Indiana Pacers: Schedule lends itself to quick start
By Fox Doucette
Charlotte Hornets (Nov. 5)
The Hornets’ second-best player last season is on the Indiana Pacers now in the person of Jeremy Lamb.
Their best player, Kemba Walker, is on the Boston Celtics.
And their highest-profile acquisition, Terry Rozier, was one of those guys who Celtics fans were more than happy to see get a big contract (three years, $56.7 million) with someone other than the Celtics.
The Hornets stink on paper. And their own fans are in full 2012 Bobcats mode, pointing out that any team that loses to this squad ought to be beet red from embarrassment.
There’s not a single game where I can definitively say the Hornets will win, so like I said a few weeks ago... don’t be the team that loses to this years squad https://t.co/23xKk2uXva
— Laieke Abebe (@StrikaNation24_) August 12, 2019
Sure, the Pacers have long been infamous for playing down to the level of their opponent. But if they walk into this game still undefeated, do they really want to let the stinking Hornets break the streak?