Game 56: Hornets at Warriors

I can’t fight this feeling any longer
And yet I’m still afraid to let it flow
What started out as friendship has grown stronger
I only wish I had the strength to let it show

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Is Bertans on the injury report tonight? Thought i caught EC say he went straight to the locker room after he hit his 3rd 3 last night. Hoping it was nothing serious

He had a hyperextended left knee. Not serious but probably a game time decision

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Unfortunate if he can’t go, his ability to move without the ball and relocate drawing a cover would be invaluable against the Warriors.

I have a feeling we’re going to come back down to earth for this game a little. But, if we do win this one I’m going to be pretttttty hyped.

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Bad game all around. Looks like there was no point in signing Bolden since he isn’t going to get any playing time. We will lose by 20+ tonight!

Marques Bolden should at least get garbage time tonight when we are down 20+ points with under 3 minutes left in the game.

All around crappy game!

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Eastley

Did not put it together prior but this is the first time Dell has called a pro game between his sons. Wild

dnbman

That is wild. Good for him. Hope it's a good one!

Or we ahhihilate GS and then we trade Melo for Steph after he decides the whole family needs to be in Charlotte.

Glad we'll see McGowans tonight

Eastley

Will we see 10-day guy before he hits 11 days?

dnbman

Miles picking up from where he left off

Eastley

I'm a few mins behind, do we ever start making shots?

ah, question answered

dnbman

mmm…

Eastley

all that screaming by Dray wasn't a tech?

TheDorkLord

I thought the same thing

Eastley

must be nice

could bode well for us, let him get that much momentum and he's more likely to get tossed later for going completely bezerker

dnbman

Wish Mann would have looked Miller then. If Miller is wide open at the 3 line, he needs to be the priority.

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powellrmp

Alrighty Cliff, let’s get Cody out

There we go

dnbman

Don't know what I'll do if Grant keeps hitting a turn around 15 footer.

Eastley

#2 jersey in pinstripes?

powellrmp

Yeah I was hoping he’d back down curry

TheDorkLord

holy crap

powellrmp

let’s go grant! Charge

Aw Micic, good move gotta finish

Eastley

Steph is pressing early

dnbman

McGowan with the great d

Eastley

Vasa needs to keep shooting, the misses are less important than the frequency of the outside shots.

Between he and Tre, we have some try-hard on-ball defenders which has value

powellrmp

I remember him hitting some good in rhythm threes during the grizzlies game I believe. They were pretty

GoBobcats24

Miller gets some tough whistles sometimes

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dnbman

Bridges with 5 rebounds already. As I mentioned in one of the threads, that's the next big piece for him I think: become a great rebounder for his position.

powellrmp

Which is weird because I think sometimes it’s like he refuses to box out. The only person worse at boxing out was PJ :sweat_smile:

Glad to see it though

I wonder if we’re seeing more miles rebounds because we’re seeing more small ball lineups

dnbman

Seems like he's still learning a lot, which may be why he likes Cliff so much.

could also be that.

Eastley

we have foul trouble - 2 on Miller, 2 on Williams - this could be really problematic

dnbman

Also, more organized basketball means more focused basketball. So maybe that too.

powellrmp

man watching Bryce play defense is always rough

im pretty soured on Bryce this year

dnbman

You see his block earlier?

powellrmp

negative

TheDorkLord

no help from the refs (as usual)

Eastley

the foul disparity is quite apparent

powellrmp

Per usual

dude this is sloppy. We also can’t buy a bucket-or a foil either

dnbman

If Nick Richards knocks Draymond out in this game, we retire his jersey right?

Some very bad shooting by us to start.

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powellrmp

Lord

TheDorkLord

looks like a hangover from last night

powellrmp

I was kind of expecting a hangover

dnbman

Seems like Cody starting pg is like when Mickey has Rocky lead with his right in the first round.

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Eastley

Who represents the chicken?

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powellrmp

Dude another turnover

I’m glad they’re cracking down on illegal screens this year. That shit can be brutal to watch.

And the receiving end

dnbman

that Pod dude going to get the first triple double of points, rebounds, and charges called.

Eastley

I didn't think you could draw a charge if you move into the spot while the player was already in the air?

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powellrmp

I definitely said “huh” when I saw that

guys this is one of the sloppiest games I’ve ever seen

dnbman

that rim is TIGHT

powellrmp

tight butthole

workaholics reference if anyone watched that show

TheDorkLord

fuck these refs

powellrmp

MAN WHAT

Eastley

Welp, no more Miller until the 4th

powellrmp

Major freaking sigh

dnbman

7/30 shooting.

Eastley

and that might be 3rd or 4th on the concern list

GoBobcats24

There is no way thats a offensive foul

Also that would be his 3rd not 4th

IDK why they said it would be 4th

powellrmp

probably not smart but I wish Cliff would challenge it. So I could at least watch the replay again

GoBobcats24

We definitely should have challenged that it wasn't a charge

TheDorkLord

as bad as it is we are only down 6

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powellrmp

Let’s hope we crack 80 tonight

TheDorkLord

Defense!

Eastley

That was freaking nuts!

dnbman

Mann is so quick. geez. Great hustle

powellrmp

guys. Mann is great

Eastley

mann just tries so hard on defense

gotta love it

powellrmp

If Tre had a brother, would you say they practiced Mann to Mann defense growing up?

dnbman

What's Wiggins career story? Underwhelming 1st pick to good blue collar wing?

TheDorkLord

Mann up

powellrmp

mann is in the zone

dnbman

little out of sync at moment

GoBobcats24

Cody Martin is a stupid defender for being a "Good" defender

powellrmp

Court comMannder

Yeah probably

Steelmatic

It was only a matter of time. Game blown by not taking advantage of the warriors struggle in the first.

powellrmp

at least to get it in the ref’s head that not everything is a charge

are you guys ready for this 22-6 run to end the 2nd?

great start missing a layup

Eastley

That Vasa pass to Nick was really slick

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dnbman

I love how Micic keeps it flowing, but he does leave his feet a lot without a clear option. Wonder if he's just used to guys moving to space more.

Eastley

Mann, Miller with 3 fouls, Grant, Nick with 2

dnbman

Nick actually had a really nice pass inside just then. Cody wasn't expecting it so didn't take advantage.

Eastley

The rims aren't the only friendly piece here Eric

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Mich_Mercer

We look like ass tonight. I’m scared we are about to get blown out.

powellrmp

Miles. Don’t rebound and then dribble the ball out of the paint. Just go up and draw contact for a foul

I’m starting to think we won’t crack 80

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dnbman

Micic finally hits.

powellrmp

yes!

TheDorkLord

27 points with 3 minutes left in the first half

Eastley

holding GSW to 38

This game lol

TheDorkLord

this is ugly

dnbman

very ugly.

Eastley

feels like a college game regarding quality

Mich_Mercer

Were both teams out partying all night last night?

Eastley

or drinking at lunch maybe?

Mich_Mercer

Or drinking pregame?

Eastley

Or on the bench?

TheDorkLord

I'm an App State guy and I'm used to ugly college ball, but we've not looked this bad all year

dnbman

Maybe they all ate brownies?

Eastley

what the fuck was that Nick?

TheDorkLord

San Francisco … they're baked

Eastley

They picked the wrong game to quit sniffing glue

I honestly don't know you could get baked enough to play that bad

dnbman

KD says, "you're doing it wrong."

Mich_Mercer

Thor is in there. I feel like injuries are about to pile up and then we’ll go back to the G-League team we had. I can feel it

Icky_Thump

29 points in a half? wtf? lol

Eastley

LOL, I am getting a contact high watching this

TheDorkLord

don't worry, we have Cliff to get things going

Mich_Mercer

We are the Hornets…… we can’t have nice things for too long

dnbman

Honestly, considering how bad the game has been, only down 14 at GSW the night after a game in Utah ain't that bad. Perhaps we'll get it together in the second. We've had plenty of looks. Shots just aren't falling.

Eastley

in the sense that it feels like a college game, the 14 point lead feels insurmountable currently. I would love to be proven wrong but right now, I cannot convince myself we can score enough to catch them.

Mich_Mercer

To me it feels like a game where we can get down by 40 in the 3rd quarter.

powellrmp

it feels like a high school game

cltblkhscoach

Why does Micic have 10 shots?

Eastley

the whole Warriors team is guarding Seth

powellrmp

Miller and Williams are in foul trouble

watch us score 40 in the 3rd quarter

GoBobcats24

Cody Martin should never be allowed to dribble in the halfcourt

powellrmp

God

i think I’m going to call it a night

Mich_Mercer

Same. This is not fun. I’m having flashbacks.

GoBobcats24

You would think when we can't score we would feature Miller in the offense. NOPE! Cody Martin and Nick Richards it is

Eastley

eh, we've got 36 midway through the 3rd, I don't think Magic Johnson could get this game back in order

Did we maybe get off the plane in San Juan instead of San Fran?

TheDorkLord

they try to foul and it is not called

Eastley

That's a damned foul ref! Come the hell on

Coach needs to get himself tossed

That's easily another foul

oh my freaking Lord this is nvts

Mich_Mercer

This game is putting me to sleep… the crowd is out of it as well.

Why do we keep throwing so many horrible passes?

Eastley

what was that w/ Grant's forearm?

TheDorkLord

must be all good

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Eastley

eh, looks ok there :wink:

if we could get 2-3 stops, we could get back in this hilariously

GoBobcats24

Miller has gotten 2 shots in the quarter in a game where we have 45 pts with under 3 mins left in the 3rd

Bad bad bad offensive gameplanning

TheDorkLord

This!

GoBobcats24

You have to lean on your best scorers on a night like tonight

Eastley

Switch to the left Rock, switch to your left!

GoBobcats24

He can get to midrange anytime and we are just not even getting him the ball

This game gonna destroy his monthly average

Bullshit

Eastley

hey! a foul call on them!!!

that's so coool

TheDorkLord

and then they didn't call the next one

Eastley

TDL, I can't ask but for so much lol

TheDorkLord

jeez

Eastley

eeesh

GoBobcats24

Miller better start the 4th firing

But we will probably hide him weakside like dumbasses

We have not put him in a position to succeed tonight regardless of foul trouble. Its infuriating

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TheDorkLord

all I care about is Brandon scoring 20 points in the 4th lol

dnbman

6 so far

Eastley

how was that out on Tre?

the angle makes no sense

Cliff doing his best uninvested impersonation

I really don't want to hear jack squat about effort out of Cliff. He has had plenty of opps to inject something into this game and hasn't

GoBobcats24

The NBA game has passed him by. He is not an adjustment coach

Cliff is a put the work in pre-game coach

May be the worst coach at making adjustments in the NBA

Eastley

Thibs growls hi

GoBobcats24

We really just benched Miller lol

Eastley

he's out there

GoBobcats24

Yeah he had to sit for those 45 seconds…

Why even sit him?

Eastley

Because it was on Cliff's post-it game notes - "must bring back Miller under 5 in the 4th" so he had to figure out how to get him out to meet that

Shoot, Vasa does not look great

ouch, that sucks

GoBobcats24

If they go and reverse this challenge its some bullshit

Thats as offensive as a foul gets

Eastley

would it be a shock?

GoBobcats24

No because the spread is potentially in jeopardy. 12.5

First with lowering the shoulder and then with the pushoff

TheDorkLord

but these are NBA refs

Mich_Mercer

Then watch them reverse the call.

Eastley

oh wow, we retained the ball

good on ya Brandon, get to the line

Mich_Mercer

i wish Martin woudnt dribble for 15 seconds anytime he has the ball.

GoBobcats24

I wish Martin wouldn't get the ball period except on rebounds, steals and a rare catch and shoot

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Eastley

I'd like a policy that only 1, 22, 23, 24 can dribble in the half-court

don't look now but we scored 50 points already in the 2nd half. Considering what this looked like an hour ago, that seems like a win

Mich_Mercer

I love him on defense… but for some reason, he thinks he’s a star on offense.

GoBobcats24

This game is not over lol the Warriors just out in the end of their bench. We are only down 13 with 2:45 left lol

Eastley

but we cannot get the ball up to the basket - we're dead on our feet

funny that we're a FT away from a 10-pt game

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Eastley

ok what the everlivin' hell is this?

GoBobcats24

That right there happened because the spread was 12.5

I swear

They went and scored that because they were only up 11

That is some fucking bullshit

Eastley

coaches both called it off

Mich_Mercer

Love the fight there.

TheDorkLord

dumbass shoots the ball

GoBobcats24

Thats dirty shit okayers aren't allowed to bet on the game

Eastley

not sure I love "a fight" there - but I get what you mean

Mich_Mercer

I just love the fact we seem to care now.

Eastley

Grant bringing the extra heat there

TheDorkLord

lol

Eastley

offsetting double techs?

GoBobcats24

We better go score a layup here to fuck them

Eastley

So Miles got a T, Grant got a T, and Quiniones got 2 techs?

TheDorkLord

yep

Eastley

ok, lol

gamblers of the world rejoice I guess

GoBobcats24

The warriors bet on games

Remember the Gary Payton II controversy earlier this season?

I think that entire game was a giant turd.

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Favorite moments: the two coaches are handshaking, Cliff looks over to see the scuffle brewing mid handshake, and very clear says, “what the fuck”, and then runs over.

And Kenny Atkinson with the PRO move of putting the tablet down in front of the camera to block the view of the scuffle.

https://twitter.com/Dubs408/status/1761259377162633257

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I’ll say this. I’m glad we showed some literal fight at the end. For the first time in a very long time, the Charlotte Hornets have some team pride.

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I can’t wait until someone does this to the warriors in a blowout to see how they and the announcers react. And I am convinced that Quinones did that for gambling reasons. Shameful

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Can’t wait for March 29. Hope the Hornets play their best game of the year.

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I so absolutely agree. It’s funny because most people’s reaction is that miles and especially grant are punkasses. Which is ironic because if that situation happened to their team, they’d also be pissed. It’s just cool to jump on grant Williams.

And I don’t mind the scuffle. I was actually sort of happy to see it. I like seeing people on this roster give a shit. We have traditionally have had a lot of laid back dudes who can be pretty invisible sometimes.

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LOL at the iPad placement.

Don’t love the Bridges push, but do love the squad coming over and Grant Williams ready to back up his teammate.

Draymond is such a little…

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…and Kerr. Tired of his elitist snob persona.

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