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The Missing Piece: For What They’re Worth

When the topic of free agency comes up, the conversation always finds its way to the price tag, (i.e.) – How much would you pay this guy? What is he worth?...
The Missing Piece: Waiting for 2014

It has been assumed for the past couple of months that the Hornets would make a large splash either in Free Agency or via Trade sometime between now and August, resulting...
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Game On: Hornets @ Jazz

Keys to Victory 1. Control the Defensive Boards The Jazz front line does a fantastic job of getting their guards more shots to miss by crashing the offensive glass on every...
Second Unit Lays an Egg as Hornets Fall to Lakers

The NBATV’s Fan Choice Game of the Week had plenty of star power on display. From Kobe, Dwight, Nash, and Pau Gasol on the Lakers to Eric Gordon and the #1...
Game On: Hornets @ Lakers

Back on December 5th, the Lakers came into New Orleans and handled the Hornets rather easily, winning 103-87. A lot has changed since then. Most notably, Eric Gordon is back for...
The Missing Piece: Re-Handicapping the Field

Our first ‘Missing Piece’ of the season introduced all of our possible options and handicapped the field, so now that we are halfway through the season, I felt it was right...
Game On: Warriors @ Hornets

The Hornets come into this game with a fully healthy squad, having won six of their last seven while Golden State will likely be without starting point guard Stephen Curry (edit:...
The Missing Piece: International Imports

I hate not knowing. Hate it. I pride myself on knowing every side of the argument, researching every possible solution and then moving forward with well-thought out forecasts and solutions that...
The Missing Piece: Draft Tiers

In the last few pieces we have focused on veterans who could step in right away, take the Hornets to another level, and save Monty the frustration of having to introduce...
Hornets Overcome Sluggish Start to Defeat Timberwolves 104-92

By the time the first quarter had come to an end, all you had to do was peak at the box score to understand Monty’s sense of desperation. The Hornets appeared...
The Missing Piece: Plugging in Rudy Gay

Just last week, Ryan Schwan stated that this weekly feature is one of his favorite reads on the site. I set out to change that today by taking time to project...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...