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Somebody Save Us
Everybody’s got opinions But nobody’s got the answers And that **** you ate for breakfast Well it’ll only give you cancer We’re runnin’ in a circle Runnin’ to the morning light And if ya ain’t quite workable It’s been one hell of a night — Cinderella, Somebody Save Me Thanks for Nicolas Suzor for the […]
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Hornets Blow 22 Point Lead, Extend Losing Streak to 11
With 57 seconds left in the second quarter, Robin Lopez’s dunk gave the Hornets a 46-24 lead. It looked like it was all but certain that the ten-game losing streak would be snapped, the only question was how much the Hornets would win by on this final game before Christmas. By the end of the […]
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Game On: Pacers @ Hornets
Last time these two teams met, the Hornets suffered a heartbreaking loss in overtime, as Paul George sank nine 3’s to lead Indiana to a 115-107 victory. The Hornets were on a four game losing streak at the time and seemed to have the game in hand with about four minutes left in the 4th, […]
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The Missing Piece: Gauging the Value of our First Rounder
The New Orleans Hornets currently have a record of 5-21 and if the NBA lottery were to be held tonight, they would have a 15.6% chance at the #1 overall pick and a 47% shot at a top three pick. But what is a pick like that worth just a third of the way through […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 106: Rougarou, Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon
Michael and I recap the last two games, and now that Anthony Davis is playing, we get to start talking about Anthony Davis and what he’s doing right and wrong on the court. Yay! Then we address the trademarked alter-Pelican names, Eric Gordon’s impeding return, whether this team will be any good when Gordon starts […]
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Beneath the Screen: So Nice To See You Again, Mr. Gordon
With Eric Gordon returning to the team soon, and the Hornets offense looking terrible, I thought now would be a good time to look at how Gordon will help the Hornets offense. When going through film, I was looking at three main areas: Gordon in isolation, as the pick and roll ballhandler, and as a […]
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The Return (?) of Eric Gordon: A Rivers-Centric Lineup Part 2
The general assumption leading up to the start of the regular season was that Austin Rivers would come off of the bench and back up both guard spots throughout the year. But Eric Gordon’s recurring knee troubles forced the rookie into a starting role, and while his on-the-job training didn’t start out particularly well (his […]
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Hornets Forget to Bring their Offense to LA, Fall to Clippers
Just one night removed from some exciting basketball that saw this Hornets offense seemingly take a step towards respectability, they managed to have a game where they took an even larger leap back. Robin Lopez and Anthony Davis punished the Clippers inside during stretches, but the perimeter players couldn’t seem to get out of their […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Clippers
The last time these two teams got together, a three-point contest broke out in the middle of an NBA game, and thanks to Ryan Anderson and Greivis Vasquez, the Hornets pulled out a thrilling victory. Can it happen again? Well, let’s take a look at how the Hornets can win this game. Keys to the […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 7
Another four games for the Hornets over the past seven days, with three of them coming on the road. The team suffered a tough, close loss in Oklahoma City, a double digit loss at home to Minnesota, a buzzer-beater defeat in Portland, and at Golden State. Here are this week’s rankings with so many Hornets […]
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Hornets Comeback Bid Falls Short in Loss to Warriors
Yet again, the energy was there from this young team on the road and after Anthony Davis sunk a free throw to tie the game at 92 with 4:07 left, you had the feeling that they were going to snap their seven-game losing streak. But it wasn’t to be. The Warriors controlled the boards late […]
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Scouting the NBA: Week Eight — A Merry Eric Gordon Christmas
It’s Christmas Time folks! So get excited because Eric Gordon is returning to New Orleans! Okay perhaps you’re not as excited as you could be, but still it has to be good news. This week the Hornets will go on a road trip that will see them play former team-mates Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Warriors
Warriors…. Come out to Play-yay! Be careful what you wish for, because this Warriors team might be playing its best basketball since the Dallas playoff series back in 2007. The Warriors have won 11 out of their last 14 games, with seven of those wins coming on the road. They are playing fantastic defense […]
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Following Eric Gordon’s Twitter Account
Most of us are following Eric Gordon’s confusing, hilarious and occasionally frustrating twitter account, which recently had a 124 character tweet that’s gotten the Hornets247 offices scrambling. Some of us are desperately looking to scrounge up more sass (because we can never be satisfied no matter what), others are replacing Christmas trees with Eric Gordon fatheads (because […]
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Hornets Beat: Feelings Edition
With over a quarter of the New Orleans Hornets season gone, our writers dig deep and come out with some feelings. We’re joined by the magnificent Ryan Weisert, who writes for the ESPN TrueHoop affiliate Valley of the Suns. 1. What in Hornetsland is making you happy this holiday season? Michael McNamara: The rapid […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 105: Is Vasquez Selfish?
Michael and I spend a lot of time talking about Vasquez, his game, his numbers, and his possible impact on Austin Rivers development going forward. Then Michael calls out Anthony Davis, we take turns calling out every player on this team that spends time at small forward, trash the team’s defense, and stare dreamily at […]
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Hornets Lose by 1. What was that last play?
The Hornets committed a games worth of CP3-era turnovers in the first half, handing the ball to the Blazers 11 times. Six of them were tossed directly to the Blazers, resulting in transition scoring that the Hornets couldn’t match. The worst part of the first half, however, was the perimeter defense. The Blazers took twelve […]
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Sinking Down
Sports The New Orleans Hornets went 0-3 on the week despite Anthony Davis’ return to limited action, dropping their record to 5-17, `good’ for last in the West by two games, and fourth-worst in the NBA ahead of the Wizards, Cavaliers, and Raptors. The Hornets are 0-1 against these `peers’ of theirs. In the loss […]
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Game On: Davis @ Lillard
That’s right. Five years ago, it was Portland vs Hornets as the up-and-coming teams in the West. Today, both teams cellar-dwell and their respective first picks of the draft are locked in battle for Rookie of the Year. Game on!
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The Missing Piece: Searching for the Next Ryan Anderson
There is an argument made by Hornets fans and some national analysts that gets stated as fact despite a growing amount of evidence to the contrary that I just can’t let slide any longer. The argument is that cap space is somewhat meaningless to a small market team such as ours because we can not […]