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Slipping Away

One slip, and down the hole we fall It seems to take no time at all A momentary lapse of reason That binds a life for life A small regret, you...
A Week of Collapse

When the air that we breathe becomes air that we choke When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our homes When your home on the range has been torn...
Pros and Cons 2013 – 2014 Pelicans Season Ticket Holder Changes

All New Orleans Hornets Season Ticket Holders know that it’s time to `renew’ and get their 2013 – 2014 New Orleans Pelicans Season Tickets lined up. Since this is the first...
A Hero Falls

We are falling – falling to rise Pain is the guide out of the wastelands We don’t need a hero We are falling – falling to rise No charlatan to show...
Some Dominoes Fall, Others Do Not

No control of destiny Wake me up to reality I can just see Anarchy And there ain’t no telling who’s in charge here Hey, ho, let the bombs blow Let the...
Eric Gordon Recovery Rhetoric

This week, and much of this season, has been heavily focused on Eric Gordon. To some extent, much of the time since the New Orleans Hornets acquired him from the Los...
Game On: Hornets at Cavaliers

The 19-35 New Orleans Hornets visit Cleveland to take on the 16-37 Cavaliers tonight. The game is on ESPN. Really. The Cavaliers end their 7 game home stand tonight, during which...
Almost Good

We’ve lived with past mistakes Can we live with our own? Forgive, forget forgive Be a man, not a child There are no tears for peace Of the common sympathies Educate,...
Happy Mardi Gras . . . So Far

Down in New Orleans Where the blues was born It takes a cool cat to blow a horn On LaSalle and Rampart Street The combo’s there with a mambo beat The...
Slowing Down

It’s not how fast you can go The force goes into the flow If you pick up the beat You can forget about the heat More than just survival More than...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...