Disgraceful end to the Minnesota game.

[Veteran_Picksetter]

Maggette completes an old-fashioned three point play with 14 seconds to go. We are down five. We just lay back and lazily allow the loss to occur. We could've at least fouled immediately and forced the T-Wolves to earn their win from the line. Seriously?? Give up on a two possession game with 14 seconds to go??

Did anybody see the broadcast? Stephanie Ready did all she could to hold her tongue and not rip into the Bobcats strategy (or lack thereof). Steve Martin said, "I know what you are thinking, Stephanie...."

Our fans have sat through blowouts all year. We had the chance to make this one interesting. But nobody appeared to care about winning....EXCEPT THE TV ANNOUNCERS.

I'm all for tanking, but that was PATHETIC.

[Veteran_Picksetter]

The paying fans who bothered to show up and cheer Charlotte deserved better than that ending.

[Dcarnys]

I'm not one of the people calling for Silas to step down but after that I'm all for it happening. How can you go into a situation like that with no strategy?? I don't care how bad the season has been, YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!!

[Veteran_Picksetter]

I'm not one of the people calling for Silas to step down but after that I'm all for it happening. How can you go into a situation like that with no strategy?? I don't care how bad the season has been, YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!!

Amen. It was just sorry. They had time to set up a press after the FT and foul with virtually no time elapsing. Stephanie Ready said something like "But you could---" before stopping herself from ripping Silas x 2. And then Steve Martin spoke for us fans. Good for them.

[cltblkhscoach]

Man, I was there tonight and I was really mad as hell. I mean, like you guys are saying, we suffer through blowout losses all season and they have a chance to play it out hard and it wasn't a situation where it was impossible. Same situation happened in a game not too long ago against New Jersey when Williams went off for 57. They were down 6, got a steal, cut it to 3, NJ missed two free throws, and they had a shot in the end.

Tonight was the first time where I think the young Silas would have made a difference between a win and a loss. Paul was too laid back tonight in terms of subs and making adjustments. Kemba CLEARLY had it going over DJ and he took too long to recognize it. I just might offer up my ticket to Friday Night's game against Denver in protest, lol.

[Veteran_Picksetter]

Man, I was there tonight and I was really mad as hell. I mean, like you guys are saying, we suffer through blowout losses all season and they have a chance to play it out hard and it wasn't a situation where it was impossible. Same situation happened in a game not too long ago against New Jersey when Williams went off for 57. They were down 6, got a steal, cut it to 3, NJ missed two free throws, and they had a shot in the end.

Tonight was the first time where I think the young Silas would have made a difference between a win and a loss. Paul was too laid back tonight in terms of subs and making adjustments. Kemba CLEARLY had it going over DJ and he took too long to recognize it. I just might offer up my ticket to Friday Night's game against Denver in protest, lol.

Thank you. My friend at the game said it felt like it was just a scrimmage at the end. Sad.

[ND22]

Didn't get to see the end as my illegal stream went out. I was surprised to see we only lost by 5. Sad it ended like that because up until that point I felt they had given a good effort.

[Mustachio]

Ok... so they foul. Win the game. Now we are only 2 games behind Washington. How is that a good thing? You would jeopardize our 25% chance to say we can beat Minnesota at home with their back up point guard?

sorry I just don't see the point of outrage. It sucks but the best thing we can do is lose right now. I'm just happy we were in it.

[Veteran_Picksetter]

Ok... so they foul. Win the game. Now we are only 2 games behind Washington. How is that a good thing? You would jeopardize our 25% chance to say we can beat Minnesota at home with their back up point guard?

sorry I just don't see the point of outrage. It sucks but the best thing we can do is lose right now. I'm just happy we were in it.

We are actually in so few games, it won't make a huge difference. Any team trying to win would have fouled, and then likely lost anyway. But at least it would have been a fight to the end. The paying fans deserved better. Some of the players who actually cared deserved better. Tanking is the action of the GM, etc. The players and coaches should still try to win with what they have. And look at the lottery history. The worst team usually doesn't get the number 1 pick anyway. There's not a lot of difference between picks 2 through 5.

That's the kind of ending to a game that leaves a foul taste in the mouths of paying, cheering fans.

[Mustachio]

We are actually in so few games, it won't make a huge difference. Any team trying to win would have fouled, and then likely lost anyway. But at least it would have been a fight to the end. The paying fans deserved better. Some of the players who actually cared deserved better. Tanking is the action of the GM, etc. The players and coaches should still try to win with what they have. And look at the lottery history. The worst team usually doesn't get the number 1 pick anyway. There's not a lot of difference between picks 2 through 5.

That's the kind of ending to a game that leaves a foul taste in the mouths of paying, cheering fans.

I was at the game paying and cheering and trust me there weren't all that many paying and cheering fans. The only taste in my mouth after that loss was beer. We've gone over this a million times. yes the worst team doesn't always get the number one pick. But a 25% chance is better than a 20% chance. Lets make sure we have the best odds and if losing to Minnesota helps give us an extra 5% chance at Anthony Davis, it sucks but its what we need to do.

I honest to god hate cheering to lose, so I don't. I was at the game hoping we would win drunkenly cheering. But when every loss at this point actually is better for us, I find it hard to summon outrage over a lazy finish.