Game thread

[CamWhoaaCam]

Hornets actually have good young talent, but they just can't play good team ball.

 

Lee doesn't look like a good hire at HC so far.

[jayboogieman]

48 minutes ago, Prowler2k18 said:

Apparently it did no good. Getting spanked by the Wizards…again!

I've given up on them for the season and doubt I tune into another game. That BS with the kids and their Christmas wishes last week has made me really step back and take a longer look at the Hornets and NBA in general. I'd be willing to give the team a break on that and consider their excuse about a "rogue" employee being possible if they were playing well, but that's not happening.

The modern game of just chucking 3s isn't fun to watch either, especially when teams like Charlotte do it despite not having the shooters to play that style. The foul baiting and refs are another huge problem with today's NBA. The ever increasing gambling tie ins is another huge turnoff for me. The whole thing is just one giant poo sandwich and that's why ratings are down across the league.

[Joe Bear]

Yeah I don't care what these losers do anymore, I'm only rooting for the coach to get fired.

[Joe Bear]

1 hour ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Hornets actually have good young talent, but they just can't play good team ball.

 

Lee doesn't look like a good hire at HC so far.

Lee is atrocious. Roster's too good to be the league's worst team, and that falls on the coach.

[Ornias]

I am all for firing Lee now and letting anyone else coach this team. 

[33inNC]

9 hours ago, Ornias said:

I am all for firing Lee now and letting anyone else coach this team. 

Devils Advocate here, how many coaches are we going to burn through before putting blame where it belongs, the overpriced babies we call players. It is them who seem to not care enough to play as a team. 

[Ornias]

1 hour ago, 33inNC said:

Devils Advocate here, how many coaches are we going to burn through before putting blame where it belongs, the overpriced babies we call players. It is them who seem to not care enough to play as a team. 

Team defense has probably sailed. Someone like D'Antonio could at least instill a run and gun offense that would be entertaining. Honestly the whole NBA looks like a watered down All Star game at this point. It is unwatchable. 

[Shocker]

I lost all respect for Lee when he was laughing, hugging and high fiving his Celtic buddy’s after the game where like 4 of our players were tossed\fouled out at home.  Poor judgment 

[33inNC]

1 hour ago, Ornias said:

Team defense has probably sailed. Someone like D'Antonio could at least instill a run and gun offense that would be entertaining. Honestly the whole NBA looks like a watered down All Star game at this point. It is unwatchable. 

Unwatchable is right. The players are too focused on themselves to put a good product on the court. Unless you are one of the top teams, then you just run players in and out with the same results. None of them actually seem to care about the team or game any longer. 

Jimmy Butler is an exception to this. 

[33inNC]

Where is LaMelo tonight?  He cannot stay on the court to save his life. 

[Prowler2k18]

Another game…another arse-kicking. And Melo out again!

[frankw]

I get the criticism of Charles Lee to a point but we also need to discuss our GM and some of these signings like Miles Bridges. Seems like more often than not he's inconsistent at best. He's here because we were trying to appease LaMelo but I'm just over this mess. Everyone outside of LaMelo Miller Salaun and Mark Williams should be trade fodder. Blow up the rest of this poo roster.

[jayboogieman]

7 minutes ago, frankw said:

I get the criticism of Charles Lee to a point but we also need to discuss our GM and some of these signings like Miles Bridges. Seems like more often than not he's inconsistent at best. He's here because we were trying to appease LaMelo but I'm just over this mess. Everyone outside of LaMelo Miller Salaun and Mark Williams should be trade fodder. Blow up the rest of this poo roster.

There's not a player on the roster that I wouldn't trade if the price is right and that definitely includes Ball. His laissez faire attitude is a large part of the problem when it comes to the team and culture. And for a guy that is the highest paid member of the team by a very large margin and supposedly its leader, that's inexcusable.

[frankw]

4 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

There's not a player on the roster that I wouldn't trade if the price is right and that definitely includes Ball. His laissez faire attitude is a large part of the problem when it comes to the team and culture. And for a guy that is the highest paid member of the team by a very large margin and supposedly its leader, that's inexcusable.

I don't know you could end up being right but I'm beginning to wonder if this franchise is just snakebit or cursed. Much moreso than the Panthers. At least the Panthers have had success and been to two Super Bowl's. Other than the brief highs in the early years and the 90's this franchise has been dead in the water for so long it's wild. Going on 24 years without a playoff series win. And what's crazy is there are other small market teams that have done remarkably more in short timespans compared to us and with debatable differences in talent levels.

Idk if there's anything or anyone that can alter course for this franchise at this point. Just the honest truth.