Game 15: Hornets @ Blazers Open Thread

by Junsier on Nov 28, 2008 6:23 PM CST Comment 92 comments

Go Hornets!

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Can't wait for the game tonight.

If Chandler isn’t at the game, it would obviously be a huge deal for Portland. The one thing Oden has really excelled at is drawing fouls vs. centers… He would eat Hilton alive.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 6:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Unless Hilton pulls a Bruce Banner...

…you wouldn’t want to see Hilton when he’s angry.

by m-W on Nov 28, 2008 6:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Bruce Jenner?

what’s that?

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 28, 2008 7:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The human counter to the Hulk, BaB

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Nov 28, 2008 8:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought Bruce Jenner was a speed skater in the Olympics?

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 28, 2008 8:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Decathalete, Wheaties Coverboy

and eventually reality tv star. scary looking face

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Nov 28, 2008 8:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

ah, that's right

before Dave v. Dave in 1992…

who the speed skater I’m thinking of?

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 28, 2008 9:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Eric....something

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Nov 29, 2008 12:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Dan Jansen?

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 29, 2008 7:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

or Eric Heiden?

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 29, 2008 7:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

BANNER dammit. Banner.

Bruce or David, take your choice. Bixby, Banner, or Norton. Oh, and Armstrong.

by m-W on Nov 28, 2008 7:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

How do the Hornets do on the back end of Back to Backs?

noticed Paul played 40, West 40 and some. Chandler should be fresh and fatherly

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Nov 28, 2008 8:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

but it’s on like donkey kong…

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 28, 2008 8:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hilton!

by m-W on Nov 28, 2008 9:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm back!

What’d I miss?

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 9:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I hate Blazers commentators so much.

by Junsier on Nov 28, 2008 10:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

They don't seem too bad...

…except for the fact that they keep saying that TC leads the team in blocks…

by m-W on Nov 28, 2008 10:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Just dropping by...

Just got home and went to turn on the game only to find out that CST hates me. I’m off to a bar. Happy threading and GO HORNETS!

http://www.hometownhornets.blogspot.com/

by hldomingue on Nov 28, 2008 10:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Gl finding the game

Hopefully we have one of those huge 3rd quarters

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Decent defensive effort, 2nd quarter

Blazers playing a great game thus far. Halftime stats:

eFG: Hornets 50.0, Blazers 61.5
FT/FG: Hornets 11.6, Blazers 5.1
OREB: Hornets 27.8, Blazers 25.0
TOr: Hornets 9.3, Blazers 14.0

So basically we’ve battled to a draw other than eFG% where the Trails are up Huge (6-14 from deep).

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm.

Pretty good first half, very even. Oden hasn’t been scoring that well, but as a Blazer fan, I am more than pleased with his passing… it’s been good.

Really surprised Paul only has the one assist. He’s been a worldbeater this year. He’ll prolly go off this half.

honor rasheed wallace

by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

His first halves are virtually always slow

Although it’s usually the opposite. He usually has 0-2 pts at half, but 6-7 assists. Still, 3rd quarter is usually his time to go off.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ramped up offensive rebounding by Portland

New Orleans needs to do a better job of boxing out/getting the boards

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

Batum is doing a great job. Rebounding = effort.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Both teams playing pretty well.

This is fun to watch.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah looks like it'll go down to the wire

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Fourth on Chandler.

Wow.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Ughhh : (

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Poor foul by Armstrong.

Przybilla had the position… gotta concede that, especially with the Hornets in the penalty.

honor rasheed wallace

by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, not smart at all

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha, Rudy Fernandez looks so funny

I think he might be my favorite non Hornet in the league

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

His quotes are amazing.

“Rudy is not just as shooter… he gets steals. he gets blocks.”

Still learning the language and it’s hilarious.

honor rasheed wallace

by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

That’s awesome.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I gotta look up his press conferences some time

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Watch him when he is playing on the ball defense.

His feet keep moving it looks odd.

honor rasheed wallace

by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm, West has really had a rough night

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, he usually torches the Blazers.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

4 straight Przybilla free throws.

That doesn’t happy very often.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Heh

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if Paul goes the rest of the way

Next game isn’t till Wednesday for us

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Horrible third quarter by New O

Stupid loose ball fouls, awful defensive rebounding, and some turnovers to boot. We’ll need a serious turn around from West in the 4th

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

What a crazy foul.

Just let him jack it up… it’s rare to hit one of those anyway.

honor rasheed wallace

by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

What?!?!?!?!?

UGHHHHH

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

/Slams head into brick wall

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That wasn't the Blazers playing well.

it was the Hornets making stupid fouls…

Could it be their fatigue from playing back to back?

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Could be

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Chandler goes out, Blazers get 12-0 run to end quarter.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

A lot of those "fouls" weren't fouls

by m-W on Nov 28, 2008 10:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Still, a lot of them were stupid in the sense

that our guys shouldn’t have even put the refs in a situation to make those calls

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

There were a few sketchy ones.

But the Hornets were trying to get the board when Przybilla had obvious position. But yeah, weird calls going both ways.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Good one Hilton

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Blurgh

I will be really mad if this is the decisive run of the game. Horrible loose ball fouls, etc.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Why is Sean Marks in over Ely????

Byron… ????

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

he is not very effective… to say the least.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And Ely looked really decent yesterday too

Makes no sense at all

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Byron?

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If Chris Paul doesn't come back in soon

This game is over.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

Since he and Chandler left they have been so out of sync.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Beautiful

the Bench hands the game over on a silver platter.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It all seems to have coincided with Chandler's fourth foul

Since then it’s been easy to get into the paint.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 10:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No disrespect to the Blazers, they hit their shots and stuff

But the Hornets just lost this game. Gave it away.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 10:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Oh, for sure.

The Blazers have played decent basketball. But the Hornets are giving the game way.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 11:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Sean Marks

Leads the comeback effort.

by Junsier on Nov 28, 2008 11:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah right

Hornets can’t guard anyone right now. This game’s pretty much over

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Sean Marks... for three?

What is going on?

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That was Sean Marks' 2nd three of his career btw

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Game over.

I can’t watch this pathetic excuse of a defensive effort any more. Recap later. Maybe.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Second half of a back to back on the road.

Tough to win.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 28, 2008 11:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No excuse

Hornets lost this game due to a total lack of discipline more than anything else.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I believe

by Junsier on Nov 28, 2008 11:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Why isn't Rasual in?

by m-W on Nov 28, 2008 11:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Why is Sean Marks chucking 17 foot jumpers?

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Why does David West have 3 rebounds?

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Why does Devin Brown get to play 21 minutes, shooting 1-8, and sucking on defense

and Julian gets to play 7 minutes?

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Have the Hornets improved over last year?

just curious…

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 28, 2008 11:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

No.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That was damn honest.

But the potential is still there and I will reserve judgment until the end of April.

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 28, 2008 11:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I wish I could say that

I usually get super down after losses though. In my current state of mind, I can envision the Hornets missing the playoffs.

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

haha

Now “missing the playoffs” is not on my radar.

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 28, 2008 11:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

To all of the Hornets fans out there, just wanted to state what kind of basketball player Sean Marks is. Living in NZ, I have probably watched more games with Marks playing (in the Olympics, in NZ and NBA) than most of you. Marks is not a typical NBA forward/centre (excuse my spelling..I live in NZ you see) which is why some Hornets fans are wondering..“why the hell is he shooting 3s”. However, he does have the ability to shoot threes extremely effectively and when playing international ball was reliable with the 18-foot jumpshots. Marks is experienced, although he has had limited time, with a championship ring under his belt with the SA Spurs and Tim Duncan as his former training partner. If you guys wanna see a little of Marks, check this video out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYRW2VGLD9k

by JChangNZ on Nov 28, 2008 11:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks JChangNZ

Cool video also. My gripe isn’t that Marks is shooting, per se (he has nice form and seems like a decent shooter). It’s that guys like Peja were on fire tonight, but instead of going to Peja, Byron went to Marks in Marks’ second game of the season. Very few players could step in cold like that (after not playing for such a long time) and be expected to knock down such huge shots, no matter how good a shooter they are. Hope that makes sense

by atthehive on Nov 28, 2008 11:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Agree

No problem. I totally understand where you’re coming from and yes, I agree 100%. As much as I want to see Marks play (being he and I are both NZers), I believe Marks needs to play more minutes to gain experience BUT not when it comes down to crunch-time (of course, if he shows that he is able to be a clutch-shooter, which not many NBA forwards are, he should play). Peja should’ve been out there, and maybe Wright instead of Marks for defence. Watching the Hornets defence today, it seemed like they lacked discipline (plus weird foul calls?). If you wanna know anything else about Marks, don’t hesitate to ask.
Just on another note, I’ve enjoyed your website ever since Marks signed with Hornets and keep up the good work! Any news on Marks, please contact me. Because of the time difference (we’re around 19 hours ahead), sometimes I miss the games.

by JChangNZ on Nov 29, 2008 12:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Definitely will

I’m thinking I’ll do a bit of an extended post on Marks some time soon since Byron Scott seems to like him in the rotation now. I’ll definitely shoot you some Q’s. By the way are there any other NZ’ers in the NBA?

by atthehive on Nov 29, 2008 12:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

NZers in NBA

As most people know, NZ is NOT famous for players in the NBA but for rugby – All Blacks. However, one other player has made the NBA a few years back by the name of Kirk Penney (he graduated from the high school I currently attend – Westlake Boys’ High School – one of the best sporting schools in NZ haha and national secondary school basketball champions for the past for years, including when Penney was there). Penney played for the Miami Heat for a short time before deciding to switch to Euroleague, where you played for the top team I believe. Currently, he is now playing for the NZ Breakers (not the national basketball team – the Tall Blacks is the national basketball team, coming 4th in the 2002 World Championships) a top-of the table team in the Australian Basketball League where he is the leading scorer in the league.

by JChangNZ on Nov 29, 2008 12:20 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Hmm

Didn’t realize NZ finished 4th at the WBC, which is a pretty impressive feat. Also, wasn’t there some talk of the Australian Basketball League folding? Or maybe I’m getting that confused with something else. In general, what’s the overlap like between NZ and Australia? Do good NZ players like to jump over to AUS, or there’s a solid NZ league?

by atthehive on Nov 29, 2008 12:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not quite sure about the ANBL folding? NZ doesn’t tend to have to many great basketball players, but a common trend is many have potential to play in the US (likewise with the Aussies) but don’t go there. NZ does not have a solid or high-quality league (as embarassing as that may seem – basketball is considered a minor sport here), although we do have a league. As with NZ players jumping over to Aus, the only league in Aus is the ANBL in which NZ players are signed with various teams in Aus (i.e. NZ players don’t choose to jump over to Aussie, however they get signed by another team).

by JChangNZ on Nov 29, 2008 12:31 AM CST reply actions 0 recs