Game 16: LAC at CHA

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Game chat: #Game 16: LAC at CHA - Chat - Hornets Planet

Per Yahoo! Sports
After winning two of their first three games of the season, the Charlotte Hornets have stumbled in the standings despite getting strong play from their younger player. Help is on the way, however, with Brandon Miller expected to make his return to the court.

After missing the last 13 games with a left shoulder subluxation, Miller is off the Hornets’ injury report for Saturday afternoon’s game against the LA Clippers.

Miller suffered the injury in the Hornets’ second game of the season, and has been rehabbing the injury ever since. In his first game of the season, Miller scored 25 points with seven assists, one steal, and one blocked shot on 8-of-19 shooting from the field.

He then suffered the shoulder injury nine minutes into Game 2 of the season against the Philadelphia 76ers. He left the game, would not return, and has been out nearly one month with the injury.

The Hornets have a chance to get Brandon Miller’s return to the court off to a good start, with a short-handed and struggling LA Clippers team in town.

Losers in nine of their last 10 games, the Clippers will be without star Kawhi Leonard, as well as Bradley Beal, Derrick Jones Jr., and Jordan Miller. Leonard will be missing his 10th consecutive game with a left ankle and foot sprain. He’s ramped up his participation in practice, but is reportedly still not taking contact.

Bradley Beal will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing hip surgery this week, Derrick Jones Jr. will miss at least six weeks after suffering a Grade 2 MCL sprain this week, and Jordan Miller is dealing with a left hamstring injury.

Tre Mann is listed as questionable for the Hornets due to left ankle soreness and Sion James is listed as probable with left groin soreness. Josh Green (shoulder surgery) and Grant Williams (knee surgery) have been out all season and will remain out.

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Originally sent in Game 16: LAC at CHA

Mich_Mercer

Great start for Brandon already

spectre

That’s how you get Brandon going

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Mich_Mercer

Is he on a minute restriction or anything? Is Lamelo still on his 27 minutes?

spectre

Yes, coach said just like Melo

I hate Hardin

Mich_Mercer

He’s so lame. (Harden)

Hope he staggers them and doesn’t take both out the last 4 minutes. lol

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spectre

Oh my goodness #24

Mich_Mercer

He’s hot

Kon That’s not a rookie move

I love he has an old school midrange game

spectre

Getting a taste of what should be right here

Mich_Mercer

We have so much more energy with Brandon in the game.

We are hard to gaurd if we play like we should

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spectre

I can’t remember having so many young offensive weapons

Mich_Mercer

I just hope he pass the ball around and don’t play one on one.

spectre

Even miles looks good with this group

cltblkhscoach

Offense is humming

Mich_Mercer

This reminds me of game 1.

Everyone in double figures

I see no reason why we can’t be good if we can keep our main guys healthy.

tnhornetsfan

I'd like to see kalkbrenner take that 3 if they're going to leave him alone like that

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spectre

We’re loaded with everyone healthy

tnhornetsfan

Hummin so far

Mich_Mercer

Buzzing

spectre

We still have grant and josh

Mich_Mercer

I can’t wait for Grant Williams back. He was the heart of the team last year.

The tough guy

Chef

1p Sat start in November. Interesting schedule

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Mich_Mercer

Since it’s an early game… Do we think Ball and Miller will play the back to back?

Chef

That seems like asking Santa for a Porsche and a pny

Pony

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spectre

Possibly Melo id guess no on 24 but hopefully

Mich_Mercer

Heaven forbid an NBA player working two days in a row. lol

The team sucks with miller and Lamelo out of the game… it seems

tnhornetsfan

Gotta have a secondary playmaker

Mich_Mercer

The team has fell apart

spectre

I know it’s early but I’d rather the one starter with the bench unit not be miles

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Mich_Mercer

And they are back

Sucks they are on the restriction

spectre

Harden has 23

Mich_Mercer

I feel I’m counting their minutes and can’t be excited for the 4th quarter. We basically have to be blowing them out to win.

cltblkhscoach

Good grief Harden

spectre

Great drive by Melo!

Mich_Mercer

Come on man. Give me a break

Chef

Where was there a foul on that shot?

Mich_Mercer

I know right. He leaned to the left

spectre

I didn’t see one

Mich_Mercer

It’s a joke

Karma

spectre

Ha channeling rasheed!

Mich_Mercer

Millers should be a foul too… if hardens was

This team is like -20 with ball and miller off the court.

In like 4 minutes

Chef

It is always cool watching a professional scorer score. Like when melo went for 60+ on the bobcats or luka getting 73

spectre

ok I never think it’s cool when we’re on the receiving end of that

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Mich_Mercer

Two air balls in a row

What happened to the team that started the first quarter

Lamelo… come on now. Stupid turnover and then a foul.

Chef

Cp3 is a master

spectre

I remember melo torching mkg and it sucked pretty bad lol

Chef

Yup. Bron had a 60 piece a few days before on mkg

Mich_Mercer

Bring us back Kon.

I don’t understand this team.

tnhornetsfan

Started hot. Now don't have an answer on either end of the floor

Mich_Mercer

The ups and downs of Hornets games. Why can’t we have any consistency

I guess we are consistent at sucking ass…

Chef

Holding a 10 pt margin is ok right now

cltblkhscoach

We subbed ourselves out of rhythm in the first quarter

But that's the minutes restriction smh

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Mich_Mercer

I had no Idea Dominque Wilkins was from Washington, NC.

Not sure how I didn’t know this.

Only 70 miles from where I grew up….

Chef

Told ya

Mich_Mercer

We need to find a way to get Kon more shots. Just a stud

Chef

Kon is so good

Mich_Mercer

He’s so smooth. I think he’ll score 60 one day. He can get shots up with guys on him.

With the minute restriction thing… I feel it makes them push too hard to make the most of their minutes and can’t get into a real flow.

I feel like Kon gets his shots naturally and doesn’t look for shots… that needs to change. He should be the 2nd or 1st option.

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Chef

I like zubac

meloFan

lamelo can't get whistles

Chef

He will eat up diabte. Not a good stylistic matchup

meloFan

He yelled "WTF"

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Mich_Mercer

So smooth.

Chef

Kon continuing to impress

Mich_Mercer

Kon can score at every level.

meloFan

Comeon melo, those shots aint it

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tnhornetsfan

Agree. But at the end of quarter or half we always go iso. Hate that. Just run the offense

Mich_Mercer

Didn’t like that

What was that. Run the offense

Chef

Bbiq across the league is atrocious. How are the clippers not scoring with those up top doubles

meloFan

I just don't get playing 4 rookies. I think McNeely should spend sometime at Greensboro, and have Pat play in his place

Kon and Kalk are solid, and Sion is NBA ready (for hornets)

cltblkhscoach

Rod Boone just said Kalk is out with left ankle soreness and Pat Connaughton is out with right calf soreness

Get B Mill back, there's the sacrifice. Hornets Law

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tnhornetsfan

SMH

Mich_Mercer

Always… can’t have someone back without someone else getting hurt the same game.

spectre

Rodney Rogers just passed?

Mich_Mercer

Sad… I had no idea he was paralyzed for so many years.

He’s was too young.

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Originally sent in Game 16: LAC at CHA

Mich_Mercer

Ankle “soreness”. I’m “sore” coach. “Ok… you are out for 2 weeks and will not play more than 27 minutes the rest of your NBA career.”

Lamelo sits… team falls apart again.

Harden just falls down and gets the call.

Flagrant foul?! Give me a break man.

Such a wreckless play, to try to block the shot.

Icky_Thump

Welp thats game

and honestly that "reckless" fragrant foul for not enough space is bs

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Mich_Mercer

We have to find a way to play Lamelo more minutes. Any time he’s out of the game… the team really falls apart.

I know he has 4 fouls today.

He’s +11 and we are down 17. That’s crazy

meloFan

I found the solution, move the Spectrum Center out of an Indian burial ground, thats the only explanation, or maybe an elephant cemetery

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Mich_Mercer

So Lamelo can play 10 minutes of this 4th. I’d rather sit him for the first 2 minutes, since heaven forbid he plays 2 more minutes in the 4th.

If he’s in now… he won’t play the last 2 minutes… no matter the score.

Are we always going to suck every year. It’s like growndhog day… every year

Can we get a coach who will guard the 3?

Chef

Why do we do this?

tnhornetsfan

All you guys know more about basketball than I do, but I think we might have a coaching issue

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Chef

I am 100% ok if melo wanted to be traded. As long as kon and miller stay

Rodney rogers died. Sad

GoBobcats24

Worst defense in the league is Hornets by a mile. Another pathetic showing tonight

cltblkhscoach

James Harden turned back the clock. Good grief

GoBobcats24

Like you could tell from opening tip we were dealing with max James Harden and they started sending the double once he hit 40

And the voluntary switches that we do to give opponent the mismatch has to end