LaMelo Ball

2022 - 4 - 13

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The Hornets Have to Get LaMelo Ball a Defense (The Ringer)

For the second year in the row, Charlotte's season ends in the play-in after a disastrous defensive performance. To take the next step, the Hornets need to ...

A Hornets starting lineup with an option like Robinson at center, to say nothing of Gobert, could make a similar leap in 2022-23. Yet on the other hand, the Hornets have been stuck in the 9-10 range in the East for five seasons now, and Ball is already so talented that the team might be able to take a giant step forward if it can even go from abysmal to average with a quick fix from proven defenders. The other offseason priority is a reliable wing defender who can stick to top opposing options better than Bridges, who started in a frontcourt with Plumlee and Washington at the end of the season. 12 picks Bridges and Washington, and in the second, via no. That sounds a lot like the Mavericks’ situation before this season: with another phenom creator in Luka Doncic, but an imbalanced roster holding them in place. The Hornets allow tons of shots at the rim, tons of 3-pointers, and tons of offensive rebounds. In recent years, the Hornets have mostly nailed the draft. Or Myles Turner, if the Pacers’ lottery outcome lands them in a position to select a new big man in the draft? Yet for the Hornets, the zone represented a last resort—Borrego couldn’t coax a workable defense out of his players in standard sets, so a zone effort was all he had left. Those lineups were quite successful in the regular season (plus-5.9 points per 100 possessions, per Cleaning the Glass) but more because of elevated offense; in any case, the 6-foot-8 Washington isn’t a full-scale solution to the Hornets’ center problems. For context, the worst defense in the league this season belonged to Houston, which allowed 116.4 points per 100 possessions. Yet in Atlanta’s 132-103 drubbing of Charlotte, the Hornets allowed an astounding 128.2 points per 100 possessions.

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Trae Young, Hawks Rout LaMelo Ball, Hornets in Play-In Game; Will ... (Bleacher Report)

Trae Young didn't have his best night. It didn't matter. The Atlanta Hawks will live to see at least one more game. All five Hawks starters scored in double ...

The Hawks are a hotter, more experienced, better all-around team with a 3-1 record against the Cavs this season. The Hawks should be a playoff team. Gobert is spectacular enough on the defensive end to fix the leaky perimeter, and he might get a few extra lobs thrown his way playing in an offense with Ball. They finished eighth in offensive efficiency during the regular season, per NBA.com, and have a group of young players who should only continue growing together. Four years of failure after his first departure. This was a very winnable game...right until the Hornets came out in the second half and laid a complete defensive egg. Jarrett Allen, who has been out since March 6 with a finger injury, could return Friday, but Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com categorized it as a 50-50 proposition. Five years of failure before his arrival. Young was all over the place, attempting a series of YOLO shots and floaters that clanked off the rim. Ball's never going to be a great defender. The Hornets have the core of their offense figured out. Ball finished with 26 points, seven assists and five rebounds but made just seven of his 25 shots.

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Shannon Sharpe Disagrees with Skip Bayless Over Trae Young's ... (Sports Illustrated)

Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless disagreed over the two point guards.

See Sharpe's full remarks in the YouTube video below. Bayless, "This is a tough call and a close call." All eyes are on Atlanta tonight as the Eastern Conference's 9th and 10th seeds battle in the Play-In game.

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Hornets: LaMelo Ball, Charlotte forced to walk to arena for game vs ... (ClutchPoints)

LaMelo Ball and the rest of his Hornets teammates literally had to walk to the Hawks' arena after their bus got held up.

The winner of Wednesday’s Play-In contest will keep their playoff hopes alive. There were no reported injuries from the unexpected stroll. Miles Bridges, however, wasn’t too pleased about the unfortunate development.

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"If LaMelo Ball beats Trae Young, I'll stick my hand in a hornets' nest ... (The Sportsrush)

Shaquille O'Neal makes absolutely insane bet on Inside the NBA ahead of clash between LaMelo Ball and Trae Young.

Even for the likes of Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. And when they have that, LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets can be dangerous. But, it seems that the unpredictability of it all doesn’t faze Shaq in the slightest.

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LaMelo Ball Scores 26 In Loss To Hawks (RotoBaller)

19 mins agoCharlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball scored a game-high 26 points in the team's 132-103 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.

Despite the blowout loss on Wednesday, the Hornets have a bright future ahead with Ball as the franchise's centerpiece. Draft Rankings DRAFT RESOURCES

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Did LaMelo Ball Get Busted Smoking Ahead Of Hornets Game ... (Game7)

Second-year guard LaMelo Ball is one of the most promising young players in the NBA today. Thanks to his efforts, the Charlotte Hornets are not only in the.

Because of that, it seems unlikely that Ball will face any consequences for the video. Thanks to his efforts, the Charlotte Hornets are not only in the running for a playoff spot, but also finally gaining some measure of legitimacy after years of serving as an Eastern Conference afterthought. On Wednesday night, the Hornets will face off against the Atlanta Hawks for a shot at the postseason.

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Trae Young gets the best of the Hornets and LaMelo Ball as Hawks ... (Charlotte Observer)

Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks game score and recap from the NBA play-in tournament. Trae Young and Hawks beat LaMelo Ball and the Hornets 132-103.

They did a good job of moving the ball and they made shots. When Cody Martin was in the game, Borrego had him guarding Young at times and he did a noteworthy job of bottling the Hawks’ star point guard as much as possible. When you put two guys and you blitz the pick-and-roll, you are going to give up something somewhere. But even with Young’s sluggish offense, the Hawks still led by eight points at halftime and that had to be somewhat discouraging. I was aiming for the guy that was screaming at me and it hit a little girl. “We didn’t have much rhythm with the starters or the bench,” coach James Borrego said. So Williams quickly hit Bridges with another technical and threw him out of the game, which ticked Bridges off. Like their starting counterparts, the reserves struggled offensively and couldn’t cut into their hefty deficit. Their reserves often injected them with some energy and infused the offense. They gave the Hawks plenty of room to shoot and were also poor on the interior, yielding a double-double to Clint Capella before halftime. It was a worse result than a year ago when the Hornets lost by 27 in Indiana. “So we are not happy, but at the same time we can’t do nothing about it.

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Hornets news: LaMelo Ball joins LeBron James on epic 2-man list in ... (ClutchPoints)

Charlotte Hornets superstar point guard joined truly elite company, accomplishing something that only he and LeBron James ever have.

LaMelo burst onto the scene with a fantastic rookie season with the Hornts. The youngest brother, LiAngelo Ball, is currently in the NBA’s G League. Some people have believed that he might actually be the most talented of all three. LaMelo Ball is the middle of three brothers, all of whom have NBA aspirations. In just the Hornets point guard’s second season, Ball averaged 20.1 points, 7.6 assists and 6.7 rebounds per game.

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"LaMelo Ball is 6'7", Trae Young is 6'. It's a tall man's sport!": Skip ... (The Sportsrush)

Skip Bayless releases his verdict on who will have a better career between Trae Young and LaMelo Ball.

On top of that, as the analyst said, his defense is already starting to pick up, making it likely he will be a very positive defender in a couple of years’ time. It is these things as Skip Bayless was looking at as he recently got on his show ‘Undisputed’, to talk about which player has the better future ahead of them. Yes, this man most definitely has an affinity for delivering some of the most sizzling hot takes of the century.

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Hollinger: Hornets face complicated path to build around LaMelo ... (The Athletic)

ATLANTA — It wasn't Charlotte's night once it got to the arena … or even on the way. With the team bus blocked by a stopped freight train on the tracks one ...

Weird? Oh, it got weird all right, between the Hornets’ second-half no-show, Miles Bridges’ out-of-character ejection and mouthpiece chuck, and a postgame news conference from coach James Borrego that seemed heavily focused on defending his record. Charlotte jumped from 33 wins a season ago to 43 this year, improved its net rating by 2.4 points per game, and putLaMelo Ballin the All-Star Game. There were shortcomings and disappointments, and we’ll get to those in a second, but it’s easy to forget the positives in the wake of such a weird, disappointing ending. Weird? Oh, it got weird all right, between the Hornets’ second-half no-show, Miles Bridges’ out-of-character ejection and mouthpiece chuck, and a postgame news conference from coach James Borrego that seemed heavily focused on defending his record.

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