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Rod Maro joins us to continue in the Good feelings of that Celtics win a Couple of days ago plus trade rumors They're ramping up could Zach LaVine Indeed be a Charlotte Hornet we'll Discuss it all today locked on Hornets You are locked on Hornets your daily Charlotte Hornets podcast part of the Locked on podcast Network your team Every day in a minute cuz we Live it's lockon hornet part of the Locked on podcast Network it's your team Every day thanks for making us your First listen we're free and available Anywhere you get your podcast and that Includes YouTube where if you tune in to YouTube you can see the rodo you can Find them on Twitter rodis Prime host of The black guy who tips podcast former Writer of The Game Theory with bman Jones and making Doug's head just about As big as it could possibly get wearing The more Thor t-shirt that that Doug Created Rod you are a saint you are now Doug's favorite human which might have Already been true but it is more true Now how are you doing Rod good man like You said it's good vibes going into a Holiday weekend you know long weekend Got hopefully the Wizards tonight you Know maybe we can you know go ahead and Get the advantage on that series um so You know feeling great yeah hopefully Yeah that would be that would be quite
The let down hopefully the Hornets can Win a couple in a row that's Doug Branson too you can find him on his uh Substack every Hornets boox score.com Also you can text him his sub text get The depraved Hornets thoughts you can Find information there as well I'm Walker mail you can listen to me on WFNZ Every weekday from 12 to 3M sports radio 927 FM so I yeah I want to go right back To Rod who was our guy on site not Really we just kind of claimed him but He was our guy on site at the Spectrum Center for the win at watching them go To overtime Rod you're at a lot of the Games but I I actually just heard Fred Whitfield talk with Mack and Bone it's The Hornets team president talking with Mack and bone that that was like the Biggest win they've had in the last five Years I Mean it's a lot it's it's it's can't Believe he admitted it I can't believe He admitted it I know no he was Admitting A Lot F great interview if you Want to go check it out on Wn.com how big did it feel to you Rod Because the Vibes were not great heading Into that game and so it certainly Stopped the bad ones from circling all About with such a team effort honestly Um it was a huge win it felt like an Away game if you went to the game like As we were like parking and walking in
There were just so many green jerseys And T you know just Tatum jerseys and All this stuff um the crowd literally Was booing when we were shooting free Throws Like I I have never experienced anything Like that before and um I feel like the Hornets took that personally shout out To the former owner and um they really Rallied they they played defense like The second half defense was I don't know That I've seen that before even Melo was Like locked in on defense which right I Which is now like a weird thing where I Feel like you just kind of raised the Bar for me because before this I was Like he ain't gonna play DS we just gota Now I'm like uh you could play some D so Yeah we know he revealed it yeah like Yeah it's it's Nick Richard's Three-pointer right it's so I now that I've seen it I can't go back I need this In my life but uh it was like you know It was it was just like us against the World type of win and uh The Vibes were Just great if if you're going to watch The Hornets beat the Celtics I feel like This is the best way like in your home Arena with them with all the arrogance Of the Celtics fans thinking that They're going to come here and stomp Over us and then just watching their Hearts melt and watching them turn on Their players you know when Drew holiday
Misses two free throws and just watching Them start booing and you're like yes I Love this yes yes feel our go ahead Doug Like how how big was this did did we Under sell I did we need two big dub Hats did you need a super big dub hat no I don't think we undersold it it's a It's a regular season game in November Like I appreciate some of the context Although the problem with the context is That so much of the context of why this Was a big win is self-inflicted wounds By the organization themselves like Fred Whitfield is probably right it's the Biggest win for that organization Because they've been stepping on their For the past like three seasons so yeah Like it probably is a big win for them But for regular fans are like great We've got a win against a really good Eastern Conference team now go beat the Wizards I want to go back to the arena Point though because they've hosted the Heat and we got a let's go Heat chant They hosted the Nicks and we got a let Let's go Nicks chant everyone saw the Green jerseys I'm a little confused Because I keep seeing these polls where People say that Spectrum Center is like One of the worst places to play but if You're an opposing team it should be the Best place to play I think the people That voted Spectrum Center are all Hornets like they all were like I don't
Like playing here because when we play Big teams they all cheer against us um It's very confusing to me but I I'm glad To see those green jerseys I hope that Particularly I hope that the new Ownership group sees those jerseys and I'm glad that the Hornets are getting Inspired by that even if it's you know As a as a fan I hate it but as someone That wants the team to get better I need Those owners to see the destruction of This fan base that has been wrought by This team and then do something about it Well and and the Hornets have not been Been winning a lot this year clearly but If we go to both professional franchises In season right now the Carolina Panthers are are clearly worse with the Way that their first overall pick at QB Just isn't performing right now they Have one win they scored 15 points and That one win to get the Victory and Everybody made a big deal about So Not Only was it the Celtics this weekend That took over man the Dallas Cowboys Fans took over Bank of America Stadium We we all thought it was going to be Like 7525 clip no man it was like 80 to 20 Something it was it was worse than we Thought and we already thought it was Going to be bad how's it been for the Most part though there at Spectra Rod Because like d was going with some of
Those chance I has it been bad for the Most part so let me give some credit to The to the fans of Charlotte um by the End of the game it felt more like a Charlotte game you know what I mean like The cuz there's a lot of negativity Around surrounding the team and it's Hard to just not be cynical you know It's hard it's like you show up and then You wait for the team to give you Something to cheer for it's not it's not That Vibe of like I'm coming in with the Good Vibes we're gonna push you guys Into it's like if you guys are in the Game in the third quarter then yeah sure We're ready to go and I think that's Definitely gota take a toll on the Players um and as Doug said I hope the Ownership is noticing this stuff because Uh there's a lot of stuff people don't Want to think about when they're Watching the game period and they just Want to think about basketball and I Think it's been hard for cornet fans to Only think about basketball so uh but in General I would say that the the The Vibes are like uh show me that's the the Vibe is give me something to chair for Every single game and maybe if they go On some type of winning streak or they Rally or like if they were able to build Some momentum I feel like maybe people Would change their attitude coming in The game but right now everyone's kind
Of like like as we walked into the Celtics Arena all the people who Normally greet us were all like yeah man It's going to be a this is going to be a Tough one you know like like no one was Like let's go everybody was like yeah Man we might be leaving a little early Huh even the people that are paid even The people that are paid to be excited About it no you're right but that Actually perfectly Segways Segways into Something that we wanted to talk with You about which is the reception to Miles Bridges because fans did cheer for Him when he returned and and I mean some People were calling it a standing Ovation it was definitely a majority of Cheers um give give us your read on that Situation if you expected anything Different and your reaction to fans Cheering his return so we were there for That game it was a inseason tournament Game and um he didn't start so he wasn't Which was probably the the I guess Classiest way to handle it I really Because I think it would have been worse If he started but when when he came in The game like people are kind of erupted In in Applause and I I had the words of Doug Branson in my head of like hey Don't judge people in this moment like Like I like talking to myself like hey I Mean it's an arena what is there to do You either chair or Boo there's not like
A there's we don't have a middle ground In the arena where it's like right Polite clap or not nod your head in Acknowledgement so they're gonna chair And um you know honestly it felt a Little icky to be if I'm being frank um And uh it was always going to so I guess You have to just ripped the Band-Aid off And you know uh as a uh one of the Things about Clifford coach Cliff that We no one's really discussing about that Celtics win is part of that was probably Putting miles in the starting lineup um Which is a good coaching move but it Makes me feel like they probably wanted To do that from jump and we're like no No no you too hot right now we just G to Have to take these L's until everybody Uh allows us to have you back and and Not make a big deal but yeah it didn't Feel good if we're being if I'm being Honest and I think especially seeing so Many people applauded as if like he Overcame an injury or an unjust Suspension like it it felt like people Were going yay finally you're back Because you fa some obstacles that Weren't self-inflicted and I know that Feels weird to me look we we've given Our thoughts on this a lot I don't want To continue a ton I wanted to get rods On it but I I think Rod you're right in That moment it feels icky as hell it it Feels different than when he hits the
Game-winning three to help your team win You there is something else at least of Substance that you're applauding and That the team that you pull for the team That you bought tickets to go see that Team just won on a pretty crazy play That looked dead in the water and before That you're right big Pat with the music In the background and the graphics all Up on the Jumbotron n that's probably Not the way to handle it and so when They do bring him off of the bench Despite him clearly being a top two Player on this roster that is the way to Bring him into the game but there isn't Anything that he had done yet and so it Goes back to your first thing of him of The team needing to show something Before you cheer like especially in that Inst like something needed to happen Before for you to have any grounds to Stand on and at the end he did like okay You know or at at least with the Three-point shot that's what people are Going to have to wrestle with however You're going to handle it whatever right Like I well Lord knows time is gonna Move people a lot on from it but it was At the beginning that I also thought Yeah it was an awful look yeah well the Ground that fans had to stand on is that The team has been terrible and the team Has been terrible because they haven't Done anything because they've been
Waiting for Bridges to come back so like The the the fans are cheering because The organization really forced them to Cheer at this point because what is what Else is there to cheer about is that I Think it would be different if the Hornets were like you know third or Fourth in the Eastern Conference and Then miles Bridges comes back and the Fans are up and cheers it's like okay Well what are we really cheering here For but desperate fans weird for that to Be an irrelevant Factor right like That's the icky part though right I Think even subconsciously we go through It and that's still the icky part is That over bad now we're welcoming I I Hear what you're saying I get it but That I think dissecting it more even Subconsciously we realize oh yeah still Not great totally totally understand I'm Just telling you the reality of the Situation and what annoy what annoys me Is that you have people moralizing on Social media saying oh I can't believe The Hornets fans are doing this that It's something that's like Charlotte Based it's like your fan base would have Done the exact same thing that's what Sports has taught us to do okay This Is What leagues want us to do which Is to more about winning than human Beings that's what the whole deal is About and your fan base would have done
It too that part is true because we've Just seen it too many times in too many Places I still remember um the Panthers Basically just getting out bid for Deshaun uh wat that's right it wasn't it Wasn't that they didn't try like people These leagues do not care um uh when it Comes down to this stuff I I understand The moral balance of like giving people Second Chances and stuff and I and I do Actually agree with the idea of like re Like whatever you need to do like Rehabilitating people and stuff but it Doesn't feel like that's what a lot of The fans are rooting for as far as like A human being like they're not going oh I feel like this guy has made some Changes and earned his stri it's more Just like he's back let's go all right We got a chance to win and and I think Uh he said it in that when he was asked About it and uh as y' pointed out is Probably the most honest nakedly honest Answer is like I feel like if I Contribute to wins basically people will Be able to move on and uh that is the Way that has worked Everywhere uh this whole time you know Whether it's uh your greatest players or The worst you know if someone's able to Contribute to wins no matter what they Do off the court for the most part People will let things go yeah that's Totally true all right well let's move
On and let's talk about some trade Rumors here with Rod coming next on the Locked on Hornets podcast don't go to Sleep on the Hornets just Yet weird enough Rod actually asked us About a Bulls trade the last time he was On and so Rod joins us to talk about the Hornets and he joins us to talk about The Bulls that's what he does we'll Continue that as we move on this episode Is brought to you by eBay Motors our Partners at eBay motors have teamed up With lock on Fantasy Basketball host Josh Lloyd to bring you some of the best Fantasy picks each week all season long Whether you're prepping for a daily Draft scouting the waiver wire every Week we're going to provide you players That are guaranteed to fit on your Roster so let's see who Josh picked out For us on this week's eBay's guaranteed Fit fantasy picks of the week how about Slow-mo Kyle Anderson Eric Collins cover Your ears I know you insult that man Every single time he plays the Hornets Josh Lloyd likes him some slow-mo this Week I'm just telling you jadeen McDaniels out for the week Anderson Should see a boost in his production to Help fantasy managers so sorry Eric Collins Kyle Anderson is in here and Also how about another Chicago Bowl Alex Caruso another guy that maybe the Hornets should be interested in he was
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Of the rumor what we want to we can get To that conversation in a moment but we Do know that this is a guy that does fit That kind of Bill maybe not Superstar damn good scorer really good Shooter you know maybe that I don't know Not to be disrespectful I mean he's not The A-list he's not your Kevin Durant or Anything like that but still a really Good player that could in theory help You win Rod I'll ask you man like do you Want to pursue Zack LaVine and what Would you be willing to give up to go Get him so um you know it's The Unofficial uhuh Zack LaVine uh Chicago Bulls correspondent of lockon um I uh I Find the the possibilities intriguing But to me it's only for like these L the Low asking price like I've seen the fake Trade rumors and to me they're all so Low that I'm like well sure if it's James book Knight and like Gordon Hayward uh yeah I do that that's but I But I just can't imagine Chicago is Gonna take anything that low I feel like Um I feel like Rudy gobear messed up all In season trades for the rest of my life To where it's like you're not giving up Five nine first round picks then uh why Would you make get this guy and um I Think the bigger question for LaVine is Something that you know has been AED at Lamelo lately but is LaVine a winning Player you know when it comes to like
Contributing and making you know making His teams win because you know as much As I like Zack lavine's game it's not Like I've ever thought of him as a oh Here's a threat going into the playoffs His team's a contender you know I've I've always kind of felt like he's fills Up the score sheet which isn't bad you Know we're Beggars we can't be choosers Um I think he could help unlock Brandon Miller by letting Brandon Miller play The three a lot more than he's able to Play right now he's playing the two a Lot um and I mean score we need scoring Like is that's absolutely facts but uh It would also it would just depend on The uh on what we would have to give up Because I do think uh something that's Very attractive to me as Gordon Hayward Coming off the books at the end of the Season and I don't think we should just Like just poo poo that you know like Like so easily because I'm like uh that Is salary cap room and with new Ownership possible uh like free agency Move In the offseason and I lowkey I'm Looking forward to a offseason where the Hornets possibly do something because They have a lot of money as opposed to You know well now we're strapped in to Zack LaVine for a few years yeah what do You think Doug you know like I know we Talked about it a little bit any
Thoughts that have changed with a Sam Amiko report that the Hornets have Interest the Gordon haward contract is a I feel like a Hornets Catch 22 and that I agree with Rod I would love for it to Come off the book books because the Hornets you know if you even go all the Way back to the to Gordon Hayward not Signing the first time and then that Turns into L Stevenson and that ends up Being somehow Spencer Haws miles Plumbley bismack bomo Dwight Howard like It kept just steamrolling into bad Contracts and then Nick batum's contract Becomes Gordon hayward's contract if if That were then to become another Max Contract for a player that is not really Doesn't really Excel on both ends of the Floor and doesn't have like a lot of Playoff winning that would be disturbing But at the same time here's where the Catch22 is if the money all comes off The books I mean Mitch cup cannot wait To tell you that the Hornets can't be Competitors in free it's like his Favorite thing to say like he loves say He's like he goes to kids at a like an Ice cream truck and tells them all that You know they're not going to make as Much money as their parents like he just Loves like disappointing people it's Weird like I just don't get it but he But he says that we don't have any Allars on this team Sounder yeah right
Right I mean so so then I'm like well What do they do I don't know that that's Where it feels Catch 22 to me and then Also it's November 22nd I feel like I Should grab a calendar and just like Shove it into the camera lens at this Point like this is exhausting if we're Going to talk about this now because Rod's right the price has to come way Down for it to make any sense or they Have to include kuso like but but for The price to come down the Hornets are Going to have to wait until all the way Up until the trade deadline which is the Beginning of February so we've got a Long way to go I think and it's exhaust The idea of talking about a Zack LaVine Trade rumor for the next couple of Months is exhausting to me I'm gonna be Perfectly honest can I add two more Points one I uh I love what you said About Alex Caruso I was more excited It's it's so but when I saw the fake Trade rumor on Twitter I was so much More excited about the possibility of Alex Caruso coming here just because I'm Like oh back up point guard okay okay oh Now we're cooking like Right again but that's the position that The franchise puts us in when they when They go into these seasons and you and You literally again you don't have to be A basketball Savant to understand hey Hornet don't have a backup point guard
That's probably bad right they're have a Third string Center that seems like Something that teams that are serious About wanting to make the playoffs seems Like a thing that they have it's odd and Then the second thing is we're not on Zack lavine's list like the list has Been There where he wants to go we're not We're but he's under but he's under Contra this is somebody tried to say This to me I don't know if it was on Twitter or YouTube but it's like NB this Is not how NBA trades work especially When you have a long-term deal like I Mean if they trade him to Charlotte we We' we just went through this with Damen Lillard Dam oh I'm not gonna play Anywhere But Miami you know releasing Things to his agent we go through this Whole rig of a row guess where he is Right now he's in the opposite of Miami The exact opposite Reason the reason I'm pointing it out is Because he's obviously a Mal content on The Chicago Bulls like he he didn't he Played great they won a game and he Wouldn't even do the postgame interview No he's not not that he wouldn't do the Post game he's like he's literally Physically tossing PR Representatives Around get off of me so like um his I Feel like his happiness it does factor In because he you know it's kind of like
The James Harden thing where like if You're will Then willing to consider maybe you Should go somewhere where you'll Actually want to go as opposed to like Oh he'll get there and do the right Thing because maybe he want he won't but The bigger thing for me was the list of Teams and that he will go to felt the Opposite of the Hornets you know like Like it wasn't just a matter of like Like if he would have said like oh yeah I'm willing to go to uh I don't know Like the Knicks the the the the Wizards And the such you're like oh he doesn't Care where he goes he just wants to go Somewhere and play he was on some like It better be the Lakers or the you know Like I better win a championship I'm Like oh that's not gonna happen here Buddy no it's not no it's not and so you Know for me I think would look I have All the same concerns that both of you Have shared we talked about it a little Bit before that's a lot of money and It's it's okay you do have 30 million Coming off of the books that is valuable To me as well you are thinking that Mitch cup Che is not going to be here Another year that's thinking you know Well same thing with Steve Clifford so You're you're going to be as far removed From Michael Jordan as you've ever been With whoever this next GM is going to be
So that means you are going to get an Entirely different way of thinking with The cap space you're right Bobby marks Discusses it all the time cap space is Thought of as a downright good thing but It doesn't mean that it always is going To be spent why sometimes it can hurt You depending on how you use it but it It is a key you just don't know what Door it unlocks for you I do like the Mystery box though that it provides and So it helps us a little bit you're not Locked into the room with Zack LaVine Who is making over 40 who might not also Want to play for this squad and then do The whole I don't care if I have three Years left of my contract I want to Force a trade and then you got to be in A position where you may trade him for You know Pennies on the dollar or Whatever as Hornets fans it is our Responsibility to always consider the Worst case scenario as well best like ca Cu cuz him coming here and throwing some Other type of tantrum is like that would Lowkey kind of fit the brand so I'm like I'm I'm a little concerned that this guy Is acting now and not being professional So and and here's the other thing with This report so this comes from Sam Amo I Don't know who that I don't know him Personally I don't what I do know is That Sam Amo has had reports that have Not played out quite frequently I do
Know that a lot of other reporters that Try to comment on what the Hornets are Going to do have missed quite frequently Yeah so unless your name is Adrien wood Narowski Shams who also might just be Trying to bring more money into FanDuel We know that from the scoot stuff right Or Jake fiser Jake Fisher Doug do the Thing we got a big one Yeah or me technically if we gotten Aggregated a couple weeks ago they would Have been like the rumor is the Bulls And the Hornets are about to make a Trade but they don't listen to me so or Our unofficial Spectrum Center Representative and Chicago Bulls Correspondent Rod Maro if it's not from Any of those sources then I'm sorry I'm Just not going to take it all that Seriously that's what the last five Years have taught me about this regime I Want to go back to your opening on that Amo shot you whenever anyone says I Don't know this person personally you Know a personal shot is incoming like The most personal like I don't know this Guy personally okay but he's an idiot no Respect no disrespect you know what time It Is sorry Sam you ain't Jake Fisher you Don't got I'm not gonna say anything all Right you're not even on the boat here Is Alice Caruso on the trading block Though because even without LaVine I'm
Interested in Alex kuso well so again It's another Catch 22 is that like this I understand what you're saying about Zack LaVine and him making a scene but These kinds of Opportunities like with Kawai going to Toronto remember that remember what a Scene Kawai made with family members and Different things going on there that Broke apart his relationship with the Spurs these opportunities for these Small Market teams they only come along As a result of guys making scenes I'm With you I'm totally with you I'm not I Know Beggars can't be choosers if they Got LaVine it's not like I'd be crying Or something I feel like that would make Our team better than it is right now but You know all if I'm all things Considered I would love to for the first Time in my life to see the Hornets go Into a offseason with some money and Some new people yeah and make and do Something you know do well and if it was Kawai right and if it and if it's Freaking kawh Leonard then okay we'll Take you and your Mal content and we'll Have whatever it is you do for a year But like it's Z LaVine and he I don't Know zv personally okay I don't know Z Personally but he's a terrible Basketball player and to be fair he put He will he will stiff arm a a person From the team representative I know
Enough I know enough all right let's Move on coming up next on the lock on Hornets podcast don't go to sleep on the Hornets just yet we'll definitely have The turkey talk we've had some excellent Thanksgiving conversations in the past Before that I I do want to talk a little Bit about the Charlotte horn on honoring Baron Davis and you know how far do they Go should they go and honoring more Players we'll get to that in just a Moment now before we talk about FanDuel You can score early this NFL season with FanDuel America's number one sports book And this episode is brought to you by That same very America's number one Sports book in FanDuel right now new Customers get $150 in bonus Bets with Any winning $5 money line B that's 150 Bucks if your team wins now a disclaimer Here is that you actually have to you Know be right in choosing some of these Things we've been using FanDuel for BET The Buzz bet the buzz if you notice we Have not done that maybe the last couple Of games because after all this is for Charity we are bringing it back it Doesn't mean that we stopped completely But we just we need a reset and we're Still going to use FanDuel it's not Fanduel's fault this is use your air Right here so you want a line you want a Line on this Wizards game you want a Line real quick yeah if you don't mind
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Hornet I uh got to play basketball Against him once at a at a middle school And uh he told me I had some nice moves For a big man uh but that was that was After he uh stole ball from my friend Who was a really good really good Basketball player he stole the ball from Him threw an alleyoop to himself and 360 Dunked it with two hands and I've never Seen a human being do that in anything So I was just like who like and it was Funny it was the season after his rookie Season so I don't know if you guys Remember he grew out his beard yeah and A fro so he did not look like Baron Davis so when he first came in the gym He said hey what's going on guys and we Were like what's up man he's like my Name is Baron and we were like all right Like whatever bro and then as soon as he Dunked it me and my brother and and our Friend sport looked at each other and we All went that's Baron Davis and he Proceeded to dominate us for like the Rest of that day we were he was blocking Shots that we didn't even know you could Block it was it was but it was so fun All right so you can have in your bio Complimented once by Baron Davis you can Definitely put that when he told me that I said uh I was in college I said hey Man I have your poster in my dorm room Right now of you dunking on Kg yeah exactly yeah and honestly a
Quick aside it reminds me of story of Hot sauce and spider coming to my middle School one time in order to put on a Show one of my best friends got picked To play against him hot sauce crossed Him up a couple times faked pass it he Flinches gets back in a defensive stance Hot sauce reaches over his back pulls His shirt over his face my buddy is like This defendant and he goes and throws an Alley to spider who comes in and jams it And then does his spider thing on the Backboard and yeah even if you know You're about to get cooked you don't Realize you're about to get cooked like That and so there's no recovering from Hot sauce pulling the shirt over you and And that reminds me that reminds me of The time I got a story too the time that I saw Al Jefferson in a Charlotte Apple Store and he was trying to buy an iPhone And he and he instructed the person Taking his order I don't want no rose Gold same same kind of story same kind Of Story it's the exact same now we know I'd agree all of that to say Baron Davis The honoring of Baron the celebration of The 35 years right of the franchise's History I'll go to you on this first Doug because I know you've been like you Know 35th Anniversary we got some stuff To celebrate we're celebrating a lot Though we already did this 30 years now
What do you make of the Baron Davis Honoring and whether they continue to do This with some of the players in years Past that should have happened a long Time ago Baron Davis only here for three Seasons but that wasn't his fault uh That was the the organization's fault at The time for moving the team but Baron Davis represented an awesome draft pick That developed under one of if not the Greatest coach in Charlotte Hornet's History Paul syus and he represented the Leader of a team that got this franchise As close to an Eastern Conference Finals As they ever got like as talented as LJ And zo and Mugsy and as many memories as So many people have of that team they They weren't even sniffing the Eastern Conference Finals that's Michael Jordan's fault it's probably not their Fault but um you know Baron Davis Represented that for Charlotte and so Yeah I think it's a little late but I'm Glad that they're finally doing it and What I think is interesting is with d Curry and some of these other guys in Z To they've done these cells you know so It's a literal like honeycomb cell that They put up in the arena but they've Done that in lie of retiring a jersey so I guess my question to Rod would be is That good enough for you do you want to See this organization at some point put A jersey that's not Bobby Phil's Jersey
Into the rafters uh yeah absolutely man I feel like we have um we have players That are so important to us as as Hornets fans and as a fan base that uh It feels weird to not honor them you Know I saw Mugsy walking around the Arena the first like open at night and And he's still like a rock star to Everybody you know like oh it's amazing To see him walk Courtside like he can't He it's going to take at least 15 Minutes to just move five seats down Everybody and he talks with all of them You know to some of that's his fault in A great way because he's sitting there Talking to everybody I I off air I have A story about Mugsy I have to tell you Guys uh that's amazing as well but um But yeah it like that kind of stuff I Like it means so much to the fan base we It should be in the arena and it should Be honored so yeah I I think we should And Baron Davis is uh definitely one of The people that I think is Jersey should Be up there obviously Kima um you know But I mean if going all the way back to Like your mugsies and your Z because It's not just our fan base they're also Iconic NBA players that people associate With us so why haven't we done this Already yeah I'm with you on that I I Think or at least just celebrated them More in a way and I you think based on What Fred Whitfield was saying on WFNZ
This morning maybe they will with new Ownership too like they got to make that Decision I am glad to see that they're Wearing the double pin stripes from the Early 2000s they're they're seeming to Honor that era more where it's usually Just all early 90s it's all you know the Further out from zo and LJ we get the Less they get recognized and they're Making up for that year which is nice That's great all right so ever do y'all Think we'll ever get a bobcat throwback Night maybe almost certainly I mean no No almost certainly because they can't Stop with these jerseys and these Throwbacks and these new courts like They're just you know eventually they're Going to run out of ideas and go find Pull the orange and the blue out grab Those racing stripe ones whatever that Weird one was I still have Bobcat stuff I want to I want to put it back out well And and the other thing too they did the Right thing when they announced the top 10 players in Hornet's history during The 30 anniversary 30-y year anniversary Gerald Wallace was rightly in there and We were worried about because he played For the Bobcats is he just not g to have A spot but he was there so that was the Right thing and maybe that's the the Avenue for them to honor the Bobcat Somehow all right last thing if we were To honor Thanksgiving dishes if we were
To hang Jersey dishes in the rafters Somehow how would we do that all right So Rod what what's going to be served at Your Thanksgiving meal what's most Important well um speaking of hot sauce Um as you guys alluded to earlier um It'll definitely have a different type Of hot sauce but uh I think the turkey Is is clutch like I feel like turkey is The center you know it's the it's the Center of your rotation it doesn't get Enough love because everybody is in love With the sides and the skill positions And the but if you don't have a turkey Holding it down at the middle of that Table it's it's not going to go right so Uh it'll definitely be the turkey for You you you know what I love about that Rod you're so right because what happens Is turkey is one of my favorite foods And it's what I look forward to most Every single Thanksgiving and like a Dominant center it's not you bringing The ball up the floor you do need to be Set up but as long as you're set up the Right way you're about to slam at home And nobody can stop you so if your mom Ain't a good point guard you probably Don't like the center on your team but That's your point guard SL mom's fault The center is still dominant I don't know how mom got a stray but you You're right if your mom your mom's the One messing up the turkey I mean you got
You gota maybe you gota make some trades For Zack LaVine I don't know I'm just Telling you I'm just tell that that's The way that the turkey that because you Hear it all the time turkey's overrated It's a dry bird okay you know I'm sorry About got start making a scene look if They throw in Alex Caruso we'll trade For Walker's Mom you should that turkey is hitting it Is it is fantastic my mom make a good Turkey man and it's just you can't Listen everything else is complimented By the fact that you know the turkey's Going to be good you can even miss on a Few of your of your wing players and Your and your skill position you can go Ah I don't know who made the macaroni Cheese this year but the turkey is still Holding it down I can switch up the Sides what you got Doug well we need Mark Williams to turn into a turkey we Need him to be a big old bird there in The middle and soaking up all the gravy Like we need him to be that he just has Not been that so far we need to him to Be a little bit more physical this Season and turn B juicy drumstick Against the Celtics though like against The Celtics he was it's true we've seen It in moments we're in an anti we're in An anti-t turkey moment for some reason Like people are very anti-t Turkey right Now I think it's absurd that's what I'm
Saying he he's a turkey like he's a Turkey that is good like you know Depending on the matchup you know just Depending on depending on what's Happening around him right now it's true Some well that's the thing some turkeys If you don't do the turkey right then Some turkeys need a bunch of things Around it you need to make you need to Get it on your fork with a little bit of Stuffing you need to put a lot of gravy On it that's what I'm saying little hot Sauce you know little got of moisturing It up it's it's all good I I I love like I I love Mark Williams he's just a Secondy year player like that's it's Just he's gonna have ups and downs and Growing pains and hopefully at the end Of this thing uh we see him learning Each game and and you know and like his Effort against certain teams I think Getting benched at one game like it put A little fire in him and I I think those Are good things I know people uh are Really down on Cliff but I I think those Things are making Mark a better player To be like yeah sit down watch watch Nick do it and then uh show us something Next game c Clifford is doing important Things for this team and we will value Them but he will be sacrificed I mean That's just just a reality you you can Like it you canot like it whatever I Don't care like he's like eventually
This thing is this this thing is Changing um he not JY that'll be Pardoned and saved he is gonna go no the Dishes M no he is not gonna be pardoned Um okay Rod before we get you out of Here though we have to ask you the most Important question um that there there Ever has been in Charlotte Hornet's History and that is is lamelo ball a Winning player oh God oh my God yes I I Don't here's the thing about being a Winning player a lot of that depends on Being in positions to win games and it's The NBA that's not really a onean thing Like uh it's like saying Steph Curry Wasn't a winning player a couple years Ago when every when clay was out and all The it's like what are we are we taking This away from him or are we going I Don't know when you're down 20 in the Fourth quarter you're not gonna be a Winning player I do think the the and It's weird because this didn't even come Up in the write up the valid critique of Lamelo to me if you want to argue about Winning plays is those things where he Gets frustration fouls or or stuff like You can make arguments there they're Clearly arguments to be had um but that Not that wasn't what came up in the Article it was just like I don't feel Like he's a winning player and guys who Win less to him to me are winning Players and um I think also I know it's
Two years REM moved but the 43 win team Is a winning team and he was a huge part Of that like you do not win 43 games Without lamelo on that team period so I Think the discourse got a little weird And it was but it was interesting to Organically watch one guy's opinion Become like a mainstream discussion by The end of the day because when I read His opinion that morning I went this guy Didn't know what he's talking about and By the end of the day everyone was Arguing about it yeah it was it was like A a hedging like well I think so Maybe maybe there are some other Problems here it was a weird article Yeah Brad botkin then the Bots after That they all took over on the lamelo Winning player discourse that'll do it That's Rod Maro make sure you follow him On Twitter at Rodimus Prime make sure You check out his podcast the black guy Who tips you can catch it anywhere you Get your pods and uh we appreciate him Joining us as always man have a great Thanksgiving we really appreciate the Time yes sir go Hornets yeah go Hornets Yeah baby let's make it two in a row Tonight again against Washington that'll Do it that's Doug Branson check him out Every Hornet boox for.com listen to me On WFNZ today also donate to Street Turkeys Street turkeys text 44321 big time helping the community
What we do it every year lamelo ball Going to be on with us later on today so That'll be fun so make sure you check us Out there as well have a great holiday Have a great rest of your week we'll be Back with you on Monday N
Charlotte North Carolina – The Queen City
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The Queen City is one of the largest cities in America, but it maintains a small-town feel. It’s a place where you’ll find Americana ice cream parlors next to hipster-run coffee shops, and traditional southern BBQ sitting alongside high-end sushi restaurants. The people who live here are proud of their city, and they work hard to keep it a great place to call home.
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