But Curry (and Bogues) were the dependable mainstays through all these good times. The Hornets roster had a cavalcade of 90s luminaries: Mourning, Johnson, Rex Chapman, Hersey Hawkins, Kendall Gill, Glen Rice, Vlade Divac, Anthony Mason, etc. Importantly he did all this damage as a the team’s perennial sixth man averaging 25 minutes a game. That means seven consecutive seasons above 40% to finish out his stay in the Tar Heel State. Then from 1992 until the end of his time in Charlotte, he connected on 41.2% of his treys. In his first three seasons, Curry shot only 35% from three-point range. He averaged 14.0 points as a Hornet on some silly-ass percentages. Didn’t steal the ball much, certainly didn’t block a lot of shots.īut the dude was a shooting guard and he was sweltering on that front. The shooting guard averaged 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game during his 10 seasons in Charlotte. ĭell Curry’s overall statline was relatively anemic. Retire that #1 instead of letting Malik Monk sully the number. I love Muggsy, you love Muggsy, everyone loves Muggsy. He holds the following ranks in Horncats franchise history: You try stealing the ball from the muscular 5’3” point guard.ĭuring his peak seasons (1988-89 through 1994-95) Bogues essentially averaged 9 points, 9 assists, and 2 steals per game. And because he was so short, it was hard to disrupt his dribble. The shortest player in league history was a defensive pest and fantastic passer. That’s one surefire way to get fans back in the seats and back in their good graces, but no one ever accused the Horncats of being a well-run franchise for the last two decades.īesides being popular, Muggsy was a damn good basketball player. I can’t believe the Hornets didn’t retire his number in 2014 when they got the “Hornets” name back from New Orleans. Muggsy Bogues might be the most beloved player from the 1990s NBA and he spent a decade in Charlotte. 1990 CHARLOTTE HORNETS ROSTER FREEAlso, feel free to comment here or on Twitter with your jersey hot takes. NOTE : All accolades mentioned pertain only to that player’s time with the Hornets franchise. Now I think there are reasonable and persuasive arguments for Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning because they were so iconic and instrumental to the franchise’s most beloved run of success.īut I’m only here to suggest LOCKS for jersey retirement and I got two of them. The bottom line is that Horncats inexplicably have no retired jerseys-except for the deceased Bobby Phills -despite three decades of NBA basketball. The sorrowful Bobcats brought into the league in the 2004-05 season are considered the official continuation of the Hornets franchise. However, thanks to comic-book-style retconning, the current NBA franchise in New Orleans (the Pelicans) is not considered successors of the Hornets. 1990 CHARLOTTE HORNETS ROSTER PROLong story short, he was a jack ass and in 2002 moved the team from a city that absolutely loved their Hornets to New Orleans, a city that’s had a blasé attitude toward pro basketball for over half-a-century. The jerseys, the Starter jackets, and most importantly the players.īut their idiot owner George Shinn ruined everything. There are, of course, the 1990s glory years where the Hornets weren’t just a good team, but a cool team. Today our focus turns to the Charlotte Hornets, who have a weird history. The Retired Jersey Project keeps on rolling! ( Read this if you need to catch up on the rules.)
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