Lamelo Ball has been going absolutely STUPID this season

uncleduck13 · Post #1 » by **uncleduck13** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 12:51 am

I know it’s less than 10 games, and the Hornets haven’t been winning…but the individual play of Melo has to be worth discussing. Dude is playing at a very elite level. Arguably top 10 at the moment. What is his ceiling?

JustBuzzin · Post #2 » by **JustBuzzin** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 12:53 am

Don't tell everyone.

We low-key got something cooking with Melo/Miller. Just got to get Mark healthy and playing so they have a legit center to catch lobs and play defense.

Melo might mess around and lead the league in scoring. He's been on another level with his scoring this year. He makes it look so easy.

mastermixer · Post #3 » by **mastermixer** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 12:54 am

He always does this then gets hurt.

MasterIchiro · Post #4 » by **MasterIchiro** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 12:55 am

He's playing like a superstar. Nobody saw it coming because he's been injured almost the full season in the past 2 seasons. Even fans in Charlotte feel so traumatized by his missed time that his play currently doesn't register. Feels too good to be true and something we're not accustomed to seeing everyday, not because he wasn't good whenever he played but because most games he wasn't even playing.

uncleduck13 · Post #5 » by **uncleduck13** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 12:55 am

JustBuzzin wrote:Don't tell everyone.

We low-key got something cooking with Melo/Miller. Just got to get Mark healthy and playing so they have a legit center to catch lobs and play defense.

Melo might mess around and lead the league in scoring. He's been on another level with his scoring this year. He makes it look so easy.

Yeah he makes the game look incredibly easy…in like a nonchalant way…it’s crazy

MasterIchiro · Post #6 » by **MasterIchiro** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 12:57 am

uncleduck13 wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:Don't tell everyone.

We low-key got something cooking with Melo/Miller. Just got to get Mark healthy and playing so they have a legit center to catch lobs and play defense.

Melo might mess around and lead the league in scoring. He's been on another level with his scoring this year. He makes it look so easy.

Yeah he makes the game look incredibly easy…in like a nonchalant way…it’s crazy

I've watched more than a few games this season where he looks off, but then minutes later you look up and he's got 21 points in the 3rd quarter, then finishes with 30+.

MasterIchiro · Post #7 » by **MasterIchiro** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 12:59 am

Just watching him in preseason it was like, "Damn, I forgot how good this guy is". It's shocking when you see him play after a long layoff.

itrsteve · Post #8 » by **itrsteve** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:00 am

He’s looked great this weekend. I would be surprised if they don’t sneak their way into the playoffs.

Rockazoids · Post #9 » by **Rockazoids** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:09 am

Well I would take 15/6 over 29/6 with some wins any day unless your building up his trade value to move & build around Miller.

amcoolio · Post #10 » by **amcoolio** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:11 am

Rockazoids wrote:Well I would take 15/6 over 29/6 with some wins any day unless your building up his trade value to move & build around Miller.

He is definitely not the problem. Hornets don't have enough players right now

MasterIchiro · Post #11 » by **MasterIchiro** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:11 am

itrsteve wrote:He’s looked great this weekend. I would be surprised if they don’t sneak their way into the playoffs.

I would really love to see Hornets 8 vs. Celtics 1.

I think even though it's a sweep or at best a gentleman's sweep (1 win) the series would be a fun first round match-up to watch.

I sense LaMelo wants to show Tatum he can match him carrying his team like a superstar. I don't think LaMelo is satisfied just being a common star. And he also wants to win which is something even fans in Charlotte don't feel secure about.

He loves the game, jokes and smiles all the time, but don't let it fool you. He's analyzing every defender out there and obsessing over how to best pick apart each individual along with the entire team defense.

MasterIchiro · Post #12 » by **MasterIchiro** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:14 am

Rockazoids wrote:Well I would take 15/6 over 29/6 with some wins any day unless your building up his trade value to move & build around Miller.

LaMelo makes everyone around him better. Hornets worst 2 seasons happened when he wasn't on the court.

This year, outside the Celtics (who SLAUGHTERED your Knicks), Hornets are .500 without a starting center. This is Brandon Miller's second game.

Get real.

Frank Dux · Post #13 » by **Frank Dux** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:15 am

He’s been good for a bit. The question mark has always been his health.

brackdan70 · Post #14 » by **brackdan70** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:17 am

Only productive on one side of the court. Being great at half the game doesn’t make you at too 10 player.

azcatz11 · Post #15 » by **azcatz11** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:17 am

Definition of a winning player and no one wants to admit it

CDM_Stats · Post #16 » by **CDM_Stats** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:19 am

azcatz11 wrote:Definition of a winning player and no one wants to admit it

Well... winning players tend to win a lot more. But the foundation is there

MasterIchiro · Post #17 » by **MasterIchiro** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:19 am

azcatz11 wrote:Definition of a winning player and no one wants to admit it

Put him on the Miami Heat.

Could you imagine?

HadAnEffectHere · Post #18 » by **HadAnEffectHere** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:23 am

azcatz11 wrote:Definition of a winning player and no one wants to admit it

He needs to actually play a lot of games in a full season.

Godymas · Post #19 » by **Godymas** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:24 am

Rockazoids wrote:Well I would take 15/6 over 29/6 with some wins any day unless your building up his trade value to move & build around Miller.

good thing you are not the Hornets GM, christ what a bad take

Godymas · Post #20 » by **Godymas** » Sun Nov 3, 2024 1:25 am

brackdan70 wrote:Only productive on one side of the court. Being great at half the game doesn’t make you at too 10 player.

have you heard of Nikola Jokic? Or maybe Luka “couldn’t get back on D I was crying to refs” Doncic?