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Postby rise on Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:00 pm

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The final season of the Charlotte Bobcats was a tumultuous one. A top 5 seed in the East at the All-Star break, Charlotte looked like the up-and-coming team to watch in the NBA. Both Kemba Walker and Al Jefferson were selected as first-time All-Stars, and the team looked well on its way to making the playoffs, and possibly winning a round while they were there.

Things fell apart soon after. The injury bug bit hard, and the Bobcats struggled with a tough schedule to boot, winning just three of sixteen March games. Somehow the Bobcats went into April clinging onto a playoff seed. With just three games left in the regular season, the Bobcats held the 7th seed with five teams exactly two games behind them. Then the worst happened- a severe ankle injury knocked Kemba Walker out of the first games of his career, and the final three as the Charlotte Bobcats. Three of the five teams would leapfrog the Bobcats, who lost all three of the games Walker missed. The Bobcats missed the playoffs once again- this time in a much more heart-wrenching fashion.

But it was the end of an era in Charlotte. The Bobcats name, synonymous with futility, was tossed aside and the much-loved Hornets returned to the Queen City. For once, there was a buzz about the NBA franchise in Charlotte- an up-and-coming team with a revamped look, multiple draft picks, and cap space.

Ready to make waves around the league, the Charlotte Hornets actively looked to shake up the roster. Using their own 1st round pick, and a pick owed to them from the Blazers, the Bobcats moved up in the draft to select dynamic guard Dante Exum, while trading forward Cody Zeller in a three team deal for Bucks prospect Giannis Antetokounmpo and Pelicans sharpshooter and Charlotte native Anthony Morrow. The Hornets then made moves with their future picks, Jeff Taylor, and Brendan Haywood to receive two late first rounders to select forwards Doug McDermott and Noah Vonleh.

After a truly impressive and wildly successful draft day, the Hornets followed up by signing rising star Lance Stephenson to a four-year contract. The Hornets brought back role players Chris Douglas-Roberts and Anthony Tolliver, signed center Miroslav Radjulica and the revamped roster was set.


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2014-15 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER



PG:KEMBA WALKER (#15)Dante Exum (#13)Anthony Morrow (#22)
SG:LANCE STEPHENSON (#6)Gerald Henderson (#9)Doug McDermott (#16)
SF:MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST (#14)Giannis Antetokounmpo (#34)Chris Douglas-Roberts (#55)
PF:JOSH MCROBERTS (#11)Noah Vonleh (#10)Anthony Tolliver (#43)
C:AL JEFFERSON (#25)Bismack Biyombo (#0)Miroslav Raduljica (#50)
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Postby rise on Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:01 pm

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Postby rise on Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:02 pm

this one too
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Re: ░░░░░░░░ CHARLOTTE HORNETS - Bringing Back The Buzz ░░░░

Postby mp3 on Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:37 pm

Looking good with the new look, good luck!
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Postby zzcoolj21 on Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:07 am

rise wrote:
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2014-15 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER



PG:KEMBA WALKER (#15)Dante Exum (#13)Anthony Morrow (#22)
SG:LANCE STEPHENSON (#6)Gerald Henderson (#9)Doug McDermott (#16)
SF:MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST (#14)Giannis Antetokounmpo (#34)Chris Douglas-Roberts (#55)
PF:JOSH MCROBERTS (#11)Noah Vonleh (#10)Anthony Tolliver (#43)
C:AL JEFFERSON (#25)Bismack Biyombo (#0)Miroslav Raduljica (#50)

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a great pickup! exited for this!
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Re: ░░░░░░░░ CHARLOTTE HORNETS - Bringing Back The Buzz ░░░░

Postby rise on Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:37 am

mp3 wrote:Looking good with the new look, good luck!

Thanks man- I've enjoyed reading through your new Utah association as well. :D
zzcoolj21 wrote:Giannis Antetokounmpo is a great pickup! exited for this!

If the 2013 draft was re-done, I think Giannis goes 1st. I love Giannis- really intriguing talent. I rofl'ed when the CPU accepted my offer of Cody Zeller. :lol:
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Postby rsType28x on Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:52 am

Great look. Excited to see kemba play
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Postby Martti. on Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:44 am

What's Giannis's rating? I know in default rosters he's like 63 or something, I played him as a starter for 3 years, 40 minutes a game and he only got to about 68.

Anyway, nice looking team, I really like the additions. (Exum, Lance and the Alphabet)
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Postby rise on Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:42 am

rsType28x wrote:Great look. Excited to see kemba play
To my surprise, he improved immensely in the offseason so his rating is in the mid-80s- let's see!

Martti. wrote:What's Giannis's rating? I know in default rosters he's like 63 or something, I played him as a starter for 3 years, 40 minutes a game and he only got to about 68.

Anyway, nice looking team, I really like the additions. (Exum, Lance and the Alphabet)
Giannis is up to 67 or 68. He's an amazing talent- hopefully he lives up to that. Exum and Lance both are pretty good here too. Just don't know how they play in this game yet.
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Postby Phil89 on Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:36 pm

That was a nice off-season for you. Big overhaul of your roster. I think your team is strong enough to make the playoffs in a weak conference. (Y)

You've got some exciting young players on the bench. If you can develop Exum, Giannis and Vonleh into solid NBA players to play alongside Kemba, Lance and MKG I think you have a great chance to be a top eastern team in the future.
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Postby rise on Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:43 pm

2013-14 Season In Review
Finals: Miami Heat beat Oklahoma City (4-2) - Lebron James wins FMWP

MVP: Kevin Durant
DPOY: Dwight Howard
ROY: Michael Carter-Williams
6MOY: Spencer Hawes
MIP: Eric Bledsoe
COY: Terry Stotts
Scoring Champion: Kevin Durant (30.6)
Assists Leader: Rajon Rondo (9.6)
Rebounds Leader: Dwight Howard (12.1)
Steals Leader: Ricky Rubio (2.3)
Blocks Leader: Serge Ibaka (2.1)

All NBA Teams:
Howard/Cousins/Jefferson
James/Aldridge/Griffin
Durant/Love/George
Westbrook/Holiday/Harden
Wall/Paul/Curry

All Defense Teams:
Howard/Drummond
Duncan/Gasol
Davis/Aldridge
Allen/Wade
Bledsoe/Wall

All Rookie Teams:
Faverani/Zeller
Bennett/Porter
Oladipo/McCallum
McLemore/Wolters
Carter-Williams/Schroeder



2014 Offseason - Key Additions




































Charlotte
Lance Stephenson (FA)
Dante Exum (draft)
Noah Vonleh (draft)
Doug McDermott (draft)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (trade)
Atlanta
Vitor Faverani (FA)
Jordan Clarkson (draft)
Gary Harris (draft)
Luis Scola (trade)
Miami
Elton Brand (FA)
Keith Bogans (FA)
Rodney Hood (draft)
Washington
Greg Oden (FA)
Aaron Gordon (draft)
Orlando
DJ Augustin (FA)
Jeff Adrien (FA)
Julius Randle (draft)
Montrezl Harrell (draft)
Javale McGee (trade)
Philadelphia
Andrew Wiggins (draft)
James Young (draft)
Mario Hezonja (draft)
Jose Calderon (trade)
Wesley Johnson (trade)
Nick Young (trade)
Ish Smith (trade)
Toronto
Carmelo Anthony (FA)
Jeremi Grant (draft)
Wayne Selden (draft)
Taylor Gibson (draft)
Brooklyn
CJ Fair (draft)
Travis Outlaw (trade)
Festus Ezeli (trade)
Nemanja Nedovic (trade)
New York
Anderson Varejao (FA)
Amir Johnson (trade)
Carlos Delfino (trade)
Zaza Pachulia (trade)
Chuck Hayes (trade)
Boston
Willie Cauley-Stein (draft)
Andre Miller (trade)
Tayshaun Prince (trade)
Chicago
Rip Hamilton (FA)
Cory Jefferson (draft)
Marcus Thornton (trade)
Jason Thompson (trade)
Jimmer Fredette (trade)
Indiana
Donald Sloan (FA)
Dario Saric (draft)
Cleveland
Ramon Sessions (FA)
Patrick Beverly (FA)
Shane Battier (FA)
Tyreke Evans (trade)
Brandon Knight (trade)
Darron Collison (trade)
Matt Barnes (trade)
Milwaukee
Michael Beasley (FA)
Evan Fournier (FA)
Jabari Parker (draft)
Visilje Micic (draft)
John Davis (draft)
Jarrett Jack (trade)
Landry Fields (trade)
Ryan Anderson (trade)
Detroit
Marcin Gortat (FA)
Kenyon Martin (FA)
Glenn Robinson III (draft)
Memphis
Andrew Harrison (draft)
Sam Lowe (draft)
Gerald Wallace (trade)
New Orleans
Semaj Christon (draft)
Omer Asik (trade)
Cody Zeller (trade)
Tyler Zeller (trade)
Anthony Bennett (trade)
Dallas
Caron Buter (FA)
Stephen Jackson (FA)
Alec Brown (draft)
Aaron Harrison (draft)
Steve Nash (trade)
Jason Richardson (trade)
San Antonio
Robin Lopez (FA)
Terrence Williams (FA)
LaQuinton Ross (draft)
Houston
Devin Harris (FA)
Shannon Brown (FA)
Metta World Peace (FA)
Perry Ellis (draft)
Timofey Mozgov (trade)
Jared Dudley (trade)
Oklahoma City
Shawn Marion (FA)
Vince Carter (FA)
Chris Kaman (FA)
Portland
TJ Warren (draft)
Minnesota
James McAdoo (draft)
Brandon Rush (trade)
Denver
Ersan Ilyasova (trade)
Courtney Lee (trade)
Arron Afflalo (trade)
Utah
Jonas Jerebko (FA)
Khris Middleton (FA)
Marcus Smart (draft)
Shabazz Muhammad (trade)
JJ Barea (trade)
LA Lakers
Andrew Bynum (FA)
Rodrigue Beaubois (FA)
Samuel Dalembert (FA)
Francisco Garcia (FA)
Ondrej Balvin (draft)
Chris Walker (draft)
Rudy Gay (trade)
Daniel Orton (trade)
LA Clippers
Russ Smith (draft)
Adrien Payne (draft)
Markel Brown (draft)
Miles Plumlee (trade)
Earl Clark (trade)
Jeff Taylor (trade)
Sacramento
Xavier Henry (FA)
Jodie Meeks (FA)
Gary Neal (FA)
Joel Embiid (draft)
Wayne Hawkins (draft)
Kendrick Perkins (trade)
Carlos Boozer (trade)
Mike Dunleavy (trade)
Marquis Teague (trade)
Phoenix
Isaiah Thomas (FA)
Mitch McGary (draft)
JJ Redick (trade)
Golden State
Isaiah Austin (draft)
CJ Fair (draft)
Mirza Teletovic (trade)

Note that Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen announced their retirement.
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Postby 2K Kobe on Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:13 pm

First Charlotte story on here - good luck.
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Postby rise on Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:38 pm

Phil89 wrote:That was a nice off-season for you. Big overhaul of your roster. I think your team is strong enough to make the playoffs in a weak conference. (Y)

You've got some exciting young players on the bench. If you can develop Exum, Giannis and Vonleh into solid NBA players to play alongside Kemba, Lance and MKG I think you have a great chance to be a top eastern team in the future.

Yeah, and don't forget Al Jefferson!

2K Kobe wrote:First Charlotte story on here - good luck.

I am a Horncats fan, so... :D



Also anyone else using tinypic.com have a bunch of pictures get messed up and swapped for random images? Remind me not to use that again...
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Postby zzcoolj21 on Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:43 pm

rise wrote:
Phil89 wrote:That was a nice off-season for you. Big overhaul of your roster. I think your team is strong enough to make the playoffs in a weak conference. (Y)

You've got some exciting young players on the bench. If you can develop Exum, Giannis and Vonleh into solid NBA players to play alongside Kemba, Lance and MKG I think you have a great chance to be a top eastern team in the future.

Yeah, and don't forget Al Jefferson!

2K Kobe wrote:First Charlotte story on here - good luck.

I am a Horncats fan, so... :D



Also anyone else using tinypic.com have a bunch of pictures get messed up and swapped for random images? Remind me not to use that again...

yea use gyazo
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Postby rise on Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:45 pm

imgur works fine for me, don't know why i used tinypic in the first place.
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Postby rise on Sat Jan 18, 2014 6:30 am

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Holy shit. That font size is enormous. That will change in the next update. :lol:
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Postby Kieran on Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:02 am

Love this. Looking forward to some shots of Exum in Hornets gear.
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Postby rise on Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:28 pm

I'll be continuing this (or restarting with a very similar Hornets team) in the next couple weeks. Schoolwork is kicking my ass and I recently got a new computer that runs 2k a lot better than my old brick did. I'm also incredibly lazy.
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Postby AADC on Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:53 am

Hope to see this back again. :bowdown:
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Postby rise on Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:45 pm

Interesting you bump this, because I was thinking of doing this for 2k15
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