Game 24: Hornets vs. Lakers Open Thread
by Rohan on Dec 23, 2008 5:54 PM CST
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vs. Offensive Efficiency: NOH 110.3 (5th), LAL 112.3 (3rd) Defensive Efficiency: NOH 104.6 (10th), LAL 102.5 (4th) >>> Luke Walton Frontcourt Pau Gasol || Andrew Bynum 31.7 (1st all time) Chris Paul PER Watch
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Does Andrew Bynum bug anyone else like he bugs me?
I think he is one of my most hated players in the NBA.
Of course, I can’t stand anyone on that team not named Derek Fisher.
honor rasheed wallace
Way too many threes
Chris Paul needs to drive the ball. New Orleans looks really, really lazy out there the last two plays.
It would be sweet for him to earn a spot back in the rotation.
We have to keep developing the young talent.
honor rasheed wallace
I dunno
I think we can beat Boston (probably not in a 7 game series) and we already did beat Cleveland. L.A.‘s length is our biggest issue. West simply cannot guard Bynum/Gasol, and Ariza and Odom can’t be covered by any of the backups. Kobe isn’t the problem, those 4 guys are. They’re simply too big for us.
My pick to win it all is Boston.
Because it’s a seven game series. They are on a mission. You can beat them a few times, but four out of seven would be a tall order.
The Lakers are a hard matchup… You have to hope the Spurs or someone knocks them out in the second round.
honor rasheed wallace
Mine too
Though I wouldn’t put money on a BOS vs. CLE series. LeBron nearly knocked ’em off last year despite playing “bad.” But I think Boston will probably win it again.
It'll come down to LeBron vs. Pierce
and while I think Pierce is declining, I think he’ll do enough to hold LeBron off for one more year. I don’t think the Celtics will keep this up next year.
honor rasheed wallace
Yeah
I wonder where Boston goes from here (here meaning next offseason). They might have enough for ‘10 but they certainly wouldn’t be odds-on favorites. I’d say it’s probably worth throwing that team out one more year to see if they can win again. You’re right, Pierce’s decline will be the underlying problem ahead of KG’s decline (he can still stay active by contributing on the boards) and Ray’s (I doubt his 3 shooting suffers too much as he ages).
Yeah I don't want to watch this anymore...
It’s just… blah. We came out with intensity and the first quarter looked good, but the Lakers just seem to be on higher level than us. I hate to say it… but that’s what it looks like. I wish we saw that kind of ball movement…. and their D is suffocating right now.
Ain’t over yet… but it probably is. Dominating us twice on our home court? Damn. Unless we figure them out somehow, they would kill us in a playoff series.
Good point
Two home court dominations. We probably stand no chance in a series. But hey, 5 more months till the playoffs… I guess something could change.
Yeah, and Luke Walton and *owned* should never be in the same sentence...
Unless he’s the one being owned.
Devin Brown is a 2nd string guard at *best*...
Why is Scott giving him so many minutes over a proven player like Mo Pete? A guy who has a consistent jumpshot among other advantages…
I like Brown and he makes a few good plays here and there, but c’mon.
According to the box score, Julian Wright didn't even play a full minute
Why did Byron put him in?
Its like the only time he plays JuJu is when we are down big against a tough opponent… and then barely plays him at all, strange stuff.
Kobe loves draining shots in Posey's face
Probably has something to do with that whole “Kobe stopper” talk…
Well, this one is definitely done.We were just outclassed tonight… the rebounding, in particular, was dreadful. Let’s hope the team and the coaching staff figures out how to compete with this team by the next meeting, or atleast by the playoffs.
Tough stretch of games started tonight, I hope we look better against Orlando, Houston and Portland. I think we will.
Typical Lakers game
We get down by 20, then make a pointless attempt at a comeback in the final minutes.
The only way we get to the Finals this year
is a genius coaching job. One that can exploit L.A.‘s weaknesses and magnify our strengths. I’ll do an extended post on this soon, but the summary is this: Byron Scott doesn’t change his game plan from game to game. He played the exact same offense against LA that we did last time- and last time they destroyed us. He stubbornly tries to play the same way every game, regardless of opponent. That works when you have the talent and depth of the Celtics or Lakers. That doesn’t work when you’re the inferior team. Until Byron learns that, this team can’t be mentioned in the same sentence as the Lakers or Celtics.
What I've said for the last two weeks
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
WHAT DOES MO PETE HAVE TO DO TO GET HIS MINUTES BACK FROM THE BLACK HOLE THAT IS DEVIN BROWN?
Ok, I went and said it again anyway just for good measure. Gee, it would have been nice to have SIXTEEN POINTS SCORED when the game was close! Gee, it would have been great to have someone hit those threes when the game was close!
http://hornetshype.com
Imagine the two wide threes Devin missed in the first
taken by Peja or Mo. Might have been able to jump out to a lead.
I've been saying this the last 30 minutes
Oh, wait. That’s you, sweets.
Even though you are not here, we think the same!!!
http://hornetshype.com
No Hornet played well, and most sucked
Mo Pete came the closest to playing well.
Butler and Paul did not embarass themselves. Paul had a great first 8 minutes, but was average the rest of the way. Butler made a couple of nice shots but clanked a lot too.
Everyone other Hornet failed to shoot, failed to rebound, failed to defend, and failed make free throws. Other than that….
The refs were determined to prevent any comeback by the Hornets. From midway through the 2nd quarter I estimate 10 phantom fouls and 2 questionable traveling calls on the Hornets and many grabs and bumps by Fisher and Arriza and lots of contact in the paint by Gasol and Bynum that would normally be called.
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