Hornets beat the Pacers again to get to 33-28. They are the 6 seed at the moment. Only 3 games clear of #10 Chicago and 2.5 of #9 Washington. But they're only 2.5 games out of the 4 seed. Gonna be a crazy final month+ in the East

3/5/2016 9:44:40 AM

Them Hornets??

3/7/2016 9:40:30 PM

Hornets beat T-Wolves 108-103. Now stand at 34-28 as the 6 seed. They are 2.5 games up on Detroit in 9th and 3 games out of the 3 seed who is Boston.

3/7/2016 10:00:33 PM

Kemba with 21 points last night ... in the 3rd quarter. Unreal. If he's commanding the game like that, there's only one team in the East that can beat them.

This was the first time I've seen Karl Anthony Towns play as a pro. Wow. That guy is a future All-Pro. Twolves have some awesome young pieces, just need depth.

3/8/2016 9:50:10 AM

Wiggins and Towns are, what, 19/20? If they can put some pieces around them they will be potent in the next 2-4 years

3/8/2016 9:39:08 PM

Kemba with his fourth straight 30+ point game

3/9/2016 9:24:11 PM

Al on the bench makes us dangerous... this team is pretty good now with Lee added and kemba on fire...

Sucks we don't have mkg wish we'd just gotten Anthony Davis in that draft he's solid

3/9/2016 9:41:36 PM

I'm a Cho critic but he's doing alright.

and a sidenote, guys like Marvin Williams are never gonna be as hateable as the 4-year 'Holes. He probably spent a year in that shit town to enjoy all the no class and free money, and still wanted to get the hell out

[Edited on March 9, 2016 at 9:48 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2016 9:43:52 PM

Mixed results for sure. Our problem is mkg is a nice player but it's so hard to get spacing with him out there. Especially with a black hole at sg prior to batum. No way can blame cho for Stephenson that should have been a good signing. Kemba finally got a jump shot we have some spacing. Zeller has progressed. Lamb has played well. Marvin having a good year. Got nothing out of frank though.

Really Jefferson was our big miss but he played ok year 1 of the deal. Nba just is moving in a drastically different direction and if your big can't guard the pick and rolls you're screwed

3/9/2016 9:53:26 PM

^i was gonna correct the shit out of that post but I saw that it was face

3/9/2016 10:14:13 PM

There's nothing to correct unless you think 2/18 was a bad deal for Lance

3/9/2016 10:24:57 PM

That 8 game losing streak really screwed this team as of now...

3/10/2016 12:49:26 AM

Hornets keep winning, but so does everyone around them. Can't get seem to get much separation or gain any ground in the playoff seedings, even with a 5 game winning streak (and going 8-2 the last 10).

Whatever though. I think they can beat anyone except the Cavs in a series. So just avoid the 8 seed, and we're good

3/10/2016 2:16:57 PM

It seems like AL Jefferson's return makes the team a lot better despite the loss of MKG. The chemistry inside the locker room is good. Captain Walker is leading the swarm getting into the playoff.

3/10/2016 2:25:56 PM

Big comeback in progress were down huge to Dallas tied entering 4th,... going for 8 straight

3/14/2016 9:09:34 PM

womp womp.

Streak was bound to end sooner or later. Mavericks just outplayed them and made some unreal shots.

3/14/2016 10:41:24 PM

Sucks to lose to a team that just lost 7 straight. At home... bad loss we were like 70% to win..

We're playing well but unfortunately didn't make up enough ground on our streak. We close the season on the road a lot .

Looking like 6 seed and boston. They're more of a regular season team than a playoff one.. I think we can get a game or maybe two off them

3/14/2016 11:09:06 PM

every team loses games they prolly shouldnt. Tough thing is that everyone else around the Hornets has been playing decently well themselves. Hornets are 8-2 in their last 10. Every team above them has been 7-3. So over that stretch where they've played as well as they have in many a year, they only gained 1 game on the teams above them. Still only 2 games out of 3rd with 16 games remaining. Four games in the loss column up over the 9th place team.

3/15/2016 7:27:13 PM

Remaining schedule:

Magic
@Heat
Nuggets
Spurs
@Nets
@Pistons
@Bucks
@76ers
76ers
@Cavs
@Raptors
@Knicks
Nets
@Wizards
@Celtics
Magic

They have a 21-14 record against those teams so far this season. Games like the 76ers, Nets, Knicks will have to be wins.

[Edited on March 15, 2016 at 7:31 PM. Reason : sdf]

3/15/2016 7:30:25 PM

Big win tonight over Miami to tie the season series, as there are now 4 teams in the East tied at 39-29, for the 3rd through 6th seeds.

3/17/2016 10:19:41 PM

That felt like a playoff game.

Kemba's 2nd quarter was unreal too.

3/17/2016 10:30:25 PM

I love this team, they have a little bit of everything. Once they got rid of hairston it all seemed to click, although that probably wasn't the main reason. Huge win tonight, especially considering it was in Miami. Gonna be tough down the stretch with 9 games out of 14 on the road, but i think they have a real shot at the 3rd seed, definitely the 4th seed. And with how well this team has played at home the whole season, if they have home court the first round they could definitely win at least 1 series in the playoffs, maybe 2. Kemba is definitely a top 10 point guard in the league right now, it's a shame he wasn't an all star, but maybe next season when the game is in Charlotte. Sending gerald henderson and vonleh to Portland for Batum might have been the best trade this franchise has ever made, and they've made some pretty good ones (seems to be the only thing they're efficient at). Probably gonna take a max deal to keep him after this season, but the way he fits the team and the way he is playing this year, it might be worth it

3/17/2016 10:34:31 PM

I agree with most everything in the last two posts but I'm blanking on our good trades...

I know we have had a few but seriously i can't think of any that would rival the batum trade..

The only trade i can think of is gifting Tyson chandler to Dallas and watching him lead them to a title while we got stuck with najera and Carroll TERRIBLE contracts haha...

Josh mcroberts was a good one.... Okafor was.... Richardson was decent... getting rid of Ben Gordon? Someone help me think of one that rivals batum.. granted batum is a 1 year rental if we cant resign him but I think we will.

Courtney lee was a nice pickup. And yeah kemba went OFF in the 2nd quarter great game to watch.

This team is genuinely good. Can't see us beating Cleveland or Toronto but yeah we can definitely compete in a series..

I just know this franchise is snake bit and we will probably have someone get hurt prior to playoffs. Just how it goes

3/18/2016 12:27:59 AM

Courtney Lee is looking like a solid trade -- especially considering we also unloaded brickman PJ Hairston.

I went to the game on Friday, and Lee might have been the guy who surprised me most. He is really, really fast from end to end -- much more so than I realized. Good defender and shooter too, though his shot is a little ugly. Seems like a great complement to Kemba and Batum.

3/18/2016 10:42:24 AM

It's easy to forget MKG too. I know he won't be back this season, but imagining adding him to this current core is very exciting.

3/18/2016 11:33:47 AM

So does hansblow get any minutes

3/18/2016 11:16:37 PM

he got a little PT last night when Zeller couldn't play in the 2nd half

3/18/2016 11:36:36 PM

Yeah he got posterized on the play of the night haha.

He's lucky he came into the league when he did. The necessity of having a stretch 4 has basically ended his career. If you aren't a ken Faried level pf you're worthless if you can't shoot. And even his value is limited relative to his value a few short yearun ago.

Honestly Hansbrough wouldn't even be drafted i don't think if he came out this year. Just zero upside.

It's why Cuban was arguing for a deeper 3 point line. Haralabos agrees. It's almost gotten dumb if you aren't a dive man or a 3 point shooter you're worthless.

[Edited on March 18, 2016 at 11:44 PM. Reason : A]

3/18/2016 11:42:13 PM

How the hell did we lose that one geez. Augustin lit us up.

Denver lost three straight and were on a long road trip... terrible loss.

Right back to #6 jesus

3/19/2016 8:56:05 PM

Incredible comeback. Down 28-7 at end of first to SAS . We had to be 1-2% to win at that point.

Good grief we really should be the 3 seed if not for that 7 game losing stretch

3/21/2016 9:12:11 PM

Hell of a win...especially after that start. Beating the spurs is prolly the best win this franchise has had

3/21/2016 9:34:59 PM

they beat the 72-10 Bulls on the road, unless by "franchise" you mean Bobcats-present (but they got all their records back from Charlotte days)

3/21/2016 9:36:44 PM

I did mean bobcats-present. If you wanna count them together then I guess you could call this their 2nd best regular season win.

3/21/2016 9:39:35 PM

That was one of the best comebacks I've ever seen.

What a win like that has to do wonders for their confidence with the playoffs right around the corner. It's been so fun to watch the maturation of this team over 70 games. They've really embraced the system and bought in on the defensive end.

They can't let it slip tomorrow in an obvious letdown situation. Brooklyn isn't even sniffing the playoffs, and we have to get the W there if we are going to make a run at the 3 seed.

3/21/2016 10:14:38 PM

We tried to let it slip most of the night, but Lin and Batum willed them to win. Batum's 4-point play in the 4th was a straight french dickslap on the face.

Not the most inspiring win, but certainly nothing to halt the mo

3/23/2016 12:48:23 AM

We're 41-30 right now with 11 games to go.

We've got games with the Knicks, Nets, Bucks, and two with the 76ers left to go. 50 wins isn't completely out of the question.

We're also in a three-way tie for 4th in the East with the Celtics and Hawks -- and only one game behind the Heat for third.

Should be an interesting last couple of weeks.

3/23/2016 9:41:55 AM

Frank flashed some serious potential in that 1st quarter.

That fitzpatrick kid didn't miss it felt like.

At one point in the 3rd they had ~60 points with 20 of them from the line and we had only attempted 8 free throws. Then, Hawes gets a T for complaining what should have been a whistle. Fucking refs...

It's encouraging that it's different guys on different nights stepping up and getting the job done.

3/23/2016 9:44:19 AM

Don't know how I didn't realize that the Hornets were one of TWO teams in that historical run to beat the bulls at THEIR place. This is regular season and playoffs. WOW

3/24/2016 1:14:11 AM

Yeah and I want to say the Pacers beat them twice that year

3/24/2016 7:02:48 AM

Quote :

"It's encouraging that it's different guys on different nights stepping up and getting the job done."

That's true. We have plenty of options to choose from when Kemba isn't doing well: two Jeremys, Batum, Frank, Williams, Lee, etc.

Also AL is getting his rhythm back, although he's not the first priority anymore.

3/24/2016 9:16:24 AM

Looks like 47-35 most likely. Really can't argue with that. Looking more and more like the #6 seed and a showdown with Atlanta. They've kinda found their stride as of late.

I think I'd prefer to play Boston if i had my pick. They just don't really have anyway to improve in the postseason since they already play hard and they rely on depth more than studs.

From an entertainment standpoint I'd prefer to plan Miami that's a good stylistic match up and we'd get some national attention. A series vs Atlanta will just get buried on nbatv.

Interesting offseason with Batum, Marvin, Lin, and Jefferson all going to be free agents.

I think Batum gets a very near max offer something like 4/$80 and ultimately stays in charlotte. I would agree with this move.

I think Marvin gets like 3/$30 and I'd agree with this move.

I think Lin leaves with a 3/$16 deal though I'd like to keep him.

I think Jefferson stays with a 2/$14 deal but I'd like to let him leave

3/27/2016 12:05:35 AM

Pretty big game going on with Cleveland and Atlanta right now. Hornets could be tied for third if the cavs hold on

[Edited on April 1, 2016 at 10:29 PM. Reason : Z]

4/1/2016 10:28:38 PM

Pretty big litmus test coming up with Cleveland and Toronto. I don't expect them to win, but it would be nice to see them compete and be there at the end with a chance to win.

If they could nick one of these it would be a nice confidence boost to keep the momentum up moving into the playoffs.

4/2/2016 8:05:11 AM

Definitely didn't need the Celtics beating the Warriors in San fran.

4/2/2016 8:52:09 AM

Our year end schedule is pretty brutal. Guessing 3-4 or 4-3.

I don't want any part of Atlanta because i think they'll dispatch us and we'll get zero attention even if we win the series.

If we play the heat we'll get the most attention due to their star power and the fact those games should be stylistically interesting to watch.

Boston games could be ugly to watch but very competitive. Moderate attention since neither of us are even fringe contenders though.


I hope we get the 4/5 just because I'd rather see us play cleveland and get attention if we do well than be an afterthought vs toronto

4/2/2016 12:10:26 PM

We peaked a little early. Kemba has been slumping and weve returned back to an above average team instead of being one of the hottest teams in the league.

Definitely a successful regular season though especially with MKG injury.

The future of the east is sorta wide open right now with the cap spiking and premiere free agents but i could see us retaining batum, marvin and adding MKG and making the playoffs again next year


I think Atlanta beats us in 5, boston in 7, or miami in 7.... just hoping to see a nice series either way its been alost 15 years jesus i was a sophomore in college I think

4/11/2016 2:08:42 PM

Quote :

"Don't know that the Hornets will be successful with their lobbying to get Kemba Walker in the MIP mix, but Steve Clifford is firmly in the COY race because the Hornets continue to have the East's top record since the All-Star break. Charlotte can still finish as low as sixth in terms of East seeding, but its 19-8 record since the break is third in the whole NBA behind only Golden State (24-5) and San Antonio (20-7)."

http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings

4/11/2016 7:05:08 PM

So that was fun. Lin went the fuck off.

4/11/2016 8:41:09 PM

Quote :

"Pretty much locked up a playoff spot at this point unless they choke big down the stretch or have a serious injury or two. "

Woot my post from Feb 27 was spot on

4/11/2016 8:56:24 PM

Good i get my wish and we get the Heat. Our series should get some attention now especially if we give them a series.

Plus I'm in south florida for it so it'll be interesting. Maybe I'll go to Game 1.



FUCKING FUCK I GET ON STUBHUB.COM TO LOOK AT TICKET PRICES AND BOSTON GOES ON A 20-0 RUN WHAT THE FUCK?!

[Edited on April 13, 2016 at 9:43 PM. Reason : A]

4/13/2016 9:23:18 PM