Hornets WIN EIGHT STRAIGHT for first time since 1999 | Coby White ARRIVES | Trade Deadline RECAP
The good times just keep on rolling as the Charlotte Hornets have officially won eight games in a row for the first time since December 18, 1999. It is a historic moment for the franchise, especially considering the team has systematically dismantled the top five seeds in the Western Conference during this stretch. We look at the 109-99 victory over the Houston Rockets and how Josh Green stepped up in a massive way, tying a career-high with four steals while providing essential scoring with Collin Sexton out due to the trade. Josh Green looks like a completely different player physically, and we credit his efficiency to the more defined role he’s playing in this current rotation.
Beyond the on-court success, we provide a full recap of Jeff Peterson’s busy trade deadline. The headliner is the acquisition of Coby White, a gifted playmaker the front office hopes will be a fixture in Charlotte for a long time. We also examine the complex series of moves involving Tyus Jones and Mike Conley that eventually landed Malachi Branham and Xavier Tillman on the roster. While some might question trading away veteran organizers for future-focused assets like a trade exception, the results speak for themselves. The Hornets are now officially in the tenth slot in the Eastern Conference, firmly in the Play-In hunt and acting like a normal, competitive franchise while the rest of the league is in chaos
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30 Comments
Cicis pizza or Mr gattis pizza
This is my team!!
Walker needs some sleep… how do you not remember “WELCOME TO CICI’s!!!!” ?!? 😂
You can put up eight fingers on your head and look like moose
They might be planning on signing lonzo ball to be another point guard
We are firmly in the 10th SLOTkin for the playoffs
Could I interest you in a Chris Paul signing for insurance at backup pg?
Whatsup guys?? We still have CiCis pizza in Lumberton, NC Doug….its still good 😂😂😂
Tidjane is going to be a solid rotation piece.
Great podcast Walker and Doug, 8 straight wins 😀🙌🏻🏀, what an unbelievable run we’ve been on👍🏻. Great points by Doug on the play in/playoff experience is going to be key for Lamelo, B Mill and Kon 🙌🏻, if we go .500 for the rest of the season we’d finish on 39 wins which would be absolutely amazing 😀🏀
How yall got the best on game announcers and have these 2 bozos as media.
“Welcome to CiCis!” was the best sound for a starving college student 😂
Great pod guys, but Doug don’t be trashing 2nd round picks when we have two in our rotation
Absolutely LOVE THIS for you guys! You work so hard giving us a daily pod thru so much nonsense. Fun times!
I'll forgive you for making me remember Mambo #5
These episodes are so much more fun to watch when we’re winning! 🙌🏾💪🏾🔥
I'm really excited for this Hornets team and I'm a Knicks fan lol
I heard you say "Books-a-Million, Gastonia, and 99," and I can relate bro. 🤠
You guys remember in 2020 when murder hornets had everyone freaking out and it ended up being nothing? The panic was six years early. Murder hornets are here.
Let’s go!!!! I’m so excited I don’t know what to do with myself 😂
The hornets second string are going to be very important going forward they are really really good . Grant, green, white, kalkbrenner and man , sion James wow
Just some love guys, with all the good vibes at the moment so good to wake up to this pod! Keep buzzin lads
Also were only 5 games behind Miami now in the south East division… Could we make a run at our first division title
27:46 connelly isnt a good point guard anymore the man made the all star team once he cant keep up with these youngins
They can offset where either Lamelo/white/kon will be on floor
@Dough @Walker
I didn't like how they finished that game last night though. Seemed like they started relaxing a little too early. Luckily Coach Udouka waved the white flag a bit earlier than I would have thought. Especially with KD on the floor.
That said, kudos for figuring it out on the road. 1-5 in the supposedly tougher Western Conference. Yet, if the Hornets were in the Western Conference they would be #8 seed right now. Just saying. Good win team!
Walker – with regard to the 2nd unit needing a "floor general/organizer" I agree. I don't think they made a move there Walker because they have KJ Simpson and Sion; who I get the sense they feel can be that player. Colby White is going to be the offense for the 2nd unit; probably being able to get close to the # of shots as he was getting in Chicago as the primary option. Many teams rely on non PG's to get the offense in motion(which I think is something the Hornets could do with the personel on the roster).
AAAYYYEEEE WELCOME TO CICIS!!!!! Still a great place. This team is BUZZING. The Hive 5 went crazy!
It means the coach sucks for ever thinking about bringing LaMelo off the bench! They could have won 4 more 🙄
It's not hard to read the pulse of the front office. Coby White and Xavier Tillman are both injured and wont play either this season of after the all star break. They traded Sexton away. What does that tell you? It tells you next season is where it's at. Exceed expectations but don't microwave. Limit the minutes, play 10 deep, dont get to or exceed 30 minutes a game. That's how you fix the health problem.
Criticism towards turnovers must take into account the amount of passing this team makes per possession. The percentiles are because most of the league is one pass and shoot! The Pacers also had a high turnover rate last year!