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  • Hornets’ Offense

    This quote comes from the Wizards interim coach after last night’s game (hat tip): “It’s a well-constructed team and concept,” Wizards interim coach Ed Tapscott said. “They have Chris Paul with...

  • Random Shizzle: New Year’s Eve Edition

    I was poking around various NBA stories and had some rants and thoughts I wanted to share.  Hopefully they are somewhat interesting. Despite much early-season fluff about how the Eastern Conference...

  • The Hornets beat the Wizards

    Not the most exciting basketball game of the season.  You kind of got the feeling that only three people were working hard – Mike James to try and prove a point,...

  • Game On: Wizards @ Hornets

    Yay, it’s the last game I miss before I return from the green place. Hornets-Wizards gets tipping tonight a little after the 7pm. Washington are owners of a deplorable record that...

  • Psychic Powers, Paul, and a Game against the Wizards

    I’m sure by now most of you have seen this.  A similar version of it was linked up in the news and good ol’ Toney Blare posted it in the comments...

  • Hornets Out-Pace the Pacers

    Where y’all at? Mikey here with your holiday guest recap as the Hornets beat the Indiana Pacers. Before I break it down bullet-style, let me first say that the Pacers did...

  • Time to Trip some Pacers

    Matchup: Hornets(17-9) @ Pacers(10-19) Off Efficiency: Hornets 105.6(9th), Pacers 102.5(20th)Def Efficiency: Hornets 102.1(12th), Pacers 104.8(18th) There is a lot said about the Pacers and their coaches desire to let fly from...

  • The Hornets Beat the Rockets

    A win.  How sweet.  I’ll be honest, Houston usually hits you hard and fast with a pretty strong defense, and I was expecting the Hornets to lie down for it since...

  • More questions than answers

    Rough patch for the Hornets in the final 2 of the recent 5 game stretch. Overall, we’re 3-2 in the stretch and are currently 16-9 (3rd Southwest, 5th West). Hornets’ last 5...

  • Game On: Rockets @ Hornets

    The Hornets are back in New Orleans after a Christmas Day massacre in Orlando. Two straight embarrassing losses leaves us at a still respectable 16-9, but in dire need of a...

  • Let’s Make like Patriot Missiles and Intercept some Rockets

    Matchup: Rockets(19-10) @ Hornets(16-9) Off Efficiency: Rockets 105.2(11th), Hornets 105.7(8th)Def Efficiency: Rockets 101.0(5th), Hornets 102.6(13th) Today’s a new day, and the Hornets get a chance tonight at redemption.  Earlier this season,...

  • Keeping faith in a long season

    I love the NBA, and most of all the Hornets, but the sport I follow even more fervently is baseball. I watched about 150 Marlins games last season. As a baseball...

  • The Magic beat (on) the Hornets

    First, I’ll give the Orlando Magic defense some credit.  They closed hard, rotated well, and stayed in front of their men.   They doubled who they needed to double, and left open...

  • Game On: Hornets @ Magic

    The house is full of presents and family, my kids are on almost continuous sugar highs, and the Hornets play Orlando as the opening act of the NBA’s giant Christmas Basketball...

  • Why “Playing for 48 Minutes” Is So Important

    You know what frustrates me to no end; when my beloved Bugs cannot play a complete 48-minute game. Is it just me, or does it seem like every game this season,...

  • The Lakers Beat the Hornets

    The Hornets got torched by the Lakers again, once more making a run at the end that made the final score not look so bad.  Don’t let it fool you, they...

  • Game On: Lakers @ Hornets

    Hornets-Lakers mega-rematch in New Orleans tonight. Should be lots of ohh’s and ahh’s and hopefully an abundance of yay’s from the home crowd. The 22-5 Lakers have appeared mortal of late...

  • NBA Today Podcast for December 23rd – is Chris Paul the nicest guy in the League?

    The question was posed last week after the hosts discussed the steals streak. I was on a high from the game (The Spurs are Austin’s adopted pro team, so I hate...

  • Lakers at Hornets and Some MVP Thoughts

    The reigning MVP comes to New Orleans tonight in a classic showdown at the top of the Western Conference’s standings.  Because of the Laker’s hot start, and the Hornet’s little choke...

  • Hornets fan from Philly

    I’ve been meaning to write this for a long time because I wanted find out if there were other Hornets fans out there like me.  I figure now that I’m home...

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