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**RollWithEm** · 06-05-2012, 01:51 PM

I notice no one has mentioned coaching in this thread. Everyone is in agreement that Monty Williams is the guy to get this team back on the road to success?

**Bogg** · 06-05-2012, 03:10 PM

I don't think Monty is a miserable head coach, but top coaches aren't falling all over themselves to get to New Orleans. He seemed to have the Hornets playing hard last year, might as well give him an opportunity.

**girllovesthegame** · 06-05-2012, 04:05 PM

I want to keep Monty. Players respect the heck out of him.

Yesterdays' prospects had nothing but good things to say about him too.

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“He has a great reputation, first of all,” Zeller said. “He’s somebody that’s very straight-forward. He can get on you but he doesn’t curse and I really respect that from a coach. He’s going to say it very bluntly but that’s something that takes a lot less time and you get the point right off the bat.”

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“You can tell he watches every little thing,” former Duke guard Austin Rivers said. “I think coaches just let things go. They just put them through workouts and see who they like the best. I think Monty really coaches everybody. He watches every little thing and I think that’s what the great coaches do.”

**Basel** · 06-05-2012, 04:19 PM

I think Monty deserves a shot at coaching this team next season. He did a good job given what he had last season with the CP3 trade and then Gordon being injured as well. Plus, as a lot of teams have seemingly said about certain coaches (Lakers come to mind with Mike Brown), it was a short season so he didn't get to work with the players like he would normally be able to. Give him a training camp and practices throughout the season and you never know what might happen.

**RollWithEm** · 06-05-2012, 05:06 PM

I personally like what I've heard from Monty. He makes over-the-top complimentary comments about his players, but other than that he's done a good job so far.

**RollWithEm** · 06-10-2012, 11:12 AM

Eric Gordon prepares for free agency

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"I do like New Orleans," he said. "It's a pretty good city with good fans and it's a good organization."

Spoken like a true restricted free agent.

**girllovesthegame** · 06-10-2012, 11:43 AM

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"They've got all the cards," Gordon said. "But I wouldn't mind (going back)."

Yessir. They've got all the cards.

**Bogg** · 06-11-2012, 04:42 PM

What do you want him to say? He's played nine games for the Hornets and they've been lukewarm about committing to him. It's not like he's got any history with the team or chemistry with the rest of the roster.

**girllovesthegame** · 06-11-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bogg

What do you want him to say? He's played nine games for the Hornets and they've been lukewarm about committing to him. It's not like he's got any history with the team or chemistry with the rest of the roster.

How do you know they've been lukewarm about committing to him? Where'd that come from? They offered him a 4 year extension but didn't come to an agreement before the deadline. That could've been him and his agents doing.

**Luke** · 06-11-2012, 10:26 PM

Try and work out a sign and trade deal with Brooklyn in a Gordon/Williams swap. Draft a wing that can hit the perimeter shot with the 10th pick.

**RollWithEm** · 06-12-2012, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Luke

Try and work out a sign and trade deal with Brooklyn in a Gordon/Williams swap.

That would of course be ideal for the Hornets, but I don't see Brooklyn making that deal.

**Bogg** · 06-12-2012, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by girllovesthegame

How do you know they've been lukewarm about committing to him? Where'd that come from? They offered him a 4 year extension but didn't come to an agreement before the deadline. That could've been him and his agents doing.

I haven't heard anything out of the Hornets camp along the lines of how much of a priority bringing Gordon back is for them or any of the usual PR stuff teams put out, and they didn't want to . I don't mean lukewarm in a bad way, just that the Hornets clearly aren't sure if they want to pay Gordon, and he knows it, so the two sides are just seeing how the summer goes and they both know it.

**girllovesthegame** · 06-12-2012, 07:16 AM

The thing with the Gordon situation is they offered him an extension. He and his agent didn't accept it. No one here knows the reason. Could be they wanted more money so opted to be a restricted free agent to let the market dictate his worth. Could be that they wanted to see what direction the team was headed in. The Hornets still didn't have an owner. Most players look for stability and the Hornets weren't as stable then as they are today. They offered him an extension after he had only played 2 games for them.

**girllovesthegame** · 06-12-2012, 07:30 AM

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"We want him here for the long term; we're looking forward to signing him this summer," Hornets general manager Dell Demps told SI.com. "We think he is a big-time player who can score, and we're thrilled to have him. He's a big part of our plans for the future."

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1xaYxjAXH

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"We talked this weekend and he said he wanted to come down here and work out, see the guys and see the coaches,’’ Hornets coach Monty Williams said. "That’s who he’s been since he’s been here. I’m excited about getting him back this summer. I think he’s going to be really good for these young guys.’’

http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ss..._mickey_l.html

And Monty has said on numerous times in videos that Gordon is still our best player. Should the Hornets have thrown the max at him after playing 2 games with the team alongside having no owner?

**girllovesthegame** · 06-12-2012, 07:35 AM

How much is Gordon worth? How much is too much? How much is not enough?

06-05-2012, 01:51 PM	#31 (permalink)
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Bogg Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,750 Rep Power: 4050067	Re: How Would You Fix the Hornets? I don't think Monty is a miserable head coach, but top coaches aren't falling all over themselves to get to New Orleans. He seemed to have the Hornets playing hard last year, might as well give him an opportunity.

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Basel Everybody Loves Basel Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parts Unknown Age: 27 Posts: 69,660 Rep Power: 21474914	Re: How Would You Fix the Hornets? I think Monty deserves a shot at coaching this team next season. He did a good job given what he had last season with the CP3 trade and then Gordon being injured as well. Plus, as a lot of teams have seemingly said about certain coaches (Lakers come to mind with Mike Brown), it was a short season so he didn't get to work with the players like he would normally be able to. Give him a training camp and practices throughout the season and you never know what might happen. __________________ Best there is, best there was, best there ever will be. MILLION POST THREAD Million Post Thread Group

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RollWithEm Never Argue with a Fool Space Invaders Champion! Hexxagon Champion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 30,856 Rep Power: 6045213	Re: How Would You Fix the Hornets? I personally like what I've heard from Monty. He makes over-the-top complimentary comments about his players, but other than that he's done a good job so far. __________________ But that's just me. RWE's Random Questions: (Close Friends, Virginity, Home-Schooling, Wiretapping, Cheating, Piracy) RWE's Movie Rankings: (Coen Brothers, Stanley Kubrick, Top 90 of the 90's) RWE's Underground Update - RWE's SciFi Corner RWE's Smash Central - RWE's Culinary Cul de Sac 2015 FRSL Champion New Orleans Jazz Lawson - Thabo - Thad - Brow - Big Al - Manu - Jayson

06-11-2012, 04:42 PM	#38 (permalink)
Bogg Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,750 Rep Power: 4050067	Re: How Would You Fix the Hornets? What do you want him to say? He's played nine games for the Hornets and they've been lukewarm about committing to him. It's not like he's got any history with the team or chemistry with the rest of the roster.

06-11-2012, 10:26 PM	#40 (permalink)
Luke Go Dawgs Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 12,229 Rep Power: 4590431	Re: How Would You Fix the Hornets? Try and work out a sign and trade deal with Brooklyn in a Gordon/Williams swap. Draft a wing that can hit the perimeter shot with the 10th pick. __________________ Formerly VanillaPrice

06-12-2012, 07:16 AM	#43 (permalink)
girllovesthegame Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,158 Rep Power: 2190571	Re: How Would You Fix the Hornets? The thing with the Gordon situation is they offered him an extension. He and his agent didn't accept it. No one here knows the reason. Could be they wanted more money so opted to be a restricted free agent to let the market dictate his worth. Could be that they wanted to see what direction the team was headed in. The Hornets still didn't have an owner. Most players look for stability and the Hornets weren't as stable then as they are today. They offered him an extension after he had only played 2 games for them.

06-12-2012, 07:35 AM	#45 (permalink)
girllovesthegame Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,158 Rep Power: 2190571	Re: How Would You Fix the Hornets? How much is Gordon worth? How much is too much? How much is not enough?

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