With the Chandler-to-OKC deal having been nixed, here’s another heavy batch of news and opinions from around the web. I’ll probably be back with a Part II if nothing else happens before the 2 p.m. Central trade deadline. From Chris Broussard and Marc Stein at ESPN.com: After examining Chandler’s left big toe, Dr. Carlan Yates, […]

Note: I heard about the Chandler trade being rescinded as I was writing this recap, and so threw together a quick post about that here. The following is all about the game against Orlando and the players we had on the floor. A flawless performance by the Hornets tonight. They executed a solid game plan, […]

This just in from NOLA.com: Tyson Chandler, who was traded to Oklahoma City on Tuesday, failed to pass a physical and has rejoined the Hornets, the team announced Wednesday after New Orleans beat the Orlando Magic 117-85. “We welcome Tyson back with open arms,” General Manager Jeff Bower said. Chandler had missed 12 games with […]

Start of a tough stretch for the Hornets tonight. Orlando come in with a 39-13 record overall, 18-7 on the road. The Magic have slipped a little recently, splitting their last six games, and needing overtime to beat the Bobcats in Charlotte yesterday. Dwight Howard dominated that game with 45 points, 19 rebounds and 8 […]

Here’s some of the reactions to the Chandler trade that I’ve come across online. Rather than throw all this stuff in our Lagniappe section, I thought it’d be easier to dump the lot in a blog post here. First off, Tyson’s reaction yesterday on Twitter: If the deal was half way done B4 the game […]

Before I get into recapping this game, a few comments on how the Hornets have been handling the aftermath of the Tyson Chandler trade. A “Season Ticket Holder Advisory” landed in my inbox a little after 2pm. The words of Jeff Bower as per that e-mail: We were able to get great depth, leadership and […]

Excuse the brevity of this post. I’m still a little numb from the Chandler-to-OKC trade. The Hornets play the Thunder in Oklahoma City at 7pm Central. None of the players involved in the trade are expected to play. OKC are 13-40 on the season, 10-18 at home, and had lost five of seven before the […]

This just in from NewsOK.com. More as I hear it. The Thunder has acquired center Tyson Chandler from New Orleans in exchange for Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith, according to a league source with knowledge of the negotiations. The Thunder will also include the draft rights to Devon Hardin, the 50th overall pick in the […]

Yay. All-Star game. 2009. Chris Paul. Starting. David West. There too. Tune in to TNT at 7 Central tonight to watch CP and D-West representing NOLA in the big game. Feel free to chat it up in the comments here (most likely I’ll be doing that very thing myself). Linkage: Ryan breaks down one of […]

Time to give away some stuff. Let’s do it quick and dirty… What’s the prize? There will be only one winner, one grand prize. That prize is a mini Hornets basketball autographed by Tyson Chandler, plus a $100 gift certificate for the Hornets Nest store at New Orleans Arena. And sure while we’re at it […]

Last game before the All-Star break and the Hornets welcome the defending champs to the New Orleans Arena. Boston have lost two of their last three, but won 12 straight before that and are 42-11 on the season, 18-7 on the road. We played the C’s in Beantown back in December and came away with […]

Tough game in Memphis tonight. In pretty much every way we had no business winning it — missing Paul, West and Chandler, on the road, segababa, getting out-rebounded by billions and missing more shots than we took — and yet it stings because we were right there and couldn’t come away with the win. I […]

The Hornets swim upstream this evening to play the Grizzlies in Memphis. Tip off is at the usual 7ish Central. The 14-36 Grizzlies are coming off a win over the Raptors on Saturday, and are 3-4 since Lionel Hollins took over as head coach (apparently he has them focusing more on that defensive stuff). We’ve […]

Still no Chris Paul or Tyson Chandler, but the Hornets will try build on Friday’s win when they face off against the Minnesota Timberwolves today at the Arena. With a tough schedule recently, the T-Wolves have lost 5 of 6, including a 17-point defeat to the Rockets last night in Houston. Al Jefferson went for […]

And the bleeding stops. The Hornets managed to win one without Chris Paul tonight, using a 17-0 fourth quarter run and a barrage of long bombs to beat the visiting Toronto Raptors. David West, James Posey and Rasual Butler all poured in 17 points apiece, but Peja was the number one gunner with 28 points […]

Ah yes, nothing like a showdown between two teams riding four-game losing streaks and both missing their star player. The Hornets will be sans Chris Paul and Tyson Chandler again, while Chris Bosh is out injured for the visiting Raptors. Toronto’s Jose Calderon might also miss this one with some kind of injury to some […]

Tonight should be interesting. Without Chris Paul for the first time this season, the Hornets welcome the Bulls to the New Orleans Arena. Almost at the end of a seven-game road trip, the Bulls are owners of a 21-27 record after a 7-point loss last night in Houston. They beat the Suns, Kings and Clips […]

What a difference no Chris Paul makes. The Hornets looked like a lottery team tonight after CP left the game late in the third quarter with a groin strain. At the time we led by 17 points, but the Blazers flipped everything with a 38-15 fourth quarter, sending the Hornets to their first three-game losing […]

The Hornets open a four-game home stand tonight and hope to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season. The Portland Trail Blazers will be the foe. We’ve already played the Blazers three times this season and beaten them twice. Last time we played these guys was January 3 in Portland, when Tyson got […]