Hornets at Hawks

[Wundrbread33]

This team is coached by a "defensive specialist?"

Our defense is unbearable to watch right now. We are leaving dudes wide open.

Perhaps our lack of a rim protector forces us to collapse on the drive.

It's going to take some time to gel offensively, so if we don't fix this D soon we will lose a lot of games early in the season.

[TheRed]

I really don't understand the love for Clifford around here.

He seems like a below average/mediocre head coach at best.

[Manos]

This team is coached by a "defensive specialist?"

Our defense is unbearable to watch right now. We are leaving dudes wide open.

Perhaps our lack of a rim protector forces us to collapse on the drive.

It's going to take some time to gel offensively, so if we don't fix this D soon we will lose a lot of games early in the season.

Truth is that Cliff has been a terrible defensive coach ever since he has been here. MKG and Biyombo made the stats look much better than they had any right to. Plus we don't usually turn the ball over a ton which helps limit fast breaks.

[Eazy-E]

Leave Clifford in Atl please. WTF are these rotations?

[SinaloaPaisa]

We need to hire the best offensive coach for HC and make sure he brings in a strong D guy for assistant. 

We have Kemba for christ sakes. Dude can get into the paint at will off the dribble. 

[TheRed]

Even if we did draft Winslow to appease the cry babies around here, Clifford would have let him rot on the bench too.

[Eazy-E]

Im so tired of french players in Charlotte. It is like I am watching a skinny Boris Diaw.

[Wundrbread33]

There are so many new guys that you can't properly judge this team until around 15 games in...however I would have liked a more promising start.

Guess I was wrong about preseason carrying over.

[TheRed]

Thank goodness for Marvin, and Lin.

[TheRed]

All that just to get a basket.....

[JJman Returns]

I don't know Xs and Os but my eyes never fail me when it comes to passing the "eye test" and this is one very bad basketball team. Painful to watch.. So many problems I don't know where to begin, maybe I can sum it up with just words..

no chemistry, lethargic, lost, confused, terrible 3 shooting, that's just to name a few, this team has a loooooong way to go

Bolded everything I disagree with. The team seems to be the opposite of lethargic, in fact this is one of the more energetic teams we have had (aside from 2013 with McRoberts). 3 point shooting was solid today, we need to get Lamb and Kaminsky more looks. Kemba, Lin, Marvin, and Batum can all knock em down as well. For all the new players we have you'd think we lack chemistry but I disagree. All the players seem to really like eachother and once they get used to playing with one another the "lost and confused" aspects will go away.

I'm actually pretty optimistic we can get something going here. We have a brutal start to the schedule which could be what holds us back. 

[carpanfan96]

Big problem: Team can't play defense with Big Al on the floor with out MKG.

Bigger problem: I'm actually not sure this collection of players can play defense to begin, much less for 82 games in a consentant manner.

Even Bigger problem: Two of the three top players are volume shooters and aren't consistent efficiency wise.

Biggest problem: Clifford's scheme offensively and defensively leaves a lot to be desired. 

 

Bonus problem: I don't think you can trust Jordan and his FO to make correct decisions when it comes to Free agency or the draft. Maybe has a bunch to do with Jordan since it's a continuing theme, maybe it doesn't. 

 

That said, team still can make the playoffs as an 8 seed if the turnovers and defensive problems get fixed. Unfortunately, the front office is still the same and doesn't realise shooting for the 7th or 8th seed is a worst case scenario, not a team goal.

[TheRed]

I like Kemba, but if the game is on the line, and we need 3 to tie, give it to Lin, or Williams. That was awful.

[Manager10]

Bolded everything I disagree with. The team seems to be the opposite of lethargic, in fact this is one of the more energetic teams we have had (aside from 2013 with McRoberts). 3 point shooting was solid today, we need to get Lamb and Kaminsky more looks. Kemba, Lin, Marvin, and Batum can all knock em down as well. For all the new players we have you'd think we lack chemistry but I disagree. All the players seem to really like eachother and once they get used to playing with one another the "lost and confused" aspects will go away.

I'm actually pretty optimistic we can get something going here. We have a brutal start to the schedule which could be what holds us back. 

I actually got the same sense of lethargy for parts of the game. It has at least a little bit to do with how Batum moves. He is so long and lanky that he doesn't every explode, he just sort of..moves. Our defense was definitely a step slow tonight, but that is something that will get better as the players all get more familiar with each other.