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Season in Review: Al-Farouq Aminu
Before the start of Anthony Davis’s first season, our own Jason Calmes and I had a talk about Monty Williams. It was regarding his ability to develop players, and whether he deserved a contract extension. We talked about his ability to have fringe guys become rotation players in the league (Marco Belinelli), but how do […]
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Where Art Thou, Darius Miller?
Arguably no player on the New Orleans Pelicans has endured as frustrating of a 2014 as Darius Miller. The second year wing player from Kentucky has totaled as many games with over 15 minutes as he has games with under 5 minutes (7). For a player whose shooting ability has made up so much of […]
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Possible Next Steps for the Anderson-less New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans announced this morning that Ryan Anderson suffered a herniated disc and is out indefinitely. The subsequent question, naturally, is what “indefinitely” actually means. Unfortunately, with an injury like this, the proper course of action is to expect the worst and hope for the best. Returning to action too quickly could result […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans and the New Aminu
Jason and Gerry V discuss Aminu, his performance this season and last, and his fit on the new roster. Jason: Gerry, just before the start of last season, Aminu’s option for this season was declined, and he started that season on a tear, especially in transition. He was up and down, but finished the season […]
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SF Prospect: Al-Farouq Aminu (Signed)
Update: Reports are that Aminu has signed a 1 year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans for $3.7m. It is perhaps the maximum they could offer him, $3,749,601, the value of his declined option. New Orleans Pelicans fans, at least the ones that were here before the Holiday and Evans trades, will be quite familiar […]
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Season in Review: Al-Farouq Aminu
On the court, no Hornet has caused as much vacillation of opinion as Al-Farouq Aminu in the 2012-2013 season. The New Orleans Hornets de facto starting small forward has not only had high highs and low lows throughout the season, but he has them in the same game . . . or even in the […]
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Gauging Al-Farouq Aminu’s Value
At the start of the 2012-13 NBA season, the Hornets declined Al-Farouq Aminu’s 2013-14 player option worth about $3.7 million, making him an unrestricted free agent this summer. At the time, opinions were split on whether or not doing so was a good idea, but neither side appeared to be terribly distraught or excited then […]
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Grizzlies win in a game with a ton of subplots
For a game I didn’t expect to hold a lot of significance, this game had a lot of fascinating subplots.
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It Was the Best of Games, It Was the Worst of Games . . .
This week the New Orleans Hornets showed themselves and fans the road ahead.
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 1
With one week of the season in the books, the Hornets have won two of their first three games, despite playing 75% of the two wins with Anthony Davis unavailable. Let’s take a look at how each Hornets player has fared.
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Scouting the NBA: Week Two — New Orleans Hornets Have a Winning Record
The New Orleans Hornets are off to a nice start this season, but will it continue? Also, which player should the Hornets be interested in from this weeks’ opponents?
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Hornets Beat: Injuries Aplenty
With Anthony Davis concussed, Eric Gordon riding the pine for 4-6 more weeks, and Al-Farouq Aminu looking like a stud, we’re not short for topics this week.
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The Missing Piece: Take ’em Off the Board
Several extensions before the October 31st buzzer took a few possible ‘Missing Pieces’ off the board, but there are several guys poised to take their place.
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Beneath the Screen: Something Completely Different
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. Today we look at how loosening up the offense allowed Grievis Vasquez and Al-Farouq Aminu to succeed.
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In Demps We Trust: Dell Makes the Right Call on Player Options
Dell Demps had to decide the futures of Greivis Vasquez, Al-Farouq Aminu, and Xavier Henry this week. Were his choices off the mark or a stroke of genius?
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Houston Rockets Beat the New Orleans Hornets Sans Davis 95-75
The Hornets suffered a 20-point defeat on a back-to-back. They were without rookie Anthony Davis, Eric Gordon and Jason Smith.
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Game On: Hornets @ Rockets
The Hornets play the back end of their first back-to-back of the season tonight, trying to keep their undefeated preseason alive in Houston against the Rockets.
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Hornets Media Day: Gone Fishin’
Another New Orleans Hornets Media Day has come and gone. Let’s see what we caught this time!
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Al-Farouq Aminu is Heading to the Olympics!
Al-Farouq Aminu and former Hornet Ike Diogu led Nigeria to an Olympic berth with an 88-73 win against the Dominican Republic.
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Keeping an Eye on the Hornets in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Al-Farouq Aminu and his Nigerian teammates will face off against the Dominican Republic for the final spot in the Olympics, but he’s not the only Hornet who was involved in qualifying– Greivis Vasquez and Venezuela gave it the old college try as well.