Hornets vs Lakers, game 6
by andrew61388 on Apr 28, 2011 11:04 AM CDT
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The Hornets try to stave off elimination against the Lakers tonight in the Hive. For the Hornets to stand a chance, it all comes down to one player- Chris Paul. When CP3 was other-worldly in games 1 and 4, the Hornets won. When he's merely exceptional (games 2,3, and 5), the Hornets lost. It's really been that simple. The Hornets have already pushed this Lakers team farther than anyone thought they could. For the Hornets to extend this series one more game, Chris Paul needs to go off.
5 keys to the game not relating to Chris Paul
1) Who cut down the Oak?
Remember the movie Space Jam? (That's a rhetorical question, of course you remember the greatest movie of all time). I'm starting to wonder if the aliens sucked the talent out of Emeka Okafor's body before this series. That may sound extreme, but hey, they took Sean Marks talent in the movie, and Oak would certainly be better than him!
For the series, Oak is averaging just 7.4 points per game and barely over 5 rebounds per game. Those are numbers you'd expect a backup center playing ten-fifteen minutes a night to put up, not your starter. In addition, Oak's averaging 2 turnovers and almost 5 fouls per game while constantly getting pushed around by Andrew Bynum. Oak has had his moments- he looked great on defense and the offensive glass in game 4, but they've really been few and far between. For the Hornets to win tonight, Oak needs to provide some offensive value (say, 12 points or so) and keep Bynum from dominating us on the defensive end.
2) Marco Polo
Marco Belineli finally decided to show up in game 5, scoring 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting. The problem with the Hornets all series has been no one not named Chris Paul (and, to some extent, Trevor Ariza) have been able to generate offense, which allows the Lakers to throw double and triple teams CP's way. When Marco hits his shots, it opens up the floor for everyone and really takes the team to a different level offensively.
3) Don't be a hero, Ariza
Look, Ariza's been great this series, and his showing in the first half of game 4 and first quarter of game 5 single handedly kept the Hornets in the games. But there's a darkside to his performance- when Ariza gets hot, he starts putting up "hero" shots... contested jumpers with 18 seconds left on the shot clock, 3 pointers where he hasn't set his feet, turnaround fadeaways that no player on earth can make, etc. Ariza has one skill on the offensive end- driving, slashing, and getting to the hoop. He is a TERRIBLE shooter. Sure, he might get hot sometimes, but on the whole, when Ariza puts up a jump shot, the other team thanks their lucky stars. Ariza needs to stay aggressive on both ends for the entire game and not settle for jump shots.
4) Where's Willie
Willie Green is, admittedly, not my favorite player. Ok, he's my least favorite player on the team by far. But he won several games for the Hornets this year by getting aggressive, ignoring his limitations, and putting the Hornets offense on his back. He's been largely invisible so far this series. The Lakers bench destroyed the Hornets bench in game 5. For that trend to reverse, Willie Green needs to bring his A game.
5) Shut down Ron Artest
The road to beating the Lakers is simple- let Kobe Bryant get his, don't let their three bigs obliterate you, and shut everyone else down. So far this series, Ron Artest has been the only consistent scorer for the Lakers. Has averaging over 13 points and 5 boards per game (versus regular season averages of 8.5 and 3.3), and it seems he beats Beli for an offensive rebound and put back once a half. The man is truly a hulk and a horrible matchup for Beli and Willie, but for the Hornets to win, we need to stop the Lakers role players from beating us, and it starts with stopped Ron-Ron.
Prediction
The Lakers are six point favorites. I was in the Hive Sunday night. The building was electric, and the crowd pushed the team to another level. Sure, CP3 willed the Hornets to that victory, but the crowd was a major factor in that. If this game was on a neutral court, I'd pick the Lakers -12 given the beat down they put on the Hornets in game 5. But it's not. It's in our house, in the Hive, and every Hornet player is going to take it to another level tonight. I just can't see a team as disinterested as the Lakers have appeared at times this series contending with the energy level the Hornets are going to bring... that, and the 5 first half three Beli is about to drop on them.
Hornets 97, Lakers 94
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Keys To Victory Tonight
Here are my own keys to victory for the big game and it’s all on the line for the Hornets. The season and the series could both come to an end in the game against the Lakers. Here are my keys to victory for Game Six.
1) Feed off the crowd – The crowd’s going to be fantastic, again, and the Hornets have to feed off of that. The crowd was fantastic in both games in New Orleans and the energy will be there at the start of the game. If the Hornets get off to a hot start like they did in Game Five the place may be ready to storm the court! You have to realize that the Lakers are going to want to close this game out tonight and the crowd won’t rattle them; they’re used to this environment. However the Hornets need their crowd to help them play loose. It could very well be the last home game of the season; lay it all on the line.
2) Keep Marco Belinelli shooting – I know this sounds stupid because he’s had 4 atrocious games and 1 good one but Belinelli is still the only three point option the team has. When he’s making his shots, it really does add a new dimension to the team. Of course, it also leaves him on Ron Artest but it’s not as if Willie Green is going to give you anything substantial in his minutes either. Belinelli has to play good for the Hornets to win tonight.
3) Stop worrying about the refs – I like Emeka Okafor. I really do. But he’s killing me this series. Too often he gets called for ticky tack fouls and he gets upset. I get why he’s upset because I get upset too. He’s left on an island with Andrew Bynum and Bynum is allowed to play physical while Okafor is not. I get why he gets flustered. But he’s letting these officials affect his game. The calls are ruining his aggressiveness and, as a result, the Hornets are getting destroyed on the boards. Carl Landry has always been a horrible defensive rebounder and Aaron Gray is good but in limited minutes. Okafor is, far and away, the Hornets best rebounder and the team needs him in the game. Stop worrying about the referees, stop getting frustrated and play basketball.
4) Make the hustle plays – The Hornets won Games one and Four by attacking the rim and getting second chance points. They need to do the same here in Game Six. Sometimes it’s a size thing, but sometimes it’s an effort thing as well. Not to insinuate the Hornets aren’t trying, but there’s always just an extra step that you should take to get the rebound. Rebounding is mainly about positioning (it’s why someone like Dennis Rodman was so good at it for so long) and technique and the Hornets have to be smarter than the Lakers and fight for those loose balls. The Lakers are bigger. They’re more talented. Therefore you have to be smarter and work harder. It’s an exhausting strategy but it’s essentially the only one you have to be successful.
5) Bail Chris Paul out – I’d imagine Paul’s going to be asked to play 48 minutes and do everything again tomorrow night. Or at least that’s what some people are asking for. I find that unreasonable, but watching the Hornets blow an 8 point lead in about 3 seconds in Game Five when Paul went to the bench doesn’t help out my argument much. Everyone else on the team doesn’t need to play perfect for the Hornets to win, but they at least have to contribute. Trevor Ariza, in particular, has done a good job of spotting the team early while Paul gets a feel for the game and then delivers later. Paul’s been great this whole series and, again, each game rests on his shoulders. But guys like Jarrett Jack have to step up and play great tomorrow. This team has to find a way to keep it close until the 4th quarter and then put the ball in Chris Paul’s hands.
And those are my five keys to victory for the Hornets tomorrow. They seem easy enough to achieve! If only Chris Paul had an ATH account and he could forward this to Monty Williams. If they were to win, Game 7 would be on my 23rd birthday this Saturday. And in game seven, and with that being my birthday, who knows what can happen? This isn’t the first time the Hornets have been written off in this series. They were written off as soon as this series became official. They were written off after Game Three and came back to tie the series and apply the pressure back to Los Angeles. The Hornets know what needs to be done and it’s all in the execution. Find a way to make it to 7, feed off that home crowd and take your chances on Saturday. Nobody’s giving you a chance, but nobody even gave you a chance to go to 6 games. That’s why we play the game! I bee-lieve!
Go Hornets!
"You play to win the game."
I just visited with my grandmother.
She is 75 years old. And she said these exact words:
“Kobe… Boy, I don’t like Kobe. I don’t think he’s hurt at all.”
I love my grandma.
Reppin' the Lafayette Hornets fans.
by RyanCaz on Apr 28, 2011 11:46 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I only have one problem with this post.
The aliens stole Shawn Bradley’s talents in the movie, not Sean Marks.
Maybe They Stole
Sean Marks’ talent in the New Zeland version of the movie.
"You play to win the game."
by MrWayneKeller on Apr 28, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Shoot great point
Guess I just have Marks’ glorious jump shot on my mind
Statistics, over a long enough period, are usually accurate, right?
So isn’t it about time for Green and Jack to hit some shots? Really? Right? It’s like the law of math or something.
A single series is a pretty small sample
So unfortunately, the law of large numbers does not apply. :(
Certainly also need
Carl Landry do to do what he does best – score. Last game he was a big no factor and partially explains why despite the nice games out of CP3, Marco and Trevor we weren’t in the game in much of the 2nd half.
A couple things from a Laker Fan...
Firstly, I would like to say. I really appreciate how hard your team is playing, how humble and how effective Monty Williams is, and how effective, efficient, and skilled Chris Paul is. Of course I knew all these things before the series started, but the Hornets haven’t shown up against LA in any of the 4 regular season games so I didn’t expect THIS. When you surround Kobe with Talent, all he does is win. He’s been a starter on a team with 50 wins 8 times in his career (9 including this season) and he’s made the finals 7 of those 8 seasons. when you don’t give Kobe a supporting cast of rejects like Luke Walton and Kwame Brown and Smush Parker he wins games, he wins playoff series, and he wins championships. That’s led us in LA, those who have followed the Lakers for more than a decade, to not believe in the concept of over-achieving. For LA it’s always a championship or bust, we still consider 2004 and 2008 a failure although many teams would consider a finals berth a success. The last time I felt the Lakers over-achieved was when Kobe led a team of nincampoops to the playoffs and almost knocked out the heavily favored Suns. So I know how you guys are feeling and especially to have it be on the back of a superstar transcendent player like Chris Paul much like Kobe’s historic 35.6 season in 05-06.
That being said, the “road to beating” the lakers isn’t correct. The stat about Kobe shooting more and the team winning less is a stupid stat and has been labeled as much by countless nba analysts who actually coached or played the game. Kobe shoots more usually BECAUSE the rest of his team is struggling and we’re down double digits. He usually starts of the game facilitating, and eases into a scorer role. If all goes well, as it often does when everything is clicking, he plays 30 minutes, shoots 15 shots, and rests much of the fourth. Kobe’s relatively been kept at bay because of his ankle injury, which despite current popular opinion, is real. Go back and watch the isiah thomas game, he limped around but when he had the ball he was explosive. Kobe wasn’t limping around because it’s not as severe, but he definitely tweaked his ankle in game 4, that was not a mirage lol. The other reason Kobe has been kept at bay is that Monty Williams is doubling Kobe everytime Kobe gets the ball in the post below the FT line. If you let kobe operate one-on-one against Ariza from there…God Help You lol. And if you double, you allow ron to go off.
Much of Ron’s offensive success comes from two sources. Open shots because of Kobe/Pau being doubled (usually Kobe as Pau doesn’t make cross-court passes and rarely shares the strong side with Ron) and his post ups. Marco can’t stop his post ups, but if you stay at home on him and don’t double Kobe, your team will get into foul trouble early and Ariza will be the one racking up those fouls, not a great idea in my opinion.
by Vahagn Mkhikian on Apr 28, 2011 1:47 PM CDT reply actions
Look....gonna go easy on you
Because I know you had a hard time as a kid learning to spell your name and explaining to others why it had so many consonants and how to pronounce it.
I am sure this was hard on you…
But to say Kobe was really hurt is testing my, our, common sense.
Look, we’re from the middle west and need a little more reality to our lives and this is very likely not so over on the left coast where you are so surrounded by people making livings pretending be other people….and image is god, not reality.
Kobe’s miraculous healing and recovery is one of biblical proportions. I mean, he was limping into the stadium before the game, then he was performing above the rim with remarkable dunks.
Oh, really?
What prayers does he say? We could all use such powerful god attention getting words.
So , as Da Coach used to say in Chicago, who you crapping?
it was in humor....I think!
I guess I’m nor very good it it.
BTY…how did I make fun of him?
Go hornets!
I think the key to win this game is defensive rebounding,we are palying good defense but in games that we lost Lakers had a lot of 2nd chance points despite missing a lot of shots,we need Okafor to control the paint and be the same good rebounder that he was in the regular season and we will need help from Ariza and Paul that are shockingly the Hornets rebounding leaders on this series
Good Luck to you guys tonight.
"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant
I'm here
But I’ll be in and out. Hornets game and NFL Draft at the same time. My remote and laptop are getting a workout tonight
Peyton, I can eat Oreos faster than you!!!!
Beat the Fakers!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:11 PM CDT reply actions
Sloppy start :(
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:14 PM CDT reply actions
Stick with it
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:16 PM CDT reply actions
Okafor!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:16 PM CDT reply actions
Okafor strikes again!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:16 PM CDT reply actions
Nice again Okafor!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:17 PM CDT reply actions
Paul better get beasting as well.
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:18 PM CDT reply actions
Kobe's walking gingerly
but he can’t fool me, he’s perfectly well
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:20 PM CDT reply actions
damn...he just like my dog
i scold him, tell to do something…and he just wags his tail and does it again!!!
Nice ensemble Cheryl
did you hang out with Bill Cosby before the game?
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:24 PM CDT reply actions
Dang it Kobe
you get one to roll, stupid scumbag
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:26 PM CDT reply actions
Trevor Ariza
sure knows how to please ya!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:26 PM CDT reply actions
This tempo is pretty slow
thankfully, that’s how the Hornets play often.
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:28 PM CDT reply actions
They need to just drive to the basket
why do they always get away from whats working
" I’ve never done drugs but I think watching Matty Ice stare blankly towards the field as Drew Brees kneels down while clock hits zero in a playoff game would be like doing cocaine off a strippers @$$#….yeah that good.
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by born in areacode 318 on Apr 28, 2011 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
yep
and they arent running fastbreaks the way they should be
by saintsbrasil on Apr 28, 2011 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
gray all alone under basket and they don't pass to him????
instead drives into a wall and shoots a miss.
stupid.. they never look inside to Gray.
stupid
Penetrate Hornets
no one can stop Paul
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:31 PM CDT reply actions
There, you see penetration working!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:32 PM CDT reply actions
The Hornets and their turnovers...
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:35 PM CDT reply actions
Nice job Ariza!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:35 PM CDT reply actions
you're a phony
for my original name was the Bradfather
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Phony?
I thought you would like it?
by theOldBradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh I like it
:), it’s just phony as in inaccurate and false. Have fun with it though
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Inaccurate? It was just a random name not making a statement
by theOldBradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Sweet:)
Random is how I roll!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions
That is true irmao!
(or irma if you’re a girl)
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I do
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Screw you Bynum
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:42 PM CDT reply actions
Jack is breaking ankles like a fullback!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:45 PM CDT reply actions
KEEP THAT ATTITUDE MEK!!!
" I’ve never done drugs but I think watching Matty Ice stare blankly towards the field as Drew Brees kneels down while clock hits zero in a playoff game would be like doing cocaine off a strippers @$$#….yeah that good.
Yes my hatred for Atlanta is unhealthy/ possibly illegal" - Malbrough
by born in areacode 318 on Apr 28, 2011 7:46 PM CDT reply actions
smith...what good is he again???
I mean, really.
He not blocking out.
He’s not shooting.
So what gives?
Just to throw another body at Bynum and Odom
I suppose
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
ARIZA!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:49 PM CDT reply actions
Jack is getting it done!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:51 PM CDT reply actions
Paul looks like he
wants to punch Fisher in the face. Well, that little turd would deserve it
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:51 PM CDT reply actions
you and me both friend
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Cheryl has food
making my mouth water. I need to visit N’Awlins!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:55 PM CDT reply actions
The Hornets play as well
as that catfish looks! My mouth is watering!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:56 PM CDT reply actions
Better FT shooting
for the Hornets today
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 7:58 PM CDT reply actions
Stick with it
this isn’t out of reach yet
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 8:01 PM CDT reply actions
Odom flopped!!!
" I’ve never done drugs but I think watching Matty Ice stare blankly towards the field as Drew Brees kneels down while clock hits zero in a playoff game would be like doing cocaine off a strippers @$$#….yeah that good.
Yes my hatred for Atlanta is unhealthy/ possibly illegal" - Malbrough
by born in areacode 318 on Apr 28, 2011 8:01 PM CDT reply actions
Artest is better than ariza
Maybe it’ll change in the future
by theOldBradfather on Apr 28, 2011 8:01 PM CDT reply actions
well...we have nobody to counter him
olus I think green and JJack are not doing well enough to matter tonight
Hell yeah he did
" I’ve never done drugs but I think watching Matty Ice stare blankly towards the field as Drew Brees kneels down while clock hits zero in a playoff game would be like doing cocaine off a strippers @$$#….yeah that good.
Yes my hatred for Atlanta is unhealthy/ possibly illegal" - Malbrough
by born in areacode 318 on Apr 28, 2011 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
If they already know what they can't do against the lakers
WHY DO THEY KEEP DOING IT.
" I’ve never done drugs but I think watching Matty Ice stare blankly towards the field as Drew Brees kneels down while clock hits zero in a playoff game would be like doing cocaine off a strippers @$$#….yeah that good.
Yes my hatred for Atlanta is unhealthy/ possibly illegal" - Malbrough
by born in areacode 318 on Apr 28, 2011 8:05 PM CDT reply actions
Paul needed that one badly!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 8:06 PM CDT reply actions
It's only a 6-point game
make a surge to finish things off.
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 8:07 PM CDT reply actions
Just came here to say
beat LA and force a game 7 guys!
"This is a good time to come together and raise our middle finger in the air." - Dan Boyle
by TheSoundOfHockey on Apr 28, 2011 8:07 PM CDT reply actions
I don't like LA
"This is a good time to come together and raise our middle finger in the air." - Dan Boyle
by TheSoundOfHockey on Apr 28, 2011 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
They have to keep going to the basket strong and stop trying to force
jumpers
" I’ve never done drugs but I think watching Matty Ice stare blankly towards the field as Drew Brees kneels down while clock hits zero in a playoff game would be like doing cocaine off a strippers @$$#….yeah that good.
Yes my hatred for Atlanta is unhealthy/ possibly illegal" - Malbrough
by born in areacode 318 on Apr 28, 2011 8:08 PM CDT reply actions
Hornets need to move around like that--try to slash and get shots going to the rim...
without any postup game; keep it up, let it rip CP!
"When a hurricane damaged my father's house, my brother rushed over with a gas grill, three coolers of beer, and an enormous F**k-It Bucket - a plastic pail filled with jawbreakers and bite-size candy bars. ("When s**t brings you down, just say 'f**k it,' and eat yourself some motherf*****g candy.")"
— David Sedaris
GET TO THE RIM HEAT! ATTACK THE PAINT!
ten points is still doable
but we need stuff from certain forwards….
and Paul needs to start getting excited.
That last quarter better not see anything left on the floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm done
Artest pushed CP3 right there on the endline in front of the ref….nothing…no respect….NOTHING
after seeing that look on kobes face the Hornets need to wipe that shit off his face...
Kobe just plain pisses me off…
Smith blocked the shot
I know he gave him the shoulder but he didn’t even hit him hard. If anything Kobe should get a T for taunting.
Would love to go back and breakdown all the games
to see how right all the calls were + how many were missed.
We can dream :)
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it better not be in Los Angeles
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
So, Dwight, how you feeling about Orlando right now?
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Nice going TNT
stupid commercial break
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
Sigh
it appears the Lake Show is moving on
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 9:08 PM CDT reply actions
Anyone have a good stream???
"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" ~Jay-Z
CP3 is coming. Quick, hide your Howards!
No, we're losing in all of them
A little end of season gallows humour.
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I'm sorry Hornets
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 9:14 PM CDT reply actions
nick young?
scoring but no d
J.UST E.NJOY T.HIS S.HIT
my grandpa has glaucoma...
and i keep stealing his weed
by big_p.a.w.z. on Apr 28, 2011 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
So?
"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" ~Jay-Z
CP3 is coming. Quick, hide your Howards!
by OnPointLikeCP3 on Apr 28, 2011 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Make the world a
better place, punch Kobe in the face
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 9:19 PM CDT reply actions
Give me a chance!!!!
"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" ~Jay-Z
CP3 is coming. Quick, hide your Howards!
by OnPointLikeCP3 on Apr 28, 2011 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you know how satisfying a comeback would be right now.
"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" ~Jay-Z
CP3 is coming. Quick, hide your Howards!
Nice job Paul!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 9:21 PM CDT reply actions
Fight all the way till the end Hornets!
"Wally: [going home in a taxicab] I treated myself to a taxi. I rode home through the city streets. There wasn't a street, there wasn't a building, that wasn't connected to some memory in my mind. There, I was buying a suit with my father. There, I was having an ice cream soda after school. And when I finally came in, Debbie was home from work, and I told her everything about my dinner with Andre."
From the movie "My Dinner with Andre"
GET TO THE RIM HEAT! ATTACK THE PAINT!
Another reason
to dislike the Lakers. Up 17 with three minutes to go and they have 3 starters and the 6th man of the year on the floor. Hopefully the Hornets still make a run.
CP!!!!!
"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" ~Jay-Z
CP3 is coming. Quick, hide your Howards!
did not know Barnes was out on work release tonight lol,
got to get back by 7am right.
"Wally: [going home in a taxicab] I treated myself to a taxi. I rode home through the city streets. There wasn't a street, there wasn't a building, that wasn't connected to some memory in my mind. There, I was buying a suit with my father. There, I was having an ice cream soda after school. And when I finally came in, Debbie was home from work, and I told her everything about my dinner with Andre."
From the movie "My Dinner with Andre"
GET TO THE RIM HEAT! ATTACK THE PAINT!
Now that wasn't
a flagrant, but if there going to call a flagrant on Smith on the other end they need to call that one too.
also
Smith, Banks, and Mbenga are free agents. Gray and West can opt out if they want. If Gray and West stay I will be happy.
Hopefully my Mavs
take care of Portland tonight and then we clobber the FAKE SHOW. I hate those a-holes so badly
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 9:30 PM CDT reply actions
i see ur tyson chandler
and raise u a gerald wallace
J.UST E.NJOY T.HIS S.HIT
by big_p.a.w.z. on Apr 28, 2011 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Tyson Chandler and Gerald Wallace
are both great players for sure.
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
um...what happened to Gray?
This season has pissed me off rotation wise.
Bye Everybody.
I’m gonna go watch the draft. Can’t take any more of this…
"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" ~Jay-Z
CP3 is coming. Quick, hide your Howards!
Nice season Hornets
thanks for having me over, good luck next season except when you play Dallas!
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by the new Bradfather on Apr 28, 2011 9:36 PM CDT reply actions
Dang.
Rough way to end the season. Now we get to wait 5 months!
Positives
1.) The undersized, undermanned Hornets pushed a suspected sweep to 6 games.
2.) I have a great feeling that Carl “The Tooth” Landry will re-sign with the Hornets
3.) Chris Paul was revived in this series, and I think he can build on that for next season. Also, remember him saying the team has “the best coaching staff in the league?”
4.) Judging by an in-game interview with Monty Williams, he knows the team lacks offense. I see a flurry of offseason moves to bring in some more offense.
5.) The Saints made 2 great 1st round picks (Jordan, Ingram) to help keep us entertained in the offseason.
I just dread the CP-Circus that officially starts…. now.
Reppin' the Lafayette Hornets fans.
I Had To Work Tonight
Checking on the score on my phone was agonizing. I don’t want to have to do that ever again. Checking the box score it looks like the Hornets played it tough but that they finally ran on empty. I know they pushed the Lakers further than even I thought they would but it still is dissapointing to have the season end. I’ll watch tonight’s game (I have it DVR’d) but it won’t be for a couple days.
Hope everyone sticks around here for the offseason. I still love this team!
Go Hornets!
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