The Charlotte Hornets were hoping to show significant improvement since their roster was healthy. However, it has not been like that. The team has five consecutive losses, the last two by a disadvantage of 36 and 17 points after the return of LaMelo Ball, who had missed twenty games due to a sprained ankle.
Consequently, the staff is mired in great frustration. The players are aware that something has to change, but they are not being able to clarify what or how. «I think we are going to talk about it in an exclusive players meeting. And we are going to solve it,” declared Terry Rozier, according to the media. The Charlotte Observer. «No matter how bad things are going for us, we are only five or six games away from a place in the ‘play-in’. If we win the next three, things can change for us. We simply have to believe it, be a team and try hard.”
The truth is that there are seven and a half games, and not “five or six” as Rozier declares, which separates Charlotte from the tenth position in the Eastern Conference, currently in the hands of the Brooklyn Nets. The Hornets’ next three rivals will be the New Orleans Pelicans, as visitors, and the San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers, as locals.
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Talking about reaching the postseason does not seem realistic for a team that has only one win in its last 17 games, last January 2 at the home of the Sacramento Kings. The team does not work on both sides of the court (they are one of the three worst teams in attack and defense) and LaMelo’s return seems insufficient.
“There’s a lot going on,” insider PJ Washington shared. «If I had the answers, things would be different. For us, it’s simply about accepting this process, trying to improve every day, having a better attitude and playing more together.
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2024-01-15 20:00:00
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