G26 CHA @WAS Game Thread

1st!
Hairsanity!

2nd

Paslm, you tweeted CHA vs TOR. Might want to revise that 🙂

Haha! Don’t think this will happen but…

https://twitter.com/SportsWorkinmom/status/678221495902978049

wonder if wall’s raining 50k at the strip club again the nite b4 and how that may affect his game?

we got an insider there to find out imo the best poster on this site, certainly one of the most popular, kl.

secrets of the stars.

Please no! Don’t trust Fisher as coach.

LOLOL I know. That was why I was able to be first in one of those times:-) Just went to drink water and returned this thread was up:-)

2 many vultures here 2day.

minutes determines points. pretty much.

They told Lin “not interested” last summer.

Not if he doesn’t get any touches…

But Hornets so far have put most their eggs in Batum’s basket.

Batum is actually a good compliment to Lin and vice versa if he’ll play the right way.

A big “if”

Same with me. I am disappointed at the first unit with him outperformed by opponents consistently during the 1st quarter.

I didn’t like when he took that contested 3pointer from like 40 ft to try to win the game when Lin was wide open.

never predict the future only report the present and the past.

If he can just play within his strength,this team is far better.

There is a reason why they are known as one of the worst managed organizations.

They are small market, their standard is much lower than other teams.

Agree this time. Hornets want to play low ball to him to lower the contract size.

Ok,LOL

As usual, Lin will come in with points behind.

Unless it’s blowout game. 🙂

a lot of people dont even know what state charlotte is in.

A realist…ok…lol.That’s boring though but of course to each his own I guessed.

Clifford needs to draw that line if he wants to be more successful as a coach

can you elaborate?

JLin’s breakfast with his agent–Tanner. mmmh Interesting happens now….. Something is cooking????!!!!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10346210_1139637366055988_8907639731531360222_n.jpg?oh=ecef78f81f1b384c9460005dfe681c52&oe=571DAD44&__gda__=1461223291_58751e3bf724a08c60e8fd7d0571c71a

That’s the big agent at the top.

I really hope not. It’s possible and maybe probable, but I hope they just play normal and when Lin is on with them, integrate him in and not just pass to each other. Kemba doesn’t need to showboat. He scored 39 I think this season and played big in the last game. It was Kemba that guarded Lowry mostly however, Lin guarded Ross. Lowry tended to guard Lin near the end of the game.

Batum should rest himself! The team is doing great already.

Who knows? I think double figures, but it could be 11-25. Can’t tell. I do think Lin will shoot less. He seemed to suggest that in his post-game interview.

the backcourt doesnt have enough depth to play without batum. thats the truth. lin and kemba cant be playing 40 min a night.

shooting guru ?

https://twitter.com/PeteStopTire/status/678331354434572288

joyce, starters are doing their best as it is. =)

LOL

Case made. just sayin

Very true. I wander are they rethinking the Lamb deal?

Good. Really good.

lamb is inexpensive, esp come next year. so not a big deal.
i think the trend in recent games is to regard lamb as a fixture of the 2nd unit, instead of starter-capable and part of the core crew that closes the game. cliff’s experiment with using lamb in 4Q is pretty much over, it looks like.

NO LP tonight? How am i going to watch the game? Maybe go watch star wars if Lin does not start.

Lin’s numbers are solid.

True,so where do you think Lin stands in the scheme of things?

i think its very much in flux now. which is good.

Links for free feeds are on top in this thread.

Well spoken.

What does it mean, may I ask?

cuz cliff started the season ignoring whatever he saw in pre-season and had a preconception of who his best players are, basically kemba and batum. hes been stubborn about it, but hes smart enough to challenge his own notions, given enough time. i doubt he ever rethinks kemba’s value but thats another story.

flux means the silliness we’ve seen up to this point has a chance of changing. flux means the possibility of seeing players anew, and that’s lin’s opportunity.

NBAtv.

bahahaha… notice how much more Jeremy’s eating than them… he’s got FOUR plates!!

can i just sign up one game on nbatv ?

“There is a better way to get to the top! Lin needs to get to the top to deliver that message.”—> I believe Lin will w/God’s help and in God’s sovereign plan and timing!

Who’s going to foot the bill?

Maybe it is the person taking the picture’s plates and he has 2, plus a bowl.

maybe no much ads in Australia? I have like hundreds ads show up on my screens if i visit the free sites

I use adblock. It works well for me.

Usually the agent, super-star never brings wallet. LOL.

Linsanity 2.0:
1. Vs TOR

Someone here taught me to use adblock, problem solves.

I get NBA-TV for free..I thought that was the norm everywhere?

thanks.

Download and install adblock.

Depends on cable packages.

Lamb has played well enough in the time he’s gotten to get more minutes…Dude is still shooting 47%FG…As a guard, that’s pretty good…so I wouldn’t dismiss him….

Lamb should get 20+ minutes…As a Lin fan, I do feel bad for Lin minute increase has come mostly at the expense of Lamb.

https://twitter.com/hornets/status/678342380915851264

lambs defense is just so non-existent it seems clifford has just become frustrated that he’s not capable at all that he’s i agree given up on playing him prime minutes. his exotic gangly seemingly random individualized offense can be good but he’s just such a huge defensive liability that seems what clifford is seeing.

That’s good work, thanks. Lowrey is more of a PG than DeRozen but he’s also the one that has been hot with big games against Cleveland and GSW (41pts but missed the most important one to tie game for OT). Stef had 42(?). Clifford chose to stop Lowrey instead. Wonder if they tried to stop Kemba and left Lin to score as well.

I checked goatnet with adblock. it works – test on clipper and lakers (although i have not interested in watching kobe ) – thanks!

If you’re suggesting that agent is in town because Lin may be ready to sign a contract with Hornets or could be traded?

Also, who’s the agent in this pic?

I frankly hope Lin doesn’t return to Charlotte after this year…With MKG back, he minutes will be limited.

I have not missed one game yet including preseason. do not want to miss it.

That’s what I feel too even though I think Batum isn’t a max level player, he will be offered a big contract. He has been treated like he is a max player by the Hornets FO/Coaches. I don’t really see it. In fact, one of the reason I disliked Batum from the start was the lack of passing the ball to Lin and acknowledging that Lin is the backup PG. I think it has improved but still, I don’t like how he is getting the diva treatment by FO while Lin is owning up to every mistake he makes at $2M/year.

Also, I felt like Lin is being side tracked by Hornets FO like he was when Mavs tried to recruit Deandre Jordan. They really want to keep Batum but they don’t even know they already have a gold mine in Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin obviously brings more value to the franchise. I see that they are beginning to treat Lin better, giving him 27 minutes per game but I think that only occurred because of the many Lin fans voicing their concern when he only got 13-15 minute games in the past and barely any touches.

https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/678345818907217920

No Kobe is good. Better no scott too.

Yes, the quality of the picture is lower but it is still possible to see the game.

LIMIT HIS MINUTES!!! WOW I THINK ITS LIN’S TURN TO GET 30+ MINUTES.

Jim Tanner’s office is near Washington

That could be all that there is to it.

No wonder they are losing this season.

When Lin makes it to the top 10 guards for NBA ASG, do you think Hornets will actually take Jeremy Lin more seriously as a candidate for Hornets franchise star? I think at the start of season, for about the first 18 or so games, they really tried to promote Kemba/Batum/even Lamb after his new contract signing and gave them all the luxury to play through mistakes while marginalizing Lin. Now that Lin is playing well with his opportunity that he is getting, do you think Hornets will make some changes on who will be the future of Hornets team? Not saying that Batum and Kemba aren’t but I’m talking about who else can be part of the big 3 in the franchise. I felt that they tried to also make Lamb the franchise star before they even considered Lin.

Let’s go Lin, 32/32.

what? 32 assists?

Ya, he just needs to keep attacking/shooting. He can do it as long as he’s allowed to touch the ball.

2 mins left in 1st half. Lakers 28 vs Thunder 62. Lakers is like a D – league team. I am glad for what ever reason they did not sign Lin last summer.

I saw the score and left the game. And the OKC uniforms are weird.

it is like street clothes in India.

Nothing’s changed Lin will still not start along side Walker and Batum even though he’s better than them!

Jan? I think Lin could make it this time.

What will the Hornets be without Batum, Lin, Lamb, Hawes and Tyler Hansbrough?
They represent the depth of the Hornets.

yeah they really haven’t had a regular starting lineup. of the six guys with the most minutes 3 of them aren’t really starter material.

the interesting thing as i noted below is that walls performance seems to not affect their won loss/ he had a huge string of monster games in uh maybe november? they still lost half of them.

Top 6 Gs would make to the team. He had 210K votes last years with the tanking Lakers. 210K was #7 for ASG East last year. His big impact on rising Hornets, great preseason games in China and ASG hosted in Toronto (1/3 population of Canada and 20% Asians…. i hope his 35 pts on Raptors would help him win more votes in Canada, not less.) , i can see his votes doubled this season.

BTW, his most talk about crazy hair would win a lot of votes too.

now i can die a happy man; first jw “and the plot thickens” since…. forever.

bulls,spurs what team he will land ….dont tell me rockets LMAO!!!!

l like he goes to the team they need him the most and have good PnR coach and big guys ready. 76ers seems fit the most.

No, with BS as their coach.

well the players the lakers have on the floor tonite for the most part pretty much the same team they had in summer league and that team was playing against mostly d leaguers current and lost and when yer down like 40 at the end of 3 quarters (almost) well yeah i think you can legitimately call it a dleague team.

where did you get this info?

Have you watched them play? Watch 3 games and I want to see if you think anyone you like should go there.

Check picture below…

He has more minutes than some of the starters and anyone off of the bench. He’s surpassed Lamb now. It looks like he’s working toward starter minutes.

Did he has more than 22 mins ONLY if some starter did not play or Lamb was too much off?

you’re talking about PJ. think about that.. PJ!

they love rondo. no way is he going to the kings

NBATV will broadcast Hornets vs Wizards game tonight. Wonder if Hornets/Cliff will try to feature NB/KW at the expense of Lin’s PT. When Lin was on Rox, Lin would be pulled at the most inexplicable moment for CP or Harden whenever their game is on national TV.

you’re underestimating the power of simply being called a ‘superstar’ in the legue

yeah but they’re showing lakers game now.

just switched

you don’t understand Linsanity

crazy good https://twitter.com/LeBatardShow/status/678303400208019458

No spike today

rick fox calls batum a 2-way player. laff

He’s a joke.

No mention of Jeremy Lin yet. Only Batum being the anchor on the team.

Hornets NBA’s kept secret is NIC BATUM per Rick Fox….lol

Lol

anchors stop things from moving forward lol

the points spread on the lakers game was so hughe they gonna lose by maybe 40 and i think you still might be able to win a bet on them.

is that what everyone is doing in Vegas now? Betting against Lakers?

That is too unreal!!

Lol

Not right at all!

NBA TV

i think thats all there is

Definitely.

and this surprises you? only time not was when either batum or walker sick. no reason to expect a change because of one measly little 35 point game.

YES!YES!YES!

It’s like an INTERNATIONAL game…lol

nope doesn’t surprise me. thats why ive been saying he should go to the sixers this offseason

or the starters gonna dig a hole again?

What’s with the wiz uniform? Sight for sore eye

sight to make eyes sore

goatd.net has always been “reliable.”

Just don’t open any windows or click on the player. The ads will expire and game will start.

He wasn’t going to start because Batum misses a game. He would start if Cliff changed his mind about PJ only and he hasn’t.

hairston looks like a changed man now

got it . thanks

Consistent PT and role can do wonders.

harden commercials are pure garbage.

Can’t agree more… I hate it not bc it’s from Harden. LOL!

They aren’t really trailing, lead is going back and forth. But they don’t look impressive.

another worthless screen by cody.

Hahaha…these starters are definitely scrubs!!!!!

Now the starters are trailing. Same story.

Give them time, they’re getting there right now.

gotta give them props. they never disappoint us Lin fans lol

Ya! That’s the way it’s…. smh!

Still no Lin yet?

In today’s practice, Lin said containing Wall should be the key to defeat WAS . Wall is 5/7, 11 pts in 9 mins.

Wall is scoring over kemba like nothing

and cliff will have kemba guard wall all night. book it.

umm thats obvious..its like saying the sky is blue or the grass is green

Starters dug us in a hole again .. here comes the Bench force one!

PJ was suppose to take the defensive load off Batum who is the 2-way player. yeah ok. looks like they’re doing great on defense so far lol

Ya go ahead and sign Batum to a max contract $18-20M/year.

Lin assist to Kemba 3

Do you mean Cliff is obviously …. stubborn?

look at Fox trying his best to discredit Lin

Lin33333

Lin is a decoy for KW for KW’s own scoring.

3 by LIN!

New hairdo.

good D by Lin…

you know Hawes won’t catch that

I like his spikey better than this lol

Oh god I just saw it.. What is that thing..

LIN already making an impact… Clifford get a grip and play him 36 minutes a night!

Clifford is in love with Kemba.. i swear hes married to this guy

I want him to get a perm.

same…he should dye his hair gold

Nice A by Lin. started with Kmeba distribution.

2asts

Another failed end of quarter execution by Kemba. Terrible.

Kemba should have passed that one instead airball.

ISO Kemba for last shot. Airball. Give Lin a chance too.

Kemba loves to shoot in dying seconds but his shots are all dead missed.

do count on him to pass in final 5 secs

Lin may be in a nice rhythm now. He’s looking good. That 3 looked smooth as did that assist to Kam.

we caught up right when BF1 came in

Lin bout to go ham 2nd quarter.. his confidence is sky high

lin attacking a closeout and passing to kam — that happened bc lin was one pass away from kemba instead of on opposite sides.

Nice Assist by Lin easy bucket for spencer

now They’re up by 3 easily

Sorry that looked like a foul…

Why is Clifford calling a timeout? he never calls timeout when the starters dig a big hole

this is going to be a high assist game for Lin

politics! MJ must be sitting courside

Prolly he’s coaching the real starters not the bench…lol

would cliff limit Batum under 20 mins?

no way hes playing over 30 minutes

Another assist

Whenever Lin drives he dribbles the ball so low making it slower to bring it up for a layup. His head is always down so he’s not aware where his defender is.
That way it makes it easier to get blocked because the defender can see the ball being brought up and anticipate the block.

BF1!

Freakin Lamb

Freakin Lamb

aww way too many fouls by Lamb

Lamb has hard time on D

thats what lamb needs to do, use his length to get easy buckets down low

YO THAT WAS ANICE PASS. WAS THAT KEMBA?

WOW this unit looks good

Pj

that was pretty.

hawes couldnt finish the great dish by lin. so asik

Lin called for it and Kemba passed it! Wow.

Lamb is hustling today. I think Lin inspired him last game.

Lol

So Asik. Haha! I like it.

ya he ain’t that great at catching the ball and he has butter fingers

thats what he needs to do. i don’t like how he normally goes iso. but if he plays within the system and uses his length he can be very disruptive

bench has 21 pts already .WAS 4

They gave the last one to Hawes

wall continues to destroy walker

Wall going right at Kemba

lin was defending wall fine, then kemba comes in… gives up drive

BYOOTIFUL FLOATER BY LIN

That’s the way to use a floater! LIN!

Traveling… 2 TO

Fox bent on not making any positive comments on Lin

222222222222

Fab layup by Lin.

omg the feed is dying for me

Awesome D by Lin

Shut up Fox

ballstream sucks!

nice try lin, trying to get the charge

no feed…

No feed

feed went dead..
Both goatd.net & ballstreams

EXCELLENT D BY LIN WOW

I lost the feed too.

so um…Lin beat Wall twice? I just heard from the commentators

Lin should be guarding Wall. Kemba is too small for him

Again Lin stops Wall. Wall bounces ball off his foot. Hornet ball.

Lin playing really well. Wall just picked off a Kemba errant pass and Lin was tight on Wall and caused Wall to turn the ball over

THey said it’s Lin’s foot

no he dribbled off his own foot.. its Hornets ball

Not surprised, sick to stomach!

Good

god…wtf is cliff doing, where is batuum and lamb we need OFFENSE

this is espn play by play log

http://espn.go.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=400828286

featured comment scroll up

Assist

it was Marvin

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7pts/5asts now.. Nice!

Lin seems no much O effect in past 5 mins.,

1:02 Jeremy Lin makes 21-foot two point shot (Kemba Walker assists)

DDUE LIN IS ON FIREEEEE

9pts/5ast

darn im not seeign any of the game

Yes.

Wall is beasting tonight. Wiz up by 6 at the half

Check out @robinlundberg’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/robinlundberg/status/678379271145025541?s=09

Wall going off lol.. 20 pts 6 ast wow

YES!!! J’s decrease his risk of injury.

Who’s guarding Wall? Is KW?

Check out @IdoAmir’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/IdoAmir/status/678379187166699520?s=09

Just happy.

Hornets going to lose this one. First team will dig a bigger hole after the start of the second half.

cmon lin, get 3 more points!! pad ur stats man pad ur stats!!

He looks so much bigger when it’s spiked.

My predictions have been on point lately. He will get 25 tonight dont worry

Just in time for half time lol

its because Lin is in town

its for jeremy…they want to get him next year

lol i just edited my post with that. I swear

damnit great first half and ballstream cuts out. it’s back now at least.
get to see the dragon dance which was why im tuned in in the first
place…

Remember this bc a guy on this forum will refute it. On Raptors game, Lin also defended and disrupted Lowry’s shooting stride and he said it was KW who guarded Lowry most of the time…

KW, but when KW was out at beginning of second quarter Lin got him under control.

Lin 9pts 5 ast ! Not bad
Hope he goes 20 10 tonight!

Wall has has 20/6… where is the D?

wall is just on fire tonight, hitting everything really, 20 points and 6 assists in a half..he has gone off, need to contain him better

KW is guarding Wall. Remember this.

Lin locked in, but Wall is destroying Kemba. Gotta put Lin or even Batum on him.

coach should just put Lin on Wall

Kemba+Batum, 30mins and 3 asts. I hope Cliff rest them.

Lion dance in Christmas?

They are usually very boring… not a lot of talking but at least they’re nice to Jeremy

starters not getting the job done

hes been guarded such as it was almost exclusively by walker.

wall overrated. and i have to see him go off tonight. meh

Lin kept Wall under control on the 4-5 minutes in second quarter when KW was out. KW can keep up with Wall, Lin has to cover for him in transition, left his man open for 3.

I think the best starting 5 would be lin/lamb/batum/William/kam, with kemba as sixth man but we know hornets would never try that, not even to finish games.

as blubell said, nbatv is using the home feed, so they are wash crew

Let’s see if JLin can bring it in the 2nd half.

Lin should go up to Clifford and demand that he guards Wall.. that will show Clifford he is a leader on the court

Put Lin on Wall and John Wall will hit the wall. Lol

I think he is to some extent.

of course what do you expect they are the Wizards announcers

OK, cause it sure sounds that way.

Hmnnn that explains it

That’s why Cliff needs to disrupt Wall’s offensive stride and change personnel. Let Lin guard Wall. Lin did it before and Wall was held off. Lin outplayed Wall before.

We’ll see how far the 1st team falls behind before Cliff goes to JLin and BF1.

With the first team all negative -7 to -12, what else could you expect?

Batum isn’t quick enough for Wall. Lin on Wall is better.

lol cliff has gone nuts…he doesn’t start lin, but he gives him more minutes than a starter

Be considerate of the blind.

And he kept Wall in control when Kemba was out for about the first 5 minutes in second quarter, although the rest of the team wasn’t and Wall did have a couple of assists.

Yeah, but I love it when Lin does a great play and I hear an involuntary groan under their breath because they can’t believe what they saw.

Batum’s D is not great, but it’s still an upgrade on Kemba’s.

Excellent production!

He gotta play the starter game. LOL

Lin starts 2nd half.

Is it progress that the starters didn’t dig as hole as big as they usually do?

nah it’s just the team they are playing is not as good as the others

Jeremy came in when the starter dropped 5-6 behind, Lin rallied to +3-4, and then starters came back with Lin and the lead disappeared.

PJ is making the starters look good

Did Rick Fox just say that Hornets will step it up another level in the 2nd half so the Wizards other than Wall have to step up?

there we go Batum

He shall, but NO, CHA keep the original 5

ok that shot was bad by Batum. Very Kobe like of him.

Lin in with 9:11 at Q3

Batum passes up open shot for contested shot lol

Lin needs to be on Wall, not whoever it is now

Batum is so slow… whos brilliant idea is it to make him pg,

or to guard Wall…ATH smh

He’s got to be trolling…

nice by batum on both ends well done fella give that guy the max
by ChopperJones1234 on Dec 19, 2015 | 8:18 PM reply

This is a very slow game with all of these fouls and turnovers.

He’s sick.

333333333

33#

Lin for 3333333333!!!

NB 5 Asts, LIN 33333!

Pass to jlin, dumbazz batum!

how the heck does batum get an assist for that Lin 3?

WAS Announcer: “Lin with a tremendous arc, fresh off his 35pts!”

12 pts, 5 asts, 17 min

Come on Lin, just 20pts more to 32′

One pass and shoot no dribble

83% FG, give Lin max contract

It goes in. lay off.

Good game except for TOs. But, whatever, Wall is turning it over too.

They are always nice to Lin but they’re so boring lol

huh

yeah man, as long as it goes in, its all good

hahaha

I’m sure he will need a break at some point but he’s going to get a lot of burn

let me guess, lin to washington 2016??

‘throw minutes at him, he eats up minutes.’

No way

That was a bad shot selection and Batum just took the shot without passing to anyone which is what I want Lin to do more of. He doesn’t always have to pass the ball after half court. He can certainly just take a shot without passing to anyone.

phantom foul

Those two forever in my memory when it was Lin vs Wall during summer league. First time I saw Lin.

Zeller just couldn’t hold on at the center position. I think Kaminsky is a little more solid.

dunno. but kennedy in tonight

Lot of bad passes by wizards.

Is it me, or Cody’s low post offense looking more and more like Asik’s?

kemba isnt even trying to recover after getting screened off

I mean Walker sorry guys

Commentator: “Good no call” lol

Refs are really against Lin in most games.

He tripped and no foul?

Refs – 1 STL.

Wall TO machine.

7 TOS for Wall

good D against Wall by Lin

Batum’s lazy pass again…

No Lin went out of position. Lin thought Batum would shoot so he ran in for the rebound

St give jlin the ball clifford… what is this batum crep??

ball just stays in batum and kemba’s hands. game is boring typical charlotte starter ball

I know… smh!

Clifford’s “limited” minutes for Batum = 2 less minutes.

The pass was aimed at Lin. Lin thought Batum would shoot so he ran in for the rebound.

Good cut by Lin to get Kemba pass .. foul by Neal
2 FTs

Feels like Orlando. Can’t get over the hump.

more like it

Lin has 0 ast after Kemba came up. 0 point after Batum came up.

Just take Batum out! Walker and Lin can hold this team!

That’s name calling, please address properly as Kemba.

yeah unless they get fired up and play like no tomorrow and run some plays for lin

not a peep…

Batum slows down the pace of Lin/Walker

hm, no FTs yet

I guess not ..

Batum needs to sit

Lazy Batum pass to Hawes ..TO

ball just stays on one side when kemba/batum run offense. even mchale understood the principle of moving ball to other side. EVEN MCHALE

boooooo

Ball shouldn’t be on Batum’s hand tonight.
He’s not feeling it off the illness

Finally Batum is out. smh!

please take Batum out! he’s slowing down the team

NICE assist!

LAMB!!

bill kennedy is the baseline ref on charlotte offense, and the midcourt ref on charlotte defense. i think his number is 15

Washington is getting all the calls… its ridiculous

Refs are so bias its ridiculous

Tank,

I get it. Cliff try to lose this game

Where is the foul!

Gee zzz that referee

Lin pleading for a call with the ‘shady’ home-ref

gortat is pretty sneaky with his fouls. refs dont see it

Jlin gets hacked again!

Looks like it…

This is a shoot out. no D

Too bad Lin got hacked and no foul call! That should’ve been a basket!

ya Lin too quick for these refs

these refs are pretty ridiculous..they called like a hundred fouls for washington maybe 2 for hornets

It’s Kennedy

Cliff see what is wrong more than what we see. But he really wants to play Kemba and Batum

you could tell lin was frustrated with not touching the ball. thats why he shot most times he did.

All I care for this game is Lin get another 4 assists. If Cliff did not care the win, why we care?

No kemba and Batum… let’s go!

yeah!

Freebie

Lin gets the tech. I think Lamb wanted it lol

good offensive, gotta make these 2 hairston

Yeah team guy

agree he hustles hard

Come on Hawes!

wow hawes is blowing all lin’s passing.

who is guarding dudley

is hawes related to asik?

Man please waive Hawes 2 easy ast gone

anyone plays well with jlin if they buy in!

In terms of converting Lin’s passes, Hawes/Cody combined don’t add up to Ed Davis.

Yes that offensive rebound was great. He’s still a rookie but he’s improving.

he got hacked at least twice with no ft!

thats whyat i asked.
either lamb or PJ

The pass is there and they fail to make the shot.

YESYESYES

Dwight Howard

Ed was good.

20pts, 10ast, 5rbs average

difference between cody and hawes is at least hawes can catch the pass

Lin would help them 27-27

Lin doing the heavy lifting now

Lin shoot them please. Just shoot them.

8th turnover by wall. superstar.

Lin has not set his feet and Batum already passes to him. This has happened twice in this game already.

he trying to make Lin look bad. Batum should have shot that

Just realized that Wall is 2 TOs short for a triple double!!!

Batum just play decoy on this game,he’s garbage

Lol

Do TOs count?

when kemba guards wall, game over. why even bother playing. cliff cant open his eyes and see the obvious

KHuang said Ed was garbage compared to Cody/Hawes/Kaminsky/Tyler, I’ve yet to see proof of that.

No,just a joke.

Lin should have a double double by now if not for blown layups by the BIGS

He’s not getting calls, Maybe go for short jumpers. But take shots.

Limit his minutes?! What a joke.

Lin just off on that shot. Just keep shooting.

Starting to think this team is believing their own hype. Playing down to competition. They aren’t that good to take nights off.

Batum should do that more

wow .. 92-95 now with 4:10 left

is that an assist!

OT for the triple double

starters need to play this hard from the start so we don’t trail like this.

Yes, and LIN got his stat & min

15/7/4… nice

OT sounds great, Hornets will win cause Wall is dead tired.

20-10 plssssss

15 and 7 thats what Lin would be averaging if given consistent minutes

Correction… 5 reb

Lin would average 20+ points per game if he was a starter and given the long minutes!

Lin 8th assist to BAtum!

i love lin.

annoiuncers said lin lost the ball in air instead of being a pass lol

so i guess no assist hahaha

Lol

did that count as assist?

did it count?

still 7 ast

Good D by Batum to draw charge

it wasnt accidental

that has to be an assist. only a real hater would not credit the assist to LIn

kemba coming in to rescue wall

then kemba chucks on other end. typical.

why did Cliff call that play?

Why opted for 3 if you can drive to the lane

Kemba’s 3 was bonehead.

Cliff signaled that play to Kemba. That’s on Cliff.

offensive reasons.

If Lin got 20 points, I am happy

Lin still gets the freeze out during crunch time. At least he’s getting touches before that.

Kemba is not a winning PG. It’s painful watching him “lead” during crunch time.

kemba just reverting to his usual career self.

agree

Screw ESPN haters, NBA.com has Lin with 8 assists.

game was lost on wall/kemba matchup. not much more to say than that.

Timely TO Kemba. That may be it.

ok game over

Thanks Kemba

she says silly things like that about kemba. ‘team is so unselfish’

See what I mean… At the most crucial times, KW made a turnover– In Raptors game, and now Wiz game!

Lin barely got to play point today. Only in 2nd qtr where they caught up and led the wiz after starters dug the hole.

She’s right, team’s unselfish, just Kemba’s not.

kemba is making wall look like superstar

Good play, Lin. Stop the clock.

lin is mad. hes been trying to take control of the game since 3Q. but not enuf chances.

Intelligent play by Lin to drive & find Zeller

good play by Lin. Stops the clock, 2 free buckets.

and the assist didnt count. scorekeepers changed it. lin only 7 assists now

Should have passed to Lin

thats hardly it. cliff screw ed up the matchups. kemba cannot slow down wall at all. the outcome tonight is not random.

Kemba should’ve passed to Lin for a corner 3
Wide-opeeeeen! *argh*

Thanks Kemba for winning the game for Wizards.

Kemba single-handledly gave an early gift to tired Wizards with his ISO & TO ways

Always KW or NB and the coach’s problem for a winnable game!
18 TO! It is the fact n not the blame!
Coach think too high of Kemba n he couldnt handle JW!

Thanks to Cliff

Kemba 6-18, 2 asts, 4 TOs, 40min, enough said.

Lin better get the last shots. ISO LIN

I call this game bad coaching on Clifford.

Cliff continues to be slow making in-game adjustments. In this game, Cliff allows Wall to go off on KW.

Only time Lin gets the ball is when Kemba AND Batum fails the offense which is highly unlikely since they would just jack up shots

lol…

Clifford deserves the L, he’s earned it.

he’s one of the few quick enough to do that

Lin slowed down towards the end

cliff tried to do some things different tonight such as bringing in starters early in the 2nd (wasnt effective), and bringing lin early in the 3rd, at 9min mark (even tho he never touched the ball).

but the obvious mistake is that the backcourt lineup should be lin and batum, with no kemba. that is the only way to slow down wall, who is key to their offense.

Lin and Wall can keep up with each other. Lin should have been on Wall most of the night.

Kemba is the problem. Always. He’s just not a good PG. But he refuses to let anyone “outshine” him and will chuck no matter what. He knows CHA will support him anyway.

John Wall still holds the grudge about Lin crossed over slam dunk 3 years ago.

Nothing has changed, Lin still won’t get to play PG on this team and is always iced out!

Charlotte slipped to 7th. Will slipping out of playoff contention wake Clifford up from Kembaball delusion?

ya he better. If they lose to Rockets because coach wants to cater to Batum and Kemba only like we saw this game, Lin should ask for a trade.

no doubt. Wall should thank Clifford

Lin and Wall are rivals especially after Lin embarrassed him during that summer league.

Kemba has single-handedly lost 3 of the last 4 games. Oy vey.

Send Lin to Philly now. There is a small but real chance the Sixers would catch up to the Lin-less Hornets by the end of the season.

no lin, no win… simple as that

Come on philly that’s no mans land

Getting to watch Lin lead a bunch of “scrubs” to respectability while proving himself a star PG would be AMAZING. CHA is a loser squad. They’ll creep into the playoffs and lose easily thanks to Kemba.

https://twitter.com/ToddKrieger1/status/678399004313423873

The bigs that can’t convert from inside.
The lack of variety in Kemba offense; live or die with Kemba.
Batum fails to make his shots.
That all adds up.
Lin stays at the corner as usual and sometimes his shot is blocked because the spacing is bad.

They are rivals but that summer league game is in the past. Wall now is considered a star and Lin not quite. It’s just two fast competitive PGs playing hard now.

I like the term “asiked”

So long as Lin gets to be the starting PG with 32+ minutes I’m all for it! Lin can turn a team of non stars into contenders just like with the Knicks!

Yep, Lin thought game was over for this kind of aggressive block. Lucky Wall didn’t get injured.

That’s what a lot of people don’t realize. There are some guys who are nice off the court, but selfish on the court (Kemba, Parsons). There are some who are nice on the court, jerks off the court (most players). And then there are guys who are nice on and off (Duncan, Lin, Novak).

Garbage game from Kemba. Zeller at least gave effort but he’s unpolished. Hawes blew 2 of Lin’s assists easily. Batum at least tried, he was noticeably not back from his illness. Lamb was terrible, PJ good, MW’s shot off but gives effort. Really, Kemba playing poorly and choking down the stretch sealed a game that they fought back hard to be in.

Starters not doing their work from the start. Always trailing. Bad matchups by coach. Kemba on super stars = defensive disaster.

too bad Clifford is signed for 3 more years

Lin wants to be on a winning team and getting mins it’s starting to look that way with the hornets

Maybe 3 years ago but philly is a huge project

Can always bring in a disciple from golden state or San Antonio or even the Bucks….get that ball moving

It’s a defensive disaster even against handicapped stars like DRose. Kemba simply has no D.

Batum didn’t look like he was trying at the start. Only 2nd half he started trying.

Clifford is playing Lin. Another coach might not.

I wouldn’t even dog on his shooting. It was his defense on Wall that cost the game. His shooting was all a coaching problem. They allowed him to shoot at the end to close the game.

Clutch TOs ARE a serious problem with Kemba. Low shooting percentage also reflects poor shot selection, often times ignoring open man.

he is playing Jlin…but not correctly…. and there is nothing he can do about it…it is out of his hands….that’s the problem

No one was guarding him…

At least 2. He could have had double digit assist if they are handled right and a few perimeter shots fell.

Well, look at the stat, Lin has 7 assists, Batum has 8,and Walker has 2. Jeremy was sitting at the corner during the later part OF 4th quarter with little touch of the ball. If JLin played PG on the whole 4th, then both the team and Kemba would have better.

Lin guard him once I think and made him turn over the ball.

POLITICS. Any real good coach would have said “Hey Lin, you’re guarding Wall today since your size and speed is closer to his.”

I think it was mostly KW

And that’s not cool

Marvin Williams didn’t have a very good game and typically Hornets would lose.

We’re not creating “rift”. We’re pointing obvious out weaknesses in coaching by allowing starters to keep digging holes and having the bench to bail them out. We get frustrated to see the wrong players kept staying on court when it is a winnable game if Cliff just make quick and right adjustments. We do care how Hornets/Cliff utilizes Lin bc he can help them to win.

https://twitter.com/FOXSportsNews/status/678398513332416512

This game really was lost on the defensive end. In fact this is the first game this season where the Hornets scored at least 100 puts and did not win

If Cliff would have put Lin on Wall, I bet you Lin would have spiked his hair up today to gain another 3 inches. He would be like a 6’6 defender on 6’4 Wall.

yup made him overthrew the ball out of bound

agreed. MW is critical to the success of this team

Dudley hit big shots so did temple and sessions…gortat had a good second half….wall had almost ten TOs…washingtons bench/sub-starters were hungry…..

previously, cliff on lin’s defense: “his defense is really good” “he is really good PnR defender.” thats why lin was used to guard nobodies like gary neal tonight hahaha.

meanwhile wall gets whatever he wants against kemba, but cliff doesnt adapt.

cliff will probably never change his outlook on kemba. hes smart enuf to change his mind about things, but not on this.

The few times he was on Wall, Jeremy made him pass out or result in TO. Not sure why Clifford kept Kemba on Wall who scored 20 by halftime!

I am not giving Kemba any more passes. He was trying to outplay and outscore lin instead of focusing on his assignment ,which was Wall. Clifford needs to police up Kemba/Batum, because if he doesn’t, this a sinking ship.

https://twitter.com/JTyree704/status/678401804623872001

Bradley Beal didn’t play tonight