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Be happy about the deal today; worry about Paul tomorrow
As predicted, the second that this new deal was announced, Hornets fans started wondering what it’s impact would be on the future of Chris Paul. Of course, national writers haven’t made...
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The NBA Season Won’t Be Starting On Time
The most recent news is nothing but disappointing. Despite days of talking, nothing real seems to have been accomplished. I’ll let ESPN tell you the rest. The progress players and owners...
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A Look Back at the New Orleans Hornets Family Fun Day
Just in case you were wondering what you missed at the New Orleans Hornets Family Fun Day, our media specialist, Andrew Smith, put together a video to bring the action to...
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Hornets Beat: Gassy Hugo Edition
Congratulations! You’re a winner! As a prize I award you with this week’s edition of Hornets Beat. We’re looking at (what else?) some lockout related issues. No need to beat around...
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NBA Players Under Contract Barred From Playing in Chinese League
It’s being reported that the Chinese Basketball Association will not offer deals to any player currently under contract with the NBA, but will remain in the hunt for NBA free agents...
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Hornets Beat: Look at the Animals
This week on Hornets Beat we focus mainly on lockout stuff. We alo offer up some potential names for D-League and WNBA teams in Louisiana. Additionally I threw in some sweet...
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ESPN Podcasts Reference New Orleans Hornets
I recently checked out two of my favorite sports writer’s podcasts. Bill Simmons interviewed Tyson Chandler earier this week and posted an interview of David Stern this Friday. Here are my...
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Some More NBA Lockout Thoughts
I’m back in American soil, and not surprisingly, the lockout is still in full swing. According to David Stern the NBA and the Players Association are “at the same place” that...
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Hornets Beat: Schnapps Edition
I’m still not back in the good old US of A, and honestly my head has been pounding for days due to the relentless abuse that my shnapps-loving Swedish family has...
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Prolonged Lockout Not All Bad for New Orleans
I want a prolonged NBA Lockout. Yes, it’s blasphemous, but it’s true. I have been an NBA fan for as long as I can remember. I was enraptured by the Magic-Bird-Jordan...
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How the proposed CBA would affect Paul and the Hornets (Part Two)
In part one, we touched on some key parts of the proposed CBA that most fans are familiar with, a hard cap and a franchise tag. In part two, we are...
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Why Hornets fans and Magic fans should be rooting for the Heat to win it all
On July 1st, the NBA owners are going to lock out the players because the current economic model is simply not working. The summer will be spent negotiating a new Collective...