Comments on: That Light in Your Eyes I Used to See

By: two_tone

two_tone — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:29:05 +0000

i guess we don’t need mopete anymore. it seems that way. great win from the hornets vs. the pacers. devin only played 8mins, but 8 more than mopete.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:52:41 +0000

For me, it boils down to coach Scott. Like other jump shooting teams, when we’re on fire, it’s not too hard to win. And while we do rally against adversity, considering our losses, we’ve been inconsistent at best. Our team doesn’t have the pieces to build San Antonio versatility (again, my opinion), so we’re sitting ducks when the J’s don’t fall. It’s true that when your shot doesn’t fall it’s best to go down low, but other than DX isolation, I haven’t seen any plays done to facilitate a post game.

At this point, I don’t think trades are going to be that beneficial (despite holes in our 4-5 spot), but it’s going to take some Popovich-esque coaching to at least compete with the top teams in the league.

By: mW

mW — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:33:03 +0000

I think Stefan C is right. And the items two_tone mentions will probably what get us there.

By: StefanC

StefanC — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:01:41 +0000

That question TT6 mentioned bewilders me as well. I don’t know what to do. Are we supposed to start looking for a trade now? Maybe even a major one? Do we grind out the season without any moves and see where that leaves us? Do we develop a new system?

I hope the answer to all of those is no. I still believe we have the potential to become an elite team.
It will just take some time and more maturity.

By: Didier

Didier — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:21:32 +0000

True that, Devin Brown should either be in his civies or not shoot the ball beyond the arc. The man misses laysups for christ sake. Peja’s back is F*&%ing up which is a bad sighn i rather it be anything but his back. I think JuJu, if where not utilizing him, should be in Europe playing or some d-leage much like the Spurs do with their players. I had a nightmare that we picked up Stephan Murbary the other night and it was bad. What happened to the Ally-oop that we used so much last year we havent been using that as much i dunno why.

By: two_tone

two_tone — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:41:10 +0000

big win. but we have a long way to see what kind of team we will be. the way we played was way overdue. the sample size is too small to say they are getting back to the old hornets.

1. we need to get healthy.
2. we need to play hard everygame. our d has been great, the offense has struggled.
3. after #1 gets solved, we need to relegate devin brown to slacks, dress shirt, and a tie.
4. hope juju emerge at the right time like last year, to be another weapon.

my thinking have been the same way in regards to from now and over the next couple of seasons, any moves or roster additions made need to be around utilizing cp3 to his fullest potential. which means how cleveland had to do with lebron. the cavs made it to the finals, but realized as the team was constructed, they were not built over the years to get that ultimate prize.

By: mW

mW — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:47:35 +0000

Agreed. Like I told a friend up here in NY yesterday, losses to the Lakers and Magic sting, but beating the Rockets was by far the most important of those three. Sure, all the talk of “elite” status is nice, but at the end of the day, if we take care of our division, we’re not only guaranted a playoff spot, but a top 4 seed.

Plus, we’ll get another little banner thing to hang in the rafters.

By: Didier

Didier — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:17:49 +0000

well two division wins in the past week and a half not bad

By: ticktock6

ticktock6 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:20:22 +0000

@ Niall– Shinn has to keep CP happy though. Shinn has been the owner of a struggling franchise for long enough to know you can’t let gold fall in your lap and then let it walk off. Or at least I hope. We should expect Cleveland-like tweaking until we finally get him that right mix.

I guess what I realized tonight is I will be more OK with not contending this season if the team plays gutsy and we still lose. But that’s not how we’ve been losing.

By: Niall Doherty

Niall Doherty — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:33:22 +0000

Damn it, Hornets Hype, IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT!!!

j/k

The thing about the Hornets making the leap from what they currently are to being an elite team, is that you probably have to take a couple of steps backwards first. And as long as there’s a small window of opportunity there — I agree that we can win it all if all the chips fall perfectly for us — and the fans are filling up the Arena and putting money in Shinn’s pocket, then there’s really not much incentive for him to go messing with what we’ve currently got.