- ALL IS WELL. So ESPN is all, “Tyson Chandler Sprains Ankle.” People, I just got back from the game and I am telling you he was on the bench all night. I’m not sure he ever left. Not only was he on the bench, but he was goofing around, standing up and down, and generally looking like it wasn’t a big deal. So don’t believe the hype. Or, believe the Hype but not the hype. Or… yeah. Anyway, don’t panic.
- I said this summer that I was going to officially believe in Hilton Armstrong this year, since no one else wanted to, and that is going excellently thus far, thanks! 14 pts in relief of Chandler
- 14,000 people at a preseason game is certainly one way to start.
- When you think about it, if David West played 22 minutes and scored 19 points, that’s almost a point per minute.
- There is most definitely Abita at the arena. I saw Amber, Purple Haze, and Jockamo IPA.
- Get this. So last year, all I wanted out of life was a Tyson Chandler jersey, and they had all the starters but him. This year, all I want is a David West jersey…. and they have no D. West youth jerseys. They have everybody else, including Tyson and JuJu. I could not make this up. NO DAVID WESTS!!!?? How? Why? Wha–?
- Whoever the Hornets play next needs to watch out. JuJu totally wanted to dunk it crazy all night, and fate kept intervening. I would not get between that man and his dunk. Because it’s going to happen.
- Posey and JuJu both wear the headband and the tall socks, and play at the same time. This is a dilemma. Really I found the best way to tell them apart is that Posey was also wearing black knee pads of some kind. Um, or the fact that one of their jerseys has the number 41 on it and one has the number 32…
- Oh, and the Hornets beat Golden State 106-103. The #2 unit looked good. Sims, Jordan, Butler, and Marks did not play. Mike James played the 1 and Devin Brown played the 2. Hilton Armstrong played big minutes, as he was called upon to replace Tyson Chandler early.
- Maybe I really will buy tall socks.
I believe the Hype.
JuJu almost put down a nasty one over Maggette (I think) at one stage last night. He couldn’t quite make it but the ball bounced around the rim and went in anyway. It definitely would have made SportsCenter if he was a few inches closer.
Should be interesting to see how much playing time Butler gets in the preseason. If he doesn’t get much in these games, there’s not much hope for him during the real season.
That’s why I said that… he kept wheeling back and just not getting that emphatic dunk. He had a couple almost-nasty ones. Was that the one where it missed, and he stole it back and tried again?
No, the one I’m thinking of he took off from the baseline. He had the ball cocked back and rammed it towards the rim but wasn’t quite close enough to finish it as a jam. The ball bounced in the rim a few times though and then dropped.
He was definitely out to posterize somebody in that game. I have a feeling he’ll give the fans in Europe something to remember him by.
Totally. Although in Europe, they might confuse Ju-Ju in New Orleans with voodoo, and have all kinds of crazy pics with him and necklaces of shrunken heads if he drops down too many nasty dunks over there.
Yeah, what’s up with no D-Weezy jerseys? I mean, it’s not like he was an all star last year or anything. Beware, Hornets Nest, an infamous Hornets Hype S#*t List addition could be forthcoming!!