What went wrong for the Hornets this year? It’s not like they don’t have talent. I’ve been thinking about it hard and have come up with a concise list of problems that they had. And once I’m done sharing it with you, I’m going to forget this season by them ever happened. Except for that 60-point game by Kemba Walker. That was cool.
-Didn’t start playing Frank Kaminsky serious minutes until WAY too late in the season.
-Same with Dwayne Bacon.
-Dwight Howard is a curse on every franchise he touches. Except for Houston, somehow.
-Walker is even better than before, maybe so good that other players don’t try hard enough because they think he’s going to bail them out? I don’t know, maybe Walker isn’t part of the problem at all.
-Spencer Hawes would look really good on this team, just saying.
-I don’t think Miles Bridges did a windmill dunk all year.
-If I was an omnipotent deity, and I saw Tony Parker evicted from his god-given team in San Antonio, I would probably exact vengeance on the team that took him away.
-Michael Jordan still can’t run a franchise.
-Nicolas Batum’s contract was a horrible idea in the first place and it’s not getting any better.
-Cody Zeller was injured. Isn’t that always the excuse?
-I bet the referees, like, totally hated the Hornets this year. Every fanbase of every team thinks that, but I bet it was really true for real guys I’m serious this time for the Hornets.
-Michael Kidd-Gilchrist regressed and is now absolutely a bust. He maybe wasn’t a bust before but now he is for sure.
-Bridges’ dunk contest performance was fine but apparently they didn’t count the points he scored during it for the next regular season game like they’re supposed to.
-That fawning article about Al Jefferson back when he was with the Bobcats, talking all about how the culture was changing and stuff, that was a BS article and I’m glad that they haven’t gotten any better since then. Not the Hornets’ fault specifically, but still.
Wow, that’s a big list. Considering all this stuff, it’s a miracle that they won any games at all. Sorry, Hornets fans. You’ll get that 8th seed next year for sure. Unless Kemba leaves. Then you’re screwed.