[Highlight] LaMelo Ball with back to back 3s, the rebound, and the assist to Kon Knueppel, who hits a 3 of his own.
Knicks timeout
The hornets are going to be fascinating in the playoffs. If I’m 1-2 in the east, I want avoid them at all costs
sucks for the west teams that whoever gets out of that will have to face them
I think a lot of people are calling the Hornets the “best of the bottom” in the East — a clear 5th best team. I don’t think that goes far enough. I think the Hornets are legitimately either the best or second best team in the East at the moment and there’s a very real ECF path for them.
I’m trying to not overreact in all of this but it’s getting harder for me to not like our chances in a 7 game series against anybody. The team still lacks playoff experience though
they also lacked regular season winning experience but they’ve done ok there
there has to be a first time for everything, it’ll be fun to see them in the postseason
Yeah, they have a pretty balanced roster. I’d def rank them top three in the East.
So are the Hornets gonna do a Pacers of last year and inconceivably make the finals?
They could. I think they need favorable circumstances, but it could happen
i love this Hornets team, but like does their bench unit have what it takes to be consistent in the playoffs (besides Coby)
Kalkbrenner, grant williams, josh green, and sion james have all been clutch af
Kalk is what worries me, he gets washed by good centers.
If he can toughen up on the glass he’ll be fine off the bench
And if miles bridges had 30 more iq points he’d be lebron James. He is not tough on the glass and gets blown by any good finisher and hasn’t shown to be able to do that effectively at an nba level yet.
And he’s leading rookies in blocked shots despite it all. Relax. They’re called good finishers for a reason. Kat had 14 points and Robinson had 4…we weren’t getting beat up by their bigs. He’s young and has room to improve and if he doesn’t? Then we move on. He’s a second round draft pick, not the solution.
Yeah the only places Kalk really get exposed are on the perimeter and on PNR plays, brunson and mitchell robinson burned him a few times tonight for example
Grant Williams has finals experience!
So does Josh green lol
Theyre streaky. Can shoot out a good team and lose to a bad team if they dont hit their shots
They look really good it wouldn’t surprise me if they make it far.
Lamelo and Kon are the modern day splash bros
Always thought they reminded me of the warriors minus the elite defense.
Klay didn’t dribble. Melo doesn’t jump.
Hornets are going to surprise some teams. Too bad they didn’t start playing well til mid season, o/w they’ll rank higher and have a much better chance getting into the 2nd round.
Miller getting injured halfway through the second game of the season derailed a lot.
They’d be in that 4-5-6 mix easily, possibly even fighting with New York and Boston
This is how the blowout happen. A close game gets away because the Hornets eventually go on a mini run and their defense is so good it’s not easy to make up the deficit. Especially if you try to do so with 2s.
I think I may have actually levitated after this sequence
Lamelo’s shooting form is fascinating to me
The no-jump shot.
I understand the top half. I understand you don’t need to elevate as much if you shoot on the way up. I think Lamelo is just shooting free throws and the actual little hop is just for fun lol
He still uses his legs for power. Like the release syncs with the hop.
It’s because his ankles lift in a weird way, creates a lag effect, that makes it look like he hops after.
You can see it clearer in the 2nd pull-up 3.
lol are they really pronouncing dude’s name as Kuh-nipple?
That’s why his nickname is “The Big Areola”
That’s how he said it’s pronounced so yes?
Lol a KN sound is too unnatural to a typical American
Lmfao the way LaMelo just casually strides into that look in the first possession is fucking hilarious.
Hornets and Clippers are the two dark horse teams no top seeded team wants to see in the first round.
Holy fuck the Hornets are going to be dangerous from now on.
That Knueppel call is crazy lol. Locals won’t have that announcer for long for sure.
I can’t tell if I’m more impressed by the play or the call
They’re legitimately good
Damn those jerseys from both teams plus the court color combination is fire