WEBVTT - Mac & Bone Show - Sam Farber Interview  

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<v Speaker 1>We need a little sunshine.

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<v Speaker 2>We need someone to make us happy, to tell us,

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<v Speaker 2>keep calm, my babies. It's going to be all right.

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<v Speaker 2>And we call in Sam Farber, the voice of the Hornets.

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<v Speaker 2>Mac is in a bad mood today. He's grumpy. Can

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<v Speaker 2>the farm dog uplift the Mac man in this city today?

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<v Speaker 1>We'll find out next.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam talks about last night's result and where we're going

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<v Speaker 2>from here with Boston and Cleveland. Next up, Sports Radio

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<v Speaker 2>92.7 WFNZ.

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<v Speaker 3>Sports Radio 92.7 WFNZ. It's a fiery, feisty, mac and

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<v Speaker 3>bone show right here on WFNZ. Feel free to go back,

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<v Speaker 3>listen to the podcast of the time you missed. If

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<v Speaker 3>you've got some feistiness in you as a Charlotte sports

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<v Speaker 3>the podcast, wherever you get your podcasts, WFNZ.com, Apple, Spotify,

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<v Speaker 3>and commiserate with us. We are all going through it

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<v Speaker 3>together here in Charlotte, in the world of Charlotte sports. Boney,

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<v Speaker 3>we have the man though. We have the man for

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<v Speaker 3>the job, right? People getting down and out. People getting

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<v Speaker 3>bummed out, worried about the Panthers, and now worried about

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<v Speaker 3>the Hornets after last night. The man is here. The

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<v Speaker 3>man is not called Sunshine Sam for no reason. Sam Farber,

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<v Speaker 3>the voice of the Hornets, is going to calm the masses,

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<v Speaker 3>I have a feeling, here. And Sammy is with us

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<v Speaker 3>for his weekly spot on Thursday. Sam, what's going on, brother?

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<v Speaker 1>How you doing?

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, Mack.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my God.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my God.

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<v Speaker 1>That scared me so much.

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<v Speaker 3>I know. I thought we lost Sammy too, man. I

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<v Speaker 3>thought it was a cloudy day in his world.

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<v Speaker 4>It might be raining, but it, but you know, there's

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<v Speaker 4>still sunshine.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my goodness. Um, uh, What did you think of

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<v Speaker 3>last night? I mean, six minutes in, Khan gets hurt again,

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<v Speaker 3>and now we're worried about that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I guess you got to start with the injuries.

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<v Speaker 3>Heck, even during game, Nas Reid's playing great, but he's

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<v Speaker 3>playing through a back situation.

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<v Speaker 1>Schroeder's playing through an injury.

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<v Speaker 3>Grayson Allen at one point got gimpy there on a

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<v Speaker 3>collision on his three-point attempt. Kobe White gets poked in

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<v Speaker 3>the eye, no foul call. The luck isn't on our side, Sam,

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<v Speaker 3>so far this year.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it wasn't just raining here this morning or last night.

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<v Speaker 4>It was kind of storming around the Hornets in terms

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<v Speaker 4>of injuries. It happens. It's a physical game, and I

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<v Speaker 4>think the Hornets play with a certain level of physicality

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<v Speaker 4>that sometimes it's going to result in collisions. It's going

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<v Speaker 4>to result And players getting nicked up. A lot of

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<v Speaker 4>credit to Nas Reed. I mean, he was getting beaten

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<v Speaker 4>up bad. You know, it felt like, you know, for

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<v Speaker 4>the entirety of the second quarter, like every time he

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<v Speaker 4>took a bump, he'd hit his back on the floor

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<v Speaker 4>and then he'd will himself back up and get right

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<v Speaker 4>back out there to it and ends up with a

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<v Speaker 4>season high. So a lot of credit to him and

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<v Speaker 4>all the Hornets. for gritting it out if they were

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<v Speaker 4>at all capable of doing so. And some of the injuries,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, clearly more extensive to the point that, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>Conor Kniepel was not able to get back out there

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<v Speaker 4>on the floor. But as I said, it's part of

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<v Speaker 4>the game. It's something the Hornets are going to have

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<v Speaker 4>to deal with. They've got an A-plus medical team that

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<v Speaker 4>really just does a tremendous job. And if there is

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<v Speaker 4>a way to get them on the floor safely, you

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<v Speaker 4>know that they're going to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you equate Brandon Miller's struggles to here early

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<v Speaker 2>this season?

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<v Speaker 4>I think some of it is the focus of the

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<v Speaker 4>defense on him, and that's been the case. since day

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<v Speaker 4>one of the season. I think another part is, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>he's just in the shooting slump right now. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>we see it with great hitters in baseball. We see

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<v Speaker 4>it with, you know, great players across the board in

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<v Speaker 4>all sports. Sometimes you just don't have the ball going

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<v Speaker 4>through the cylinder. And it was uncanny, like the first quarter,

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<v Speaker 4>not just Brandon, but it felt like the entire team,

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<v Speaker 4>not just shots missing, but missing from the interior of

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<v Speaker 4>the rim. Like these were, you know, halfway down the

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<v Speaker 4>cylinder and, And they just, you know, I don't know

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<v Speaker 4>if they tightened it on that side of the floor

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<v Speaker 4>in Brooklyn before the game started or what, but the

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<v Speaker 4>Hornets just were not getting the bounces. So I think,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, talking to Brandon in the past, talking to

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<v Speaker 4>shooters like Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neal, the only way

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<v Speaker 4>through it is to keep shooting. And the worst thing

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<v Speaker 4>Brandon could do would be to turn off the green

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<v Speaker 4>light that he's had since entering the league, because he's

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<v Speaker 4>one of the most proficient three-point shooters we have in

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<v Speaker 4>the game. And so, you know, I firmly believe this

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<v Speaker 4>is going to even out by season's end. It's just

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<v Speaker 4>a matter of time.

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<v Speaker 3>We're talking with Sam Farber, voice of the Hornets. Hornets

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<v Speaker 3>on a five-game losing streak right now, and we're trying

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<v Speaker 3>to talk through this here with our guy Sammy. Sam,

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<v Speaker 3>what do you think about where Kobe White is right now?

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<v Speaker 3>He goes two of nine last night. It feels like

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<v Speaker 3>he's not quite fully up to speed coming off the

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<v Speaker 3>calf injury, but also the minutes restriction feels so severe.

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<v Speaker 3>He plays 18 minutes after 16 the first game. He

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<v Speaker 3>only was able to play three games.

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<v Speaker 1>In the fourth quarter. What are your thoughts on that?

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<v Speaker 3>That's like a heavy, like Lamello's restriction of like under

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<v Speaker 3>30 minutes was one thing.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a heavy restriction.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I think there is a difference here. I think

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<v Speaker 4>with Lamello, the restriction was to keep him healthy. And

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<v Speaker 4>I think with Kobe, it might be in some small

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<v Speaker 4>part to continue to get him healthier or get him

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<v Speaker 4>ramped up to full minutes. You know, Kobe went through

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<v Speaker 4>a calf strain, and it's an injury he has had

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<v Speaker 4>experience with and was able to navigate last year. which

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<v Speaker 4>I believe was a career low for him. But, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>some of it was minutes. Some of it was the

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<v Speaker 4>fact that he was coming off the bench, but the

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<v Speaker 4>Hornets were able to put him in a position to

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<v Speaker 4>be really, really explosive at the end of seasons and

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<v Speaker 4>obviously make one of the most consequential shots in franchise history.

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<v Speaker 4>Right now they're asking, they're going to be asking more

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<v Speaker 4>of him when he's back to, you know, full strength, 100%.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm not suggesting he's not healthy enough to be playing.

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<v Speaker 4>That's not what I'm saying. I'm suggesting that with this

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<v Speaker 4>kind of injury, it's not you're back on the floor

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<v Speaker 4>and let's go 1,000% immediately out of the gate. I

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<v Speaker 4>think there is some ramp-up time, and the Hornets are

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<v Speaker 4>benefiting from the minutes they have him on the floor

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<v Speaker 4>and Other players are being put in more their normal

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<v Speaker 4>roles alongside of it. But clearly he's not 100% just yet.

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<v Speaker 4>We're not quite seeing that same level of explosion consistently.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll tell you, maybe the most encouraging thing I saw

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<v Speaker 4>from Kobe is when he did sub out there in

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<v Speaker 4>that last time of the fourth quarter, he is sprinting

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<v Speaker 4>to the bench. He knows full well when his minutes

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<v Speaker 4>are up, but he looks pretty fresh at that stage

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<v Speaker 4>of the game, which to me says maybe there's a

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<v Speaker 4>chance that he can continue to stretch those myths and

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<v Speaker 4>continue to build up towards the normal Kobe White we

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<v Speaker 4>were accustomed to seeing.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam, what's your message to the fans right now that

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<v Speaker 2>we hear from and just hypothetically any radio hosts out

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<v Speaker 2>there that aren't freaking out but they might be panicking

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<v Speaker 2>to some degree right now? What's your message to that

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<v Speaker 2>group of folks about the start of the season?

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<v Speaker 4>My message would be that the world is a scary

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<v Speaker 4>and confusing and stressful and at times exhausting place. But

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<v Speaker 4>basketball is all of that, but in a good way.

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<v Speaker 4>And so while the Charlotte Hornets are dealing with some

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<v Speaker 4>things now between injuries and some poor shooting luck and

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<v Speaker 4>running into teams at inopportune times, players seem to be

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<v Speaker 4>getting hot just when the Hornets arrive, I think the

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<v Speaker 4>fundamentals of this team are still really, really sound. We're

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<v Speaker 4>seeing some improvement here in the turnover realm. We're still

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<v Speaker 4>seeing this team be dominant on the glass. And guys

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<v Speaker 4>that have been great shooters for two, three, four plus

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<v Speaker 4>years in the NBA, some of them way longer than that,

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<v Speaker 4>they don't suddenly turn it off. So the fact that

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<v Speaker 4>Brandon Miller is shooting, I think, in the low 30s

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<v Speaker 4>or high 20s from three mean that there's some weeks

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<v Speaker 4>coming up here where he's going to be shooting 50%

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<v Speaker 4>or better. The fact that Nas Reid is maybe a

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<v Speaker 4>little under his percentages right now and still being super productive,

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<v Speaker 4>I might add, he's capable of having a big jump here.

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<v Speaker 4>So I think the stars are going to align for

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<v Speaker 4>the Hornets. Obviously, injuries are something you've got to work through.

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<v Speaker 4>But there's plenty of room for optimism. And most importantly,

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<v Speaker 4>there's a lot of time in front of the Hornets.

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<v Speaker 4>You might recall from last season, they started the season

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<v Speaker 4>four and 14. I think there were 10 games under

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<v Speaker 4>500 in late December. This team is way far away

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<v Speaker 4>from that. And I don't want them to touch it.

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<v Speaker 4>But I think they're in a much better situation and

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<v Speaker 4>position right now with a healthy Brandon Miller, with a

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<v Speaker 4>healthy Nas Reid, to start making that ascent hopefully sooner.

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<v Speaker 3>I will say this, and I'm getting ready to ask

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<v Speaker 3>you about LaMelo because you can only imagine how many

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<v Speaker 3>times he's getting mentioned in text today. But I will

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<v Speaker 3>say this. Last year in the slow start, when they

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<v Speaker 3>had LaMelo but didn't have Brandon and there were a

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<v Speaker 3>couple other injuries, We were 2-9 in the first 11

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<v Speaker 3>games Lomelo played last year.

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<v Speaker 1>So I will point that out.

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<v Speaker 3>But I will ask you the question, though, Sam, for

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<v Speaker 3>fans that are seeing the offense struggle like this and

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<v Speaker 3>are missing Lomelo Ball, who had such an effect on

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<v Speaker 3>the offense, what would you— I don't mean to keep putting

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<v Speaker 3>you on the spot, Bone and I asking you to

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<v Speaker 3>be the team spokesman.

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<v Speaker 1>Give us the answers and the truth!

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<v Speaker 3>But what would you say to fans that are just like, man,

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<v Speaker 3>that offense was so pretty with LaMelo?

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<v Speaker 4>It was, but.

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<v Speaker 4>As you recall and as you referenced there, it was

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<v Speaker 4>pretty with LaMelo and Brandon Miller. That was really the accelerant.

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<v Speaker 4>When Brandon Miller got back on the floor recovering from

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<v Speaker 4>that shoulder injury, or at least to the extent he

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<v Speaker 4>could play, he had off-season shoulder surgery, so I kind

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<v Speaker 4>of doubt that he was always 100% perfect health. He just,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, had that will and that drive to get

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<v Speaker 4>back up there on the floor and overcome the injury.

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<v Speaker 4>But getting back to the point, it's when he got

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<v Speaker 4>back on the floor that things really took off. And

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<v Speaker 4>so I see the potential for Brandon and Nas or

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<v Speaker 4>those two plus Kobe White or those three plus Khan Kanipal.

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<v Speaker 4>to be that accelerant and have things take off. There

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<v Speaker 4>is no denying LaMelo is a tremendous player, creative passer.

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<v Speaker 4>We love him. There's no ill will for him in

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<v Speaker 4>that building whatsoever. And he's doing a good job right

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<v Speaker 4>now without Anthony Edwards of continuing to keep that ship afloat.

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<v Speaker 4>But that doesn't mean that Charlotte didn't get a huge

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<v Speaker 4>haul here, an offer you can't refuse here. To make

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<v Speaker 4>the deal. And again, it doesn't mean that they're not

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<v Speaker 4>going to have their own assent here once they're able

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<v Speaker 4>to get their stars aligned and hopefully get out of

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<v Speaker 4>the shooting rut.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam, celebrity text for you here. It says, Sam, stay

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<v Speaker 2>strong in this weekly spot. Sincerely, Jim Zoki.

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<v Speaker 4>I love Jim. Jim knows tough times as well. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 4>it comes in sports. I think, again, the fundamentals of

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<v Speaker 4>this team are in a really, really good place. They

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<v Speaker 4>got veteran players with playoff experience who, frankly, have been

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<v Speaker 4>through worse than five-game losing streaks in the past. So,

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<v Speaker 4>It feels a little like the sky is falling because,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, five losses in a row doesn't feel great.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's a very small sample size in the grand

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<v Speaker 4>scheme of the season. And sometimes momentum is only as

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<v Speaker 4>good as the next day's starter. That's what they say

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<v Speaker 4>in baseball. And so in basketball, a chance to have

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<v Speaker 4>a good shooting night and a good performance in the

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<v Speaker 4>Emirates NBA Cup tomorrow against Boston might be just what

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<v Speaker 4>the doctor ordered. Some home cooking here for the Hornets.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Sammy.

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<v Speaker 3>We appreciate you being here in the foxhole with us.

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<v Speaker 3>Zoki has been in many a foxhole. We appreciate you

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<v Speaker 3>being in a foxhole as well. So it's Boston tomorrow

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<v Speaker 3>night at home if you're out there and you want

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<v Speaker 3>a Friday night out. Appreciate you, Sam. Thanks so much, brother.

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<v Speaker 4>And look, last season, one of the big turning points

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<v Speaker 4>was the fans. It was the middle of that snowstorm

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<v Speaker 4>where every weatherman in the city said, don't get out

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<v Speaker 4>there on the roads, and everyone packed the place. And

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<v Speaker 4>Charlotte responded, the Hornets responded, and started putting together wins.

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<v Speaker 4>So let's do it again. We'll see everyone at the

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<v Speaker 4>Hive tomorrow night. Emirates NBA Cup action against Boston. Then

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<v Speaker 4>again on Monday when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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<v Speaker 1>Awesome. Thank you, Sam. Appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you, guys.