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Hornets247 Pregame Meetup
This coming Saturday, Hornets247’s own Mason Ginsberg and I (Jake Madison) will be heading down to Walk On’s on Poydras Street around 4PM to talk hoops with anyone who wants to stop by (or will listen to us). Rumor has it Jason Calmes might grace us with his presence. So come on by to talk […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 113: Playoffs? Is it so Crazy?
Michael and I talk about the recent winning, talk about whether the Playoffs are even a remote possibility, Address Anthony Davis’ short playing time, recap the wins in Philly and Boston, address the real non-Gordony reason for the winning, and play which PG do you want: Jrue Holiday or Rajon Rondo. Then we take some […]
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How to Write for Hornets247
It is with great pleasure that we invite our readers to be come writers here at Hornets247. We did away with automatic journal posting a while back, but this process should have some brand new problems in place of the ones we solved by eliminating journals. We all believe that the readers here at Hornets247 […]
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Hornets dominate glass, finish off Celtics
Eric Gordon didn’t play tonight, but the Hornets did what they have for the last eight games and limited their opponents possessions. Ball game.
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Game On: Hornets @ Celtics
The Celtics are on a winning streak and the Hornets have finally started putting it all together. Which trend wins?
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New Orleans Hornets Beat Philadelphia 76ers 111-89
The New Orleans Hornets are now 12-5 with Eric Gordon playing over the past two seasons. In tonight’s game against Philadelphia New Orleans came out cookin’ scoring 35 in the first quarter. For a few games this season they haven’t even done that in an entire half! The Hornets received contributions from just about everyone […]
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Game On: Hornets @ 76ers
The Hornets look to start another winning streak tonight against the 76ers. The last time these two played was a game most Hornets’ fans would like to forget. So we will! Optimism, the future, tonight’s game! Let’s look forward and jump right into it. 3 Things to Watch For Let’s Gamble It’s a battle of strength […]
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Winners and Weirdos from a Pelicans Design Contest
99designs recently ran a very cool contest – design an NBA-style logo for the soon-to-be Pelicans. The “fastest growing design firm in the world” has some street cred as they’ve been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and more. We’ve been trading Pelicans logos like pogs around here in the Hornets247 […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 112: The Streak Ends
Ryan and Michael tackle the streak, Austin Rivers extremely limited playing time, debate Carmelo Anthony’s impact on the game, Anthony Davis’s energy levels, Vasquez and Gordon (as usual), preview the upcoming Philly and Boston games, and then play would you-wouldn’t you on some trade ideas. Of course one of the trades has Rudy Gay in […]
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Hornets’ win streak comes to an end in New York via 100-87 loss to Knicks
Despite trailing by just four points after three quarters of play, New York jumped out to a 13-2 run to start the 4th quarter and never looked back. The winning streak was bound to come to an end at some point; all things considered, having it happen on the road against a top-tier Eastern Conference […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Knicks
The 11-25 Hornets travel to New York for an early game (11 AM central time) against the 23-13 Knicks, currently the Eastern Conference’s second best team. While the Hornets will be looking to extend their season long 4-game winning streak, the Knicks have been moving in the opposite direction and will try to avoid their […]
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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 sluggish on both ends of the court and coach Williams was left with no other choice than to try anybody and everybody. And I […]
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Game On: Minnesota @ Hornets
Minnesota brings no Love to New Orleans. Will Vasquez and Company take advantage?
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In the NO Podcast Episode 111: Is the Win Streak sustainable?
The Hornets have a three game winning streak, and Ryan and Michael talk about whether it is entirely Eric Gordon that is spurring this run. Then we talk advanced stats, having Lopez and Vasquez around the carry the scoring load, marvel at Aminu’s good and bad qualities, talk most successful Hornets lineups, recap Spurs-Houston, and […]
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Hornets Battle Back to Beat the Rockets. How U?
The first three quarters of the game were predictable. Sloppy play for the first half followed by a complete collapse in the 3rd quarter. Overall it was pretty bad. Both the Hornets and Rockets shot under 37% at the break and the score was a whopping 34-36. And then the second half started and the […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Rockets
Things have been on a slight uptrend for New Orleans recently with back to back wins over Southwest division rival Mavericks and Spurs. Tonight they go for their longest winning streak of the season against yet another division foe the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are on their own five game winning streak. New Orleans should […]
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Hornets win back-to-back games for second time all season with 95-88 victory over Spurs
Led by Eric Gordon’s 24 points (including 8 in the game’s final 8 minutes), New Orleans held off San Antonio at home to hand them just their 10th loss of the season. In a game which the Hornets never trailed after the midway point in the 1st quarter, that lead never quite seemed safe until […]
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Hornets Sign Donald Sloan to 10-Day Contract
From the team: The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have signed guard Donald Sloan to a 10-day contract. . Sloan most recently played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League, where he appeared in two contests and averaged 22.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 36.5 minutes per game. […]
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Game On: Spurs @ Hornets
The Hornets return home for the first of three games in the New Orleans Arena this week for a match-up against the Southwest Division leading Spurs. Fresh off of a three point overtime win in Dallas, the Hornets have no time to enjoy their hard-fought victory with the Spurs coming to town. San Antonio has […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 110: Look Gerry, a Win!
Gerry V joins us to talk about the Hornets with Eric Gordon. We get his thoughts on Aminu playing again, what Gordon being around means for Vasquez, Anthony Davis’ struggles, and what to watch for in the upcoming weeks. Then Michael and I talk the Dallas game, Michael has a new theory on Vasquez, proposes […]