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2012-13 NBA Most Improved Player Award – a case for Robin Lopez
After trading for last season’s Most Improved Player award winner in Ryan Anderson, could the Hornets have also prematurely acquired this year’s winner of that same title? With the 2012-13 NBA...
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Making the Transition: Rivers Off-the-Ball
The Early Returns Coming into the league, Austin Rivers was (justifiably) pigeon-holed as a ball-dominant, “get to the rack” kind of guard who would struggle with his perimeter shooting early in...
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 9
The Hornets completed their first non-losing power rankings week since Week 1, finishing 2-2 with road victories over the Magic and Bobcats. The latter win came while welcoming back Eric Gordon...
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Hornets force just five turnovers in 95-86 loss to Hawks
Led by an impressive outing from Josh Smith, Atlanta got the best of New Orleans despite the Hornets making 10 out of their 20 three point attempts. Smith finished the game...
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Game On: Hawks @ Hornets
Eric Gordon makes his home season debut tonight as New Orleans takes on Atlanta. After ending 2012 with a road victory in Charlotte, the Hornets open 2013 with a home game...
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A Time for Mending
No hope in complaining All this lay in ruin It’s a time for mending Gathering of the wounds — Prong, Broken Peace Sports The New Orleans Hornets had a good week...
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The Missing Piece: Finding the Perfect Small Forward
Earlier this week, Mason and I projected how Eric Gordon’s return would impact this team, and those numbers give Hornets fans plenty of reason to be optimistic moving forward. If Monty...
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Hornets Fall in Overtime to the Raptors After a Late Rally
It was a furious finish, but ultimately the Hornets fell 104-97 in overtime to the Raptors. Until about the last 5 minutes or so this was a very ho-hum game that...
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Game On: Raptors @ Hornets
The Hornets look to tie their longest winning streak of the season (2) as they take on former Hornet Aaron Gray and the Toronto Raptors in their final home game of...
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 8
Another three games and another three losses for the Hornets. After falling on the road to the Clippers and Spurs, New Orleans blew a 22-point second quarter lead at home to...
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Game On: Hornets @ Magic
Much like the Indiana game, the Hornets will be up against a team that struggles to score, but gets it done on the defensive end – though the extremes aren’t quite...
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Back Home for the Holidays: Projecting the Return of Eric Gordon (Part Two)
In a two-part series by Michael McNamara and Mason Ginsberg, we take a look at how Eric Gordon’s return could impact both individually players and the team as a whole. Part...
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Hornets Beat: Taking Stock
It’s time took look around, see what we have and what can be done about this mess the season has been so far. 1. How would you grade the Hornets overall...
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Hornets Blow 22 Point Lead, Extend Losing Streak to 11
With 57 seconds left in the second quarter, Robin Lopez’s dunk gave the Hornets a 46-24 lead. It looked like it was all but certain that the ten-game losing streak would...
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Game On: Pacers @ Hornets
Last time these two teams met, the Hornets suffered a heartbreaking loss in overtime, as Paul George sank nine 3’s to lead Indiana to a 115-107 victory. The Hornets were on...
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 7
Another four games for the Hornets over the past seven days, with three of them coming on the road. The team suffered a tough, close loss in Oklahoma City, a double...
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Scouting the NBA: Week Eight — A Merry Eric Gordon Christmas
It’s Christmas Time folks! So get excited because Eric Gordon is returning to New Orleans! Okay perhaps you’re not as excited as you could be, but still it has to be...
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Game On: Hornets @ Warriors
Warriors…. Come out to Play-yay! Be careful what you wish for, because this Warriors team might be playing its best basketball since the Dallas playoff series back in 2007. The...
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The Missing Piece: Searching for the Next Ryan Anderson
There is an argument made by Hornets fans and some national analysts that gets stated as fact despite a growing amount of evidence to the contrary that I just can’t let...
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Trying to be Positive About the Eric Gordon Situation
We have rarely talked about Eric Gordon here on Hornets247, rather we mention him passively in 20-point losses which we feel like aren’t a reflection of the talent on the roster....