Game Thread: Hornets @ Spurs {Final Score-SA 106... Hornets 102}

[RaisingTheBar]

Am I mistaken or wasn't Aminu pretty upset how he was "shipped out" from LA? I hope when re-signing time comes around he remember the team who wanted him

[FlyGirl]

Am I mistaken or wasn't Aminu pretty upset how he was "shipped out" from LA? I hope when re-signing time comes around he remember the team who wanted him

I don't remember reading anything about him being upset.

[Inner_GI]

I don't remember reading anything about him being upset.

Because Aminu is Kristen Stewart of the NBA.... blank stare.

[FlyGirl]

Because Aminu is Kristen Stewart of the NBA.... blank stare.

Right. I didn't read anything about him being upset but people just have that press conference picture stuck in their heads.

[RaisingTheBar]

I guess I'm just remembering this:

[Tim Floyd]

I guess I'm just remembering this:

To be fair though, he's always like that.

[Davisistheman]

Am I mistaken or wasn't Aminu pretty upset how he was "shipped out" from LA? I hope when re-signing time comes around he remember the team who wanted him

I'm 99.999% sure you are thinking of Chris Kamen.. He was very vocal about being blind sided by the trade to New Orleans. iirc, he said he was in the front offices two week prior to the trade being told that he was in LA long term and the team was commited to him being a cornerstone of the franchise.

Yea he was pissed.. Never said anything bad about New Orleans or that he didn't want to come, just felt lied to and betrayed by the Clippers. Gordon had similar comments, but never as vocal as chewy. Aminu iirc was pretty silent and accepting of the situation.

[djpaul89]

You aren't. Only thing he's not doing is the things he's not good at, namely shooting, ball handling, and passing. He's doing EVERYTHING else well. Couldn't be more pleased with him. Tough love seems to have done the trick.

Monty really knows how to get the best out of his talented players on the wing it seems.

Disagree with the bold. I've noticed since last year that Aminu is actually a fairly willing/smart passer, especially when driving and dumping off. IIRC Rohan from At the Hive just did an article that mentioned Aminu having an above average assist rate for his position this season.

[Snarly]

I'm 99.999% sure you are thinking of Chris Kamen.. He was very vocal about being blind sided by the trade to New Orleans. iirc, he said he was in the front offices two week prior to the trade being told that he was in LA long term and the team was commited to him being a cornerstone of the franchise.

Yea he was pissed.. Never said anything bad about New Orleans or that he didn't want to come, just felt lied to and betrayed by the Clippers. Gordon had similar comments, but never as vocal as chewy. Aminu iirc was pretty silent and accepting of the situation.

The only guy who was upset about getting shipped out of L.A. was Gordon. Aminu didn't show any emotions and Kaman seemed very happy at the time.

[FlyGirl]

I'm 99.999% sure you are thinking of Chris Kamen.. He was very vocal about being blind sided by the trade to New Orleans. iirc, he said he was in the front offices two week prior to the trade being told that he was in LA long term and the team was commited to him being a cornerstone of the franchise.

Yea he was pissed.. Never said anything bad about New Orleans or that he didn't want to come, just felt lied to and betrayed by the Clippers. Gordon had similar comments, but never as vocal as chewy. Aminu iirc was pretty silent and accepting of the situation.

I think it was Kaman who said the Clippers didn't tell him anything. He said his agent didn't even call him about the trade.

ETA: Found it.

News of the trade broke via Twitter and other social media outlets while Gordon and Kaman were at community events with Clippers season-ticket holders. Gordon found out while he was on a bus for the event and tweeted, “Wow.” Kaman found out from his real-estate agent’s son.

“He said, ‘Hey, you got traded.’ I was like, ‘C’mon,’ ” Kaman said. “Then everyone started talking to me like, ‘Hey, what happened?’ I was like, ‘I don’t know.’ Then my agent wasn’t calling me. I couldn’t get ahold of him. Then Farouq talked to his agent and said it was done.

“The Clippers didn’t tell me anything. They didn’t tell me I was traded or nothing after eight years. They didn’t have the guts to come tell me they traded me.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...ers_nba_010412

[Nsingh93]

I think it was Kaman who said the Clippers didn't tell him anything. He said his agent didn't even call him about the trade.

ETA: Found it.



http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...ers_nba_010412

Damn that's some messed up stuff!

[GeneralGreivis]

We've played well against the Spurs this year. Should be another battle

[Inner_GI]

I actually look forward to Joel Meyers and David Wesley commenting on the Press Release tomorrow. At least in a speculative form or their opinions on the Hornets Brand. Granted, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't mention it at all tonight, but we shall see...

[Bee-Fense]

I expect to kill them on the boards.. without Duncan AND Leonard, I think they'll struggle holding back Aminu and Davis. They're already horrible at grabbing 2nd chance points, and are losing by far their best defensive rebounder. Lots of possessions for us me thinks.

I feel optimistic about tonight.

[AD23forMVP]

I like Aminu but I do think you can find someone who's defensive impact is close to what Aminu does and has a better offensive game.

Corey Brewer?

[Impose]

I always worry about the Spurs dropping 20 3's on us. If we can dominate the glass tonight we're gonna take it though.

[Bee-Fense]

I like Aminu but I do think you can find someone who's defensive impact is close to what Aminu does and has a better offensive game.

Corey Brewer?

Sure, but then we'd really suffer on the boards. Gordon, Brewer, Anderson and Lopez are all poor defensive rebounders.

I want Otto Porter from this draft really, really badly.

[AD23forMVP]

Sure, but then we'd really suffer on the boards. Gordon, Brewer, Anderson and Lopez are all poor defensive rebounders.

I want Otto Porter from this draft really, really badly.

You win some and you lose some. I'm 100% sure Monty and company would take Brewer over Aminu every day of the week.

Though admittedly Brewer wouldn't be my first choice.

[MeSoHornets504]

Spurs without Duncan, Parker, and Ginobli gave Miami a scare earlier this year. They are never an easy out, despite who they have on the floor.

[PelicanFever]

JimmySmithtp #Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich will not coach against #Hornets tonight because of illness, team says.

[FlyGirl]

JimmySmithtp #Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich will not coach against #Hornets tonight because of illness, team says.

Wow.

[Bee-Fense]

Wow, we better win tonight...

[Hard'n'DaPaint]

I don't care of the Spurs status, I want to see the team play Hornets basketball (for the last time...) !!! Go Hornets !

[goat gorilla]

The stars are aligning

[Eman5805]

JimmySmithtp #Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich will not coach against #Hornets tonight because of illness, team says.

So. We aren't even playing the Spurs tonight...