I hope they start Bonzi over Mo Pete. If they start Bonzi and turn their flowing offense into a stagnant post up game revolving around Bonzi I’d be elated. Much the same way the Suns sacrificed their offensive flow for posting up Diaw, only Bonzi isn’t near the passer as Diaw out of the double team. And Diaw isn’t even that good. The less the ball is in Pauls hands the better for us. One move that I think would help the Hornets would be bringing Peja off the bench and putting Wright in. Like the Hornets fan on here said- if Peja isn’t getting open looks then what’s the point of him being in? He’s a defensive liability and he won’t make the extra hustle play to get a loose ball or offensive rebound. At least Wright does those things.

I’m confused. Do I answer as an objective NBA fan, or as a SPURS homer?

As a SPURS homer, BScott really needs to stick with starting Peja. He’s just had a bad couple of games, that’s all. He’ll heat back up. He is, after all, a playoff seasoned veteran. Scott needs to remain confident and stand strong in his plans and designs. They did blow out the SPURS in the first two games, and Peja torched the SPURS in those. Stick with it. Please. Peja’s the answer, don’t cave in to pressure. You’ve already got the COTY award; there’s no need to prove anything now.

As an outside observer, it will only confirm my suspicions that BScott is highly overrated if he continues to start Peja. He’s gotta start JWright. Wright’s got more D, more passion, the outside shot, the confidence and the athletisism (yeah, I spelled it that way) over Peja. Wright will at least make Bruce work harder and likely be open more for Paul to find on the wing. He gives the Nooch offense more depth, and his starting allows an experienced shooter to come off the bench.

All that said, I don’t see how BScott can make any adjustments that will stem the tide. We’re in their heads AND we’ve learned their MO. His greatest adjustment should come in the form of speeding up their transistion game, and nothing more.

Listen to the SPURS fans, BScott. Peja’s money, and he’ll soon destroy San Antonio. Keep with it.

I have read a lot of love for Wright from Hornets fans, and Reggie Miller has an unnatural fixation on the guy, but I just don’t see him cutting it as a starter. Though Peja has been bothered by Bruce, he is still a veteran playoff performer who can knock down cluctch baskets and will not likely make poor decisions.

Wright is a 20 year old rookie who only averaged 11 minutes per game this season. Is he really going to be able to execute as a starter against the San Antonio Spurs? I think he can be hounded into some turnovers. If the Hornets best shot at winning the series is Julian Wright then I really like our chances.

i dont know about starting one guy over the other, but i think that utilizing wells on the offensive end is one thing the NOOCH ought to look at. the two big problems with that is slowing of the offense and having to live with wells on the defensive end. but you gotta make some trade offs.

if i’m them – objectively – i would try to get both wells and mo pete going and the expense of peja’s touches/minutes whether or not he starts. mo pete is athletic, can score and is a good shooter if you give him room. run some screens and plays for him early to see if you can get it going. i say that they should go ahead and try wells too – he has proven a tough cover for the spurs in the past .

however, the biggest thing for the NOOCH, if you ask me, is rebounding. they smoked SA in the first two games by getting to the offensive glass. they caused a dog fight for 80% of game 3 by doing the same. they got crushed on the boards in game 4 and the result was a blow out. wells gives you more offensive rebounding than any of the other opitons that i have mentioned so far, which is another reason to feature him more.

SiMA is right in saying that they don’t seem to have a great number of lead-pipe adjustments that they can make, but that doesnt mean that they can’t beat the spurs. they can – particularly at home.

as good as game 4 looked for us, there is a long,long way to go, and if NOOCH can win the battle of the glass, the spurs will have a very hard time with them. be mindful that the pendulum of play-off basketball can swing back away from you just as easily as it came your way. our guys are still in a very big dog fight here.

I honestly think all necessary adjustments for the NOOCH are on the defensive end. If they can’t stop us from scoring, they can’t run. If they can’t run, they will have a hard time scoring against us. The more they run, the more effective Peja will be. We scored 82 and 84 points in games 1 and 2. We hit 100 and 110 in games 3 and 4.

If they don’t find a way to slow us down, they are in deep doodoo.