Why doesn’t rookie Malik Monk play more? Why don’t the Charlotte Hornets try shaking up the starting lineup? What’s the deal on Nic Batum’s season? Why doesn’t a roster this experienced, and this expensive, have a winning record?
I get those questions a lot from Hornets fans. So with the Hornets reconvening Tuesday for practice, following the All-Star break, I posed those questions to coach Steve Clifford. Here were his answers in an extended conversation Sunday:
Q. You have often said this is the most talented roster you have coached in Charlotte. Why has that not translated into a winning record?