Observations at New Orleans

[capstone21]

HaWWWWWWks!!

what a great game to watch

fast pace ... 30 assists! 

We out rebounded them by three

refs were terrible ... Missed so many calls but it went both ways ... Jeff's 'rebound' comes to mind

Man Korver looked extremely comfortable tonight ... He was on fire ... He looked so smooth taking his shots ... He was moving well without the ball ... Playing solid d but the thing that stuck out to me the most was his passing.  His passing tonight was phenomenal... Also, he is taking it to the basket more... That's a new facet .... hope this is the KK going forward.

Paul had his best shooting game of the season ... He played well but he needs to do a better job of boxing out ... Anderson coming in for that put back dunk near the end of the 4th was almost very costly

That rebound Al tore away from Anderson was awesome

Jeff got good stats but played out of control tonight ... A lot of luck where we got the ball back instead of turnovers

Dennis played well... He was more settled and not trying to do too much

Baz is so confident ... Last year when he would penetrate I would think oh no... That is not the case right now.  He has slowed himself down and letting the game come to him.

d and ball movement was awesome for almost three quarters 

We let them back in but they were really aggressive and they also got A LOT of iffy three point plays.

Announcers curse saying we don't foul often ... We went on a fouling spree after that

Splitter needs to study Al Jefferson and Zach Randolph on how to put the ball in the basket when you can't jump more then 5 inches.  I love what he doing out there but he needs to do a better job of putting the ball back up without getting blocked so much.

Davis is a beast .... Best pf in the game bar none .  We were afraid him of him while attacking the basket a lot tonight.  Really affected how we shot.

Pelicans are better then their record

we are first in the East now.  Let's keep it going!

On to Dolfans first Hawks game in the ATL!

[benhillboy]

I've observed that this team is locked in to winning.  As long as Bud takes the proper timeouts and subs, we should be favored.  Young and energetic team or veteran contending team.  Big team or uptempo team.  Home, road.  Balanced attack or MVPs.  Days rest or back to back.   Full roster or missing a couple.  It don't matter, we eating.  

Being called "Spurs East" felt a little premature to me.  It fits now.

[capstone21]

Davis got some superstar calls tonight

this was almost a revenge game as they ended our 19 game streak last year

 

 

[Plainview1981]

-Korver finally looks like Korver. It has been awhile...

-Another solid, but quiet performance from Millsap.

-Dennis and Holiday were both good off the bench tonight.

-I hate the Pelts... Especially Gordan, Anderson and Davis.

-The refs sucked.

-The opposing center once again had a field day just like Drummond, Lopez and Whtieside did.

-I'm not overly impressed with Splitter so far.

-Awesome win.

[Guest]

1. KK was a man on fya tonight -100% shooting and filling out the stat sheet across the board - 7 boards, 5 assists, 1 block, 3 steals.

He's getting better and adding new dimensions to his game as he ages. That's amazing. 

2. Our perimeter defense was on point

3. Sap doing Sap things

4. Al liked he sleep walked througg most of the game but had that BIG rebound late.

5. Teague was Teague

6. Dennis had a good game running the offense tonight.

7. Baze is a man possessed

8. 35 free throw attempts - wow

9. Another rebounding battle won

10. 30 assists.

We need to close out games, however its a teaching tool for Bud on how to maintain composure on the road when teams make runs and battle on for a win.

[capstone21]

3 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

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We need to close out games, however its a teaching tool for Bud on how to maintain composure on the road when teams make runs and battle on for a win.

Bud deserves so much credit for how he has directed this team.  Mature bunch and they don't panic when they are down or the game is tied.

[capstone21]

8 minutes ago, Hotlanta1981 said:

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-The opposing center once again had a field day just like Drummond, Lopez and Whtieside did.

-I'm not overly impressed with Splitter so far.

I don't disagree but Drummond has been tearing everyone up this season ... He has turned the corner ,,,, Lopez has always been an offensive center ,.. Whiteside should not have had the game he had but he has been dominating other teams on the boards... Davis is the best big in the game .... Still you have a point and it's becoming a pattern ... Bigs with game are dominating us

As for splitter I think he has been doing a lot of little things that have really been helping ... He has been very solid ... He does need to do a better job of protecting the ball when putting it back up ... Needs to get a little more crafty to make up for his lack of athleticism 

[LucastheThird]

Didn't really get to "watch" the game but I still had it on.

Korver looks to be back and that is dangerous for the league. When you have our 4 all stars playing like all stars and we have Baze giving us everything Carroll gave us plus more, I see another long winning streak possible.

I don't care what anyone says, I saw AD get blocked by Bazemore but be bailed out by the refs. If Kent can keep this level of play up all year he has MIP on lockdown.

[Final_quest]

8 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

1. KK was a man on fya tonight -100% shooting and filling out the stat sheet across the board - 7 boards, 5 assists, 1 block, 3 steals.

He's getting better and adding new dimensions to his game as he ages. That's amazing. 

One thing he's doing more of is using his shot as a decoy and passing for an open lay up.  He really tries to disguise the pass as a shot which draws more defenders to him.  

Great to see him catch fire tonight.  

[Peoriabird]

Bazemore > DMC so far

[Vol4ever]

We almost gave it away, but good win.   Gotta learn to close out games, inside game is way important the last 3 minutes of games.  

[JETSET]

1 hour ago, Peoriabird said:

Bazemore > DMC so far

Agreed.  DMC had an awful game last night for Toronto. 3/15 FG 1/5 3pt 1 Reb in 36 minutes and a team worse -15 +/-