GT: Game #70 - Charlotte Vs Los Angeles Clippers (May 13th)

[Benjamin Linus]

I think it's good for LaMelo to learn to play with multiple ball handlers and playmakers. The days of one man running the offense are over. We've seen the teams with one star surrounded by a bunch of just shooters and they don't make it very far

[BigSlam]

Good things happen whenever Melo has the ball (pun intended).

What's the pun? I don't get it?

His handle, passing and offensive creativity keeps the defence guessing at all times.

Really? Thanks for the scouting report on our own player who we have all watched every second of all year.

He should be initiating offence 80% of the time for you.

He does. He's our lead guard. Has been since about 1/4 way through the season.

What I've seen very often (I've watched lots of Hornets game this year), is Rozier consistently look off Melo and try to force the offence; resulting in a contested shot or a TO.

If that's your take away from watching "lots" of Hornets games this year, then I suggest you watch more and continue your educational upswing on who does what and how they do it on our team.

Rozier's 46% from the floor (including 40% from 3) and 1.8 TO's per game would suggest you have a lot of more games to watch still.

I know he got a big contract...

No, he didn't. He's actually under paid considering his output and is by far, one of the best - if not THE best - value for production contracts in the entire NBA.

Melo is the man and everyone else has to compliment that.

Thanks tips.

lol you related to Rozier? So much hostility from someone giving you a neutral perspective.

The guy is best served as a catch and shoot player and far too often I see him FORCING the offence while Melo is standing in the corner.

The quicker you take the leash off the rook, the better for your team.

You don’t provide neutral perspective.

You provide a net negative perspective because it is based on only a passing interest (at best) - as evidenced by how inaccurate your assertion is (that Rozier is a ball hog on a big contract) or how obvious it is (Ball keeps the defence guessing).

You coming to a board you never post on to post about a team you don’t follow (you’re a Toronto fan - right?) and making incorrect statements about a guy like Roizer who has been superb this season in what appears to be an attempt troll a team on the midst of a losing streak while they try to establish themselves as a playoff team constitutes hostility.

[M3tro]

What's the pun? I don't get it?


Really? Thanks for the scouting report on our own player who we have all watched every second of all year.


He does. He's our lead guard. Has been since about 1/4 way through the season.


If that's your take away from watching "lots" of Hornets games this year, then I suggest you watch more and continue your educational upswing on who does what and how they do it on our team.

Rozier's 46% from the floor (including 40% from 3) and 1.8 TO's per game would suggest you have a lot of more games to watch still.


No, he didn't. He's actually under paid considering his output and is by far, one of the best - if not THE best - value for production contracts in the entire NBA.


Thanks tips.

lol you related to Rozier? So much hostility from someone giving you a neutral perspective.

The guy is best served as a catch and shoot player and far too often I see him FORCING the offence while Melo is standing in the corner.

The quicker you take the leash off the rook, the better for your team.

You don’t provide neutral perspective.

You provide a net negative perspective because it is based on only a passing interest (at best) - as evidenced by how inaccurate your assertion is (that Rozier is a ball hog on a big contract) or how obvious it is (Ball keeps the defence guessing).

You coming to a board you never post on to post about a team you don’t follow (you’re a Toronto fan - right?) and making incorrect statements about a guy like Roizer who has been superb this season in what appears to be an attempt troll a team on the midst of a losing streak while they try to establish themselves as a playoff team constitutes hostility.

I want you guys to win and make some noise in the playoffs because I think the next decade will be the Luka/LaMelo era. By posting here it should be clear what side I'm on.

I'm a Raps diehard but I respect greatness and want to see it flourish. No trolling necessary.

[luciano-davidwesley]

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[MasterIchiro]

lol you related to Rozier? So much hostility from someone giving you a neutral perspective.

The guy is best served as a catch and shoot player and far too often I see him FORCING the offence while Melo is standing in the corner.

The quicker you take the leash off the rook, the better for your team.

You don’t provide neutral perspective.

You provide a net negative perspective because it is based on only a passing interest (at best) - as evidenced by how inaccurate your assertion is (that Rozier is a ball hog on a big contract) or how obvious it is (Ball keeps the defence guessing).

You coming to a board you never post on to post about a team you don’t follow (you’re a Toronto fan - right?) and making incorrect statements about a guy like Roizer who has been superb this season in what appears to be an attempt troll a team on the midst of a losing streak while they try to establish themselves as a playoff team constitutes hostility.

I want you guys to win and make some noise in the playoffs because I think the next decade will be the Luka/LaMelo era. By posting here it should be clear what side I'm on.

I'm a Raps diehard but I respect greatness and want to see it flourish. No trolling necessary.

I agree it's the Luka/LaMelo era and appreciate the advocacy but Rozier handling the ball is by design because it gives LaMelo a break playing off ball (pun intended) and helps keep him tuned with the pace of the game rather than trying to control it before he really gains the experience to grasp more of the fundamentals. The offense will move through him more as he develops but even then he will still get breaks off ball (pun intended), not just for rest and to gather himself but for catch-and-shoot opportunities that will help him develop his range and ability to space the floor, making his drives and playmaking even more impossible to defend. There is a development plan in place and Rozier is part of it. Most Charlotte fans support it. Have a nice evening. Can't believe I came out of retirement for this but I don't like it when LaMelo is isolated from team context and I don't care for hero worship and the trend towards putting players above an organization and all the players. The defining unicorn feature of LaMelo is that he's a team player. He can play off other teammates, even off ball (pun intended).

PS

MKG SUCKS!!!

[M3tro]

You don’t provide neutral perspective.

You provide a net negative perspective because it is based on only a passing interest (at best) - as evidenced by how inaccurate your assertion is (that Rozier is a ball hog on a big contract) or how obvious it is (Ball keeps the defence guessing).

You coming to a board you never post on to post about a team you don’t follow (you’re a Toronto fan - right?) and making incorrect statements about a guy like Roizer who has been superb this season in what appears to be an attempt troll a team on the midst of a losing streak while they try to establish themselves as a playoff team constitutes hostility.

I want you guys to win and make some noise in the playoffs because I think the next decade will be the Luka/LaMelo era. By posting here it should be clear what side I'm on.

I'm a Raps diehard but I respect greatness and want to see it flourish. No trolling necessary.

I agree it's the Luka/LaMelo era and appreciate the advocacy but Rozier handling the ball is by design because it gives LaMelo a break playing off ball (pun intended) and helps keep him tuned with the pace of the game rather than trying to control it before he really gains the experience to grasp more of the fundamentals. The offense will move through him more as he develops but even then he will still get breaks off ball (pun intended), not just for rest and to gather himself but for catch-and-shoot opportunities that will help him develop his range and ability to space the floor, making his drives and playmaking even more impossible to defend. There is a development plan in place and Rozier is part of it. Most Charlotte fans support it. Have a nice evening. Can't believe I came out of retirement for this but I don't like it when LaMelo is isolated from team context and I don't care for hero worship and the trend towards putting players above an organization and all the players. The defining unicorn feature of LaMelo is that he's a team player. He can play off other teammates, even off ball (pun intended).

PS

MKG SUCKS!!!

Unfortunately, that's going to become reality because you have a transcendent talent. There's no way around it.

Your team's trajectory just hit an unlimited ceiling solely because of LaMelo. The sky is the limit. Team success will inevitably follow as you'll be battling for top 3 in the East next season imo.

I'm just a distant admirer and excited for whats to come.

[MasterIchiro]

I want you guys to win and make some noise in the playoffs because I think the next decade will be the Luka/LaMelo era. By posting here it should be clear what side I'm on.

I'm a Raps diehard but I respect greatness and want to see it flourish. No trolling necessary.

I agree it's the Luka/LaMelo era and appreciate the advocacy but Rozier handling the ball is by design because it gives LaMelo a break playing off ball (pun intended) and helps keep him tuned with the pace of the game rather than trying to control it before he really gains the experience to grasp more of the fundamentals. The offense will move through him more as he develops but even then he will still get breaks off ball (pun intended), not just for rest and to gather himself but for catch-and-shoot opportunities that will help him develop his range and ability to space the floor, making his drives and playmaking even more impossible to defend. There is a development plan in place and Rozier is part of it. Most Charlotte fans support it. Have a nice evening. Can't believe I came out of retirement for this but I don't like it when LaMelo is isolated from team context and I don't care for hero worship and the trend towards putting players above an organization and all the players. The defining unicorn feature of LaMelo is that he's a team player. He can play off other teammates, even off ball (pun intended).

PS

MKG SUCKS!!!

Unfortunately, that's going to become reality because you have a transcendent talent. There's no way around it.

Your team's trajectory just hit an unlimited ceiling solely because of LaMelo. The sky is the limit. Team success will inevitably follow as you'll be battling for top 3 in the East next season imo.

I'm just a distant admirer and excited for whats to come.

But what makes him transcendent is he makes everyone around him better but he's surrounded by multiple players who share similar abilities on a different level obviously. LaMelo has cashed in on plenty of catch-and-shoot threes. No doubt he will take over games but his rest will be managed so he can do that more consistently. He's never going to demand the ball. Hornets love playing with him because he's unselfish. And the coach came from the Spurs system where no star dominates and they won titles that way. Players took turns initiating offense off defensive rebounds. Rozier is about as good a young vet as a team can hope for. If he were on that Clippers team instead of Beverly, they'd be NBA champions. Rozier is a top 5 range shooter/spacer and secondary ballhandler. Our team has like 5 secondary ballhandlers, and rank amongst the top teams in assists. It's bigger than LaMelo. Playing as a team is the system and that's perfect for the game's future top playmaker.

[Liver_Pooty]

Need Miles back asap.

[CuseMayne]

Why the hell didn't JB call a timeout at any point when the Clippers started running away with it in the first half of the 4th Q??? And when it was too late (down literally by 18) about halfway through the quarter, IIRC the play out of the timeout ended up being Tae dribbling into oblivion and throwing a grenade to Biz with 2 seconds left on the shot clock, leading to a shot clock violation. Like huuuuuuuh??? JB has an issue with momentum and game flow, mainly: when to call a timeout in order to regroup and try and halt an opponent's run, and when icing his own players by subbing them out whilst they're getting hot. Really frustrating at times.

We were pretty darn competitive for the first 3 quarters, then the wheels fell off. Lucky that the Pacers lost as well....definitely a missed opportunity. That Pelicans L really might come back to haunt us.

Praying to the basketball gods that Miles can come back this weekend and isn't too negatively affected by the virus.

Good to see a strong game from Melo with 18p/6r/7a/2s/0to. Hopefully he's finding his confidence again (and can be the ROTY ).

PJ with another brutal shooting night going 3-13. If we want to win any more games that'll have to change.

Alright...just gotta move forward. Only two more regular season games, wow! Gonna be an interesting weekend boys.

[Bassman]

I like Terry and what he’s developed with our team. He’s grown in his role, and finds ways to mesh/push mostly when appropriate (versus pushing too mush early in his Hornets career). The kid is a heck of a ball player. Too bad he’s undersized but that works with the right combinations. Melo makes everyone better, but agree he will be the alpha dog leader with added experience. We have some special players developing. One MAJOR addition at center would push out ticket to contending.