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Redfish Talk with Dell Demps
The Hornets had an extended Chalk Talk scheduled for about 50 season ticket holders at the Bourbon House. Â I went with my girlfriend and bumped into a couple I know from around Hornets-town. We both got the redfish, but the crab and corn bisque and the chocolate chunk bread pudding were the real show-stoppers. Â Great […]
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Hornets Waive Shakur, Watkins
The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have waived guard Mustafa Shakur and center Darryl Watkins, leaving the roster current roster at 16 players. Shakur played in two preseason games for the Hornets, averaging 3.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 13.0 minutes of play. Expected to compete for a guard spot, Shakur […]
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Welcome Back, Jannero Pargo
So the Hornets have signed Jannero Pargo back to the team. I’ve been so gloomy about personnel moves, that I think I’ll take a different tack this time. Yay! Fond memories of 2007-2008. At least the end of it. Except for the missed shot to tie the game against the Spurs in game 7. And […]
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Chris Paul needs to Practice his Poker Face
The league has been instructing its referees to hit players more freely with technicals for the following infractions: Aggressive gestures, such as air punches, anywhere on the court. Demonstrative disagreement, such as when a player incredulously raises his hands, or smacks his own arm to demonstrate how he was fouled. Running directly at an official […]
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Lots of Random Thoughts as we Approach Training Camp
As training camp approaches (wow, already?) there have been a few things that cropped up recently I wanted to talk about. Rudy David Aldridge reported on NBA.com that Rudy Fernandez rejected a trade from Portland to the Hornets. Now, there is a lot unsaid in that report that we can’t know about. I don’t know […]
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Hornets bring in DJ Strawberry and Darryl Watkins
The Hornets signed two more players to non-guaranteed contracts this week, bringing the roster to 14 as training camp approaches. The D-League focused blog Ridiculous Upside broke down each player. On guard DJ Strawberry: Strawberry has primarily been known to be a defensive presence, but he showcased a few new skills in the D-League this […]
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NBA Jam Unveils Hornets Roster
EA Sports has a new version of NBA jam coming out in October of this year, and today Marc Stein unveiled the rosters for the Western Conference teams. Here is the Hornet’s relevant portion of what he had to say: New Orleans Hornets Players: Chris Paul, David West and Peja Stojakovic Legend: Larry Johnson It […]
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ESPN Experts have Hornets as 14th Best
ESPN.com’s John Hollinger and ESPN the Magazine’s Chris Broussard are doing projections and previews for all 30 NBA teams and have ranked the Hornets as the 14th best. Here is the Hornets relevant portion of the predictions: 14. New Orleans Hornets The More Things Change: First and foremost, Chris Paul, who missed 37 games because […]
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Hornets bring in Mustafa Shakur
The Hornets are trying to fill the void behind Chris Pau, and yesterday they agreed to partially guaranteed a contract with Mustafa Shakur. I would assume that means he comes in to training camp, and the Hornets will decide there whether to hold on to him. Before we get to Shakur, and what he could […]
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Fine, Let’s Talk About Carmelo and the Hornets (updated to reflect reality)
About a week ago I sat down, thinking about writing something about ‘Melo, but opted against it. The lingering hatred of the Chris Paul rumors stopped me for a while, but with each passing day more and more experts are mentioning New Orleans as a possible landing place for Carmelo and I can’t help but […]