2021-2022 Games Thread

[pantherdad]

1 hour ago, Shocker said:

Borrego needs to just go…to say he is developing players is shortchanging the player developing themselves.  Last in defense?  This guy isn’t a legit head coach.  Sorry

That may be true, but he really can’t control how bad we shoot or those 5 or 6 minute periods where we go ice cold and can’t hit anything 

[Eazy-E]

44 minutes ago, 33inNC said:

They all need to be called out, you are right. Something needs to change and I think it is PJ and Gordon that need to be that change. Gordon is made of glass and PJ is expendable. 

Both of Gordon’s injuries that have made him miss significant time since becoming a Hornet are completely unrelated. Awkward falls and bad luck. If it was something like reoccurring hamstring issues like CMC then I would say that’s cause for concern.

Hayward currently is just too damn important to this team. In a couple of years when these young players mature we can move on and luckily his contract fits perfectly with that timeline. Right now without him on the floor the team is totally lost on defense. Offensively, the team plays with a sense of panic down the stretch without him. The last two games are perfect examples and ended in the same way because of poor situational awareness. A lot of this falls on Borrego as well since he should be telling these guys to slow it down. He should be using some sort of under 4 minute game plan to run a slower paced half court offensive when we have the lead to burn clock. Instead our young guys just look like they’re winging it out there.

Gordon was able to keep these guys cool, calm, and collected which is why we were winning close games earlier in the season and our record showed that. Just look at the team record with and without him playing and that is all you should need to see to understand Hayward’s value.

[Eazy-E]

2 hours ago, pantherdad said:

That may be true, but he really can’t control how bad we shoot or those 5 or 6 minute periods where we go ice cold and can’t hit anything 

Yes he can. He needs to be breaking up his cemented rotations and play guys like Bouknight and JT Thor more than 10 mpg when the rest of the team can’t hit the broad side of a barn. Also he should be telling Mitch he needs to be filling our empty roster spots and calling up a g leaguer or signing someone to a 10 day to cover our asses since we are dealing with injuries. He has Miles playing like 40 something minutes a game the past few weeks with Gordon and Cody out. Every other team in the league has been handing out 10 days and calling up g leaguers left and right and we’ve done nothing. Call up Kulboka since we need shooting. Just do something to try and stop the bleeding and stop sitting on your hands.

[jayboogieman]

22 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

Instead our young guys just look like they’re winging it out there.

That's basically his offense. There was an interview at the beginning of the season where he said he believes in letting the players play how they want and trusting them to make the right play or something along those lines. So, he rarely calls set plays.

[PNW_PantherMan]

On 2/17/2022 at 10:53 PM, Eazy-E said:

Borrego’s seat should be pretty warm right now. Guy has been great for development but damn does he suck as a coach on game days.

Without Gordon these guys have some seriously low Basketball IQ and zero situational awareness. Lamelo was trying to push the tempo and run fast breaks that led to multiple turnovers with only a few minutes left in the game and a 6-8 point lead. Calm the fug down and run a half court offense and burn the damn clock. You got guys like Kelly and Terry chucking contested 3s only a few seconds into the shot clock. Did the exact same poo against Memphis on Tuesday and the games played out exactly the same.

Borrego seems to never play the actual matchups and just sticks to his whack ass rotations that consistently get torched. He’s been getting out coached on a nightly basis and the Hornets have lost like 8 out of the last 10 and are now 2 games under .500. Borrego has literally done nothing to try and improve the situation besides letting JT Thor play a few minutes a game if you want to count that. We have an open roster spot and are dealing with injuries. Why not bring up a guard from the GLeague or sign someone to a 10 day like the rest of the league and then see what buyouts happen on the first. 

The team should be fuging embarrassed right now. Just piss poor basketball at every level.

Some great points here.  I'd just like to add that this looks like back to back seasons where the Hornets are exciting, and they fizzle out towards the end.  The play-in game last year was a disaster.

I know we're a young team, but I'm starting to think these young guys need a different coach.

[Eazy-E]

30 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

That's basically his offense. There was an interview at the beginning of the season where he said he believes in letting the players play how they want and trusting them to make the right play or something along those lines. So, he rarely calls set plays.

Watching the team try and close games out in the final minutes, that makes a ton of sense. While I think that can work fine during those long middle stretches of the game, the first and final few minutes of the game need to have some type of organized/structured offense being ran. That honestly explains why we get off to such rocky starts some times and have such a hard time closing games out.

Borrego used to be a video guy. You would think he’d be all about watching game film and trying to create something to exploit opposing teams weaknesses in the beginning and end of games. Sometimes you need to have some sort of structure for younger players. It’s the same thing with kids. I’m not going to let my kids just wing it and eat pizza for breakfast and ice cream for dinner whenever they want. You have to have some guidelines and give them some direction so they can mature while creating good habits.

[Eazy-E]

9 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Some great points here.  I'd just like to add that this looks like back to back seasons where the Hornets are exciting, and they fizzle out towards the end.  The play-in game last year was a disaster.

I know we're a young team, but I'm starting to think these young guys need a different coach.

When you get towards the middle / end of a season you are playing teams for the second, third, fourth time that season. Good coaches and players watch film and create strategies to fix issues they were having in previous matchups.

It seems like the only team we did that for was Indiana since they blew us out inthe playin game. Everyone else it looks like these guys are completely winging it. Not a good look for your head coach.

[Captain Morgan]

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McDaniels (L Ankle Sprain) doubtful 
Richards (R Foot Soreness) doubtful
Martin (L Ankle/Achilles) probable
Hayward (L Ankle) out

[Captain Morgan]

I think we've lost 9 of our last 10...need to find a way to win tonight

[pantherdad]

Hayward shouldn’t be too far from returning, he has been practicing. 

[Captain Morgan]

Hornets come out playing D and lead by 13...now 16 as PJ hits his second 3

[MechaZain]

They're feeling it tonight. Trez and LaMelo developing some chemistry on these passes.

[Captain Morgan]

man the bugs are buzzin' tonight!!! 23 pt lead at the half.   70-47.  And they are smiling again.

Miles has a shot at his first triple double with 7 points, 5 assists and 7 rebounds in the first.

 

[frankw]

Loving the game but man this is a hot and cold team. I'll take it though.