprewell of the Warriors
Rex Chapman of the Suns
Walt Williams of the Raptors
Nick Van Exel of the Mavericks
Damon Stoudamire of the Raptors

FINALS: Latrell Sprewell 18 - 12 Mitch Richmond

SLAM DUNK CONTEST
Antonio McDyess of the Nuggets
Anfernee Hardaway of the Hornets
Latrell Sprewell of the Warriors
Kendall Gill of the Nets
Michael Jordan of the Bulls
Todd Day of the Celtics
Grant Hill of the Clippers
Derek Anderson of the Celtics

FINALS: Derek Anderson (97.0) over Michael Jordan (94.6) and Anfernee Hardaway (82.4)

ALL STAR GAME

THE WEST
C Shaquille O'Neal of the Lakers
C Greg Ostertag of the Jazz
PF Karl Malone of the Jazz
PF Charles Barkley of the Rockets
SF Grant Hill of the Clippers
SF LaPhonso Ellis of the Timberwolves
SG Latrell Sprewell of the Warriors
SG Mitch Richmond of the Kings
PG Gary Payton of the Supersonics
PG Nick Van Exel of the Mavericks

THE EAST
C Shawn Bradley of the Pistons
C Zyndrunas Ilgauskas of the Knicks
PF Chris Webber of the Magic
PF Vin Baker of the Bucks
SF Scottie Pippen of the Bulls
SF Glenn Robinson of the Bucks
SG Michael Jordan of the Bulls
PG Anfernee Hardaway of the Hornets
PG Damon Stoudamire of the Raptors
PG Kenny Anderson of the Bullets

RESULTS: West 95 - East 94
MVP: Karl Malone - 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
Penny Hardaway: 17 points, 7 rebounds


I like how Big Z is a backup in the Rookie/Sophmore game to Timmy, but somehow gets selected over Timmy for the All Star Game reserve role <_<
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1998 End of Regular Season

The Hornets continue to have success for the remainder of the season - trading the Eastern Conference lead back and forth with the Chicago Bulls. It looked like the Hornets were going to have a lock on the top seed, but the Bulls surged at the end - winning 11 straight to retake the lead and take the 1 seed by 1 game. So the Hornets settle for the 3 seed.

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Penny Hardaway wraps up a great season by earning 2nd team All NBA honors.

Rookie Paul Pierce does not take home Rookie of the Year, but does manage to land on the 2nd team All Defensive team as well as the 1st team All Rookie team.

The rest of the season ending awards are as followed:

Shaquille O'Neal of the Lakers wins his 3rd MVP in a row.

Alfonso Reeves of the Rockets wins Rookie of the Year.

Ervin Johnson of the Trailblazers wins Defensive Player of the Year.

Julius Pierce of the Rockets wins 6th Man of the Year.

1st Team All NBA
C - Shaquille O'Neal of the Lakers
PF - Charles Barkley of the Rockets
SF - Grant Hill of the Clippers
SG - Michael Jordan of the Bulls
PG - Terrell Brandon of the Cavaliers

2nd Team All NBA
C - Arvydas Sabonis of the Trailblazers
PF - Vin Baker of the Bucks
SF - Scottie Pippen of the Bulls
SG - Anfernee Hardaway of the Hornets
PG - Kenny Anderson of the Bullets

3rd Team All NBA
C - Patrick Ewing of the Cavaliers
PF - Chris Webber of the Magic
SF - LaPhonso Ellis of the Timberwolves
SG - Kendall Gill of the Nets
PG - Gary Payton of the Supersonics

1st Team All Defense
C - Jim McIlvaine of the Supersonics
PF - Ervin Johnson of the Trailblazers
SF - Grant Hill of the Clippers
SG - Michael Jordan of the Bulls
PG - Gary Payton of the Supersonics

2nd Team All Defense
C - Greg Ostertag of the Jazz
PF - Vlade Divac of the Lakers
SF - Paul Pierce of the Hornets
SG - Todd Day of the Celtics
PG - Greg Anthony of the Grizzlies

1st Team All Rookie
C - Julius Pierce of the Rockets
PF - Robert Traylor of the Knicks
SF - Paul Pierce of the Hornets
SG - Vince Carter of the Magic
PG - Alfonso Reeves of the Rockets

2nd Team All Rookie
C - Brad Miller of the Warriors
PF - Jelani McCoy of the Jazz
SF - Tyrone Nesby of the Grizzlies
SG - Larry Hughes of the Trailblazers
PG - Jason Williams of the Nuggets
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1998 PLAYOFFS

Western Conference
1. Lakers vs. 8. Spurs (Lakers win 4-2)
4. Trailblazers vs. 5. Jazz (Blazers win 4-3)
3. Timberwolves vs. 6. Kings (Kings win 4-3)
2. Supersonics vs. 7. Mavericks (Sonics win 4-1)

Eastern Conference
1. Bulls vs. 8. Magic (Bulls win 4-0)
4. Cavaliers vs. 5. Raptors (Raptors win 4-3)
3. Bullets vs. 6. Heat (Bullets win 4-1)
2. Hornets vs. 7. Pacers (Hornets win 4-0)

CONFERENCE SIMIFINALS
1. Lakers vs. 4. Trailblazers (Lakers win 4-2)
2. Supersonics vs. 6. Kings (Sonics win 4-2)

1. Bulls vs. 5. Raptors (Raptors win 4-3!)
2. Hornets vs. 3. Bullets (Hornets win 4-3)

*Paul Pierce goes down for 8 days in game 4*

CONFERENCE FINALS
1. Lakers vs. 2. Supersonics (Lakers win 4-0)
2. Hornets vs. 5. Raptors (Hornets win 4-3)

NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. CHARLOTTE HORNETS

Game 1: Hornets @ Lakers: Lakers 102, Hornets 82
Game 2: Hornets @ Lakers: Lakers 86, Hornets 79
Game 3: Lakers @ Hornets: Hornets 115, Lakers 106
Game 4: Lakers @ Hornets: Lakers 100, Hornets 93
Game 5: Hornets @ Lakers: Lakers 88, Hornets 81

Lakers win the NBA Championship in 5

The Charlotte Hornets first trip to the NBA finals ends in disappointment after only winning one game to the dominant Los Angeles Lakers. But it gives us a lot to look forward to in the future knowing we have a championship contending team.

Playoff MVP Shaquille O'Neal
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