In this episode of Locked On Hornets, Walker Mehl and Doug Branson are joined by special guest Nick Carboni from WCNC to discuss the latest buzz from the Charlotte Hornets. Are the Brandon Miller expectations suddenly too high? We unpack more takeaways from Hornets media day and training camp including Mark Williams weight gain, the challenge of Miles Bridges’ suspension, and another Hornets player is wearing ankle braces.
Nick Carboni shares his insights from his one-on-one interview with Brandon Miller and offers a fresh perspective on the current dynamics of the team. They also touch upon how coach Steve Clifford plans to manage the team roster, especially in the wake of Miles Bridges’ suspension, and the potential lineups that could emerge. As they wrap up, the discussion shifts to who won the this week of Hornets media frenzy and the evident change in team vibes compared to the previous season.
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Today on the locked on Hornets podcast Nick Carbone of WCNC is back on the show We're going to find out what he found Out from his one-on-one interview with Brandon Miller plus what did we all Learn from this week and who won the Week that's all today on the lockdown Hornets podcast And I didn't have the intro ready that's Okay because I'm gonna cut it in Because that not gonna get a better cold Open than that It's made of full energy I assuming to go whenever yeah okay Um here we go And It's locked on hornets part of the Locked on podcast Network it's your team Every day thanks for making us your First listen we're free we're available Anywhere you get your podcast and as Always that includes YouTube there's his Beautiful face Nick Carboni it's been a Long time since we've had him on the YouTube channel on the podcast but he is Back it has happened since then sorry Yeah Sports if you're watching I think I've Been on after that but you have it's Okay though you can quote about it again If you want to you can follow him on Twitter too at Nick Carbonewcnc we'll get to his interview With Brandon Miller in just a moment and
Go check it out there he tweeted it out On his timeline that's Doug Branson Jamming as well find him on his sub Stack every hornetsboxcor.com and listen To me on WFMZ every weekday from 12 to 3 00 p.m so Nick it's great to have you Because you had an interview with Brandon Miller and we discussed how that Might have been our biggest takeaway Certainly one of the two main storylines Coming from media day Terry Rozier Glowing glowing review on Brandon really Lit up talking about him but Steve Clifford talked about his IQ everybody Loves what they're getting from the Number two overall pick what were some Of the more interesting points you came Across in your sit-down interview with Brandon Miller Well I mean like he was on the podium I Think he's quick to tell you how much Weight he gained which I generally Declined to do but it's a different type Of weight right so he's put on about I Think like really 10 pounds but Um obviously that's going to be a Process for him as he grows and develops In the league and I remember asking him After his first practice with the Hornets after the draft like what's the Biggest thing you want to work on this Summer and he was like adding strength Taking bumps giving bumps and so I I Think it's good that he sees that as you
Know something he needs to work on Something he needs to get better at in Order to you know play as many games as He possibly can and be able to you know Not just be available but show off his His ability his other abilities when he Is available for a consistent you know Amount of time this season uh so that Was kind of the big takeaway at first Was you know just his his Willingness and wanting to add strength And be able to kind of bang around with Big boys in the NBA on both sides Because he quickly took the conversation To defense with that and and obviously All of the things we're hearing from Veteran players and Steve Clifford I Think specifically like and I had read An article uh Cliff spoke to somebody With nba.com a couple of weeks ago and When Brandon Miller was brought up he Was calling him the total package and High IQ and all the things he kind of uh You know reiterated at media day on Monday and I actually asked him like so Does that change your outlook on like How much you think he can impact this Team this year and one of the things he Said in that was he's going to see big Minutes he's going to be on the floor a Lot and I think we all know the the kind Of knock on Steve Clifford and and we've Seen it in Charlotte then he brought it To Orlando is like not every rookie is
Going to play as much as you think they Should I think they have to though Because he's a six foot nine Wing who Has shooting ability and uh has ability Around the room so I'm not sure how much Of a choice he has I also just think That like the the pain and the sting of Not getting number one and then the Faction of fans and and media who wanted Scoot Henderson and they might be right Lost in that is what kind of player Brandon Miller could become and I think He could become an All-Star for this Team maybe not year one maybe not year Two but somewhere down the line I really feel like some of that lives Inside Brandon Miller some of that idea That fans booed the pick and I'm glad That he's not like super expressive About it and trying to get out in front Of it and talk about it a lot but I hope That it lives secretly inside of him and And he can use it as motivation you Mentioned the weight gain I think the Weight gain is going to be important I Think putting on muscle over the next Couple of years of his career is going To be essential but it's also it's the Motion of the ocean it's also how much You use that way that's something that I'm going to be watching this season is You know how willing is he to be Physical on drives and on the defensive End of the floor and there are going to
Be moments especially I think early in This season where he gets knocked off His spot or where a guy bodies him when He's trying to defend him and keep him Away from the rim how is he going to Respond to that we saw that with Mark Williams early in his preseason where Where you know the third string center Of the Boston Celtics was knocking him Off his spy and you just want to see Guys respond stay confident be willing To be to continue to be aggressive That's something that I'm going to watch From Brandon Miller how does he use Those 10 pounds of muscle that he put on Yeah even in summer league you notice Some craftiness getting to the cup and You're kind of like okay that looked Cool in this moment in Las Vegas against These guys that that's not going to work Unless you start to kind of body up a Little bit and I think that's what he's Doing so that's just part of his Development and that's not going to Happen you know Right away this you know it's probably Not going to look like what it needs to In the first 82 games of his career Totally well and Nick just the last Thing on Brandon Miller yeah how Surprised were you to hear Steve Clifford talk about Brandon the way he Did say no he's going to play a Significant role right now like were you
Surprised to hear that given Steve Clifford's MO You know it's funny because it reminded Me of a head coach down the street Talking about another Alabama rookie And and that may still that's another That's another podcast entirely uh shout Out Julian Council but that that may Bear fruit at some point too but yes When you hear veteran coaches talk about Rookies in the manner that Steve Clifford is talking about Brandon Miller Especially having covered cliff and Knowing that he's about as blunt and Honest and transparent Um as as they come uh that's encouraging And to hear not only at media day you Know of course guys are asked hey what Do you think about the rookie you know Yeah I think he's great but like even in The article I reference and I think Again at media day Cliff was like you Know guys are coming up to me being like This guy's gonna help us Um so I I think that it is surprising And it became like a headline and a big Takeaway deservedly well and very Similar to that situation with Bryce Young where the Panthers set an Expectation that so far through four Games has it's not like it hasn't been Met it's like it's not even close to Being met and that's going to cause a Reaction from fans watching that
Performance I think the same situation Is is set up potentially here where the Expectations for Brandon Miller to come Out and not be lost to understand the Game on a level that is not rookie level Because I think that that's where They've set the expectation now he Shouldn't that physicality you know That's going to take some time but his Fuel for the game should not be at a Rookie level early on in his career and If it is then I think people are going To notice it a little bit more and and Maybe there's a little bit less of a of A leash if you will on on being lost Because all of these expectations have Been set now at media day in these Different interviews yeah you know I Mean obviously Bryce young is is the Quarterback and that just raises the Expectations Brandon Miller's number two Overall pick so the expectations are High but he doesn't have to come in here And be you know the one the two the Three I mean but you're right though I Mean if he comes out and he's not Contributing and he's not consistent and Um you know he he doesn't look like he Belongs for the you know more than he Does or more than he doesn't uh yeah That's going to be a problem for people And it's going to be a problem for the Charlotte Hornets because they do need Him especially he's coming off the bench
Uh that that's a big plus for having him Too with the early stages of his careers Adding the depth and adding the bench Piece to it real quick what's Encouraging though for any fan of the Hornets that want Brandon Miller to Succeed or fans of Brandon Miller what's Encouraging is that you already saw an Instance in summer league where he came Out and was a little shaky and then you Know he settled down and responded and There were a lot of reasons why he was Shaky they didn't have a point guard you Know there were some built-in excuses For sure but he responded and had big Games to close out his summer league Experience so that that should be Encouraging to anyone Go ahead Walker yeah no Walker take it Well I was going to say especially just Going back to the Bryce young uh Confidence that we had in him and Brandon Miller you're right like one Alabama smart guy comes in and plays the Most important position in all of sports One other Alabama smart guy is the Second overall pick and gets to come off The bench with the franchise still being Lamelo's monster monster difference and Responsibility and I think that can only Help Brandon live up to the expectations Although Hefty in his role his role is Far less demanding than what it is for Bryce young trying to take the team over
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You feel like you learned at Hornets Media day outside of the number two Overall pick yeah I think uh you know we Knew about Mark Williams and what he did Last year uh I think you know the team Goes as lamelo ball goes obviously but Mark Williams is going to become I think A huge piece of the direction of this Team and this franchise going forward Just because of The size the wingspan uh the ability to Play on both ends like he you saw in More than flashes last year really I Mean he's somebody that you just saw get Better in stretches of games and that Was really cool and encouraging to see Uh he's just kind of getting back into Full contact stuff coming off that thumb Injury and surgery to his shooting hand But you know this is a guy they Basically started the first half of last Year without because he kind of took That Greensboro assignment and I think He took it in stride and for him it made Him better you know it's just kind of How you different guys react to it but You know being down there and and being In the paint with with NBA players made Him a lot better and you could see that Over the course of the season so I think Steve Clifford understands that Obviously lamello drives the bus but Mark Williams is going to be a big part Of where this team goes this year yeah
Especially in the pick and roll game Right like Steve Clifford talked about It with the perimeter players being Involved but we know Mark Williams Lamella ball those guys those guys Involved in pick and roll it's going to Be awesome to watch that unfold Doug What else did you learn if you also had Some thoughts on Mark Williams uh I've Got a lot of thoughts on Mark Williams We Hey listen we know nuts in general oh Yeah I mean I can we'd be here all day If we got into all my thoughts on Mark Williams but we also know what a hand or Arm injury can do for a center in this Franchise I mean it turned Mason Plumley Into a functional free throw shooter And a and a left-handed jump shot Specialist so Mark has a yeah Mark Discussed how he got to work on his left A little bit with that right thumb Injury that could help uh you mentioned The pick and roll game I think on the Offensive end but I'm most excited to See the pick and roll coverages that Come from uh the the pick and roll Coverage is on the D offensive end that Come from the fact that Steve Clifford Now has two centers who can both guard Aggressively up top without punishing Your defense so much I mean we've been So used to the Steve Clifford drop Coverage every single play experience Because he's had to because he had Al
Jefferson because he had other centers That you just really you couldn't switch You couldn't hedge you just couldn't Trust them up top and now he has two That that he can do that with so I'm Super excited about that what I learned This week Is that we can't shut up about lamello Ball being a leader and I think we Should I think we all ought to just give Lamelo a break on this leader stuff give It a rest like let's let lamello ball Focus on getting healthy going out there Racking up triple doubles improving his Game getting to back to an All-Star Level staying healthy improving this Team's record and he will become a Leader in whatever form that takes but We don't need to like thrust leadership And constantly ask about it all the time I just I don't think it's doing anyone Any good I think we ought to just give It a rest and shut up about it okay so Doug learned that he wants people to Shut up about lamelo ball that's that's Uh of course the segment over or yeah I Don't know I was gonna say I learned if It's about being a leader the segment Needs to be let's let lamelo be lamelo And I think ultimately once he starts You know once he's the highest paid Player on the team that's not this year He doesn't become the highest paid Player on the team until next year once
That happens if the Hornets make the Play-in or the playoffs this season then He'll just be one of the leaders on this Team we don't need to constantly talk About it one of the biggest questions I Had was about miles Bridges and what Steve Clifford planned to do with him After he was eligible and what I learned This week was that Steve Clifford is Transparent and he acknowledges the Miles bridges suspension and how Difficult it's going to be to figure out How to adapt to it so when I ask him That question he talked about how we're Going to have to figure it out and Training camp he doesn't know and Remember last year you didn't have all The pieces available Steve Clifford Because of the Kenny Atkinson debacle Man he's named the head coach very late Into the head coaching process where in The head coach process remember James Rego got fired late so okay Borrego gets Fired later than what you would have Normally thought then you hire Kenny Atkinson then he backs out then you're Scrambling and you go back to somebody You're familiar with Steve Clifford Comes back to the fold oh wait now you Don't even have your full arsenal Because miles Bridges is suspended and He had so many injuries last year so In a way you're starting really from Like
Stage number one and trying to figure Out how all of these group of guys come Together even if you didn't make many Outside moves Brandon Miller is the only New piece to the team that you expect to Be a significant contributor but you're Really talking about Gordon Hayward Terry Rozier lamello ball Mark Williams Who was on the squad last year but will Have a more significant role man the new Guys are kind of old guys in this Situation so okay once miles Bridges is Eligible man is Brandon Miller going to Have a significant enough role to where He eats into some of those minutes is Miles bridge is going to come back and Be so good right off the bat where There's no rust and he's taking those Minutes away from Brandon should PJ Washington be starting a power forward While Gordon Hayward hey he's actually Had a healthy off season so he's gonna Start because when he's on the floor he Makes the team better Steve Clifford What I like about it is that he's not Painting himself into a corner and Saying this is how I think I think it's Gonna all unfold he's telling you we're Gonna have to figure it out in training Camp and he's being transparent about How difficult that process is going to Be really like what I heard from Steve Clifford on that It could it could develop you you hope
It gets to the point where it's kind of One of those good problems to have where You have talent and depth that you Haven't had in a while and Clifford's Absolutely right I mean miles Bridges is A part of this team right now before he Goes on that 10 10 game Hiatus and They're going five on five and one of The things he said was five on five five On five scrimmage like let's play with All the combinations right now and you Know there's only so much you can find Out about that but I think you can find Out a decent amount and Steve Clifford's A veteran enough coach to be able to Identify you know what it looks like Compared to what it should look like What combinations are working what Combinations need more work so I think The most optimistic part of me thinks This could develop into a pretty decent Problem for the Hornets to have one they Haven't you know had a chance to Experience lately right I mean you're Not in love with why this is a difficult Problem for obvious reasons Um but it does I think put the onus on Every player in that you know two three Four position to have a great camp and That's what I'm saying there's so many Little Vector points where you look at Players and groups of players and go They got to step up and Camp they can't Take a break because there are there are
Another number of players that are Looking for more minutes and a bigger Role on this team and and I think that's Going to be a significant driver of this Training camp and if everybody stay is Healthy I think it could mean that this Team gets off to a great start because You are going to see uh the best players Out there especially after the 10 games Are over and and we have another five or Six games we're going to see how the Lineup shakes out but Steve Clifford is Not a Vibes guy he's not a feelings guy He's a he's a studier I mean he he does His homework he's going to evaluate Every little nook and cranny of this Training camp and and make a decision on What playing groups play with it's not About like is Miles Bridges necessarily The most talented player and so you know He should play it's going to be about Like how do those players perform in Preseason how do these players perform When they get together in those first 10 Games and then make the evaluation from There it's it's going to be super Interesting to watch how he manages all Of that all right so yeah the miles Bridges thing will be interesting Something I learned was that Steve Clifford is embracing that we learned a Lot over at Hornets media day let's say Something else we learned about like Maybe who won the week we'll give you
That answer coming up next on the Lockdown Hornets podcast But now before we tell you about our Good friends at FanDuel snap into action This NFL season with FanDuel that's America's number one sports book right Now new customers get 200 in bonus bets Guaranteed when you place a five dollar Bet that's two hundred dollars in bonus Bets win or lose I like those odds if You've been thinking about joining FanDuel there's no better time to get in On the action the app is super easy to Use there's a wide range of of betting Options including spreads player props Over and unders and more if you want to Place that over bet on uh 10 3-point Attempts by Mark Williams he set the Over underline at 10. I would definitely Take the over there so visit fanduel.com Locked on and kick off the NFL season FanDuel official partner of the NFL more Locked on Hornets ahead So we discussed what we learned at Hornets media day now we want to know Who won the week I think there are a lot Of guys to choose from there are a lot Of players to choose from because even If Clifford isn't a Vibes guy Doug it Does feel like The Vibes were pretty Damn strong especially compared to last Hornets media day real quickly Nick did You feel that too like oh my gosh We're right you know miles Bridges stuff
Is hanging over everybody's head and Then James book Knight gets arrested the Night before the first day of practice I Want to say so yeah it's a little better A little better than that unbelievable The Vibes are a lot better this year all Right dog I want to start with who uh With you by asking who won the week at Uh Hornets media day attempting to go With cmpd uh they had less work to do Right before media day but I won't go With them I I won't go with them Um I'm gonna go you know we haven't Talked a lot about this guy so I'm gonna Go with JT Thor because I am the President it of the more Thor movement I'm almost obligated to select JT Thor But beyond my obligation I will say that He came in looking jacked looking big And we're all on muscle watch during Media day but it was particularly good To see him come in bigger because I want To rewind back to the last time all of The players and coaches came in to say Something and that was during the exit Interviews and Steve Clifford noted that JT Thor was one of the most durable Players last season that he played Through injuries that he was available That he's a tough player but is but his Sort of butt to that was he needs to get Stronger and it was almost I could Almost feel like Clifford's saying look At this dude gets stronger there's
There's a spot for him somewhere in this Roster JT Thor feels like a Steve Clifford guy and so to see him come in He did look bigger and then Rod Boone Posting a video from uh late you know After that first practice that first Training camp day and you know he's his Jumper's looking good and that's going To be key too when he gets the Basketball he's probably going to be Open because the Scouting Report is not Saying guard JT Thor close at the Three-point line we saw it improve at The end of last season if he can Vault Off of that again with all these Different things Cody Martin's injury Miles Bridges his absence through the First 10 games there will be an Opportunity for JT Thor if he takes Advantage of it he'll win another week In my book yeah I'm sure he will yes Um with you being the president of the More Thor I thought you were going to say Something else no so so JT Thor's a good One there are a lot of players man this One was tough for me I'm gonna go Mark Williams I think if you I look you Brought up Vibes now I can't stop Thinking about it I don't think there Was a difference a bigger difference in Just straight up confidence straight up Who's feeling themselves than what Mark Was his rookie year which a lot of this
Is self-explanatory from one year to Another now you know what the NBA is Live so you're going to feel a lot Different or NBA is like you're going to Feel a lot different Man Mark Williams Letting his hair out Has a little strut to him if we want to Go with muscle watch technically Mark Williams told us that he gained the most Amount of muscle this last season hold On hold on now he said 10 to 12 pounds Of muscle and JT Thor said eight pounds Of straight muscle which I think is two To one I think it's two to one ratio Straight to regular muscle so that's 16 Pounds of regular muscle I think JT Thor Wins I'm gonna go with Mark Williams who Tells you that he weighs at about 260 After just the Plano muscle growth that He experienced with off season so Mark Also everybody's loving what he's you Know loving his jump that he could take In his second year Steve Clifford Talking about him shooting threes as We've mentioned I think as far as Vibes Terry Rozier was strong too let me tell You very different Terry feel this year Than last year but Mark Williams is the Guy that I'm going to pick as the winner Of the week Nick that leaves us with you Who would you say won the week I think Ankle braces win the week yes they do Are going to be strapped right on the Two most important ankles in the Queen
City Terry's wearing them too right so forget Forget you know I mean I mean they can Make maybe lamelo's La France uh Clothing wear can come out with some Nice looking ones for him that he'll He'll like to wear because even Terry Was like I don't really like wearing it But it's supposedly gonna help but I Mean lamelo's ankles and his health are The most important thing to this entire Franchise so I was actually glad to hear That he's going to be taking that step Uh after we saw three significant ankle Injuries last year that maybe could have Been prevented if it were you know not For just style points so maybe he can Come up with something cool for him I Don't know but I'll go with that if I Had a bigger player be Brandon Miller I'm glad you brought up ankle braces Because I wanted to bring up ankle Braces but the last time I brought up Ankle braces on this show I got lit up In the comments by people say oh this Isn't a big deal you're making too much Out of the ankle braces and then we Learned that Terry Rozier is also Wearing ankle braces and Terry Rozier Has had a number of ankle injuries that Have kept him out of a Charlotte Hornets Uniform uh through his tenure as well And here I just want to read the quote From Rozier when he was asked about his
Ankle braces quote Yeah I ain't gonna Lie this stuff is real difficult Rozier Said I'm from the part where growing up I didn't tie my shoes was wearing ankle Socks to now wearing ankle braces so This is a huge difference for me but I've got to adjust and be healthy and Obviously that's the most important Thing when you're talking about lamelo Ball and Terry Rozier with the amount of Dribbling and cutting and shooting they Do their play is their feel how they Feel It affects how they play you know I'll I'll quote Dion Sanders he's been out of The news for a while I might as well I Know I don't know what's talking right I Know no one's talking about Dion lately But Dion said you know if you feel good You play good and if you play good they Pay good well lamelo's already been paid Terry's going to look to get paid again They all want to play good and so I Think we have to pay some attention to The ankle braces and see if they stick With them because obviously both players I think ideally would not play with them They said as much but they're doing it Because they care about their health Because they know that their health Equals the health of the franchise I'm Glad they're doing it but I think we Should keep an eye on it and see you Know how they play with them on
All right so more ankle braces they are The winner Doug is trying to tell you People it's the number one story is the Number one story all right that is Nick Carboni he's back in the fold follow him On Twitter at Nick Carbone WCNC we Appreciate his time as always thanks Again Nick and we'll see you around Thank you guys yeah man uh that's also Doug Branson check out his sub stack Every hornetsbox tour.com listen to me WFNZ every weekday from 12 to 3 P.M and Thanks for making us your first listen Make your second listen game to game NBA Especially with the season starting soon Make sure you follow them anywhere you Get your podcast every month hey Ollie Came in right at the end Ali is back in The fold too on Twitter at uh OG dog Maybe Like that all right oh how about Carbone There you go That'll do it big thanks to my buddy for Sending us out with a nice Dismount We'll be back with you tomorrow [Music] Thank you [Music]
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