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The Charlotte Hornets franchise has had a lot of ups and downs...well, mainly downs in their latest instalment, but it's hard to forget about those early days in the 90's when the Hornets made purple and teal the coolest thing around. As a result of having a franchise taken away, and then revived, there have been all kinds of different players to make their way through Charlotte over the years. Some good, some bad. Some memorable, and and some notorious. We all have our reasons for why we remember certain players over others whether it's cause they were just that fun, or maybe they were just that bad. Either way, we all have our own story about why certain players stick in our mind more than others.
That's why, those of us here at At The Hive wanted to put together the ultimate Charlotte basketball team. Except, this has nothing to do with the greatest players to play in the city. This is our own personal preferences, and reasoning, for why we wanted these guys on our ultimate team. If someone wanted to just go with the best players to ever don a Hornets, or Bobcats, uniform then they could do that, but if someone else wanted 12 players of nothing but their favorites then that was okay too.
The rules for this are simple. Everybody that wanted to participated picked a starter, and a backup, for each position. They then were allowed to make two wildcard picks to round out a 12 man ultimate Charlotte roster. The requirements for the team were that the credentials for the players picked could only be Charlotte credentials. So if someone picked Baron Davis then they were only allowed to talk about Baron Davis for the three years he was in Charlotte. His time as a member of the Warriors, or in New Orleans, will not be considered.
Besides that? The staff was allowed to pick anybody for any reason they chose. Want Byron Mullens on the team, because masochism is the way some sports fans fine joy? Well first you may want to talk to someone about that, and second that's perfectly okay! No seriously though. If anybody picked Byron Mullens they got fired on the spot.
Anyways, on to the ultimate teams! As the week goes on these will all be accompanied by roundtables for each position, and the wildcards. Just remember to not take any of this too seriously. It is all in good fun after all.
Chris Barnewall - (@ChrisBarnewall)
PG - Baron Davis, Kemba Walker
SG - Dell Curry, Jason Richardson
SF - Jamal Mashburn, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
PF - Josh McRoberts, Anthony Mason
C - Alonzo Mourning, Al Jefferson
Wildcard - Emeka Okafor, Gerald Wallace
Corey McPherron's Squad of Odd (@CoreyMcPherron)
PG- Kemba Walker, Raymond Felton
SG- Stephen Jackson, Jason Richardson
SF- Gerald Wallace, Corey Maggette
PF- Tyrus Thomas, Vlad Radmanovic
C- DeSagna Diop, Bismack Biyombo
Wildcard - Jamario Moon, Hakim Warrick
Frank Berndt (@MullensMafia)
PG - Mugsy Bouges, Baron Davis
SG - Jason Richardson, Dell Curry
SF - Glen Rice, Gerald Wallace
PF - Larry Johnson, Anthony Mason
C - Alonzo Mourning, Emeka Okafor
Wildcard - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Byron Mullens
Doug Branson - (@HiveTalkLive)
PG - Baron Davis, Muggsy Bogues
SG - Dell Curry, Stephen Jackson
SF - Glen Rice, Gerald Wallace
PF - Anthony Mason, Larry Johnson
C - Alonzo Mourning, Bismack Biyombo
Wildcard - Al Jefferson, Jamal Mashburn
Nick Denning - (@nickdenning)
PG - Baron Davis, Kemba Walker
SG - Dell Curry, David Wesley
SF - Jamal Mashburn, Gerald Wallace
PF - Larry Johnson, Emeka Okafor (even though he was always more of a center)
C - Alonzo Mourning, Al Jefferson
Wildcards - Jason Richardson, Stephen Jackson
TUCKER'S SUPER GOOD TEAM
PG - Muggsy Bogues, Kemba Walker
SG - Glen Rice, Dell Curry
SF - Larry Johnson, Gerald Wallace
PF - Alonzo Mourning, Emeka Okafor
C - Al Jefferson, Vlade Divac
Wildcard - Baron Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Josh's Awesome Team (@HoopPlusTheHarm)
PG - Baron Davis, Muggsy Bogues
SG - Glen Rice, Dell Curry
SF - Jamal Mashburn, Gerald Wallace
PF - Larry Johnson, Emeka Okafor
C - Alonzo Mourning, Al Jefferson
Wildcard - Anthony Mason, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Austin's Team (@apete1993)
PG - Baron Davis, Mugsy Bogues
SG - Kendall Gill, Dell Curry
SF - Gerald Wallace, Matt Carroll
PF - Larry Johnson, Anthony Mason
C - Alonzo Mourning, DeSagana Diop
Wildcard - Bryce Drew, Hersey Hawkins
Davis' Team (@DWJRM)
PG - Baron Davis, Muggsy Bogues
SG - Dell Curry, David Wesley
SF - Glen Rice, Gerald Wallace
PF - Larry Johnson, Anthony Mason
C - Alonzo Mourning, Al Jefferson
Wildcard - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Emeka Okafor
Russell's Team (@rvarner)
PG - Baron Davis, Kemba Walker
SG - Glen Rice, Dell Curry
SF - Jamal Mashburn, Gerald Wallace
PF - Larry Johnson, Emeka Okafor
C - Alonzo Mourning, Al Jefferson
Wildcard - Muggsy Bogues, Jason Richardson
Up next: The ultimate point guards
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