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Hornets Hire New Coach

The Charlotte Hornets introduced Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach on June 10 giving him a 4 year deal. Atkinson will take over for James Borrego, who was fired…

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The Charlotte Hornets introduced Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach on June 10 giving him a 4 year deal.

Atkinson will take over for James Borrego, who was fired in April after four years at the helm. Borrego made the play-in tournament the past two seasons, but never reached the playoffs with the Hornets.

Right now Atkinson is an assistant on the Golden State Warriors team who is playing in the NBA finals looking for their 4th title in 8 seasons.  Before that he was the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets before being fired for whatever reason for Steve Nash even though he had just taken that team to the playoffs.
Atkinson is a breath of fresh air for the Hornets and he's actually a good coach.  I like the choice and we will have to see what he does with this group of talented young men at the helm.
 What do you think of the Hornets new hire?

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Burpie is a stand-up comedian seen on MTV’s Wild n Out, Joking Off, Worldstar tv, Real Housewives of Atlanta, etc. He is also a radio personality on No Limit Larry and the Morning Maddhouse. He enjoys writing random Charlotte stories that he finds interesting or even bringing his comedy to the internet. He also writes about Charlotte sports. His life on a day to day is sometimes where he finds a lot of inspiration for his online content and on-air bits.