It would be very easy for people to keep writing about what would happen if something went differently…so easy that I’m going to write my first journal entry about it.  Obviously our biggest weakness is the lack of a dependable big man off the bench.  Armstrong has made small progress this year but lacks the […]

14,750. That is a number that, last season, made every New Orleans Hornets fan shudder with fear. George Shinn and the Hornets front office struck a deal with the state to keep our beloved Bees here until 2014, BUT there was this attendance threshold included therein. If the fans have not gotten through the turnstiles […]

While commenting on Ryan’s game preview post for the Hornets V. Dallas Mavs game, one of Ryan’s comments really hit me hard. He said that we should trade Mo Pete for a backup big man that can actually rebound. That makes me wonder, how are our reserves as rebounders? I don’t really know, why don’t […]

We were rooting for him to get back on the court as much out of the Hornet’s glaring need for frontcourt presence and consistent second-unit hustle as humanitarian interest, but in 2008 these and many other Hornets pages were buzzing about the return of Chris Andersen from his 2-year substance abuse ban. No one seemed to […]

40%… That was Peja’s percentage before this game against the Knicks… and he went 3-12 in this game so thats not going to help… Peja is not the player he once was. We have him in our team to space the floor and knock down 3’s. Some might say he hits clutch shots late (e.g. […]

I’m back with the January version of all-star selections here at the 247. Same rules as back in December, but now we’ve got a little more to go on as far as player production. Again, this is strictly opinion-based, and has nothing to do with actual the All-Star Voting. I’m a Hornets fan through and […]

My League Pass almost always shows the broadcast for the team opposite the Hornets, so I’m going to make note of some of my favorite bits from the announcers here. (Note: All my journals will be late as I’m almost always watching the game the following morning. I perform live comedy most nights in Austin, […]

First, Lil Wayne wears a Oklahoma City Hornets jersey in a music video a couple years back. Now, he’s on the NBA Today podcast talking about how he’s a big Lakers fan, but because he’s from New Orleans, it’s a toss up (referring to who he’s pulling for in last night’s game). Real talk – […]

We all know that David West has blossomed into one of the finest Power Forwards in the league. On the night of his 40 point outpouring to help the Hornets beat the Lakers in the Staples Center I thought that I would write up a little profile of him as I wait to see the […]

Solid stretch for us over our last 5 games. We went 4-1 in the stretch bringing our current record to 20-10 (2nd Southwest, 3rd West). Hornets’ last 5 games: vs. Houston, W 88-79 at Indiana, W 105-103 vs. Washington, W 97-85 at Portland, W 92-77 at Denver, L 100-105 Not the toughest competition over the […]

Morris Peterson and Rasual Butler are both SG/SF’s who have traded starting spots for the New Orleans Hornets this season. After starting 9 games, and getting through a nagging knee injury, Morris Peterson was put on the bench as Byron Scott started to juggle his rotation. At first, Morris Peterson was taken out of the […]

– Flopping, flopping, and flopping. The officials need to get more serious about not calling flops, and the league needs to review tape for egregious offenders and use fines against them. Manu, I’m looking at you. – As I discussed last week on my blog, I’d like to see the All-Star game voting looked at […]

This quote comes from the Wizards interim coach after last night’s game (hat tip): “It’s a well-constructed team and concept,” Wizards interim coach Ed Tapscott said. “They have Chris Paul with the ball and he has the best vision in the league, and then you’ve got some big guys who can catch around the basket […]

Rough patch for the Hornets in the final 2 of the recent 5 game stretch. Overall, we’re 3-2 in the stretch and are currently 16-9 (3rd Southwest, 5th West). Hornets’ last 5 games: at Memphis, W 91-84 vs. San Antonio, W 90-83 vs. Sacramento, W 99-90 vs. Los Angeles, L 87-100 at Orlando, L 68-88 We’ve sucked […]

I love the NBA, and most of all the Hornets, but the sport I follow even more fervently is baseball. I watched about 150 Marlins games last season. As a baseball fan I know what it is like to feel the woes of a long season. The team loses a few games ugly and it […]

You know what frustrates me to no end; when my beloved Bugs cannot play a complete 48-minute game. Is it just me, or does it seem like every game this season, the Hornets have had what I like to call a “trainwreck”. Some of you know what I’m talking about, especially if you play golf […]

The question was posed last week after the hosts discussed the steals streak. I was on a high from the game (The Spurs are Austin’s adopted pro team, so I hate losing to them) and wrote in to the guys saying something to the effect of “all the people from San Antonio who are going […]

I’ve been meaning to write this for a long time because I wanted find out if there were other Hornets fans out there like me.  I figure now that I’m home for the holidays, sitting in the room that I grew up in and surrounded by Hornets posters, now’s a better time than any.. I’ve […]

Many of you seemed to like the game pictures that I posted from my first live game, so I decided to post a few more of these. There are some cool ones in here, like JUJU showing off dunking off the backboard before the game, or all of them in the huddle. I didn’t say […]

So many of you may have noticed from the comments section that my first live Hornets game was last night against the Spurs. I grew in Florida an NBA orphan, young and spoiled by the Bulls. The Magic and Heat were of no concern to me (although my baseball and football alliegances lie in FL.) […]