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New Orleans Pelicans Lottery Day Discussion Thread

Today can unofficially be deemed the first day of the New Orleans Pelicans offseason, as the first domino is set to fall down at 7:30 tonight. The Pelicans own an 8.8%...
The Missing Piece: Offseason Plans A-E for the New Orleans Pelicans

This series was started in large part because of Dell and Monty’s comments last October. They both stated that the plan was to add the final pieces to the puzzle in...
New Orleans Pelicans at the Draft Combine: Day Two

A list of things that stood out on day two at the combine. To read about day one, click here. Cody Zeller is more David Lee than Andrew Bogut As much...
New Orleans Pelicans at the Draft Combine: Day One

Today was day one of the NBA Draft Combine, and here were some takeaways from the first day. Victor Oladipo is Dwayne Wade Well, at least when it comes to measurables....
The Missing Piece: Scouting the NBA Combine

By the time the next ‘Missing Piece’ is published, the NBA Combine will have come and gone and the draft lottery will be just three days away. On May 16th and...
The Missing Piece: Going All-In on Chris Paul

Eleven months ago I laid out an argument for why I would not close the door on the return of CP3. Eleven months ago I laid out a scenario in which...
Season in Review: Roger Mason

After the dust started to settle in early August, Dell Demps looked up and down his roster and saw a bunch of fresh faced youngsters, but no seasoned veterans on a...
Jason Collins, “I’m Gay.”: What This Means to Me

On a historic day in professional sports, some of the writers here at Hornets247.com take time to reflect on Jason Collins’ story. Michael McNamara: I have had a different reaction to today’s...
Season In Review: Jason Smith

On March 1st of this year, Jason Smith was officially declared out for the remainder of the season. It was a tough season for Smith physically, but despite all the injuries he...
The Missing Piece: Perfect Pairs

Last year, I took a look at the top guys we could consider with our own pick and paired them with the ideal guy to match their skill set that figured...
On the Trade Front: What is Eric Bledsoe Worth?

Without a doubt, the #1 question I get on Twitter, in emails, for the podcast, etc. is “What would the Clippers want for Eric Bledsoe?” That question came even more feverishly...
The Missing Piece: Playoff Scouting, Draft Ranking, and Summer Planning

The season has now officially come to a close for the Pelicans, and now we are just a few short weeks away from perhaps the biggest off-season in franchise history. The...
The Missing Piece: Scouting Shabazz

When scouts, GM’s, fans, coaches, and media really start to shift their focus to the NBA Draft, no player will be more polarizing than Shabazz Muhammad. Nearly every mock draft heading...
Sacramento Runs Away from the Hornets 121-110

From the opening tip you could tell that Sacramento was going to make the Hornets play their style of basketball, and it was then that you knew the Hornets had no...
Game On: Hornets @ Kings

I have wrote about it, tweeted about it, and talked about it numerous times on the podcast – tonight’s game is huge when it comes to lottery implications. But as much...
5th, 6th, or 7th – What the Numbers Say About Where We Will Draft

We will know in 9 days how many lottery balls we will have for the May 21st Draft Lottery. Some teams have seperated themselves, and now the Hornets find themselves in...
The Missing Piece: Getting On Point

If you are one of the few people who still believe that Greivis Vasquez is the long term answer at point guard, stop reading now. However, if you view Vasquez more...
Hornets Bench a No-Show as Jazz Pull Away in the 4th

A familiar pattern reared its ugly head tonight as the Hornets starting lineup got the team out to a nice lead at the end of one quarter before the bench came...
Game On: Hornets @ Jazz

This is practically a must-win for the Jazz if they want to win the eight seed out West. Meanwhile, the Hornets are looking to get their first road win since the...
Road Losing Streak Continues as Hornets Lose to Warriors

The Hornets have not won a road game since before the All-Star break. On February 11th in Detroit, the Hornets defeated the Pistons 105-86, but since then the road has not...