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Hornets fall to Thunder 92-88 in hard-fought defensive battle
In a game that was far closer than most likely imagined, New Orleans simply could not keep up with the star power of Oklahoma City down the stretch. As brutal as last night’s game was to sit through was as fun as tonight’s game was to watch. After getting blown out in their first two […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Thunder
The Hornets make their first trip of the season to Oklahoma City for their third meeting with the Thunder overall. After falling to the Thunder twice at home over the past 30 days by 15 and 21 points, the Hornets will attempt to avenge those losses in Oklahoma City, which would also snap a four-game […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 6
The Hornets’ past week of games was another tough stretch; they came up well short against the Lakers and Grizzlies at home before falling to the defending champion Heat in Miami, only to end that slate at home with another loss against the 2-15 Wizards. Let’s check out the net result on these rankings. All […]
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Scouting the NBA: Week Seven — Anthony Davis Returns to Hornets Lineup
The New Orleans Hornets schedule doesn’t get any easier and despite the return of Anthony Davis they still will be heavily unfavored in many of their match-ups this week. However that doesn’t mean that this week can’t be successful and that the Hornets can’t win. No, I’m going to say that New Orleans can win a […]
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The March of Progress
When the dust has cleared And victory denied A summit too lofty River a little too wide If we keep our pride Though paradise is lost We will pay the price, But we will not count the cost — Rush, Bravado Sports The New Orleans Hornets had a good week, even if it’s not obvious […]
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Hornets Lose to Heat by 16 After Poor Second Quarter
The New Orleans Hornets fall to 5-14, 1-3 on the week, after a 16 point loss to Miami after being outscored by 18 in the second quarter. The Hornets managed to keep the Heat from taking advantage of poor three point defense, but the Hornets also failed to take advantage of the same weakness of […]
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Game On: Hornets Visit the Heat
The short-handed New Orleans Hornets perhaps find themselves ready to take advantage suddenly struggling Heat, who are on their first losing streak of the season (2 games). This is by no means claiming that the Hornets are favored, but the gap between the Gordon+Davis-less Hornets and the team hosting them on the border of Biscayne […]
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Making the Transition: The Curious Case of Brian Roberts
With Greivis Vasquez firmly entrenched as the team’s starting point guard, Austin Rivers was, seemingly by necessity, slotted into the starting “2” role as a fill-in for the injured Eric Gordon. Management’s discussion of the Rivers pick and his role has consistently included talk of grooming him as a point guard, or at least towards […]
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Same Old Story: Lakers Pull Away From Hornets in the Third Quarter
We’ve all seen this before: the Hornets keep it close in the first half, but as soon as the whistle blows to start the 3rd period, the game is over. Tonight against the Lakers was no different. The Hornets actually led 48-47 at the break but gave up a 13-0 run to start the 3rd. […]
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Game On: Lakers @ Hornets
I have no idea how the rest of the Hornets247 crew let me preview and recap this game given that I’m originally from Los Angeles and still have lots of Laker love in my heart. But don’t worry, I have tons of Hornets (Pelicans?) love as well! And in an effort to stay neutral, I’ll […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 5
In the Hornets’ most recent slate of games, they hosted three more potential playoff teams, falling to the Jazz and Thunder but finishing with their largest margin of victory of the season against the Bucks. How will these games impact the rankings? All season long, these player power rankings will be presented alongside various “advanced stats” in […]
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Scouting the NBA: Week Six — Lakers and Heat, Oh No…
The New Orleans Hornets will face a slew of tough games this week starting with the reeling Los Angeles Lakers. They will then play Memphis at home, then Miami away. By the end of the week it will be December 11 and talk of Anthony Davis will start to heat up. Regardless of the outcome […]
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Stellar Second Half for Hornets leads to 102-81 Rout of Bucks
This game was entirely a tale of two halves. It really felt like the Hornets got outplayed in the first half, yet they took a three point lead into halftime purely thanks to the Bucks’ strange inability to make two-point shots. Milwaukee only shot 36.4% (12-33) from inside the 3-point line compared to 51.3% (20-39) […]
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Game On: Bucks @ Hornets
Tonight’s second and final meeting of the season between Milwaukee and New Orleans features a stark contrast in styles, as the Bucks trail only the Rockets in pace (96.9 possessions/game), while only the Nets play slower than the Hornets (91.0 possessions/game). As a result, this game gives us a good reason to look at the […]
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The Missing Piece: Getting Defensive
Far too often when we think of the next player that we would love to wear the Red, Navy, and Gold, we dream of a point guard who is a magician with the ball in his hand, a wing who can rip the nets from three, or a big man who can dominate the low […]
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Life without Superman – Ryan Anderson’s first month as a Hornet
With one month of the 2012-13 NBA season in the books, we’re finally starting to learn more about all of this Hornets team’s new faces and what they bring to the table on the court. Assumptions were made about many of these players before the season; while some of were right, others were a bit […]
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Making the Transition: Nice Guys Finish Last
Austin Rivers is a ball-hog. He only looks to get his own. He has a propensity for tunnel vision. He ices out teammates and chooses to dribble the air out of the ball. These were the largely justifiable criticisms levied against the 10th overall pick this past June. Despite being Duke’s primary ball-handler, Rivers managed […]
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Another poor 3rd quarter leads to 96-84 Hornets loss to Jazz
In the second meeting of the season between Utah and New Orleans, the Hornets were not as fortunate as they were in the first, falling at home to the Jazz.
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Game On: Jazz @ Hornets
The Utah Jazz make their second and final trip to New Orleans as the Hornets aim for the same outcome as the two teams’ first meeting, when they recorded their first win of the season.
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 4
The past week featured three more losses, but finished with a gratifying victory in Los Angeles over Chris Paul’s Clippers to break the team’s seven game skid. Let’s take a look at how the most recent week of games have affected the rankings.