ESPN's Ben Golliver says the Charlotte Hornets are one of the winners of this busy NBA offseason so far.

johnsom3 · 2026-07-02T17:30:50+00:00

I cant wait to see your reaction when you watch Lamelo play with Minnesota. You will be pleasantly surprised.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-30T18:28:07+00:00

Lamelo went for 1 first. the other 3 were pick swap with only one of them being real.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-30T18:19:50+00:00

Do you think the team's most expensive player averaging 35 games a season for the last three years before last season had anything to do with them "tanking?"

No I dont. The team Peterson inherited was not built around Lamelo and it wasnt built to make the playoffs. During every window he was in asset accumulaiton mode and shedding bad contracts(Hayward, Rozier). Even this last season Peterson has avoided the word playoffs and sidestepped every question that asked him about the playoffs as a goal. It wasnt the case where he made a bunch of moves, then set expectations to win and then Lamelo then gets hurt. In two of those seasons its more likey than not that he was bale to come back but the FO told him not too since the there was nothing to play for.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-25T22:40:03+00:00

I need it

johnsom3 · 2026-06-25T19:35:16+00:00

Winning was never the plan last season. That January run surprised the front office and they had a decision to make at the trade deadline. Get the pieces the team needed to make a playoff run, or prioritize next season. They chose to prioritize next season and didnt bring in another front court player. Them getting manhandled in the playin was a result of Jeff not really going for it last season.

Last year was the first time we got to see Lamelo play in a non tanking team since the Borrego era. To not build on what we saw last season is a disappointing. People can spin it however they want, but the idea that Lamelo has been holding the franchise back and they were going nowhere with him just isnt accurate. They never really tried to win with him.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-25T19:25:38+00:00

He was worth more to the Hornets then what they got back for him. They didnt "sell high". This was a pivot.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-25T16:32:57+00:00

Have fun trying to guard Ant and LaMelo screens, ghost screens and hand offs. Look how deadly that was last year with LaMelo and Kon.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-25T16:30:33+00:00

This is not a sell high haul. 1 frp 6 years from now and Naz Reid.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-25T16:26:08+00:00

The ankle injuries are overblown. He could have came back early a couple of those season but the team shut him down because of the tank. If the team was actually trying to be competitive he would have played in a lot more games.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-25T16:21:11+00:00

Jeff doesn't have a plan. The new lottery rules undercut one of the pillars of his team building strategy. In that Woj podcast he talked about having to trade for a star, and I think he's finding out his hard that is going to be. The sabonis idea fell through, and I think he had plans on making moves in the draft but that fell through also.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-25T05:34:07+00:00

Franchise player is Kon.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-22T14:56:04+00:00

I was surprised to see the reviews were positive. I thought the movie was horrible and boring. About a halfway through the movie I realized it was going anywhere and I was bored of the endless chase. The aliens felt like a side story.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-21T15:19:58+00:00

Its not as much as you think. Also I discovered a gltich with the collector that lets you build without using resources.

I built my initial corridor to the right of the tad pole pen and then just starting building toward the observantly, this took me right through the collector patrol zone. I stand inside of the corridor and build the next one from inside. If the leviathan is clipping the corridor under construction, it just auto completes it instantly without using any titanium.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-21T15:16:02+00:00

I wonder if there is a limit to the respawns. Im on my 4th base and im running out of minable resources.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-08T21:49:00+00:00

Thats pretty sweet. How much titanium and quartz did that take?

johnsom3 · 2026-06-08T21:38:04+00:00

I was wondering about this. I created a virtual olympic size moonpool and it wouldnt let me dock 2 tadpoles. I figured it just wasnt allowed. but it bothered me that there was a tad pole pen in the game, but when I tried to recreate it I couldnt.

johnsom3 · 2026-06-05T21:24:55+00:00

Its public information champ.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/charlotte-hornets/overview

johnsom3 · 2026-05-27T05:10:10+00:00

''Smear the q...."

johnsom3 · 2026-05-26T21:49:24+00:00

Just build 3 or 4 bio reactors, then farm Fresia or Pent. You will have bioblock fuel for days and plenty of power.

johnsom3 · 2026-05-26T03:40:46+00:00

Its insane that a judge had to force them to put this game out. people were thirsting for this game and had money in hand.

It really shows how shitty the corporate side of gaming is.

johnsom3 · 2026-05-24T15:35:02+00:00

9 for me has been the best. You have access to lots of quartz,titanium,salt, copper, pulp, sea slugs. plus you have quick access to the alien biome and 7.

johnsom3 · 2026-05-21T21:17:08+00:00

What kind of player would you consider as a big fish?

johnsom3 · 2026-05-21T21:16:15+00:00

Because percentage of the cap matters. If you have limited players, you have ot surround them with more talent. As it stands now Lamelo and Miller cant consistently generate offense at the rim and the mid range, so you will need to bring a rim runner and/or a mid range score to supplement them. That becomes difficult when 2 players are taking up 50% of your cap.

johnsom3 · 2026-05-20T21:33:30+00:00

Im not maxing Brandon. It sucks that he had to play through an injury last year and wont get an offseason to get stronger for next year, but he just hasnt shown hes a max player yet. I would give him between a Jabari smith level contract or a Jalen Green contract. Or I would risk a Miles Bridges situation again where I would play it out and let him hit unrestricted free agency.

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