ArgentoFox

154 | 5 hours ago

The most high risk, high reward team in the league. Virtually every player has a green light and when the entire team is clicking they run opposing teams out of the building.

lukaisafatfuck | Grizzlies

79 | 5 hours ago

Post all star game they shot 21 percent from the field in clutch games that was the worst percentage in the league. Their shooting can lead to a lot of blow outs but right now if a game is tight late they haven’t figured out how to win consistently. It’s a unsurprising thing though most young teams struggle in clutch games it will be the hornets next step to take.

ObiwanSchrute | Pistons

19 | 5 hours ago

Its why i dont fear them in the playoffs i feel the Pistons will just wear them down.

Ok-Protection2513 | Hornets

37 | 5 hours ago

Its so crazy how many Hornets fans and neutrals were begging for a Pistons/Hornets matchup like it isnt the worst possible one for the Hornets. ²⁄₃ of the games were extremely embarrassing blowouts and the other one was only close bc a bunch of starters got ejected. And the Pistons are just way better than everyone thinks. 1-8 matchup will not be enjoyable for whoever is the 8 seed. I’d be happy to make it tho.

deemerritt | Hornets

20 | 5 hours ago

Diabate just outworks most centers but Duren just plays like a bigger better version of him.

Ok-Protection2513 | Hornets

9 | 5 hours ago

I think the Diabate-Duren thing is a bit overblown bc if they’re calling the usual loose ball fouls for Moose, he’s still very effective. Its more that every single player in the Hornets (decently tall) starting lineup is like an inch or 2 shorter than Detroit’s with a huge muscle gap. Ausar, Cade, Holland, (and kinda Duncan Robinson) are all pretty perfect defensive matchups to kill the Hornets big 3 as well

deemerritt | Hornets

7 | 4 hours ago

Yea I was at the Timberwolves game earlier this year and Kon really hadnt figured out how to deal with teams with overwhelming size.

Starveiled | Hornets

7 | 3 hours ago

Detroit could provide them with great playoff experience which this teams desperately lacks. I didnt see them beating any top seeds in a series (maybe the Knicks since they match up decently well) so I wanted a series where they would grow the most, even in defeat. Detroit provides that, especially with their physicality which is a major weakness of the team.

Putting up a good fight after losing really hard in ²⁄₃ games this year would have a lot of value.

jazzbestgenre

4 | 2 hours ago

we like hornets/pistons matches because they are fun and bring drama. Diabate and duren have history

feo101 | Hornets Bandwagon

2 | an hour ago

Exactly. It’s pretty obvious idk what OP is talking about.

feo101 | Hornets Bandwagon

3 | an hour ago

People want to watch it because the games have been high intensity and really chippy. That’s pretty simple. That shit is fun to watch.

Starveiled | Hornets

3 | 3 hours ago

Yeah for sure. They havent had too many chances to improve in the clutch either. Hope we can get some improvement their in the playoffs if they can keep it close to Detroit in a couple games. Losing is fine as long as they get some good experience.

t3h_KiNgKoNg | Heat

17 | 5 hours ago

I got excited that Tim Duncan was a Hornets fan. :(

snowlarbear

3 | 4 hours ago

and also that he has a social media account (which sounds like an Onion headline waiting to happen)

BizzaroMatthews | Hornets

8 | 4 hours ago

Hornets go horny let’s fucking gooo

MumrikDK

9 | 3 hours ago

Stats like that are really hard to use in a league that has weird cultural rules about how much you’re supposed to beat each other. Maybe the main conclusion is that they’re a team who doesn’t care about that nonsense.

Dymatizeee | Knicks

6 | 3 hours ago

The definition of a very high ceiling and low floor team. When they’re hitting their shots and are hot they’re unbeatable

SongofSolomon04

1 | 2 hours ago

They went like 27-10 since mid-January. How is that high ceiling low floor?

eaeorls | Raptors

1 | 28 minutes ago

That’s them approaching their high ceiling. The start of the season was them at their floor. And it applies because they did both sides with the same starters.

It’s not like the Warriors who was doing alright until Steph Curry’s knee blew up.

top7to9

1 | 16 minutes ago

Not the same starters. Brandon Miller missed 20+ games early on, LaMelo missed 10, and Moussa Diabate wasn’t moved into the starting lineup until mid-December.

MrShake4 | 76ers

5 | an hour ago

The hornets are definitely the scariest of the play-in teams coming out of the east. A few hot shooting nights can win them a series.

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twotonkatrucks | Spurs

18 | 5 hours ago

Isn’t that what a margin of victory means? By definition you’re looking at expected point differential conditioned on a win. The overall stat would just be point differential not margin of victory.

Ok-Protection2513 | Hornets

13 | 5 hours ago

Thats what the post says lmao. OKC education is crazy.

Active-Big-3676

8 | 5 hours ago

Yeah buddy, a margin of victory usually only refers to wins lmfao. Oklahoma ass education

EmphasisOk8298

1 | 3 hours ago

Hornets have been awesome and are underrated. The Hornets being #1 in this stat this season is worth nothing.

Them being #1 in history says more about the state of tanking than it does any specific team.

boogswald | CLE

1 | 30 minutes ago

I’m glad you posted this! I was looking at the teams advanced stats before the playoffs and I was like “wat… the hornets have the 8th best +/- in the league??? How does the 9 seed do that?”

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soilentgleem

13 | 5 hours ago

What’s the difference between the title and the stat? The title says highest margin of victory, the stat says highest average margin of victory. Same thing right? What am I missing?

itskarl | Pelicans

11 | 5 hours ago

I think you’re the one misunderstanding what his post meant. He’s saying because they lost a lot of close games instead of winning them, it inflated their margin of victories instead.

Ok-Protection2513 | Hornets

11 | 5 hours ago

What part of the post is incorrect lol? Hes saying that the reason the MoV is so high is the Hornets suck in close games so when they win, its by a lot.

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soilentgleem

18 | 5 hours ago

Maybe I’m the dumb one, what is OP supposed to be missing here? It’s highest margin of victory, not highest point differential. Right? They seem to understand that?

Ok-Protection2513 | Hornets

14 | 5 hours ago

Its so funny that ²⁄₃ commenters claiming this post is misunderstanding the stat (it isnt) have OKC flairs.

soilentgleem

10 | 5 hours ago

I was starting to wonder if I genuinely missed something, because these people are acting pretty confident that OP misunderstood something.

_5yue8haogaoqi_

9 | 4 hours ago

they are really insecure considering how good their team is. its like their team has to be the best at everything

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

1 | 4 hours ago

For real lmao. They want so badly to be thought of like the titans of the past, but until proven otherwise their identity to many is boiled down to an enabling whistle on both ends of the court.

MitchLGC

2 | 3 hours ago

Well Oklahoma ranks like 49th in education

[Duncan] This year’s Hornets team now has highest margin of victory in NBA history.