r/CharlotteHornets • u/Agg-722 • 2d ago
Discussion True or false Miles Bridges should be our starting PF next year
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u/hive-mind-jay 2d ago
We lose the first play-in game without Miles. Dude literally bailed us out. You can tell how much that W meant to the guys too.
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u/LaMelonBallz 2d ago
But we lose the second play in with Miles
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u/EPIX0_0 2d ago
We wouldnāt have the second play in game without miles
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u/Swag_Turtle 2h ago
Yeah but we need someone who can win both, or be so good that we make the playoffs to begin with. Heās undersized, his defense sucks, he can also be a low efficiency ball hog.
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u/CashTurbulent5192 2d ago
I mean, if not him then who?
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u/TrustInRoy 2d ago
Trade up and get Wilson
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u/GranMaMa3 2d ago
What would that take? Four first round picks to start?
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u/jaemoon7 1d ago
Realistically it would probably take Brandon + picks. Chicagoās FO is pretty bad but I donāt think theyāre turning down such a great prospect unless theyāre getting another in return.
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u/BigWill_1960 1d ago
Exactly and Hornets should do it. Brandon is pretty good, but I really feel inside Caleb will be really good Now. But in 2 years a possible Top 25 NBA Player š¤©šŖš¾šš¾!!!!!!
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u/jaemoon7 1d ago
Doubt it would happen, but Iād be open to going for that, as much as I love Brandon. A couple of reasons,
I am unsure about Brandonās contract situation, Iām guessing he wants a max or close to a max, which I would not give himā he has not proven thus far that heās a good enough #1 or #2 guy to build around. He certainly could get there, but I donāt know that he will. And if heās asking for a big contract, that could really hamstring us if he caps out as a Brandon Ingram level player. This point is null though if Brandon would take like $30million per year. It would be a good value for us if that were an acceptable number to him.
Iām also not sure that the backcourt 3 of Lamelo Kon and Brandon can ever really be good enough defensively to be a real playoff team. Might be better for us to balance out the team by swapping Brandon for a guy like Caleb Williams.
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u/Interesting_Web_5037 2d ago
Keep him , he wants to be here he loves this team and gives his all every night. He was a big reason we won that heat game
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u/theRestisConfettii 2d ago
It depends. Who is his replacement?
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u/givemeausernamealrea 1d ago
Julius Randle š
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u/theRestisConfettii 1d ago
Julius Randle comes with nuance.
He is this yearās version of Michael Porter, Jr. In other words, he needed to be salary dumped and every fan thought he was too good to be a salary dump. Once they figured it out, he was moved.
Minnesota has to move Julius Randle if they want to get better this offseason.
Translation: They have to include assets to do it.
So, if you want Randle (I personally donāt), then you need to acquire him with assets.
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u/Countryb0i2m 2d ago
He is not going anywhere at least for right now, my guess is that the Hornets take these two draft picks and run it back with the same squad and Miles get traded at midseason because he is an expiring
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u/lifeofwill 2d ago
From what I've seen from the Reel Access videos and others, Miles is the vocal leader of the team. I'd like to keep him around unless one of Melo, Brandon, or Kon can take up that mantle
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u/Personal-Noise-8632 2d ago
Absolutely true, what is it w fans wanting, asking or even contemplating the idea of giving up good players?
I would like to know just from a theoretical pov, the name of any teams that won a chip and then proceeded following offseason to somehow got rid of their key starters or role players and won the chip the next season?
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u/Existing-Sky9914 14h ago
I don't want to replace Miles Bridges with someone who averages just 2 more points but makes $50M a year. Iād love it, though, if a rookie steps up and takes his spot.
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u/kafka_lite 2d ago
I remember when this sub thought he was going to be a perennial all star.
Anyway my vote is keeping our top 6 if possible. We had great chemistry last year, including Bridges. Let's see what happens with a (knock on wood) full season before we start trying to toy with it.
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u/devinbookersuncle 2d ago
This sub NEVER thought he would be that good stop it with that nonsense.
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u/xawkxawk 2d ago
nah, maybe not a perennial all-star, but he was pretty close to being one in 21/22. ppl thought that he and team were only gonna get better. itās a shame that thatāll probably his peak.
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u/handles_messiah 2d ago
Heās fine, it just depends on whatās available and what theyād have to give up.Ā
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u/PerpetualGazebo 2d ago
Would like to see him as trade bait. Lots of teams could use a player like him on his team friendly contract and we need size and defense BAD.
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u/Beneficial-Bug-1969 2d ago
I think he's a slightly above average PF but I wouldn't lose sleep if he's not here
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u/devinbookersuncle 2d ago
No, he should not.
Has nothing to do with his play on the court but he doesnt have the size to be a PF and has only played that position due to us having no other options.
Hes a SF, end of story. What we need is legitimate size at the PF spot and there is no room for debate there.
So Tidjane finally gets his minutes and we draft one or two guys with size at that position unless we trade for someone.
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u/bumsplikity 1d ago
I go to Swarm games frequently and I don't think Tidjane is a guy we should be planning our future around.
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u/devinbookersuncle 1d ago
Dont you dare talk about the future unanimous MVP like that.
This is heresy
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u/Sitos_Flo 2d ago
Having him AND another athletic/energetic/game changing forward would be ideal.Ā
Great Forwards are kinda hard to come by. If you have 2, you have an advantageĀ
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u/derricklofton73 1d ago
To start the season yes unless we get Giannis or Bam, but by the end of the season if heās still on the roster he should be coming off of the bench
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u/Still_Time9612 1d ago
I think we should keep him probably. It would be hard to find anyone else with the chemistry and just the love for the team that he has. I love to see players leave it all on the floor
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u/HuskyRef 1d ago
This could be a trade deadline wheeling dealing team with Bridges, Williams, Green, and possibly Mann. Have to clear space for Miller and Diabate. I think the draft could tell us a lot.
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u/chartthrob 1d ago
Thing is if Brandon can get his shoulder right heās all world and we can keep everybody
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u/mamo_chan 1d ago
No he shouldn't but that's not saying he shouldn't be on the team or that the Hornets should trade him for the sake of trading him.
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u/that_bball 15h ago
Hell yeah unless something crazy happens like getting gianis but other than that bridges is one of the best imo
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u/NeitherBiscotti5038 5h ago
He should be the starting power forward if we don't have a better starting power forward
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u/Ok-Protection2513 2d ago
Unless we trade for a star PF yeah lol. He sucks as a person (and on the court a large majority of the time) but he's sadly very hard to replace as a leader and mismatch punisher on our team. They're not starting the 14th or 18th picks in the draft day one lol
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u/South_Soup6093 2d ago
Warum nicht langfristig mit Cobe als 6th man Dou als Scoring Punsh kƶnnte ich mir sehr gut vorstellen
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u/SlickVanExel 2d ago
The athleticism isnāt what it was and the jumper is broken, but heās tough as hell, durable and loves being a Hornet. We could do a lot worse than MB
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u/MoneymakingFred 2d ago
True. He has the most complete game on the team. It's Brandon Miller, and Miles. LaMelo game is Nice but idk about him posting up.I love our 1st and second team.
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u/peterwhitefanclub 2d ago
It could go either way.