Hornets 2015 Training Camp (Sept 26-30)

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I guess Jeremy just got out of the shower …
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Was Tom a Harvard?

Clifford and Thibodeau worked together as assistant coaches for the Knicks and Rockets. About 7 years in total, starting in 2000 or so. Thibodeau was an assistant coach at Harvard many years ago (1985-1989).

so … that Kemba is feeling threatened with Lin’s arrival and decided to WORK hard 🙂

This is good for the team. Playoff, here we come!

this hairstyle looks better / more handsome.

What a connection. Thanks.

Hmmmmm…
https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/647817276767473665?s=09

Look like 2nd team is in white.

Check out @JLin7’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/JLin7/status/647835099527032832?s=09

Check out @Librafree’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/647838230465740802?s=09

Lin already worked hard.

So who are the guys to follow on twitter to get latest news now.
I see Rick bonnell below. Anyone else good?

I’m not worried about Jeremy. He is more than ready.

It’s called respect

Playoff? Pfff. Championship here we come 😛

Here is a gallery of training camp photos from Day 1. Nothing with Lin so far … . In the photo below (L to R) General Manager Rich Cho, Assistant General Manager Chad Buchanan, scout Todd Quinter, and Nic Batum.

See : http://www.nba.com/hornets/gallery/2015-hornets-training-camp-day-1
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Lin got first video up. They know who to showcase.

2015 Hornets Training Camp – Jeremy Lin – 9/26/15 http://www.nba.com/hornets/video/teams/hornets/2015/09/26/1443296199580-150926-Lin.mov-30649 via @hornets

Not sure how to direct link

Not that it matters but I think he said that yesterday at Media Day.

2015 Hornets Training Camp | Steve Clifford – 9/26/15 http://www.nba.com/hornets/video/teams/hornets/2015/09/26/1443297098585-150926-Coach.mov-30656 via @hornets

Yeah he prefers players are fresh when play live.

Maybe that the entire team can play and that he is excited for training camp and see how it pans out tempering expectations?

Lin finally got it. First Said hornets wanted to go far in playoffs at press conf but now says to take it 1 game at a time and not look too far ahead.

Good read. Well written article by Landry. Pray he could return and play just for the joy of the game again.

in that clip we have Batum guarding Harden as well. Batum, Daniels, and Lin reunited in Charlotte! Honestly there is too much roster changes in this new NBA for my liking. Harder to get attached to one team. I guess that’s why I follow Lin more then follow anyone team anymore.

may be “infamous for” but statistically inaccurate ie. didn’t happen.

regular season last 3 years, 9 or 10 players played 20 or 25 minutes or more per game.

Yes, you noticed. Can’t be coincidence. The hair and number 7, right? Looking to a good year!

Wow, fantastic!

JL7 is more than ready. We just hope Kemba & Al are on the same page. Three all-stars IS BETTER than one.

Yeah, there he is to your right.

2012 right?

oh yeah .. :] typo thx

https://twitter.com/mreader/status/647915844387926016

I think so too! Lin as PF instead of SG or PG would be very interesting lol That would match Akira Sendoh even more!

haha.. that’s true PF/PG
“Coach Clifford, let me try out as PF … since there’s this character called Akira Sendoh…” LOL

Just a gut feeling. { think Clifford knows that lin is the better player. Also I believe that Clifford has had many chants with Dtanoi on lin’s high bball IQ. I think Clifford wants to challenge that. Also Clifford knows that lin is a clutch 4th quarter guy. Clifford knows that lin’s offensive skills is on point. he wants to define his defensive skills.

refine is a better word. That is why he had Thibodeau there. Clifford knows that lin is a team concept guy. Lin will do whatever it takes to win. It was interesting to me that lin said clifford watched his game tapes and actually pointed out his successes and failures on defense.

Just a note about the Hornets’ training camp (via Rick Bonnell / Charlotte Observer):

The NBA allows each NBA team to have two-a-day practices three times in training camp.

Each day, only one of the practices can include contact. Many NBA coaches choose to scrimmage in the evening session and introduce concepts in the morning session. Steve Clifford does it the other way around — live action in the morning, film study and teaching in the evening — because he wants the players exerting themselves when they’re most fresh early in the day.

Yeah that worked so well for the Lakers’s training camp last year NOT.LOL

Yeah winning by being tough. BS’s players don’t need any basketball skill or fresh legs. Being tough is everything.

I agree… where is BScott when you need him. They should just call themselves Charlotte Charmins 😛

Ahhh… I see the Lin puns are out now just in time for the season 🙂

As usual, your gut feeling is PROBABLY CORRECT.

That ain’t gel. More like pomade.

where’s the mooncakes with double yolk from KeeWah Bakery?

Ha ha … I am not in Hong Kong or US, it is too far for me in Kuala Lumpur. Cheers..

You’re missing out Tey Ling. It’s the only chance of the year to stuff yourself with fatty oils and sugars. You don’t have diabetes right?

They’re banned from being brought over the boarder because of the egg yolk.

Hi, the last time I think we communicate was my “adventure” tracking JLin in Chengdu China and missed his event. Have been lurking this site quietly for past months, now am glad the nba season is round the corner. Yet to decide whether to subscribe for the International pass as last 2 years subscription were sheer wasteful.

We all have to first check out what happens during preseason games to make up our minds. Good thing that Lin trusts Clifford, but never underestimate team politics. Cautiously optimistic here.

Have we ever hit 10,000 comments in this site? Am still suffering from partial memory loss from the disastrous last season. LOL

Glad that you were still here:-) Was glad that finally the waiting for the new season is soon to be over. Can’t believe JLin will be in China in 10 days time. Then we can hear more news:-)

Not going to get any pass but continue to watch via the free website. The ones that I used from last year were wonderful. Could watch it pretty well. Can’t remember the site name but believe it will somehow show up again somewhere soon:-)

Ha ha …. there were days we were hitting 4 digits, right?. Hope this season is a good one for JLin, and we shall have lots and longer highlights, and music videos just like the Knicks days. Fingers crossed.

Where’s Brent when we need him?

LOL I like it better when there is substance to read than all the trollings/fightings…… That’s why I don’t visit much of any site except truly for JLin’s sites now.

I think it’s conditioning, last few times Lin fans cheered for “the team” everyone got burned pretty badly, time and time again. So now every competing guard, 1 or 2, is automatically “the enemy”.

Which traditional brands do you recommend? I like 生計 in particular but I don’t see them around much.

That name makes it sound as if it were made in a lab 😛

You can loop it.

Just don’t let your head band touch your hair or you will find your hairline receding like Lebron!

I think it was @TTNN who said that Jeremy was being asked to play off the ball as SG and not off the ball as PG. That this is a big difference from Houston and L.A.

I agree. The job of the PG in Houston and L.A. was just to bring up the ball, pass to the SG and then wait around.

Also, I think Jeremy’s growing versatility was stifled by the awful tanking agenda last season. This season I can see Jeremy being able to adjust to different roles with the help of a good coach – combo guard, PG/SG, on or off the ball, and preventing opponents from having an effective game plan to contain Lin.

Yes sir~…

The Lakers and Houston “called” Lin a PG but actually used him as a SG.

As far as I’m concerned, Lin’s been a brilliant starting and reserve SG for the last 3 seasons.

There really isn’t any difference between Lin’s Charlotte role and that of his previous three teams. The only true difference is that Clifford will speak positively of Lin and hopefully not yank Lin out of games for doing too well.

I think I get what you mean (though I haven’t seen Lin’s Charlotte role yet).

I am definitely looking out for the minutes that Lin will be getting. But on top of that I will be looking out for the number of screens set for Lin and also if many plays are being run for him.

NBA.. and other competitive orgs..
all players hope that you as a teamate are good and can contribute to the team..but NOT better than they are

Not me.

I am NOT a Kemba Walker fan and I’m not afraid to admit it.

Ironically, Walker’s probably going to play his best basketball of his career now that Lin’s around to siphon defenses away from him and help Walker cover his man defensively.

Besides, this is the NBA where teammates all want to be them man. It’s up to the coaches, not Lin and Walker, to work the players together so that they’re all producing together to get wins.

If clifford and charlotte actually thought this about lin and that highly of him then they would start him at sg and move batum to the 3.

Cho saying Lin is coming to be a bench guy has also defined and limited lin’s role and potentially his future with the team.

Disagree. Lins best games last season were after all star break where byron inexplicably let lin run a massive number of pick amd rolls.

Sure there was the boston game where he was a 1 man fast break but that was 1 out of 82

Hes like a less athletic but marginally longer Will Bynum with more polish at the same age

At kembas media day it sounded funny when they asked him what were his personal goals for the season and he said he had no goals. I think he was trying to imply he was a team guy and not selfishly focused on stats but it sounded odd.

Also i think they asked him about lamb but he heard lin i think on one question at first right?

Lin’s teammates MUTINEED against Scott late last season in order to save their own careers.

But it isn’t as if Lin used a pick and roll on every play. Lin got plenty of action by creating shots for himself.

Lin was largely off the ball when Jordan Clarkson was undeservedly handed the starting PG job. That was the entire 2nd half of the season.

We’ve seen Lin produce mightily over the last 3 seasons with no plays run for him. That’s not suddenly going to change.

I am just most interested to see if Lin will finish games or sit out the last 6-8 minutes in the 4th quarter. And if Clifford does close with Lin, I believe Lin/Kemba duo to close the game is a losing combo for the team particularly on the defensive end.

So to me, I believe the team will have to make the choice to close with either Lin or Kemba. And it seems there is a 99% chance Kemba will close games.

So I have concerns for Lin and not sure how Clifford envisions Lin recreating his Insanity impact in Charlotte.

fair enough.

don’t get my hopes up!

I hear Cho’s job is on the line this year too.

Very possible.

I just hope that Lin continues to be a net positive to the team in whatever minutes he gets.

Lin will continue to be one of the most effective per minute players in the entire NBA.

Closing games is no big deal.

If Lin plays his customary unselfish team basketball, he’ll get good individual stats in the minutes he plays even if he is not allowed back onto the court late in close games.

It’s just like I was like the only Lin fan not unhappy that Lin got yanked off the court in that final Portland playoff game two years ago. I was content with somebody other than Lin taking the blame for the loss.

When actual NBA competition takes place, that’s when we see who can play and who cannot.

This particular Charlotte team this year NEEDS Lin to step in at SG and fill the departed Lance Stephenson’s dribble driving role.

Clifford can go with that or fight it, at his own peril.

interesting that both Lamb and Kemba was asked how do they feel about their reunion stuff, and they were like not that excited. I think only fans like to think about who is going back with whom, the players might not really care that much. Previous teammates etc. might not be as a big deal as we thought, unless they were pretty close before.

This reminds me the opposite of the dumb a hole Byront Scott.

Did someone post this already?

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article36681396.html

You can say that about every aspect of making a living. The real problem is in attitude. When people are selfish and want everything for themselves in excess of anyone else, then you have problems with team chemistry and sharing. You can have this in the office and corner small businesses.

I don’t believe that there can be no way you can be a tough competitor and a good guy. One of the reasons why Roger Federer is so popular with his own opponents and his fans is that he treats them with respect and dignity. He treats his fellow competitors as a necessary foil to measure of his own craft. He needs them to play as well as possible in order to become the best he could be. Jeremy Lin treats his teammates and competitors the same way. This is the Warriors code.

Guys like Kobe, Harden and Melo represents a lot of our culture of greed. It’s interesting to hear the pope’s message of sharing and self enlightenment. Lin has been the living embodiment of that higher moral ground. We can only hope that the Hornets are less about personal greed than about winning.

shouldn’t happen to him .. should have happen to some ahole…of your choice. knocko on woodio

Angry bird?

Not a Christian but it’s a very positive way of thinking. I do believe these struggles do force us to improve as a person and change our bad habits.

yes i notice a lack of excitement between the 2. I guess they were not so close at UCONN.

At least he (Fields) got paid before his injury. It would have been a lot worse if he got injured before his big contract with Raptors.

they overlapped only one year. Not like they really shared the court that much. I think just like people ask Lin about reunion with Troy, but they might be together for 2 weeks only.

After reading Fields’ testimony, I am happy for him that his wife is now a believer. God is so gracious that He had allowed both JLin and Fields to cross paths and have such a wonderful friendship and testimony for the world to see.

Not sure whether the competition is too high, that everybody are all going at it or not. Since according to coach, they don’t really do much at night, only film study stuff.

But there is only 3 2-a-day, I thought they could have a lot. And pretty strange that they have half of them are new and never played together before, and instead of teaching them their play book, coach will let them scrimmage directly. Got to have super high intensity as pretty much each position there is no fixed rank order, and guys would go pretty hard at each other then.

Mangled right elbow — completely ruined his shooting. I read that he tried shooting lefty because his right elbow just wasn’t the same anymore.

Philosophers have been at this question forever. It is human nature to want to want to be provide for your own family and to promote your own prosperity.

Adam Smith “Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith refers to an “invisible hand” (“By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry, [an individual] intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other eases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.” The fall of communism was caused by the fact that it took away that “invisible hand” or drive for personal gain.

To balance this human nature is the idea of the social contract. When we live in a community of many, the individual rights must be balanced with the greater good. The Chinese ideals of Confuciusm of family, village, province and country promotes the idea of duty to all those units. Duty and responsibility is in some ways at odds with individual freedom. As a son, I’ve had to balance what I wanted with what is expected of me. As a member of a society, we also have that responsibility. That is the social contract our constitution must spell out to us by laws and charters of rights and freedoms.

The speech by the pope brought me to tears because he has finally opened our eyes to our need to be socially responsible as per our social contract.

After the salary hike next season and the following season, both Walker and MKG’s contracts are peanuts. There is no point of even mentioning it. They play to win. For that to happen, a team with no superstar should rely on teamwork and the ability in play making.

Players like Steve Hawes, Jeremy Lin, Kemba Walker, Marvin Williams, Jeremy Lamb and Nic Batum are all having chips on their shoulder. There is one thing they have in common, they have just had one of their worst season in their NBA career.

I thought usually a training camp is the time to put in a system and then you see how guys fit into a system. Unless coach Cliff somehow just let the player play it out and see who like to do what, and start from there?

You could always see who is good in scrimmage games, that’s not conflict with put in a playbook though.

Welcome! Hope we will see more of your contributions in this new season.

Hi Rose! Welcome!

dont know if its been posted here previous but theres a guy with minutes breakdown on a site that did a lin/kemba comparison before projects lin with 28 minutes (link and quote below)

as does espn in its “fantasy” projections (not updated that recently).

a fantasy publication i have has him less with i beleive more like 23.

i would think these two numbers would provide a realistic range.

http://baselinebuzz.com/2015/projecting-the-hornets-starters-and-rotation/

“240 Minutes of Action

There are 5 positions on the floor that need to be filled over 48 minutes for a total of 240 minutes per regulation game. If Clifford opts for a strategy similar to the above, we’re looking at an approximate minutes breakdown of:

Kemba: 34mpg
Batum: 34mpg
MKG: 30mpg
Cody: 28mpg
Big Al: 30mpg
J-Lin: 28mpg
Frank: 20mpg
Lamb: 18mpg
Hawes: 18mpg”

Net positive is really important…..how positive is another story.

This is really bad….

You go ahead and do that if you think you’re so smart for coming up with that.

Leave actual basketball discussion to those who are actually interested in it. I’ve been telling you that for YEARS.

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/646189482530631680?s=09

Don worry, Lin can be a good PF…I mean they put Batum as SG…..LOL

Agree on all points except for Kemba being a backup scoring super stud – Kemba Walker lacks the athletic ability to do that.

Hi Rose, I just joined because of you!! I really enjoy your level headed comments. Let root for Lin to become a integral part of the Hornets (Go Team!!!)

https://twitter.com/ESPNDallas/status/648329280250777601

Welcome!

That’s why he’s grown to 6’6″ in anticipation.

JLin looks as tall as 6’5″ Jeremy Lamb

His mushroom hair is kinda growing on me

welcome, Rose :]
You are correct. True Lin fans would want to see Lin contribute to wins, winning will take care of PT & all.
Lin is a great playmaker; it only makes sense for Clifford to have many playmakers to close out games so I’m hopeful.

Not only the mods but the posters have helped to create respectable discussion here.
Will look forward to reading more posts. Let’s hope and his teammates will shock the NBA w/ team plays!

That all depends on how poorly Lin’s teammates play.

If they play poorly, more Lin.
If they play well, less Lin.

Agree.

I really really like the 2nd unit, especially if Tyler Hansbrough is on the court.

I feel that the lineup of Lin, Lamb, Williams, Hansbrough, and Kaminsky is the strongest lineup Lin’s ever played with in the NBA.

Hey KHuang 🙂

Yup, Charlotte’s second unit is pretty much covered in all positions, offensively and defensively. I’m looking forward to the Hornets playing against basketball powerhouses in the Western Conference.

I firmly believe that the Charlotte 2nd unit would be very competitive against any powerhouse Western conference 5 man unit.

Of course, I am not talking about players like Roberts or Hairston or Daniels.

I’m talking strictly about the 6 (Hawes included) young athletic proven veterans, Lin being the most accomplished of them.

NBA TV used to have a program called “Real Training Camp”…..I wonder if they will cover HOR this year? Anyone has the info?

I’m in Lin-Puns Training Camp now :>

Boston traded for Isaiah Thomas and gave him half a season to prove he was a starting point guard. Same with Reggie Jackson, MCW, and Dragic, and they performed average at best. Lin doesn’t even get 1/5th of a season before he gets told to give up the ball, then gets benched in favor of Ronnie Price.

Almost every night

Get to know Jeremy’s teammate Kemba Walker
https://soundcloud.com/wfnz-610-am/bustin-loose-hornets-point-guard-kemba-walker-joins-the-show

beautiful, do you know what camera and settings?

All those misperceptions are actually great. All the more advantage for Lin if opponents don’t realize he can go left, shoot 3s, defend, etc.

welcome! hope to see you here often, I think you’ll like it here!

It probably wouldn’t happen because mods would create new threads once the number of comments get too high (too slow to load, especially on mobile).

why is Lin wearing the headphone behind his head? 😉

Despite the intake of several nice draft choices, specially the 2nd draft pick for whom the Lakers tanked the whole season, the team is ranked 28th out of 30. My prediction is the Lakers will tank for the 2nd straight season. With Kobe on their roster, the team doesn’t have any real urgency in winning. All they will be doing is pretending to compete.

On the contrast, Lin’s team is all out in preparing to win more games next season. Go Jeremy!

Khuang says that Kemba and Lin can coexist on the floor and that will be good enough for me right now. Kemba, a poor shooting but low turnover PG should be able to complement a dynamic scoring combo guard like Lin.

I think Lin will get decent minutes. He may not finish games right away but very soon it will be clear that they need him on the floor to win, and he will close out games. Lin and the bench will also be awesome.

I have decided not to be worked up about Lin starting since there will always be NBA politics which Lin cannot control. Charlotte seems to be committed to Kemba as a starter and I will just have to wait and see how this ride goes. One game at a time.

Btw, small detail that don’t change the point: I recently looked up his block stats on NBA.com. Last season he was 6th among all PG’s in blocks based on actual minutes played. But when “normalized” to 48 minutes, he was 3rd. Yep. he was up there.

as a new season is about to begin rather than speculating about what might be forward for lin it might be instructive (as my old profs used to say) to see what he’s actually done thus far.

in 2010 there were 60 players chosen in the nba draft. (standard)

lin was not one of them.

here’s how lin stacks up against those 60 other players in what im calling “basic career production” numbers thus far. (total points, rebounds and assists)

below are the players from that draft in the order they were drafted and in parenthesis where they rank in terms of (my thus defined) “basic career production”.

(minimum 1000 bcp to have actual # listed, everyone else is below 1000; only above 3000 given numbered position/rank)

lin exceeds all but 9 of those 60 players drafted while he was not.

john wall 10585 (2.)
evan turner 7607 (4.)
derrick favors 6974 (7.)
wesley johnson 4665 (14.)
demarcus cousins 11266 (1.)
ekpe udoh 2111
greg monroe 9741 (3.)
al-farouq amaniu 4795 (12.)
gordon hayward 7470 (5.)
paul george 7041 (6.)
cole aldrich 1380
xavier henry 1521
ed davis 5056 (11.)
pat patterson 4764 (13.)

larry sanders 3031 (21.)
luke babbit 1473
kevin seraphin 3467 (18.)
eric bledsoe 5912 (9.)
avery bradley 3335 (19.)
james anderson 1967
craig brackins
elliott williams
trevor booker 3932 (17.)
damion james
dominique jones
quincy poindexter 2267
jordan crawford 4610 (15.)
grevis vazquez 6265 (8.)
daniel orton
lazar hayward

tibor pleiss
dexter pittman
hassan whiteside 1081
amon johnson
nemanji bejilica
terico white
darrington hobson
andy rautins
landry fields 3242 (20.)
lance stephenson 4510 (16.)
jarvis varnado
dsean butler
devan ebanks
jerome jordan
paulto prestes
gani lawal
tiny gallon
latavious williams
ryan richards
solomon alabi
magnum rolle
luke harangody
pape sy
willie warren
jeremy evans
haranday ndaiey
ryan reid
derrick character
stanley robinson
dwayen collins

jeremy lin 5564 (10.)

on a personal note this is my last post here. obviously not been a popular poster (see votes to posts ratio) but have enjoyed and appreciated some give and take with some posters, you should know who you are. and might hope that at least some information i have provided proved useful to at least someone.—-will continue to follow the lin story privately.

Thanks for the post!

hey! did you take that from nasa’s website somewhere!
lol
jk
hahahahhhhhhhhh

Instead of saying he had no goals he should have talked about team goals instead.

Attitudes are also different. Rondo was a killer. Walker? nah.

Words of wisdom. “A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions”. Adversity sometimes makes is aware of this.

Why your last post? Have often enjoyed your posts. Always sad to see people leave.

It must have been posted before but I still think it’s time to review this.
Jeremy Lin VS Kemba Walker: By The Numbers
http://baselinebuzz.com/2015/jeremy-lin-vs-kemba-walker-by-the-numbers/
However, I believe that there is a great chance the two will create synergy together.
There is one thing they have in common, they are fast on the lane.

They sometimes announces very late…..let’s hope they will pick up Hornets.

Didn’t realize we’re running Mr. or Ms. Congeniality here, if we were I’d probably be out fairly quickly. 🙂

FWIW, you’re welcome to come back whenever you changer your mind.

Sounds like Dallas had been interested in Lin then suddenly weren’t. Wonder if they had gotten word that DWill was going to get waived by the Nets?

https://youtu.be/zV1b-fFc4PQ

Sorry been lazy with votes but enjoy reading your posts

Well…I am just glad that Lin did not choose DAL

Me too. It’s a bad idea to be w CP as Point forward. smh!

Hey…I’m still learning…more over I have so much catch up to do….missing all the fun stuff here…my travel had been hectic lately

Ballstreams here…

Definitely give it a try at least….also LP will have a free period I believe?

I said it but you are telling me to say it. You can also tell me to go ahead and say it. Ah, the way you reframe the issue . . . you would have made a good attorney.

yeah, I still shudder about it .. imagine all of us watching Lin deferring to Parsons for the whole season

What a joke.

JLin has been rejected many a times and so did Jack Ma, and below is an extract of Jack Ma’s interview in Feb 15 with Charlie Rose.
JM: There were 5 of us who went to apply at the police force, 4 people were accepted and I was not. There were 24 people who went for the KFC job, 23 people were accepted and I was not. I applied at Harvard and was rejected there – 10 times.
CR: They’re sorry now. Ten times, you wrote to them and said “I’d like to come to Harvard”.
JM: Yes, and then I told myself that perhaps I should go and teach there, one day.

Moral of the story: Never give up.

For those that have seen DBZ, I say that JLins hair is a SSJ2 transformation. Meaning he will be taking his game to a whole new level.

He would be on a different path had one of those accepted him. He should thank them.

Joy Jeng
‏@Loveforlife0323
Haha…we see you @JLin7 at today’s training camp ~ ??
https://twitter.com/Loveforlife0323/status/648546882571014144

In the above article Spencer Hawes feels the week together in China will be a good team bonding experience because they will get away from distractions. I’m concern the extra attention Lin gets on the trip will be a detriment. The extra attention Lin gets in China will reinforce that Lin gets undeserved fame for just being Asian. Hopefully the trip doesn’t create jealousy between LIn and his new team.

espn even got Lin’s email wrong, what a joke!

Thanks for doing all the work and gleaning out the relevant parts.

Isn’t he injured right now?

But the season is about to start… come back! Don’t go 🙁

I will definitely miss your inputs. It’s always thoughtful and pact with info. I often feel like maybe my comments are too long and not very well received as well. Then I think of the humble worker bees that goes out to find honey and comes back to the hive and makes its frantic dance to tell everyone what’s out there. I then realize that our community needs everyone to contribute anyway they can to bring honey home. I hope you will reconsider and help us and me with such great insight.

Welcome! Enjoy your stay 🙂

I don’t know if he would ever be a great police officer, captain, commissioner etc….but now he has tens of billions to buy a city where he can be a major for life.

Welcome!

don’t go, @1mtoldman:disqus 🙂

I’m not sure who didn’t like you here but I enjoyed reading your insights & information.
It’s clear you follow & understand bball a lot; even the EuroLeague that many don’t follow

if you’re fatigued, do take some sabbatical but then come back.
I got a feeling we’ll be thrilled with Buzzanity once the season starts.

if you have some concern, please email jlinportal@gmail.com so I can get your feedback

no it doesnt you trippin cuz

can’t we just stick with the guy who said, “I like Jeremy. I really do. ” ?

you have to “fit in” to post here. since you’re quite an athlete, where’s your “chocolate shoulders?”

http://i.cdn.turner.com/drp/nba/hornets/sites/default/files/styles/main_gallery_photo__480_tall/public/150928_practice_14.jpg?itok=H9-7gFYq

Thanks, Arsenium

Clifford seemed to understand 3pt-shooting & defense are the keys to get to Conf Finals
Lin & Batum will be his key guys for 3pt-shooting to create great spacing for others so this is a great thing to know.

Not funny…I mean ESPn not you.

Lamb’s name popped up a couple of times. Last time from the coach, and this time from Marvin.

Sure it doesn’t mean anything yet, but if Lamb gets it going, then it might eat into Lin’s time as SG.

JLin sports “flat-top” mushroom hair during training camp.
That thing is alive :]

https://twitter.com/Loveforlife0323/status/648588780853551105

JLin sports “flat-top” mushroom hair during training camp.
That thing is alive :]

So good, JLin’s smile is worth posting twice or thrice

https://twitter.com/hornets/status/648115483523350528

The funny thing is BScott followed by saying ” I think he’s a kid that plays the right way [and] plays extremely hard.”

McHale did the same thing with “kid” comment for 25-26 year old player.

If Clifford doesn’t say the “kid” word again, perhaps he’s the right coach who thinks JLin is man enough to play in the NBA. Let’s hope so

Oops. sorry. all blacks looks the same to me. JK.

Watching Williams’ interview, thought that was the same guy, but you are right.

smh =)

well, Clifford’s talk is encouraging. I hope Clifford walks his talk.

I love it.

Anyone know what was Lin’s previous lowest ESPN ranking? Probably his GSW year?

I think they got consumed (understandably) by the DeAndre Jordan fiasco.

why leave? I enjoyed your posts, 1mtoldman. I hadn’t seen much backlash to your posts.

well, if you need a break, enjoy your break, but you are always welcome back!

I thought that the first mention is Lamb and not Lin. He kinda threw Lin’s name at the end.

yeah, Clifford is not shy to give opposing teams tidbits on who to guard.

What’s up with telling them to game-plan against Lin who can really shoot & pass off-the-dribble?
Now they lose a bit of competitive advantage.

smh Coach Clifford 😀

ah, you could be right. Thanks
He might’ve said “Jeremy Lamb” for the 1st one

oh well… let’s just see how preseason game will play out then

So this statement it’s about Lamb? Jeremy Lin can really shoot, he can pass off-the-dribble.

This was what I was referring to below as well when I said Lamb’s name got mentioned by the coach and also Marvin today.

yes, I think that was for JLamb, I believe.
sorry for the error

JLin looks younger than the “baby-faced” bearded one?

“Just hit the dang open corner 3 when JLin gives you the rock!”

The main thing I’ll be watching this preseason is whether Kemba and Lin can play together. There’s no way the projected Hornets lineup can succeed, much less play “4-out, 1-in” like Clifford says.

Kemba is a chucker, but he doesn’t seem like an egomaniac like Harden or Kobe. Maybe he and Lin can make it work like Bledsoe and Dragic did in Phoenix (until Thomas was signed). Until the Suns got IT and ruined the backcourt balance, they had a nice “double-barreled” attack going.

yes,likely Photoshop-ed

OTOH Frank’s picture looks the saddest of all

I think Lin is very well scouted already having been in the league so long. It’s up to the coach to give him those high screen rolls with an able bodied big man and no scouting report can stop that.

Isn’t the picture on the Roster page from when they first signed him and he flew out to Charlotte? Hair wasn’t so long then.

I’m not sure how it would be related. They would have needed a PG whether they got D’Andre or not.

Jeremy can only take a hard look in the mirror and reflect on being ranked alongside Dellavadova who is nothing more than a quality hustle player.

Corey Joseph is ranked too low in my opinion here along with Lin.

“Kemba, we are trying to win here.”

remember who guarded Lin last season? MKG when Lin got hot. MKG guards wings and tries to lock them down. He cannot guard some monster PF’s like Lamarcus Blake or even hold off Tristan Thompson off the boards.

Clifford said he likes 3pt & defense.

MKG provides 1 aspect in defense only as a SF. Batum is a much better SF IMO but they do want to start MKG so he’s one big SG at 6’8″

Going small at end of game w/ Kemba/Batum/Lin plus MKG/any PF definitely can be a problem but it really comes down to who can playmake & create spacing.

If MKG can’t shoot, he’s definitely liability to close out games.

I think Clifford would want to experiment w/ best lineup to close out games but I suspect he would go w/ 3PT shooting & spacing (Kemba/Batum/Lin) rather than MKG defense.

Can’t wait to watch preseason games to find out.

Really? That’s good but if they really did that why Lance couldn’t do well last season?

lance was soon overrated. really stupid to leave pacers

these ranking are basically last years ranking. this year has not happened yet

Kemba is only 25 and he can change if he doesn’t have to carry the team by himself. I’m still optimistic.

At least he’s healthy. Troy Daniel pulled his hamstring and is on a DTD basis.

The exposure of Lin is at least as much as any player on the team. Don’t worry.

Those old cats weren’t kidding but they weren’t men enough to tell James and Kobe how to play the game the right way.

ESPN gets a little better every year or isn’t as bad as last year.

I subscribed nba basketball from cable TV. If they don’t show enough Hornet’s game, I will complain or even threaten to cancel my subscription.

Surely surely. Ewing has never been a PG. Lin won’t be asked to play center. Mind you, Lin is decent in posting and playing against centers according to what I have seen on TV; Lin did well against much bigger players like Dirk, Blake Griffin etc as results of switching.

Hansbrough has good form in shooting jumpers.

Lin likes to play in a very fast pace.

You make good points. But it’s all a work around to Lin not being the starting PG.

At the heart of it, I think the problem is really Lin should be starting with Lamb at the SG, Nic at the 3, and PF with Frank or Williams and Tyler/Hawes to backup. Then Center between Zeller and Al and whatever tall PF gets no time.

Kemba comes off bench as the first guard.

if I were coach, that is how I would run this team because I want to win an NBA title and not pander to NBA politics. And that’s why I’m an armchair fan and not in the NBA.

Finally, MKG is not 6 foot 8. He is 6 foot 5.7 inch. HE also is not slated at SG but SF. Nic Batum is slated at SG.

Cory Joseph gets paid many times of Jeremy. That makes ESPN a donkey starting with letter ‘a’ in assessing players.

of course but that ranking is based on his production last year

I don’t think so, MKG is not long enough and could not stretch the floor at 4, so you will have a small line up disadvantage but don’t have the small line up advantage there.

Most likely they will put Batum at 4, and keep MKG at 3, and then Lin at 2. However, I don’t think Batum is strong enough to play 4, but at least he could shoot and stretch the floor. MKG is really limited the flexibility of the line up variation.

However, I do think Hornets still has question mark with Batum, you are not sure whether you can keep him or whether he is good enough that you won’t feel overpay next season, so they extend MKG as a safety concern.

But I still think that is stupid to lock down with Kemba and MKG for their cap space.

Haha! Good job, Cuban. I guess DW just wants to wait for CP to return so two of them can share the point job. LOL!

Of course, Doc wants his own son to shine not Lance in 2nd unit.

Shows how stupid the NBArank was last year to give Rondo 37:

NBA on ESPNVerified account‏@ESPNNBA
Could it be the biggest drop in #NBArank this year? Rajon Rondo goes from 37 last year to 223 this year.

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/647453686411718656

Thanks, everyone, for your comments. It’s easy to see why Jeremy felt at home signing with the Hornets. Here’s a tweet I saw today from Bobby Marks, that recalled the antics of Byron Scott in LA. [Note : HC = head coach]
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https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/648458334471876609

Wonder why is that? He used his floating in NY and just stopped. Is it against Morey Ball doctrine or something?

Lol at Nick. DNP!

they will tank this season, for sure.

Yeah when the tank starts going, Nick would have to sit on the bench.

https://twitter.com/linfinity88/status/648687746693754880

I used to think Cuban is smart guy but w this summer’s FA…. Don’t think he’s anymore. But you got what you asked for it. LOL!

That is the dumbest thing ive ever heard reagan… u obviously r not a minority or a woman… r u a woman? Sorry mod but u cant let this guy post such things…

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@JLin7 and @hornets’ teammates & coaches. Fresh start, GO!
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On houston local news Harden said Lawson gives them speed they (Rockets) had not had before. What? Lin is fast too!

I’ll will bet anyone at ESPN a THOUSAND FREAKING BUCKS that Lin has an RPM over -0.24. Guy is healthy, in his prime, and playing in a favorable system…what a joke.

Ok, so JLin is only 1 of 21 players to average 11pts/4asts on 53%+ TS%, has an RPM and WAR that places him in the top 80/90 players in the league, and played under a coach who hated his guts and crafted his system to ice him out…and for that he gets ranked 197th in the league?!?!?! Now, there’s undervaluing a player, and then there’s openly disrespecting them…

ignore ESPN highly subjective ranking.
IMO it’s fully designed to incite & cause excitement before NBA season starts.
When Buzzanity breaks out, it’ll be even sweeter.

In 2014, here’s the subjective selection process. I expect the same for 2015

How did we rank the players?

We asked our ESPN Forecast panel to rate each player on a 0-to-10 scale, in terms of “the overall level of play for each player for the upcoming NBA season.”

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11754398/#nbarank-2014-players-1-500

are they referring to “speed” drinking? Cause Lawson is a world class chugger…

Those espn can’t be that stupid, they have to be uniformed.

It just shows you how much Celtics has improved.

Zing! Ouch! LOL

I would’ve said the same of the Mavs, except Cuban went and got DWill. Heh heh heh…

Isn’t the preseason usually free on NBA League Pass? Even if you were planning to go with Ballstreams because it’s for 6 months wouldn’t you want to wait until the regular season starts before starting Ballstreams? Otherwise if you do for the preseason then 6 months would expire with a month left on the NBA season.

Mark Cuban has single-handedly destroyed almost the most potent offensive team in NBA in order to get Rondo. He made another move to get Chandler Parsons but he hasn’t been playing at his prime for him since Houston. He let Tyson Chandler go away for free and he’s still paying Raymond Felton because of the trade. They also lost their best perimeter defender in Al-Farouq Aminu to Portland.

It would take years to recover from these mistakes. For the time being, Mavericks don’t have depth on their roster.

Portland Trailblazers although lost players like LaMar Aldridge to Spurs, they have signed Ed Davis from Lakers. They lost Robin Lopez to NY KNicks but they got Mason Plumlee from Broklyn Nets. They let Wes Matthews to Dallas but Wes Matthews couldn’t play for Dallas now. However they received Gerald Henderson and young Noah Vonleh a 6’10” PF from Hornets for Nick Batum. Also they signed Al-Farouq Aminu from Dallas. I betcha that Portland Trailblazers can recover sooner than Dallas.

ESPN ranked Portland Trailblazers 29 and Dallas 18. Perhaps the reverse is true. I think Charlotte should be ranked 16th ahead of Utah, Detroit, Dallas, and Indiana. Phoenix is ranked 22nd which I think should be 17. Broklyn is ranked 26 which I think should be ranked 20. With Utah which should be ranked 19 despite their lack of depth in guard position.

Kaminsky is not playing at NBA level but he could be next year.

I doubt if Hansbrough would be given much minutes by Clifford.
Coach Clifford preferred a 9-player rotation.
Batum, Walker, Jefferson, MKG, Zeller, Lin, plus
(Kaminsky, Williams, Hansbrough, Lamb, Hawes)
Only 3 out of the 5 players are going to be in the rotation. My bet would be on (Lamb, Hawes, Kaminsky/Williams)

Jeremy Lin is ranked 87th among all NBA players.

People from ESPN assessment team is worse than stupid.

I agree w you on Portland is better than Dallas bc players always can’t do well after the injury for a while. Cuban’s really not thinking well in this FA.

Watch out Lakers, You have a serious competition for the tanker spot.

Yes, very interesting. In a train wreck sort of way. ?

Thanks, Makes a good spotters guide to learn the team, coaches.

Yes, leave and praise the one that attacked me personally is ok?

Calling other dumbest is very respectful?

Cuban didn’t chase anyone out of town, it’s called business decision.

Somehow that tech geek got himself a ring while Nash is still in search for his first, maybe not as a player.

JLin actually does look more confident on-court and off-court.
There are noticeable things that he didn’t do in the past 3 years:

1. praised his coach repeatedly for knowing how to use his strength (vs “I got to play my role”)
2. praised his high-character teammates in the locker room
3. sport Spikey-Mushroom hair & be more of his jovial self
4. …

When his confidence carries over & he can play loose on-court, watch out 🙂

Thanks!

calling others dumbest is also not ok.
let me check the thread

let’s also refrain from calling others names.

this thread is getting heated so I would encourage everyone to not reply to this thread. thanks

I don’t see any reports about Jeremy yet…
https://twitter.com/JTyree704/status/648906903389470720?s=09

Check out @CNM_JLin_Vids’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/648913437444153344?s=09

This team is really low profile on their camp. Maybe don’t want to show too much on what they can do?! Just wait until season starts….

From Tuesday’s practice (Day 4) : Jeremy talking to Stephen Silas again …
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insanity was possibly the worst and best thing to happen to lin

From Tuesday’s practice (Day 4) : Lin and Silas in discussion (viewing computer) …
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Check out @Loveforlife0323’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/Loveforlife0323/status/648938554882584576?s=09

Who is player holding the basketball?

Yes, Lin does not need this additional noise. time for play is over. All down to business.

Too bad for us fans though. Waiting it out.

Cody Zeller is quick and he can jump. Tyler Hansbrough is very energetic. I doubt if Jefferson is up to it with his legs. Frank Kaminsky needs to put more work on his footsteps around the rim, Marvin Williams is more like a PnP type.

Is it me or does Lin hang out with the coaches alot? Coach Lin.

yeah, same feeling here.

you never know. However, I do like that media giving him a little space, as it is usually harder for PG to get use to a new system and new team. Even Nash said it will take 2 month….

They won’t see any talent like Okafor available next season. It’s too bad they miss the chance to build on such a big man posting inside for their old posting offense.

I’ll feel better if I see him talking to the head coach more.

My concern as well with the Pick n Pop. Don’t like that at all with LAL & Boozer.

Normally AS coach is the guy to do it.

great point…man i cant wait

It’s MKG. Your picture is #17/27. You can see MKG in #19/27 and #21/27.

That’s what I thought but wasn’t 100% sure…

They know each other from GSW days(?). Jeremy wants to learn and is a very detail orientated guy. It is not a bad thing for his development to talk to coaches and pick their brains. Or he’s a teacher’s (coach’s?) pet 😛

Check out @CNM_JLin_Vids’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/648977221445623809?s=09

“Weak. What’s all this sitting an thinking. Camp is about running. Running. Running” – BS

Kemba’s strong point: He can create spacing in ISO plays and get off his shots.

Kemba’s weak point: His shots don’t go in as much as they should.

http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/derrick-rose-injury-update-0

DERRICK ROSE INJURY UPDATE

Posted: Sep 29, 2015

September 29, 2015 – Bulls Guard Derrick Rose was struck in the face by an elbow during today’s practice. He was taken by the Bulls medical staff to Rush University Medical Center for testing and evaluation which determined he sustained a left orbital fracture. After consultation with several specialists, it has been determined that he will require a surgical procedure, which will take place tomorrow at Rush. After the procedure, a timetable for return to play will be determined.

This orbital fracture is Derrick Rose's 7th significant injury since 2012. Incredible bad luck.— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) September 29, 2015

The different between Heaven and you know, BS.

Difference here may be: They might hand him the clip board. He had to pry it out of the coaches hand before. Haha.

Okie doke.

Clifford probably realize his players will like continue to train on their own. Players probably know what they need to work on now.

ah, I didn’t know that. Thanks! I need to ask them to change it then

Where/what are these praises? Haven’t heard any since day 1 of camp. Am I missing something?

Actually I fully expected Lin to be very low key during training camp. That has been his approach for the last 3 training camps that I followed. But once we move on to real games and the team has to translate all they have learned onto the real stage, some will cope and will falter. Lin will rise up. He has always been best when the lights are brightest.

Ya! I think they were running more game like training camp than BS that running around for injury. Low key probably bc they don’t want to show too much about what they were really doing.

Jeremy was mic’ed up last year for during the training camp on NBA TV and majority of the time all you heard was panting. It was very physical. Hornets seems to be the opposite and balanced.

Big LA media reported on every little thing and we got our fill but Charlotte media is keeping us hungry… very hungry 🙁

I signed up around this time last year but because I froze my account here and there and off season, my account is now extended to February 🙂

Lin was the fastest they’ve ever measured using their high tech electronics. Though Clyde Drexler said it may be so but he still doesn’t believe it.

whew, please don’t scare me like that again.

thank you for your understanding. will certainly do

Good to see everything back up, and site not hacked. Brace ourselves for first game, all that traffic may bring this site to a crawl. Lin can do that.

Bscott is from the pat riley philosophy of being the best in shape team… riley actually injured scott due to his rigorous practices just bf the 1989 finals against pistons… magic was also injured that series… both teams were at the height of their powers that year… would have been a beautiful series if they had been healthy… scott never regained his form after the tear in his hamstring… magic pulled his hammies during series… you would think scott wouldve learned but well hes byron scott…

also sounds like they don’t get to see anything, everything was pretty much heard from the coach or players.

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His actions were sanctioned by the Lakers front office.

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I don’t think this team can win 30 games.

https://twitter.com/AdiJoseph/status/633748979281297409

But I thought they had given Wes a lot more opportunities to succeed than what Lin got. Wes wasn’t able to hit the open jumpers and really didn’t produce with the amount of minutes that he got.
Then again, getting the minutes with Kobe around really doesn’t mean much.

AT 18:00 Hive Talk Live talking about Kemba Walker in PG and of course Jeremy Lin is ready to take over if Kemba fails.
http://www.atthehive.com/2015/9/29/9410543/hive-talk-live-preview-hornets-start-their-engines

You scared me to sleep.

The first Kobe is referring to his attitude towards his teammates, the second Kobe is his athleticism.

I do hope China learn the American way of life and the culture. This is the first step of peace making. Aggression and war never pays. Hope that there will be an understanding that democracy is not something to be afraid of.

They are building a real team there playing all for one and one for all to win. (The motto of the 3 Musketeers)

Poor Tyler; He seems to get stuck with coach Ewing.

More than fair share of attention, I must admit. Lin is always a star wherever he goes.

Lin doesn’t want to say much about the Lakers. Whatever he wants to tell, he has already shared with us in his exit interviews with BS and Kupchak. They damn right know what they have done to players like Carlos Boozer, Jeremy Lin, Jordon Hill, and Wesley Johnson.

Hello All first time poster long time reader. I dont like what they said about Lin’s Defense. Kemba a better defender? in what world.

I really think Portland has the players to win more games than people think. They are really underrated. Dallas is as usual overrated.

Agreed, but the guy also said that Houston Rockets play Defense lol!

I think Mavs can be .500 team

yup, Lin’s rookie year he was sitting on the bench next to Coach Silas most of the time.

hope he gets another chance in the NBA

Yeah, seems like this season Lin is under the radar, so I think that is good for him. He can just be free to play his game and not be constantly be judged against a large contract.

I never thought Lawson was considered fast either.

Hmm, well maybe he was fast his rookie season, but after his substance consumption, I doubt it anymore.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/06/25/ty-lawson-smokes-a-hookah-while-watching-nba-draft-and-said-im-going-to-sacramento/

He’s not an intelligent person. Thank God he had basketball.

Like you ever needed any help. Sleeping is to you what tanking is to BS, it comes naturally. 🙂

I think the false narrative about Lin being a bad defender will take some time to dispel. I think the general body of sports fans cannot deny Lin’s offence capabilities. But they need to understand why he was benched. We have Kelvin Sampson, McHale and Scott to blame for the false narrative.

2 things helped me see the truth early on.

Firstly, stats from Lin’s NY days actually show that the team’s +/- improved mainly because the defence improved a lot when he was on the floor.

Secondly, I watched the whole Linsanity Nets game. Not just the highlights. Lin shut down the 2012 Derron Williams and took him out of the game.

Since then Lin has countered Tony Parker and many other great guards but Houston and L.A. buried that.

Hopefully this year we can change the narrative with some help.

We just have to accept that some people are too lazy to actually research the facts and can’t look past stereotypes. Not to mention those who will still refute facts despite hard proof. They will still make some excuse.

Hornets promo for their China trip. Lin is the only player who appears. Maybe there are other videos to come.
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https://twitter.com/hornets/status/649232783554953217

Jeremy is one of the best in the league at containing dribble drive guards. It frustrates me that the the media narrative is so far from the truth.

A littleof both

what else is new 🙂
good to see you again, @Michael.
We need your nap for a new season!

A poster at HornetsPlanet reported that “Clifford said today that their rule so far in training camp was that if the ball wasn’t past half court in 4 seconds it was a turnover.” [link] It sounds like Clifford’s message also means that players better get their posteriors over the line and in position if they want to be part of the play. Sounds like it’s Jeremy’s type of game.

I hope sponsors will start using Lin-puns for their marketing slogans!

Adidas: “Linpossible is Nothing”
Gatorade: “The Linsatiable Thrist Quencher”
Tencent: “Creating Lin-happiness for users by heart”

I’d offer my <Lindelibleservice to these companies LOL

@disqus_3ojL2FVU9I:disqus , do you want to partner? =)

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2015-09/25/content_21983288.htm

NBA China announced today a record 15 marketing and promotional partners for NBA Global Games China 2015 presented by Master Kong: Master Kong, adidas, American Airlines, CLEAR, Gatorade, Greenland Financial, Harbin Beer, Harman International, Marriott International, Inc., Mengniu, NBA2K, Nissan, SAP, Tencent, and ZTE Mobile

I’m starting #LinPuns campaign to get NBA Global 2015 sponsors to take notice & cash in =)
Imagine JLin appearance in Gatorade, Adidas videos dealing with all kinds of Lin-puns from fans!

It’s a cause worth supporting LOL

https://twitter.com/JLinPortal/status/649265588494209024

amazing they are calling this letter bombs… come on this was not some simple letter sized bomb these demolished entire sides of apartment buildings… scary indeeed. http://www.rt.com/news/317030-china-massive-blasts-liuzhou/

Check out @rick_bonnell’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/649247473752481792?s=09

hey, remember that a Lin pun a day will keep the doctor away LOL

I see you also used up 2 puns out of your daily quota :>

it looks like he paid people to deliver the packages… so yeah ‘letter’ ‘parcel’ ‘package’ probably translation issue. amazing he ability to get your hands on that much explosives… scary…

OH that was fun! I have not ever seen this before :-))

Check out @CNM_JLin_Vids’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/649286016549818368?s=09

So why is JLin getting so little press? Mgnt doesn’t want to upset the apple cart? Batum is a much more heralded addition? Frank was a high draft pick? They’re warming up for the China trip? They didn’t make Lin available? Why is it?

I think less media for Jlin is for the best. Too much hype for Jlin is not good.

I think it’s very less press for the whole team. Batum is the #1 scorer for this team coming season so they did talk more about him but not too crazy either. So far it’s very low key for this camp so far. Not too worry.

We’ve all seen too much press when he first arrived in Houston and LA. Let this city of Charlotte be low profile like he first arrived in NY.

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friia_strength IG: @hornets players working hard on day off.
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FYI
Tech Support will perform a small maintenance so if there’s a glitch, I will be working with them to fix it quickly.

Just a heads-up

The maintenance is ongoing.
I think as long as people don’t refresh the thread, you can reply to posts

Lol!

Here is the backup link when the site is down for maintenance.
Please bookmark the link, it will come handy.
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https://twitter.com/JLinPortal/status/649321779945574400

Personally, I don’t like any press, media coverage on JL7 unless it’s coming from the Hornets org. I don’t care if the media praise him or not, but the coaches around the league are not sleeping when JL7 breaks out. It’s a matter of when and not if. I just want This Hornets team to quietly sneak into the Top 4 in EC and we all know the how they got there.

ok, things seem to be back up.
I’ll continue talking to tech support just in case.

Of course it’d be great if China has democracy but most important thing is getting rid of corruption! Look at Russia it’s democracy now but government still just as corrupted and messed up.

1st time seeing this. Thanks

If true, so far it’s exactly what coach Clifford has said all along. Adding to that Lin has been seen working closely with assistant coach Silas about team strategy.

Page3/3 #58 by Spaceshoes
http://hornetsplanet.com/topic/46544-charlotte-hornets-training-camp/page-3

Everyone was split up. Looked like they were split up more to make each
other work against each other in good matchups. Walker, Batum, Frank,
MKG, Lin, Hawes on one squad, Zeller, Jefferson, Roberts, PJ, Williams,
on another. Lin did get traded at one point. Walkers team won. Didn’t
notice Frank getting pushed around too much, he was outside a lot.
Matched up with Cody some.

Why no Jeremy Lambs?

Longer excerpt from same poster. Apparently Lin didn’t hit any shots in the scrimmage he got to watch. I am calling on fellow Lin fans to take a deep breath and relax. We’ll see what is really happening when the games start in a few days.

“As far as the scrimmage portion, Kemba looked good, and Clifford mentioned that he’s looked good since Saturday. I thought Lamb looked good as well. I’m wanting the Hornets to keep Harrison, so I was looking for him to do something, but he was just there, didn’t stand out either way. Don’t think Lin hit any of his shots. Zeller knocked one down from right on the 3 pt line. Dropped a pass in the corner when he was wide open. Looked as he was shooting before he caught it. I took that as a positive that he’s looking for the outside shot. It was a faster paced play than last season though not tons of fast break points. MKG didn’t knock them down, but he took a couple shots from deep and looked good doing so. Though it was fun, it’s tough to take too much away from just one scrimmage where they were tired after their first few days of practice.
Clifford mentioned that different people have stood out different days. Said that Monday PJ had 19 points in 3 quarters of play. Also mentioned Al had a great shooting game only missing a shot or two. All in all it was a great day. Football season is great and all, but I’m ready for basketball season myself.”

that’s a stupid comment from Gottlieb.

Lin was brought in to play 20-30 minutes a night no matter what he does in preseason. So none of this matters. He’s a known commodity now with 4 seasons of play under him and game film. Coaches know what he can do at worse.

Sure it’d be nice for Lin to play so well that coaches confuse him with Michael Jordan, but even if Lin plays that well, I bet he is still going to be the 20-30 minute bench guy no mattter.

that means coach wants less dribbling and more passing

under the radar is good. Let Lin’s game speak for itself in regular season (and playoffs hopefully!)

wow, that fast break where he went into triple coverage and did his patented reverse layup!!

Hopefully, Batum will be the glue guy that gets the team game flowing.

“Don’t confuse offense with individual points: Clifford wants Batum’s decision-making and playmaking for teammates as much as he wants Batum baskets. The Hornets are making a bet (Batum will be an unrestricted free agent in July) that he can improve ball movement on a team that struggled in that area since the departure of power forward Josh McRoberts last year.

“I won’t be the guy who takes 25 shots, no. But I have the game to help this team win games,” Batum said. “We’re a playoff team and we need to show it from day one. I know I can be a guy who does more than I have been doing the past few years.”

hmm..why not? Drose, harden, melo or others go for their own stats… problem is that those DOESN’T know how to really play team ball… their point can also not be stats but just get the ball in and score.

thus the reason for not seeing those moves other than during linsanity.

I mean you want Lin’s stats better than 11pts 3 assists.

And for steal leader, not necessary a good thing there, so should not chase that. Only selfish player do that.

Paul is a super fan with a lot of knowledge so I’m not ever going to go through his comments and opinions with a fine tooth comb. I don’t always agree with everything he says but that’s okay. Khaung and many other experts on this site has opinions I don’t always agree with either.

On Paul’s point about Lin in practice, I can see his point of view. Why do you think Lin is such a clutch 4th quarter player? It’s because he is totally engaged and has decided upon a strategy to pull out a win. Why doesn’t Lin start right from the first play of the game? It’s because he’s a true quarterback and PG. he’s more concerned about how his teammates are doing. Whose hot and who’s not. Who matches up well against his particular defender and what tendencies can he use to make a good run to win the game.

IMO, Lin is “coach Lin” right now. He’s not looking to score, he’s looking for chemistry and patterns of play from each and every teammate. Lin is the rare player that can summon his sharpest powers when it’s called for. I think this is what Paul means.

Lin’s in the last one but so short…

And they do it in good fun. BS & Kobe made a big deal out of it and they are really jerks and bullies.

NBA style of basketball has been for showing athleticism which is unnecessary basketball for winning games. Most of the time is for show. To me, a glamorous dunk is worth as much as a mid-range jump shot or a layup. They made a big deal out of it. On the contrary, the entertaining basketball should have lots of passing and open shots like the following. (Game starts after 1:11)

After this game, LeBron knows that he has had no chance of coming back against San Antonio. He left Miami.

https://twitter.com/Loveforlife0323/status/649436618864984064

Don’t agree. A speed scoring of basket will have twice as much impact on the game as a dunk. A long pass and score will impact the game even more than a dunk. A 3 pointer of course impacts the game more because it’s worth 3 points.

Jeremy has enough attention and coverage. He’s almost the one who has got the first of almost everything. It’s fine that he could concentrate on the game now.

Jeremy’s new PnR partner. Cody Zeller is really athletic. He runs the transition offense pretty well. His wing span is more than the scout report and plus his jump, he could block shots and be a very good cutter driving to the lane. I’m looking forward to seeing him running with Jeremy Lin. I have confident that he could shoot 3s. He’s a mighty good shooter.

After watching Cody Zeller’s game, I’m not sure Frank Kaminsky can beat him out in the PF spot. Giving him the go, the guy can shoot 3s as well as Steve Hawes, Frank Kaminsky and Marvin William.

For the first in modern bball, the game is no longer dependent on size and strength to bull your way to stuff the ball at the rim. The game isn’t about throwing the ball inside to Wilt Chamberlain, Hakeem, Shaq or Tim Duncan for the power jam. It has been the most feared play in the game for the longest time, BUT NO MORE!

For the first the most fear weapon is the 3. It has changed the course of the game from size and jumping domination to skill and speed. The current MVP Stef Curry is small, not especially athletic or fast, like a John Wall or DRose. BUT HE HAS THE QUICKEST RELEASE AND THE MOST DEADLY 3 pt SHOT.

This shift is cataclysmic, but too bad the old cronies that run the league will not notice it. Lin is on route to be one of the greats of the game, if he can continue to improve year by year, his outside shooting.

Lots of fans think that Frank Kaminsky would replace Cody Zeller. I don’t really think so.
They are both very young PF/Center. Let’s examine a little closer.

Silmilarity between Cody Zeller and Frank Kaminsky
Age: 22
Height: 7′
Weight: Around 240 lb
Difference: style of play on the court.
Frank Kaminsky is more traditional type of center that can shoot 3s.
Cody Zeller is athletic and can really flourish on a running game. Zeller can jump. Zeller has very good shooting form. Can he shoot 3? He may. If the team wants to play small, Zeller can indeed be on the court because he can run and he’s skillful to drive to the basket and good in transistion games.
They could co-exist because they are good in different style of plays.

https://twitter.com/HornetsPR/status/649557374508904448

Looking forward to the first preseason game tomorrow.

Nylon Calculus ranked Hornets 7th in East Conference
http://nyloncalculus.com/2015/09/30/highly-plausible-nba-win-projections-2015-16/

Not sure Frank is a traditional center. The report is that he grew up playing PG so they were surprised by his ball handling and passing skills during the summer league. With his outside shooting, he can easily spread the floor and play the center.

yeah, and Randle who played half a NBA game in his whole life is next to Lance……

Should be Oct. 4 6:pm ET, 3 more days 2 go.

Shouldn’t it be Oct 3, 7pt ET vs Magic??

Oct 4 is vs Miami Heat.

You can check the counter on top right or homepage.
Or the calendar
http://www.jlinportal.com/game-schedule/

http://www.nba.com/hornets/schedule

True. So we shall see what that looks like.

several seconds lag.

better quality than league pass. I had league pass for one year, always traffic jam for popular games, that I have to go to firstrow something illegal

Also League pass is very slow for archive, if I missed an east coast game, i will not be able to see it late night, as it sometimes took hours, and I will have to see them the next day. Ballstream don’t have that problem.

How is this even legal? you know that whole thing about broadcasting without the Expressed written consent of the nba etc.

I doubt they even have that game on Ballstream either since no local TV broadcaster will be there.

I’ve seen someone mention they are based in Netherlands where it’s legal to rebroadcast news and sports are considered news.

https://twitter.com/occaaf/status/649643841314795520

probably because it’s based in another country with different copyright laws.

You know that the whole reason ESPN does their rankings is to stir up controversy and page views, right?

You can get an invite from an existing member, like me. But you should just sign up because they approve membership pretty much right away… well, at least for me it was last year. Let me know if you need an invite 🙂

2015 Hornets Training Camp | Steve Clifford – 10/1/15 http://www.nba.com/hornets/video/teams/hornets/2015/10/01/1443727222942-151001-Coach.mov-37514 via @hornets

Victory/Win is decided/determined by me.

All these interviews are so annoying because I can hardly hear the questions.
He said not everyone will play 2 games this weekend so I hope Lin will sit out the first one since it won’t air.

Hahaha…imagine that? Like the Jeopardy TV game, hear the question then figure out what’s the question.

They are not taking public enrollment request now. Can you invite me? garage.sentry@gmail.com (yes, odd email, use it only for home camera.)

What is the Ballstream rate now for New Subscribers ?

None either. Don’t believe any TV crews will be there, not even the local broadcast channel.

that Asian dude does not look like Jeremy one bit

They have 18 people, should at least break into three groups then. I guess it is the hardest for Lin as he will be trying to fit multiple roles and also need to try to fit with pretty much everyone. And he is not the main person, so his role also depends on what other people can not do. So depends on Kemba, Batum, how they are going to play.

So for shooters like Lamb, Marvin, they just need to focus on their part, shooting etc., should be easy to stand out if they are hitting their shots. And Batum might just need to focus on how he play with Kemba and AI, as long as he could find them, he is fine.

Lin will need to know when to play as shooter, and when to play as playmaker. I guess it will take quite some time for him to fit in. Also, I think coaches might not sure how to fit him in either, need other pieces to fall in place first….

I think it’s $89.95 for full year and $59 for 6 months.

I don’t think so….

I keep checking back to this website to see if there is any news or hint of how Lin is doing in these practices but so far…nothing. Can’t wait for the preseason games to see how his chemistry is with his teammates. =)

For Chromecast, it’s just the stick thing you plug into the tv hdmi port, right?
Also, do you know if ballstreams is going to show the first preseason game and the game in China?
Thanks!

I don’t think so… it’s not on the calendar 🙁

Looks like it’s only showing on NBA TV. =(
Thanks Blubell for answering my questions.

Do you have link to this ?

oh I c. true with more than 11 and 3.

steals are basically by product in my opinion…. in fact it’s not really trying to steal, you are trying to get the ball away from the opp but afraid not to foul him. I think that’s why mchale finds it annoying when lin try to steal because he literally can foul the guy or not stay in front of him.. (but yet, he doesn’t say sh-t when harden or pb does it).

Lin naturally can have good steal number.. it’s defense.. and it’s always there. Defense is not just staying in front and preventing the guy from getting in or use your body for a opp’s offensive foul, it’s also about distracting him so you can make them TO.. stealing is one of them.

ah, Davidson, Steph Curry’s alma mater!

Thanks for trying.

I guess they’re not doing the referrals anymore… too bad but understandable.

Id like to try ballstreams to if you can send a referall thatd be great. Pandaboy99@email.com

doh, thanks for the update

No, actually LP shows even less number of preseason games.

Gr8! 2 more days, thx!

You are not alone….look under the bed.

Harden’s new Adidas shoes. Uuuuuugly. Look like tennis shoes (literally) for Wimbledon. =)

https://twitter.com/DavidNunoABC13/status/649663677415559168

yes, they got weird billing issues
I got charged 2X so I’m subscribed until 2017!

wow.. so clean-shaven
I’d expect some beard-theme for the Beard

yeah it’s a really smart move on their part if they did.

I second that, I don’t know how many times I have seen Brent say “Lin!!!!” and then 5 seconds later I see him make a great play.

Do they just go by the rankings in NBA Live?

Are they going to air the first preseason game on Saturday? Gonna be tough to wait until Sunday to see Lin play.

Really bad not bc I hate Harden…. LOL!

Is this a way for Harden to troll Adidas for protesting him not wearing their shoes? “I wear the most hideous pair I can find!”

First preseason game in ILP

https://twitter.com/Loveforlife0323/status/649761976734781440
https://twitter.com/Loveforlife0323/status/649763383785291776

Zeller is incredibly mobile and athletic for a 7 footer.

Harden represents hero ball and nothing more and he is the most inconsistent player in the playoff.
Steve Curry is my type of MVP; not Harden.

I am based in Singapore and there no local boradcast. Can someone post link of any free broadcasts. Also need advise whether I can buy purchase any online broadcasts for Hornets games?
Thanks

NBA.com league pass international

First pre-season gm will be aired 10/4 on nba league pass.

It’s probably keeping registration closed for now to minimize legal complications/attention when the season starts — and LeaguePass is available.

Thx

So I asked this guy to cover Lin more, and he responded with: he thinks Lin was adjusting well…… That’s good.

This guy is a intern, and he shows up in Hornets Weibo report in China. He has not been saying much in previous reports, pretty much just shown what the team video with a Chinese intro. And in Weibo Hornets whenever he shows up, all the replys were : where is Lin? What happens to Lin? etc. Guess they heard Lin fan’s voice. lol

https://twitter.com/Loveforlife0323/status/649848576399380480

looks like not Sat’s game, but yes for Sunday.

so… anyone going in person to the Sat preseason game? Would you like to periscope it for us? =)

Hiya c. I still remember your pic with Lin’s parents.

Are you on this forum? =)

https://twitter.com/iamfarrahnoid/status/649788116497137664

It seems that both game on Friday and Saturday nights will be televised on LP.

Just saw the video. Any of our Chinese-speaking friends care to translate please?

Here is the translation. Not the best:-)

Brandon: How do you view training camp?
JLin: We have already practiced for 5-6 days. It is rather hard in every practice. Often we play 5 v 5. They are hard. We hope for the seasons to begin now.

Brandon: What is your main expectation of China Games?
JLin: Good to see/meet fans. Often they watch games in TV but now they can watch live games in Shenzhen & Shanghai. It will be fun. We play games there to say thankyou for supporting us.

Thanks!

I think it is : they were trained very hard, most of time was playing 5 on 5, and they are all looking forward for real games.

If you haven’t subscribed to any, why don’t you subscribe to International League Pass using proxy (i think the cheapest is Phillipines). The first game will be tomorrow, 14 hours and half from now Nuggets vs Clippers and first game for Hornets is 2 days from now, scheduled on Sat, 7 pm ET (Sunday, 7 am my local Singapore time).

I am wrong this is not the first preseason game, but the first Hornets preseason game, the time shown is my local Singapore time, if i click the game, it will show the game is Purchased. If the game is not in ILP, it will not be shown in the selection. the first preseason game shown in ILP is Nuggets vs Clippers tomorrow.

New hair style? Lol….

Wait at least ’till the preseason is over to verify that Clifford walks the walk.

There is no reason he couldn’t. He shoots in good forms, balanced. Last season he was 100% in 3P% (of course for a reason). In the past, his coaches must tell him not to but I’m sure he has range and he can shoot 3s like Steve Hawes. He’s very athletic and he can runs up and down the court like Parsons Chandler. All he needs is the 3 pointer now. He’s only 22 with a wing span close to 6’11”. He can jump vertically for almost 3 feet. Boy, he runs really well in transition offense.

The more I look at him, the more I like him as Jeremy’s PnR partner. He’s quick and athletic; more so than Frank Kaminsky. Just figure when Lin pass him the Alley-O and he jumps up and dunks over whoever, includes Pau Gasol. His quickness is his asset.

Chris Paul, JLin, Blake Griffin, ?, Zeller, MKG.

Some more info on the Hornets’ trip to China …

NBA China will host an “NBA Fan Appreciation Day” on October 13, in Shanghai, at the Oriental Sports Center. The event is free. Fans will be able to watch the Clippers and the Hornets participate in drills and interactive games. Along with the games, Hornets players will participate in a variety of off-court activities, including NBA Cares community programs.

The Oct. 14 game in Shanghai will be at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

See : http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2015-09/25/content_21983288.htm
See : http://www.nba.com/hornets/press-releases/hornets-participate-nba-global-games-china-2015

It doesn’t seem that way to me.

It seemed like a really short offseason.

lol
We’re all on the edge of our seats, eager for Lin to get a fair shake

I disagree with both Hansbrough and Bonnell.

Hansbrough doesn’t need 3 range.

Whenever and wherever he gets the ball, opponents have to guard him. Otherwise he scores EVERY TIME.

Against a zone, a dribble driving post up big time scorer like Hansbrough will siphon help defenders toward him out of the zone. That leaves other players – especially the REAL three point shooters like Lin and Lamb and Hawes and Kaminsky – open at the 3.

If I were coaching Hansbrough, I’d tell him NOT to change his game to be a 3 point shooter. I’d tell him to just be himself and focus on aggressively attacking the double teams either as a scorer or passer.

That’s EVERY YEAR for EVERY PLAYER, not just Lin.

Won’t make a difference.

Al Jefferson missed out on defensive concepts taught in college.

Jefferson in Clifford’s defensive system will react, but he cannot ANTICIPATE the way Hansbrough or Kaminsky would because he doesn’t have the fundamentals.

You’re probably right, both from the media perspective and even from the coaching perspective.

The Hornets have a very fragile balancing act with Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lin, especially since the “newcomers are playing so well”.

Jeremy working on his 3-pointers. It looks like five in a row …
__________
https://twitter.com/hornets/status/649987517417062400

maybe the nuggets will broadcast it????

More Lin …
__________

Left-handed …
__________

I can’t wait! Good to see you on this forum Khuang. I have tons of respect for your basketball knowledge and enjoy reading your posts.

I like this calendar…@psalm234:disqus if its worth, you could place it at homepage or something

http://media.wccbcharlotte.com/images/Charlotte-Hornets-Schedule-2014-2015.jpg

Interesting after-practice interview today with Steve Clifford. He talks about the Hornets playing two pick-and-roll players on the floor at one time (Kemba-Jeremy ; Nic-Jeremy ; Nic – Kemba). Most of the interview is his recollections of going to China with Houston and, I think, Orlando.

You can get the video here : http://www.nba.com/hornets/video

So the 2 weekend preseason games are not televised but on radio ?

Lookin good… smoother, more set shot like…

I guess I am speaking for myself.

I hope Tyler do well, but I really got nothing invested in him. If he becomes Lin’s next Ed, great, but once they no longer teammates, I wouldn’t care about him again. Spend too many hours following Lin on these sites.

@JLin7 On the plane to our first road trip #BuzzCity! http://t.co/R1wHpF43N3

Who’s that on the right? M. Kid-Gilchrist, M. Williams?

lol, more ouch on stephen a smith

Nothing but net! Love it!

Check out @Librafree’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/649974177433149440?s=09

You can often tell who gets along with who when you look at who they sit with on the plane. Big Al and Jeremy have always gotten a long. In almost every preseason interview Big Al has given, he has always said something positive about Jeremy. Hope to see some chemistry between Jeremy and Kaminsky as well!

not really. its not like one person can sit next to everyone. what if Jeremy sat down first and the seats next to him filled up? you especially can’t tell from their first photo.

You did noticed that Jeremy sit among the bigs, right? 🙂

Funny JLin new piece of his own journal entries:
http://www.jlin7.com/blogs/journal/49338692-move-to-charlotte

This is funny and so honest. Our boy is on his comic best.

I threw the couch into a Uhaul and as I was trying to move it into my spot, I got the Uhaul stuck in the garage #notsosmart #harvardgrad. Yea…not one of my finer moments. Ended up letting air out of my tire and got out okay hahaha.

Ya, I could see this happening. You drive in with a loaded truck so it’s lower. Once you unload the truck rises a little and you’re stuck. Must have been pretty tight clearance to start with though. LOL

as southerner yes Chik-fil-A is the bomb! Their secret which you can do at home is soaking the chicken in dill pickle juice… yep that’s the secret. Usually we learn from our grandmas to soak in buttermilk before frying but they use pickle juice. basically any acid will do to help tenderize the chicken prior to frying. Chik-fil-A could be the new food place for stalking him 🙂 welcome to the south JLin… Texas does not count!

love Chik-Fil-A and their super friendly employees 🙂
Your description makes me want to stop by one this weekend

https://twitter.com/linfinity88/status/650057431188267008

Cool, our boy in good mood.

I saw the Bruce Lee’s t-shirt at Honolulu’s Urban Outfitters store for $34. I was going to buy it, but the gold glitter around the glasses and neck were a bit too much for me.

Miami one 10/4 listed as being on League Pass. I heard the preseason is free?

http://www.nba.com/schedules/national_tv_schedule/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–VKMBeIy78

https://twitter.com/JTyree704/status/650070904886661120

Interesting. Then again, if they insist on starting Kemba, MKG and Jefferson together, then they really have no choice. Even with Marvin and Batum, the spacing will be subpar.

I like Lin playing with Zeller, Hawes and Kaminsky though. That’s perfect for PnR and PnP.

Yeah, I’m on the same page. The preseason games are just showcase, warm ups for the rooks and new members, etc. but can’t be all that much yet. It will takes time to gel, to play Teamball, to run as one cohesive unit. Wait til the end of Oct. to see some serious actions. And I hope that these Hornets can come together much faster than expected. JL7, Kemba, Batum, MKG, Al OR JL7, Lamb, Batum, Frank Tank, T-Hans.

https://twitter.com/hornets/status/650025564359692288

Kemba has a 4 year contract. Al is an expiring contract. So we’ll see with Frank and Zeller waiting in the wings to take over the franchise for the Hornets.

I have a feeling Al will gobble up a lot of Lin passes on the weak side where Lin uses a more mobile screener to get freed up to the bucket. I think Al knows this too and knows Kemba can’t do it.

I see KHuang’s point about Hansbrough and think he and Lin could make a great duo, but I doubt that Tyler is going to get much playing time unless there’s an injury or trade. There’s a logjam at PF and the Hornets have 2-3 guys ahead of him.

and tickets ain’t cheap either.

Maybe from two cities.

Whoop

there goes what was left of Charlotte’s defense.

Cody Zeller WAS Charlotte’s defense the last two seasons.

I like Marvin Williams, but I regard him as a 3 on both ends of the court.

Now the bench has TWO athletic enforcers who play above the rim: Hansbrough and Zeller!

what can we do? Just hope Lin plays 20-25 minute of empowered basketball…

every NBA player is confident but Frank looks pretty cocky in that photo

Well, that’s how NBA earn money even with pre-season games. They are not selling that many tickets locally.

It is funny I was hearing Dunc’d on podcast, and they were talking about Hornets should perform way better than ESPN prediction, and one of the reason was that Lance got traded and Marvin will play less. 🙂 Guess they are not following Hornets training camp.

On the other hand, if they play Zeller in the starting line up, there is no shooting on the floor, it might not work well either. I wouldn’t mind to have Zeller paired with Lin though, I like him.

Ooops, I repeated what you are saying too. haha, shake hands.

Who is the guy with the Seattle Mariners out and teeth out>

Tyler will not have much minutes unless somebody is injured. This is an 11-deep team. Tyler is the 11th player.

No No No.

Those are ONLY 2 pointers.. look at WHERE HE LANDED. inside the arc.. bad bad habit..

Sorry my understanding of 3 pointers is that it isn’t where you land but where you start.

The natural position for Zeller should be at 3. Of course no NBA coach has tried that. That makes it special. Cody has all the tools to be at 3 and he will have the height advantage and the jumping ability and he will be a damn good perimeter defender that is a threat to block anyone from behind. He did block LeBron from behind with his height and speed.

SportsFromMyEyes ‏@JTyree704 9h9 hours ago
#Hornets look for combinations of Kemba/Batum, Kemba/Lin & Lin/Batum this weekend. Also, Jeremy Lamb and Lin had a good week of practices.

I know Wikipedia isn’t the final authority on basketball rules, but here’s what it said about feet position in three-point shots: [link]
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“Rule specifications: [content omitted] A player’s feet must be completely behind the three-point line at the time of the shot or jump in order to make a three-point attempt; if the player’s feet are on or in front of the line, it is a two-point attempt. A player is allowed to jump from outside the line and land inside the line to make a three-point attempt, as long as the ball is released in mid-air.”

It’s not where you land, it’s where your feet are when you shoot.

Librafree
‏@Librafree
@JLin7 with fan in Orlando. #brighteyes
https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/650134545153392640