Hornets 91, Pistons 85We really need to put an end to small ball. This is just getting bad. We are now 22-17 in the mediocre East Conference (yeah the East still isn't as deep as the West). We should have at least 30 wins with the team we have, but there is no team chemistry. Things are coming apart right now, and I kind of feel like Joe Dumars is starting to think about changes.
The 5 game losing streak continued last night at home against New Orleans. The game never really got away from us, we just didn't play all that well. Chris Paul hurt us, with 23 points and 14 assists, but he does that to every team he plays against. With small ball, we should be sacrificing rebounds and post play for putting better shooters on the floor. This is not happening. We shot 42%, while the Hornets shot close to 49%. We did somehow manage to outrebound the Hornets, but that was mainly McDyess, who grabbed 12. All of our starters were in double figures, with Rip leading the way, scoring 19, but something was still missing. We need a new Mr. Big Shot. We don't have a person who wants the ball in the fourth quarter. Somebody needs to step up.
Other things of note:
- Both teams were terrible shooting threes. We went 6-19, they were 2-14. Sheed shot 8 3- pointers, while Peja took 6
- The Hornets made 19 of 20 free throws. We made 7 of 13.
- Besides Paul, the most impressive player on the floor was definitely David West. He has great range. He scored 20 points and had 7 rebounds
- Maxiell had 11 points and 8 rebounds off the bench
