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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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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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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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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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Making the Transition: Rivers Off-the-Ball
The Early Returns Coming into the league, Austin Rivers was (justifiably) pigeon-holed as a ball-dominant, “get to the rack” kind of guard who would struggle with his perimeter shooting early in his career. Instead, he has produced a statistical shooting line which almost speaks to the inverse: a higher three point percentage (37%) than total […]
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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 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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Somebody Save Us
Everybody’s got opinions But nobody’s got the answers And that **** you ate for breakfast Well it’ll only give you cancer We’re runnin’ in a circle Runnin’ to the morning light And if ya ain’t quite workable It’s been one hell of a night — Cinderella, Somebody Save Me Thanks for Nicolas Suzor for the […]
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Sinking Down
Sports The New Orleans Hornets went 0-3 on the week despite Anthony Davis’ return to limited action, dropping their record to 5-17, `good’ for last in the West by two games, and fourth-worst in the NBA ahead of the Wizards, Cavaliers, and Raptors. The Hornets are 0-1 against these `peers’ of theirs. In the loss […]
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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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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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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 […]