Live look in of the Hornet’s 3rd quarter:
Any reason why the game isn’t coming up on the direct TV guide on sportssouth?
It would actually be relieving if they quit showing games.
I thought about going to go to the game but I decided against it.
That nursing shoe sock combo look for Cody is 
To be fair thats every position for him
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Man I love watching Cody run the point
I don’t blame Chicago for pretending that Cody doesn’t exist on that possession
I’m ready for Brandon miller to get some more foul calls
1I’m super happy we continued to hit threes afterwards. But man. Cliff, why?
AH NSJ!! So close
I need a NSJ jersey
1We have to sub Miller out for 2 mins just to send him back to scorers table at 3:40 to wait to minutes there to put him in
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So that's why Matt Geiger was never a star. He could've gotten all the calls if he had some hair
NSJ shouldn't have cut his hair. Melo needs to keep growing his out.
1Yeah, Ish, Frank, and Leaky at the same time are kinda not ideal for pace and space. I think someone should hand a note to Cliff.
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That's it. I am ready to build around miller
I can't love that last basket enough
1Mensah. He tries so heard. Bless his heart
1I think the team's hoops acumen is improved by both Miller and Smith Jr
1I always said we should draft miller, from the get go 
He jumps at everything
1That happen spec when you sever your leg. But we haven't been informed he is a below the knee amputee
1Such a shame Miles is dumb as dirt. Such talent
1It's not Cody's fault as much as Clifford's
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That passing by the Bulls…is this what they call ball movement? So jealous, like 7 swings to the open guy before a Coby layup
1It's that little separator that keeps the fries from touching the chicken fingers
1It’s hard to watch the games last night and the one prior and think Clifford isn’t at a huck stuff at the wall phase with his rotations. I wonder if he’s feeling some internal pressure.
I think internal pressure is the right word. But I think the internal pressure is coming from him. I could definitely see him doubting his competency in his chosen profession. The last 3 weeks it seems like the train has jumped the rails.
My favorite was subbing out miller as soon as we take a lead with 5:00 remaining in the 2nd. And then Cliff trying to get miller right back in a minute or so later.
Bizarre.
I watched the game and then the extended highlights this morning. And yes, Cody Martin was even worse than I thought. Especially on the defensive end.
The most frustrating thing was this was such a very winnable game, where we were actually controlling the game, and gave it right back.
End of second quarter, built up a 10 point lead and had great energy, were playing hard. At that point, you’re in a good spot, take the air out of the ball, manage the lead and carry it into halftime, and you have a good 8-10 point buffer for the start of the second half.
Yes, we don’t have a true point guard, Cody’s not it. My brother’s hated on the twins since they were at NC State, said they had no basketball IQ and hunted their own shots there. While better now, there is a severe lack of offensive awareness from the defensive twin we chose to keep.
But Cliff should know his personnel, take it out of Cody’s hands, don’t let him be a decision maker at all. Either bring in Ish, an actual point guard who knows the game and could protect the ball, or you know, give it to Miller to be the primary handler, he knows pace and how not to force anything. But of course he was benched for those crucial minutes.
10 points quickly became just a 2 point lead. Psychologically its so much easier for opponents, the momentum is on your side, a bucket or two takes the lead and now control is lost. Cliff lost it right there. The margins are where games are won or lost. End of quarter management is Cliff’s biggest weakness, either on offense (inbounding and final shots) or defense (buzzer beaters).
Those few minutes could’ve set the tone across halftime, we could’ve kept control of the game, and we maybe could’ve had a double digit win.
Cody just doesn’t seem like the same guy since coming back from the injury. Two years ago he was an above average defender who had developed a respectable offensive game attacking the rim, making mid-range Js and even an occasional 3. Now he appears far less disciplined defensively and is terribly inefficient on the offensive end. Maybe he’s still working his way back into shape. I know being out for a whole year due to an injury is much different even than Miles’ situation where he was just out, but not physically limited. But we definitely need the 2021-22 version of Cody back.
Cold take: the 21-22 version of Cody wasn’t really that good and he is back to rookie Cody Martin levels which is a bad player
I guess you can define “good” a lot of different ways. I think 21-22 Cody was a guy who wasn’t elite at any one thing, but did a lot of things well that contributed to winning. The same can’t be said this year, but it could be said then.
I was a huge critic of the martins for a long time; however; that last season before Cody’s injury did show that he can be a good 7/8th man on the roster. He was never a good defender, but he had a good motor. Wasnt a great athlete, but was sneaky athletic out of nowhere. And his shooting had improved, which was the big thing.