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At the open practice today

Posted on 10/20/12 at 10:48 am
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 10/20/12 at 10:48 am
Fleur de diable and i are here. Davis just dove for a loose ball, and fell over some chairs. Place went silent. Then he got up to applause.

Practice started with a scrimmage. Rookies looking real good. Will post more soon.
Posted by quail man
New York, NY
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Posted on 10/20/12 at 10:54 am to
Posted by Sir Saint
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Member since Jun 2010
5492 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 10:54 am to
Checking in. 40 minutes in and the lack of experience/chemistry shows. Just seems like a general lack of organization with forced passes and some silly turnovers.

All in all though, the team shows promise and the talent is here. Just will take time.

Surprise of the day: EG isn't practicing.
Posted by DCBJR6
Madisonville, LA
Member since Jan 2011
4252 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 10:59 am to
quote:

Surprise of the day: EG isn't practicing.


Posted by Hank Marducas
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Member since Sep 2009
5692 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 11:07 am to
What's the crowd look like?
Posted by Sir Saint
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Member since Jun 2010
5492 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 11:16 am to
About 3/4 of the lower seating on one side is full. More than I expected
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 11:20 am to
It just ended. Lower bowl little less than half full
Posted by quail man
New York, NY
Member since May 2010
41251 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 11:35 am to
did y'all get free shite?
Posted by bddwolfpack
NYC
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 10/20/12 at 11:55 am to
quote:

did y'all get free shite?

What I'm wondering as well.
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 11:58 am to
No free shite. Contest for a signed basketball. And you can meet the rookies if u buy at least a 12 game package
Posted by Eman5805
West Bank
Member since Nov 2010
5098 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 12:00 pm to
quote:

Davis just dove for a loose ball, and fell over some chairs. Place went silent. Then he got up to applause.



"He aight."

Man. You could hear a pin drop in that place.
Posted by quail man
New York, NY
Member since May 2010
41251 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 12:15 pm to
quote:

Jim Eichenhofer ?@Jim_Eichenhofer
Monty on Anthony Davis' spill into the stands: "He's got to learn the protocol of open scrimmage. Engage with the fans; don't hurt one."


Posted by quail man
New York, NY
Member since May 2010
41251 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 1:07 pm to
quote:

Eric Gordon ?@TheofficialEG10
It was good seeing Hornets fan again.


Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 1:20 pm to
Gordon was there on the bench goofing around with teammates...saw him laughing with warrick
Posted by Cap Crunch
Fire Alleva
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 10/20/12 at 4:08 pm to
quote:

Eric Gordon ?@TheofficialEG10 It was good seeing Hornets fan again.

Not even pretty good
Posted by BIGDAB
Go for the Jugular
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 10/20/12 at 5:03 pm to
No pics ??
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 5:17 pm to
So, practice was short. Lasted about an hour and twenty minutes.

Davis knocked down a few mid range jumpers and had some nice pick and roll and in bound play dunks. I told y'all already about the dive for a loose ball play. Chill Davis, it's "practice". Gotta love the hustle though.

Rivers got in the lane and made some nice passes. Love his floater. Great shot for a guard to have mastered. He will take that shot from deep. Looks kinda weird from too far out, but it can be effective.

Roger mason knocked down three 3s in the scrimmage.

Lopez gets in the right spots on offense. He was very effective picking and rolling and finishing with hooks around the rim. He impressed me. And he is just big. Nice to have a true center with some size on the hornets.

Smiht didn't practice. Gordon didn't practice, but he was there and joking with teammates on the bench.

Greivis was great. The practice started with some offense only drills and then went to scrimmage. He finished the drills with a dunk and a pump the crowd up gesture to the fans. He made several great passes to Davis and Lopez for buckets during the scrimmage. He was a great leader. High fived all his teammates after the scrimmage win. Afterwards, he gestured for all his teammates to follow him to the stands. He seemed genuinely excited to interact with the fans. I'm a fan of him. Rootin for him this season.

Monty gave a speech at the end saying how much he and the team loved the city and the fans. Thanked us for comin out

Smith introduced the lineups when the scrimmage started. It was short, but we had a good time
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13156 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 5:18 pm to
No pics. Sorry. I don't have a nice phone, and I suck at computers
Posted by quail man
New York, NY
Member since May 2010
41251 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 5:19 pm to
quote:

Greivis was great. The practice started with some offense only drills and then went to scrimmage. He finished the drills with a dunk and a pump the crowd up gesture to the fans. He made several great passes to Davis and Lopez for buckets during the scrimmage. He was a great leader. High fived all his teammates after the scrimmage win. Afterwards, he gestured for all his teammates to follow him to the stands. He seemed genuinely excited to interact with the fans. I'm a fan of him. Rootin for him this season.


i like him more and more. he seems truly appreciative of the fact that he's in the NBA, which is humbling.

thanks for the read
Posted by JayJay2
cane sweeeeeeet tea, Luzianne
Member since Jul 2010
15371 posts
Posted on 10/20/12 at 5:25 pm to
Right, I hope we keeps the Grieve. He just wants to play basketball and help his team win
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