Game 3: Let’s Cut Down the Nets

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Cam Thomas scoring extremely well let’s hope we can cool him down

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Game chat

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Why isn’t this the game thread?

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Someone delete the other game thread I made. I did not see this one. Sorry I made a new one.

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Your wish is my command

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Haha thanks man. I felt mine was more bitching about Bally. I’ll put all my bitching here or in the chat. I still can not watch.

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Miller is the real deal. He’s just a well rounded player, doesn’t seem to force anything, lets the game come to him. Lamelo was bad tonight, really bad. Wouldn’t be surprised if he was sick or has an injury as mentioned in chat. But please, convince me this team isn’t as bad as the last 2 games makes me think it is.

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Lamelo is very obviously not 100%

Its sad to see but I would rather him get right first before we oush him to another injury. He was heavily favoring right ankle/foot.

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It didn’t look to me like the team came out ready to play. No excuse for that. Please fire everyone with ‘Coach’ in front of their name. The GM too, thanks.

What is Thor doing for us?

Theo plays hard and has grit. Can’t shoot-it though.

So Gordon and PJ miss easy layups right after the opening tip…I’m worried that’s a bad omen for the game….and it was.

Why did Cliff bench Mark? We had a clear, huge advantage in the paint. Use it sheesh.

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Are we ever going to see this team at full strength? It’s so frustrating because it’s always SOMETHING. Bridges suspended, Cody Martin out indefinitely with no explanation - those two back would improve the bench a good bit.

The one thing I want our new owners to look at is our damn training staff. I don’t know what our players do to have someone always out, but I hope sports medicine is a major investment into the franchise.

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Eastley

And this the game chat?

spectre

I didnt see this at first

Mich_Mercer

So am I the only one not able to watch this on Bally?

spectre

maybe. Im watching it via the app on DIRECTV stream

Eastley

Not sure, working for me on Spectrum Bally

dnbman

can't here either

Eastley

In the Bally app or on your cable provider?

Mich_Mercer

I think it’s just those that are suckers that are paying $20 for it.

spectre

Not looking good for us so far

Yeah mine is part of the package

Eastley

It happened a lot two years ago in spectrum, like it thought we were in Atlanta

Mich_Mercer

its the Bally App and the website. Can’t get in. Ridiculous that this is the only option I have.

spectre

39-18

dnbman

can't get the site to load to get to the game

Mich_Mercer

Same man. I feel your pain. Just sitting here like an idiot refreshing. Lol

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spectre

damn another buzzer beater

Eastley

Seeing DSJ out there hurts my feelings

The real pain is watching the game Mich

powellrmp

Yeah I was pretty annoyed we couldn’t get DSJ back on the team

theo not normally known for his defense, has been pretty tough out there

spectre

That was a bs call Melo barely touched him

Eastley

Giving up 42 in a quarter, eeesh

powellrmp

Melo with the savage offensive foul. I hope he didn’t hurt that guy too bad

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spectre

amazing how well Theo looks

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Eastley

They are calling that push off/ brush off this year

GoBobcats24

I didn't knoe about the chat my bad

Know*

powellrmp

I could look it up, but I’d like to know how much we’re paying to have both Frank and Theo. Given that DSJ signed a 2.5m contract…

Eastley

You can edit and use inline replies. On mobile, it's just click and hold on a post.

GoBobcats24

Well Frank is non-guaranteed until January so we could cut him eventually and not pay full amount

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spectre

Think frank is next up to b cut for a 3rd C?

Thx that answers it

Eastley

Clifford looks more and more like a Charlie Brown character the longer he's here.

spectre

with lucy pulling that football back lol

nice

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Eastley

BMill looks so good. He's chanelling my guy Glen Rice with that sleeve and his he takes it to the rim

powellrmp

Melo continues his career long struggles finishing at the rim. Sigh. I really wish wish he could get a little better at the rim

Eastley

Thank the lord that Clifford is playing Theo with Terry

spectre

Hahaha! They’re doing well together too

powellrmp

Another wide open three

nice b mill

spectre

cant just give them those wide open 3s they’re nailing them

GoBobcats24

We just gotta get it under 10 at the half

Eastley

Looking for good minutes from Smash here

spectre

powell you’re right earlier about PJ I don’t give him enough credit. He’s been playing well

btw you guys saw pj got married right

dnbman

I like this young guy we got… Brandon something.

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Eastley

BMill is making all the things happen. Feed him on offense

Congrats

powellrmp

Well PJ is starting to do things we’ve been wanting him to do for a couple years. Making a move with the ball towards the rim, nice mid range competency. Instead of just hanging out outside the three

happy for him!

dnbman

Still wondering if that was as much coaching as decision making. Remember seeing Miles hang out there a lot too.

Eastley

BMill!

powellrmp

dang, miller making buckets in a lot of different ways

GeraldWallaceMVP

Powell what is the "It's Miller Time!" dog rating now?

Eastley

Telling you guys, second coming of G Rice

spectre

You cant not like this guy!

powellrmp

love the effort

Eastley

You can if you are Portland :slight_smile:

spectre

comarison to tracy mcgrady-cliff

Eastley

Bad joke

powellrmp

yooo heard the comp to Tracy mcgrady. Woahhh

spectre

i laughed lol

GoBobcats24

Might be time to give Miller the keys lol this dude is very very nice

Eastley

Maybe that gets Terry cooking

powellrmp

t mac was always a favorite for me. So smooth

lol first free throws of the year for Simmons haha

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spectre

yeah he was. Id be ecstatic with even a poor man’s t mac

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Eastley

OMG he's a badass

powellrmp

As a hornets fan, I’d be ecstatic with just about anything that isn’t bad

spectre

oh wow!

powellrmp

YO

dnbman

I hate Bally sports so much right now

powellrmp

i see you Brandon

Eastley

There you go GoBobcats24

powellrmp

MID RANGE GAME

dnbman

If this turns into the Neo game, I'm asking for my friend's money back.

Eastley

The under 10 early

spectre

cut it to 8

powellrmp

DAMMNN

the spectrum center would’ve gone NUTS if killer made that three

miller

Eastley

I know you guys are TMac, but all I see is GRice with better passing/playmaking chops. He defends really well for a freshman and gives you all that offensive punch

Mich_Mercer

So is "It's Miller Time!" bringing them back into the game?

spectre

ya I ain’t gonna lie but I’ll happily take either one

dnbman

I'm good with either game. TMac's just below Kobe/Bron for me though, so that would be insane if he turned into that level of player.

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Eastley

We need a primary playmaker or there with Terry

GoBobcats24

Is it just me or is Terry being way more selfish this season?

Also that foul on Miller hurts

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dnbman

Love Rozier, but he's got goggles on the basket right now

Eastley

But it's putting him at point that is the cause

spectre

If I had to guess it’d be terry trying to take up the slack from the others poor shooting

dnbman

I"m sure that's the case, but guys aren't going to shoot better if they're not getting involved.

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GoBobcats24

Hayward looks like he is counting down the seconds until the game is over

spectre

and agreed on being at point he is no PG

Oh crap Hayward bailed out dsj

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powellrmp

NSJ with the killer head fake

Sort of like I’m counting down the seconds until he’s no longer in charlotte

GoBobcats24

Was that actually a foul on Miller or was it a ghost foul for his 3rd?

He was adamant that Cam kicked his leg out

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powellrmp

i stepped away for a few minutes and missed that one

spectre

The 3 point shot? Pretty sure a foul on 24

you guys caught Milwaukee yet? Dame on that team is scary

powellrmp

Didn’t they just get blown out by the hawks?

and dame has his worst game of his career, which is bizarre

sooo that’s a moral victory for the hornets? We beat the hawks who just blew out the bucks

spectre

Ha no I didnt see that I caught some of their first game

how the hell did the hawks beat these guys

GoBobcats24

They beat them by like 30

Dame made 2FGs

spectre

Defense maybe. Heat is staying right with them even with giannis having a field day

GoBobcats24

Miller is very good at shooting on the move. Like elite level for a rookie IMO

He is gaining confidence by the shot you can sense it

If Lamelo looks anything like Lamelo Ball 2nd half we will win this game

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Eastley

I don't know that was actually a foul on Miller. The shooter did kick his right leg out.

spectre

Play by play calls it a foul on miller

powellrmp

Man Melo has been horrible

spectre

either way box has him at 3

powellrmp

ohh boy

Eastley

It's definitely a foul on the floor. Just saying they'd have won a challenge

spectre

gotcha

powellrmp

man mark Williams is such a disruptive presence

spectre

there ya go a driving make by Melo

GoBobcats24

Feels like we are down 40 this game is right there

spectre

we have them right where we want them! :joy:

powellrmp

I think Melo could sell fouls better sometimes

Eastley

He went to the line like 11 times vs Atl, no?

spectre

4 on Melo

powellrmp

Yeah, but in general. Historically I feel that the refs have been slow to give him the type of calls that other superstars routinely get

Whewww slow rotations

Eastley

That Miller to Williams oops was nice

spectre

Feed that an!

Lol man

we need to keep feeding mark till they stop it

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Eastley

You guys can edit, just long press your posts

powellrmp

That’s good because I’m horrible at typing on my phone

Another great play and good effort by miller

Eastley

Man get Theo in there

powellrmp

Yeah I’m. It super stoked about seeing terry run pg

Cliff knows better

ohhh man, I like that strong move by Brandon

GoBobcats24

First 20 pt game for our ROOK

spectre

Nick finally woke up

GoBobcats24

First of many many many

powellrmp

Dang, we just can’t hit the big shots to really cut the deficit

cltblkhscoach

Damn JT is killing us missing these open 3s

Eastley

Man how many dimes would Miller have if anyone out there could shoot

Would be at least 5 in total I think

powellrmp

Yep. We all called it, this bench stinks

dnbman

20 pts with only 3 PFs too. Think that's what I'm looking at the most over the next month or two: can he be productive without fouling.

powellrmp

hey did you guys know that a box out is a foul now? If the guy happens to fall down!

Terry just standing there boxing out haha

spectre

Strong pj

Eastley

We need LaMelo to get something going

powellrmp

Jesus

Eastley

We need a bench

Mich_Mercer

Definitely doesn’t help when we let a good bench player walks and then cut one. Then another gets hurt. Pain.

dnbman

Well, our current leading scorer is a bench player so…

Mich_Mercer

Not that I would know bc I can’t watch lol

Eastley

But should he be coming off the bench?

spectre

Definitely making a case

dnbman

I like him off the bench for now. Let him work his way into the starting lineup. He's getting time and being productive.

spectre

hayward probably better suited for the 2nd unit anyway

Eastley

And has Cody gone to Dr Frankenstein and got a cadaver knee or something?

dnbman

Any game is going to be hard when your pgs are 2/17 and only have 6 assists.

powellrmp

Hahaha

So here’s where I will be critical on "It's Miller Time!"

dnbman

choose your next words carefully.

spectre

100% lol

powellrmp

I think he could work on his haircuts. I see room for improvement in his lineup

Eastley

Seriously, literally the only true bright spot tonight

powellrmp

yeah, I don’t want my favorite poster on here to blow me up

guys, breath

spectre

thor hit one!

powellrmp

miller has been awesome these first three games

Eastley

Good gracious ball has been a wreck tonight

powellrmp

The Thorner three!

ball has been a wreck for most of the season. He looks outta sorts

MurderHornet

Ball has been a trainwreck.

dnbman

Guessing Ball is in his head with a mix of recovery, Miles, and trying to think too hard on elevating his game.

spectre

i cant think of a worse for Lamelo. Tru catastrophe

Eastley

That was a nice can of Miller there

powellrmp

Which seeing Zach lowe hype up Melo got me hyped

spectre

oh wow great catch

Eastley

The difficulty on that finish was high, very high

powellrmp

oookay refs. Okay guys

thats another big ol softy

Eastley

Love that effort from PJ

Theo has been the best lead guard tonight

powellrmp

If he could only make a three or two…

wtf man they’ve made every single hard shot all night. That’s crazy

Eastley

Oh shit, back to lead Terry. This hasn't been this this year

powellrmp

Why is mark not on the floor

spectre

ya everyone knew terry wasn’t giving that up

powellrmp

im so confused

is mark injured?

spectre

eastley…the sign

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powellrmp

Is he injured?

spectre

dont think so

powellrmp

oh there he is

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dnbman

Why are we doing full time outs 30 sec apart?

powellrmp

i continue to be flummoxed by some of cliffs rotation choices sometimes

spectre

his rotations have always sucked. My biggest issue with him

Eastley

Clifford "wah wah wah, wah wah wah."

powellrmp

The #00 is the most underrated jersey number of all time

Eastley

Bench "ok, thank you coach Clifford. "

spectre

Y’all remember Bernie used to sub based on the game clock

dnbman

Cam Thomas balling out this year

Eastley

So Cliffy challenged, and it got upped to a flagrant? Nice

powellrmp

Refs have officially changed PJ’s foul to a flagrant foul

lol

spectre

well that’ll teach us i guess

powellrmp

flagrant 2. Auto ejection. Brutalized him

GoBobcats24

This is the real PJ

Lamelo back lets see if we can make a run in the next 2 mins

FoundingHornet

Should have traded Melo… bust

we may not win 19 games without a PG and Bridges coming back

Eastley

Is Haywards wind up for 3 getting slower?

powellrmp

Yes

FoundingHornet

Miller is best player on this team and he has been here 15 minutes

powellrmp

and even more arc

Eastley

Man I love Brandon's defensive effort

spectre

He’s so smooth

powellrmp

hayward looking like slowmo Kyle Anderson :joy:

Yeah super good hustle by miller. Made some nice hustle plays and a good block

Eastley

Waiting for a silly LaMelo foul here

powellrmp

This team can’t make a stop to save their lives

dnbman

PJ double double

Miller in the hunt

spectre

This Thomas kid

GoBobcats24

Lamelo messing with his ankle braces a lot

Eastley

There.it.is

Chef

I am not kidding when I say miller has serious Paul Pierce vibes. But longer

GoBobcats24

He's favoring his right foot. Immediately took shoe off and is messing with it when he got to bench

powellrmp

Miller should have several more assists

dnbman

Paul Pierce seems like a nice in between of Glen Rice and TMac.

cltblkhscoach

Brooklyns shot making is ridiculous man

powellrmp

tmac is a personal favorite

omg dude

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Eastley

Our shot missing is epic in it's own right

Chef

I am also not kidding when I say lamelo's numbers are a whole lot of flash and not a ton of sizzle. As a leading guard he needs a ton of work. He has little feel for a game from other players perspective

FoundingHornet

Trash

dnbman

I don't disagree Chef, but for a guy like him, you have to let him be who he is while building that up. If he's thinking too much, he's not going to be successful.

powellrmp

I don’t think lingering injuries are Melo’s problems. Him not being able to really finish at the rim is nothing new

Chef

Not ready to go there yet. But I hear you

powellrmp

i don’t think Melo thinks too much in general

Chef

The problem is, I don't think he is that good. Let's put it this way, I would never be worried if he is the first or second best player on the team I was going against.

He plays like a really talented player that never learned how to actually play basketball. Just aau showcasing

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spectre

Ok looks like we’re done. Been a pleasure guys

Chef

I think this team would be better with Malcolm brogdon at point vs lamelo. And lamelo is more talented than brogdon

powellrmp

I think he’ll put it together as the season goes on. He’ll get his confidence back up. But the questions about trading Lamelo aren’t unwarranted. If you can get big upgrades and picks I think you’d have to listen. It won’t happen and I’m not saying it should but with how bad the hornets are, I feel that they should leave no stone unturned

dnbman

"It's Miller Time!" is the New Truth. On to the next game.

FoundingHornet

This has been my comparison. Blend between TMac, Paul P, P George and ………. Mashburn……

Yep, this kid has a frame on him. I’ve been told he has gained 10 lbs already. He will be a big boy before it’s over.

powellrmp

He’s certainly been good with the only other bright spot being mark

GoBobcats24

Dribbling out the shot clock down 12 at the end of the game is wild. Actually taking the violation even more wild. LOSER SHIT

FoundingHornet

I agree that he will bounce back but I remember all of us saying he was not an alpha. He’s not. Great kid actually, but we need a dog.

As far as a trade, his value is going to fall. We could have fleeced someone for two- three firsts like the Panthers got worked, haha

Might be too late.

I’ll check, he looked like he had the flu tonight.

Eastley

He definitely looked off tonight. I wouldn't be shocked if he was sick or had something tweaked.

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Flu bug

I suspected that but looks like there is a bug going around team.

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Thanks for the info. He just looked so out of sorts. More than rust. I noticed McGowans was in uniform last night. Surprised we didn’t see him.

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Really cool being able to see the chat in the game thread. Going through it, seems Melo is now getting that extra scrutiny that comes with a higher paycheck.

He’s definitely been rough, but goes from fan favorite burgeoning star, to now the target of frustration and responsibility of team woes. Not saying any of it’s wrong, but a definite, noticeable shift now that he got his bag.

But I do think he should get some grace, when he’s healthy and on, the teams energy and fortunes change tremendously. His magic can definitely influence a game when everything is running, and I still think he can be an All-NBA type player.

And getting comfortable and developing a good rhythm and feel with Mark and Miller will unlock more parts of his game.

Miller looked awesome last night, 22 and 9 in his 3rd game, saw he only got 2 assists but looked like he should’ve had 5 or 6. Really good defense down the stretch, had a couple deflections and caused turnovers, awesome come from behind block on Cam Thomas.

Nets were hitting crazy difficulty shots. All the off balance floaters and runners kept finding their way, Dorian Finney-Curry was hitting everything. And Cam, I knew he was a good scorer, didn’t realize he was of the unguardable variety though. Wish we could’ve tried to trade for him when he seemed he was in their dog house last year.

And the flu bug going around the team makes sense from the extreme lack of energy to start the game. You can’t let yourself get blitzed right off and have to fight up hill the whole game.

I didn’t like how Mark got benched in 4th. He was so dominant in the beginning. I realize the matchups weren’t great, but the Nets were still getting open 3s even when we went small. At least we would’ve gotten some more offensive rebounds are had an interior defensive presence if he was in there, could’ve maybe offered some resistance.

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Would love to have a scorer like Cam Thomas. That guy can score from anywhere in anyway. Impressive.