For the Bucks, Giannis is questionable (left knee; patellar tendinopathy), while Taurean Prince (neck; herniated disk) and Kevin Porter Jr. (meniscus surgery) remain out.
LaMelo Ball (right ankle; impingement) practiced with the G League’s Greensboro Swarm on Tuesday, but is listed as out against the Bucks. Also out are Josh Green (left shoulder surgery), Brandon Miller (left shoulder; subluxation), and old foe Grant Williams (right knee surgery). Probable are old friend Pat Connaughton (illness), Collin Sexton (right ankle; strain), and KJ Simpson (left AC joint; sprain).
you going to cuddle with that blanky instead of living it out there with us? Man, game 11, I had you sloughing through at least game 20. j/k - I seriously considered the blanky but I mistakenly thought tonight was a Cup night but that MIL game is Friday :womp-womp:.
I was in the mood to throw away money today so I put &1 on McNeely having a good game
spectre
Should have bet on pops
He looks outstanding
dnbman
Man… rookies once again leading the way.
Eastley
Konbrenner hitting tonight already
Ryaneuppel
spectre
Kalk seems to me to be getting better every game. And not just by a little bit. He could end up being the steal of the draft
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powellrmp
Id say we nailed our draft class via the early returns
Mich_Mercer
Moussa has some moves
Eastley
"He's just listing lazily to the left"
powellrmp
MOUSSA WITH THE SPIIINNER
Mich_Mercer
That was nice.
powellrmp
Yowza!
I’m watching via my regular free stream so I’m usually a minute behind
Mich_Mercer
I got a free 14 days Fubo trial via gamepass on Xbox. I’ve been doing trials all season so far. lol
I misss when players had a post up games and such. Those were the days. Then NBA was so much better
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powellrmp
What do you mean by “post up game” lol I’m jk
Cedric coward has a great post up game (guy drafted by Memphis that I was really high on). He’s like 6’6. Sick post game
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spectre
Man if mcneely could take off
powellrmp
I put a bet on McNeely!!
15 points, 4 or more threes
Was the parlay
spectre
Got one of those down
Mich_Mercer
That should be $100000 for that. Haha
What was the bet?
powellrmp
I put a TON of money on it so he better not fail. Jk. I put $1 on that haha
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Mich_Mercer
Haha I put like $1 on it to win like $500.
I never win
spectre
Man I so wanted that to go in lol
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Mich_Mercer
I did win twice with $5 bets with underdog. $500 each time. They do t send me promos now though.
But how much does $1 on McNeally to hit 4 3s?
powellrmp
No actually, it was 15 points and 3+ threes made. +4400
I wanted to smash the 4+ threes but didn’t want to get greedy haha. It was like +3500 on 4+ threes (I think)
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Mich_Mercer
I’m disappointed in you. Next time have some balls.
Dude… I’m about to put in for him to hit 6.
I can’t even find him on fan duel. lol
powellrmp
You’re right
I should’ve put $100 on it instead of $1
Man that was a questionable shot by Tre Mann
5 feet behind the arc with plenty of time on the clock
spectre
Mann doesn’t seem quite right. Hasn’t really most of the season
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powellrmp
He’s like a different player
Mich_Mercer
Why doesn’t Connington play more??
powellrmp
Lol
spectre
Our white guys tho are kicking ass
Mich_Mercer
I’m glad we finally have some that can shoot.
This team usually only has huge white guys and that’s it. lol
I’ve always wanted one of those and now we have like 3
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powellrmp
Mann has played very passive on offense. Not quite sure was East was seeing to say that Tre has been playing okay
spectre
Gotta say it feels good. Usually its some random white guy killing is
powellrmp
Tre Mann used to be electric
Mich_Mercer
I feel like Mann kind of does things with no purpose.
Like he’s not sure what he should do.
powellrmp
Yes. He floats around instead of being assertive
spectre
Well he was great before the injury so he can get back
powellrmp
I really hope so. I loved watching Tre-I
spectre
Kalk gonna be ROY
9 pts/3 boards/2 blocks 4 for 4 shooting 11 min
Eastley
Fairly sure he has 3, that's a miscount
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spectre
The one on Turner face up was stellar
powellrmp
Man I love our draft class
The guy I really really wanted was Cedric coward. Memphis traded quite a bit to get him and people criticized the trade. I loved the trade. Guy is great
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Chef
Holy smokes! A pull up midrange. Be still my heart
powellrmp
Our draft class was great. We needed solid, mature players. We don’t need crazy flashy athletic projects
Nailed it
Nice Tre!
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Mich_Mercer
Mann drove in with a purpose there
Chef
Moose is a joy to watch
spectre
Moussa is such a beast
powellrmp
Moussa is a crazy person
He’s Rodman-esque with how he rebounds
Chef
90's early 00's type intensity
powellrmp
Would love to see Kalk shoot more from three
Has Coach Lee threatened him? He has a nice stroke
I want the old tre back.
Chef
That was a perfect example of terrible aau basketball system. Bucks could not convert a simple 2 on 1 fast break because their was no clear path or lob.
Miles should be fined for that possession
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powellrmp
I can hear our sync’d up “ugh” during that possession
Mich_Mercer
Tre!
spectre
We really need to move him
Miles not Tre lol
His low bbiq negates any positive he brings
Eastley
Very strange disjointed half of basketball
powellrmp
The problem is that no one would really want miles. On his $24m salary. Super streaky three point shooter who averages around 33%. Doesn’t play defense. Not a good passer or smart player. Also a felon for domestic violence
Not a hot trade piece lol
Mich_Mercer
Let’s just trade him to the Lakers for Austin Reeves. Thanks
powellrmp
Why not Anthony Davis??
spectre
Probably not. But we seemed to have really wanted to keep him
Chef
Counter point $24m is like $12m contract 5-7 years ago. It's actually one of those combinable contracts
Mich_Mercer
I’ll take AD… sure. He’d fit right in here
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powellrmp
We gotta laugh to avoid crying!
Well, with $24m it’ll take multiple players salaries. And hornets don’t want shitty vet contracts right now either
spectre
I like chefs version a lot better lol
powellrmp
I can’t imagine who would want miles bridges. Only team I could think of is the Kings. Or Pelicans. Both brilliantly run teams
More Liam McNeely please Coach Lee.
Eastley
Maybe DAL really wants the top two protected 2027 back and will do a deal for AD and trusts our medical staff won't make them look bad if they trade AD here
spectre
Lord Miles
Chef
I think I would rather reconcile my budget than watch miles play basketball
Trade with lakers: Max kiebler and gabe Vincent and 2 2nds for miles
Oh my. I believe I just had a tingle down my leg. A legit post entry and post move on a mismatch
dnbman
Chef, I just saw "8 foot hook shot" pop up on our feed. You going to be alright?
Chef
I'm a little dizzt
Dizzy
dnbman
For what it's worth, I still think Miles has value and will get us some trade benefit. My guess is that FO knows he at least will stay on the court while the rookies continue to develop and we establish some normalcy, especially when Grant Williams comes back. Then maybe around trade deadline, get him to a team that needs an athletic finisher that can shoot 3s.
I like that we came out in the 3rd and punched them in the mouth. Also, I will continue to say that Kalk getting so many boards is a really good indicator.
Chef
To be fair to miles he is forced to be the guy who the offense runs through and that is definitely not a strength
dnbman
Yeah. I think he still has a skill set to offer somebody.
I think if he has a clear alpha leading his team to set a professional tone, he will be successful.
spectre
You should be posting that on other teams forums hahaha
dnbman
I'm guessing that he's considered a far better player by many other fan bases than ours. We've just had too much heartbreak connected to the guy and he's never really become what we needed him to be.
Mich_Mercer
I wish we gave Kon the shots that Bridges gets
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Chef
That rollins guy can play
spectre
I mean you’re right. On the surface there’s a lot that looks good. We’ve just had the misfortune of seeing too much
Chef
Miles would be super effective on a team like the warriors or lakers
powellrmp
Okay here I go, here’s my nightly “I absolutely cannot stand seeing KJ Simpson on the floor” comment
Mich_Mercer
I was about to say the same thing… lol
powellrmp
I absolutely cringe every time I see him check in. I cannot understand it
Nice ball movement guys!
Wow that hurt to watch
Mich_Mercer
We are about to lose this lead. I can feel it in my balls.
spectre
The inevitable run after we dominate most of the game
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powellrmp
Let’s go kon. That’s it
Mich_Mercer
You are definitely behind. Haha
I won’t spoil anything when we can’t get the ball inbounds later.
powellrmp
Mann just scored ??
Portis?
spectre
I forgot they had portis
Mich_Mercer
Dude always kills us. I’d love to have him on our team.
spectre
That was exactly my next thought lol
powellrmp
Tre Mann just isn’t the same
Mich_Mercer
I miss Lamelo lob passes for dunks.
powellrmp
That’s a blocking foul on kj
Feet weren’t set
That’s 100% overturned
Mich_Mercer
I love KJ… he’s such a good player. I think he has a good shot to start if we trade Lamelo.
His upside is insane
spectre
I dunno man it looks close to me
Ha charge
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powellrmp
Wow. I agree with doc. That’s a blessing for the hornets
Mich_Mercer
KJ gets the benefit of the doubt a lot of the time. When you are a star player… things go your way.
This feels like the Pelicans games to me.
powellrmp
Mich.
Killing me
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Mich_Mercer
Love seeing Walker from locked on!
spectre
10 TOs so far…that’s usually like 1 quarter for us
powellrmp
What a boss
Mich_Mercer
There is still time for us to have more
spectre
We will probably double it this qtr
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powellrmp
Walker is great. Doug is fun too. Love both of those guys, but Walker is fantastic
Mich_Mercer
I love Doug.
I kind of want to hear Powells takes on YouTube. How much he likes KJ and Miles.
powellrmp
No one wants to hear that mich
I don’t even want to hear myself speak
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Mich_Mercer
I’d watch. lol
powellrmp
I’d much rather write too many words that no one will ever read
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Mich_Mercer
Hey man… I’ve skimmed over those.
I’d still be complaining that we let Monk go.
McNeely in for 2 more 3s!
spectre
Wait, powell writes stuff?
Mich_Mercer
Didn’t he write some stuff on this board? Am I crazy??
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powellrmp
I got the invite from James Plowright to write on the website but I didn’t want to have to put that much time into this team and resent the hornets even more
They also couldn’t meet my contract needs. 100k was too much I guess
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spectre
I did not have mcneely being the rook who struggled on my bingo card
TheDorkLord
There is no feeling like being a first time Dad! Go Kalk!
spectre
Do you think the hornets realize how much a troll that is showing BMill dunk in those commercials?
powellrmp
I only need 12 more points and 2 more threes from McNeely to get my parlay. Easy!
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Mich_Mercer
Maybe he’ll hit 2 more and get 14 points and take him out for KJ
I love seeing all the guys who aren’t going to play for the orange city jerseys.
powellrmp
Most things I do are wrong. Ask my wife
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Mich_Mercer
Are we married to the same person? Haha
spectre
That should be a board for kalk right
Still at 9
powellrmp
Any minute now
spectre
I think we’ve all been married to that person
powellrmp
That’s a nice move by miles
See, I say good things
Mich_Mercer
That was a great play lol
Wait for the next one
spectre
16 lead and I’m still not feeling safe
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powellrmp
That’s the good miles
Mich_Mercer
See the Kon pass to him yet?
powellrmp
Another good job miles n the rebound
My stream is actually ahead of you guys. Did you see the KJ Simpson 360 degrees windmill dunk?
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Mich_Mercer
I get pisseed when they show Melo and Miller smiling on the bench… getttig paid millions to sit there.
powellrmp
Melo needs different shoes
And different ankles
Just do a full ankle replacement. Amputate and then slap a good one on there. Good to go
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spectre
Good miles. Hopefully espn shows all this on the highlights
TheDorkLord
what is this ESPN you speak of?
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Mich_Mercer
YouTube tv user as well?
TheDorkLord
yep
Mich_Mercer
I’ve been lucky to find a lot of trials. Hopefully it is resolved soon. It has made it easier to watch the hornets though.
TheDorkLord
I had Hulu, Disney+, HBO, and ESPN+… just cancelled them all!!
dnbman
Kalk with the perfect 17-9-3-1 line is pretty sick.
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Mich_Mercer
I want it cancel a few I have but my 5 year old has certain shows on each, so I was told that I can’t cancel them. lol
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