Game 57 (3:4): CLE at CHA

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Mich_Mercer

Over here trying to find the Hornets broadcast again. If anyone finds the right stream… let me know. lol

Good start so far. I hate having to start Sion James.

meloFan

Really tough back2back

Cle is really tough defense

Mich_Mercer

yep. they are stacked and we are over here starting 3 rookies

it really hurts not having Miles

Moussa too

we cannot score

its like we forgot how to play offense during the break

hopefully when other teams get tired again… we will take off

we are stinking,. cannot do anything without lamelo.

JFoster

I want brandon to take a break from shooting. Just play defense at this point

2-8 and 4 turnovers in the first half with 8 minutes to go is poop.

Mich_Mercer

his shot definitely has not been falling. it feels like how we did earlier in the year.

seems like everyone is hurt. any word on Coby?

GoBobcats24

Getting hacked once again out here

But we aren't allowed to hack back

So damn frustrating

Mich_Mercer

why do teams need over a week off for the allstar break>

it killed us

Harden with a very obvious travel that lead to a 3 as well

cltblkhscoach

Man Coach Lee has tried to go deep in the bench for a spark and it hasn't hit yet

Tough times

Mich_Mercer

nope. its like last year.

we cannot score.

I think Miles is more important than most think.

tnhornetsfan

Interesting lineup. 4 guards and kalk

Mich_Mercer

Grant Williams out too?

I'm ready to forget about this game and move on to lose to the Wizards.

my vibes are gone. Lamelo's car accident started that.

powellrmp

The fuck is going on with Coby white

If Coby white isn’t suiting up over these last two games after a week rest…that’s really bad news guys

It might be a while before (or if) we even see Coby

tnhornetsfan

That's a foul. At least it always is on us

cltblkhscoach

The Hornets are extremely cautious with these injuries

powellrmp

“No real timeline right now”

That’s basically “we’ll re evaluate in two weeks”. It’s a funny reversal from the mark Williams debacle.

I doubt we’ll see Coby for at least two weeks. Horrible shipping off sexton for nothing. I know we have Coby’s bird rights now, which is good

But how the hornets supposed to pony up a bunch of money and years for a guy who will end up playing maybe 10-12 games for us

There’s no way Coby white is taking any less than 30m per year

cltblkhscoach

They have to have worked out a deal. Otherwise why not play him. He played in the last game before the trade

And they said acquiring his Bird Rights was a big deal

Here at the game tonight and Kenny Atkinson's cries after every call. What a jack

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powellrmp

It is, but committing that money and years to a guy that we won’t truly play many games with our current roster is a little risky

I mean, if Coby played the last 25 games or so and looked like a good fit with the roster, cool! That make the 30m (at least) per season feel a bit better. But without any sample size…that’s a little scary

cltblkhscoach

Hopefully we'll see soon. We play at Chicago soon, I was hoping that might be the debut

Would be nice for those fans to show him some love. And for us to get going with our full lineup back

powellrmp

If Kon has a better game last night, we win that game

Hard to believe Coby white played 7 season in Chicago. It’s crazy how time flies

Was also hilarious that Brandon misses the next free throw after breaking kemba’s consecutive FT’s made record

Mitchell and Harden is such a nice combo. I’m far less concerned about harden with the Cavs

TheDorkLord

I know we could use him, but I'm not missing Miles

powellrmp

I won’t deny his importance during this stretch. Miles got better. Wayyyy less low BBIQ plays than previous years. Much different.

But I just can’t forgive and forget miles bridges the person

Mich_Mercer

Funny how the Lakers vetoed the Mark Williams deal, and Mark has been pretty healthy since. We trade for Coby White and he’s very injured.

powellrmp

Yeah that’s what i said earlier . Cruel cruel irony

Mich_Mercer

Glad to see Green making a shot.

powellrmp

I think that’s why I’m so annoyed about Coby white being out

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Mich_Mercer

We should have just kept sexton it seems and sign him in the offseason it seems like. Unless he’s back soon.

Hey… it just switched to the Hornets broadcast by itself. So much better

It’s crazy how much a difference the guys calling the game makes

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powellrmp

I even saw Josh green drive to the rim in the 2nd quarter! And it was an and 1. Which was a rarity that wasn’t on my hornets bingo card

TheDorkLord

I'm not concerned about the Coby White situation

powellrmp

Why’s that?

TheDorkLord

we are playing it smart with him

powellrmp

They said he “has no timetable”

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TheDorkLord

overly cautious maybe, but smart

Mich_Mercer

We need a backup PG.

powellrmp

Eh. Thats not the meaning I make

Mich_Mercer

I don’t like KJ Simpson… but we kind of need him, if White can’t ever play.

powellrmp

KJ gone! Denver G league now I think??

Mich_Mercer

Oh I know. That’s what I’m saying. We cut him when we actually needed a PG.

powellrmp

The meaning I make is that this is kind of a serious lingering calf strain.

Harden is great man

Mich_Mercer

Great lineup in again. Time to get down double digits

powellrmp

It’s what happens when we trade our backup PG for a guy that won’t play for a month I guess

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Mich_Mercer

It also happens when a guy you drafted in the first round…. Who you traded away. Who then causes two main guys to get suspended. Trade still screwing us

powellrmp

fingers in ears I can’t hear youuu. I choose to forget that draft! Who is Jalen Duren??

Yeah, I don’t read the Coby white thing as the hornets only being overly cautious. I think it’s 70% Coby has a serious lingering calf strain and 30% hornets being cautious and hoping white can be available in a few weeks for a play-in run

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cltblkhscoach

We are so much better when Josh Green is aggressive

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Mich_Mercer

Duren and Moussa on the same team would have been nice. Not over it yet.

powellrmp

If I had a nickel for every time Josh green drove aggressively to the basket, id have a few nickels!

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Mich_Mercer

How are we winning?

I feeel like we look like balls but here we are.

cltblkhscoach

Bench guys playing much better this half

I think it helps these guys have never played together. No idea what to expect

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powellrmp

Patty C. Working that boy band bleached hair look!

Mich_Mercer

What are the odds this game is close at the end and we take Lamelo out with 5 minutes left and leave him out until the game is out of reach?

powellrmp

I remember the bleached tips look from the very early 2000s. I regret a lot of things in my life, I at least didn’t do that.

Oh Tre. Ohhh mann

tnhornetsfan

We turn the ball over way too much. Just careless

powellrmp

I can’t believe Tre Mann has devolved like this. He was so damn good early on

That’s really cool that Kon passed to Salaun in the corner. I’d rather see Kon take a slightly contested three than TJ taking an open 3

Where the fuck is Brandon miller

Is he alive

15 minutes?

If we find a way to win this game, it’s the highway robbery of the year. I’d be shocked

tnhornetsfan

Miller just needs to quit shooting

Haha. Reverse phycology

powellrmp

I get that miller has 4 fouls, but we need to win the game. I get that when guys play a weird rotation and inconsistent minutes, finding a shooting rhythm is weird

Damn harden is tough

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powellrmp

YES MILLER GOING TO THE DAMN RIM. That’s all I want

I’m so over Tidjane Salaun yall

When can we finally pull the plug on this experiment

Mich_Mercer

Alright Coach… put Lamelo in soon please

powellrmp

Kenny Atkinson is a little fuck stick

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Mich_Mercer

He will wait too long

powellrmp

Mich you took the words out of my mouth

I was typing that haha

Mich_Mercer

Do it now coach. Will like an extra minute matter?

powellrmp

I’m so glad I’m not at the game. I’d be yelling “where is Melo”

GoBobcats24

Man I hate it when Melo sits this damn long down the stretch of the 4th

Have I said that before?

cltblkhscoach

Tidjane has missed several open 3s man. Killing us

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GoBobcats24

I am yelling that powell

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Mich_Mercer

He has bad rotations when down in the 4th. When we are up a lot… it works. Not in the clutch

GoBobcats24

And I'm behind the bench lol

This is some bs

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cltblkhscoach

Everyone is yelling for Melo here by the way. Lol

powellrmp

Same as last night. Around 5 minutes or so he needs to go in (Melo). Last time I looked at the clock was 5:48 and I said “okay Melo needs to go in”

Love you guys. Thanks for keeping it real

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Mich_Mercer

I’d rather he not play him the first 4 minutes of the 4th

And play the last 8 minutes

powellrmp

Mich, are we going to have to update the coach Lee concern meter??

cltblkhscoach

Mich, that used to be standard for star players. They would always come in at the 8min mark of the 4th

tnhornetsfan

LaMelo has played 23 minutes so far.

Mich_Mercer

He can play 4 more. Put him in

powellrmp

Yep. I thought “okay Melo needs to come in” and I looked and the clock was hust below 6:00 left”

Nada. Nothing.

Mich_Mercer

Ok… he’s back

powellrmp

Coach Lee wants the team to get in a hole and then sub in Melo with 2-3:00 minutes left when it’s too late

I bet you ANYTHING this is some bullshit analytics thing

This has to be some bullshit analytics thing the staff is pushing.

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JFoster

If coby white was that injured i think we should have took all our picks back

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powellrmp

Yep

Mich_Mercer

Need to get Kon some shots

This team can’t play without a PG.

Lee thinks so though

powellrmp

This staff is cautious but if Coby was close to available to play, he would be playing. White has had a long time off.

Coby’s injury is worse than people think.

A guy who has “no timetable” to play isn’t playing for a while. If Coby plays in the next week, I’ll buy all of you guys a beer

Mich_Mercer

Will you buy me a coffee instead? lol

powellrmp

Kalkbrenner is gassed. Played 30 minutes last night and 30+ tonight

Oh god. Salaun back in

cltblkhscoach

Cleveland could win the East

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Mich_Mercer

We would have won the past two games with a backup PG

cltblkhscoach

It's all right guys. We just gotta get the Murder Hornet lineup back

And Coby. Smh

Mich_Mercer

We should beat the wizards right?? And then we’ll have the team back

cltblkhscoach

If Miller can get back to just normal we should

At least he looked better tonight

Mich_Mercer

I hope he finds his shot again. Everything has been so hard. We haven’t had the ball movement we had before the break.

Sad we’ve lost 3 out of 4 games

cltblkhscoach

If we lost to scrubs it would be one thing. Detroit, Houston, Cleveland all Top 4 teams in their conference

All by 6 or less too. Not even close to 100 percent

meloFan

I think these are not bad losses, cause it shows we have leveled up and can contend when we make it to the playoffs