Charlotte vs Cleveland Wed 2/3 7PM EST

[ChokeFasncists]

Obviously happy about the win, but I'm still pretty pissed about that shooting foul-review-offensive foul sequence. My understanding is the replay reviews in that situation are done to determine whether or not there was any flagrant activity, not to verify the call on the floor. In fact, I'm not even sure if changing the call there is even legal. And even if it were, how the hell does Smith escape that sequence without a technical?

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The broadcast kept showing the replay, it looks like actually Smith did get the technical and Batum made a FT without us being able to watch.

83-96 Spencer Hawes offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
5:26 83-95 Spencer Hawes turnover
5:26 J.R. Smith technical foul(1st technical foul) 83-95
5:26 83-96 Nicolas Batum makes technical free throw

Ignore my post from a few mins ago, was reading thru and responding as I saw stuff. I totally missed the Batum tech. Crazy.

I was like:

Yes!!

Where's the technical FT?

Then I looked up the play-by-play. O, ic

[Braggins]

Why does it have to be a controversy every time Lin has a good game. When Kemba scores 50, or 40, or has one of his numerous 30 point games, the Kemba fans don't come on here and be like "suk it Lin fans Kemba is tha truth Lin neva getting off da bench!!!".

[Braggins]

I'm happy Kemba didn't play this game and we were able to win because we needed this W. If Kemba would've played they would've doubled and trapped him hard forcing Batum and them to be the primary playmakers and scorers. The Cavs slept on Lin and I'm happy he made them pay. Gave Kyrie that work.

No. I'm sorry Kemba. But screw that dude has been actively going against the grain of the natural flow of our team's offense all year long. He didn't just forget how to do what he was once one of the best in the league at. I'm not buying it. We got a great group of guys so no one is going to say it, but he's selfish. Straight up. Rarely has anyone said "wow, Kemba and _______ are really in sync right now". It never happens because point guard to him is running the set to the letter and doing his own thing when he doesn't have to.

The better Kemba plays the more and louder you complain. Kemba played just fine within the flow of our offense when we were healthy and has played great overall this season even with his recent chuckiness. Not sure why you feel the need to push this agenda every game. Even when he plays well you complain.

[TinmanZBoy]

Why does it have to be a controversy every time Lin has a good game. When Kemba scores 50, or 40, or has one of his numerous 30 point games, the Kemba fans don't come on here and be like "suk it Lin fans Kemba is tha truth Lin neva getting off da bench!!!".

"compared to Lin fans, Kemba fans are lightweight"-----Donald Trump

there is on controversy, you just have to wait for the next bad game from Lin ...

[AustinPowers]

To those who are loving MKG back and proclaiming him the savior, think about who he replaced. When you replace PJ Hairston with MKG, that's like going from a 47 rating to a 82 rating on 2K.

For all others, AtTheHive's game threads are better. Much less fluctuations in how people see a player, much less declarative statements.

You don't like it here, that is OK. ATH is a fine site, I have nothing bad to say about them. I post their content regularly. But don't come on the threads here talking about other sites and trying to lure people to those sites away from here. That will not be tolerated. First and last warning on that subject.

Just ban me from your board and be done with it

[BlackOutBuzz]

Do posters get some kinda street cred when they go back to their preferred forums after they get banned from here? It's happened a couple times lately where posters have outright asked to be banned rather than just not logging in here.

Sorry, but it's dumb.

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[bws94]

Why does it have to be a controversy every time Lin has a good game. When Kemba scores 50, or 40, or has one of his numerous 30 point games, the Kemba fans don't come on here and be like "suk it Lin fans Kemba is tha truth Lin neva getting off da bench!!!".

I don't like the controversy and I find it unfortunate but I'll tackle the question.

Some fans mostly know NBA basketball through Lin. They know about Linsanity and the crazy numbers he put up in that short stretch but don't realize the full circumstances around them (lack of scouting, perfect system and team mates added to his talents and getting in a groove). Some think that his natural position is PG so anyone on the team that plays PG instead of him is the enemy. Any coach that doesn't start him as PG is biased and is the enemy. Playing him at SG is him out of position. They think Linsanity or something close to it can happen if he starts, plays 34 MPG or so, and every time Lin has a strong game starting for an injured player they'll go, see, told you, or point to his numbers as a starter vs. playing off the bench. They find the word "backup" to be beneath Lin and that he could be a great player but he is held back by coaches, systems or other players, refs, the NBA, a biased towards him due to his ethnicity. I think that may be over-simplifying it some and I don't mean to put down people who support Lin passionately, but I think it is something inappropriate to do on a team's board.

There are other fans who are basketball fans and see Lin's situation with this team, how he fits in, looks at his strengths and flaws and the level of PG play in the NBA now (which is high for a lot of starters) and sees Lin in that context. So, him just getting a fair chance and playing enough to make a difference is fair. Then it is do they like the team, coach, team mates and the like. There won't be much of a controversy with Lin for these types of fans. There will be for the type in the above paragraph.

[Braggins]

Do posters get some kinda street cred when they go back to their preferred forums after they get banned from here? It's happened a couple times lately where posters have outright asked to be banned rather than just not logging in here.

Sorry, but it's dumb.

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Was going to ask the same thing. I've never seen someone ask to be banned on a forum ever, but its happened multiple times this season. The weirdest part is that its always the first response they go to. They post for the first time, get warned, then immediately request to be banned...

[BigSlam]

Why does it have to be a controversy every time Lin has a good game. When Kemba scores 50, or 40, or has one of his numerous 30 point games, the Kemba fans don't come on here and be like "suk it Lin fans Kemba is tha truth Lin neva getting off da bench!!!".

Maybe not now - but we've endured our fair share of that sort of posting from the Kembots in the past.

Really it's only been this season that the Kembots have eased off - and that would appear to be due to now being seriously out numbered by the Linsters - who are not only more by number but also more by crazy.


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[lin is ok]

Hornets need to win now if we want to make it into the playoffs. This win was massive and historical for both hornets and lin. Whatever it is , it has build a case for lin stepping up to a bigger role. this is the 2nd time lin has taken the reigns of the team as a starting pg, without kemba. both against legit title contenders.

[Appwrangler]

Do posters get some kinda street cred when they go back to their preferred forums after they get banned from here? It's happened a couple times lately where posters have outright asked to be banned rather than just not logging in here.

Sorry, but it's dumb.

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Some felt that way about prior forums where reasonable comments led to a ban. But no, no street cred for getting banned here.

[Appwrangler]

Why does it have to be a controversy every time Lin has a good game. When Kemba scores 50, or 40, or has one of his numerous 30 point games, the Kemba fans don't come on here and be like "suk it Lin fans Kemba is tha truth Lin neva getting off da bench!!!".

I am so going to use that line when I can, ironically of course.

[lin is ok]

That double OT game is nothing to be proud of. I am not going to hound kemba about it. But its no something to brag about. Even he admits it.

[Braggins]

That double OT game is nothing to be proud of. I am not going to hound kemba about it. But its no something to brag about. Even he admits it.

Good point. 52 points on 33 shots in 47 minutes with 9 rebounds and 8 assists isn't good, but its just good enough to not be considered a point of criticism.

[bws94]

whole game against the Cavs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGMR5aXdrgE

[lin is ok]

That double OT game is nothing to be proud of. I am not going to hound kemba about it. But its no something to brag about. Even he admits it.

Good point. 52 points on 33 shots in 47 minutes with 9 rebounds and 8 assists isn't good, but its just good enough to not be considered a point of criticism.

Did u watch that game? Anyway back the hornets vs cavs game. lin wasn't even going superhuman there. Just controlled the pace of game, played like a team first pg. Everyone gets his easy shots. No showboating. Lin can play at this level any day. Actually with kemba skillset he could do that too, but he isn't. That troy daniels called him out for not going with the coach's play, in that big troy daniels game.