Game 14: CHA at BKN

[Eastley]

Game 14: CHA at BKN

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[system]

Originally sent in Game 14: CHA at BKN

ray

we win by 7 is my prediction

powellrmp

I dunno. Nets are feisty.

I think they’ll be without claxton and sharpe, which helps us. So we’ll see

side note-I’m a big fan of sharpe. As a Heels fan, I really would’ve loved for him to stay one more year at UNC. I think he could’ve really benefited from that

I’d trade for him in a heartbeat

Eastley

Auspicious start

I honestly wasn't sure Simmons was going to shoot that 1ft layup

spectre

We should try starting like this more often!

Green has really been showing his potential the last few games.

GeraldWallaceMVP

Just tuned in quiet the start

Mich_Mercer

Great start. I love when we pass like this.

the ball is really moving.

ray

Who would you rather have DFS or grant williams

Nice shot b mill

spectre

Hotter than the hinges of hell

Gotta give it to Myles he’s been fitting in well last couple games

Ha look at diabate deny Simmons

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Eastley

Can only imagine if Diabate starts to shoot from the outside. That would be amazing

ray

I don't want to jinx it but my prediction of how much we will win by might be to humhle

Humble

spectre

We need to give that guy a real contract

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Eastley

TJ the three level scorer

ray

Nice shot by mann

Good ball movement

Buckets22

Salaun has been balling tonight

Eastley

If this is Clifford, he'd still not be getting in, even in garbage time

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spectre

Nice body control by bmill

Grant had been awesome so far

dont say that often

Buckets22

He has indeed

Mich_Mercer

So many travels and stupid offensive fouls on us tonight

ray

Ik diabate couldn't score there but that rebounding is crazy

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Eastley

What's crazy is that as much as Diabate does on the stat sheet, there is a ton he does still that isn't

spectre

He’s basically a poor man rodman right? Great feel for where the ball is going, decent team defense and strong one on one

Not sure that was off us

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powellrmp

I hated that navigation of that pick and roll

I feel like Salaun has the tools and flashes

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spectre

I think he’s gonna be good just going to take a little bit

powellrmp

yes. He’s a step or two behind from finding his way

I don’t see anything from Salaun that i “hate”, I just see a young guy that is excited but indecisive. He’s just a step or two behind from the right play.

it’s a classic case of a young guy that doesn’t want to make a mistake but is trying hard

spectre

Dag TOs

Mich_Mercer

Can we stop turning the ball over??

we like to beat ourselves

spectre

Dumb ones too

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powellrmp

Screen navigation suuuuucks

Turnovers have been horrible this year

How was that not a foul?

grant had the ball and he got jumped on?

spectre

What a pass

ray

It was 17 point game now it is 2 point game

Ok never mind 5 point game because MELO is wild

woodsy23

Struggled with the full court press and some questionable shot selection

powellrmp

Melo makes the best bad shots

spectre

I’m so glad we got Melo

GoBobcats24

Of course Lamelo gets hacked at the end of the half no call

powellrmp

if I’m teaching kids basketball I will show those clips and say “yeah, don’t do that”

ray

If you go back on this site to the 2020 draft threads it has people saying MELO would be a budy

Bust

spectre

We have that debate every year lol

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Mich_Mercer

We give up leads so quickly… we can look so good and then just forget how to play. I just do not understand it.

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powellrmp

well, fortunately this is 2024 and he’s wearing ankle braces

I mean, I wanted to draft Anthony edwards, but at pick three that was a moot point

at least we don’t have Ben Simmons on our roster

or Russell Westbrook

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Eastley

Or didn't trade up to get Wiseman

ray

I can't believe we threw a 17 point lead

Eastley

Clearly with high traps, we need to come with a better way to punish them for it

And we have to stop going under

ray

What are we doing here anymore

Lazy d

We just got clipped by Ben simmons

I never thought this day would come

powellrmp

This is sad

absolutely pathetic

ray

Agreed

We just got cooked by Ben simmons

Eastley

I like an angry Miller

powellrmp

I hope coach Lee can learn from this

Love that from miller

ray

One day I hope to tell my friends "did u see the hornets game we played great!"

powellrmp

that’s exactly what I want

Chef

Simmons doesn't want that miller thunder

ray

That day will not be today

Chef

Miller is the quiet guy you don't push unless you want to fight

Eastley

That's a bs foul on green

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powellrmp

I knew I liked miller about 10 games in last year. It was the pacers game. When miller ran over the dude who tried to set an illegal screen. And the dude jumped up and gave the fake “hold me back bro” energy. And Brandon just rolled his eyes at him and kept his composure

spectre

Hate that offsetting crap

powellrmp

As I learned growing up, when guys keep trying to set illegal screens, run them the fuck over

Eastley

I have no problem with that tech

powellrmp

same

thats a great T

That’s a great challenge

Was already falling backwards

Eastley

You see it coming, he gave no fucks about Simmons bullshit

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ray

We don't have a single player over 12 points

That's normally a thing to say in first quarter

powellrmp

Miller with 15 I think?

spectre

Bmill has 17

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Eastley

But why do we care. Balance isn't a bad thing

ray

It's not a bad thing when the team is winning/scoring a lot

powellrmp

I care simply because I’d like to see mark Williams have 20 on nets team who has no center lol

ray

Mb my box score just updated at the time it said 12 for b mill

Eastley

I fear we have Mann back before he's right. He seems off still

ray

I can't stop saying it but I still can't believe we were up 17 now down 11

Chef

Why? They have won games coming back from 20. This team is a hot/cold inconsistent young team. Big swings

spectre

Definitely we can come back

ray

Ok but its disappointing

powellrmp

born to be disappointed baby

spectre

eh we’re a relatively new group just getting a core. It’ll get better

ray

Just last year I was a Mavs fan I'm not used to losing lol

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spectre

Oh Myles lol

Dude we wrote the book!

Chef

Hang around ray. You'll get used to it. We are such a mature bunch of losing fans.

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Eastley

The amount guys full on gang tackle diabate to keep him off the glass is insane

I'm looking for Miller to go full agro the rest of this game. Hope I'm right

ray

The score of this game is so confusing Charlotte up 17 nets down 1 nets up 11 hornets down 6

The score is changing so much

Eastley

Well maybe tre is back full

ray

Oof tidjane hard fauled

Do y'all call him tidjane or salaun or smthn else

Eastley

Why the fuck would you make that foul? Lol

spectre

Myles’ twin

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Eastley

TJ with the pure gift points there

ray

Bro is it normal for the score to fluctuate so much

spectre

TJ playing well

Eastley

More gifts for TJ

Love it

spectre

in the past we’d have just folded when the MO shifted. I like us fighting and getting it back

Eastley

Send that back

ray

Tj 11 points 6-7 free throws 7 boards

Eastley

Oh My Gawd!

I'm totally fine with that tech too

spectre

And we got Mann for Hayward lol. Still blown away about that

Eastley

How's he playing in okc?

spectre

He retired didn’t he?

lol!

ray

Well OKC lost to Dallas and I didn't even see Hayward

Eastley

Yeah, he wasn't playing even before that

Think he semi retired while still on our roster

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ray

Cam Johnson has 28 points

Will tj get double double

He has 11 and 7

spectre

What a shot! Melo been giving lessons

ray

B miller with 24 points

Cam Johnson with 31

Chef

Miller has an old school mindset

ray

Miller was definitely second best from wemby draft

Oh yeah b mill

Cant let em get putbacs

Especially on airballs

dnbman

How's rookie looking? Numbers look good.

ray

Tj is great

Eastley

Grant Williams channeling his inner Diabate

powellrmp

Wow

GoBobcats24

Lol

Eastley

Mann defensively was incredible there

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GoBobcats24

Lamelo to the bench played 23 minutes lol

Eastley

Green offensively, not so much

spectre

Melo been off all night really.

Mich_Mercer

I’d like for Melo to still be in the game though

Eastley

And that quasi take foul wasn't smart at all

tnhornetsfan

Is coach Lee trying to get something across to LaMelo here

Eastley

I think so on that foul

spectre

He’s got 4 fouls I think that why hes sitting he’s coming back

GoBobcats24

With 3 minutes left thats not why

Eastley

Don't bring that here

ray

Mb

spectre

Oh my God

GoBobcats24

We saving him for postgame?

spectre

Maybe for that foul? I dunno we’ll see if he gets back in

GoBobcats24

He just straight up benched his ass

Mich_Mercer

I get Mann has been good, but you have to have Lamelo in the game

GoBobcats24

Lol theres under 2 minutes

Its not happening

ray

Oh yeah mann

If we did all this to lose

Mich_Mercer

How was that a foul on Mann?

Eastley

We're us

spectre

Yeah it wasn’t

GoBobcats24

I think benching the top 4th quarter scorer in the NBA is a bold strategy

Playing our 29 ppg player 23 minutes is also incredibly suspect

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ray

Nobody gonna talk about Cody martin instead of tj

Eastley

He doesn't seem upset by it.

GoBobcats24

He supposed to be crying?

spectre

Props to mann dude’s been playing hella D

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ray

Even if Mann is doing better I want MELO taking final shots

I mean hopefully we don't need 3s and miller can drive

Eastley

Tre!

Lololol

ray

I'm so confused

spectre

Hahjahah

ray

I guess that's good

Mich_Mercer

Me too.

ray

Still processing

spectre

mann dude!

Eastley

This is nutso

Mich_Mercer

That’s bullshit

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ray

JUST SAY WHO GETS GOOD STUFF WHO GETS BAD

I DONT SPEAK REFEREE

Eastley

Feel we have a Jordi tech incoming soon

ray

Omg Cody had me worrid

Worried

Mich_Mercer

Me too

ray

Pls put tj in

Mich_Mercer

i want Lamelo back in the game man.

ray

I want lamelo Mann b mill tj and diabate

Eastley

I want the story on that

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GoBobcats24

Guess we are tanking

ray

All this to lose

Mich_Mercer

Maybe bc he picked up a foul? And he is tired of him fouling so much… idk.

powellrmp

This is so sad

ray

Need to make those

spectre

I agree Melo should be in unless something up we don’t know

Mich_Mercer

Mann is good but he’s not Lamelo.

GoBobcats24

We are trying to make Lamelo request a trade

ray

Lamelo Mann tj b mill diabate should be our 5

Mich_Mercer

This is a good way to make him do that.

Eastley

I don't think it is just fouling. It's that type of not getting calls going to take an intentional foul 80 feet from the cup foul

ray

I'm the biggest Josh fan in the world but this may not work

Mich_Mercer

cool. I love losing with our best player on the bench.

ray

Put MELO in right now

GoBobcats24

Honestly this is damn near a firable offense for Charles Lee to try to prove a point. Which what is the point? We suck without Lamelo?

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powellrmp

What a joke

GoBobcats24

Point taken

Inexcusable

Eastley

Well we do such without him. Thus why he needs to get control on the stupid fouls

ray

Lamelo should be only person touching ball when it gets to last possession

And hes not even in

GoBobcats24

I am down to trade Melo. No other team in the NBA would treat him like this. He deserves better than to be made a fool of

Mich_Mercer

I’m so mad….

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ray

Now hold on let's not trade MELO because our coach is selfis

GoBobcats24

23 minutes…

ray

PLS PUT MELO IN

GoBobcats24

Like 7 or 8 2nd half minutes

Mich_Mercer

I’m not a Lamelo homer or anything, but this is nuts to me.

GoBobcats24

He's proving a point. Its pointless 13 games into a season like this. Albeit in front of his agent and everything (based in Brooklyn)

ray

BRO HE WILL PUT MICIC IN BEFORE MELO

Eastley

Funny, this makes sense to me

ray

How many timeouts do we have

Eastley

We aren't competing for something this year, this is an installation year

If they haven't communicated expectations, it's messed up. But if they have, then they both know the drill

Mich_Mercer

I’m sure there disscussed it… but I don’t think it’s the best time for this

put him in the fucking game

ray

PUT MELO IN

STOP IT

stop plsss

GoBobcats24

He gonna stick to his bullshit and not put Melo in down 3 with the ball?

ray

HES GONNA HAVE DIABATE TAKE THE THREE INSTEAD OF MELO ISTG

put MELo IN

Buckets22

Watford with three offensive fouls not called

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GoBobcats24

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE JOKE

ABSOLUTE JOKE

ray

do we want to win

I'm confused

Back in Dallas they tried to score points to win

Idk if that happens in charlotte

GoBobcats24

We just tanked an in season tournament game

[ray]

That was so fun

[ray]

I loves it when MELO took the last shot and coach was smart

[Mich_Mercer]

Well shit… glad you taught lemelo a lesson coach. You just lost the game.

[ray]

Possibly got MELo traded also

[GoBobcats24]

Lesson learned: we are better with Melo PLAYING! WHO KNEW???

[DeadlySwarm]

23 wins max this season.

[ray]

Okay now that’s generous

[ray]

Coach didn’t know

[Buckets22]

The mid-section check on Brandon’s final three point attempt?

[Mich_Mercer]

Like sir him down and then put him back in. I haven’t been this mad for a loss in a while.

[DeadlySwarm]

I think 23 wins is doable

[Buckets22]

Just invest in AI and lasers all over the players and court and get rid of refs. Don’t think that technology doesn’t exist already lol.

[Eastley]

Eh, if Melo stops taking the essentially take fouls when he feels he doesn’t get a whistle, it’s a loss I’ll gladly take

[spectre]

Interesting line from coach. Mann just had it going better than Melo.

Not buying that lol.

[GoBobcats24]

Our pathetic media didn’t even ask Charles Lee why he benched Lamelo. Lee: “I thought Tre Mann had it going more than Lamelo in the 2nd half”. Lamelo did a great job for us in the first half".

So because Tre Mann did well we had to bench Lamelo? Makes sense

[GoBobcats24]

Also, going to say this. If you benched Lamelo at the end of 3 quarters all season he would be averaging like 15 pts a game. So saying he “had a bad game” when he played one minute in the 4th is not accurate.