G34 CHA @GSW Game Thread

The king took back his throne =)

high lurk factor to get this nailed, ha ha!

Oh god
Jack is a back up level PG Larkin is one level below and sloan is another level below that…

u dont have 2 feel bad about that. almost no one does. btw notice by this time of the season all the players who are out for long periods of time with injuries.

Hey Folks…I’m back 🙂

Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year….hope everyone enjoyed their holidays/break…cheers

Thanks Dorothy…same to you and your family….may 2016 bring us joy and peace

SCurry had said it wisely….if one is injured, he should rest and recovery fully before coming back, else chances of re-injuring is high. Hope Lin has a speedy recovery else rest

Belated Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, too!
Hope you’re still spending time with family & loved ones

WOW! You only check in for the first:-)

Welcome back! where u been? Happy New Year!

Kemba on Livingston will be funny. Shaun has 6 inches on little Kemba. Lin on Thompson will not be fun either.

Wonder who’s assignment it will be, if Lin skips this game

Lamb

lamb chops tomorrow then … with no Lin.

Lol, he takes care of our stomach upset from the trolls.

91-77 now with 1:31 left 4Q. Hopefully they are not going to fire the coach these two days, so keep this sun till Wed for Hornets. Hornets needs that W badly.

I’m hoping so. If the players give up on the coach, I’m afraid he’ll get fired soon.

I just checked the Suns got 9-game losing streak!
Hopefully Hornacek will still coach for the Hornets game

Lin still questionable!/ jesus

Thats not a compliment lol 2nd coming of brea

Phoenix Suns owner blames ‘millennial culture’ for the team’s woes (currently 9-game losing streak)
I’m afraid the Coach will get fired soon before the Hornets game on Jan 6.

Speculation that Brian Shaw might be the next coach.

https://twitter.com/sn_nba/status/683875275252187136

https://twitter.com/AdiJoseph/status/683875611190935552

Lin looked very good but still IMO didn’t look 100% with lateral movement on defense or burst on offense.
I pray Lin will stay healthy and get better.

I’d like to watch Lin play on Jan 6 for selfish reasons =)
I’ve never watched Lin’s team win in Phoenix *sigh*

I want Lin to play all games 30+mins for very selfish reasons lol

wow…it seem things are brewing there…thanks for the update….Happy New Year, mate

marvin or lamb will be on thompson. batum is not a good defender anyway, but certainly better than lamb.

and overall, the team has no one who can be relied to defend 2s and 3s. lin can handle smaller 2s, but thats just a stopgap.
and kemba will forever be a below average defender at the 1 spot, especially now that he doesnt even put in the effort.

That sounds so familiar, I remember before Brain Shaw got fired in Denver, he has been complaining about the “millennial” had generation gap with him, and he would read books trying to connect with them, and he would collect their cell phones and trying to get his players to focus.

However, after he was fired, people were talking about the players had been tuning him out for a while already, and he was so bad, that player don’t really know what he want, and stop listen to him.

And it is so ironic that you said Shaw might be the next coach, LOL.

while he complains about millennial culture and the degeneracy of social media, his wife is right next to him playing with her phone… she’s probably tweeting hehe

you are the only one here scouting games, I appreciate it. Bogut will outplay them inside. Looks like a blowout, unless JLin plays.

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Really would like JLin to heal well enough to play:-) Can understand both you, @psalm and others would like JLin to play for your own reasons:-)

yes, it’s Win-Win scenario.

JLin wins
Hornets wins
JLin fans wins (makes the tickets worthwhile) lol

Good point =D It was actually Adi Joseph who mentioned Brian Shaw ..

So maybe Sarver got the ‘millennial’ word after talking to Brian Shaw. haha..

she could actually be sleeping in the photo, now that you mention it hehe

the stuff clarkson says hehe

https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/683884403097899008

Racism in the NBA
White guys get no respect

What a hideous thing to say by Kobe. I’m surprised it hasn’t caused an uproar.

And Sarver’s hand is on her knee waking her up, “Wake up, honey! We’re on camera” lol

Jordan Clarkson beats Ronnie Price off the dribble for the jam.
Ironic!

https://www.facebook.com/LakersNation/videos/10153985905457223/

what can you expect for a player who plays everybody!

maybe JLIN is working something at the background that he wanted to be 100% healthy when the signing do come..Joke!!!!
LOL!

when other says that the R word is a taboo in the NBA, well look who’s talking!

A racist remark from Kobe.

Nationally televised? Which one?

Give Jeremy to Stauskas and he’ll become Kyle Korver from 3.

Kobe likes to act tough and like he is from the hood. Fact is, he was brought up in an upper class black family, nowhere close to any hood.

this is actually a light skin vs darkskin thing. its mostly a black thing and has little to do with other races. its actually really racist toward darkskin blacks. Believing darkskin black are more animalistic and aggressive. Again I’m black. this is prototypical self racism.

Psalm..is it too late to donate….I want it to be a round number of 4500?

Just because you’re born black don’t mean you instinctively know history.

You know where the light-skinned vs. dark-skinned came from?
It comes from Slavery times when light-skinned blacks – (the product of the white master and his black wench) were thought of as softer and more intelligent, groomed to be house-n***** rather than strong field n****** so don’t play this off as not black white racism. You can see it as just a black thang, that just means the white man pulled another one over on you.

the paperbag blacks are weak and have been diluted with the white skinned races?? but the paperbag blacks are considered prettier… oh my… so confusing is the self hate.

i know all of what you said but i don’t blame white peole for the way “my”people decide to think.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jordan-clarkson-kobe-bryant-light-skinned-dude_568a7e0fe4b06fa68882c947

“Something tells us Kobe will be having a quick talk with Clarkson sometime soon about what stays between players and what gets to the media. But while you ponder all this, here are three Blake Griffin dunks in a single GIF.”

When Colangelo rumors that he’d bring MDA to Philly cropped up. I was one of the early converts to say D’Antoni would take the job.
This MDA to Phoenix is wishful thinking among Suns fans – I don’t see it happening.

First Colangelo has real power as Head of Basketball Operations (above GM) and is a good personal friend of MDA.
MDA doesn’t need a team full of veterans that aren’t amenable to his coaching. He had plenty of that in NY/LA and without a GM or Ownership backing him – same end result.
Philly has the mix of young impressionable players and a new management willing to bring in the veteran talent that MDA wants. Moreover rumors are that Brown could be gone in 18 months.

MDA will stay with Philly.

i have, it just renders me speechless this ignorants continues.

whether Kobe meant the paperbag black reference or Asian or just a plain white guy does not matter. His comment is reprehensible and should be called out by the NBA

That is reprehensible and should be stopped! I too hear it all the time. ( southern, very white girl here) but growing up in the south with friends of color I have heard it many times and I get so angry at them when they say it…As if a very black person cannot be smart and awkward and an swede can’t be athletic and stupid. We come in all colors and all abilities. UGH! Kobe should be in trouble for this. the NBA and ‘his own people’ should blast him for this comment. wont happen though 🙁

got it! You da’ best =)

Sixers just signed veteran forward Elton Brand. Initially thought they were getting him as a coach.
So now they’ll have to release someone.
Jerry Colanagelo keeps moving.

Hm, I thought Brett Brown got 2 yr-contract extension.
So you think MDA will be HC next season and Brown will be fired?

If MDA gets offers as HC somewhere else, he could be gone from 76ers

IF that happens, I think that MDA will try to see if they want to bring players he wants.

Not only Bledsoe but also B. Knight. A total of $26M for the 2 PGs in salary this year alone.

Hover hand again. Looks like he’s holding her shopping bag. Maybe he’s afraid of an angry text from Momma Lin?

An injured selfish diva. ..hehe

I’m bewildered why Kobe didn’t get fined for his light-skin comment while Donald Sterling was properly punished for his racist personal remark.

Now we know why Kobe wore sunglasses after 2012 @JLin7 dropped 38pts on him #LightSkinNoMore

NBA should start selling this invention of ‘HideYourInnerRacist’ sunglasses to make a lot of money

https://twitter.com/JLinPortal/status/684058241408471040

kobe won’t. why? because black people can be racist to really anyone including themselves

Great read from Elton Brand in his own words on joining Philadelphia 76ers.

https://thecauldron.si.com/because-i-m-not-through-with-this-game-yet-that-s-why-c04382612e71#.5tfwjhfw6

76 has more problems than we thought…?

https://twitter.com/thisisweber/status/683511500846186496

yea its self racism. i hear it a lot actually. Black people say stuff like this all the time.

oh but it does.

indirectly.

i understand why it happened just don’t get why it continues

its actually belittling darkskin people much more. making them more animalistic as well as less intelligent.

racism is not just belittling/ negative. the racist remark of Asians being smart is still racist. even if some take it as a positive.

I totally agree it is filled with self hate but that does not mean it is not racist. anything that attributes good or bad aspects solely based on skin color is racist

The comment is wrong on many levels. Kobe and Clarkson should be reprimanded for these comments. they will not be and that is troubling.

whats with all the Donalds lol
first Sterling and now Trump
Trump has said way worse/racist things but the country supports him
Sterling kept it to himself and wasnt even that offensive, life ban #america

Its not just that but how those kids based on their color are treated. who is called pretty and who is not

Barkley and Donald Trump has reached the unusual level that they can say almost anything without being taken seriously because people thought of them as ‘entertainer’ and are willing to say the ‘tough stuff’.

Politics aside, the racism part should never be allowed.

LOL, keep trying…..

and in this specific case who is called strong, athletic, aggressive or not. any of these attributes based on skin color need to be stopped in their tracks. NBA should be making a statement about this. Sadly they will not.

Prop to Clarkson to say it out loud in the public, intentionally or not.

You can say someone is pretty nothing wrong with that

How is that any form of stereotype?
Saying someone is pretty?

man, you’re a brain wu kong. Hegemony, a great word.

Kevin Durant out tonight per nba radio…lower extremity injury…karma for trying to hurt Jlin a couple years ago.. the Lord see all and remember all.

Exactly, good hair, paper bag test, same sort of thing.

A lot of it happens in the NBA and NFL as far as I know. Kobe probably thought Clarkson wouldn’t say it in public, but he did.

lin has double digit scoring in his last 7 consecutive games.
he never had a series of 7 consecutive games with double digit scoring in l.a.
he had two such stretches of 7 consecutive games (or more) with double digit scoring his second year in houston
three such stretches in his first
and two such stretches in his linsanity/new york time.

I’d like to see Lin score in the 20s more. He’s only had 1 game not scoring in the teens or less, the 35 point game. Lin’s going to the line and being in crunch time helps him as he gets fouled. That usually gets him to 10 points or more.

so with that vast database, there are theories of flash creativity where you connect the dots from a large database. So, you’re perfectly set up for being a really creative person!

Yes during the playoff series in 2013

Okay, Curry out. Time to show off for the home town crowd.

No Batum, hope Lin can play.

Have you guys heard the latest rumors that D’antoni is now a strong possibility to replace Hornaceck in Phoenix?

Very interesting…How will Lin fit there since they already have 2 point guard.

Would Lin be happy to come off the bench?..D’antoni would probably make it a 3 point guard rotation system with Bledsoe, Knight and Lin as the sixth man.

I guess Steve Martin is one of the pretty ones…lol…for the young ones..I am referencing the movie ” the jerk”

Yes..I was referencing the second part…I do have a long memory and I do hold grudges when it comes to Jlin …lol

i was going to ask whens the game thread coming up then i realize this is the game thread!!! (which has been up suspicously and curiously early way early.)

then i check back who’s the first poster emphatically announcing his “first” and then (as noted by melody) disappearing; none other than, yes–brent yen.

i smell conspiracy.

the psalm/yen early bird thread-gate conspiracy. (or something like that).

Cheap shot just like Kobe kicking. smh.

lol … the horror (Apocalypse Now)

Lol…OMG…as if… (clueless)

haha .. nothing escapes you :]

Brent was on twitter and shot 1st.
(That’s the official explanation) lol

that’s true. MDA had a bit of bad blood with Sarver in 2008 so I’m not sure he wants to go back working for him again. 76ers might be a better option and a clean slate (unless they don’t offer HC job)

http://nypost.com/2008/12/12/knicks-coach-rips-old-phoenix-bosses/

yup, something has to give there.
Either MDA becomes a head coach somewhere else next season or Brown parts ways with his 2-yr contract

I didn’t know that..is there a video of this?

Lol…frankly my dear…I don’t give a damn. … (gone with the wind)

As a huge Curry & GS fan and of course … GS can afford to lose this one due to Linsanity =). Let’s Go, Linsanity Prime! 30pt & 8.

50pt & 20 a & 15 r & 10 steals and 0 to

if you’re gonna dream why not dream higher.

38 with spurs.

but lin might nota even playa.

It would break the Warriors home game winning streak of 34 games if they did.

I’d bet Clarkson was insulted. If someone said that about my mom, I’d be furious. Maybe that’s why it all came out. You can’t tell a player, stop using your crap Asian genes. No matter how you slice it, it’s racism.

What’s even worst is that Kobe thought it was okay to say it like it was some sort of great advice.

since this is at 10:30 pm.. does anyone know if it’s on espn, nbatv , etc..instead of some local stuff (unless you are in cali bay area of course)

well, the lakers was going down hill during that time

here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPuAOnATEdY

Coming into tonight’s game, I am kind of concerned for Lin if he intends to play with a bum ankle. The Warriors is a team that likes to use a lot of screens (many illegal moving ones) to free up their shooters in Curry and Thompson. Considering that Lin would be asked to guard Thompson with Batum out, the bum ankle would likely prevent Lin from rapidly changing directions, which could lead him to collide into those screens.

Obviously as his fan, I would like to see him play well especially in his home town, but there are times when it’s wiser to sit it out rather than risking further injuries (what Curry is doing now). Anyways, hope everyone has a good day.

Lin just said he is OK now.

Hornets Shootaround | Jeremy Lin – 1/4/16

http://www.nba.com/hornets/video/2016/01/04/1451938043953-160104-Lin.mov-209435

hmm, sounds like he’s still healing but still planning to play.

Lol I ended waching Sandrah explains why she likes Asian men.

Really? Kemba?

indian miami/ memphis portland.

dont quote me on this but i think 4ward the only hornets game on any national tv is the last game of the season.

Thanks.

JLin global fans!
https://twitter.com/LisaTarng/status/684114559548837888

https://twitter.com/rasheensmith/status/684120197402214400

Lin said basically he’s going to play with the hope that tape and medicine gets him through tonight. At least, that’s kind of what I heard.

Shaq was long gone. They won 2 with Gasol.

Lin is a true warrior, ready to battle the Warriors

as other people have pointed out: these “bench players” aren’t very good unless they have lin (like a lot of times in lin’s carreer)–now with lin getting more minutes with the starters the bench players fall to their norms unaided by the lin multiplier effect.

lin has only had a few 20 points games in his carreer much less 30 regardless of competition.

1 with charlotte
6 with the lakers
7 with houston second season
16 (the most by far) with houston first season (people on both sides seem to forget that and that for the last month of reg season lin was superb 17/7 44% shooting 35 minuts a game)
and knicks i dont remember but less than houston 1st season, maybe 11 or 12 during the “linsanity” run virtually all

the thing is, if Daniel could defend, he would be playing long time ago. I thought Lamb’s defense wasn’t that bad though.

I met Lisa at an event when Jeremy was in LA. She was super nice 🙂

Problem with those bigs are they don’t convert Lin’s passes. The one’s they catch. A lot of times they don’t seem to be prepared to catch his passes and looked shocked that the ball is in their hands. Then they rush the shots or hesitate and it’s blocked. Lamb is his most reliable guy to score or Kaminsky from distance, not when he’s pump faking and driving. Tyler catches Lin’s passes but he’s fouling so much he only converts when he doesn’t foul.

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Lamb made some terrible choices, so it wasn’t just bad execution. Now I see what limits him, I never really paid attention to his indiv play as much as last game probably because he made his moves but bricked the scoring and then he made moves that made no sense, all alone.

Just sayin’ tonight’s the night:

https://youtu.be/izB8P8oyhJk?t=4m2s

except for the short period when the FO gave him a fat contract and Cliff felt obliged to play him.

We have completed our online annual fundraising effort with a total of $4500!
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Thank you for all the kindness and generosity of faithful JLin fans to support him to make a difference in the real world.

If you can’t participate this time, it’s okay. There’s always next year. May God shower blessings to all of you kind-hearted people in 2016! I’m privileged to get to know you although we may never see face-to-face in real life =) It’s amazing how technology can connect all of us.

Hopefully it will lift up JLin’s spirit so he can play well tonight and vs the Suns on Wednesday.

Let’s go, JLin!

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No sir … just trying to get my year started. And humbly, I can’t afford GSW tix while they are hot lol.

But I will try to post something after the game because I’ve been watching GSW games + JLin minutes. I’ve only watched a couple of CHA games completely, because I just get bored watching the infectious hogging.

So I think I know the people and may be able to spot some game flow things not x’s and o’s to share.

Best for now, it should be a great game. I really want to see now a great team D like GSW will stop KW and if he gets it and will adjust by playing more the kind of game WITH Lin that let him has his and win too.

That is, I’m looking fwd to seeing DGreen and Bogut or Fez inside stop KW’s forays. A few blocks there should stop the iso heavy game.

https://twitter.com/PeteGuelli/status/684179474867445760

he got the tech for stomping his foot right?

i wonder how much their defense has decreased or improved

yeah, really weird a guy freelancing like that.

Miss Greg Smith w/Lin. He seemed to have huge hands. Charlotte bigs seem timid

game at 10:30 time is off a bit

First female NBA player? lol

I did not see Cliff complain about it at all.

he didn’t have to. I think he wanted to avoid another tech. Lin made his statement to the refs.

missing “missed”…lol …just couldnt resist

yea i see it now. its fixed

Lamb simply needs to play with more energy.
He really got paid for years of doing close to nothing simply because he has the measurements to be a good player. He got the length, the extension, the height and the shooting if he’s left wide open but he simply lacks energy to play at the next level.
He needs to know more about the game and gets involved.

Hope it will be an entertaining game

Jlin starting:

http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nba/1772/jeremy-lin

Jeremy working on the infamous floater.

awesome you’re watching warmups!

So…your wish came true…wanting jlin to play tonite…..

his ankle looks ok?

76er won again over Minnesota.
Ish Smith has proved himself he could be the PG for MDA making 11 assists, shooting 9-16 in the game. Carl Landry also played at elite level again. Nerlens Noel is another legit NBA player.
As a team, they made 31 assists for the game scoring 109:99.

Smith was awful his past 2 games (5-28). He’s a fine backup, but even Colangelo said they’re “still looking for a PG.”

Curry plays.
https://twitter.com/gswstats/status/684204708181880832

Even the FO is getting sick of their own agenda.

“We cannot move on as a team until Kobe leaves,” Kupchak said. “Part of that to me is painful because I’ve been here 20 years with Kobe.

“This is a year that’s dedicated to Kobe and his farewell. From my point of view, it gives me complete clarity. … We know what our [salary] cap situation is going to be like…. “We feel in the last two years that we’ve gotten at least five attractive young players,” said Kupchak, listing Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, D’Angelo Russell, Larry Nance Jr. and Anthony Brown.”

koufous, collison and casspi are often really good together (but casspi is out tonite i think)

also 20+ points.

doh! i thought hornets had a chance since curry wasn’t playing. then again, if curry’s hobbling, it might not be so bad. we’ll see.

Curry likes to play against Lin?!! 🙂

I hope Cliff puts Lin on Curry today.

some people might get sick of me posting this, but in honor of Lin possibly guarding Curry today, let’s watch again how Lin stripped the mvp and how curry had to foul lin afterward. it’s such a beautiful defensive move.

https://youtu.be/-MH0uBZZ6rg?t=200

ohh boy.

TTNN shares JLin video warming up with his floaters
He might need them tonight

https://twitter.com/22NN4/status/684200586107961344

Is Curry going to play? I think he’s injured.

2 boarders there 2nite? (wasn’t there someone else earlier?)

see post above.

https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/684211733339111424

noooooooo

Yes. Bring it on.

Yesssssss

Woww the game is starting so late tonight I didn’t even know! Is Lin starting tonight?

Ya! Batum is not play.

bruised shin vs. sprained ankle… (if they end up playing against each other)

btw there are 2 separate individuals from this board at the game to file reports.

Yes!….please…anyone?

I thought you were doing a @Michael!

Hes unguardable also

Thanks I saw that comment, should be a fun game to watch.

Here we go. Let’s go, JLin!

JLin is sporting his Spikes. Best he wears his hair this way.

that means he’s serious

that freakin’ bullet pass caught Curry off guard… hahaha

Curry is guarding Lin & Lin is guarding Brandon Rush.
Weird

Lin is guarding Rush

Curry just owns walker. Gonna be a long night.

not surprised he’s been guarding sf to start the game most games.

well Lin is taking Batum’s spot

well, Batum plays SG to save energy on offense so i don’t know..

Walker ISO all overs

Is the crowd always that loud when Curry shoots?

Lin need to get involved jeez

Good anticipation by Kemba of his own miss to get rebound plus And-1

Walker playing hard and playing well. But I don’t know how helpful his iso game going to be for a win.

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Walker needs to focus on defense as much as offense.

Lin tried passing it last second

or was it blocked?

It is so funny that the guards scored so much in the paints from both teams.

Oh no, Walker begins his things too earlier.

Ln not listed for tov but a shot

me 2

What I noticed is that Zeller doesn’t know how to PnR properly. When Lin penetrates, Zeller is slow/behind Lin. That’s why the two defenders were able to trap Lin (even though it did look like a foul)

That will never happen. His habits and instinctive view of how he should play are, imho, past the point of reset.

A PG who only sets up himself is just ridiculous, icing his teammates and forcing them to become more selfish.

Good set play to get MW 3 after time-out
16-17

PJ shoudl have dunked that.

wow, Lin’s defensive challenge caused Iggy’s airball =D

his hair

Lin does this a lot feeling out the opposition. If he gets the minutes he destroys the other team by the fourth.

nice!

Lin is doing a good job defending Klay … like a blanket

So fast. Only 3 minutes left in first.

the previous play caused Klay to have TO in passing

good d on klay. want him to get more plays run for him tho

okayyy … that’s different blanket
like Lion King blanket LOL

Kemba played ISO so early, it could have backfire if it made teammates cold.

pretty much all kemba ball to this point.

Lin is trying to get everyone involved and be secondary playmaker after Kemba.
So far so good!

Good challenge by Lin led to Klay missed 3

Lin’s first TO?

Bound to happen…borh are running…fast pace team

That ankle really needs to heal 150%.

Cliff needs to draw more plays for Lin

is that 2 fouls?

he looked a bit slower than last game.
Let’s hope he’s just warming up

And get the bigs to screen for him.

An injured Lin vs a healthy Barea, maybe.

and still.. Barea wouldn’t be able to do anything against an injured JLin’s defense.

jeremy needs high screens and bigs that roll hard to the basket. these bigs are lazy lol

man why is lin suxing… so hesitant.

Also hes a warriors fan maybe taking it easy on them lol

Let him find a rhythm

After one quarter, GSW has 10 asts, CHA has 3. Kembaball is a f*ing joke.

I hope Lin would not play 2q if Kemba plays PG and continues his ISO at the cost of Lin

We’re almost halfway through the season. What makes you think Cliff will do that now?

Lin must really hate meeting the warriors…

Though Lin had 2 fouls?

No, CHA had 10 assist, 7 of them Walker assisted Walker.

what is the bench going to do without lin

the D is lost

so far we’re trading buckets.

GSW got wide-open shots .. very bad

That looked painful for Lamb

Kemba’s been averaging 41.5 min per game in the last six games (42 min vs pathetic Lakers to statpad), nullifying BF1. He can’t possibly last long this way, maybe Clifford trying to run him into the ground?!

Let’s see how many more Kembaball losses the team can stomach before any action is taken by the upper ranks.

That’s a ton of minutes….kemba is not built to last

he’s ISOing, no one on starting unit can play well

That 3-guard line up of JLin/JLamb/Kemba…. painful to the eyes because of Kemba.

Of course Lin will play

Roberts been playing well so far. bench doing a good job keeping the team in it.

And if he doesn’t play much I’m okay with that. He doesn’t look all the way back yet.

Might as well be Kemba/John Focker/IJ17, and it wouldn’t have made a difference. It’s Kemba ISO anyways.

All-Star push and/or showcasing =)

I feel it’s a compensation for falling out of top 10 guards in the All Star first round voting.

see how BROB gets set plays like that? Why can’t Lin get that

Roberts is lucky to not to have to play with Kemba.

Phantom foul on hawes too?!

Marvin Williams decided to play today

coz Kemba doesn’t move the ball

He is a good back-up….seen him play last year….won’t take Lins minutes can’t play D

Kembaball = 3 asts in 12 min.

Team – Kemba = 5 asts in 5.5 min.

bench has impressed

Because ball MOVES. Any lineup is fun to watch if you take the hog out.

Lin needs to get going

Lin needs to hit shots when he gets the mins

It’s his specialty – stop the flow

I bet you he timed out to put Kemba in. Lin will still be on bench.

Bench is doing well. Lin is injured and cold after sitting so long. I would just let him rest. I don’t expect Lin to do much tonight. You could tell his burst is not there.

He plays very much like Jeremy….just takes too many shots = oxymoron.

Jeremy does not hog, he facilitates.

thought he only had 1?

nope 2

Something wrong with the coach. He gives Lin minutes but did not allow him to play PG which is Lin’s strength, No screen and no nothing! Just need him to do the dirty labor work! What a coach!

If clifford does then boo. Hornets don’t have the luxury to massage walkers ego, they have used up all their wins.

Kemba’s really an SG with decent handle who never grew tall enough to play SG.

Ugh. Just leave bench out there. Lin is injured and walker sucks.

clifford don’t know how to call timeouts

He needs to take them to hit them. Lin’s main problem is overthinking. It’s still a problem. Just play instinctually and when needed, create his own shots.

Cliff looks angry at Lin. Looking at Lin more than anyone else in the huddle.

He is seen as the defensive guy with Kemba….Jeremy is cliffs Swiss army player

What is cliff doing stopping momentum.

Lin’s tear-drop floater!

“Help” “Help” “Dang” nice D lin

LOL Kemba on Green

Finally!

Haha the GSW commentators thinks Coach Clifford is strange calling a time out when the player playing well.

Too .. much .. Kemba on offense

way too much kemba

Hornets have no answer for the Warriors.

Cliff needs to get Lin involved in offense. Draw some plays for him for easy buckets. We cant just have Kemba shoot 80% of the shots. This is why 2nd unit looked so much better. They were all involved.

Said same thing. Cliff has done this several times already, in some previous games too.

get jeremy some plays incompetent coach

Nope he is 5″11 2 guard

JLin would have waltz on Curry’s defense… if the offense is not “give the ball to Kemba”

put the bench back in..this unit is terrible

Hairston back to adding nothing

Kembaball or nothing. W is optional.

Kemba could shoot his teammates out of the game with a loss

lol and he gets benched….?

Was that really Steph as a kid?

Yup

Well Lin gets punished for whatever reason

WHAT DID I TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT CLIFFORD LMAO

And 1 Lamb

Lin plus/minus has been bad lately

Lamb is prob going to play a lot this game.

I’m happy Lin sits. Why get a third foul especially when he isn’t playing well in the last 90 seconds.

yah **** that dude
although I understand he wants scoring and length but still

he is hurt too..
i predict next game he sits out.

Lin definitely didn’t look as quick as the last game. He stumbled a bit before making the floater.
I’m concerned the ankle got worse after last game

Lin come on make more shots
Lamb is gonna take that 6th man job from you if you dont get yourself together

Kemba even toke PG role in the bench team lately

he has 2 fouls and is hesitating way to much on offense…maybe its the ankle.

Agreed but it also shows how much they value Lins defense….it’s an interesting development in Jeremys career

no, I actually start suspecting that cliff thinks lin should run the offense in the 2nd unit..so he is reoverlapping minutes.

yup, 1 blk by Hornets vs 6 blocks for GSW

He’s not. Lin is hurt. Lamb doesn’t offer half of what Lin does.

playing mostly iso just like Rockets and Lakers no PnR no ball movement at all!

Lots of jump shots….so tonight if lamb is on you keep him hot….Jeremy is not 100 percent and needs PNR action and yet he still might get 25 plus minutes….

True but it’s a mismatch for both guards playing against Curry and Thompson

Exactly. We have to have reasonable expectations. Just because he starts and Batum is out doesn’t mean he’s scoring 35 every time. He’s obviously not himself out there now.

That’s why I’m not mad….this is the hornets brand of more just less post ups with Al being gone

Guys, I don’t think Lin’s poor performance is solely on him. His teammates make it hard on him, giving him very few or no options at all but to ISO like Kemba. Lin wants to facilitate cause Kemba is not, but teammates make lanes clog up and spacing looks so bad.

Lin isn’t himself. Otherwise he’d have more impact. He made a great pass to Kemba early in the game. But he’s having trouble maneuvering out there.

The offense has no problem,it’s the defense that’s actually killing them.

For pretty much 90% of the league but your right

Bad ankle.

he is a little slower then usual since last game

Ankle not completely healed.

yes, no doubt he doesn’t have his usual quickness out there.

He shouldn’t have played last game vs OKC *sigh*
but what else can he do with Batum out after playing on injured toes for 2 games

i like it i want him to play. he is a good offensive player

Clifford should have brought dantoni to his bench….still wondering what the great pat Ewing offers….since the big men suck not sure

you might end up fainting tonight..so let open the valves

I think so… in fact, why asked Lin to play today?!

Hornets still live and die by Kemball. They’re not gonna win or get into playoffs

This is all the coach’s fault, this KW hero ball is repeating too often and the result is always a big “L”!
Dumb!

You might be right. I was so happy Lin was playing tonight. I hate being a fan. My night so depends on how Lin plays.

your night should depends on how your kids behave.

Bench and Lin ball with starters would’ve been even closer

Team depleted with injury. I am not sure how severe Batum’s injury is, but JLin decided to give it a go instead of sitting this out.

lets hope hes aight
bench needs him too

All five of them are sleeping. East coast here. Made sure they were asleep so I can enjoy my game in peace.

Hornets can only DIE by Kembaball, not live. Years of records prove this.

Kupchak said Lakers can’t move on until Kobe leaves. Hornets could say the same about walker and Jefferson. These two cornerstone players are built on an outdated foundation of isolation ball.

zammm 5!!!!!!! I thought my 3 was a lot..said a lot of my friends, who has at 2 maximum

Lin is assigned to play defense on this team not really on his offense,it’s good to see his improved defense but I’m afraid to see if down the road he will lose his offensive tools.

I know, I’m turning blue. I never played organized basketball but is it that important that the PG distributes the ball before he looks to score? What if the other team scores speedily and relentlessly? Shouldn’t you look to score just as speedily and relentlessly?

Lin swioshing threes during halftime warmups

Smh. 4 points or 40 points. End result is still a loss.

Yup from another era….wouldn’t know euro ball if it him them

but not to the individual…the team is the lost.. but 40 points shows he is not a lost.

I wish D Curry would talk more and Ms Ready would talk less. SMH. Annoying.

Fifty Shades of Blue: The Story of a Jeremy Lin Fan. LOL

GSW can’t pull away. Hornets is still within single digit.
If Lin gets more active in the second half, the Hornets still might have a chance.
Klay Thompson just had too much fun sinking 3s in the first half.

put too much money on those playas

I think it is up to Lamb, Kaminsky this game. Others guys. Lin probably should’t play anymore than 12 minutes in the 2nd half.

that might be why Lin was practicing floaters since his ankle affected his ability to drive

The only time Lin was able to bring the ball up was after he got the def rebound.

his 3 point shooting is on and off

Would a PNR with Kemba and Lin be too crazy lol….come on hornets coaches ….

Ouch!

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Bogut can’t do anything on that Jeremy shot.

3 what?

Fouls

Why was Bogut defending Jeremy? Oh wait…. 🙂

Lin is struggling out there.

Yep. If Jeremy is healthy, he would have a field day.

Poor Lin. He can’t cut. That’s the third time I saw him stumble when trying to change directions.

Blown assist…

Only when he is the of starter of the hornets

Damn Zeller, just go up and at least get fouled.

333333333

Lin for 33333333!!!!!!
65-66

Kemba seem to be faciliating more now

Ankle game in full effect

Lin knew walker going I so. Didn’t even try to run a play.

So much iso…

kemba killing the momentum

kw will just not work with Lin.

well, Lin got his ahhaha

1 point to 8 in a blink

Don’t let KW initiate the offense, or it becomes a street ball.

walker held the ball the whole time

Great job by walker trying to steal the spotlight back. Mission accomplished. Lost all momentum.

Kemba once again, tries to be hero and ruins the chance to tie.. getting tired of this

Kembaball. 🙁

notice how PJ “the defensive stopper” was nowhere to be seen lol

to start with don’t turn it over with that pass

He’s just stupid

not gonna happen. He’s gonna point fingers at other players and put the blame on them.

Walker shooting 5-13

or more

he’s trying so hard to prove he’s an allstar…. -__-

True this it’s cliff fault as much as walker. Tired of cliffwalker.

Kemba 5-13.. Lin 4-8.

Out of TO and play for Marvin to shoot mid-range J?

Been saying last few games Walker chuck up alot of shots (sometimes 20 which is unacceptable) that’s why he gets high scoring, he’s not an allstar.

Come on… that was a foul

Kemba just needs his 30 in a loss game and the story would be the hero of the hornets needs help. Then writer proceeds to blame other players or stats lacking, meanwhile no mention of Kemba’s momentum killer and poor fgs and bad shot selections

Kid is amazing

Raining threes…

It’s an amazing building to see come alive

yep.

its feels on the hornets Lin is the team ball.

We can’t trade buckets like that.

Spacing by GSW is incredible. Simple game really.

Curry plays on another planet. It’s like he dribbles great and then pop, he shoots it in rhythm and from distance. And then he gets hot and does it 3 or 4 times in a row. Can’t stop that.

is Lin realy known for his 3s? I think Cliff should have been drawing plays for Lin but I guess the bigs can’t really PnR or set screens.

Unacceptable, he’s usually not this bad

He can make those wide open ones

He’s shooting ok. It’s affecting his dribble/drive a lot and defense somewhat.

Whoever is on Curry is killing us. But Curry is like a cheatcode

Exactly. We have heard things like “Melo needs help” or “Kobe needs help” or “Harden needs help” LOL. As long as they shoot the most, they can be excused for not defending or not winning.

finally LIn got a call

KLay offensive foul on JLin

4 for Curry

Did Cliff see the Hornet’s assists are 24 and hornets 11?

Not a shooting foul?

Lin finally draw a foul from Curry on a drive.. should’ve been 2 FTs

how the f was that not a shooting foul lol?

Curry kills everyone in all fairness.

it was. Bad call.

Good help defense by Frank.

it’s over. Klay and Curry already hot

Kemba saw Hornets trail only by one point, and wanted to take over with heroball. Result: 15pt deficit.

it was over before the game, but I was hoping kw would be humbled and play to win somehow.

Result is a loss game

Lin can’t cut. Sucks he got injured. Was in a good groove.

They will always love Steph is Charlotte Kemba….u ain’t winning that battle

Lmao Kemba shake and bake then step back air ball

He got injured in the Lakers game. Kobe hurting Lin in all ways possible, can’t wait ’till he’s out of the league.

JLamb now playing KW lite.

GSW had pulled away…its gonna be a tough Q4

more like bad ankle

Lin should have gone for the last shot
ignore roberts

I know. Does he even know the guy is playing a high-running game with a bad ankle?

Lin not playing PG even with the 2nd unit, coach doesn’t know what he’s doing!

Probably they didnt realize Lin is playing with a injured ankle?

Hawes? Why he still gets mins?

I hope Lin goes to a new team after this season. What is Lin’s role on this team? I’m so confused.

Lin’s ankle is still bothering him. According to GSW commentators: Lin fell down about three times. He got bad shoes.

as allstars approaching kemba goes full iso

Mchale has clout……Cliffy and KW joined at the hip which sucks

Speights totally abusing Hawes.

Who knows right it’s silly

hawes should have slammed that.

JLin is very limited in this game not being able to drive and cut.
He just tried his best to contain Klay defensively & help make some shots.

Credit him for giving his all

Game is over. Do not send Lin back in if Cliff’s plan is promote Kemba for all-star

As always…best effort is always given…..

What is that lineup suppose to do

get kemba stats lineup

Always max effort on both ends….just needs to keep finding that jumper

Good luck with Kemba All-Star while Hornets sub-500.

Exactly how I saw it. Lin tested his ankle a couple times. Didn’t have it. So just tried to help the team without hurting them by trying to do too much.

7/17 – that’s like 10 turnovers, we’ve been through this discussion with Kobe’s volume shooting.

euphemism for chucker

Need batum back to find balance

LOL Became?! KW has always been a volume shooter and ball hogger!

Just says how much the hornets need batum…crazy that I’m even saying that

This lineup Kemba, BROB, Lamb, Hawes, Frank is Cliff’s offensive threat. He thinks he can trade buckets with GSW. He has taken defense out of the lineup and put in a bunch of ISO shooters.

Walker has been shooting 20+ shot almost every game. His high scoring conceals that sometimes but most games he’s obviously another shot chucker. Hornets no different from Rockets fabricating a star.

zamm lamb might take away lin’s job.. look at him.
but I doubt he will play next game.. he hurt his arm/wrist..he will feel it next day.

2 different roles entirely

imagine this unit got the hornet back to even.

someone explain to me why roberts is out there

atleast when datum is there the ball moves. Kemba dribbles all day long. Lin passes the ball when no opportunity. only to never get the ball back

WIll never happen. Cliff will call a time out as soon as bench makes 3 consecutive shots

Been saying Cliff copied Mchale’s handbook. The way he’s using Lin is no different from Rockets. But worst Lin doesn’t get to play PG at all and have to deal with 2 wannabe stars in Batum and Walker just like Harden and Parsons. All that talk about knowing Lin’s game was all BS to get him to sign. Knowing Li’s game would be setting him up for PnR and letting him lead as PG when Walker’s out.

another kw air ball … sit him please.

He has a license from the organization to chuck.

so see kw is tyring to prove something

Yeah, was in typing mode lol

If Lin got to be PG, we’d have more assists than that

Hawes 4 asts in 17 min, Kemba 2 asts in 31.5 min. Who’s the PG?

let’s get DGreen one more assist that’s all this game is good for.

Nothing new. Everyone can see it except Cliff.

We’re losing, poor more Kemba on it

GSW are trying to get DG that last assist – so nice to see. Crowd knows too. Let’s go1

When your PG Walker is always going iso and taking his shots, teammates will start looking after themselves.

Is the medical term for this Rocketitis or Hardenitis?

Hawes icing Kemba lol

What goes around comes around.

knowing clifford, he’ll put Lin in when they’re down 15 points

everyone icing him out lol

Duh, cause he’s playing selfish and only for himself!

Mostly true but Cliff is using Lin more like McHale uses Beverley.

Hope Lin can pad some stats….

Cliff letting Lin get his stats hopefully, runs pgs and get a few pts and ast

Please do that every game from now on! Ice Kemba and pass to Lin only!

OH man.. was gonna sleep, now I have to watch again.

BF1 got Lins back lol

Green out PG’d Kemba. so did Hawes

klay can’t score on Lin

Lin already making defensive stops

Made both FTs

kemba has 2 assists over 35 minutes.
8 for 20 from the field.
what a garbage PG

COME ON LIN WAS WIDE OPEN (sorry for the caps)

can they come back?

Amazing

I can see hornets players were mad at kemba lol

Curry can make 3s but can’t make 2s lol

The secret is defense.
Keep Klay and Curry from scoring. They’ll get within 3-4 pts with 40 secs left

How about Jeremy Lin the Swiss Army knife …. Does it all every night

lol he just made a 2 and 1.. 3

Winning a team like GSW is like winning the championships

Jeremy must guard them both at the same time…

Horrible

Curry may kill a lot of guards.. except Jeremy.

we fought hard

lin missed 2 wide open threes.

At least Jeremy got his points. Heal up fast!

Zellar blows a lot of under baskets shots. ALOT

the bigs on this team are worthless

GSW is simply better playing team-ball with better big men
Hornets big men just can’t finish strong.

Plus transition D is sooooo bad

Lin easily could have 3 or more assists

3 open ones

hornets will never go anywhere with kemba running the offense. its been like this for years. doesnt matter who his teammates are.

back to the gym

only chance is that the lin fix his freaking 3 point shot.. it’s getting lower than all pervious seasons!! doc.. what the heck happen.

Back to .500

shooting 3s is not being a PG

the gsw took their foot off the gas back it wasn’t close really ever

YES his ego

Yup…never been properly coached since college….cliff enables him….put Kemba with pop or Carlisle a better player

Good game by Lamb. For the state that Lin was in, good enough. Terrible game by Kemba. And not at all a good game by Frank either.

GSW as a team made 34 assists. Kemba ball made 15 assists for the team.

Cliff taking it easy on Lin cus of ankle?

huh?

https://twitter.com/Loveforlife0323/status/684248474443845632

Kemba played 40 minutes made 3 assists and he’s the PG.

I think it is good. Not scary at all. If he can knock down Batum’s minutes that’s good. Need to get Lin and Lamb as a tandem back going.

stop the sg exper jlin is a pg clifford wiping kemba azzzzzzzz

ur defense is better but this offense is horrid

reminds me a little of the lakers last year with more PNR.

Lamb played defense well tonight. He made 3 steals with his long arms. He needs to play much harder.

Just had a glimpse here and there of watching this game, don’t believe Hornets will make it to playoffs this season.

or the other way around

kemba pg with 39 mins, 3 assists.
Lamb 1 assist.
Lin, Roberts with 2, Hawes with 4.

Is CHA FO blind?

I am glad you change you opinion on KW. His assists/shots taken is extremely low for a PG and his defense is embarrassing. “Yes” man Cliff is letting him pad til he drops.

with modern bball, it is a BIG part of being a pg.. they are guards… usually at the perimeter. if they know you can’t shoot threes you are not a threat. Plus lin is a combo guard on this team. To be great, you have to be able to play either way.
So you’re saying curry is not a pg then because most of his points are from the 3 point line.

was there any interaction between curry and lin at the end of game?