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The Race to Suck Now, not Later
Ryan Schwan worries that the Hornets are too good. That’s right. Too good.
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A Defense Of The Lakers’ Trade From A Business Perspective
((This is a guest post from Swarm and Sting’s Jake Madison. Enjoy.)) I’ve been spending a lot of time lately ruminating on the business and financial side of the NBA–particularly about how the Hornets are affected by various aspects. I was following ESPN’s Daily Dime chat Tuesday night and host Zach Harper raised an interesting […]
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Holiday Road
As Christmas does a continually worsening, comically poor job of sneaking up on the present recipients of the world, I’m left with nothing to do but dive into my own head in an effort to maintain decorum as the yuletide behemoth gracelessly knocks the lamp over while trying desperately sneak around and deposit the season’s […]
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A Farewell to David West
So after 8 years as a Hornet, David West has gone out in the same manner in which he played for the Hornets – an afterthought to the sublime scene-stealing talent of his longtime teammate, Chris Paul. It shouldn’t be that way. West owns one of the top spots in the Pantheon of players to wear […]
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What Game are We Playing?
I thought this was a team in a basketball league, but I’m questioning this most fundamental assumption. For two successive offseasons, fans have celebrated the possible arrival of a player as if they had won a title. This seems so contrary to the basic nature of sports to me that I have to ask: What […]
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The Hornets have the Worst Shot Selection in the NBA
Now that’s a strong statement, right? Yes it is. But it’s also true. Over at hoopdata.com there is a wonderful statistic called XeFG%. I’ve mentioned it on this site before, but for those of you who don’t remember, here’s a breakdown of it. eFG% is the effective field goal of a player, and it includes […]