CHARLOTTE — New Charlotte Hornets player Kirk Haston said he felt like he found his future home a week ago.
That’s when Haston enthusiastically called home to Lobleville, Tenn., to tell friends and family how much he felt Charlotte was perfect for him.
Whether Haston is the right fit or not won’t be truly determined until well into next season. What can be determined is that Haston has all the earmarks of turning into a true North Carolinian.
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Kirk Haston was home alone Wednesday near Linden, Tenn., watching the NBA draft, yet not really alone.
Minutes after hearing the Charlotte Hornets chose him 16th overall, Haston drove to the cemetery where his mother is buried. It was the plan he devised months ago when he turned pro following three seasons at Indiana.
"I knelt down and told her we'd done it," Haston recalled Thursday.
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For weeks, Hornets coach Paul Silas has said the ideal counter-measure to a zone defense is a tall jump shooter. Prescription filled. The Hornets used the 16th overall pick in Wednesday's NBA draft on Indiana forward Kirk Haston, who is 6-foot-10. More importantly, he shot 38 percent from the college three-point line last season and projects as the rangy, scoring small forward Silas needs to back up Jamal Mashburn.
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Bobcats Jun 2001 Archive
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| Jun 27, 2001
Expect Arizona’s Richard Jefferson to become the newest Charlotte Hornets player tonight in the 2001 NBA Draft.
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| Jun 27, 2001
Hornets general manager Jeff Bower says the team is considering six to 10 players for the 16th pick tonight.
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| Jun 26, 2001
Iowa State Jamaal Tinsley cancelled his workout with Charlotte on Monday, the point guard regarded the best in the draft deciding that he should be gone by the Hornets pick, sixteenth overall.
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| Jun 19, 2001
Jamaal Magloire, drafted 19th overall last June, was arguably the most cost-effective pick in team history: a big man, a tough defender, an assertive scorer and mature enough to play right away.
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| Jun 17, 2001
The Charlotte Hornets lost one of the top coaching minds in professional basketball yesterday when Lee Rose announced his resignation after five seasons as an assistant coach.
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| Jun 17, 2001
Joseph Forte thinks he is ready for the NBA, and after a workout with the Hornets on Saturday, Charlotte head coach Paul Silas agrees.
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| Jun 15, 2001
Last season was a whitewash for the Chicago Bulls, but this season they already have one of the most coveted free agents committed to visiting the team, Charlotte's Eddie Robinson.
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| Jun 12, 2001
Is George Shinn to blame for Tuesday night's rejection of the new arena? Was it because of the joint package that people decided to vote no? Would it be different if the offer was for the arena alone? With Loisville already knocking at the door, various Charlotte residents give their opinions on why the decision was to decline, and the impact the Hornets have on Charlotte.
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| Jun 10, 2001
The Sacramento Bee's Scott Howard-Cooper's Sunday column features Phil Jackson's worth, Charlotte's arena woes, Sam Cassell's contract demands and other NBA tidbits.
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| Jun 9, 2001
Two days after Charlotte voters turned down a new arena, Mayor Pat McCrory said the city should revisit the idea of renovating the Charlotte Coliseum as a way of keeping the Hornets, writes Lauren Markoe of the Charlotte Observer.
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| Jun 7, 2001
"I think it's unfortunate that the referendum was turned down, but I would hope that all parties concerned will find a way to get the people of Charlotte a new facility," NBA Commissioner David Stern said before Game 1 of the NBA Finals at the Staples Center.
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| Jun 7, 2001
A leader of Louisville's effort to land an NBA team said representatives of the Kentucky city contacted the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday and are ready to begin discussions about moving the team there, writes Lauren Markoe of the Charlotte Observer.
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| Jun 6, 2001
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| Jun 6, 2001
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| Jun 6, 2001
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| Jun 6, 2001
Charlotte voters overwhelmingly rejected a $342 million arena package Tuesday, setting the stage for the Hornets to leave town, write Charlotte Observer reporters Lauren Markoe and Rick Bonnell.
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| Jun 5, 2001
Reggie Miller vehimently denied charges of having sex with strip club dancers.
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| Jun 4, 2001
The Charlotte Hornets passed over Lamar Odom and selected UCLA point guard Baron Davis with the third overall pick of the 1999 NBA Draft, hoping the quick and athletic guard would become a star.
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| Jun 3, 2001
Peter Vecsey's sources have fed him info for his weekly column.
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| Jun 3, 2001
Rodney White, one of the most impressive players in workouts thus far, has declined an offer to work out with the Charlotte Hornets, said Hornet's President Bob Bass.
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| Jun 2, 2001
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald writes,
While unveiling part of a plan to reshape the roster, Pat Riley said Friday he has a contract option to leave the Heat's coaching job after next season and does not know what he will do.
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| Jun 2, 2001
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| Jun 2, 2001
As it was expected, the Charlotte Hornets yesterday secured the services of dynamic point guard Baron Davis by picking up his fourth year option.
