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Maybe no Horford, should have MKG back but where will his conditioning be? Would be nice to be able to use him to help contain Kyrie.

Tatum left last nights game with a sore ankle.

Liver_Pooty wrote:Tatum left last nights game with a sore ankle.

Apparently he's walking around in a boot today.

The most difficult game of our 4 game road trip. Not looking good. We should have won the Knicks game. The rest of November is brutal, if we enter December at .500 playing like this it’ll be a miracle. Maybe getting MKG and Batum back will help, but it may not be right away...

No Hayward - if it's also no Horford or Tatum tomorrow, I like our chances. I mean they're a good team, playing great D, and have won 10 in a row, but with key losses mounting, I feel they've been punching above their weight a bit. Their schedule hasn't been that tough (21st in SOS). 10 in a row has to come to an end - odds are with us tomorrow night.

No Hayward, but these guys are locked in. Horford has concussion protocol. But, they are still locked in.

I can see leading all the way, and then folding. This Hornets team is not confidence-inspiring. And part of that is Coach Cliff too.

MPM wrote:No Hayward - if it's also no Horford or Tatum tomorrow, I like our chances. I mean they're a good team, playing great D, and have won 10 in a row, but with key losses mounting, I feel they've been punching above their weight a bit. Their schedule hasn't been that tough (21st in SOS). 10 in a row has to come to an end - odds are with us tomorrow night.

Yup. The Cs looked bad in the second half against the Lakers. No Horford tonight, and if Tatum can't go, it would probably be a good time to put money down on the Hornets.

side competition - let Smart and MKG play 1v1 at halftime, for 10 minutes (projected score 3-2). Loser agrees to shoot left-handed for remainder of season.

fatlever wrote:side competition - let Smart and MKG play 1v1 at halftime, for 10 minutes (projected score 3-2). Loser agrees to shoot left-handed for remainder of season.

Marcus won't score, so long as you make him shoot jumpers.

We really need to steal this one. With Boston's injuries equaling out ours, we have a good chance tonight. We need Dwight to over power them and for Kemba to show Kyrie what's up in order to win.

gonna be really annoyed if we don't come with a ton of energy tonight and at least make this a 1-2 possession game at the end. Can't go 0-3 on roadtrip so far and not be fired up for tonight.

If frank is making shots, feel like he becomes tough to play. not sure who he guards when Bos inevitably goes small at 4.

only 12 games in and I already feel like this team can't beat even a depleted Bos team; I don't understand this team's M.O. What is this roster supposed to be? Do the players really line up with Cliff's system? Is the system he talks about the one he actually plays? Even though the numbers are better with Dwight on the floor, didn't the team win more with Cody and if so is his being marginalized a no win situation? Where does the offense come from other than Kemba? I don't know. Twelve games in and I'm already in mid-season high dudgeon.

Snidely FC wrote:only 12 games in and I already feel like this team can't beat even a depleted Bos team; I don't understand this team's M.O. What is this roster supposed to be? Do the players really line up with Cliff's system? Is the system he talks about the one he actually plays? Even though the numbers are better with Dwight on the floor, didn't the team win more with Cody and if so is his being marginalized a no win situation? Where does the offense come from other than Kemba? I don't know. Twelve games in and I'm already in mid-season high dudgeon.

I think we expected Frank, Cody, and MKG to make leaps. So far Cody looks like he it his ceiling, aka a solid rotational player but nothing for opposing teams to worry about, Frank is as inconsistent as he ever has been and MKG still doesn't look as good as his first two years in the league. So its pretty disheartening.

I want Kemba to beat Kyrie's ass.

I actually like our chances quite a bit. No Hayward, Horford, or Tatum is huge. Smart starting is actually really good for us, as it allows us to hide Kemba on him and have MKG start out on Kyrie, against their normal starting lineups. I think their role players are going to have to come up big for them to beat us so short handed, so I assume Smart is hitting 5 threes

There's been a change. Horford is still out but Tatum is playing and starting. I don't know if Smart or Morris will start.

We have to be elite defensively with MKG back. Like, literally top 5ish level good. Thats the only way we can be better than an average team because we don't currently have the firepower to keep up with the best offenses. (although we are solid offensively).

Have we worn our teals every game? I like them but jeez its getting old