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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... more pressure on the half-court offense because precious seconds were being wasted as the Hornets constantly were running half-court offensive sets. Indeed, there’s too much trotting going on, not enough play-like-this-is-your-last-game. Opponents aren’t folding the way they used to; they’re using the Hornets as a measuring stick and so far, they’re finding that they measure up pretty well against a team that some forecast to reach the NBA Finals.” At The Hive:  Evaluates the New Orleans Hornets defense Brian Windhorst of The Plain ...

Game 17 Preview: Hornets vs. Blazers
Blazer's Edge — ... AtTheHive:  The Hornets lose primarily due to high allowed field goal percentage. The defensive rebounding has been there, the forced turnovers have been there. But in losses, the Hornets allow much higher than acceptable conversion rates from the field, especially from deep. Two things factor into this- penetration defense and perimeter rotations. I'd spell it out more, but it's a lot easier to explain visually. If you scroll down in this post there's a video I put in there that really captures our two biggest issues. Other than that, the ...