Game 20: Hornets vs. Hawks

When need to be careful a little win streak might happen. I cant believe we still only 7 or 8 games out of first place.

Have you heard anything else on this trade? I do not think Dale wants to let Kamen sit for to long without moving. Last I heard a exec said 1st round unprotected and 1 young buck. I say let’s grab Flynn and NY 1st from the Rockets.

more ping pong balls! is that horrible?

Doesn’t work with salaries matching right? The Hornets need to take back at least $8 Million or so. $8 Million x 150%=12 Million, roughly Kaman’s cap number which does not include the trade kicker. Rohan walked through the Stepien Rule but I think it may be a misapplication. The Stepien Rule as I understand it does not allow a team to trade their own first round pick in consecutive seasons. The Rockets in this scenario would not be trading their own pick, but New York’s. I think getting Minnesota’s #2 is more likely. Of the rumored trade partners I think Houston matches the best.

The Knicks’ first may be more valuable than Minnesota’s at this rate (and I expect they will be less than likely to give it up). Flynn at $3.4 Million means the Rockets would need to offer up another contract around $4.7 Million or more. Thabeet is the only contract that matches dollars-wise.

Flynn has 80 total minutes played this season and Thabeet only has 19. It isn’t like either is getting off the bench. They are probably 12 and 14 on the Rockets’ bench. Both come off the books as RFA’s next year.

That tonight is the return of two former Hornet greats! We have the return of “The Green Hornet” Willie Green & also of Jannero Pargo (who, probably because Kirk Hinrich is back, may not get off of the bench). It’ll be fun to see Willie come back to New Orleans. After all, he may have been an agitating chunker who made everyone groan with each jump shot, but he was OUR agitating chunker who made everyone groan with each jump shot. Or, maybe not. I know I always liked him for some reason. Hopefully he doesn’t try to go all Kobe on the Hornets tonight. Or, maybe it’s better off if he does decide to. Atlanta’s one of those teams that can come out and beat anyone on a nightly basis and then turn around and lose to anyone on a nightly basis. They’ve also been that way for about three years now. You pretty much know what to expect from the Hawks but if they go cold jump shooting (which is possible with the team) then they can have some dog games. We’ll see if the Hornets can avoid a dog game offensively themselves.

Go Hornets!

Also Emeka needs to stop thinking he has developed some form of dribble offense. He can score with the back to basket or open for a short shot but not contested shoots or dribbling.

I hate to see guys not even try to fight for a rebound.

/shakes fist angrily at sky

I think the hawks have hit everything but one shot, that’s a much higher clips then they can maintain I guess this is pay back for the last meetings ass whoopen we gave them.

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It was close, enough

Come back and it’s an eight point game

Is it JoshSmithism?

dunking on someone!?!

we were down 21?!? Just tuned in at half time so sorry for rekindling any bad memories.

Is so bad. I turned it over to watch Dallas and the Spurs during a commercial break just in time to see Jason Terry celebrating because Dallas almost blew an 18 point lead to San Antonio’s bench. What the hell is wrong with the Mavericks this season?

And I’m sorry that I told everyone Willie Green would go Kobe on us all tonight.

Is great by the way.

totally did not expect that song to play!