Comments on: News and Notes

By: CG

CG — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:18:27 +0000

Westbrook seemed like a strange pick at the time given the fact that Love was sitting there waiting and that Westbrook wasn’t really a PG in college. Bayless is bigger and maybe more athletic, but they are similar players. Either way, seems like a good kid and someone you could root for.

By: donuteyes

donuteyes — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:56:49 +0000

hornets is a cool name! at least i can tell you what a hornet is! what is a thunder? as someone on this blog pointed out, thunder is just a storm fart!

anyway, as far as westbrook goes, i think it was the right decision. sure, bayless scored a lot against summer league talent. but in the NBA, there’s lots of offensive threats, not a lot of shut-down defenders, like westbrook could be. and if green ends up being as good as he can be, he and durant can score, westbrook can stop others, and a few well-placed role players (post player) could make this team decent.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:08:38 +0000

Darnell,

I can understand the name “New Orleans Hornets” not having that certain je-ne-se-quois. When their move from Charlotte here to Louisana became official back in May 2002, I was admittedly too excited to simply HAVE a team to care too much about the name. It is to me what you’d call an acquired taste. Once I adjusted to a healthy dose of the team name spouted forth, I’ve come to treasure it.

Aside from the Hornets, what in your view are those other four worst-named NBA teams? You’ve piqued my curiosity.

By: Philip

Philip — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:22:42 +0000

Good Stuff, DM. The more I’ve read about Miles, the more I think he may be a really good pick up for us. I hope Utah doesn’t match.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:49:53 +0000

The name Hornets is definitely a bad name when paired up with New Orleans, but when it was the name for Charlotte it meant a lot. It was a reference to Gen. Cornwallis description of the NC resistance during the Revolutionary War saying it was like a hornet’s nest. I don’t think the Timberwolves, Heat, Nets, Warriors, or Wizards could top that.

By: Ed Whitson

Ed Whitson — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:03:55 +0000

Go OKC Potatoes!!!