Hornets 108, Lakers 98: Notes and Observations
The Charlotte Hornets have returned to .500 against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Bobcats-Hornets era. A few notes on Charlotte’s success against Kobe Bryant’s Lakers teams and the game from last night itself.
Hornets 109, Raptors 99: Notes and Observations
A look at the two last possessions of regulation and a couple of more notes following last night’s overtime victory against Toronto.
Marvin Williams Has Found His Way
Marvin Williams arrived to training camp in terrific shape. Here’s how it has helped him become a more valuable player.
The Handle Podcast – Bill Hanzlik: 12/14/15
Denver Nuggets lifer Bill Hanzlik joined me for a quick, fun talk about him playing small-ball center for Doug Moe’s Nuggets of the 1980’s.
The Handle Podcast – Greg Kite: 12/02/15
Greg Kite, a member of, perhaps, the best NBA team ever – the 1985-86 Boston Celtics, came on the podcast to talk about his interesting pre-NBA career, the mid-80s Celtics and the early 90s Orlando Magic.
Why Porzingis Could Be the Center of the Future
The league is heading into a direction where skill can trump its size deficiencies. Kristaps Porzingis’s three-point shooting and defensive abilities could make him an awesome player in that environment. A write-up on his game and potential.
Nicolas Batum’s Foul-Drawing Ingenuity
Nicolas Batum has already drawn eight fouls on 3-point shots in sixteen games. Here’s a quick look at the trickery of the ingenious Batum.
Hendo Tries to Ruin Hornets “Short” Play in Return to Charlotte
A quick blog post on former Hornet/Bobcat Gerald Henderson returning to Charlotte, checking in the game and within four seconds facing an out-of-bounds play which we ran specifically for him numerous times over the last couple of years.
Hawes Over Kaminsky and Al’s Decline on Offense
He has been bad on offense. And I mean – real bad. What’s frustrating about it is that it is supposedly the side of the court on which Hawes can excel and that he’s playing over our draft pick Frank Kaminsky when he’s out there throwing up his bricks (4 for 23 for…
Hairston’s Starter’s Role and Lamb’s Extension
In the last game against Atlanta, Hairston didn’t play fancy by going under screens and quite successfully tracked Korver through them, something you must do against a shooter of his caliber. His attempts of limiting and denying shot opportunities worked…
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