Hornets First 10: The Buzz Empire Returns [7-3]

Post #1 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:58 pm

Hornets first ten games of the season:

10/26: @MIL W 107-96
10/28: @MIA W 97-91
10/29: BOS L 98-104
11/2: PHI W 109-93
11/4: @BRK W 99-95
11/7: IND W 112-100
11/9: UTA W 104-98
11/11: TOR L 113-111
11/13: @CLE L 100-93
11/15: @MIN W 115-108

5 home, 5 road. Start the season with three games in four days, which is obviously not ideal with us starting the season in injury mode. Fortunately we have three days off between Boston on 10/29 and PHI on 11/2 with no travel required between those two games, then another two day break after BRK before IND.

Only one set of back to backs in our first 10 games is tolerable.

Let's see predictions for our first ten games.

Flip Murray · Post #2 » by **Flip Murray** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:02 pm

To be fair we are always in injury mode.

10/26: @MIL - L
10/28: @MIA - W - Hibbert Domination
10/29: BOS - L - b2b disaster
11/2: PHI - W - big comeback after terrible start
11/4: @BRK - W
11/7: IND - W
11/9: UTA - L
11/11: TOR - L
11/13: @CLE - L
11/15: @MIN - L

Post #3 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:13 pm

10/26: @MIL - W
10/28: @MIA - W
10/29: BOS - W (hyped for home opener, Kemba heroics in full force)
11/2: PHI - W
11/4: @BRK - L (the universe demands it)
11/7: IND - W
11/9: UTA - L
11/11: TOR - W (still think the Hendo curse has lingering effect over TOR)
11/13: @CLE - L
11/15: @MIN - L

6 - 4

Chapelchilla · Post #4 » by **Chapelchilla** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:13 pm

10/26: @MIL - W
10/28: @MIA - W
10/29: BOS - L
11/2: PHI - W
11/4: @BRK - W
11/7: IND - L
11/9: UTA - W
11/11: TOR - W
11/13: @CLE - L
11/15: @MIN - L

Post #5 » by **fatlever** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:16 pm

4-6

10/26: @MIL - loss
10/28: @MIA - loss
10/29: BOS - loss
11/2: PHI - win
11/4: @BRK - win
11/7: IND - win
11/9: UTA - win
11/11: TOR - loss
11/13: @CLE - loss
11/15: @MIN - loss

run of streaks, 3 losses in a row, 4 wins in a row, 3 more losses in a row.

Post #6 » by **JDR720** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:21 pm

@Mil - L
@MIA- W
Bos- L
PHI- W
@Brk- W
Ind- L
UTA- W
Tor- W
@CLE- L
@MIN- L

5-5

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

You're probably right about that Nets game YB. Would be most Hornets thing ever to go up there and get lit up by Lin who will drop 35/10 on us. In related news, we might suspend 15 people that night.

Braggins · Post #8 » by **Braggins** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:01 pm

Thats Nets game should have a wonderful game thread.

HornetJail · Post #9 » by **HornetJail** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:56 pm

10/26: @MIL - win
10/28: @MIA - loss
10/29: BOS - loss
11/2: PHI - win
11/4: @BRK - win
11/7: IND - loss
11/9: UTA - win
11/11: TOR - loss
11/13: @CLE - loss
11/15: @MIN - win

5-5

Liver_Pooty · Post #10 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:43 pm

We're winning all 10.

Post #11 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:15 am

8 wins, 2 losses

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Sauce_Castillo · Post #12 » by **Sauce_Castillo** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:16 am

yosemiteben wrote:Hornets first ten games of the season:

10/26: @MIL
10/28: @MIA
10/29: BOS
11/2: PHI
11/4: @BRK
11/7: IND
11/9: UTA
11/11: TOR
11/13: @CLE
11/15: @MIN

5 home, 5 road. Start the season with three games in four days, which is obviously not ideal with us starting the season in injury mode. Fortunately we have three days off between Boston on 10/29 and PHI on 11/2 with no travel required between those two games, then another two day break after BRK before IND.

Only one set of back to backs in our first 10 games is tolerable.

Let's see predictions for our first ten games.

@Mil W
@MIA W
Boston L
Phi W
@Brk W
Ind W
Uta W
Tor W
@CLE L
@Minn W

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Post #13 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:53 pm

Too early to be significant stats - Hornets currently ranked 3rd in defensive efficiency and 13th in offensive efficiency.

HornetJail · Post #14 » by **HornetJail** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 5:55 pm

yosemiteben wrote:Too early to be significant stats - Hornets currently ranked 3rd in defensive efficiency and 13th in offensive efficiency.

Against two teams that will likely be bottom 10 offensive teams this year. The way we played last night, we would've been down 25 or 30 against a really good team by halftime and then failed to claw our way all the way back. You could argue that the opposing offenses self-destructing were the greatest contributor to that #3 defensive rating. The D has looked good, but not #3 in the league good.

Post #15 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 7:15 pm

Hence the "too early to be significant" qualifier.

Post #16 » by **yosemiteben** » Thu Nov 3, 2016 2:52 pm

Well looky there, 3-1 start to the season.

Buzz Buzz MFers

amcoolio · Post #17 » by **amcoolio** » Thu Nov 3, 2016 8:06 pm

Brooklyn will be tough I think because we won't take them seriously like Philly. Thats a L. Indiana is overrated. They barely beat a really bad Mavs team, lost to the Nets, got killed by the Bulls, and had to come back against the Lakers. I think we are better. Utah and Toronto are wins, then two more losses to Cleveland and the Wolves. 6-4 in this first stretch.

Post #18 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Nov 5, 2016 2:37 am

4-1 is great, but 0 wins against projected playoff teams. I'm pretty thankful for the easy slate to start, if we started with a west coast swing it would have been brutal.

Post #19 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Nov 5, 2016 3:36 pm

@johnschuhmann
Multiple wins in games trailed by 10+...
Charlotte: 3-1
Oklahoma City: 2-1
Toronto: 2-1
Golden State: 2-2
L.A. Lakers: 2-3

amcoolio · Post #20 » by **amcoolio** » Sat Nov 5, 2016 8:32 pm

Damnit, Gordon Hayward is surprising everyone and coming back right before our game. Couldn't he have waited one more week?

Still like our chances though.