Game thread

[jayboogieman]

Flipped to the game. Hornets down 18 and look like trash. No offensive movement, no defensive effort. Miller pounded the air out of the ball and with 4 seconds or so left on the shot clock, he didn't just throw up a contested 3, but one with two defenders in his face.

[jayboogieman]

Charles Lee really needs to have the Hornets practice the basics. Team can't set screens, can't make layups, can't dribble, can't defend, and can't rebound. But boy, can they jack up bad 3s.

[jayboogieman]

This Hornets team might be the worst team in basketball and that includes college.

[frankw]

54 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

Charles Lee really needs to have the Hornets practice the basics. Team can't set screens, can't make layups, can't dribble, can't defend, and can't rebound. But boy, can they jack up bad 3s.

Selfish basketball.

So much for that brief glimmer of hope earlier in the season.

[pantherdad]

This team is fuging worse than the team we had last year. You might as well kept Clifford. Can’t shoot, can’t rebound, can’t pass, can’t guard the 3…they put out more turnovers than Sara Lee. Every night I see a bunch of fuging amateurs. Charlotte doesn’t deserve pro teams  at all. What a goddamn embarrassment. Maybe they should move both franchises to Raleigh, there seems to be a winning stigma in that area. Charlotte pro teams = suck to mediocre at best. Same goddamn poo.. year in and year out. I just want to pull for a goddamn winner, somebody that’s worth a fug. Sorry for the rant, but between these two teams, it just takes a toll.

 

 

[jayboogieman]

11 hours ago, frankw said:

Selfish basketball.

So much for that brief glimmer of hope earlier in the season.

Yep. Lee could have at least put in some ball movement to get open 3s since he wants to be a 3pt shooting team. But no, he just lets them do whatever they want except for the rare out of time out play.

[Sir Big Spurr]

On 12/17/2024 at 8:15 AM, jayboogieman said:

Yep. Lee could have at least put in some ball movement to get open 3s since he wants to be a 3pt shooting team. But no, he just lets them do whatever they want except for the rare out of time out play.

I was excited to see what the team looked like on Monday with the team being back to full strength. Like most of the season, the team is just unwatchable. Every possession is the same. There’s a pick somewhere around the top of the key and then missed 3 or turnover. I turned the game off halfway through the 2nd quarter. 

What I don’t understand is Lee coaches so hard during every offensive possession for the entire game. He’s constantly coaching during the possession. Why? Do the players not know what they’re doing? Do they not practice? And for what? Every possession is the same sloppy offense every game. Whatever he’s coaching isn’t working. 
 

This team is frustrating. I feel like they have too much talent to be this bad. 

[Prowler2k18]

Hornets lose to the worse team in the NBA. I don’t know what the problem is, but they need to figure it out. This is absolutely pathetic for all the talent we supposedly have.

[Sir Big Spurr]

10 minutes ago, Prowler2k18 said:

Hornets lose to the worse team in the NBA. I don’t know what the problem is, but they need to figure it out. This is absolutely pathetic for all the talent we supposedly have.

8-43 from 3. That is an absolute joke. Melo gets his, but this team is hopeless on offense.  I don’t expect Lee to figure it out. 
 

Also, another dud from Salaun. I see absolutely nothing in his game that makes me think he’ll amount to anything. 

[frankw]

18.6% from three tonight..lol

Salaun is too raw at only 19. No one can say what he'll ultimately be 3 or 4 years from now. But waiting around for that is not a luxury this franchise has. We needed production out of that pick now. It's not looking good at all.

At this point I think Lee is just doing all he can to keep this team competive given the circumstances. But there are some tough decisions ahead. Might get worse before it gets better anytime soon.

[Sir Big Spurr]

9 minutes ago, frankw said:

18.6% from three tonight..lol

Salaun is too raw at only 19. No one can say what he'll ultimately be 3 or 4 years from now. But waiting around for that is not a luxury this franchise has. We needed production out of that pick now. It's not looking good at all.

At this point I think Lee is just doing all he can to keep this team competive given the circumstances. But there are some tough decisions ahead. Might get worse before it gets better anytime soon.

What is the strength of Salaun’s game? What is he good at?

 

He’s the least athletic player on the court every time he’s out there. I see absolutely nothing there to develop. 

[Joe Bear]

Lee's one of the ones who needs to go.

[CamWhoaaCam]

58 minutes ago, frankw said:

18.6% from three tonight..lol

Salaun is too raw at only 19. No one can say what he'll ultimately be 3 or 4 years from now. But waiting around for that is not a luxury this franchise has. We needed production out of that pick now. It's not looking good at all.

At this point I think Lee is just doing all he can to keep this team competive given the circumstances. But there are some tough decisions ahead. Might get worse before it gets better anytime soon.

We are tanking I'm convinced.

 

LaMelo shot 3-20 from 3pt range. That's not winning basketball he had 30 shots total.

 

 

Tank for Flagg 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

It's sort of funny you guys were so bad with 3s tonight about the same time Silver and LeBron both say the game is broken due to too many 3 attempts. The NBA is almost unwatchable. No defense, refs call fouls for almost anything, guys care more about looking pretty on the court than playing tough, etc. Today's NBA is putrid.