Hornets vs. Clippers Game Thread

Lets pull it together and get a win. We due for a W

This one will get ugly pretty quickly.

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Originally Posted by AD23forMVP

This one will get ugly pretty quickly.

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The key to KILLING the hornets is to pressure Vasquez when he has the ball. Everyone is doing it (westbrook, iguadala etc...)and will continue until he proves he can dribble with his right hand. Expect CP3 & Eric Bledsoe to abuse this kid all night long. Blow out on the making...

We are just the medicine the Clips need right now. They're on a 3 game losing streak so I suspect they'll make quick work of us tonight.

One alley oop to Griffen and ill have to visit the ER.

Not watching.

I'll probably put it on but I doubt I pay much attention to it.

Been trying to talk myself into some hope in my spare time today. No luck so far. However, maybe an absurd amount of luck is the key for the Bees tonight. They appear overmatched at every position tonight. Hopefully some threes can fall for the Hornets and a bunch rim out for LA. Muck the game up and don't allow them to get comfortable. I expect the Hornets to play much harder than last night so we will see I guess

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Originally Posted by LVprivateer

Been trying to talk myself into some hope in my spare time today. No luck so far. However, maybe an absurd amount of luck is the key for the Bees tonight. They appear overmatched at every position tonight. Hopefully some threes can fall for the Hornets and a bunch rim out for LA. Muck the game up and don't allow them to get comfortable. I expect the Hornets to play much harder than last night so we will see I guess

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Please tell me why. Why do you expect them to play much harder than last night? Maybe I can borrow some of your nice hope too. :)

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Originally Posted by AD23forMVP

This one will get ugly pretty quickly.

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My thoughts exactly. Still waiting for AR25's break out game, but I doubt it'll happen against the clips.

Man I gotta say though, people are really off on this "no hustle" thing.

We have to stop playing scared. I miss the first 3 games where we came out feisty!

Coming off a heartbreaking loss in PHX they were kind of ripe for that kind of game in Denver. After getting completely outplayed and outhustled, combined with some guys like Aminu seeing few minutes last night I just hope they show some pride and play with more energy. And maybe returning players still have a little fire in their bellies from the physical games against LA last year they might be a little more fired up. Idk I'm grasping at straws here. Just hope that Monty and the boys have a better showing than the embarrassing one last night

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Originally Posted by AD23forMVP

Man I gotta say though, people are really off on this "no hustle" thing.

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What is this "hustle" you speak of?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TsRdkrxl4g

It's so unanimous that we'll lose...we win by a Austin Rivers 3 at the buzzer, baby!

I will be there tonight.....bought the tickets weeks ago when we were 3-2 and Davis was ballin....oh well, gotta cheer them on anyway!

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Originally Posted by HornetsFan90277

I will be there tonight.....bought the tickets weeks ago when we were 3-2 and Davis was ballin....oh well, gotta cheer them on anyway!

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http://www.keepcalmprints.com/media/...-beer-navy.jpg

Flying back to LA in a few. Debating whether to go or not.

Anderson scores 54 in a Hornets blowout.

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Originally Posted by P Raff

Anderson scores 54 in a Hornets blowout.

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I'll have whatever this man is having, because you sir, think like a champ. And I like the way you think.

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Originally Posted by P Raff

Anderson scores 54 in a Hornets blowout.

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Love it!

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http://www.sportzin.com/forums/uploa...984-U10500.jpg

First game i have been able to watch in a week due to my work schedule. It will be tough...I just wanna see rivers be more aggressive and attack the paint.

James Harden
Year Team G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
09-10 OKC 76 0 22.9 0.403 0.375 0.808 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.8 1.0 0.3 1.39 2.63 9.9

If Rivers plays better than Harden's first year I'll say you can't write him off yet

can anyone tell me what channel is FOXNO on Xfinity????

I'll be watching the game at my girls place tonight...:cool:

Keys to the Game

1. Find Ways to Deal with the Pressure

The Clippers are first in the league in steals and second in the NBA in defensive turnover rate. CP3 figures to lead the league again in steals, but his apprentice Eric Bledsoe is just as good at creating turnovers. Paul is averaging 2.8 steals per 36 minutes, while Bledsoe is averaging 2.7. Matt Barnes, Jamal Crawford, and Blake Griffin all average over a steal a game, and when these guys get a steal, they get the ball to CP3 who always makes you pay in transition.

2. Attack the Offensive Glass

The Clippers are 24th in the league in defensive rebound percentage, primarily because DeAndre Jordan only gets 27 minutes per game and when he is off the floor, teams eat the Clippers alive on the boards. When they go small and play Griffin at the five or when they sub Ryan Hollins in, Jason Smith, Ryan Anderson, and Robin Lopez have to make them pay.

3. Attack the Rim

The Hornets play a perimeter game offensively, but that is going to have to change tonight if they have any chance of pulling this one out. You have to make the Clippers pay for gambling and for going small, and the way you do that is by attacking and getting to the line. The Clippers have yielded the 5th most free throw attempts in the league this season, as Ryan Hollins, Lamar Odom, and DeAndre Jordan have been fouling machines. Take it inside on those guys and get as many trips to the line as you can.

The keys to the game are always the same.

-Don't Turn the ball over
-Perimeter defense
-Rebounding/Box out

Everything else will take care of itself.

And the losing streak continues....????....????

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Originally Posted by AD23forMVP

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:hihi: This had me rolling.

Jennifer Hale ‏@JenHale504
#Hornets Eric Gordon arrives at Staples Center to sit w/ team during game vs Clippers. Says no swelling in knee, but no timetable for return

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/idk.gif

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

Jenifer Hale ‏@JenHale504
#Hornets Eric Gordon arrives at Staples Center to sit w/ team during game vs Clippers. Says no swelling in knee, but no timetable for return

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/idk.gif

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HA i was looking for a GIF to sum up my feelings of EG making an appearance but you nailed it. :)

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

Jennifer Hale ‏@JenHale504
#Hornets Eric Gordon arrives at Staples Center to sit w/ team during game vs Clippers. Says no swelling in knee, but no timetable for return

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/idk.gif

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That's good to see.
If they wanted to trade him, then they wouldn't have asked him to join tonight.

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

Jennifer Hale ‏@JenHale504
#Hornets Eric Gordon arrives at Staples Center to sit w/ team during game vs Clippers. Says no swelling in knee, but no timetable for return

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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/27/8yma4aty.jpg

Two players. Two lower extremities. No discomfort of note.

Neither are playing.

http://www.wargamer.com/hosted/hoidi...y/foxyduh1.jpg

Are any of you watching the Bobcats game? they are losing like 82-29... wow that's embarrassing. They don't deserve the Hornets name back

awwww ****! As long as Blake and CP gets abused im straight.

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Originally Posted by Hornetnojersey

Are any of you watching the Bobcats game? they are losing like 82-29... wow that's embarrassing. They don't deserve the Hornets name back

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Maybe it wouldn't look too bad if they played their best shooter.

Maybe if we give them our name, our bad luck with injures will transfer to them.

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Originally Posted by Hornetnojersey

Are any of you watching the Bobcats game? they are losing like 82-29... wow that's embarrassing. They don't deserve the Hornets name back

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I'm watching Lillard go 3-16 in Detroit. Detroit will likely get the win and have a better record than the Hornets tonight. :idoh: Knicks/Nets is a very close game on TNT.

So the Bobcats just scored 24 points in a single half vs the Thunder.

They're down 86-42 and it's almost the 4th quarter.

and I thought we have been playing bad...

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Originally Posted by Hornetnojersey

Are any of you watching the Bobcats game? they are losing like 82-29... wow that's embarrassing. They don't deserve the Hornets name back

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Watching Nets vs Knicks. The Nets are better then i thought they were.

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Originally Posted by Bee-Fense

So the Bobcats just scored 24 points in a single half vs the Thunder.

They're down 86-42 and it's almost the 4th quarter.

and I thought we have been playing bad...

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Our badness can be attributed to not having our two best players or two of them playing.

The nets are really good.

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Originally Posted by RaisingTheBrow

The nets are really good.

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it helps to have the right Lopez twin....

Gotta admit, the white n blacks have grown on me.

Man i wish we had Gerald Wallace.




on a sidenote it looks like Jay Z got fatter and Beyonce got hotter?

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Originally Posted by RaisingTheBrow

Maybe if we give them our name, our bad luck with injures will transfer to them.

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Good point

Carmelo and Tyson are doing their thing but they haven't gotten much from anyone else tonite. Rasheed and Felton have been doing their best to chuck the Knicks out of the game.:hihi:

Damn Monty really said that. I wonder who he was taking about

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Originally Posted by bojangles837

Damn Monty really said that. I wonder who he was taking about

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said what?