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Game On: Hornets @ Nuggets
The Hornets look for revenge as they travel to Denver to take on the Nuggets
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Letter from the Editor
Big changes are coming to Hornets247, thanks to feedback from all of you
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Hornets blow lead, fall to Jazz
New Orleans Hornets 90 Recap | Box Score 94 Utah Jazz
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Game On: Hornets @ Jazz
Hornets try to get bad taste out of their mouth after last night’s blowout.
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Chris who? Eric Gordon hits game winner in Hornets debut
For 47 minutes and 55 seconds Eric Gordon had a tough time finding his stroke from the outside, but he hit the one that counted with less than five seconds on the clock to give the Hornets a 85-84 victory in their season debut. Gordon got to the bucket early and often, slicing up the […]
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Game On: New Orleans Hornets @ Phoenix Suns
And… We’re Back!! It’s been a tough couple of months for Hornets fans, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Gone are franchise cornerstones Chris Paul and David West and their patented pick and pop. Instead, the Hornets will rely less on star power and more on teamwork, toughness, and intensity. The […]
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Acquiring Vasquez the final piece in the offseason puzzle
Analysts like to dissect each trade individually, but moves are usually connected to other moves, so looking at each one individually in a vacuum is somewhat pointless. On the surface, the Quincy Pondexter for Greveis Vasquez trade seems somewhat debateable, but if you take a step back it is easy to see how this small […]
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2011-12 Hornets Season Preview
Time will tell, but it is easy to make the argument that this will be viewed as the most important off-season in the history of the franchise. Chris Paul is gone, a new CBA is signed, the NBA has done everything possible to make this franchise attractive for a new owner, and the building blocks […]
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Meet your virtual Hornets
For some Hornets fans a trade brings minor changes, like having to buy a new jersey or having to learn a couple of nicknames to shout out on game night. For others, however, a swap of players like the one that sent Chris Paul to LA and brought back Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, and Chris […]
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Trade made with an eye toward 2013
After game one of the 2011 NBA Playoffs, Hornets fans were convinced that anything was possible as long as CP3 was on our side. Against a team of giants and an all-time NBA great with five rings, Chris Paul masterfully picked his spots and gave New Orleans fans hope in a series that was predicted […]
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Ranking the Assets
It’s time to be honest with ourselves and realize that it is a foregone conclusion that Chris Paul will not re-sign with the Hornets once his current contract has expired. He has given this franchise hundreds of brilliant moments, and can arguably be called the GHAT (Greatest Hornet of All-Time), but we will soon have […]
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Revisiting the Belinelli decision
I know it must seem like ages ago, but the last Hornets transaction happened just a little over five months ago when GM Dell Demps decided to extend a qualifying offer to shooting guard Marco Belinelli. The qualifying offer was for just under 3.4 million dollars and it gave the Hornets the right to match […]
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Who exactly is the weak link out West?
Las Vegas has recently posted their odds on who will win the 2012 NBA Championship, and not surprisingly, the Miami Heat are the heavy favorites at 2-1. The Lakers, not the defending champion Mavericks, are the Western Conference favorite at 5-1. The teams that have the worst odds (200-to-1) are both out East and that […]
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Be happy about the deal today; worry about Paul tomorrow
As predicted, the second that this new deal was announced, Hornets fans started wondering what it’s impact would be on the future of Chris Paul. Of course, national writers haven’t made it any easier as they make allusions to what the allowance of extend-and-trade deals will mean for Chris Paul and Dwight Howard, but that […]
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What the proposed CBA means to the Hornets and Chris Paul
ESPN has obtained a copy of the seven page offer that the players plan on discussing, and possibly voting on, at some point today. It might be pointless to break down this current proposal, as speculation continues to grow that the players will turn down this latest offer and push for decertification, but what else […]
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Sucker for a good tease
Joe G. likes to put up videos that reflect his current mood. Well, here is mine… I swore that after talks broke off last week that I was done listening to any kind of rhetoric from either side and that I would just assume the season was lost, and nothing short of a signed deal […]
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The Quick Fix
Okay, so yesterday I promised that instead of just bitching about the problems, I will come up with some solutions. And no, I am not just going to steal from others. I’ve got my own out-of-the-box ideas that benefits gives both sides what they want (or at least what they say they want). So after […]
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My self-imposed lockout is over!
Prior to July 1st, it was impossible not to see me everywhere on this site. Ryan and I were pounding out podcasts, I was begging for the Hornets to take the immortal Charles Jenkins in nearly every pre-draft article I wrote, and I was just as guilty as anyone in the free agent/trade speculation department. […]
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Quick Notes and Thoughts from an uneventful week
On Thursday night, every single team added at least one player to their roster. Every team, except the New Orleans Hornets of course. Indiana and Dallas did not draft anybody, but they added veterans in George Hill and Rudy Fernandez. Toronto added a guy who won’t be on their roster next year, but they still […]
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Offseason Targets: Centers
Prior to his injury in February, many Hornets fans were arguing that Emeka Okafor was playing at an All-Star level. His numbers decreased dramatically after his injury (11.1 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 60% field goal vs. 8.7, 8.2, and 52%) and he had a horrible showing in the postseason against the Lakers. Because of that, some […]