rameshdataya 139 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 i'd like to think that lamb is past the "he deserves more PT off the bench" kind of talk. he deserves the starting job. hell he probably deserves to remain as the 3rd/2nd option on CHA's offense the rest of the year. his upside is more than that of a mere role player. the hornets would be wise to keep giving him everything he can handle. him and batum together should be intriguing to watch. time for MKG to move to the bench or switch to small 4. besides they have monk to play the instant offense off the bench role anyways. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flippy 569 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 am about to drop him with batum news. now not so sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
munky 49 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 19 minutes ago, rameshdataya said: i'd like to think that lamb is past the "he deserves more PT off the bench" kind of talk. he deserves the starting job. hell he probably deserves to remain as the 3rd/2nd option on CHA's offense the rest of the year. his upside is more than that of a mere role player. the hornets would be wise to keep giving him everything he can handle. him and batum together should be intriguing to watch. time for MKG to move to the bench or switch to small 4. besides they have monk to play the instant offense off the bench role anyways. Mkg to the bench...interesting thought. That be good news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hipriest69 840 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Lamb has to keep his starting spot even with Batum. I think the already mentioned Lamb at 2 and Batum at 3 is the move going forward. He's killing it and the commentator mentioned there's a chance he's turned the corner in his career and will continue to be a very good #2 option on offense for the coming years (similar to how players like Lowry took years to develop before finally stepping into a bigger role). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chud12 4,076 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 10 minutes ago, hipriest69 said: Lamb has to keep his starting spot even with Batum. I think the already mentioned Lamb at 2 and Batum at 3 is the move going forward. He's killing it and the commentator mentioned there's a chance he's turned the corner in his career and will continue to be a very good #2 option on offense for the coming years (similar to how players like Lowry took years to develop before finally stepping into a bigger role). Did the coaching staff mention this, or are you just speculating??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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hipriest69 840 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 22 minutes ago, chud12 said: Did the coaching staff mention this, or are you just speculating??? No I'm just reiterating what others have already said / suggested on this thread. Although Clifford could always be like no we need MKG defense and Batum out there, unless MKG goes to 4 (although NBA is said to be "positionless" now) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RipCity0 759 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) I don't see why MKG cannot play the 4. He is strong and long enough. In any case I think they ll keep using Lamb more than 22 mins to say the least and near 30 when he is hot like last night. They need him. Amazing that he was +14 and they lost the game by 7. Edited November 4, 2017 by RipCity0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adifferentlogik 617 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Lamb is balling. If you look at his per 36 numbers over the past couple of years they don’t differ much from this year though. The biggest difference is the minutes he’s getting. If he gets big minutes this is what you get from him. One thing I do notice is his game to game consistency has improved. Nothing like have a fresh new rook to motivate you. If he would’ve started off slowly, Monk would’ve took his spot and he know that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Purple Hippo 1,365 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I really hope he keeps a bigger role. He’s been great for my team. I’m not so confident he’ll get the minutes when Batum returns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbc88 218 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) Yeah, aside from my top 3 picks, he's been one of the most consistent players on my team. Got him 12th round in a 16 teamer. Amazing value. Hope he still gets enough minutes even when Batum comes back. Edited November 4, 2017 by lbc88 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xmantt 215 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 one thing we have is his coach loves him. so maybe Clifford still plays him a ton as 6th man. i hope his love for him is like thibs love for his former bulls players. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FBPro 40 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 9:38 PM, BlueMeteor said: Dropped brickaway jr for this cat You must have regretted that drop But I just picked him up yesterday and omg what a game for him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueMeteor 88 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, FBPro said: You must have regretted that drop But I just picked him up yesterday and omg what a game for him Haha don't worry big dog I picked brickaway back up the second I saw that 34 game. Got both these studs now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soafanforlife 430 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 21 hours ago, hipriest69 said: Lamb has to keep his starting spot even with Batum. I think the already mentioned Lamb at 2 and Batum at 3 is the move going forward. He's killing it and the commentator mentioned there's a chance he's turned the corner in his career and will continue to be a very good #2 option on offense for the coming years (similar to how players like Lowry took years to develop before finally stepping into a bigger role). This is not going to happen. If they started both Batum and Lamb without MKG in the lineup, there is a real chance they lose 55 games. In Clifford's scheme, this just isn't plausible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soafanforlife 430 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 On 11/3/2017 at 11:04 PM, rameshdataya said: i'd like to think that lamb is past the "he deserves more PT off the bench" kind of talk. he deserves the starting job. hell he probably deserves to remain as the 3rd/2nd option on CHA's offense the rest of the year. his upside is more than that of a mere role player. the hornets would be wise to keep giving him everything he can handle. him and batum together should be intriguing to watch. time for MKG to move to the bench or switch to small 4. besides they have monk to play the instant offense off the bench role anyways. As in having one of the worst defensive wing combos in the league interesting? Steve Clifford is a defense first coach. And he LOVES MKG. Who happens to be a borderline elite defensive player. That 30+ minutes is not going away in MKG's corner. Neither is Batum's 125+ million dollar contract. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FBPro 40 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 27 minutes ago, BlueMeteor said: Haha don't worry big dog I picked brickaway back up the second I saw that 34 game. Got both these studs now Nice, you get priority pick up since you just dropped brickaway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trench Mob 1,691 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I doubt this Hornets team would even have a win without him lol. They're horrible. He's easily their 2nd best option. Easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ballinOnaBudget 13 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) Good time to part ways with Lamb since Nic is coming back soon and he only has 2 games this week? Edited November 6, 2017 by ballinOnaBudget Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trench Mob 1,691 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Running the offense right now. Man I love this dude ( no homo ). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sylvanus 35 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 He started the year off well, but with Batum coming back will he have any value? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lifschitz 2,246 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 31 minutes ago, sylvanus said: He started the year off well, but with Batum coming back will he have any value? I made the mistake of dropping this guy at the start of the year, he's got enough per-minute value that even last year he averaged 9/5 on great %'s in just 18 mpg.. I think he's a solid 25 mpg the rest of the way even off the bench given how well he's played. They can't keep running Batum out there 38 mpg, especially with how well Lamb has been playing. So given that, he should still be good for around 12-14 ppg / 4 / 3 on great %'s type lines the rest of the way, which makes him a very solid bench option. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Purple Hippo 1,365 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 When asked about Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Nicolas Batum (elbow) coming back, coach Steve Clifford said the plan for Jeremy Lamb is to "give him minutes." Clifford said his role as a starter or second-unit guy could change, but he should do the same things he's been doing. Lamb is having a career year and it's not even close with career-high averages of 17.4 points, 5.1 boards, 3.3 assists, 1.8 treys, 3.2 free throw makes and a 47.2 field goal percentage. He's probably going to take a hit, but Lamb could still find a way to get 26-29 minutes. He can definitely still retain value with 25+ minutes. Please Clifford, make it happen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RipCity0 759 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 25 mins should be more than enough really. Lets hope! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blob2004 223 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Does anyone think he will retain enough value to burn a #1 waiver? 25min bench role might put him just around T100 number due to lack of stocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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