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We have the Union tonight in a little pre entertainment to UNC/Duke. While most of the table has a game or two in hand on us, a win takes us into a tie for second and a draw takes us into a tie for fifth. It’s a lovely day to get a result.

The Knicks are hanging with the Cavs right now. Should the Knicks find a way to win then we might be able to catch Cleveland. We might be at the point where we want to pull for Brooklyn and hope that Atlanta and Cleveland loses every other game. One thing to note, if Brooklyn beats Atlanta tonight then we will be in 10th momentarily as Atlanta has the tiebreaker over us due to divisional record.

This one is over. Need to win out now and at the very least win three of the next four. Anything less than that and we’ll be in 10th. At this point (outside of winning out)… our best hope is for the standings to end up as: 7th. Brooklyn 8th. Cleveland 9th. Charlotte 10th. Atlanta Brooklyn should be able to take care of Cleveland and hopefully we would beat Atlanta at home. That sets up a matchup against Cleveland which is better than a matchup against Brooklyn.

Terry has to get going, he’s left at least 8 points on the board missing open shots.

Great run there, when this team wants to lock-in and really play the passing lanes they are fun to watch. When the defense leads to offense it’s a thing of beauty.

Not going to win this game if our bench loses to their bench.

Embiid is going to play all but 15-18 minutes of the game. We have to make sure we keep it close and take the lead when he sits.

Tobias Harris always lights us up.

Going to be interesting to see how they factor Gordon into this game… lineup is still the same. G- Ball, Thomas G- Rozier, Martin F- Bridges, Hayward F- Washington, Oubre C- Plumlee, Harrell

Lolol this dude might just be the best goalie in the league in a couple years time.

Assuming that this Hayward thing isn’t some sick April fools joke then we are officially deeeeep. G - Ball, Thomas G - Rozier, Martin F- Hayward, Oubre F - Bridges, Washington C - Plumlee, Harrell Extras: Bouknight McDaniles Thor Jones Richards

And that’s okay with me, he’s playing with an elite shooter in Svechnikov and I mean hell, that pass that he had to Nino last night was one of the best passes I’ve ever seen. A lofted pass through traffic right into Nino’s glove which kept him onside. I think he’ll set up a lot of goals rather than score a bunch of goals and that’s okay.

The FIFA 2022 World Cup Draw just occurred and I think the USA got a favorable draw. We are grouped with England, Iran, and either Wales, Scotland, or Ukraine. As for Charlotte FC players… Harrison Afful (Ghana) - It’s unlikely that Afful makes Ghana’s World Cup roster but he is still rumored to be an option for Ghana should injuries occur before the games begin. Alan Franco (Ecuador) - Franco will be a member of Ecuador’s World Cup team and it’s possible that he gets some CAPS. Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) - Jozwiak is thought to be a lock for Poland’s national team. Karol Swiderski (Poland) - Swiderski’s current form makes him a guarantee for the Polish national team and he might get some starts next to Lewi should this form keep up.

It’s not that Domi won’t or doesn’t fit in, it’s that for the most part Columbus fans were right… Domi is a very willing passer and tries to set teammates up but he doesn’t look for his own shot much… in fact, he only has three shots in five games…. even Jesper Fast has more shots than that. Putting Domi on a line with Trocheck and Svech should be helpful since those two are scorers. However, I think people need to temper expectations when it comes to goals for Domi. He’s simply a player that doesn’t look for his shot. The most shots he’s had in a game this season is four and it’s only happened twice.

There’s a very slight chance we could end up in 7th, it would require us winning four of our last five (at the very least). Cleveland @ NYK - Win (43-35) vs. PHI - Loss (43-36) @ ORL - Win (44-36) @ BKN - Loss (44-37) vs. MIL - Loss (44-38) Brooklyn @ ATL - Loss (40-38) vs. HOU - Win (41-38) @ NYK - Loss (41-39) - The Nets probably win but we need them to lose one more game that’s not the Cleveland game vs. CLE - Win (42-39) vs. IND - Win (43-39) Atlanta vs. BKN - Win (41-37) @ TOR - Loss (41-38) vs. WSH - Win (42-38) @ MIA - Loss (42-39) @ HOU - Win (43-39) Charlotte @ PHI - Loss (40-38) @ MIA - Win (41-38) vs. ORL - Win (42-38) @ CHI - Win (43-38) vs. WSH - Win (44-38) The standings would be… 7th. Charlotte (44-38) - Charlotte wins tiebreaker over Cleveland due to conference winning percentage. 8th. Cleveland (44-38) 9th. Brooklyn (43-39) - Brooklyn wins tiebreaker over Atlanta due to head to head record. 10th. Atlanta (43-39)

It’s going to be a tight finish. 7. Cleveland (42-25) - 5 GR - Hornets 2 games back 8. Brooklyn (40-37) - 5 GR - Hornets 0 games back 9. Charlotte (40-37) - 5 GR 10. Atlanta (40-37) - 5 GR - Hornets 0 games ahead In a three way tie, Brooklyn would get the nod as they have best head to head winning percentage among the three tied teams, though that could changed as Atlanta and Brooklyn play each other one more time. If Charlotte is just in a tie with Brooklyn then Charlotte would have the tiebreaker. The next set of important games comes on Saturday. Hornets @ 76ers Cavs @ Knicks Nets @ Hawks

Domi can certainly sling the puck around, not much of a threat to shoot or much less score but he has some saucy feeds.

I like these lines tonight, all four seems to gel.

Boys have a lottttt of jump tonight.

He’s getting bumped up tonight. Turbo - Aho - Jarvis Svech - Trocheck - Domi Nino - Staal - Fast Marty - Stepan - Necas Slavin - TDA Skjei - Pesce Smith - Cole Andersen Raanta Injured: KK, Bear Scratched: Lorentz

A poem. I’m here for second line Max Domi sending silky saucers to Svechnikov for sexy scores.

Well here’s where we stand… 7th. - Cleveland (42-34) - 6 games remaining - Hornets are 2.5 games back 8th. Brooklyn (40-36) - 6 games remaining - Hornets are 0.5 games back 9th. Charlotte (40-37) - 5 games remaining 10th. Atlanta (39-37) - 6 games remaining - Hornets are 0.5 games up Important Games Tomorrow - Nets vs. Bucks - Cavs @ Hawks

I’d like to see Melo, Martin, Oubre, Bridges, and Harrell get some burn together.

I don’t think they’ll call up Kochetkov unless there is an injury but I’d love to see him get a chance to take one of the spots next year. Hopefully Kochetkov and Drury are full timers next year.

I definitely don’t think he’s taller than 6’3”, I’ve watched a few of the Wolves games and he looks smaller than that. I also don’t think he’s 6’0” though, maybe without skates?