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Beneath the Screen: A Rivers Runs Through It
After the Lakers game the other night there was a lot of talk on the site and twitter about Austin Rivers. Some people were labeling him a bust less than 20 games into his pro career. Others see potential but understand this is a long process. The 10th overall pick is going to be a […]
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Making a Case for the Return of “I’m In”
The future of basketball in our city is bright in nearly all aspects except one – marketing that gets into the blood of New Orleanians. This is troublesome considering the team very recently had one of the best marketing campaigns this sports fan has ever seen, the “I’m In” campaign. Even more troubling with that […]
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Making the Transition: The Curious Case of Brian Roberts
With Greivis Vasquez firmly entrenched as the team’s starting point guard, Austin Rivers was, seemingly by necessity, slotted into the starting “2” role as a fill-in for the injured Eric Gordon. Management’s discussion of the Rivers pick and his role has consistently included talk of grooming him as a point guard, or at least towards […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 5
In the Hornets’ most recent slate of games, they hosted three more potential playoff teams, falling to the Jazz and Thunder but finishing with their largest margin of victory of the season against the Bucks. How will these games impact the rankings? All season long, these player power rankings will be presented alongside various “advanced stats” in […]
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Scouting the NBA: Week Six — Lakers and Heat, Oh No…
The New Orleans Hornets will face a slew of tough games this week starting with the reeling Los Angeles Lakers. They will then play Memphis at home, then Miami away. By the end of the week it will be December 11 and talk of Anthony Davis will start to heat up. Regardless of the outcome […]
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Hornets Beat: Eric Gordon and a Few Predictions
Our writers take on questions regarding Eric Gordon’s future, Ryan Anderson as an All-Star, Anthony Davis and his chances at ROY, and just how bad the Hornets actually are. 1. Fact or Fiction: Eric Gordon will be traded before the end of the season Jason Calmes: Fact. Of the two, I’ll take this. Something weird […]
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Redemption
Revenge I’m screaming revenge again Wrong I’ve been wrong for far too long Been constantly so frustrated I’ve moved mountains with less When I channel my hate to productive I don’t find it hard to impress Bones in traction Hands break to hone raw energy Bold and disastrous My ears can’t hear what you say […]
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The Missing Piece: Getting Defensive
Far too often when we think of the next player that we would love to wear the Red, Navy, and Gold, we dream of a point guard who is a magician with the ball in his hand, a wing who can rip the nets from three, or a big man who can dominate the low […]
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Life without Superman – Ryan Anderson’s first month as a Hornet
With one month of the 2012-13 NBA season in the books, we’re finally starting to learn more about all of this Hornets team’s new faces and what they bring to the table on the court. Assumptions were made about many of these players before the season; while some of were right, others were a bit […]
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Beneath the Screen: Ryan Anderson and the Deep Ball
Ryan Anderson has been on fire from 3-point range over the last handful of games. It’s been the one real bright spot for the Hornets (along with the victory over the Clippers). So that means two things: 1) We need to think of a good nickname for him–David Wesley was throwing out Flamethrower the other […]
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Making the Transition: Nice Guys Finish Last
Austin Rivers is a ball-hog. He only looks to get his own. He has a propensity for tunnel vision. He ices out teammates and chooses to dribble the air out of the ball. These were the largely justifiable criticisms levied against the 10th overall pick this past June. Despite being Duke’s primary ball-handler, Rivers managed […]
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(Updated 1/23) More Evidence of Rebranding to New Orleans Pelicans This Offseason
Updated: 1/23: The team called a press conference on Thursday at 3, as Peralta indicated. The conference will have visuals and is not just a verbal announcement, so it is likely at least a partial unveiling. The players will be back from San Antonio and done with practice, so they will be available to model […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 4
The past week featured three more losses, but finished with a gratifying victory in Los Angeles over Chris Paul’s Clippers to break the team’s seven game skid. Let’s take a look at how the most recent week of games have affected the rankings.
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Scouting the NBA: Week Five — Rematch Week For The Hornets
The New Orleans Hornets are finally home and the boys had a rough time on the road. Let’s see if they can get revenge against recent opponents.
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Hornets Beat: Chris Paul, Monty, and Feeling Blue
Our New Orleans Hornets writers discuss booing Chris Paul, Monty Williams, the recent slide, and the future of Lance Thomas and Xavier Henry.
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Same Ol’ Situation
Three games end in an all-too familiar way, and more deja vu?
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The Missing Piece: Reclamation Projects
Go big or go home on these possible missing pieces
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Beneath the Screen: 3-Point Defense
In a recurring post throughout the season, Jake will take a look at the inner workings of the Hornets’ offense and defense–what works, what doesn’t and why, as well as how the Hornets can improve. In this week’s edition, Jake takes a look at why the Hornets are giving up so many open 3’s.