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That's my point!
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That's my point!
Gargamel
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Disagree based on what I've seen. Chandler and West aren't going to draw him into foul trouble any more than he will them. Bynum can score over both -- they'll have a time trying to contain him if anything. He's got the height / weight advantage over both.
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Gargamel
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Any team's strategy will be reduce a reputed shooter's open looks.* That's a given, especially since Peja isn't exactly Reggie Miller off the ball. If David West is dropping 30 on you, you got issues that can't be fixed. Put enough pressure on Peja and that equates to one of their major cogs not giving them what they got in the RS. They'll have to make up for that elsewhere.
*LA did a poor job of that in their first head to head. He had 10 treys. Second time around, not as bad, they waxed NO in their house. Bynum was too bigga eat for TC.
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piksi
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Even healthy and playing well - he would be in the same boat as Bibby = not needed at the stage of his career.
And if we gave him that contract - at least we could say positive things about KT since his is shorter - I hope
Gargamel
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I thought he fell of the face of the Earth after Sacramento. He's one of the rarely-mentioned surprises of the season.
It's not going to be Chandler and West; it's going to be Chris Paul and Company driving the lane and drawing contact. Bynum leaves his feet trying to block shots way too often. He also swings his arms which causes the refs to whistle him for fouls they wouldn't if he just kept his arms straight up.
He's an undisciplined shot blocker. Almost all young shot blockers are. Remember Ewing? He'll get better, but for right now, the goal is to neutralize Bynum by attacking him on defense and getting him into foul trouble.
bozzwell
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I think you're overstating Pedja's role. Like I said, he is still all busted up and just started playing consistently last few weeks, meanwhile NO was winning even when Pedja was limited (minutes) or shot 1/9 or some such. Meanwhile David West is always open and draining those mid-range jumpers. You have to see it to believe it and I guess you watched NO only when they played LAL. Pedja did play exceptionally well in first NO-LAL game, but it is West who is their steady Robin to CP3's Batman. In fact, I could make a case that West's emergence has made it easy for Pedja who can now camp behind the arc and you can't really afford to have somebody play him close all the time like teams used when he was a King.
LAL with Bynam back, Kobe doing his thing and with PJ as coach is probably slight favorite, but it wouldn't be easy.
bozzwell
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I really don't know what is going on either. New Serbian NT coach met with him in US after a game and Pedja told him that he is not practicing and is taking lots of medication. If it's one of "those" back conditions, then he is probably looking at pain management for the rest of life as the only real help.
piksi
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Pedja had to play 40 minutes tonight. That is insane. He couldn't even walk anymore. Hornets bench did nothing tonight, starters had to play insane minutes and they run out of gas against the Warriors at the end. That is Hornets biggest weakness. Tonight Bobby and MoPete were out and there was noone to step up.
Gargamel
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Slaps forehead. I respect your opinion, but I don't see undisciplined shotblocker. We're just guaranteed to A-2-D as far as he's concerned. I saw the man intimidate the shrimpz from NO plenty well w/o drawing fouls or swinging wildly. His presence alone would be a deterrent in its own right, and if he is in foul trouble, the odds of that happening 2+ games are scant.
Gargamel
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I said if West is putting 30 on you, you got issues that can't be fixed. To boil it down to simplest terms, he's not an impact player that can be counted on to produce numbers over an entire series (they would be Paul, Chandler, Kobe, & Bynum due to height/length/girth mismatches.) I'd count more on Odom than West to impact a game and that's a major diss coming from me.
Maybe I do have to see it to believe it. May-be.
PejaFanatic
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Peja FTW! 
Mad D
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Go back to the old avatar it was much prettier ;pPeja FTW!
RaY Z
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Its amazing how pejas made more clutch shots for the hornets (in his short time there), than he did for the kings, where he's pretty much played most of his career. Its nice to know he's improved in crunch time, but it wouldve been nice if he had this in him, in game 7 of the WCF against the lakers... hahaha jkz....
though it still wouldve been nice
newayz...
WTG PEJA!!!
though it still wouldve been nice
newayz...
WTG PEJA!!!
coolhandluke
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Wow. This has gotta be the best game of 2008. The Suns made some great plays at the end that would have sunk a lesser team but the Hornets hold on to win thanks to an amazing shot by Peja. Oh yeah, CP3 4 MVP. He was absolutely phenomenal tonight outshining Nash. I have not been a believer of the Hornets (as a championship contender) despite their record but they are making a good case for themselves with their recent play against the top teams in the NBA. They still got some way to go though.
Peja
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People were saying that Peja isn't such important player in Hornets machine,but obviously,their starting lineup is pretty much same like last year(except that Peja is in it now) and they turned into a really good team.I am talking about starting lineup cuz' their bench is questionable in the best case.Pargo started to play very well,CP3 is playing like never before and they showed abbility to compete against Phoenix by defeating them 3 times this season,so I think they could be considered as contenders!
That was an amazing game. Great shot by Peja. Great shots by Barbosa to set up the drama (at the end of both OTs).
Chris Paul and the Hornets are for real. They're still probably not ready to go all the way, but they are shaping into a very good young team.
I know I was; it was a very "broken watch"-esque experience to me...
Heuge
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I wasn't chuckling at the 2:10 mark of this clip. http://youtube.com/watch?v=GMV5o0OUwLo&feature=related
sloter
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Irrelevant.
Peja
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Btw Peja is going to participate in 3 point shootout again!That could be interesting,I think Kobe and some other good players are in too.
Paul will try to win in a skills challenge,and will try to be an MVP in the All star game together with Chandler...this is damn good season for the Hornets!
Paul will try to win in a skills challenge,and will try to be an MVP in the All star game together with Chandler...this is damn good season for the Hornets!
Gargamel
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Kobe dislocated his pinky the other day (and he's shooting like poo). He says he may take the ASW off.
piksi
Hall of Famer
Hornest back on track. Won their 4 straight after losing 3 in a row. Pedja has been playing awesome as of late and tonight he was yet again Mr Clutch with a game winner. west has cooled down big time since he was selected for the ASG. Bobby was solid tonight. Funny thing about the Hornets - they have 15 games left against the east
Heuge
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Funniest thing I have ever heard. Mr. Clutch and Peja in the same sentence. (next to Ron and sane, of course) There must be something in the water down there in NOrleans
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