Game Thread Mar 11, 2023 05:00PM MT: Jazz at Hornets
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Lauri!
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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Who was this THT imposter, we should wave THT and sign this THT lookalike he’s way better.
All of a sudden he’s weaving in and out of double/triple teams with the tightest handles I’ve ever seen, and throwing passes for dunks in tight windows and sniping from deep. THT doesn’t do that stuff.
All of a sudden he’s weaving in and out of double/triple teams with the tightest handles I’ve ever seen, and throwing passes for dunks in tight windows and sniping from deep. THT doesn’t do that stuff.
Coach Hardy said he has been really hard on Talen. Maybe he's been listening after all?
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Are we supposed to take this 37-pt, near triple-double from THT seriously? You have to hand it to the Jazz. They're absolutely getting the most value they can from the players on their roster. Seems like just about everyone has improved. (Well, except Dok.)
What a surprising game. I dont know what I just watched from THT. He was everywhere and carried us like no tank commander ever should.
Not all that surprised we won. After last game someone said in quotes that Hornets are a money-laundering scam of a franchise and I can see that now.
Not all that surprised we won. After last game someone said in quotes that Hornets are a money-laundering scam of a franchise and I can see that now.
Tremendous Upside
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While I'll gladly take any W at this point, this was obviously the outlier of outliers. We were facing a tanking team and Clifford seemed pretty content to let a red-hot THT just rip apart his defense while facing a single coverage and zero ball pressure. I mean... I understand NBA teams like to play the percentages and not overreact to a historically inefficient dude who happens to be on a heater, but when that guy is absolutely killing you and shows no signs of stopping, at some point you've got to think about taking the ball out of his hands, right? That is... IF you're pulling out all the stops to win.
As much as Hardy has gotten crap from non-tankers this season for inexplicably playing a pu-pu platter of G League scrubs in the 4th quarter, this game was really on another level as far as tanking goes. Being a Charlotte fan must be hell.
It was also a rare case of a whole game taking place in Bizarro NBA. THT played like an undisputed 1st option - he had TONS of possessions where he didn't even pass the ball - and that probably won't happen ever again, for a variety of reasons.
Anyway, kudos to the guy. The stars aligned for him and he made the most out of his opportunity.
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As it seems that you are a bit salty towards us Finns, lets rub it in. The direct translation of Jazzinho from Finnish to English is Jazz-disgust.
But yeah, this was a cold cold night for Lauri. Then again, mind-blowingly, this was close to Lauri's career average before the time with Jazz. That is if you disregard the inefficiency.
I think I called it out after trade dead-line that as this team is, its a .40 team the rest of the season. Im sticking with that. Regarldess what the fans want, the team will do everything they can to get in play-in. I am on-board the idea that tanking would be the sensible thing to do at this point. Even if I fcking hate tanking.
The one and only good thing that ever came out of Bull's tanking was that Kilpatrick got the nickname Killdraftpick.
Doc Cherno
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Hayward still effing us with his one-man tank show to keep Charlotte’s pick above ours.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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Yesterday THT inspired me and began rooting for the jazz mid way through the 3rd quarter, then the hornets made a big run in the 4th getting down by 6 then went back to rooting for that L. That was a devastating loss for the tank
Thejazzkickazz
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Talonsanity!
Eddie Zero
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The funny part is the Hornets don't even need to tank anymore and they still suck bad without Melo smh
We should have lost this game the way THT played hero ball, but hey at least he boosted his trade stock if MJ wants him -bye
We should have lost this game the way THT played hero ball, but hey at least he boosted his trade stock if MJ wants him -bye
Jazzinho
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It means small-jazz where I come from. And I'm not salty at all. Many of the new Finn posters were a great addition to Jazzfanz, my comment was out of curiosity, would Lauri be smashed or defended by the Finns?! And from what I've seen here he was massacred, lol.As it seems that you are a bit salty towards us Finns, lets rub it in. The direct translation of Jazzinho from Finnish to English is Jazz-disgust.
But yeah, this was a cold cold night for Lauri. Then again, mind-blowingly, this was close to Lauri's career average before the time with Jazz. That is if you disregard the inefficiency.
I think I called it out after trade dead-line that as this team is, its a .40 team the rest of the season. Im sticking with that. Regarldess what the fans want, the team will do everything they can to get in play-in. I am on-board the idea that tanking would be the sensible thing to do at this point. Even if I fcking hate tanking.
The one and only good thing that ever came out of Bull's tanking was that Kilpatrick got the nickname Killdraftpick.
Every single player of any professional sport will eventually have a night off, NBA is even harsher on its players with so many games per season.
IMO Lauri had a night off on offense but never stopped trying on the other side, got a few stops and crucial rebounds on the 4th and that is what matters for winning. He is on a slump, but is our best player by a mile and should be playing if we're trying to win.
He never stopped trying on the offensive side either. I wonder how many shots he had blocked, must've been 5-10. A lot of those was probably very close to a foul, and all of a sudden his game would've looked dramatically different. I liked what I saw, really. He missed, but he stayed aggressive and he never quit trying.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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This is a pretty **** take considering we lose if THT doesn’t go nuts. I didn’t see this as hero ball at all. Was two boards away from a triple double and had 10 assists. Dude was in the zone, why wouldn’t he shoot if they ain’t stopping him. How about giving him credit for having a monster game. No one is saying to max him out or anything. After a game like this there is however cause for excitement for a young player with talent.
Eddie Zero
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um I did give him credit, for what was done. You giving him unjustifiable homerish praise is your problem. He cannot do that against good teams
Eddie Zero
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that last sentence we can argree on
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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He just put up 37/8/10 on 14/24 shooting. That’s a monster game and looked ****ing amaizing he should get monster praise
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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You don’t think that performance and the things he did doesn’t deserve a bit of homer praise? He’s only 22 years old with a ceiling as high as the moon if he can only put it together. I never said he was a star or would be one. But he certainly could be a great rotational player.
Step-Back Hook
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Finns have so few great int. athletes we tend to go overboard in good or bad at times lol. But we all want good for him. And to be honest - to this team overall - it has good rand of basketball. I can not say felt same with the Bulls bc that organisation was so incompetent. I just wanted all the good dudes get traded and out of there.