We thought it was time to bust this out again.
Our man Mo Pete was on a mission last night to prove that, not only can he nail threes, he’s got moves. Come on, Byron, I know he’s not D-West or anything, and I know he’s not gonna always have a game like that, and I know Posey is awesome (we’ll get to that in a sec), but let the man drive more. See how fun that was. Peterson led the Hornets with 21 points. And that one shot he made (the first and-1) was pretty… well, pretty. Mo Pete is the starter that everyone hates on, just because he’s not one of the “Big Four.” Well, guess what. We appreciate your work, Mo! You just keep on doing what you do.
Chris Paul was again routinely statistically great (while, in the paradox that we in New Orleans are lucky to have, not actually looking like he was having a standout game), and Peja was leading the team with 20 pts before he turned his ankle early in the fourth quarter. But the credit for this win really belongs to some guys who are the dark horses of this Hornets team.
The bench scored 15 points in the 4th quarter. I mean, yeah, it consisted of James Posey and Rasual Butler trading dagger-to-the-heart threes, but still. That’s something it would be great to have, just in case it’s needed. And it was needed. Tyson Chandler didn’t play, and the team looked sort of lost in the first part of the 4th quarter after Peja went down. The Suns had chipped away at what was at one point a 16 point lead. Then Posey opened up the 3-fest, and it was just a catalyst moment. Rasual Butler… I thought he was a waste of space last year when Byron Scott kept giving him chance after chance and he put up cringe-worthy missed threes. But it’s heart-warming and redemptive and cool and all those things to see him looking this good early, mostly because he’s tall enough to cause problems for other teams as well as shoot. At this point I have to recognize that nasty block he had late in the game.
So, that leaves James Posey. Everyone else is saying they have a man crush. But I’m a girl. So I guess I just have flat-out lust for #41′s mad clutch skills. Go team. I loved Posey’s interview with Craig Sager, by the way. “It was a business decision.” Which is athlete code for, “I came for the money.” So basically you’re saying you’re a cold-hearted mercenary killer………………. I have approximately zero problem with that.
BACK ROW SIGNAGE: It’s been suggested by a bunch of people that our opening night sign be something Posey-related. So if you can figure out a way to say something clever about NOLA welcoming Posey without actually using too many words, please leave a suggestion in the comments. I’m gonna get busy with the paint this afternoon (um, please do not be picturing anything too creepy here).
I think peterson didn’t drive as much last year because maybe his legs were bothering him, but I believe we’ll see more of the old mo pete this year. Oh and for posey…..how about something like strike a pose with a picture of him shooting a three or something…..but that’s just off the top of my head. Anyone have an injury report on chandler or peja?
Not going to lie, but Didier’s comment of ‘Rings around the Posey’ is pretty neat.
Come playoff time, I’m going to worry about our finesse-game (we are, and have been, a team that relies on 3′s and outside jumpers a bit too much for my tastes), but I’m enjoying this while it lasts!
I guess you have been reading the comments at Hornets247.com. I am one of those guys with the basketball man crush with Posey already. I watched the interview too, and I loved it. I love Posey’s attitude more than anything. I’m really glad we got him.
As for the sign, I like Michael’s “Strike a Pose” idea.
I can’t really think of anything right now. I’d like to see “Big Game James” in the sign somewhere.
Oh and I just noticed. We lost JP (Jannero Pargo), but then we signed JP again (James Posey). HaHa. I amuse myself
Me, I’m still stuck on Butler. The man looks good.
I like the rings around the posey idea! make 2 rings gold, and 3rd ring Hornets colors!
If only we could come up with a complementing sign for Section 105 that rhymes with “pocket full of toesies…”
“Buckets full of two-sies?”
I couldn’t decide which Posey pun I liked, so I kept it simple. Simple and large. He ended up getting a more Saints-looking fleur de lis, though, because I can’t draw an FDB. At least I colored the middle turquoise.