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Game On: Hornets @ Knicks
Matchup: Hornets (35-27) @ Knicks (30-28) Off Efficiency: Hornets 103.4(19th), Knicks 107.1 (9th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 100.6(6th), Knicks 106.1 (18th) Pace: Hornets 91.0 (29th) , Knicks 98.8 (2nd) As Chicken Little once said, “The sky is falling.” Not literally of course, but a quick look around the Hornets stratosphere reveals that fans are not exactly […]
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Emeka Okafor’s Importance to the Hornets by the Numbers
To get straight to the point, I’m a pretty big believer in Emeka Okafor’s role as the key to the Hornets’ success on defense. Below, I utilized four key statistical categories to demonstrate just how important Okafor is; not just to the defense, but to the Hornets’ overall style of play. Thanks to Hoopsstats for the advanced […]
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Game On: Wizards @ Hornets
Matchup: Wizards(13-34) @ Hornets(31-18) Note- Buzzfest is canceled tonight. Off Efficiency: Wizards 99.6 (28th), Hornets 103.3 (16th ) Def Efficiency: Wizards 106.5 (21st), Hornets 99.1 (3rd) Pace: Wizards 96.1 (9th), Hornets 91.4 (29th) Anyone who thought that a game against the Wizards in early February would be one of the most important games of the […]
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All Star Nods: West or Okafor?
The following is the first of what will likely be a recurring series here at Hornets247. It’s likely you have seen the Broussard vs Boucher weekly debate on ESPN. We have, and decided that we like it enough to roll out our own version. In this initial run, Mike and I debate who is more […]
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The Suns beat the Hornets
There were some questionable calls in that game. They went both ways. That’s all I’ll say about that, because here’s the rub: the Hornets should never have been in that situation. Their defense opened the game allowing four straight shots at the rim, and the defensive intensity didn’t show up at all during the first […]
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Hornets Center Emeka Okafor Faces an Uphill Battle for the All-Star Game
Emeka Okafor. Sexy. Unless you’re of the female gender, or just appreciate how a jacked man with shoulders the size of basketballs looks, those two words mix together as well as shrimp and crude oil. Press most Hornets fans and they will acknowledge that his basketball game is really more girl next door than Girls […]
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Hornets Ten Game Winning Streak Box Score Bomb
As the Hornets look ahead to Sacramento in hopes of extending their season high ten game winning streak, we are going to take a look back at how the individual players performed in their previous wins. These are all the typical box score numbers from the past 10 games. Without further adieu, let’s jump right […]
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Video: Hornets surge at end of Game to finish Memphis in OT
Video of the two amazing Hornets plays to end the game. Enjoy:
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Hornets are Just One Injury Away From Disaster
Sometimes it’s good to take a step back from whatever you believe to be true in order to get a more objective viewpoint. I was recently asked on the Daily Dime Chat what the Hornets biggest concern is the rest of the season. Is it the attendance issue? The NBA owning the team? Chris Paul […]
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Stat Tidbit: Okafor’s Offensive Rebounds
Against the Raptors, Emeka Okafor had 12 offensive rebounds. Only twice before in the history of the Hornets has a player grabbed 12 offensive boards, and both of those marks are held by the player Okafor replaced, Tyson Chandler.  Chandler grabbed 12 and 14 offensive rebounds in two games in 2007.
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Tyrus Thomas doesn’t care
Tyrus Thomas doesn’t care if you can tell he doesn’t like Emeka Okafor’s face. He also doesn’t care if he’s delivering the most obvious flagrant elbow of all time in front of a referee. He also doesn’t care what you think about it, damnit. Oh and West dunked on Nazr’s face. He better stop it […]
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The Hornets come back and Edge the Rockets
For three quarters the Hornets were losing as the Rockets were nailing a ton of mid-range jumpers and the Hornets were turning the ball over way more often than they normally do. As a result, they gave up a season high 20 fast break points by the end of the third.  Then the fourth and overtime came along, the […]
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Belated Holiday Post
I’m an altruistic guy, so instead of wishing for things for me, I would prefer to wish for things that will benefit all the New Orleans Hornets fans. That includes wishing that every player gained certain skills because of whatever December holiday they acknowledge. The magical idea of Santa Clause/Flying Spaghetti Monster is in no […]
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43 Minutes of Crunch Time
That’s how much basketball we have watched with less than five minutes left on the clock and the Hornets within five points of their opposition. Those 43 minutes have arguably been the biggest of the year for the Bees, as they have determined games, momentum, a power ranking ascension and decline (unless Marc Stein really […]
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The Hornets beat the Bucks. Six and Oh, baby!
The vaunted Bucks defense showed up tonight and gave the Hornets fits. Unfortunately for the Bucks, the Hornets defense was also present and the game turned slugfest through the last half of it. Very few easy baskets. Rare open shots. In the end, the Hornets prevailed, pounding out an 87-81 win.(Box Score) Early on, the […]
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The Hornets Beat the Rockets
It was a fun and fascinating game to watch tonight as the Hornets defeated the Rockets 107-99 (Box Score) in Houston. In a game that had Paul exploding for 14 points in the fourth, Jason Smith tearing it up off the bench, and Emeka Okafor dominating the paint defensively, I wanted to talk first and […]
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The Hornets247 2010-2011 Season Teaser Trailer
Sometimes, you find a piece of music that’s just perfect. Sometimes you put video to that music. Sometimes you get this: Two days to go. Are you ready?
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Game On: Hornets @ Thunder
The Hornets close out their pre-season run tonight, taking on the young upstart Oklahoma City Thunder in OKC. Okafor has been sitting out the past two games with no injuries listed, so it will be interesting to see if he plays tonight. Monty seems pretty comfortable with what he’ll get from him, so he may […]
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Notes from Hornets Open Practice
Here is a report from the open practice on October 2, 2010, 11:30 a.m. local time at the New Orleans Arena. Non-basketball Comments on the Practice The Hornets held an open practice Saturday, and if their intention was to excite the locals . . . it worked. I estimate about 1200 people showed up, and […]
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Live From Hornets Media Day
Hornets media day is today, signaling the start of training camp and the return of competitive basketball to our daily lives. The team goes into the start of camp with 18 players trying to fill out 15 regular season roster spots. If you have any questions for the players or coaches (preferably not Paul since […]