What can the Hornets possibly do for an encore after last season’s surprise?
Last year was a dream season for the Hornets. Was it a flash in the pan, or the start of something new?
If you had the Charlotte Hornets winning 48 games last year, raise your hand. Then put your hand down, because you’re lying.
Can the Hornets possibly match or even exceed last year? Chris Barnewall, an editor for SB Nation’s At the Hive, joined me to discuss the following:
- How were the Hornets able to transform their style and become a good offensive team? (This is a good companion piece).
- What made Nicolas Batum such an important player last year? How did he help lift Kemba Walker up?
- The Hornets couldn’t possibly keep every key player from last year’s roster, but did they keep the right ones?
- How much should fans worry about players like Marvin Williams, Batum, and Walker having career years they can’t match?
- Will the return of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist from injury push this team to another level, or will his inability to shoot complicate the fluid system they built in his absence?
- What’s the long-term goal here? Are the Hornets doomed to stay in the middle of the NBA for years to come?
We also get into predictions and perform terrible impressions of the Hornets’ excitable, delightful play-by-play broadcaster.
Next up: the Atlanta Hawks.
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