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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Can do More, But Only With More Minutes

After doing some wonderful things with limited playing time, Jeremy Lin is waiting for Steve Clifford to realize that the Charlotte Hornets will benefit in the short and long run if he starts playing his (right now) backup point guard more minutes.
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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings, DeMarcus Cousins Might not Fall Apart After All

The Sacramento Kings might not be falling apart, at least not right away, following the return of DeMarcus Cousins and their 101-92 win over the Detroit Pistons, with a little bit of help from Rudy Gay and Rajon Rondo.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry Might Actually be Unstoppable

The Golden State Warriors remain perfect with a 100-84 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, led by 29 points from Stephen Curry, who seems to be having so much fun out there you have to wonder whether he is the best player in the NBA, and doing it with an effortless way to it all as well.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Team’s Best, Most Important Player

It seems the Charlotte Hornets & Steve Clifford are getting all the examples they need in order to determine Jeremy Lin is their best and most important player, in crunch time or earlier on. If before they didn’t know it, maybe his execution in the 95-93 win over the New York Knicks did the job.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Should be Ashamed They Lost to the Brooklyn Nets

Maybe it shouldn’t be too surprising that the Houston Rockets are the ones who become the first team that loses to the Brooklyn Nets this season. They’ve been inconsistent, even when James Harden and Dwight Howard are playing, since 2015-2016 began.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Get Their Revenge Against Los Angeles Clippers & DeAndre Jordan

In the second meeting between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers, the Mavs got to both enjoy their home fans booing DeAndre Jordan and pick up a quality win, as Dirk Nowitzki and Wesley Matthews made the most of the energy pulsating through the arena.
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NBA Rumors – Philadelphia 76ers Struggling to Convince Fans of Their Vision

The Philadelphia 76ers think their fans are going to wait on endlessly while they continue with their experimental rebuilding and tanking techniques, but turns out that it’s getting more and more difficult selling their MO to people when there’s no clear line of progress being demonstrated.
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NBA Rumors – Charlotte Hornets Taking Their Time With Frank Kaminsky

When the Charlotte Hornets drafted Frank Kaminsky as the ninth overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, one of the reasons was him being one of the more NBA-ready players in the draft class. A few months later, and he’s playing nine minutes per game.
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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings Can’t Afford to Fire Another Head Coach

The Sacramento Kings haven’t made the playoffs in nearly a decade. High expectations to start the last couple of seasons resulted in a very early reality check of where they stand, but once again firing their head coach (George Karl this time) seems counterproductive, even if things don’t look great now.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Byron Scott Ruining D’Angelo Russell

A bad rookie season doesn’t predict a bad NBA career, but it’s interesting to see a head coach almost purposely sabotage a player’s starting career, as the Los Angeles Lakers, through their brilliant head coach Byron Scott seem to be putting hurdles in front of D’Angelo Russell instead of helping him develop as their point guard for the foreseeable future.