Only eight teams had a worse defensive rating than the Hornets last season, when only seven had a better offensive rating. To remedy that, Clifford will try to get the Hornets’ defense at least to middle of the pack level. Both left after that 2001-02 season and the Hornets have reached the post-season just three times in 18 seasons, an almost Sacramento Kings level of irrelevance after a coaching change.ĭusty Baker has mild COVID-19 symptoms, no other Astros affected
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The Hornets have not won a playoff series in so long, they have been Hornets, Bobcats and Hornets again since they got out of the first round more than 20 years ago with Rockets coach Stephen Silas beginning his coaching career under his father, Paul Silas. So, with the Hornets feeling pressure make significant progress now, Clifford is back on the Charlotte bench, expected to take the Hornets to the next step, or at least a playoff spot. And Jordan did notice that when Clifford was in charge, the defense was generally solid and some years, better than that in the Kemba Walker era. Improvement, however, was not enough to make the Hornets a playoff team or to get Borrego more time, just as the slide to consecutive 36-win seasons did not allow his predecessor, Steve Clifford, to keep his job.īut the Hornets roster has improved since Clifford left town, with a high-powered starting lineup that if nothing else will put numbers. The Hornets did, however, steadily improve over each of the past three seasons under James Borrego, a considerable climb from 23-42 in 2019-20. That fell so far short of his expectations, there is a wide variety of memes that would sufficiently express how he would feel about the notion that he would be satisfied with that. Somehow, 43-39 and an appearance in a play-in game was not going to appease Michael Jordan. So long: Coach James Borrego, C Montrezl Harrell, F Miles Bridges, G Scottie Lewis, G Isaiah Thomas. Welcome back: Coach Steve Clifford, G Cody Martin, F Jalen McDaniels. Welcome: C Mark Williams (first-round pick,) G Bryce McGowins (two-way contract.) We continue with a look at the Eastern Conference teams that are projected to be in contention for the four play-in spots. The Jazz’s rush to emulate the rebuilding process of the Thunder and Rockets has not gotten around to a deal to ship out Donovan Mitchell, but that could happen, too.įor now, with enough complete, it seems time to consider the way the deals that have been completed have changed the NBA power structure, from the champion Warriors’ changing out role players to the runner-up Celtics bringing in reinforcements to the annual Lakers’ drama in an effort to keep up with the resurgent team down the hall. Russell Westbrook is still in Los Angeles, though the Lakers perhaps would prefer if he was not. With summer league complete and front offices generally heading to beaches and golf courses – albeit with cell phones at the ready – things generally get quiet.īut Kevin Durant is still with the Brooklyn Nets, though he would rather not be.
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The draft came and went, followed by the usual free agency transformation of rosters, along with a healthy number of trades.
The predraft process, complete with its trade talks and roster decisions, ended. This is normally the slow period and still could be.