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Game On: Hornets at Thunder
Matchup: Hornets(12-4) @ Thunder(11-6) Off Efficiency: Hornets 104.6(12th), Thunder 106.4(8th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 97.6(3rd), Thunder 105.4(18th) Thanks to the amazing Dariusz Ejkiewicz for the Game Day Banner. This is a bit of a role reversal for the Thunder this year. Last year, they got by on exceptional defense and ordinary offense. This season they have […]
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The Hornets beat the Blazers
The Hornets got back to their winning ways tonight as they delivered a nutshot to the MASH unit masquerading as the Portland Trailblazers. Oh wait, that was Brandon Roy delivering the nutshot to teammate Rudy Fernandez midway through the game while going for a loose ball. It looked pretty ugly. Regardless, that play was the rest […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Trailblazers
Matchup: Hornets(11-3) @ Trailblazers(8-6) Off Efficiency: Hornets 103.7(16th), Trailblazers 105.2(12th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 98.5(4th), Trailblazers 103.8(15th) Thanks to the amazing Dariusz Ejkiewicz for the Game Day Banner. As the Hornet’s offense continues to choke and sputter on bad shooting from deep and an over-reliance on isolations, the New Orleans defense continues to chug along, keeping […]
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Hornets247 Podcast: Episode 5
Jarrett Jack is ready to listen. Just look at him sitting there with his popcorn. Are you ready? You should be. The runtime of episode is about 20 minutes as Ryan Schwan and Michael McNamara talk about the big trade, reminisce a little about Peja, and talk about what they saw over the past week of […]
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The Hornets beat the Kings
I hope none of you had invited friends over to watch that game in the hope of interesting them in Hornets basketball – because it was as ugly a game as we’d had all year – and we’ve played Milwaukee twice. Of course, I can’t complain, because they shot 32% for the game and won […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Kings
Matchup: Hornets(10-1) @ Kings(4-7) Off Efficiency: Hornets 107.1(6th), Kings 104.1(15th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 98.3(4th), Kings 109.3(28th) Thanks to the amazing Dariusz Ejkiewicz for the Game Day Banner. The Hornets visit Sacramento the day after shipping Peja to the Raptors, depriving his Kings fans from seeing him. Hopefully there weren’t too many people who bought tickets […]
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Trade in the Works for Hornets-Raptors
ESPN.com is reporting that a five-player trade between the Raptors and Hornets was almost completed friday night, and still may be in the works. The players involved are Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless for Jarrett Jack, Marcus Banks and David Andersen.   My quick take: I love what this says about Dell Demps. He made a move […]
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Attendance Through the Years
Since there has been a good deal of attendance discussion lately, I’ve been tinkering with pulling together a post. The article I posted earlier today beat us up pretty good, so I wanted to give a little bit of information in this journal. Looking at the data below, I don’t see how our economy, […]
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Chalk Talk with Dell Demps
Prior to the victory over the Trail Blazers at the New Orleans Arena on November 13, 2010, about 25 people, all season ticket holders or their guests, were invited to the inaugural Chalk Talk with Dell Demps. This is a benefit conferred by the Hornets to season ticket holders through the Lagniappe Program. There are many choices […]
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Hornets Get Redemption, Beat the Mavs
The Hornets avenged their only loss of the season, taking down the Mavs 99-97 behind Marco Belinelli’s strong defense. For the second time in three nights, the Mavs took advantage of a notably slow Hornets start to take a 12-2 lead, but the Hornets would battle back in the second half. The Hornets passed their […]
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Game on: Mavs @ Hornets
After their first loss of the season, the Hornets will try and get redemption against the now despised Dallas Mavericks. This game will be telling of how the Hornets will handle adversity down the road. They were bound to lose a game or two sooner or later, but what we don’t know his how they […]
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Video: The New Orleans Hornets Season So Far
As our podcast continues to roll, I decided I couldn’t let my Video-makin’ efforts fall by the wayside, even if I can’t make Marcus Thornton the hero of my movies anymore. So here’s a new video – or maybe a montage of pictures. Call it want you want, as long as you enjoy it. You […]
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The Mavericks beat the Hornets
And with that, the Hornets lose their first game, falling 98-95 to Dallas in Dallas.(Box Score) There will be some who read a lot into this game. They’ll focus on the fact the Hornets blew a fourth quarter lead, but I’m not upset by the outcome. The Hornets had their looks to win it, and […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Mavericks
Game Preview Matchup: Hornets(8-0) @ Mavericks(6-2) Off Efficiency: Hornets 106.9(7th), Mavericks 105.2(11th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 95.3(1st), Mavericks 97.1(3rd) Game banner provided by the amazing Dariusz Ejkiewicz. Two defensive juggernauts clash tonight as the Hornets visit Dallas for a Southwestern Conference showdown. To date, the Mavericks defensive numbers indicate two things: Their wing defense is somewhat […]
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Conversation with Bob Licht
The other day I had a very nice experience around the city involving the Hornets which I wanted to share it with you in its entirety. Fair warning: not all of it is about the on-the-court product, as there is a good bit of narrative and details about other aspects of the Hornets experience and […]
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Joe Alexander Released
The Hornets have released the following statement: The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have released forward Joe Alexander.  Alexander did not appear in a regular season game this season. He averaged 1.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in six preseason games (one start) with the Hornets. The third-year pro has career averages of 4.2 […]
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Hornets Dominate the Clippers
The Hornets beat the Clippers 101-82 to continue their best start in franchise history, and remain undefeated. After a whistle filled first five minutes of basketball, the Hornets had a nine point lead over the Clippers, and that was that. They would extend the lead to 20-5, behind a big first quarter by Emeka Okafor, […]
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Game on: Clippers @ Hornets
The undefeated Hornets take on the Clippers today, in what could very well be the first blowout victory of the year. Returning to the Hive is Baron Davis, but he won’t be starting. Big Baron has been packing on the pounds lately, and has lost his starting role as a result. Blake Griffin, the former […]
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Checking in on Marcus Thornton
As the Hornets continue their quest to become the first undefeated team in NBA history, one man has been relatively lost in the mix. Expected to be the main spark plug off the bench, Marcus Thornton has instead been relegated to fourth, or even fifth guard status on certain nights. His contributions can’t be ignored, […]
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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 […]