Spurs @ Hornets Game Thread - Opening Night

[Darth_Pelican]

One week away from regular season basketball.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/hornets/102412_billboard_NOHSASv3.jpg

[fevertrees]

Hornets will win because Duncan will be too distracted by Anthony Davis flaunting his gold medal.

http://www.biography.com/assets/images/bionow/men's-basketball-olympics-04.jpg

[Juggity]

Hornets will win because Duncan will be too distracted by Anthony Davis flaunting his gold medal.


Or maybe the Spurs will win when Duncan distracts Davis by flaunting his 4 rings, 3 Finals MVP trophies, and 2 MVP trophies :lol

[Leetonidas]

Spurs will win because Davis will shit his pants when he realizes he's going up against 4-time champ and back-to-back MVP Timothy Theodore Duncan, sons

http://thellabb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Tim-Duncan-OBrien-Trophy.jpg

[Leetonidas]

lol at the pic up top, Tim looks like he's thinking "the fuck is wrong with this niggas eyebrows"

[Darth_Pelican]

I hope Austin Rivers isn't a bust. It should be an interesting year for the Pelicans.

[ColinB]

Hopefully the Spurs can win without Eddy Curry.

[Darth_Pelican]

The over/under on a season ending Eric Gordon injury: +/- 8 games.

[Trainwreck2100]

just noticed timvp changed to the fleurnets logo tbqh

[fevertrees]

lol Spursfans instantly butthurt.

[DPG21920]

The Pelicans will be on of those scrappy teams that tries really hard but isn't that good. Robin Lopez and Anthony Davis while an awkward pairing on offense, seem to be a damn talented defensive pairing so far. If Gordon can stay healthy, they will be scrappy, but I anticipate them being a very below average team naturally due to talent, injuries and age.

I am not high on Rivers but we will have to see how he progresses.

[jeebus]

just noticed timvp changed to the fleurnets logo tbqh

It's gonna be fun when they become the Pelicans and this is their logo

http://i.imgur.com/FG67s.jpg

[racm]

The Pelicans will be on of those scrappy teams that tries really hard but isn't that good. Robin Lopez and Anthony Davis while an awkward pairing on offense, seem to be a damn talented defensive pairing so far. If Gordon can stay healthy, they will be scrappy, but I anticipate them being a very below average team naturally due to talent, injuries and age.

I am not high on Rivers but we will have to see how he progresses.

Tbh, I wouldn't be surprised if they stay the exact same as last year but with Unibrow in place of Okafor/Kaman... they'll lose a lot of close games.

[Pelicans78]

Okafor missed most of last year and Kaman was/is terrible. Losing Kaman is addition by subtraction. Mavs fans will learn the hard way.

Gordon needs to stay healthy for this team to compete. Ryan Anderson needs him alot since no one else can create shots.

I hate Austin Rivers and hate the pick even more. He was really overrated. He's a shitty shooter and shoots whenever he can. He doesn't defend, doesn't pass well. But the team wanted a PG long-term I guess and he felt he was the best candidate at that spot even though better prospects were available.

Davis should be hands down the rookie of the year. If he doesn't win, it will be a disappointment. Most of the other rookies out there have flaws. He has the least flaws and most upside.

Team needs more shooters and a SF. Hopefully Darius Miller will step up and took over the SF job from Aminu who's a really good defender/rebounder, but is a shitty offensive player.

[ElNono]

Spurs should tap that ass, tbh

[DeadlyDynasty]

Spurs will start the 3rd year of their Fool's Gold Campaign with a W. timvp will make grades, spur fans will chug his seed like it's the fountain of youth, and new spurs scrubs will be unjustly glorified.

[ElNono]

Spurs will start the 3rd year of their Fool's Gold Campaign with a W. timvp will make grades, spur fans will chug his seed like it's the fountain of youth, and new spurs scrubs will be unjustly glorified.

no new spurs scrubs this season yet, tbh

[purplengold]

Spurs will start the 3rd year of their Fool's Gold Campaign with a W. timvp will make grades, spur fans will chug his seed like it's the fountain of youth, and new spurs scrubs will be unjustly glorified.

i can already see they tryna pass Leonard off as elite

[DeadlyDynasty]

no new spurs scrubs this season yet, tbh
That's not what I meant. They'll find somebody else to hype up more than the plug-and-play expendable player that they are a la Green and Neal.

[Trainwreck2100]

Spurs will start the 3rd year of their Fool's Gold Campaign with a W. timvp will make grades, spur fans will chug his seed like it's the fountain of youth, and new spurs scrubs will be unjustly glorified.

well his grades are pretty good tbqh

[DeadlyDynasty]

i can already see they tryna pass Leonard off as elite
Exactly...he's more talented than the aforementioned two, but spur fan will make him out to be something he's not.

[AussieFanKurt]

Exactly...he's more talented than the aforementioned two, but spur fan will make him out to be something he's not.

He's the best 2nd year player!!

[jeebus]

timvp will make grades, spur fans will chug his seed like it's the fountain of youth,
:cry but I heard it makes your skin look younger :cry

[timtonymanu]

That's not what I meant. They'll find somebody else to hype up more than the plug-and-play expendable player that they are a la Green and Neal.

Someone already started a De Colo All-Star? Thread upstairs.

[Darth_Pelican]

:lol :lol :lol

New Orleans Hornets guard Eric Gordon says 'no guarantees' he'll play Wednesday night

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By Jimmy Smith, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune (http://connect.nola.com/user/jssmith/posts.html)The Times-Picayune
on October 30, 2012 at 12:45 PM, updated October 30, 2012 at 1:10 PM

After three days of the most strenuous practices he has experienced in the days leading up to the New Orleans Hornets (http://www.nola.com/hornets/) regular-season opener Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs, shooting guard Eric Gordon (http://topics.nola.com/tag/eric-gordon/index.html) says "there are no guarantees" his sore right knee will allow him to play.
"I'm just trying to do the best I can every day," Gordon said following Tuesday's practice at the Alario Center. "It has been feeling better throughout the process of a few weeks. It's just really tough right now to really say right now that I'm guaranteed to play."
Gordon says he is still not pain-free, although he just began full contact work on Sunday, after doing mostly walk-through work to that point.
His right knee was cleaned out by arthroscopic surgery on Feb. 14 last season, limiting him to only nine games a year ago. On the team's media day Oct. 1, the Hornets announced Gordon's training camp preparation would be limited.
He said it was hard to say when a determination would be made whether he could play against the Spurs.
"It feels good; it takes me a long time to warm up but I'm here two hours before practice," Gordon said, "trying to get it warm and get it ready. It's tough. I feel pain when I play and of course it looks good to the coaches and everybody here that the past few days I've been playing well and looking well. But it's hard to deal with, especially over an 82-game season.
"It's always going to be an overall (decision). You never want to leave the organization out of what's going on. I tell them how I feel every day. That's just going to be the process, and then we'll develop a process within that."
Gordon insisted he'd be able to play with pain, if necessary, though he expects some minute restrictions early on.
"It's just seeing how much I can handle. This is the start of the season. And it's going to be a long one," he said. "Probably when I get back playing, definitely there's going to be limited minutes whenever I get back. But it's all about me just getting better and rehabbing. As far as limitations, that will be something between me and the coach and definitely how I feel."
Hornets Coach Monty Williams (http://topics.nola.com/tag/monty-williams/index.html) said he'd seen nothing over the last few days from Gordon's on-court activity that would lead him to believe Gordon would not be ready to play against the Spurs, though Williams indicated if Gordon were ready, he'd likely start.
"Eric, if he's ready to play and he feels strong, will probably command that position," Williams said. "But we've got to wait. He's been practicing two, three days. We'll see how his knee feels (Wednesday). That's something, as usual, we'll find out in the morning.
"I certainly won't play him his full tilt. Eric is the kind of guy you'd like to play 35 to 38 minutes. That won't happen. He's not in that kind of shape. And the last thing you want to do is have a guy who's coming off a surgery go out there and play heavy minutes and hurt himself because of fatigue or something like that."
Rookie Austin Rivers, who suffered two right ankle sprains in the course of five days last week, is physically ready to play against San Antonio, Williams said.
Rivers started ever all seven exhibition games in which he appeared this month.
"Austin is ready to go," Williams said.

[Pelicans78]

This guy is a joke. He can't deal with the pain. He doesn't have anything really wrong other than soreness and inflammation from the surgery months back. Nothing else is wrong. He just can't play through some mild pain. Weak ass bitch.

[Darth_Pelican]

I heard Manu is also out for this game.

[Pelicans78]

Who's the bigger China Doll, Gordon or Rivers? Its gonna be annoying having to watch those two vaginas and a fuck up like Aminu every night. Add Vasquez to those clowns.

[Pelicans78]

I heard Manu is also out for this game.

Yeah, Pop knows that Cornerstone is never healthy so he decided to give Manu an early rest.

[fevertrees]

lol Phoenix lucked out

http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/nba/teamsites-nbateams/release/suns/sites/suns/files/imagecache/suns_standard/egordon_300_120711_0.jpg

[BRHornet45]

:lol :lol :lol

[SIZE=5]New Orleans Hornets guard Eric Gordon says 'no guarantees' he'll play Wednesday night


GOOD

[Brazil]

, and new spurs scrubs will be unjustly glorified.

you mean like Ramon Session for the Lakers ?

[Darth_Pelican]

:lmao

New Orleans Hornets guard Eric Gordon out indefinitely with recurring knee problems
Jimmy Smith, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune (http://connect.nola.com/user/jssmith/posts.html)The Times-Picayune
on October 31, 2012 at 10:37 AM, updated October 31, 2012 at 10:53 AM

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New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon will be out indefinitely, Coach Monty Williams said Wednesday morning, though neither Williams nor Gordon could shed any light on the severity of the right knee problem that kept the team's max money player sidelined through the entirety of training camp.
Gordon was instructed by a member of the Hornets' media relations staff not to speak with reporters and was escorted to the locker room after shoot around by the team's security chief.
"He's going to be out," Williams said. "The way I understand it, he's going to be out indefinitely until we get some more clarity on what's going on so I don't have to answer these questions every day and give you guys the update. We'll just go from there."
Rookie Austin Rivers will start Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs at the two-guard spot.
Gordon began full-scale contact workouts with the Hornets on Sunday, after mostly walk-through participation up to that point.
On Tuesday, he said "there are no guarantees" he'd play against the Spurs and he was still experiencing pain in the right knee, which was cleaned out arthroscopically on Feb. 14 last season. Gordon played in only nine games in last year's lockout-shortened season.
To Gordon's expressed chagrin, the Hornets matched a four-year, $58 million max-money offer Gordon, then a restricted free agent, received this summer from the Phoenix Suns and have expressed a desire to make him the foundation of the team's rebuilding effort.
Williams was uncertain what Gordon's current symptoms were, whether there was swelling in addition to the pain Gordon said he was having on Tuesday.
"He probably does feel pain; that would be the only reason why a guy can't play," Williams said. "For me to try to read an MRI . . . .I'll find out more as we go forward. I try to not get into all that because that would just make me upset."
Williams said on Monday he would check with team physician Dr. Scott Montgomery to ascertain if playing Gordon would cause additional damage.
"I've checked with Doc," Williams said, "but for him to explain to me what's going on with his body and then have Eric feel a certain way doesn't matter. You know what I'm saying? If Doc says one thing and the guy is feeling another, then you have to . . . what am I supposed to say?
"I'm sure it's got to be medical. A guy just can't not play. It's got to be medical. At this point of the year, everybody is excited to play. I'm sure it's medical."
Williams said his loss hurts.
"It's more than a blow," Williams said. "It is what it is. At the same time, you guys have been with me here through my coaching tenure and it's always been like this. I'm well-prepared for these kinds of experiences. It's one of those situations that, talking about it and complaining about it isn't going to help it. It's an unfortunate situation. I'll give you guys information as I get it."
Williams said he was unsure what the next course of action was regarding further rehabilitation of the injury.
"I'm not going to do this every game," Williams said. "Like I told you: he's not playing. He's out indefinitely. I'm not going to go down the script of like, 'OK, this is what we're going to do.' It doesn't matter. For me, he's not playing. And it's just one of those situations that that's all we have. And we have to move forward from there."

[ElNono]

you mean like Ramon Session for the Lakers ?

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/1291342664746.gif

[Kai]

Jim Eichenhofer‏@Jim_Eichenhofer

Eric Gordon out vs. Spurs. Monty: "The way I understand it, he's going to be out indefinitely, until we get more clarity on what's going on



poor Pelicans

[Mel_13]

Jim Eichenhofer‏@Jim_Eichenhofer

Eric Gordon out vs. Spurs. Monty: "The way I understand it, he's going to be out indefinitely, until we get more clarity on what's going on



poor Pelicans

Suns dodged a bullet when NO matched that offer sheet.

[Malik Hairston]

Wow, I missed a few rounds and the autopick took Gordon in my Fantasy draft, tbh..atrocious..

[Darth_Pelican]

Suns dodged a bullet when NO matched that offer sheet.

Yep, and Sunfan was actually mad that they didn't get this Brandon Roy replica.

[benefactor]

Let's get the regular season championship started.

:flag:

[purplengold]

Bowen dun believe spurs can 3peat but I gotta faith in the defending regular season champs

[jeebus]

I just can't wait to see Bonner off the bench, turning the game into a 6 on 4 matchup. I can't wait for Neal to come in for Parker, nuking any type of run that is going. I can't wait til Blair comes in with his emo ways, struggling to get rebounds through the tears. And I can't wait til all 3 are on the court at the same time, creating a perfect storm of shittiness.

[benefactor]

Old Man Timmeh should rape this front line.

[Bill_Brasky]

Aw cmon, Davis shouldn't get superstar calls yet....

[jeebus]

I spy with my little eye Bonner getting ready to come in

[benefactor]

Bench is sucking so far.

[benefactor]

lmao Bonner. How about that defense?

[jeebus]

this team sucks. It's so demoralizing watching Neal and Bonner be one of the first of the bench

[benefactor]

This bench is a real shit pile without Manu.

[AussieFanKurt]

Its hard to watch Neal and Bonner on court at once fuck

[timtonymanu]

:lol Pop
:lol same old team from last season
:lol below average bigs playing next to Duncan

[benefactor]

lol Bonner too close to make it

[jeebus]

this game is giving me a headache. nothing has changed from last season

[BRHornet45]

sons I'm loving the new Fox Sports New Orleans network thus far. for anyone watching the Hornets feed, it launched tonight with this game. much more professional than CST ever was.

[jeebus]

son why aren't you at the game?

[BRHornet45]

son why aren't you at the game?

son unfortunately this season is going to be hard with my schedule to make it to as many games as I want to. I still kept my season tickets, but I'll be lucky if I can make it to 25-30 games this year. I gave my tickets for tonight's game to some friends.

[BRHornet45]

threeeeee

[benefactor]

Bonner with the "arms up and foul" defense. :tu

[jeebus]

son unfortunately this season is going to be hard with my schedule to make it to as many games as I want to. I still kept my season tickets, but I'll be lucky if I can make it to 25-30 games this year. I gave my tickets for tonight's game to some friends.
that's still about 2/3s of the home games at least; kudos to giving them away. it's a shame you didn't see Useless Bonner in person, he's such a gift to the game

[jeebus]

"I want some nasty" :lmao

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Man Robin Lopez looks miles ahead of how he looked in Phoenix.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Diaw's pass leads to a shot clock violation.....maybe that's an example of Diaw's "intangibles" that FkLA thinks are really good.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

sons is the cornerstone injured?

[jeebus]

that aminu fag is like a mini Deandre Jordan

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

that aminu fag is like a mini Deandre Jordan

That's racist comparing one athletic spear chucker to another athletic spear chucker!

[jeebus]

sorry bro :cry

[benefactor]

Diaw's pass leads to a shot clock violation.....maybe that's an example of Diaw's "intangibles" that FkLA thinks are really good.
:lol I cussed at the TV when he did that. Guess I'll feel even more of your pain as the season progresses.

[Pelicans78]

sons I'm loving the new Fox Sports New Orleans network thus far. for anyone watching the Hornets feed, it launched tonight with this game. much more professional than CST ever was.

Totally agree.

Jennifer Hale isn't so bad herself.

[jeebus]

Pop probably popped some viagra before the game so he can really enjoy himself when Useless plays.

[Pelicans78]

sons is the cornerstone injured?

He's doing what you said he would. He's faking an injury and secretly asking for a trade. No lie. Doctors cleared him. He had a full practice two days ago and today the team said he's out indefinitely.

[jeebus]

crofl at spurs bench

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400277728

PG, PG, PG, PG with Bonner and Blair. this shit is depressing

[Pelicans78]

Man Robin Lopez looks miles ahead of how he looked in Phoenix.

He's finally healthy and the team said he came in great shape this preseason. He's playing well so far.

[jeebus]

fuck, SA local news is so fucking stupid

[Pelicans78]

Austin Rivers is terrible. Doesn't do anything well tbh. Overrated scorer and ball-handler.

[Pelicans78]

Can Rivers do anything well?

[Reck]

Why do the Hornets always trying to dunk the ball like they got something to prove. Sit your ass down and play the game fags.

[benefactor]

Pretty dumb on that clear path.

[Pelicans78]

Why do the Hornets always trying to dunk the ball like they got something to prove. Sit your ass down and play the game fags.

What are you talking about?

[purplengold]

Can Rivers do anything well?

he alpha male scorer before nba n that's all he ever gon be. If he not able to score, no hope. He dun like passing, be lazy defender n got no intangibles

[Reck]

What are you talking about?

I said Hornets but I really only mean that Aminu guy. He has tried to dunk the ball twice and has failed.

[Pelicans78]

I said Hornets but I really only mean that Aminu guy. He has tried to dunk the ball twice and has failed.

He doesn't do anything else well. Can't shoot or dribble, but he's athletic and has 3 big dunks tonight already.

[benefactor]

Starters bringing it back. Can't wait for the bench to come back in.

[BRHornet45]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20n7fM8rq1qin2xoo1_500.png

[Reck]

Mason balls of steel 3ing up.

[benefactor]

RMJ giveth...RMJ taketh away

[BRHornet45]

Vasquez!

http://meatballcandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/fap-now-robo.gif

[benefactor]

Leonard with the "your not enough of a star to do that" call.

[purplengold]

Davis dun gotta foul, that a good omen

[BRHornet45]

sons whitey Ryan Anderson has stepped up and knocked down some nice shots this quarter

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

sons whitey Ryan Anderson has stepped up and knocked down some nice shots this quarter
Sons what will it take for the Suns to trade for The Cornerstone this season seeing that they still don't have a shooting guard and he doesn't wanna play for NO?

[BRHornet45]

Sons what will it take for the Suns to trade for The Cornerstone this season seeing that they still don't have a shooting guard and he doesn't wanna play for NO?

son I'll take a pot to piss in if you have it and I'll pay for his travel cost to Phoenix.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

:lmao my god Austin Rivers sucks

[purplengold]

son I'll take a pot to piss in if you have it and I'll pay for his travel cost to Phoenix.

how long until you think ya gon throw rivers under the bus? He lookin like a legit 2nd rounder

[Pelicans78]

:lmao my god Austin Rivers sucks

I said it way before the truth. Dude sucks.

[Pelicans78]

how long until you think ya gon throw rivers under the bus? He lookin like a legit 2nd rounder

Shouldnt been drafted. Looks like a college player to me.

[purplengold]

Shouldnt been drafted. Looks like a college player to me.

nah he not very coachable, coach k couldn't make him a team player so nobody in NCAA can do it. he gon end up a bench player, maybe starter on bobcats

[Pelicans78]

Game is probably over now. Spurs starters have been dominating all night.

[purplengold]

hornets lookin legit against da reg season champs

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

sup purplengold

[purplengold]

'sup DOK

[Pelicans78]

Spurs badly need a healthy Manu.

[benefactor]

I thought that the whole game.

[Pelicans78]

Lopez should be in over Anderson right now.

[benefactor]

Diaw with the nice feed.

[Pelicans78]

Vasquez has been great tonight.

[benefactor]

Duncan pulling out the '03 version late in the game.

[BRHornet45]

sons let us review the Chris Paul trade ...

http://i47.tinypic.com/4u9i76.jpg

[benefactor]

lol...what a lucky ass play by Parker.

[purplengold]

feed that shit to Davis, I gotta feeling he can close da game

[Pelicans78]

Don't get why Gordon wouldn't want to play with this team. He won't find a better situation long-term.

[benefactor]

Great defensive sequence to finish the game. One of the few positives tonight. Duncan has had a great game.

[BRHornet45]

bed shitting 101 right there sons .... you gotta knock down that wide open 3 .... pathetic

[purplengold]

Don't get why Gordon wouldn't want to play with this team. He won't find a better situation long-term.

he justa bitch, dude wants to be a franchise player n he gotta compete with Davis for that now

[Pelicans78]

Vasquez, Aminu, and Davis were great tonight. Anderson and Rivers weren't. Lopez and Smith were solid.

[jeebus]

:lol have deandre jordan jr. taking the 3 at the end

[BRHornet45]

Vasquez, Aminu, and Davis were great tonight. Anderson and Rivers weren't. Lopez and Smith were solid.

son Smith was the best player on the floor ...

5-6
12pts
6rbds
1blk
1stl

he should have receive additional minutes

[benefactor]

Not much the Pelicans could do with Duncan going vintage late in the game. Lot's of good young players though.

[Reck]

Good close game throughout.

[ElNono]

Tired Timmy is gonna be too tired for tomorrow's game after that performance...

[BRHornet45]

not a bad performance at all considering coming off of last season. I would much rather Gordon stay "injured" though and stay as far away from these guys as possible. they seem to have pretty good team chemistry and the last thing we need is that asshole coming in and fucking it up.

[Pelicans78]

son Smith was the best player on the floor ...

5-6
12pts
6rbds
1blk
1stl

he should have receive additional minutes

Yeah he was great tonight. I guess it's hard to get minutes over Anderson (who struggled tonight), Davis, and Lopez. Smith brings great injury off the bench and can start occasionally.

Vasquez set the tone offensively with his play-making and Aminu brought energy especially on defense.

Davis did better than I expected.

Rivers was as bad as expected.

[AaronY]

:lmao my god Austin Rivers sucks

He's such a mediocre athlete...there's like zero potential there

[BRHornet45]

son I just don't buy it that Rivers is THIS bad. opening night jitters, first big game, etc. .... I think he will improve. what I like is he seems to actually care and is busting his ass (not giving up on plays).

[Pelicans78]

Not much the Pelicans could do with Duncan going vintage late in the game. Lot's of good young players though.

I thought Monty made a mistake leaving out Lopez during the final stretch. Duncan dominated when Davis and Anderson on the floor together. Monty brought in Lopez too late, especially with Anderson not shooting well tonight.

[ElNono]

not a bad performance at all considering coming off of last season. I would much rather Gordon stay "injured" though and stay as far away from these guys as possible. they seem to have pretty good team chemistry and the last thing we need is that asshole coming in and fucking it up.

Son, except for Roger Mason who has no place in an NBA team, your team looks good enough to fight for that 8th seed, IMO

[Pelicans78]

son I just don't buy it that Rivers is THIS bad. opening night jitters, first big game, etc. .... I think he will improve. what I like is he seems to actually care and is busting his ass (not giving up on plays).

He does play hard, but he doesnt do anything really well. Soft build, poor defender, can't shoot, not athletic enough to finish at the paint. He's a decent handler and passer, but thats it. We can't survive with him at SG. They drafted him to be a PG for a reason.

[Pelicans78]

Son, except for Roger Mason who has no place in an NBA team, your team looks good enough to fight for that 8th seed, IMO

Rather see Mason on the floor over Rivers.

[BRHornet45]

Son, except for Roger Mason who has no place in an NBA team, your team looks good enough to fight for that 8th seed, IMO

son don't patronize us. If not for a missed three pointer the Hornets would have won the game tonight. I think both the Hornets and Spurs will be fighting it out for the #6-8th seeds this season.

[Pelicans78]

He's such a mediocre athlete...there's like zero potential there

I agree. Waste of a 10th pick. Lamb, Henson, Terrence Jones would have been better picks.

[BRHornet45]

He does play hard, but he doesnt do anything really well. Soft build, poor defender, can't shoot, not athletic enough to finish at the paint. He's a decent handler and passer, but thats it. We can't survive with him at SG. They drafted him to be a PG for a reason.

son he's only played 1 LEGIT NBA GAME so far lol. I mean even for me that is way to quick to pass judgement. at least give the guy 20 games.

[ElNono]

son don't patronize us. If not for a missed three pointer the Hornets would have won the game tonight. I think both the Hornets and Spurs will be fighting it out for the #6-8th seeds this season.

Son, I wasn't kidding, tbh... I liked what I saw from Lopez, Unibrow and Aminu... if Anderson is hitting then there's gonna be a lot of space in there.

[Pelicans78]

son he's only played 1 LEGIT NBA GAME so far lol. I mean even for me that is way to quick to pass judgement. at least give the guy 20 games.

Im just basing it on the facts. Watched this dude a lot. His talent isn't that great. Alot of hype because of his last name.

[purplengold]

son he's only played 1 LEGIT NBA GAME so far lol. I mean even for me that is way to quick to pass judgement. at least give the guy 20 games.

same number of games gordon gon play

[DPG21920]

The Pelicans will be on of those scrappy teams that tries really hard but isn't that good. Robin Lopez and Anthony Davis while an awkward pairing on offense, seem to be a damn talented defensive pairing so far. If Gordon can stay healthy, they will be scrappy, but I anticipate them being a very below average team naturally due to talent, injuries and age.

I am not high on Rivers but we will have to see how he progresses.

Very scrappy, try hard performance from a team with very little talent sans Gordon. They fight hard but will lose a lot of games still because they can't do a whole lot offensively. I didn't like they went away from their best defensive line up (Uni and Lopez) in favor of the 3 point chucker.

[BRHornet45]

Im just basing it on the facts. Watched this dude a lot. His talent isn't that great. Alot of hype because of his last name.

son what facts? preseason??? lol .... you can't count that!

look if the guy is a bum 20 games down the road then I'll be right there with you, but at least give him a legit chance.

[BRHornet45]

same number of games gordon gon play

son HOPEFULLY that is

[Pelicans78]

son what facts? preseason??? lol .... you can't count that!

look if the guy is a bum 20 games down the road then I'll be right there with you, but at least give him a legit chance.

I'm basing it on his skills. I watched him in college too and he just doesn't do a lot of things well. Actually not anything well.

[Pelicans78]

Very scrappy, try hard performance from a team with very little talent sans Gordon. They fight hard but will lose a lot of games still because they can't do a whole lot offensively. I didn't like they went away from their best defensive line up (Uni and Lopez) in favor of the 3 point chucker.

I agree. Monty stuck with Anderson and Davis together too long allowing Duncan to dominate late. Should have brought in Lopez sooner.

[BRHornet45]

I agree. Monty stuck with Anderson and Davis together too long allowing Duncan to dominate late. Should have brought in Lopez sooner.

no he should have brought in Jason Smith.

[DAF86]

24, 11, 3 and 3 for Davis? That kid has a future.

[Pelicans78]

no he should have brought in Jason Smith.

Duncan would have abused him as well in the paint. Lopez was the best matchup defensively at that point.

[Darth_Pelican]

I just got home from the game and haven't read all of the posts but let me just say this... The Hornets lost tonight because they were too big of pussies to man the fuck up in crunch time and win. Save all of your fucking "young rebuilding team" cliches and shove them up your fucking ass. It's all excuses, and the most weak-minded mentality that I've ever heard. You have a 2 point lead and possession of the ball with 2 minutes left in the game. Grow a fucking sack, choose to be winners, and close the game out. Losing is a mentality, and until you choose NOT to be losers, the result will be the same. Fucking pathetic, and the fact that I had to listen to hundreds of Hornets fans take solace in the fact that "oh, we lost, but we played really well" is even more pathetic. If you're talented enough to be leading a 48 minute basketball game with 2 minutes left, then you're talented enough to win it. Stop wasting my fucking time and money. (lol meltdown).

[FuzzyLumpkins]

son don't patronize us. If not for a missed three pointer the Hornets would have won the game tonight. I think both the Hornets and Spurs will be fighting it out for the #6-8th seeds this season.

Uh-huh. High career percentage shooters were cold as hell for us this night. Don't play that woulda coulda shoulda shit and just be happy your team was competitive for a change.

[BRHornet45]

I just got home from the game and haven't read all of the posts but let me just say this... The Hornets lost tonight because they were too big of pussies to man the fuck up in crunch time and win. Save all of your fucking "young rebuilding team" cliches and shove them up your fucking ass. It's all excuses, and the most weak-minded mentality that I've ever heard. You have a 2 point lead and possession of the ball with 2 minutes left in the game. Grow a fucking sack, choose to be winners, and close the game out. Losing is a mentality, and until you choose NOT to be losers, the result will be the same. Fucking pathetic, and the fact that I had to listen to hundreds of Hornets fans take solace in the fact that "oh, we lost, but we played really well" is even more pathetic. If you're talented enough to be leading a 48 minute basketball game with 2 minutes left, then you're talented enough to win it. Stop wasting my fucking time and money. (lol meltdown).

great post .... son I wish more Hornets fans thought this way. however I do think you're overacting just a bit. Lets see what they do over the next 20 games or so before passing that type of judgement.

[BRHornet45]

Uh-huh. High career percentage shooters were cold as hell for us this night. Don't play that woulda coulda shoulda shit and just be happy your team was competitive for a change.

making excuses like the bitch you are. son it was a game that could have gone either way. you make an excuse for your team, I can do the same for mine. your team received more help from the refs at the freebie line. Jason Smith didn't get enough minutes .... the list goes on

[BUMP]

making excuses like the bitch you are. son it was a game that could have gone either way. you make an excuse for your team, I can do the same for mine. your team received more help from the refs at the freebie line. Jason Smith didn't get enough minutes .... the list goes on

I experienced something you will never experience. I watched the team I have followed since I was 8 years old win a national championship. I was a fan back in 1987 when we lost to LA. I was a fan back when the wheels fell off the franchise back in 1992. I was a fan and had to endure losing to Miami back in 2006. I endured McWilliams, Nelson and Johnson having blowout losses to the Timberwolves.

Fact is it was all worth it see us win the MNC. You can say what you want, but Rick is a better coach than anything you have ever had in New Orleans and if he were at New Orleans win or lose he would be a legend just like he is at Dallas. When your city wins something, anything then you can judge Rick but until then you don't know what you are talking about.

He needs to be replaced, there is no doubt about it, but he goes out with dignity and respect he has earned.

[Trainwreck2100]

making excuses like the bitch you are. son it was a game that could have gone either way. you make an excuse for your team, I can do the same for mine. your team received more help from the refs at the freebie line. Jason Smith didn't get enough minutes .... the list goes on

your team received more whistles

[DMC]

Not much the Pelicans could do with Duncan going vintage late in the game. Lot's of good young players though.

The Pelicans... that makes me laugh every time I read it. I'd watch them all season just to hear that name.

[Pelicans78]

I experienced something you will never experience. I watched the team I have followed since I was 8 years old win a national championship. I was a fan back in 1987 when we lost to LA. I was a fan back when the wheels fell off the franchise back in 1992. I was a fan and had to endure losing to Miami back in 2006. I endured McWilliams, Nelson and Johnson having blowout losses to the Timberwolves.

Fact is it was all worth it see us win the MNC. You can say what you want, but Rick is a better coach than anything you have ever had in New Orleans and if he were at New Orleans win or lose he would be a legend just like he is at Dallas. When your city wins something, anything then you can judge Rick but until then you don't know what you are talking about.

He needs to be replaced, there is no doubt about it, but he goes out with dignity and respect he has earned.

:lol

[BRHornet45]

I experienced something you will never experience. I watched the team I have followed since I was 8 years old win a national championship. I was a fan back in 1987 when we lost to LA. I was a fan back when the wheels fell off the franchise back in 1992. I was a fan and had to endure losing to Miami back in 2006. I endured McWilliams, Nelson and Johnson having blowout losses to the Timberwolves.

Fact is it was all worth it see us win the MNC. You can say what you want, but Rick is a better coach than anything you have ever had in New Orleans and if he were at New Orleans win or lose he would be a legend just like he is at Dallas. When your city wins something, anything then you can judge Rick but until then you don't know what you are talking about.

He needs to be replaced, there is no doubt about it, but he goes out with dignity and respect he has earned.

lol sons bump must be going hard on that liquor tonight!

son Dallas Mavericks won a NATIONAL championship????

[Wildcat67]

Spurs missed about 10 wide open 3s. Just be thankful you didn't lose by double digits.

The thing the Spurs are best at, knocking down the 3, they were awful at tonight. I see all these Hornets fans thinking they played well. Sorry you should be worried. Can't have the opposing team taking and missing wide open shots and call it good defense.

Spurs are just easing their way into the season like they do every year.

Other then Davis the Hornets didn't look good in any area. Anything that went right for them was just the Spurs on cruise control and playing sloppy, missing shots.

I've been a Spurs fan long enough to know the first 10 games of the season they are gonna have a handful where they look like they are sleepwalking.