Game 44: CLE at CHA

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Mich_Mercer

Does Lamelo come off the bench again, in a back to back… for a nationally televised game. Please don’t do it Coach.

meloFan

To preserve Lamelo for the 4th quarter of the 46the game (not even the b2b), coach will play him with the 3rd group.

"Lamelo I need you to be a team player, and warm up the bench for me dawg" - Charles Lee, probably

GoBobcats24

Lamelo coming off the bench on National TV LOL

TheDorkLord

sad stuff

Mich_Mercer

I’m tired of coach Lee not starting Lamelo. It’s so dumb

Gonna get down by at least 10

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GoBobcats24

What do you know, Hornets off to a shitty start with our offensive engine on the bench

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spectre

Talk about doubling down on an obvious fail

Mich_Mercer

Coach Lee can’t figure this out. It’s too hard to start a guy and play him less minutes

Is the sound bad on espn or is it just me?

Here he comes. lol glad he sat those 4 minutes so he can play in the 4th. Otherwise, it’s impossible right?

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spectre

Love how we spot the Cavs an 11 pt lead on nat’l tv

I guess Lee bringing him in after 4 is sort of a white flag

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Mich_Mercer

We do not play well when Lamelo doesn’t start. It throws everyone off.

Plot Twist: Lamelo doesn’t play in the 4th bc we will be down by too many minutes. He’ll wait until its too late.

meloFan

I think this dumb take by Charles Lee will cut his tenure short. Borrega played the and stupid games, and where did he end up despite having a better record?

Either trade Melo if you are not going to play him, or play him

Mich_Mercer

This is on Coach Lee. Gets really old.

He plays him… but it doesn’t take a rock scientist to start him and manage his minutes. The team sucks when he doesn’t start the game. And now then can’t get back in it.

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spectre

It’s been like this every time right? Thats just being a stubborn dumbass

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meloFan

Also throws the whole dynamic, and the rotation minutes. Starting Melo late leaves him with no help, defense focuses on him, keeping him less efficient. Really dumb

Mich_Mercer

Yep. Worst game I’ve seen them play all year so far. It takes him a few to get into the game… and then he has to sit again.

It’s just a dumb idea.

GoBobcats24

That was a flop by Hunter that got rewarded

Mich_Mercer

We get elbowed in the head. Foul on us

spectre

LOL sexton fouled him with his jaw

Mich_Mercer

We elbow a guy in the head… foul on us.

This game is so awful to watch. It’s not how they play and it’s on tv. This is why we are a joke and coach Lee should have been aware of that

Are you kidding me!?

Ridiculous

GoBobcats24

That is ABSOLUTELY INSANE

Literally back to back possessions

spectre

Jesus Christ

powellrmp

I’ve moved my concern with Coach Lee to a 3/10

Wow what a fucking dickhead ref

What a fucking dipshit

WHY IS COACH LEE NOT LOSING HIS MIND

STAND UP FOR YOUR PLAYERS COACH

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Mich_Mercer

Yeah… get a tech there. Something

I bet we do that same play later and they’ll call it offensive. Just watch

powellrmp

It’s the hands off ”gentle parenting” trend

spectre

3/10 is pretty generous I think. And I agree stand up for your guys

Mich_Mercer

Is 3/10 like you aren’t concerned??

powellrmp

Holy shit Coach Lee grow a pair

Mich_Mercer

We are going to have to beat the refs and the Cavs tonight

powellrmp

I’m at least a 3/10. We’ve been playing well, so I’m going to give myself an emotional heat check. And everyone knows how level headed I am

spectre

LOL!

That was one hell of a catch/finish by Kon

Im around 7or 8

Mich_Mercer

Also… what’s crazy. If you aren’t going to start Lamelo… start sexton at least?

I’m round an 8 right now. Goes higher every back to back they play though. I’d be fine if he could hit manage minutes.

spectre

Me too I’m more than willing to give him time but not for stupid shit

Mich_Mercer

I’m not exited about Kalk much anymore. He’s just so slow and not very skilled.

powellrmp

In the moment I’m a 5/10 concerned with Lee. I’m sure I’ll back down when I’m not so pissed

GoBobcats24

Only reason I'm not on the fire Lee train is because I firmly believe they are like .75 tanking

powellrmp

I’m so sick of him standing around with his hands in his pockets. I want to see him jump on the floor and chew out the refs. Get the tech. Don’t care. Our players will play with passion and emotion of our coach models what it’s like to give a fuck about getting royally screwed

Instead he just claps his hands and does the “hey gang let’s play our game!”

GoBobcats24

I got yelled at by Hornets security for yelling at Sean Wright about those back to back challenges going against us when Sexton clearly had his space disrupted in a worse manner

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powellrmp

Proud of you. I would’ve done the same

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Mich_Mercer

At least you fought for them… since coach won’t do it.

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GoBobcats24

I can't believe you can't even talk to refs anymore. I said you can't talk to refs and they so no. lol

But I'm telling you it's because I said his name

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Mich_Mercer

That’s crazy

Soft players.

I’d rather leave Lamelo on the bench so he’ll be in to play with Kon as well.

spectre

That’s 2 airballs from 3 by sexton

powellrmp

I played year around sports, and on teams that I saw our coach not really seem to that much care about horrible calls, I found myself tuning out. On teams with coaches who would call out bullshit it seemed to bring our team together.

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spectre

Hit the 3rd tho!

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powellrmp

Im sorry im stuck on it, I just think it’s incredibly uninspiring for a coach who always tries to be even keel.

It’s downright disingenuous and feels inauthentic. Gives me Borrego flashbacks

spectre

We still seem out of sorts

powellrmp

Hard to tell based on Coach Lee. Maybe he has plans after the game and is saving his energy

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Mich_Mercer

For sure. Get mad. Show some fight!

Bring in Kon coach. We need miller, ball, Kon on the floor together.

cltblkhscoach

They gotta get to the basket and move the ball

Mich_Mercer

Can’t hit anything

cltblkhscoach

Too stagnant

Mich_Mercer

Lamelo just isn’t himself when he doesn’t start the game. I really think it throws off his whole game

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spectre

The whole starting group game

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powellrmp

Coach Lee seems to conflate being upset and angry with being negative and out of control. He’s not running a daycare program for toddlers.

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Mich_Mercer

It seems like we are wasting Lamelos minutes when he’s in the game too. It’s not the same team.

powellrmp

Like, this isn’t a big brothers big sisters program. It’s grown ass professional men

I hope Coach Lee gives them a stern hand clapping and generic encouraging coach speak during the timeout

Nice

GoBobcats24

Kalk been getting exposed recently

powellrmp

Glad Kon and Melo are sitting

Mich_Mercer

Me too. It’s great strategy .

GoBobcats24

Good thing we have sat Kon this whole quarter

Mich_Mercer

Kon going to sit the whole quarter?

powellrmp

Maybe Coach Lee is pulling a classic dean smith strategy! Pull all five starters and put in the walk ons for a minute! It’ll fire up the starters!

spectre

God I hate that blue team strategy

TheDorkLord

Dean is to Jordan as Charles is to Kon

Mich_Mercer

Oh finally.

It’s cool we can’t play the core 3 together

powellrmp

Mich, who cares about any of the advanced metrics and stats about that trio’s success together! It’s about being positive! Hornets DNA!

Coach Lee has definitely slipped into the “megamind galaxy genius” mode.

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spectre

It worked great smiths first year and then everyone wants to copy it

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Mich_Mercer

These dudes cannot play much on back to backs. Hornets DNA.

Why am I watching this. Just put Lamelo in to start the 3rd and see what happens.

spectre

I really wouldn’t mind a good passing backup pg

Mich_Mercer

That would be nice? Who’s available? Besides Chris Paul?

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Mich_Mercer

Ball in, Miller out, cool to not have the guys play together

GoBobcats24

I wouldn't mind playing our best players in the game at the same time

Is there anyone here that DOESN'T think this team is tanking?

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spectre

Now you’re just being unreasonable lol

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powellrmp

Coach Lee is a joke

An absolute joke man

Mich_Mercer

I don’t think Coach Lee is tanking. He thinks it’s a good idea. Otherwise, he’d do it every game. Only on one game of the back to back.

How many more back to backs do we have… bc I hate them.

TheDorkLord

If Lee is not tanking, then we need a new coach

GoBobcats24

If we aren't tanking and somebody can prove it, then fire his ass

Oh lol we said the same thing

TheDorkLord

great minds

powellrmp

Don’t need to tank. That’ll take care of itself. Just play the trio together

spectre

Amazing how bad we’ve been with coaches

GoBobcats24

We gonna sit Miller the rest of this half in the few mins we get to have Lamelo in the game

Make it make sense

spectre

You’d think we’d hit on at least one

Mich_Mercer

Yep. This is why I want Lamelo to start the 3rd.

powellrmp

Too late for that. I hope Melo miller and Kon all sit. It’s too late at this point risking injury against the Cavs deep bench players

No guys, Coach Lee is a megamind genius.

Mich_Mercer

We cant hit shots. I blame it on the game flow of not starting Lamelo.

Oh don’t worry. Coach will gib up down 10 with 6 minutes left in the 4th.

GoBobcats24

This is going to be our lowest scoring half of the season by like 10 pts. Think the start Lamelo 2nd half? No CHANCE

spectre

Finally. We were like 13% from 3 before that

Welp we still are

GoBobcats24

LOL he actually took Lamelo out at the end of that quarter leading to that horseshit final possession

powellrmp

Thank god we have our assistant coach shouting out the shot clock every time. We wouldn’t be able to function

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TheDorkLord

That's the trainer calling out the shot clock

Mich_Mercer

I hate it.

powellrmp

Yes, trainer/assistant coach on staff.

spectre

12 points in the 2nd

Mich_Mercer

They do treat the guys like they are 5 years old. Won’t get mad and have to count down the clock for them.

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powellrmp

Yep.

Mich_Mercer

You have to have Lamelo in to start the 3rd

powellrmp

I want to sit near the floor just so that I can also shout FIVE FOUR THREE TWO ONE. And see how long it takes for me to get a warning so that I can point at our bench to say “well I’m just helping the team, our asst coach/trainer is allowed to every game”

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TheDorkLord

was that our worst half of the year? it sure felt like it

Mich_Mercer

Yes

We are lucky we are only down like 25

TheDorkLord

and Jeez, Perkins is on at halftime

Mich_Mercer

Mike Malone just said what we have been saying about bringing Lamelo off the bench. Why can’t we hire Malone?

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powellrmp

I’m so glad this game is on espn

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Mich_Mercer

So the nba fans can still say we are trash. Why not try to make a statement coach?

We have to start Lamelo here in the 3rd. Gotta play the core together.

TheDorkLord

yes, this is frustrating

Mich_Mercer

Oh cool. Starting the 3rd with no Pg.

GoBobcats24

Moussa was killing them to start the 3rd so Charles yanked him 4 mins in

cltblkhscoach

Melo showing some vocal leadership

tnhornetsfan

Cut it in half.

Mich_Mercer

Is Kon on a minute restriction… or does coach not want to play the big 3 together?

Good quarter

I’d like Coach to figure out a way to to get them on the court together in the 4th. Play Kon the whole 4th.

GoBobcats24

What did they call a tech for?

spectre

Inadvertent hand to the face

Ridiculous

GoBobcats24

That's insane

Where would we be in this game if it wasn't for the whole lineup malfunction

Lol

Kon absolutely 100% will sit for 3 mins around the 7 minute mark

TheDorkLord

I was just thinking he is going to sit Kon now for a few

GoBobcats24

Nah he's just going to not bring Lamelo and Brandon back in because "we were doing good with this lineup"

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Mich_Mercer

That sounds about right. I want to see them together. But as soon as they come in, Kon will sit. Watch

GoBobcats24

Clockwork, Kon to the bench

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Mich_Mercer

Hopefully for only a few minutes

Maybe sit Kon a few minutes. Put Miller in, then Lamelo and Kon to all 3 finish the game.

cltblkhscoach

Where is Melo

TheDorkLord

Melo will come in at the 3 minute mark

GoBobcats24

Nope now that we are down 13 it's ok for LaMelo to come back in, will be back in after the timeout and then we will get our first Lamelo, Brandon Kon mins of the 2nd half

cltblkhscoach

Good grief. Should have came in after the Cavs TO

tnhornetsfan

Lamelo has played 18 minutes. My public school teaching tells me 18 + 7 = 25. Isn't 25 minutes the limit. Why isn't he in the game already

TheDorkLord

yep, Lee logic says he could come in now

but, maybe not

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Mich_Mercer

He better. It seems with Lee down 10 is too many with 6 minutes left. It’s ridiculous he keeps just letting him sit. Let’s see the 3 together

TheDorkLord

holy fuck

fucking refs

Mich_Mercer

What??

Am I behind??

tnhornetsfan

NBA officiating sucks

TheDorkLord

I thought that was a good block, and they called a foul

Mich_Mercer

My YouTube tv paused and I was 2 minutes behind. lol

TheDorkLord

Miles has 0 rebounds

ha, now 1

GoBobcats24

So did we just have to bench Lamelo in the 4th because of minutes

Mich_Mercer

And he benched Lemelo when the game isn’t ovsr

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GoBobcats24

Even though we supposedly can't start him

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Mich_Mercer

It’s ridiculous. If we started Lamelo… I think we win this game. But coach Lee cannot manage a minute. I do not get it

meloFan

Why play Lamelo when you have an offensive powerhouse like Sion

Mich_Mercer

It’s baffling. Only 6 now. Does he come back in? Or has he played too much? Ha

cltblkhscoach

This is the Hornets national TV viewing experience full on. Lol

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meloFan

Lee is saying "WTF Guys, we had a handshake with Kenny that we would give up, why you playing too hard"

"We gotta game tomorrow, gotta go back to bed quick"

GoBobcats24

Need to save our legs for tomorrow's loss

meloFan

Quick, Lee call a timeout to draw a failed inbound play

cltblkhscoach

Lol

meloFan

What was that?

cltblkhscoach

Mobley being a beast

meloFan

Why not have Melo instead of Moussa there, with Grant as the temp center if you are looking for a three? Especially if you are gonna foul right after

wow maybe lee is reading my messages

Icky_Thump

The shots and rebounds weren't there but the hustle and defense was pretty decent in the second half…

cltblkhscoach

I mean, there are going to be nights like this. We have been on the other side lately. It's a credit they fought and only lost by 7

tnhornetsfan

Quit being responsible coach while I want to have a meltdown.

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cltblkhscoach

My bad man. Lol

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Mich_Mercer

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I just think we win this game if Lamelo starts. It’s so frustrating. He sucked shooting tonight… but that seems to be the trend when Lee plays around with him.

[GeraldWallaceMVP]

At the start of the season, Brandon Miller had me concerned; however, these last ten games, he has really started to pick back up where he was at his rookie year. He’s averaging 21ppg and shooting 46% from the field and 40% from 3 the past ten games. Both in the stats and in the eye test our team is also much better when he’s on the floor.