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Your 2011-12 MIH (Most Improved Hornet) – Jason Smith
In a season featuring a good bit of disappointment for the Hornets, one pleasant surprise has been the vastly improved game of Jason Smith on both sides of the ball.
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The Bobcats out-lose the Hornets
The two teams combined to shoot 32% from the floor. In fact, according to Basketball-Reference.com, this game joins only 8 others where one team shot 34% or worse, and their opponent shot 30.3% or worse in the history of the NBA. So – yeah, one of the worst shooting performances ever. If you recorded the game […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Bobcats
The Hornets travel to Charlotte to take on the sad-sack Bobcats.
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New Orleans Hornets 2011-12 Power Rankings, V.14
The Hornets finished the past week with a winning record (2-1) for the first time since their 3-0 run on the road the week before Mardi Gras. After losing by just two to the Kobe-less Lakers, New Orleans went on to take down both Sacramento and Utah; time to take a look at how the […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2011-12 Power Rankings, V.13
The Hornets finished their most recent week’s slate of games with a 2-2 record and are 2-1 since the return of all-star shooting guard Eric Gordon. How will EJ’s return affect the rankings?
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The Spurs dominate the Hornets
I’m not going to mouth platitudes to you like “That’s what a real championship contender looks like” because that isn’t. The Spurs are a contender, but for this game they combined their ridiculous depth and talent with just one of those nights that happen to every team a few times each season. (Remember the Hornets […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Spurs
The forgotten contenders host the Hornets tonight in San Antonio, trying to push their winning streak to 10 and keep the pressure on the Thunder for the top seed in the Western Conference.
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Losing and Improving
Most everyone agrees that being stuck in the mid to end lottery can leave a franchise struggling for a long time. Today, Jake explains why it might not be the end of the world for the Hornets in 2013.
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In the NO Podcast Episode 61: The Unibrow Show
Okay, Michael and I don’t actually spend the entire show talking about Anthony Davis and his mystical unibrow, but we do have a really hard time not bringing him up as we talk about the current ceiling for the Hornets roster, me getting lambasted for the Giving everything and losing article, Eric Gordon’s return, the […]
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Hornets get roasted by the Suns
From the moment the game started, you could tell the Hornets were flat, and things fell apart about 16 minutes in. Five road games in seven nights will do that to you. Maybe I shouldn’t have brought up how few blowouts the Hornets have been subjected to earlier in the week.
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New Orleans Hornets 2011-12 Power Rankings, V.12
Despite having an active roster in single digits for most of the week, the Hornets fought tough; the 1-3 record might not look great, but the mere -1.5 scoring margin shows how well the team played, especially considering how undermanned it was.
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Game On: Hornets @ Phoenix
The Hornets travel to Phoenix to take on the playoff-aspirant Suns for their fifth road game in seven nights. I give you the keys to victory.
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Hornets lead in 4th again, lose again
The woefully undermanned Hornets once again took on a superior foe – fought to the end, took a late lead, and then couldn’t hold on to win it. New Orleans Hornets 85 FinalRecap | Box Score 88 Los Angeles Lakers
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Game On: Hornets @ Lakers
The Hornets took on the Lakers two weeks ago and lost in overtime. For this game, we’ve turned to Andy Kamentzky of ESPN’s Land O’ Lakers Blog to answer three burning questions about the Sessions Trade at the deadline, Kobe, and the last game.
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Giving Everything and Losing
After yesterday’s post by Grayson about how the Hornets are doing things right with their roster, Ryan looks at the Hornets and worries what this hard-working squad of players really means for the future. Warning: Contains Eeyore-like content.
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New Orleans Hornets 2011-12 Power Rankings, V.11
After a bad loss to Golden State, the Hornets bounced back with a big win over the Clippers before falling to San Antonio on Saturday night.
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New Orleans Hornets 2011-12 Power Rankings, V.10
Though the Hornets had arguably their easiest week of the season thanks to playing three sub-15 win teams, they were still only able to finish 1-3, finally salvaging a win last night in New Jersey.
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The Hornets beat the Nets
New Orleans Hornets 102 Final Recap | Box Score 94 New Jersey Nets Three big shots by the Hornets to win the game, one each from Jack, Kaman and Marco. That was fun.
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Game On: Hornets @ New Jersey
The Hornets visit New Jersey to face down a team with a completely different rebuilding philosophy. I give you the keys to victory.
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Hornets Put Forth Tremendous Effort but Fall in OT to Lakers
The Hornets fought hard for 53 minutes, but the Lakers’ big three were too much for New Orleans to handle in the clutch.