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-Ian- · Post #21 » by **-Ian-** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:18 am

Anthony Edwards is growing into Minnesota's leader. I wonder if LaMelo Ball can be one for this Hornets team.

JMAC3 · Post #22 » by **JMAC3** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:24 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:Desmond Bane is damn good.

He had been pretty blah the first 3 games of the series. He was due for a blowup game. I still think Memphis needs another scorer thouhg. Neither Bane nor JJJ are real #2s.

Post #23 » by **yosemiteben** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:35 pm

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Liver_Pooty · Post #24 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:22 pm

JMAC3 wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:Desmond Bane is damn good.

He had been pretty blah the first 3 games of the series. He was due for a blowup game. I still think Memphis needs another scorer thouhg. Neither Bane nor JJJ are real #2s.

They need to replace Brooks asap.

LofJ · Post #25 » by **LofJ** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:59 pm

I've been watching video clips of the NBA in the 90's. Those were the days, the Hornets were actually good and MJ was dominating the league.

I'm going to be an old man by the time we're good again at this rate.

JMAC3 · Post #26 » by **JMAC3** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:10 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:
JMAC3 wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:Desmond Bane is damn good.

He had been pretty blah the first 3 games of the series. He was due for a blowup game. I still think Memphis needs another scorer thouhg. Neither Bane nor JJJ are real #2s.

They need to replace Brooks asap.

Dillon Brooks is their 4th leading scorer, feels a bit scapegoatish to blame him for them failing to meet expectations. He averaged 14 ppg in the regular season.

That would be like Sixers fans blaming not winning because Tobias Harris had a bad series.

Liver_Pooty · Post #27 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:09 pm

JMAC3 wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:
JMAC3 wrote:
He had been pretty blah the first 3 games of the series. He was due for a blowup game. I still think Memphis needs another scorer thouhg. Neither Bane nor JJJ are real #2s.

They need to replace Brooks asap.

Dillon Brooks is their 4th leading scorer, feels a bit scapegoatish to blame him for them failing to meet expectations. He averaged 14 ppg in the regular season.

That would be like Sixers fans blaming not winning because Tobias Harris had a bad series.

Eh. He shot like 32% from deep during the regular season. Talked trash to lebron and rejuvenated the Lakers. He's easily replaceable. Hard to have a wing who can't shoot in todays NBA

Post #28 » by **Diop** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:45 am

Plumlee with the 20/10 but he can't carry that bum clippers squad by himself :nonono:

Post #29 » by **JDR720** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:21 am

Ashley is the sideline reporter for the Heat/Bucks game.

Post #30 » by **luciano-davidwesley** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:45 am

Anthony Edwards acting like a childish clown. He doesn't even have the decency to congratulate the Nuggets on their series victory.

Running down the tunnel like a cry baby tossing chairs out of his way.

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SWedd523 · Post #31 » by **SWedd523** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:51 am

Harrison Barnes went from "I think this guy is going to be a bona fide star" to "oh yeah I forgot he was in the game".

He's always been pretty good, 18/6 on good percentages guy in his prime, probably could've done more if asked, but MAN watching that dude in college I thought he had it all

LofJ · Post #32 » by **LofJ** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:21 pm

Budenholzer is probably going to be fired. He's from the Pop tree and would want a similar style of play as Borrego, but I'd take that over last season. He and Nick Nurse both would be upgrades over Clifford.

JMAC3 · Post #33 » by **JMAC3** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:58 pm

LofJ wrote:Budenholzer is probably going to be fired. He's from the Pop tree and would want a similar style of play as Borrego, but I'd take that over last season. He and Nick Nurse both would be upgrades over Clifford.

The Bucks firing Bud would be a massive mistake.
He has won a Ship, they were the #1 seed despite Middleton being MIA most the year and your best player played 10 mins in games 1,2 and 3 combined vs a team much better than their seeding and a top 5 coach.

HornetJail · Post #34 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:02 pm

LofJ wrote:Budenholzer is probably going to be fired. He's from the Pop tree and would want a similar style of play as Borrego, but I'd take that over last season. He and Nick Nurse both would be upgrades over Clifford.

Bud has a very good track record turning around teams that had been poorly coached before, so yes I'd be all over this... as much as his end of game blunders physically hurt me yesterday

LofJ · Post #35 » by **LofJ** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:43 pm

Bud routinely gets out coached in the playoffs, but at least he gets teams there in the first place. I'll take that, you have to actually get to the playoffs before you worry about advancing.

Every season I see Heat fans saying that Spoelstra should be fired. Some fans have it so good they have no clue what the other side is like.

wilson115 · Post #36 » by **wilson115** » Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:47 am

Didn't work out here, still glad to see a former Hornet doing well:

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Post #37 » by **fatlever** » Tue May 2, 2023 4:41 pm

The playoffs this year really did no favors for the low profile, small Market franchises. Silver must be doing backflips at the remaining eight teams.

With the exception of denver, all of the small market, low profile teams f***** off into Oblivion.

Charlotte, Orlando, Indiana, new Orleans, okc, Portland, Utah, detroit, San Antonio.. all missed playoffs
Memphis, Milwaukee, and Sacramento all **** the bed as high seeds. Minny also lost. (Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Washington, Toronto, Brooklyn... to me, are the teams in the middle)

What is left is the Silver dream scenario of the big market, high profile teams and Denver. Therefore, I am obviously rooting for Denver to ruin everything and when it all. I think a Denver Philly finals with jokic and embiid in battling it out in the low post would be pretty amazing.

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Post #38 » by **yosemiteben** » Tue May 2, 2023 5:02 pm

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Griz appear to be over his antics

JMAC3 · Post #39 » by **JMAC3** » Tue May 2, 2023 5:15 pm

yosemiteben wrote:

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Griz appear to be over his antics

Kind of seems like a ScapeGoat tactic by Memphis.... seems like they are very much making the story about him by releasing this and trying to hide the fact that 3 best players all shot 42% from field and lost in 5 to a 7 seed.

SWedd523 · Post #40 » by **SWedd523** » Tue May 2, 2023 6:09 pm

Or perhaps they've realized that he's gone past "Bad Boy" and into Draymond+ territory without having the game to back it up.

The Grizzlies are in a dangerous position right now culture-wise with their star player devolving into a super-Miles trying to act like a gangbanger, beating up kids, and doing a bunch of other stupid ****.

They need to clean up their locker room quickly before things implode, and I have a suspicion that Brooks' schtick isn't helping matters much.

Like the Hornets, they're in desperate need of veteran leadership. Steven Adams and Tyus Jones are the only vets on the roster, and you can clearly see they're hurting for more