Game Thread: Mavericks @ Hornets

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

Gordon got hacked three times on one drive. I swear he was fouled at least thrice more after that.

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Yeah, the refs missed a lot this game. Gordon should have had 20 FT attempts.

Gravy with no swagger is the dagger for the other team. Hes had a bad stretch the last few games.

The refs didn't want Cuban tweeting about them tonight. :hihi:

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Originally Posted by HalfBreed

Tank job? Keeping us interested and losing at the same time. Gordon was ballin though!!!

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It was good to see him play well in a home game. Dallas was a little dirty in the second half and got away with it. And damn Vince Carter was making everything.

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

The refs didn't want Cuban tweeting about them tonight. :hihi:

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Ha i know everyone hates Cuban but i like the dude he is passionate as hell about his team. Hes unlucky not to have two titles hes invested alot in them.

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I am so sick of this garbage we are subjected to, from coaching to personnel we suck! Maybe we get a good player in the draft but this team is so far away from even playing .500 ball it's not even funny. What GV did tonight is perhaps the most selfish ignorant act of playing team sports I have ever seen. Monty needs to bench GV and let Rivers run the point and let him develop. This season is a joke, signing a max salary player that did not and probably still does not want to be here is going to haunt this franchise for years to come. You got to wonder if it is best for Tom to cut his loses now and bring in some real NBA minds to manage this team or keep wasting time and money with the clowns we have now?

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Originally Posted by BuzzmanD

I am so sick of this garbage we are subjected to, from coaching to personnel we suck! Maybe we get a good player in the draft but this team is so far away from even playing .500 ball it's not even funny. What GV did tonight is perhaps the most selfish ignorant act of playing team sports I have ever seen. Monty needs to bench GV and let Rivers run the point and let him develop. This season is a joke, signing a max salary player that did not and probably still does not want to be here is going to haunt this franchise for years to come. You got to wonder if it is best for Tom to cut his loses now and bring in some real NBA minds to manage this team or keep wasting time and money with the clowns we have now?

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A little extreme but i will be disapointed if there isnt a pg change next season.

Greivis Vasquez Brain Farts!

:biglol: He wants to be clutch, but he ain't!

I wish Jason Smith could play like this more often

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Originally Posted by BIGBREED

Greivis Vasquez Brain Farts!

:biglol: He wants to be clutch, but he ain't!

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Im honestly just wondering who the **** we are going to draft bc this is torture. We have thrown away so many games this season.

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Originally Posted by rebelman

I wish Jason Smith could play like this more often

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he finished w/ what? 22 pts tonight at least... and the dude has a partially torn labrum

he was just on tonight (except for that 1 jam attempt that was blocked right at the rim about midway through the 4th)

Well, that sucked.

Well, let's see what we come out with Sunday. :rolleyes:

It's too bad Gordon can't take this momentum and build on it. INstead he's going to have to sit out for 3 days...

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

Well, let's see what we come out with Sunday. :rolleyes:

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Brian Roberts hero ball?

^^ Yeah, probably. :hihi:

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Originally Posted by rt0307

he finished w/ what? 22 pts tonight at least... and the dude has a partially torn labrum

he was just on tonight (except for that 1 jam attempt that was blocked right at the rim about midway through the 4th)

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funny how Smith plays through the pain and Gordon gets a hang nail and is out for a week

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Originally Posted by rebelman

funny how Smith plays through the pain and Gordon gets a hang nail and is out for a week

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It's well documented that Gordon wants to play but docs tell him and the team that he can't.

Jim Eichenhofer ‏@Jim_Eichenhofer
Monty on Anthony Davis (knee sprain) in 4th quarter: "I did not want to risk putting him back in there. He was ready to (play)."

<----- Did not know mike James was still in the NBA.

Heard his name on the radio and thought how interesting that another Mike James is in the NBA playing pg. little did I know that it was "THE" Mike James that we have all known to hate.

On ESPNU on Unite PJ Morton is wearing a pelican hat.:D

I was at the game I felt good when Ryan Anderson hit that 3. We were all dancing celebrating because the Hornets a 4 point lead and we were getting fries that I would never claim.

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Then a few minutes later the team blew the lead and GV took that bad shot right in front of us and I just sat down mad with a blank stare.

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Man We should have won this game.

I thought Vasquez was a top 15 PG?

He's third in assists per game!!

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Reading through this thread without having watched the game is absolutely priceless. My God. :hihi:

Did Vasquez really screw us over that bad? He played hero ball? What'd he do exactly?

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

Reading through this thread without having watched the game is absolutely priceless. My God. :hihi:

Did Vasquez really screw us over that bad? He played hero ball? What'd he do exactly?

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Hornets up 1 with about :23 and Gravy throws up a crazy shot that he misses. Carter goes on the other end to hit a 3. Hornets still had a chance though if it weren't for the bad inbounds play and Gordon losing the ball.

Refs... :idoh:

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

Reading through this thread without having watched the game is absolutely priceless. My God. :hihi:

Did Vasquez really screw us over that bad? He played hero ball? What'd he do exactly?

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Aside from the fact that he couldn't even get the ball up the court with out either backing Collison down or stiff-arming him, the guy waves Gordon off on the last shot, and tries to take it himself resulting in an incredibly awkward iso-attempt where the ball slipped out of his hand as he shot it. It was quite embarrassing...

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Originally Posted by iNolaNightmare

Refs... :idoh:

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Refs were horrible. Gordon should have had 20 FT attempts tonight.

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

Hornets up 1 with about :23 and Gravy throws up a crazy shot that he misses. Carter goes on the other end to hit a 3. Hornets still had a chance though if it weren't for the bad inbounds play and Gordon losing the ball.

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it wouldn't have been as bad if it was setting up a 2-for-1 situation... but it didn't... shot clock went off... the fact that the Hornets actually had :06.5 to try to do something is amazing

then Gordon got stripped and lost it on the sideline (though it did look like it went off a Mavs player but wasn't conclusive on replay)

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The type of offense we run, any PG can put up Greivis Vasquez numbers. Being 3rd in the NBA means nothing when you're at the bottom in team wins and you're a screwup in crunch time! Vasquez needs to stay in his place, he's not clutch!

:biglol: trying to take the last shot and all. Enough is enough, Greivis has killed us in +6 clutch/last sec games this season, thinking he's a closer! He needs to be told to stop throwing up crazy shots and stop over dribbling and start passing the ball to his teammates in rythm, rather than his teammates REACHING for 80% of his passes! Assist are easy for a PG when his teammates sink three's or cutting to the goal for lobs & layups! Actually, if he was a better passer he would lead the league in assist. Basketball is about rythm & balance, cutting to the goal or coming off of screens! The Hornets offense is off balance!!!!!!


Refs were bad on both sides. No excuses!

Anyone else realize Gordon doesn't know how to pass on fast breaks? Like that give and go with Aminu that never happened because he euro stepped into a cluster **** and Aminu just watched, uncovered in the lane.

Please tell me someone saw this. Monty was pissed.

Yeah. I disagree he's the best passer on the team. Not that he's for much competition.

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Originally Posted by iNolaNightmare

Anyone else realize Gordon doesn't know how to pass on fast breaks? Like that give and go with Aminu that never happened because he euro stepped into a cluster **** and Aminu just watched, uncovered in the lane.

Please tell me someone saw this. Monty was pissed.

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I was sitting right by the goal when that happened and i swear you could see it in his eyes... "i ain't passin". aaaaaah well.

It was sick. Aminu was WIDE OPEN.

IT WAS A GIVE AND FREAKING GO.

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Greivis Vasquez
That's not saying much, givin the Hornets talent! He sucks and he lacks the average IQ for a basic PG in the NBA. With that said, give the ball up in crunch time. He's ranked 3rd in the NBA in assist, not points nor last second shots! He's not a closer...PERIOD!

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Originally Posted by BIGBREED

Greivis Vasquez
That's not saying much, givin the Hornets talent! He sucks and he lacks the average IQ for a basic PG in the NBA. With that said, give the ball up in crunch time. He's ranked 3rd in the NBA in assist, not points nor last second shots! He's not a closer...PERIOD!

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Pump your brakes. I agree lol. I was just saying people give Gordon a little too much credit as a passer at times.

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Originally Posted by bojangles837

Also I have to apologize because I turned the game on with 56 seconds left and jinxed us.

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AH HA! So it was you!!! I knew it!
GV throws up a turd, Vinsanity happens with no hand in his face and we can't inbound the ball.....
:shaking fist in air: DAMN YOU BOJAAAAANNNGGGLLLEEESSSSSS!!!!!:hihi:

It was one of the worst 55 sek in Hornets history.... and it was enough to lose this game... OMG... :idoh:

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Originally Posted by WhoDatPelican

AH HA! So it was you!!! I knew it!
GV throws up a turd, Vinsanity happens with no hand in his face and we can't inbound the ball.....
:shaking fist in air: DAMN YOU BOJAAAAANNNGGGLLLEEESSSSSS!!!!!:hihi:

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hahaha. im very sorry:grphug:

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

Pump your brakes. I agree lol. I was just saying people give Gordon a little too much credit as a passer at times.

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Gordon is the best passer on the team, no question IMO. He sees things that Vasquez doesn't. He can fit the ball where Vasquez can't. Did you see him actually hit AD on a high PnR? That lead to 2 points, and I haven't seen it from Vasquez 1 time all year. Dude can't see the field, and he can't make the necessary passes. Move him at the end of this year, while he still has value (hopefully....).

I don't need what's the bigger need pg or sf .... Vasquez killed us with that terrible shot attempt

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Originally Posted by Alg_Hornet

I don't need what's the bigger need pg or sf .... Vasquez killed us with that terrible shot attempt

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I don't know if I'd say PG is a bigger need than SF, but I will say it's arguably the most important on the court and upgrading the PG position would have a bigger impact than upgrading the SF position.

That's true. Vasquez hardly ever passes on the PnR between the defenders. He always has to stop and pivot to throw back towards the free throw line.

People also like to think of Greivis as this good offensive scorer, but the truth is there are 19 PG's who score the same or more points per game than Greivis. Of those 19 pg's 8 play less minutes, 11 shoot a better percentage, 13 get to the ft line more per game, 16 shoot a better percentage when they get there.