Month: May 2008

  • Hornets Off-Season: The Draft

    I've poured over the various sites that give Draft information and put together the players I'd like to see the Hornets bring in for workouts and possibly snag in the Draft if they don't trade the pick.  In accordance with the off-season priority I put up yesterday, I focused mostly on the various big men […]

  • Hornets Off-Season: What do the Hornets need?

    The Hornets got the first thing they needed yesterday, when Byron Scott had his contract extended.  Scott has caught more than his fair share of criticism over the last couple years for things as wide-ranging as his comments about liking Oklahoma City to his substitution patterns to claims that he gave up on some players too […]

  • Hornets Wallpaper: There is no I in team

    Just checking in quick to help you freshen up your desktop. Dariusz Ejkiewicz (aka Fartman), has delivered another fine wallpaper, this time inspired by the NBA's "there can only be one" campaign that's been everywhere throughout the playoffs. You'll find the download links below the image. 1280×960 | 1024×768 While we're at it, check out […]

  • More about the Hornets and Drafting

    Following up on my previous draft post, I wanted to address how the Hornets, as an organization, have done with the draft, and what we can hope from our pick. This year, we only hold the 27th selection of the draft, since our second round pick will be going to Seattle. In general, the Hornets […]

  • Memoirs of a New Orleans Hornets Fan: the Battle for Legitimacy

    If you made it to a game at the Arena this past season, you're probably familiar with Mikey. He was the guy busting a lung from the front row of 303. I first met him while waiting for the streetcar to take me to the Hornets-Sonics game back on December 10th. He turned out to […]

  • Hornets Postseason: Determining the Value of a Draft Pick

    First off, if you haven't read it, go read Ron's last post about his Memories of the season.  If you don't, this post will explode.  Seriously.  Be afraid.  Now, on to the post-season: The first step of any off-season is the Draft.  As a long-time lover of the draft and the evaluation process that leads up to it, I've […]

  • Memories from a Magical Season

    For me, it started on Wednesday, December 5th. That night at the Arena, we got blown out by the Pistons with only 10,312 people in the stands, most of them not at all convinced that this NBA thing was going to last in Louisiana. The atmosphere was pretty good despite the loss. Cheap tickets, Dance […]

  • Game 7 Aftermath: The Final News Wrap

    So the Spurs came up big and got the Game 7 win over our Hornets here in New Orleans last night. Four losses in five games to end your season is tough to swallow, but it was a great ride nonetheless. For the last time this season, here's your news wrap… We'll open it up […]

  • The Spurs beat the Hornets: The Hornets’ Season ends

    And that's the season. The Hornets fall to the Spurs, 91-82 after fighting back to within three from 15 down at the start of the fourth. Two things did us in tonight. Rebounding and a three point barrage. The rebounding, though a pronounced problem earlier in the game, got better in the second half. The […]

  • Game Day Open Thread: Game 7 – Spurs @ Hornets

    This is it. Game 7. One team will advance, the other will go home.  On one side we have the visiting Spurs: A wily veteran team who've been there before and will resist the youth movement to get there again. Or are they just broken heroes on a last-chance power drive? And then we have […]

  • Hornets-Spurs: Monday News Wrap

    It's almost here. Hornets-Spurs. Game 7. Tonight at 7:30 Central. Ryan just delivered a fine post ahead of the madness. So go read that first. Then come back to this one and see what the internets been saying about the 100th Game 7 in NBA history. To tip, Jim Eichnehofer was at Hornets practice yesterday, […]

  • I Heart the Hornets

    I like to think I'm pretty good at what I do.  My posts are usually a mix of stats and analysis, and judging by the reaction and number of returning users we've been getting of late, they've obviously been written well enough to get my point across.  Still – there is one thing I typically […]

  • Know Your Hornets: Playoff Trivia

    If you're an old-school visitor to Hornets247, you might remember we used to throw out some trivia questions here on the regular. But then I was quizzed by police about my neighbor's missing undergarments and any kind of questioning has since proved extremely traumatic for me. But I'm nothing if not a pervert warrior, so […]

  • Hornets-Spurs: Sunday News Wrap

    A fine Sunday afternoon it be here in New Orleans. I should really go do some outside stuff today. Volleyball perhaps. Hmm… But ahead of all that madness, here's what's being said about the Spurs and Hornets on the internets today. Enjoy! Actually, before we get to the linkage, let's get some information out there […]

  • Spurs-Hornets: Series Notes

    This game was actually not in keeping with the rest of the series.  Yes, I know the final score looks the same, and yes, I know it seems like the Hornets had one big meltdown in the third and that cost us the game, but it's actually not an accurate representation of what happened.  Unlike […]

  • Hornets-Spurs: Saturday News Wrap

    Typical: I have more time to do this stuff on the weekends but then there's not as much to link up. Screw you, world. We'll start off with the Horry/West stuff again. Mike Monroe and Mike Finger team up in the San Antonio Express-News to tell us that the NBA has reviewed Horry's hit and […]

  • Game 6 Aftermath: Friday News Wrap

    Game 6 is done, the Spurs held serve at home, and now we wait for Game 7 on Monday. Lots to get to today with Hornets-Spurs being the only game last night and everyone in the world wanting to weigh in on a certain incident that occurred in the fourth quarter. Buckle up. This might […]

  • The Spurs beat the Hornets; series tied at 3-3

    Game 7 it is then. As has been the story all series, the home team came away with the blow out victory tonight. After a great, competitive first half, the third quarter was again the difference as the Spurs outscored our Hornets 20-12 and built up a 15-point lead. Manu Ginobili dropped a couple of […]

  • Game Day Open Thread: Game 6 – Hornets @ Spurs

    Alright, so we've got Game 6 in San Antonio tonight. The Spurs need the win to stay alive and force a deciding Game 7 on Monday. Victory for the Hornets would put us in the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. Tyson Chandler and David West are apparently healthy enough to lace […]

  • Hornets-Spurs: Thursday News Wrap

    Game 6 goes down this evening in San Antonio, with the Spurs needing a win to avoid elimination at the hands of our Hornets. Here's the usual bunch of notes, quotes and anecdotes from around the web… Let's start it off with updates on the injuries to Tyson Chandler and David West. Here's words from […]