Bouk 'Em, Danno: The James Bouknight Thread

Post #621 » by **yosemiteben** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:55 pm

Honestly, when we'd already given Melo the keys, it was pretty **** stupid to draft a dude that shot 21% on C&S threes and was a ball dominant guard that refused to pass to his teammates.

Post #622 » by **fatlever** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:49 pm

Moody still has a chance to be a rotation 3/d guy

NCHeels2008 · Post #623 » by **NCHeels2008** » Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:00 am

fatlever wrote:49% of you suckers gave this pick an A lol.

pretty sure I did, didn't know he was an alcoholic

Post #624 » by **luciano-davidwesley** » Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:07 am

NCHeels2008 wrote:
fatlever wrote:49% of you suckers gave this pick an A lol.

pretty sure I did, didn't know he was an alcoholic

He's also crap

HornetJail · Post #625 » by **HornetJail** » Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:40 pm

I gave it a B, believed in the talent, but it never made any sense with our roster.

Rich4114 · Post #626 » by **Rich4114** » Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:23 pm

I don't remember what I said after we picked him, but I do remember being happy we got him after he dropped a few spots below where he was projected to be picked. UCONN guards are usually pretty reliable too.

I can remember being burned after watching guys mocked high dropping and us landing them at our typical 11ish lottery pick. Vonleh, Monk and Bouknight. So I'm done being excited for lottery guys falling unless it's a NSJ situation where we get them at the end of the draft or second.

Rays Pompadour · Post #627 » by **Rays Pompadour** » Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:01 pm

I remember at the time Charlotte drafted Bouknight thinking, "Who is this guy?" I saw his pre-draft workouts, watched all the pre-draft evaluations. And, then, after summer leagues, G-league and a few Hornets games, I still don't know who this guy is.

countryboi · Post #628 » by **countryboi** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:38 am

fatlever wrote:49% of you suckers gave this pick an A lol.

I’m pretty sure I gave it an A, he was good value at the time. No one knew he was a bum

Bassman · Post #629 » by **Bassman** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:47 pm

countryboi wrote:
fatlever wrote:49% of you suckers gave this pick an A lol.

I’m pretty sure I gave it an A, he was good value at the time. No one knew he was a bum

Yep, I was excited and thought he would be great value! Ugh.

How many of us are analytical value shoppers? I know I research stuff, look for the highest value (combination of price and quality) in all sorts of things. It makes me a sucker for the falling knife scenario in drafts. I guess someone else in Hornet’s FO is too. Then again they have access to tons of info I don’t and STILL make bad choices.

I think Bouk wasn’t background checked well enough…or he went bonkers after getting money. His drinking and bad car behaviors were likely happening before they blossomed here.

Soul Rebel · Post #630 » by **Soul Rebel** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:54 pm

Agree with the “A” grade after the draft, based on value. He has unfortunately ended up in the Vonleh class of failures.

My only concern is that he goes elsewhere and has a Monk-esque improvement with a change of scenery. It will be yet another draftee that we couldn’t develop, gave up on and finds his niche.

JMAC3 · Post #631 » by **JMAC3** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:10 pm

JMAC3 wrote:He actually has decent size at 6'4" with a 6'8" wingspan. However, if you watch the video posted above in this thread vs his shot in games and it looks different. He is way more relaxed shooting in this video, slower release, less lift and a weird leg kick.

Concerning to me because his shooting in the season was not great att 29% from three on 5 attempts per game.

First post on Bouknight I made in this thread.

I just think that Bouknight is very similar to Rozier and Monk. I would rather just invest to keep one of them longterm and add a more versatile player who will be tougher to acquire.

Monk can probably be signed at 7-8 million per year. Bouknight if he is picked at 11 will make 3.5 million.

Advocated that he was not bringing a unique skillset.

The thing I notice with Bouknight fans is they talk about him as if he is going to hit his ceiling and be an athletic lead scorer at the 2 position. However, they hardly ever mention his floor could be a chucker offensive player that brings nothing on the defensive side of the ball who is sparkplug off the bench.

You can argue he is worth the risk if he pans out, but I think he is far from a sure thing.

Legit saw a chucker in the weeds.

just think his downsides haven't been talked about as much as other prospects is all I am saying.

Bouknight could be really good, but personally, I just don't see it with him. He lacks an elite skill to me, he is not as athletic as Lavine, hasn't shown to be an elite shooter, doesn't seem to bring much intensity to the defensive side of the ball. Not saying he is bad, but to me I would prefer a more versatile prospect at 11.

Just see a lot of ways he could fail in the league.

I would say a lot of ways he has failed. Bad attitude, off the court issues, poor shooting, lack of effort and focus on defense...

JMAC3 · Post #632 » by **JMAC3** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:40 pm

If we decline him and Kai 4th year options it opens up nearly 11 million in cap space next season.
Pretty obvious decision at this point.

Post #633 » by **fatlever** » Wed Oct 4, 2023 5:13 am

I can't decide which one is better
Prompt
a colorful comic book style artwork of an African America basketball player, wearing a white jersey with teal and purple pinstripes with the number "5" on the front. He is asleep in the drivers seat of a car, holding a gun and a bag of potato chips
https://www.bing.com/images/create?FORM=GENILP
you have to use edge + bing, or chatgpt4

HornetJail · Post #634 » by **HornetJail** » Wed Oct 4, 2023 2:22 pm

directly to Hornet Jail

Bassman · Post #635 » by **Bassman** » Wed Oct 4, 2023 5:02 pm

I’d say the second one from the top is most Bouk. Not too muscular, not too aware, very much passed out.

Post #636 » by **luciano-davidwesley** » Wed Oct 4, 2023 11:37 pm

HornetJail wrote:directly to Hornet Jail

Do not collect $6.064 million dollars

Liver_Pooty · Post #637 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Oct 5, 2023 3:53 am

I still got hope for the kid.

SWedd523 · Post #638 » by **SWedd523** » Thu Oct 5, 2023 4:06 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:I still got hope for the kid.

You dip into Monk's supply?

Post #639 » by **luciano-davidwesley** » Thu Oct 5, 2023 4:24 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:I still got hope for the kid.

I've got a great ponzi sche...... I mean investment opportunity for you!!!

Liver_Pooty · Post #640 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Oct 5, 2023 4:54 am

SWedd523 wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:I still got hope for the kid.

You dip into Monk's supply?

Lol that isn't as good as whatever Kai has apparently.

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