alot of people are posting as if we have proven we are light years better than the hornets. 22 win team, tanking the past couple years, losing culture is a tough thing to shake and some franchise never shake it until they draft a lebron type talent. i know the expectations were higher for us, but a lot of those players in charlotte were there last year and they won 39 games twice as much as us and they were a 9th seed. plus we on the road. it would sting more for me if we were at home.
i feel where yall coming from, but im not as upset over this simply because of those facts. we havent proven anything yet. regular season, regular rotations may also prove we are still not that good. but we also may need a few weeks to really set rotations, define roles and get a good chemistry. i dont believe lavine will remain this poor, i think lauri had a great start that he can carry for the season, our bench is clearly better and the hornets shot a percentage on us they probably wont shoot again this year. we have things to work on which is common for a young team trying to finally compete rather than tank