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Achieving Some Balance with Vasquez
Greivis Vasquez has been the source of a good deal of discussion lately in posts, in comments, and in the podcasts. There are at least two `sides’ here. There is a camp that maintains that Greivis is not starting material on most NBA teams. Another camp contends that he is actually superior to this. These […]
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What Kind of New Will This New Year Be?
The New Year will bring a New New Orleans Hornets in so many ways. A year ago the team was still in the process of being sold to an owner committed to keeping the team in New Orleans the team had just sent away its foundation player in All-Everything Chris Paul the team had just […]
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Greivis Vasquez Named Western Conference Player of the Week
From the team: The NBA announced today that New Orleans Hornets guard Greivis Vasquez was named the Western Conference Player of Week for games played Monday, December 24, through Sunday, December 30. This is the first time in Vasquez’s career that he has won a Player of the Week honor. Vasquez led the Hornets to […]
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Hornets Assign Darius Miller to D-League
From the team: The New Orleans Hornets have assigned forward Darius Miller to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by Hornets Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Dell Demps. Miller has appeared in 23 games this season for the Hornets, averaging 2.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and […]
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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 against weak opponents, going 2-1 on the week and bringing their record to 7-23, with the one loss coming in overtime after a nice […]
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Somebody Save Us
Everybody’s got opinions But nobody’s got the answers And that **** you ate for breakfast Well it’ll only give you cancer We’re runnin’ in a circle Runnin’ to the morning light And if ya ain’t quite workable It’s been one hell of a night — Cinderella, Somebody Save Me Thanks for Nicolas Suzor for the […]
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Sinking Down
Sports The New Orleans Hornets went 0-3 on the week despite Anthony Davis’ return to limited action, dropping their record to 5-17, `good’ for last in the West by two games, and fourth-worst in the NBA ahead of the Wizards, Cavaliers, and Raptors. The Hornets are 0-1 against these `peers’ of theirs. In the loss […]
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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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Redemption
Revenge I’m screaming revenge again Wrong I’ve been wrong for far too long Been constantly so frustrated I’ve moved mountains with less When I channel my hate to productive I don’t find it hard to impress Bones in traction Hands break to hone raw energy Bold and disastrous My ears can’t hear what you say […]
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(Updated 1/23) More Evidence of Rebranding to New Orleans Pelicans This Offseason
Updated: 1/23: The team called a press conference on Thursday at 3, as Peralta indicated. The conference will have visuals and is not just a verbal announcement, so it is likely at least a partial unveiling. The players will be back from San Antonio and done with practice, so they will be available to model […]
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Same Ol’ Situation
Three games end in an all-too familiar way, and more deja vu?
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Matt Carroll, We Never Knew Ya
The New Orleans Hornets have waived Matt Carroll.
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Hornets Lose to Knicks as Davis Convalesces
The New York Knicks irrecoverably stomped the New Orleans Hornets in the first and the third quarters.
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That Was a Long Short Week
Rome wasn’t rebuilt in a day.
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It Was the Best of Games, It Was the Worst of Games . . .
This week the New Orleans Hornets showed themselves and fans the road ahead.
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What a Week!
Your Sunday paper covering the New Orleans Hornets looks at the packed first week of the 2012 – 2013 season.
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Hornets Take First Win This Season From Jazz
The Hornets pick up their first win, 88-86, while dealing the Jazz their first loss.
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Game On: Jazz at Hornets
The 1-0 Utah Jazz come to town to try to keep the Gordonless Hornets winless.