Offical Gamethread: New Orleans Hornets (11-2) @ Utah Jazz (10-5) 9:00 Cp3 vs D-Will

[Purch]

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[BRHornet45]

sons if King Paul doesn't deliver then I will ban myself from this message board for 2 weeks ...

1. Hornets win
or
2. King Paul drops 25+ points AND 10+ assist

[Purch]

You being a Hornets fans should know D-Will and Paul hardly have outstanding games against each other.

By outstanding I mean games that are up to their standards

[pookenstein]

sons if King Paul doesn't deliver then I will ban myself from this message board for 2 weeks ...

1. Hornets win
or
2. King Paul drops 25+ points AND 10+ assist


So now he's "King Paul" again?
What about the "His last two bullshit ass performances are UNACCEPTABLE! no more King until he starts playing like he did during the first 10 games of the season." you wrote yesterday?

[Giuseppe]

You all know me as plums guy. No diff here on this one. I'm hoping diligently that the Hornets spill their plums all over SLC.

[z0sa]

sons if King Paul doesn't deliver then I will ban myself from this message board for 2 weeks ...

1. Hornets win
or
2. King Paul drops 25+ points AND 10+ assist

son that's too bad because I was gonna offer a very similar bet (2 week hiatus for the loser) for the Spurs-Hornets game.. hopefully Hornets win

[Pelicans78]

I don't think CP3 will go off today, but I do think the Hornets can win with a balanced attack, especially if Jack can provide some offense off the bench.

The frontcourt matchups will be key. Okafor will be on Jefferson. West against Millsap.

I think Hornets will put various guys on D-Will. Starting with CP3, but then going to Belinelli, Green, and Jack. In fact, those guys will guard D-Will more than CP3. The team will be ok with CP3 guarding Raja Bell.

Hopefully Miles or Kirilenko don't go off today.

Also, the Hornets bench needs to win against the Jazz bench.

This is going to be a tough game and with the Hornets coming off a loss against the Clippers, they're going to have to come out and play well to regroup themselves.

[Darth_Pelican]

We have had very little success IN Utah recently. 1-7 in past 8 games there. Tough contest, Jazz favored by 4 points. We might be looking at out first "losing streak" of the season.

We need to hit our open jumpshots, which Belinelli & Ariza didn't do against the Clip.

[Hornets1]

All 5 starting matchups are very close and intriguing! Jazz usually own hornets though........

[#41 Shoot Em Up]

Should be a great game. I am going with Utah

[Texas_Ranger]

Utah wins this by 15

[fevertrees]

Belinelli drops 40 and Hornets win by 10

[BRHornet45]

Belinelli drops 40 and Hornets win by 10

this

[fevertrees]

I predict Lil Floppy will put up 13, 4, and 9 numbers tonight and get owned by D Wills. After the embarrassing performance he put up in the Clipshow game, Paul (:king) needs to actually light up the Jazz with 30 and 12 tonight. Wishful thinking though :lol

[Killakobe81]

Hoping for a great game from both Paul and Dwill ...

[TE]

D-will wins this battle. But the Hornets have a better team, so they win. Mark my words.

[BRHornet45]

LMAO at DWill with the blatant charge ... officials turned the other cheek.

[fevertrees]

lol back to reality

[Pelicans78]

The defense and bench got abused in the first half. Jazz are getting way too many good lucks. What a sobering 1st half. Where's Downtown Devin Brown when you need him.

[BRHornet45]

Jazz bench dominated the Hornets bench in the 2nd quarter

Paul vs Williams Watch at the Half:

Paul - 15 points, 4 assist, 4 steals, 1 rebound, 0 turnovers

Williams - 14 points, 8 assist, 0 steals, 2 rebounds, 4 turnovers (lol)

[Pelicans78]

Can't afford to have Williams with more assists than CP3. Something defensively has to change.

[fevertrees]

D Williams doesn't even have to play the second half and will still win the battle....Paul doesn't show up in the 3rd and 4th quarters now it seems!

[BRHornet45]

Can't afford to have Williams with more assists than CP3. Something defensively has to change.

well its not his fault Trevor Ariza is one of the worst shooters in the world. great defensive player and can get to the basket, but my God he can't hit the broad side of a fucking barn.

[Pelicans78]

Don't know Ariza seems to take way more shots than Belinelli. That should never happen. Even with him being a role player, he's terrible offensively.

[Pelicans78]

well its not his fault Trevor Ariza is one of the worst shooters in the world. great defensive player and can get to the basket, but my God he can't hit the broad side of a fucking barn.

That's why he needs to stop shooting unless the shot clock is running out. Belinelli needs more looks.

[BRHornet45]

Don't know Ariza seems to take way more shots than Belinelli. That should never happen. Even with him being a role player, he's terrible offensively.

Belinelli should be shooting the ball 10-15 times every game. Paul, West, and Belinelli should the starting scorers ... not Ariza.

[BRHornet45]

both Paul and Williams have 18 minutes and are a +2

[Pelicans78]

Belinelli should be shooting the ball 10-15 times every game. Paul, West, and Belinelli should the starting scorers ... not Ariza.

They need to run more plays with Belinelli. He needs more than 4 shots.

Fuckin Spurs and Mavs have both come back. Mavs are about to win too.

[Pelicans78]

Team is playing like trash. Can't cut this deficit.

[Pelicans78]

This one's pretty much over.

[BRHornet45]

ball game ... Jazz may run away with this one by 30-40 points

[fevertrees]

No surprise...Paul nonexistent in the second half.

[Pelicans78]

Blah, another tease semi-run. Jazz will eventually stop it.

[BRHornet45]

Paul's just not being aggressive at all with his scoring right now ... not sure what the hell is going on. He dropped 15pts in the first half, but has only attempted 1 damn shot so far in the second. His numbers are still good though and still plenty of game left to be played.

[Pelicans78]

This team hasn't been able to make the big shot to get back in the game. CP3 took a poor runner instead of pulling up or passing to an open Green.

[Pelicans78]

Paul's just not being aggressive at all with his scoring right now ... not sure what the hell is going on. He dropped 15pts in the first half, but has only attempted 1 damn shot so far in the second. His numbers are still good though and still plenty of game left to be played.

The problem is he's not shooting well off the dribble. Don't know if its the big brace on his injured knee or what, but he can't shoot off the dribble so he either has to drive to the basket or take a wide open perimeter shot.

[BRHornet45]

Paul vs Williams watch at the end of the 3rd ...

Paul: 17 points, 9 assist, 5 steals, 3 rebounds, 1 turnover

Williams: 19 points, 10 assist, 2 steals, 3 rebounds, 5 turnovers

[Pelicans78]

Price is killing the bench. Man, he looks lightning fast out there.

[BRHornet45]

Hornets can't shoot threes, free throws, and are turning the ball over too much. they just got within 5 points, then completely fell apart and are playing like lazy D League scrubs.

[Pelicans78]

Okafor is so weak at finishing.

[024]

spurs need to start pulling away from the hornets.

[Jelloisjigglin]

No "LOL Hornets" thread yet? lol This game is over.

[024]

dwill best pg in the game

[Texas_Ranger]

LOL Hornets.

[fevertrees]

dwill best pg in the game

Cosigned. He shows up in the second half. :toast

[Killakobe81]

I agree Dwill is the best ...but part of the reason I jumped on that bandwagon, is I had doubts Paul will ever be the "old" Paul.

Originally when I made my argument for DWill, it was just the notion that peop-le felt he was WAyyyyyyy better than Dwill, and I felt theye were close.

Then i saw Dwill dominate a couple head to head matchups (relatively) and I started to feel more sure.

I'll say this. Dwill is definitely better than this Paul that doesnt look 100%. I dont play the injury excuse, but with this version of Paul, it's clear Dwill is better.
The other version it was close but I thought maybe Paul was slightly ahead.

Just my two cents no trolling. For the Hornets fans I hope Paul gets his old game back.

[LkrFan]

DWill > CP. Is he up like 12-4 against "the best PG in the game?" :lol

26 points
11 assists (Hornets had 13)
3 rebs
5 steals

CP even got the DWhistle treatment with his 8/8 FTs in DWill's building, and he still was outscored! :lol

Just another day in the office for DWill. Nothing more to see here. :wakeup

[Killakobe81]

DWill > CP. Is he up like 12-4 against "the best PG in the game?" :lol

26 points
11 assists (Hornets had 13)
3 rebs
5 steals

CP even got the DWhistle treatment with his 8/8 FTs in DWill's building, and he still was outscored! :lol

Just another day in the office for DWill. Nothing more to see here. :wakeup

I thought you knew head to head doesnt matter? LOL

[Pelicans78]

Even if CP3 was supposedly better, does it even better if the Jazz keep winning? Isn't it about wins and losses? Drew Brees isn't any better than Peyton Manning or Tom Brees, but the Saints beat both last season because they had the better team. All about wins and losses.

[Killakobe81]

Even if CP3 was supposedly better, does it even better if the Jazz keep winning? Isn't it about wins and losses? Drew Brees isn't any better than Peyton Manning or Tom Brees, but the Saints beat both last season because they had the better team. All about wins and losses.

Amen, brother. You speak the truth. You are alright with me as long as you drop knowledge like this.

[ElNono]

Sons, that was a game of men vs boys out there tonight. God bless.

[Purch]

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[Purch]

Just another day in the office for DWill. Nothing more to see here. :wakeup


Same thing I always say. If you wanna see why people consider him the best pg in the leauge even though his stats aren't better, just watch him play during a game.

It's just D-Will being D-Will on a nightly basis

[Red Hawk #21]

Just D-Will owning Cp3 yet again, nothing to see here folks