The Hornets will try snap their two-game slide when they visit the Utah Jazz this evening. The hosts have won eight straight, which is impressive I guess. All eyes will be on the Chris Paul / Deron Williams match-up, because that's where the amazing is supposed to happen.
Zee essentials...
Hornets (W-L): 32-14
Jazz (W-L): 30-18
Game Time: 8:00pm Central
TV: CST
Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM in New Orleans and WIBR 1300-AM in Baton Rouge.
Linkage: Ryan's game preview | My Utah Jazz
Do the whole commenting thing here before, during and after the game if you feel so inclined. Feel free to make fun of Deron Williams if it makes you feel good inside.
[ Update @ 19:32 ] The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that Utah's Andrei Kirilenko may not play tonight due to flu-like symptoms.
[ Update @ 22:19 ] Much suckage. Hornets lose again, 110-88.
41 fluffy comments post your own
sparks
02/04/08 01:57 PM
Deron Williams spells his name wrong - probably because his mama can't spell- oh and he has horrible tattoos, you know chandler has the better tats! are those good? you said to make fun!
#1
Fab
02/04/08 02:31 PM
What's up with Fluffy? Since he is an Allstar, he doesn't play like one anymore!
#2
Greg
02/04/08 02:41 PM
Hey I have a question, since I only see the live gamecast on ESPN, why the hell was CP3 taken out in the first quarter? I fear the worst.
#3
Greg
02/04/08 02:41 PM
Disregard the last post by me.
#4
Fab
02/04/08 02:49 PM
Their threes are killing us
#5
joesph
02/04/08 02:50 PM
cp3 was in foul trouble. ok the bench is starting to stick it up agian. and our defense sucks. we see korver making 3 three pointers in a row. and they dont make a effort to guard him wtf bad effort
#6
forgreg!
02/04/08 03:20 PM
for greg: check out channelsurfing.com for the game
#7
Fab
02/04/08 03:31 PM
What the F**K is going on with our guys? another large double digit lead for the opponent.Quit playing that crap Hornets!!
#8
Stefan
02/04/08 03:39 PM
Mid of 3rd Q right now. Shoot me...........
#9
Steve H
02/04/08 03:43 PM
At this rate we'll be doing good to make the playoffs. Fk'ing pitiful. I may just skip the next game (God knows what the Suns will do to the alien zombie stooges that have replaced the Hornets) and pick it up again after the all-star break. In the mean time, will sobody local look into getting a witch doctor out to the arena?
#10
joesph
02/04/08 03:48 PM
wow great hustle after the ball ay?? another horrible game. can anyone stop david west. and byron scott bring in chris paul damn. might as well let him get fouled out instead of sitting in the bench for basically the whole 3rd
#11
Fab
02/04/08 03:48 PM
Somebody gonna tell those Hornets that the season is not over after 41 games!I can't watch it anymore.Good nite. greets from Germany!
#12
joesph
02/04/08 03:48 PM
typo. i meant can anyone stop boozer
#13
Anonymous
02/04/08 03:55 PM
I hate tyson chandler and david west, they are the 2 lazies SOB's i have ever seen in my life. Chris Paul, Tyson Chandler and david West have all sucked ass these last 3 games. Tyson is it too much for a block shot every once in awhile, stop watching people just freaking score and make an attempt to block something, and please start rebounding the ball again, your playing like complete shit. I would have traded you to memphis for swift if i knew you were going to suck this much. David west, you suck, you let all star game shit get to your head and know your getting abused by everyone. Your the worst defensive player i have ever seen in my life. Chris Paul fucking grabbing deron Williams ass and joking around with him and play him like you want to murder him, if i didnt know any better i would have thought you were gay with him. Peterson you suck get off this team, you were waste of money. Peja I feel sorry for you because your the only guy thats actually doing anything yet no one gives the ball to you. Bobby Jackson get off this team. Janner Pargo get off this team. Rasual Butler get out of proffesional basketball all togather, my 5 year old cousin is a better shooter than you. Melvin Ely pass the damn ball, and go learn how do that somewhere else. Ryan Bown, i have no idea why byron is not playing you, you were actually playing good. Heres what hornets have to do a)Byron has to go off on Chris Paul, David West and Tyson chandler for their horrid, lazy play, they have all been awfull. b)he has to geta whole new benhc, we need multiple trades here. c)go out and get artest. d)Byron when your coach of the all star game please never play Boozer, sit him on the bench the entire game
#14
Mike(New orleans)
02/04/08 03:55 PM
Im beginning to hate tyson Chandler.
#15
joesph
02/04/08 04:03 PM
wow almost came back but julian wright and b jax fukd it up. wright lost the handle on perfect steal and dunk. and jackson missed a wide wide open shot
#16
Dejan
02/04/08 04:04 PM
I agree with everything Some anonymous dude says, i cannot watch this bull ne more, give the ball to peja, god , D-west is turning the ball over everytime he is getting doubled. Tyson jump for the damn ball, grap a board stop letting boozer out rebound you every posestion.
#17
joesph
02/04/08 04:20 PM
i know when tyson chandler gets frustrated he starts getting un neccesary fouls. and he doesnt even try to block it. he jus puts his hands up
#18
Ron Hitley
02/04/08 04:30 PM
I hope Byron rips them a new one in that locker room. He did not look happy. Now excuse me while I go forget my own name.
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sparks
02/04/08 04:44 PM
chris paul has never had a good game in utah! why does he crumble playing against deron? probably because they are friends, and i still don't get why they are? stop being friends with him dude! it obviously affects your game. west/tyson/chris all turn over the ball. they don't get peja involved. bobby/butler always mess up and chuck. mo finally has a decent shooting game, but knowing him, once this team gets ouf the this slump, he'll shoot horribly anyway! stop fouling everyone, and cover the three point shooters! three games in a row where everyone is on fire from deep!
#20
Mo
02/04/08 05:39 PM
I feel like punching the f*ck out of every single Hornet tonight. Every single one of those RAT BASTARDS!!!
#21
blazer fan
02/04/08 08:40 PM
lololololol WOW The reactions on here are unbelievable. You basically want to trade your whole damn team after a couple of losses. Geeze, don't kill yourselves over it guys. Seriously, relax, you're in a great position.
#22
Dario
02/04/08 10:59 PM
wtf? o.k. i have to say i didn't see the game - looks sick what's going on in here!
#23
T
02/04/08 11:30 PM
What's up with you guys? A great start of the season and one hot streak and you guys think the hornets have to win every game from now plus winning the rings at the end!?! And you get all over the players and abuse them now? Maybe some of you are wrong here or should better shut up!
#24
Anonymous
02/05/08 02:22 AM
i agree when he plays utah its not that deron williams outplays him its that chris paul just seems like he doesnt want to play, its like he feels bad for deron and wants to go easy on everybody and be all nice with him. Deron williams clearly wants to destroy paul every time they play and paul is more concerned with being friends. He loses that fire, that passion when he plas utah. When he plays against kidd, nash and baron he goes out and trys to destroy those guys and he is usually successfull. yesterday he just walked it up the court, was lazy, didnt try to do anything, his passes were shit and off target everytime, thy were easy pickings. Chris Paul has to start hating deron williams, stp being friends with him because a large part of how they will look at you CP is how you perform against deron williams and right now you play like crap aginst deron williams. This is the first game i have ever watched that i cringed everytime paul had the ball in his hands, i wanted him out f the game, i wanted byron scott to stop ply run up to paul and tell him to head for the locker room. However, i agree with anonymous dude, when say that i mos pissed off tyson chandler. He is eing lazy, and he is playing like total crap and he has been a liability in this 3 game strecth. He is juts watching rebounds fly over his head, he is just watching people make easy layups and dunks, nd he is still playing like crap on offense. Tyson go up an block a damn shot!!!! Your 7 feet tall and are super athletic. Im sick and tired of watching you just watch people dunk, try and block them. Do you notice how people like Deron Williams, Mikki Moore, Brad Miller, Stephen Jackson are just attacking the basket at will now, yes that is because no one belives you are gonna try and block a shot. David West, just take yourself off the all star team. Im not serious when i say I hope for these guys to start against pheonix. Pargo-Peterson-Stojakovic-Wright-Armstrong
#25
Hank(Slidell)
02/05/08 02:29 AM
Im getting sick and tired of tyson chandler also. I mean even when we were winning he was inconsistent. Some games he attacks the boards like a beast and some games he just sits and watches other people grab them. and im sick of him never going up for a block, how is it possible guys like marcus camby can average almost 4 blocks game and tyson can barley get 1. I agree with the other posters on chris paul, he needs to break up his firndship with williams, im sick and tired of chris paul kiss deron williams ass going into a game and than play like shit against him. Chris when youa re out there think about ripping deron williams a new one.
#26
darlo
02/05/08 02:32 AM
tson chandler you lazy peice of shit, try and actually rebound the damn ball and try and actually block a damn shot, stop sitting there and whining like a little bitch.
#27
Ron Hitley
02/05/08 03:42 AM
The game recap may be a late one today, folks. Standing out and watching the Mardi Gras climax is just far more appealing than writing about that game right now.
www.hornets247.com #28
matt
02/05/08 03:46 AM
Heres the recap- Chris Paul plays like a shit Tyson Chandler plays like shit David West plays like shit No one gives the ball to Peja even though he i the only one playing good right now Jazz are on fire and never fucking miss which seems to be a common trend for hornets opponents lately. And to top all of you should put a huge banner that says 2 things. a)Chris Paul please play like you want to kill deron williams not like hes your lover whom you afraid to hurt b)Tyson chandler stop being a lazy sob and try and block a shot every once in awhile.
#29
Ryan Schwan
02/05/08 04:21 AM
Wow. Relax guys. I was disgusted too, but c'mon, things aren't that bad. We're 32-15!
www.hornets247.com #30
ticktock6
02/05/08 04:28 AM
I would not want to write that recap either. <br> 32-15, though. That was a dose of perspective. Ahhh. <br> Re: CP3 though. We thought he should have just stayed out in the 4th quarter. It was obvious his head was never in the game. Why even bring him back in and disrupt Pargo's rhythm? Who was doing his best to get the team back within striking distance with no help from anyone else.
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Mo
02/05/08 05:31 AM
I agree ticktock6. Scott should've left CP on the bench. Sometimes he loses his mind with coaching skills. You keep going to whoever the hot hand is. Kyle Korver was hot and they kept giving him the ball.
#32
Abdul
02/05/08 08:27 AM
Come on guys, we are in good shape don't worry the guys are just kinda fatigued I guess. I hope we bounce back but its not the end of the world if we lose to phoenoix who is hot at the moment. So please show our boys some support. I predict a very close next game and a higly motivated Chandler knowing Byron and his leadership he should have them ready to play for the next one. I tip my hand to peja for the wonderful play he is just a beast and I hope the team can manage to give him more than 8 shot a night. Final score 101-100 Hornets Win!!!1
#33
2good2betrue
02/05/08 09:03 AM
I agree that we are still in great shape, we are tied for the division lead still. But i do agree with the other posters about Chandler, and Paul. Paul has to break up this friendhsip with williams, he plays like a pussy everytime they go against each other. Tyson chandler is also getting on my nervers, im getting sick of his temper, unwillingness to block a shot, and inconsisten rebounding.
#34
sparks
02/05/08 09:50 AM
mo had 2 games in a row, and peja has been hot for over a month now. if the other three guys stop turning it over and get involved in defense, we won't get blown out! i love pargo! wish he was taller!
#35
Dejan
02/05/08 10:01 AM
I agree that we are still just 1 or 1 and a half games behind the suns for first place, but I geuss I was excpecting a little more energy after losing 2 in a row, i knew this would be a tough game, but I also thought we would get this win.
#36
Greg
02/05/08 10:09 AM
You guys all act like we haven't all seen worse? What about the season 1 B.P.(Before Paul) when we were probably the worst team I've ever seen? Come on, chill you guys, this isn't the way to act when we lose some games. They played like shit the past 3 games and that was mostly are two big men. But we need to chill and realise that this is a LONG season, and we will have a few clunkers like the past few games. I think after 9 straight we all felt that we couldn't lose. Snap out of it and remember that we're all human(except for CP3 when he's playing the other 29 teams in the NBA).
www.nbawire.com/boards/index.php #37
Greg
02/05/08 10:12 AM
By the way, thanks for the site whoever you are.
www.nbawire.com/boards/index.php #38
sparks
02/05/08 01:59 PM
no problem greg - it was me sparks! it didn't work just one time for me - a game on nbatv i think. did it work for you? was it slow?
#39
CP3JR
03/04/08 09:54 AM
cHRIS PAUL THE BEST! MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#40
slc, utah
08/22/08 02:56 PM
dude chris paul is overrated. d-will has and always will dominate. thank you
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