Game 81: Hornets @ Rockets Open Thread
by Rohan on Apr 13, 2009 6:20 PM CDT
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If I'm doing the math right
A win today and a loss tomorrow (@SA) would ensure that we play SA in the first round, which would be great.
that
would be a very nice first round matchup.
It’s assuming that the Spurs win in Golden State, though.
draft dejuan blair
Agreed.
Lots of hustle, lots of grit. And CP’s got the pick and roll running to perfection with both Marks and Ely. Obviously, they saw on film TC did well with that against the Rockets and they want to keep doing it now.
Melvin is not being a total slob on the court. Nice.
This whole not playing Hilton is really working out for me.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
Tuning up for the playoffs.
Posey looking like Dirk out there. Nice to see.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Well put. Shoulda said playing like.....
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
That is not right
I am female, and Posey is about 5 times better looking.
j/k
http://hornetshype.com
I have to say
Byron’s done a great job with the gameplan for tonight. The Yao doubling strategy is perfect, the iso’ing Posey on Landry is going well, and the Sean Marks roll off West screens for Paul is a new wrinkle. Great stuff.
You knew that shot was going in.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
I'd be real curious to know the percentages on that Ely hookshot...
It seems like he never makes it, but he always goes back to it.
I remember he finally hit one last game to make him
1-763 this year.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha
Maybe, if he had been on the court enough to actually take it that many times..
but hey he’s got a few boards, so that’s nice – boards are hard to come by on the Hornets bench.
Lets do the hack-a-Hayes thing.
Ugliest free throw ever.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
He's killing them and so is Peja
THey ask for shots, and get more shots and miss them.
This better not be one of our lowest scoring quarters of the season
Why is no one hitting shots!
From the 9:00 mark to the 2:23 mark... the Hornets had 31 points
No field goals or free throws for seven minutes… jeez.
Yeah that is ugly.
just 3 baskets in that period and imagine how close a game it would be.
New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.
I don't know about anyone else but
facing Houston is another matchup I don’t want to see. Actually the only one I want to see is Spurs. Everybody else I’ll pass.
Eh, with a healthy Chandler I think we'd stand a fair chance...
but Spurs is definitely the most favorable matchup at this point.
TC won't be healthy from now til the start of the playoffs
The way he looked doing laterals before Sunday’s game didn’t give me any encouragement that he’ll be close to 100.
I don't know but Chandler himself sounds very optimistic.....
He wants to play now which is a very good sign. Hopefully Byron’s just being careful not to bring him back too early. I would not like to see Houston either because it seems we never ever can win in Houston.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
The good news is our guys had lots of good looks and just missed them, which means it's us, not them.
The bad news is that’s how we’ve lost our last several.
It's very weird.
We had 8 offensive rebounds and then all of a sudden we start giving up O-boards…these guys need to box out and put a body on someone.
New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.
THey need to get some fouls on Yao
get him out of the paint.
This team is woeful
How do they sleep at night knowing they suck.
New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.
Ha
Come on now… as M-W said… they’ve won 48 games. By definition, a team that wins 48 games does not “suck.”
Wow, unexpected turn huh?
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
Nothing you can really get angry at, we're just not hitting good looks.
Obviously, every night doesn’t go like this, or they wouldn’t have won 48 games.
Nice take on it.
But they just look confused. That’s what frustrates me.
New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.
This happens too often
This team is not that bad but they play like they are
This is ridiculous
I’m watching the play-by-play updates on Yahoo and all I see is a basketball icon (indicating points score) by each red play-by-play. Over half of the plays are blue and not one has a ball by it. This game even looks bad in words!
by JChangNZ on Apr 13, 2009 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Im going to burst a blood vessel.
this is pissin’ me off!
New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.
Don't even waste the energy man
I’m resigning to the fact that this team just sucks. They don’t have the right players.
From now on I’m just watching Cuz all this hoping and rooting takes too much energy when they play good one day and horrible the nex.
That's what gets to me.
The fact that one day they play really well then the next they just look like the worst team in the league. As evident in my sig, “New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.”
New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.
Didn't say they sucked
I agree with RonD that I’m just watching at this point instead of wasting energy
I think 24 is on
Never been a big fan but i’m bored.
Do these guys want to lose?
It’s the only possible reason for how their playing.
New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.
Hornets have 2 NBA players
3 if TC is in but our cap space is nonexistent. NOH- where aging jumpshooters who can’t shoot anymore making bank happens.
Here's the thing.
Why Devin still? No Mo Pete, really? He began the year as a starter. How does he not even crack the rotation? You’ve stated multiple times how much you’re frustrated by Julian’s mistakes, and he’s still out there.
Making $5.59 million to watch from courtside?
Sign me up ASAP lol.
Yeh me too.
I can shout at Byron and tell the bench to wake up. Tyson and I can be emotional support for the teams failures.
New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.
Why not learn a bit from football?
You know how teams go no huddle, at the end of halves to try and score? Why not play D’Antoni/Nellie ball when down 20 in the 4th? Would it hurt to be able to just run down and chuck up threes quick in the shot clock (especially when you have plenty of shooters) for a quarter in a game when you’ve probably already lost?
Stunningly enough
I still really like Byron’s gameplan for this game. I thought he did a good job in preparation. Just horrid execution from the players after the 1st quarter.
I've way given up
I’m just going to spend the rest of this game laughing at Devin Brown
http://hornetshype.com
Anybody feel like becoming a Portland fan?
I do, much prefer how their playing.
New Orleans Hornets: The most inconsistent team in the NBA.
Oden first in offensive rebound rate
Przybilla first in overall rebound rate
It’s a good tandem.
draft dejuan blair
If the Mavs lose tonight do we at least secure the 7 seed?
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
I think it does because we'll still be up 1 game to Dallas and we own the tie-breaker correct?
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
DWest
Looks like E.T. wearing that towel lol.
Mo making me look stupid by looking as bad as Devin.
Then again, what does he have to play for? He’s played well off the bench since he came back, and still can’t buy minutes.
Even when there's no pressure..
Hilton stay plays like…urghh..!
I like how
Devin Brown’s idea of a box out is standing with both feet glued together and randomly sticking out his left hand without jumping.
Dallas still losing!
On a day we get blown out by 25, we could still clinch the non-Laker spot! Perfect.
MONEY!
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Doubt that it matters
We’re not going anywhere barring some huge injury.
Yes we are as long as we get Tyson back at 75%.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
With Chandler
Nuggets, definitely. Rockets, great shot. Lakers, we have a shot too.
Chandler is HUGE on offense and defense.
Thank you.
I was just gonna say the exact same thing.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Especially Rockets/Nuggets.
Lakers tougher, but possible. Put it this way, I think the Lakers are looking at the 5-8 seeds and thinking they want us the least.
Exactly because we've proven we can beat them.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
No we're fine.
We’ve proven we can challenge anyone in the West with Tyson except Utah and they will be eliminated first round. Plus we have players who step up big time in the Playoffs. D-West, TC, Posey and CP3 even manages to elevate his game.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
by chandlerfan6 on Apr 13, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Brian Cook is in the game
Hornets have hit rock bottom.
The Mavs are gonna win today.
Devin Brown is a basketball God!
So I guess now we root for San Antonio to win today
So their game against us on Wednesday won’t matter to them.
P.S.
The Cavs were down 40 to the Magic the other week. No one said their season was over. No reason for us to panic.
Difference is that only happened what once to the cavs in the whole season
How many times to the Hornets. Too many to count.
It’s sucks that they have all these injuries but the way they lose is hard to be positive this season
True.
But strangely it’s not just injuries. Byron’s inconsistent rotations is really hurting us. Julian and Mo should be playing regularly. Yet they don’t. That’s wasted talent. Yet Devin Brown still gets burn and so does Ely. Honestly, there’s no time left to “send messages” to players. You have who you have, and you need to live with the personnel choices the front office made. Hilton is your most talented big. Keep with him. Julian is your most talented wing after Posey. Keep with him. Mo is your best shooter off the bench. Keep with him.
Anything else is just ego. Let it go, Byron, and let these guys play. You scripted a good game plan (case in point tonight), so have confidence these guys can carry it out.
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