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Change Is
A-well-a, bird, bird, bird, bird is the word A-well-a, bird, bird, bird, bird is the word A-well-a, don’t you know about the bird Well everybody knows that the bird is the word — The Ramones, Surfin’ Bird (Originally by The Trashmen) Sports In a week marked with deep changes for the New Orleans Hornets, one […]
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Hornets’ Weaknesses Quite Clear Against Rockets
The outcomes of some games are determined by nuances, subtleties of the game, or being able to capitalize on pure luck. This was not one of those games. This time, it’s easy find the answer to “Why?” in the bulk play statistics of the 100-82 loss by the New Orleans Hornets to the Houston Rockets. […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans
Today, the New Orleans Hornets announced they will begin using the nickname New Orleans Pelicans beginning this offseason. The press conference at the New Orleans Arena included the announcement and unveiling of the logos and uniforms. This confirms reports made here in November, and here in October. Details: The colors are red, gold, and blue. […]
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Hornets Beat: Gordon, Anderson, Davis and Vasquez
Our Hornets writers tackle questions on Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon as potential future All-Stars, the MVP, just how good the Hornets are, and flopping. 1. Who is the Hornets MVP so far? Jason Calmes: Ryan Anderson. Using the Lambda-Lambda-Lambda side of the force, we see that he leads the team in win shares […]
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Shifting Gears
No more: The small one The weak one The frightened one Running from beatings Deflating — Pantera, Becoming Sports In relatively good week for the New Orleans Hornets, they went 2-2, bringing their record to 13-27. Coming off an undefeated 3-0 streak, following with a 0.500 week may seem like a let down, especially with […]
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Hornets Give the Game to Warriors
The New Orleans Hornets lead the Golden State Warriors by 2 with 70 seconds left to play in the game. One of the largest crowds this season is attendance after a series of things going right produced win after win after win for a team that could not do anything but lose in prior weeks. […]
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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 Beat: Anthony Davis, Greivis Vasquez and Fan Stuff
Anthony Davis and his chances of winning Rookie of the Year top this week’s edition of Hornets Beat, followed by Greivis Vasquez, the top priorities and fan stuff. 1. What percent chance does Anthony Davis have of winning the Rookie of the Year Award? Mason Ginsberg: 35% at this point, and it’s only that high […]
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New Found Power
Cleansing yourself of the past Learn from mistakes and move on Conquering new ground at last Unite and become twice as strong It’s time to rip the chain from your neck Let go the past as you purge Free now from everything weighing you down Open the floodgates and surge with New found power — […]
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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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A Little Light
In the velvet darkness of the blackest night Burning bright, there’s a guiding star No matter what or who you are. There’s a light over at the Frankenstein Place There’s a light burning in the fireplace There’s a light, light in the darkness of everybody’s life. — The Rocky Horror Picture Show, There’s a Light […]
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Hornets Waive Dominic McGuire
The New Orleans Hornets announced today that the team has waived forward Dominic McGuire. The Hornets signed Dominic McGuire on December 16, 2012 as a free agent. Since his signing, McGuire has appeared in nine games and has averaged 2.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 16.0 minutes per game. McGuire (6-9, 220) holds […]
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Achieving Some Balance with Vasquez
Greivis Vasquez has been the source of a good deal of discussion lately in posts, in comments, and in the podcasts. There are at least two `sides’ here. There is a camp that maintains that Greivis is not starting material on most NBA teams. Another camp contends that he is actually superior to this. These […]
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What Kind of New Will This New Year Be?
The New Year will bring a New New Orleans Hornets in so many ways. A year ago the team was still in the process of being sold to an owner committed to keeping the team in New Orleans the team had just sent away its foundation player in All-Everything Chris Paul the team had just […]
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Greivis Vasquez Named Western Conference Player of the Week
From the team: The NBA announced today that New Orleans Hornets guard Greivis Vasquez was named the Western Conference Player of Week for games played Monday, December 24, through Sunday, December 30. This is the first time in Vasquez’s career that he has won a Player of the Week honor. Vasquez led the Hornets to […]
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Hornets Beat: Looking Back at 2012
Our writers review 2012 and make some predictions for 2013. 1. What was your favorite game to watch in 2012? Michael McNamara: October 31st against San Antonio. Yeah, I know it was a loss, but this was the first real game of Anthony Davis’s career and officially kicked off a new era of basketball for […]
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Hornets Assign Darius Miller to D-League
From the team: The New Orleans Hornets have assigned forward Darius Miller to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by Hornets Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Dell Demps. Miller has appeared in 23 games this season for the Hornets, averaging 2.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and […]
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A Time for Mending
No hope in complaining All this lay in ruin It’s a time for mending Gathering of the wounds — Prong, Broken Peace Sports The New Orleans Hornets had a good week against weak opponents, going 2-1 on the week and bringing their record to 7-23, with the one loss coming in overtime after a nice […]
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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 without Insider access or who simply lack the desire to read another anti-Rivers column, the author (Kevin Pelton) uses a player metric that he […]
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Hornets Beat: Taking Stock
It’s time took look around, see what we have and what can be done about this mess the season has been so far. 1. How would you grade the Hornets overall handling of Eric Gordon since he was first acquired from the Clippers? Jason Calmes: An unmitigated disaster. This entire situation has been marked with […]