GT: Hornets vs Pistons Fri 3/25 7:30PM EST

[euphorbus]

I love it. Our 3rd stringers had pride and tried to bring us back from a sure blowout. And it also makes more steam come out of SVG's ears. Fantastic.

Well said.

[ChokeFasncists]

Good news is I've seen the Pistons cough up huge leads throughout the season

Good call, came up just short

Ha I was actually hoping they coughed it up earlier in non garbage time .

That would have been nice. Well, at least the starters get to rest

[fatlever]

Can it be 10 yet? At least USA is playing

I've already watched one USA game today, USA vs Colombia U23, I'm ready for part 2.

Yea been going strong since 5.. of all the games today to go horribly wrong wouldn't have guessed this one. U23's with the Gutsy effort at least.

And another game is going horribly wrong. Backline looks like swiss cheese.

[bws94]

I think Lin and Al should take their shots and try to get their game in gear because there are times we don't win with the starters. The starters play very close to the opposing starters but it is our bench that in some games beats the other team's bench. Al and Lin are the main guys on the bench and both are guys that have started a sizable amount of games in their careers, esp. Big Al. The bench didn't come in and beat the Piston's bench, they got beaten pretty bad by the Piston's bench.

Marv wasn't himself, he tried but he wasn't back from the ankle injury. Bats struggled with his shot, Cody had some dunks. Piston D kept us scrambling and Kemba was the only guy to consistently beat it.

But defense was the real problem. Drummond dominated us, Jackson got into the paint, Caldwell Pope and Morris and Harris were scoring and their bench guys were scoring as well. It's all she wrote until the 3rd stringers went on their run. But, it wasn't to be an miracle finish tonight. Although, if it was a 52 minute game instead of 48, it might have been.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Just an off game for everyone except kemba Detroit was just hungrier for the win after 2 straight losses against us.

[HornetJail]

I didn't see the game but watched the box score occasionally. Kemba went nuts from three in the 1st half but we also looked like the 2011-12 Bobcats on defense? What the hell happened?

[bws94]

Yip? Only Kemba can be above his norm tonight. Maybe some of the 3rd stringers. Maybe Lamb. Lot of underperformers tonight.

[antique0o0]

Hornets lost this one in the way how Pistons lost to Hornets twice before.

[TinmanZBoy]

Kemba was hot, but his defense out of gate has a lot to be desired... If I were coach, I'd put Lee on Reggie Jackson, Kemba can't guard Reggie, and bigs did not help much either... it's a tough cover, but if you cannot contain Reggie/Drummond PnR, basically the game is over... a hot Morris made it worse... the slow starts in the last a few had a lot to do with Kemba's defense, He could not guard dragic, Mudiay, Parker, now Jackson, at times the bigs were at fault too, but mainly on Kemba...

[ChokeFasncists]

Kemba was hot, but his defense out of gate has a lot to be desired... If I were coach, I'd put Lee on Reggie Jackson, Kemba can't guard Reggie, and bigs did not help much either... it's a tough cover, but if you cannot contain Reggie/Drummond PnR, basically the game is over... a hot Morris made it worse... the slow starts in the last a few had a lot to do with Kemba's defense, He could not guard dragic, Mudiay, Parker, now Jackson, at times the bigs were at fault too, but mainly on Kemba...

Yeah, might be his knee giving him problems. I remember he guarded him fine the last two times they played, especially the first time.

[TinmanZBoy]

Kemba was hot, but his defense out of gate has a lot to be desired... If I were coach, I'd put Lee on Reggie Jackson, Kemba can't guard Reggie, and bigs did not help much either... it's a tough cover, but if you cannot contain Reggie/Drummond PnR, basically the game is over... a hot Morris made it worse... the slow starts in the last a few had a lot to do with Kemba's defense, He could not guard dragic, Mudiay, Parker, now Jackson, at times the bigs were at fault too, but mainly on Kemba...

Yeah, might be his knee giving him problems. I remember he guarded him fine the last two times they played, especially the first time.

Who knows, either he has to bring more intensity or coach needs to shift Lee to guard good PGs like parker, reggie...

[Yit]

Tracking Players Performances (Their game contribution points/their averages):

Playing above their average:
Walker (37/28), Lamb (18/15), Hansbrough (7/4), Gutierrez (7/2)

Playing at their average: NA

Playing below their average:
Lin (4/16), Batum (21/24), Daniels (5/7), Williams (10/20), Zeller (14/16), Kaminsky (4/12), Jefferson (13/20), Hawes (10/12), Lee (9/12)

[bws94]

Tracking Players Performances (Their game contribution points/their averages):

Playing above their average:
Walker (37/28), Lamb (18/15), Hansbrough (7/4), Gutierrez (7/2)

Playing at their average: NA

Playing below their average:
Lin (4/16), Batum (21/24), Daniels (5/7), Williams (10/20), Zeller (14/16), Kaminsky (4/12), Jefferson (13/20), Hawes (10/12), Lee (9/12)

Good for Lamb. The other guys below their level should bounce back soon. Kemba bounced back nicely in this game. Just a terrible defensive effort tonight.