GT: Charlotte vs Hawks 3/12 7.30 PM EST

JustBuzzin · Post #2 » by **JustBuzzin** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:46 pm

JDR720 wrote::evil:

Post #3 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:48 pm

Looking sharp early on in this one.

Hornet Mania · Post #4 » by **Hornet Mania** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:11 am

The last four games might be the best stretch of basketball they've played all season.

Melo looks like he's got a little rhythm again.

Post #5 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:28 am

Jeffries has more going on than it first appeared. Haven't paid too much attention to his individual defense, but he isn't as timid as Green, could be a better fit.

Hornet Mania · Post #6 » by **Hornet Mania** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:29 am

So far Garrett is looking pretty bad.

Post #7 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:31 am

Eric is on fire with these Moussa jokes. Apparently had the lowest body fat % recorded at the combine. "Cut up like coleslaw" and "wears a jacket in July" were highlights.

Hornet Mania · Post #8 » by **Hornet Mania** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:33 am

So we challenge who touched the ball last, we lose the challenge and the refs also give Moose a foul. Incredible.

EmpireFalls · Post #9 » by **EmpireFalls** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:33 am

Hornet Mania wrote:So far Garrett is looking pretty bad.

All of Jeff’s projects have looked like this. Willing effort but zero actual basketball talent.

He needs to ease up on the “try hard” guys and get some skill.

JustBuzzin · Post #10 » by **JustBuzzin** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:43 am

Miles Bridges has been our best player for the last 2 months.

Liver_Pooty · Post #11 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 1:27 am

Team is playing hard as hell. Literally all I ask for.

Hornet Mania · Post #12 » by **Hornet Mania** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 1:28 am

Garrett is killing me.

The Hornets refuse to go away, you gotta respect the fight.

Hornet Mania · Post #13 » by **Hornet Mania** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 1:34 am

Every time I thought the Hawks were going to blow it open the Hornets have battled back. Do they have one more run in them?

SWedd523 · Post #14 » by **SWedd523** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 1:50 am

Josh Green quickly reaching Dominic McGuire levels of anonymity for me.

Liver_Pooty · Post #15 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 1:56 am

Trae Young with 19 free throws is wild.

And pathetic. Dudes 5 10

HornetJail · Post #16 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 2:07 am

SWedd523 wrote:Josh Green quickly reaching Dominic McGuire levels of anonymity for me.

I can't believe he's held onto his starting job all season. he's a complete nobody

even with injuries everywhere I'd rather start Jeffries+NSJ

MasterIchiro · Post #17 » by **MasterIchiro** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:30 am

Josh Green & Salaün are JP's big offseason additions, so they get/got the longest rope.

Rather Okogie start than Green next year, if not our draft pick.

Rich4114 · Post #18 » by **Rich4114** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 1:05 pm

It's remarkable how often we are able to take fast break opportunities and turn them into points the other way. There was one 5 point swing and one 4 point swing that I can remember off the top of my head because guys like Josh Green and Wendell Moore simply don't know what to do with the ball in their hands if it's not a corner 3. I mean, that is the game right there and you can say that most of the season. We cannot go into next season starting (or playing) Josh Green, like c'mon.

Starters once again had a decent start to this game regardless of cardio Josh but once we put a lineup out there that included Moore/Garrett/Nurk it was over. Daquan Jefferies was one of our best players....

MPM · Post #19 » by **MPM** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 1:51 pm

Just finished watching:

Trae Young is a great basketball player who rarely plays basketball. Elite whiner whose game is now almost exclusively spamming fouls. Plus, his hair and beard look glued on.

We are one sloppy passing basketball team. A lot of thoughtless, lazy, and/or unnecessarily fancy passes.

Nurk’s hands now are not what they were a few weeks ago. The bobblin’ goblin. Maybe this is the norm.

Mark isn’t playing with the same tentativeness he has been which is promising – adds ammo to the ‘wary of injury’ theory. Looks more assertive and confident, impacting the game more on the defensive side, emphasis on ‘more.’

Rich4114 · Post #20 » by **Rich4114** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 2:00 pm

MPM wrote:Just finished watching:
Mark isn’t playing with the same tentativeness he has been which is promising – adds ammo to the ‘wary of injury’ theory. Looks more assertive and confident, impacting the game more on the defensive side, emphasis on ‘more.’

I meant to say this, I thought Mark's defense especially has improved over the last few games and I think Lee made a mistake by pulling him at the end of the 4th. It probably wouldn't have mattered, but the moment Mark went out the Hawks got into the paint and scored over Diabate because that's not his game. If anything, put Mark and Diabate in that situation and let Diabate help grab longer rebounds. Mark affected numerous shots that he had zero stats on because the offense had to account for that long wingspan in front of them at the rim. That sequence against Okongwu was really nice too.