GT: Hornets vs Bucks 10/26 8PM EST

Post #1 » by **JDR720** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:31 pm

First game of the season vs the Bucks.

Flip Murray · Post #2 » by **Flip Murray** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:34 pm

JDR720 wrote:First game of the season vs the Bucks.

damn I hope you have a sleeve for that Christian Wood card. That's ultra-rare needs to stay mint condition

Post #3 » by **fatlever** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:36 pm

I love the 50/50 Hawes ability. Perfect.

Post #4 » by **fatlever** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:38 pm

Frank is questionable to play. Cody is day to day. I assume since Marvin was not mentioned by Cliff today, he will play. Bonnell said yesterday that Marvin would play.

Post #5 » by **fatlever** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:40 pm

Probable starters

Kemba - Batum - MKG - Marvin (broken left finger) - Hibbert

Probable Bench Unit

Sessions - Belinelli - Lamb - Kaminsky (Hawes if Frank is out) - Zeller (Hawes if Cody is out).

either way I expect to see Hawes play, even if everyone is healthy.

Post #6 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:52 pm

Saw on twitter that Cliff said he expects MKG to spend some time at PF while Frank heals up, since both MIA and MIL plug wings in at PF (Jabari for MIL, Winslow for MIA).

Flip Murray · Post #7 » by **Flip Murray** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:54 pm

you guys excited?

Post #8 » by **JDR720** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:55 pm

didn't we open against the bucks a year or two ago also?

i think we were getting blown out and came back to almost win.

amcoolio · Post #9 » by **amcoolio** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:01 pm

I hate injuries.

Post #10 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:04 pm

JDR720 wrote:didn't we open against the bucks a year or two ago also?

i think we were getting blown out and came back to almost win.

Correct, that was Lance's first game. http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201410290CHO.html

Down 15 at the start of the 4th quarter, at one point in the 3rd quarter we were down 74-50.

Kemba shot 9-26 that game lulz. Neal was 2-11.

That game had a classic ending, Kemba being Kemba:

Watch on YouTube

Post #11 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:34 pm

Reminder that Khris Middleton is out.

Safe bet that this is going to be a really ugly game offensively all the way around.

Post #12 » by **fatlever** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:39 pm

Who are the Bucks starting?

Delly - Giannis - Parker - Teletovic - Plumlee

or does Snell slide in there in place of Tele and Parker moves down a spot?

or does Snell start in place of Delly for the all length team?

dmutombo321 · Post #13 » by **dmutombo321** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:06 pm

They generally tend to play Parker at 4 for defensive purposes. So I'm guessing

Delly, Snell, Giannis, Parker, Plumblee

But they could start Henson also and move Parker to SF

LamarMatic7 · Post #14 » by **LamarMatic7** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:14 pm

JDR720 wrote:didn't we open against the bucks a year or two ago also?

i think we were getting blown out and came back to almost win.

It seems as if we open against them every few years.

For some reason, I remember the lockout season opener very well. It was Captain Jack's first game back and he had a four-possession sequence of something like "banked-in three - personal foul - airball three - technical foul".

We came back and won in a close game. All of the veterans (Maggette, DJA, Hendo) were actually playing, injuries would follow later on. Kemba put Sanders on skates in his first game in the league. Biz was running around clueless. Gana Diop was heavily involved.

Then we followed it up with a one-point loss against the Heatles. Soon after Boris Diaw had that game in MSG where Clyde Frazier misspoke and had the fantastic Freudian slip of "Michael Jordan has been fantastic" or smth. We were like 2-3 and nothing indicated the horror that would follow.

Ahh.... those were the days.

HornetJail · Post #15 » by **HornetJail** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:23 am

I have no idea what to expect. We always seem to start our seasons slow but I really want to believe that this is the year that we don't. Especially when four of our first five games are against teams that won't be anywhere close to the postseason.

Liver_Pooty · Post #16 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:29 am

With Middleton the Bucks are a damn good team. Without him we should win. That Middleton, Giannis, Parker small ball lineup will be lethal, eventually.

Robot Rock · Post #17 » by **Robot Rock** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:53 am

JDR720 wrote:didn't we open against the bucks a year or two ago also?

i think we were getting blown out and came back to almost win.

Not only that, but we also opened against them in 2011 so this marks three season openers against the Bucks in the last six years.

Post #18 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:02 pm

Excited to see what this team can do!

Post #19 » by **fatlever** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:45 pm

Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell 49m49 minutes ago

Marvin Williams says his broken finger healing fine. He'll play with a small brace on that finger.

Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell 57m57 minutes ago

Doesn't sound likely that Frank Kaminsky will play in @hornets season-opener tomorrow.

Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell 56m56 minutes ago

Barring a setback, Cody Zeller and Brian Roberts will be available for opener.

Post #20 » by **fatlever** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:51 pm