Welcome Gerald Henderson

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

i don't know about henderson being a "perimeter threat"...he's got to work on that

but..i don't think there should be any question that he is a solid player.

best part about it..will be learning from raja bell..particulary on improving his FT % and 3PT %... henderson shot 76% FT and 33.6% 3pt in his last season at Dook

[Mustachio]

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sport...GA_career.html


pretty impressive... not only can he ball, he's one hell of a golfer too.

I wonder if Tiger and Jordan being friends had anything to do with the Hendo pick?

[Dead_Real]

MJ & LB discussing Hendo
http://www.nba.com/bobcats/video_dra...01_090625.html
http://www.nba.com/bobcats/video_dra...02_090625.html

[Marvel]

I will have to come up with a DJ and Henderson avatar somehow(can someone hook me up),Henderson or Hendo will be better than Raja in 3-4 years and he is the man i wanted other than T-Will, i am giddy about next season.

[Slam]

Good to have you on board Hendo.

[amour217]

I was on WFNZ this morning talking about this pick...most of the callers were looking at it purely as a duke vs carolina perspective. I'm from CT, so that perspective is moot to me, so I just talked about it in terms of the Bobcats. Gerald Henderson isn't the greatest pick ever, but he's far from the worst. Point blank, we filled a need on our team in a weak draft. Gerald needs to work on his ball-handling and shooting...so he needs to stick very close to Raja Bell this off-season and during the season to pick up some tips on D and work on his shooting touch. He's a smart guy and sounds like a good guy, so he has the potential to be good for us...not an all-star or anything, but a good, solid pickup

[spectre]

Haven't seen him much but he seems to be a good talent for a 12th pick and he has almost all of the qualities I'd want for Raja's backup.

On DX's Henderson page he has a long list of strengths:

- Mid-range game
- Transition play
- Versatility
- Ability to create own shot
- All-around defense
- Defensive fundamentals
- Lateral quickness
- Versatility to defend multiple positions
- Basketball IQ
- Likelihood of reaching potential
- Maturity
- Potential
- Strong Intangibles
- Understands limitations
- High-level productivity
- Passing skills
- Solid passer
- Ability to finish around basket
- Athleticism
- Rebounding ability
- Pull-up jumper

A LONG list!

Very happy to have him aboard.

[TheBeagle]

I was on WFNZ this morning talking about this pick...most of the callers were looking at it purely as a duke vs carolina perspective. I'm from CT, so that perspective is moot to me, so I just talked about it in terms of the Bobcats. Gerald Henderson isn't the greatest pick ever, but he's far from the worst. Point blank, we filled a need on our team in a weak draft. Gerald needs to work on his ball-handling and shooting...so he needs to stick very close to Raja Bell this off-season and during the season to pick up some tips on D and work on his shooting touch. He's a smart guy and sounds like a good guy, so he has the potential to be good for us...not an all-star or anything, but a good, solid pickup

Last year I was pissed with our picking DJ over Bayless on the night of the draft, but the next day, after thinking about it, and getting a good nights sleep, I came around immediately and realized he was the BPA, and filled a much needed position, and as it turns out, was a fantastic pick.

I'm going to have trouble with this one though, I can tell. It's the day after, and I'm still disappointed with this chicken shit pick. I fully appreciate that this franchise is leaking money out the wazoo; ownership issues make the situation very tenuous; I've heard STs are down even from last year (though it's still early); all of which puts more pressure on FO to win now, and therefore, the "safe pick." But it just blows my mind that the FO couldn't/wouldn't grow a pair and go with a slightly risky pick in Jrue Holliday, whose ceiling is so much higher than 12. It irritates the piss out of me we chose a destined role player over a damn special player in the making.

Yes, if you go back to the first comment I made about wish lists in this draft going back to late April, Jrue was my man from the beginning, and I won't dismiss my bias towards him, and FOs not choosing him, fuels some of the anger I have, but, for me, it's disappointing they went with a short term solution pick, whose ceiling is nearly maxxed out, instead of a bigger picture pick that could make this franchise special down the line.

Basically, in going with the "safe pick", it seems the FO is content with mediocrity, and makes me wonder how committed those folks are, Larry most definitely included, to the future of the organization.

Let's hope I'm proven wrong, twelve, and you actually do have something that I've obviously never seen in your game that MJ and Larry apparently do, and with all these warm thoughts, welcome to Charlotte!

[Slam]

But it just blows my mind that the FO couldn't/wouldn't grow a pair and go with a slightly risky pick in Jrue Holliday, whose ceiling is so much higher than 12.

You'd want three starting caliber (assuming Holiday is a hell of a lot better than he showed at UCLA) PG's on the roster at the one time?

[TheBeagle]

You'd want three starting caliber (assuming Holiday is a hell of a lot better than he showed at UCLA) PG's on the roster at the one time?

Jrue isn't starting caliber yet, but it would take pressure off having to re-sign Raymond. Plus, I'm not convinced Jrue can't be a 2 as he's still got some growing to do. But yes, even assuming Raymond is re-signed, I'd rather have 1 PG and a couple combos than the fellow chosen at 12.