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What Kind of New Will This New Year Be?
The New Year will bring a New New Orleans Hornets in so many ways. A year ago the team was still in the process of being sold to an owner committed to keeping the team in New Orleans the team had just sent away its foundation player in All-Everything Chris Paul the team had just […]
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Greivis Vasquez Named Western Conference Player of the Week
From the team: The NBA announced today that New Orleans Hornets guard Greivis Vasquez was named the Western Conference Player of Week for games played Monday, December 24, through Sunday, December 30. This is the first time in Vasquez’s career that he has won a Player of the Week honor. Vasquez led the Hornets to […]
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Hornets Beat: Looking Back at 2012
Our writers review 2012 and make some predictions for 2013. 1. What was your favorite game to watch in 2012? Michael McNamara: October 31st against San Antonio. Yeah, I know it was a loss, but this was the first real game of Anthony Davis’s career and officially kicked off a new era of basketball for […]
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Hornets Assign Darius Miller to D-League
From the team: The New Orleans Hornets have assigned forward Darius Miller to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by Hornets Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Dell Demps. Miller has appeared in 23 games this season for the Hornets, averaging 2.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 108: Eric Gordon!
Michael and I talk about Grievis Vasquez, Austin Rivers, the Weather, Dungeons and Dragons . . . aw, who am I kidding? We talk Eric Gordon! And recap the other games and preview the next two. Eric Gordon! Got something to say to us? Sound off by calling 504-322-3333. Enjoy the Podcast! Want it on […]
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A Time for Mending
No hope in complaining All this lay in ruin It’s a time for mending Gathering of the wounds — Prong, Broken Peace Sports The New Orleans Hornets had a good week against weak opponents, going 2-1 on the week and bringing their record to 7-23, with the one loss coming in overtime after a nice […]
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EJ slices and Dices, Hornets rally from 21 down and Win
We’ve been calling out Vasquez for months on this blog, and Michael and I have been speculating on the Vasquez-Gordon pairing on the podcast that entire time, both of us salivating at the idea of the two working together. Tonight, we got to see them in both situations, and you can already see how much […]
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Hornets @ Charlotte
The Return of EJ versus Charlotte hoping to end a 17 game losing streak. Which team will reign supreme?
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The Missing Piece: Finding the Perfect Small Forward
Earlier this week, Mason and I projected how Eric Gordon’s return would impact this team, and those numbers give Hornets fans plenty of reason to be optimistic moving forward. If Monty makes Gordon the primary ball handler in the pick and roll, both Vasquez and Anderson figure to become more efficient and the Hornets offense […]
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Hornets Fall in Overtime to the Raptors After a Late Rally
It was a furious finish, but ultimately the Hornets fell 104-97 in overtime to the Raptors. Until about the last 5 minutes or so this was a very ho-hum game that featured interesting moments and highlights but lacked excitement. And then the Hornets started hitting clutch shots late and rallied from 11 down to tie […]
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Game On: Raptors @ Hornets
The Hornets look to tie their longest winning streak of the season (2) as they take on former Hornet Aaron Gray and the Toronto Raptors in their final home game of 2012. After starting the season 4-19, the Raptors won 5 in a row before losing their most recent contest in San Antonio to the […]
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Beneath the Screen: Anatomy of a Defensive Breakdown
I wanted to switch gears a little bit this week and focus on defense. This season, the Hornets clearly have not played up to the level that their defense-first head coach would expect. The Hornets currently rank 29th in defensive efficiency, giving up 110.1 points per 100 possessions. According to mysynergysports.com the Hornets rank 28th […]
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Making the Transition: Is Austin Rivers Really the Worst?
(By Michael McNamara and Jason Calmes) Just yesterday, ESPN Insider ran a story that set out to answer one simple question- Is Austin Rivers Having the Worst Season Ever? For those without Insider access or who simply lack the desire to read another anti-Rivers column, the author (Kevin Pelton) uses a player metric that he […]
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Losing Streak snapped in Orlando
The Hornets break their 11-game losing streak in a hard fought game that featured career highs in points from Vasquez and near career highs from Robin Lopez
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 8
Another three games and another three losses for the Hornets. After falling on the road to the Clippers and Spurs, New Orleans blew a 22-point second quarter lead at home to the Pacers. Here are the latest season-to-date power rankings updated with the team’s most recent games. Week 8 1) Ryan Anderson, PF […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Magic
Much like the Indiana game, the Hornets will be up against a team that struggles to score, but gets it done on the defensive end – though the extremes aren’t quite as exaggerated. The Magic post the seventh best defense in the league and the 2nd worst offense, resulting in an efficiency differential of -1.7 […]
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Back Home for the Holidays: Projecting the Return of Eric Gordon (Part Two)
In a two-part series by Michael McNamara and Mason Ginsberg, we take a look at how Eric Gordon’s return could impact both individually players and the team as a whole. Part Two focuses on the impact Gordon could have on the defensive end. For a look back at Part One and the impact Gordon could […]
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Back Home for the Holidays: Projecting the Return of Eric Gordon
In a two-part series by Michael McNamara and Mason Ginsberg, we take a look at how Eric Gordon’s return could impact both individually players and the team as a whole. Part One focuses on his impact on the offensive end, while Part Two will dive into the impact he could have on the defensive end. […]
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Hornets Beat: Taking Stock
It’s time took look around, see what we have and what can be done about this mess the season has been so far. 1. How would you grade the Hornets overall handling of Eric Gordon since he was first acquired from the Clippers? Jason Calmes: An unmitigated disaster. This entire situation has been marked with […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 107: A Gordon for Christmas
Michael and I talk the last two games, including that horrible Pacers collapse, we address whether we feel Anthony Davis is a top 50 player today, address a few of Michael’s Trade ideas, talk Demarcus Cousins, Eric Gordon and the dreaded Microfracture Surgery rumors, and then preview the upcoming week’s games. Happy Holidays everyone! Got […]