[Highlight] LaMelo hits a longg 3 in front of Jaylen Brown as the shot lock winds down
the most LaMelo Ball shot I’ve ever seen
The king of no no no no no yes
To the untrained eye. We know the more bullshit a melo shot looks, the more certain it’ll splash.
The hornets are terrifying
I have season tickets to the spurs and at the beginning of the year when I saw we were playing the hornets this month I told my gf that game wasn’t gonna be good but now they’re looking like the best game we’ll see lmao
don’t be mad when kon takes your girl.
Who would be?
feels like they are one player away from being a legit Finals threat
Before the season I was looking at that team thinking “who is gonna be center!” And then this Moose guy ended up being fucking awesome.
Those fading sideways corner 3s over the backboard are like 100% i think
Especially when it’s off one foot
Mantis Style
LaMelo is obviously better, but as a Celtics fan this was the Marcus Smart special. Shooting an open three? Nah. Shooting a turn around three with one second left on the shot clock, cash.
Holy shit I just had a flashback to him at Oklahoma State against Texas, with an absurd turn-around going out of bounds.
I might be wrong about that memory being Marcus Smart though. I’m getting old.
People also need to catch up to the fact that this is his actual footwork off the dribble and he’s not fucking around, it just looks like it
LaMelo takes this specific shot in that specific area often enough to the point I’d call it a signature. He definitely practices a lot right around there so I wouldn’t even call it bullshit.
Lamelo’s Law
If he takes this shot in the 1st quarter, he’s clanking it. 4th quarter up big? Splash, every time.
JR Smith reincarnated?
Extremely different players but I used to feel the same way about Marcus Smart whenever he was getting fancy. I used to SCREAM at my TV for him to pass the fucking ball and then he’d nail some dumb 3
Bruh he plays (or looks like) he didn’t give af, but his shot is wet and he can just ball period. Such a gifted but strange game. Entertaining either way and I’m here for it lmao
Plays like he has air pods on
Idk who said it first but it wasn’t me
-brokeandboujee
AI generated LaMelo highlight
“That’s a bad shot”
“shut your mouth”
Ballllllinnnn at a sick 39% clip baby
He makes up for it by being an elite playmaker. That’s why advanced stats love LaMelo and hate your boy Paolo
My boy Paolo? lol weird to dig thru comments in the first place but to find a sole one to act like he’s “my boy” when I only spoke about him because of the very specific post question is so strange. I’m totally fine with criticizing him.
Fine with calling Ball a “playmaker” but a wild stretch to use the word “elite”. It seems you don’t like to see any legitimate criticism for Ball at all. Hard to have genuine sports discussions in those situations. Is it not alarming to not see growth by the 6th year and, instead, see a decrease in stats for career lows? Especially when the team around him has shown growth and gotten better outside of him? I swear there’s such a disproportionately high number of guys that take it so personally to point anything negative out about Lamelo.
Don’t know if you can “make up for it” by chucking a handful of nice passes over an entire game btw.
I didn’t dig through anything. I j remember you from a post. The career lows are because he’s getting a career low in mins due to injury management. I never said he was an efficient scorer, so I’m not sure why you think I’m taking it personally
Nah, cmon I’m not dumb enough to use totals for stats on low minutes. Btw the whole minutes restriction is due to injury management which can’t be ignored, it’s a legitimate knock on him and there’s no way around it. Also, I’m referring to percentages. Lowest FG and TS% of his career. That literally can’t be argued as a good thing. He still chucks bad shots up at way too high a clip. Why is it so hard for people to accept that? Solely because you’re a Hornets fan and are invested? I guess I could understand that but wish it was stated as such up front. Idk but it’s wild to not be able to discuss sports as reasonably as possible. Brandon Miller might not be as good a passer as him but he’s looking more promising on some nights (if he could stay on the floor). Lamelo needs to focus on less individual shots and being more of a facilitator.
39% fg but he’s a +6 on a .500 team so he’s doing something right
Then just think about the better record they’d have if he were at least at league average. Let’s also not forget that the team is succeeding during the lowest minutes of his career and your stat is being heavily weighted by the recent month of games. There’s nuance involved in everything is all I’m saying. He needs to shoot less and facilitate more.
Sure he could be more efficient but it’s a weird diss when they’re absolutely balling
I was saying this before they were balling but they’ve played better with no improvement from him so it’s hard to forget about.
He is shooting less. His TS% is about what it normally is. His assists per 36 is the highest of his career. FT rate is up. Rebounding is up. TOs are down. He’s doing exactly the things you are criticizing him for. His teammates get wide open looks the whole game because Melo can make shots like this. Try watching him play instead of just looking at counting stats and you’ll realize what an impact he has on the game despite a low FG%.
Yeah I don’t think I’ll ever understand LaMelo Ball. And you know what, that’s ok.
He’s an enigma
One of the most gifted offensive players in the league today.
Plays like nobody I’ve seen before.
I love it.
The comments earlier in the season were funny. “Trade Melo and build around Kon”. Didn’t you know that you’re supposed to only have one great player at a time?
Even early than that:
“Ja, Trae, or melo” was a legit conversation and the Hornets fans really tried to tell you that wasn’t a legit conversation. Melo is fine on defense and game changing on offense.
People are dumb.
And people were saying they’d drop Melo of the 3. The whole “lamelo doesn’t play winning ball” has always been a stupid ass argument
“How come he can’t win with NSJ, a wants to go home Micic, 40 year old Taj, and rookie Salaun?”
I’m actually still mad melo didn’t play in all star last year after winning the popular vote. Give the people what they want.
He is the perfect player for the all stars with his playstyle.
Also the numbers are basically that the Hornets offense is flat with Lamelo off the court.
it’ll be better since trading Sexton for White, but agreed. Ball’s numbers are less gaudy this year because he makes everyone else so much better when he’s on the floor.
Everyone always said to build around Kon and Miller, and my question was always… what does that look like then? When looking at two players who are good offensively but struggle to create their own shot, would your first instinct not be to put them with a good playmaking PG??
I just need that man’s driver’s license revoked
His form is like when you were 12 and shooting fadeaways over your mom’s car on the cheap driveway rim, but his go in lmao
I think the closest player is Luka.
he has that streetballer swagger to his play, reminds me of the professor
He’s like the Kevin Durant of pick up basketball.
He’s an enema
This town needs an enema!
Yo, Gandhi WTF.
lamelo “the enigma” ball
The Big Unfundamental
Not a winning player. or something
He won my heart
He’s the poster child for just having fun out there on the court. He plays every game like he’s messing around at the park.
Except now Charles Lee has him in position and trying hard on defense, which with his length means he’s actually a pretty good defender.
He’s not for us. For the younger generation.
Incoming gen going to shoot off balance one footed 3s just like that haha
Gets the people going !
If we don’t understand him, neither does the defense. Buzz buzz!
learn from salieri’s mistake
Amazingly skilled, judgement of an ADHD child.
How can he make shots like that, but still not know how to drive in down town traffic #HireADriver #YouCanAffordIt
wtf going on in charlotte
☝️🤨☝️ 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Things get wild when you got Ball, The Kockbringer, and Kanipple on the court.
Buzz buzz
Putting themselves in prime position for another absolute beat down in the play-in
^yes ^i ^am ^a ^miserable ^hater
We’re coming for your ass and the 6th seed
Hell yeah!
I’d actually love to see what this Hornets team could do in a full series
As for the 76ers, woooooof. But if Joel is healthy and PG is rested than dare I say spoOoky?! ^that ^if ^is ^doing ^a ^lot ^of ^heavy ^lifting
Hit the fucking exits
Lamelos gonna hit something tonight after the game that’s for sure.
Lmaoooooo
Lmaooooooo
“Laughing my ass off off off off off off off”
For the first time in my life, I left a game before the buzzer sounded. Congratulations, the Hornets looked unbelievable last night.
Just stop man
HOW DO YOU DO. BUZZ BUZZ.
Dang, that game was wild. Yall must be having a great time watching this team these days, GGs!
In his Chino Hills bag.
Best way I’ve seen describe it. Pure confidence. Just playing with the defender.
With ridiculous results.
“I mean, what is that”
Brother nobody really knows, it somehow works tho
It gets the people going
Its provacative.
best not to ask
Charlotte kicking bostons ass? Already a perfect day for me
Belt to ass. Unreal
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Well, when you work a 9 to 5 and having to use all that cash on bills, little happiness like seeing the celtics lose helps lighten my day
Two ends of the spectrum. EC went bananas as per usual on the hornets broadcast lol
GOTTTTTTT IIIIITTTTTTT!!!!!
At least these guys weren’t trying to say “that’s still a bad shot” like some announcers. They rightly acknowledged the absurdity of the shot and credited Lamelo for actually being able to put that shit down
Hornets got the best announcers in the league bar none, but Scal has come along way. Calls the game pretty fair for both sides, and him and Drew seem to have better chemistry than he had with Mike originally.
“From Nantucket!!!”
You guys beat the life out of our broadcast team by that point in the game. That silence was more being left speechless than being bitter.
They were heaping praise on Charlotte the whole game though
Yeah your announcers were in shock for like half the game, it was pretty funny because you could tell they’d never seen us play all season
Scal has actually been talking about Charlotte as one of his favorite league pass teams for a while and called that they were on to something pretty early in the turnaround when they were still way below .500.
I think he said this was his first time seeing them live though
Why in the everloving fuck are we ever posting the highlight from the opposing teams broadcast? These dudes are fully asleep; I need some Eric Collins to do this justice.
I’m more and more okay not being a top seed in the East if they’re floating around 8th seed lol
Would love to avoid y’all as well. Even on our recent streak, you guys have been our toughest matchup…
Cavs and hornets at the ecf confirmed
I love lamelo so much it hurts. He’s grown up ALOT this year, but whenever he does stuff like this I flash back to watching him in Lithuania playing in an empty gym.
Honestly, I was a skeptic but it’s starting to look like it’s all working out.
Yeah it’s working out. He just needs to work on his car driving decision making
I said the same thing. I’m rooting for you LeMelo, please hire a goddamn chauffeur
he’s no myles garrett
Don’t know what you’re watching but lowest FG% and TS% of his career. Very uncommon for him to even have a game shooting at least 50%. No growth has been shown and he’s in his 6th year.
His numbers are slightly down but he is still the most important player on this team, his gravity and playmaking makes everything else go
He is an amazing player
Lamelo Ball is tied with Jokic for the best offensive on/off +/- in the league. Everyone around him is wildly more efficient with him on the floor (Kon most noticeably). Keep crying into your box scores while Lamelo keeps winning
Lmao aight. All good my man, I do hope they stay competitive and you get to enjoy it.
I’m seeing Lamelo at 19th in OBPM , 6.7 points behind Jokic.
Current patron saint of the “bad shot”
Kind of crazy he shoots 36-37% with how many stupid ones he takes
I saw somewhere that his wide open percentage is like 40% or something. No idea where I saw the stat though. He’s a great shooter, but he takes wild ones. But also the wild ones are what forces guys to respect his range and it stretches the floor way out.
He also has one of the highest rates for deep threes in the league.
His role is to keep the defense honest and forced to play high and wide because he will pull up if they don’t and it opens the floor for everyone else leading to huge jumps in efficiency for the rest of the team when he’s on the court.
He’s knowingly sacrificing his “numbers” for the benefit of the whole offense, but box score watchers will just say he takes bad shots and he’s inefficient.
He’s a good three point shooter who is willing to sacrifice that narrative so his team can win….
my understanding is that if you adjust for his shot quality he’s a pretty elite shooter, but he has to be the one taking all the bad shots so the teammates can take the good shots
buzz buzz
Not from here
Charlottes fucking cracked out omg
The league needs to add a 4-point line ASAP lmao. These guys’ range upgrades are insane.
Serious question you think they’ll ever add one? Maybe if behind half court they count as 4?
Would make dunks and inside game worthless and ruin the entertainment value of the nba.
Why would you not just chuck up 4 pointers all game if you only need to hit like 25-30%? Could work if you limit it to like 1 4 pointer a quarter.
Definition of “no no no YES”
“It’s a bad shot” - JB13
I was there for Lillard’s shot over PG. I swear to god the whole arena knew it was in as soon as he pulled up. That one was a “YES YES YES YES.”
I wanted us to draft him :(
Yall did alright tho.. yall got… ummm, holy crap I just realized I forgot the guys name. Yeah in retrospect, it was the wrong pick.
The disrespect to Moses Moody
Moody Moses was part of the two timelines draft. 2020 was the Warriors getting Curry a Wiseman.
To step back but also drill an absolute laser of a shot from that distance is nuts.
the difference in relation to the eric collins call is roughly 10000x
same crazy ass shots he was taking at chino hills lol
Jaylen you bitchass trick how you don’t defend that? /s
Hoping he can stay healthy until playoffs.
He really is the only guy that has the balls (heh) to take that and make that shot lol
Damn🤣
Shot lock
man i would hate to be the top seed that matches into charlotte in the first round
This just ain’t our night?
That and the Hornets have had the best net rating in the NBA over the past month and a half or so. They are playing amazing ball on both sides of the floor right now
The Park
“I mean what is that?!” lol
He actually does bring that leg down but in real time it happens so fast. Good to see my boy balling out💪
Does the shot clock ever wind up?
Livin la vida Logo!
Wtf is that
Fastest shot motion of all time
I love the Celtics, but man let Charlotte cook!
When it goes right he looks cool af
Did he actually shoot it or just throw it into the net?
LaMelo lmao Ball
High school lamelo is back guys
the real mvp
who peeped the celts fan who went for the high five after lamelo swished it and got rejected by his fellow celts fan friend
we don’t blame you bro, we all gettin caught up in it
lamelo will hit shots like this, then miss layups and have 3 consecutive TO lol
I’m gonna be completely honest, I was one of those people who said “idk if that would work in the NBA”. Glad to be proven wrong for the most part
Loved the “what is that??”
Lavar was right
BTA to BOSTON and JB, life is good
How quick y’all forget he fled the scene of an accident he caused
Cops literally told him he could leave
he didn’t flee the scene, but wtv you say
fled the scene of an accident
Your dad with post nut clarity
No but thanks for your contribution
It wasn’t even his fault. It was Cybertruck auto pilot malfunction. And the other guy should have moved over