Yeah, that tanking talk was way premature. Two days after slaying the best team in the Western Conference, the Hornets took down the beasts of the East, putting together four solid quarters of basketball to topple the visiting Atlanta Hawks, 96-88 ( box | recap ). A microcosm of this game came with about 1:30 […]

The Hornets got their biggest win of the season on Thursday, beating the Western Conference leading Suns in New Orleans. Tonight, the league leading Hakes come to town, fresh off a last-second win over the Rockets last night in Atlanta. The Hawks are 11-2 on the season, currently riding a 7-game winning streak. We saw […]

Hornets and Suns on TNT tonight, live from New Orleans Arena. Game tips at 7 p.m. Central. We saw the PHX just last week, when they dropped 124 points on the Hornets in Byron Scott’s last game as coach. The Suns lost to the Lakers the next night but have since bounced back with wins […]

Matt McIntosh of Storm Surge Photo was at Mardi Gras World earlier today for the unveiling of the Hornets’ new Mardi Gras uniforms. He sent along some great pics. News release and video at the bottom of this post. Huge version of that Krewe of Hornets poster for you to download here. Hornets players debut […]

Allen Iverson has walked away from Memphis in a huff, making him a free agent once again. Some folks in the comments here and on other sites have been wondering if the former league MVP would be a good fit in New Orleans. Let’s see… The case for Allen Iverson Iverson didn’t enjoy his time […]

Hornets looking to end their three-game slide tonight when they host the Los Angeles Clippers. Game tips at 7 Central. These two teams met just last week in L.A., with the Hornets riding some hot shooting to a blowout victory. Since then, the Clippers have fallen to the visiting Thunder and Raptors, before winning in […]

Hornets in Atlanta this evening to take on the Hawks. Chris Paul will not be playing after suffering a bad ankle sprain against the Blazers last night. I’m hearing he could miss up to two weeks. Rookie Darren Collison will get the starting nod for the Hornets at point, looking to build on an impressive […]

Game One After Byron. The Hornets will take on the Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Arena tonight, game tipping just after 7 p.m. Central. New Hornets head coach Jeff Bower will roll with the same starting lineup we saw Wednesday in Phoenix, and has said that the emphasis going forward will be on pushing […]

The biggest news this morning is that Chris Paul was caught off guard by the decision to fire Byron Scott. Apparently the first he heard of it was at practice yesterday morning. Paul’s words in the Times-Picayune: “I felt like, maybe somebody would have at least consulted with me and asked how I felt before […]

If you missed all the news earlier today, check here. And now for a few bullet points to gather my scattered thoughts: Last basketball season was very disappointing for New Orleans sports fans. At the beginning, the Hornets were talked about as championship contenders, then they struggled to a 49-33 record and got humiliated by […]

As confirmed by ESPN and NOLA.com. The Hornets will make a formal announcement at a press conference scheduled for 1 p.m. Central. Updates will be posted here. 1:16 p.m. Update: From ESPN’s Marc Stein on Twitter: Our own @ricbucher reports that the Hornets are adding head coach to GM Jeff Bower’s duties and bringing in […]

The Hornets got trounced tonight in Phoenix, 124-104 ( box | recap ). The Suns put up 40 points in the first quarter, 75 in the first half, and the Hornets never threatened. About what you’d expect when a bad defense meets a good offense. Some late-night bullets for this one… Team game vs. Two-man […]

The Hornets wrap up their three-game road trip tonight in Phoenix, taking on the red hot Suns. Game tips at 9:30 Central on ESPN, and you can watch it live online via ESPN360.com. The Suns have surprised everyone with their 7-1 start, their lone loss coming on the road against the Magic. Steve Nash looks […]

Just what the doctor ordered. The Hornets finally looked like a professional basketball team tonight, as they took apart the Clippers at the Staples Center. Our guys had it clicking on both sides of the ball, as evidenced by the 112-84 final score ( box | recap ). Skipping the bullets and doing this recap […]

The Hornets got blown out of the Staples Center last night by the Lakers, and tonight they’re back in the same building to play the Clippers. Game tips at 9:30 p.m. Central. After starting the season 0-4, thems Clips have won three straight games, though their opponents in those three have been the T-Wolves, Warriors […]

Fresh of their disappointing loss to the Raptors on Friday, the Hornets are in Los Angeles tonight to take on the defending champion Lakers. Game tips at 8:30 p.m. Central. Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are both injured and will sit this one out, but the Lakers did just fine without their star bigs on […]

The Hornets fell apart in the third quarter against the Raptors on Friday night. They gave up 34 points while only scoring 14, and the Raptors were able to cruise to victory in the fourth. Here’s video and commentary on the Hornets’ offensive and defensive possessions in the third quarter:

The Hornets played the Raptors evenly for the first, second and fourth quarters tonight. It was the third quarter that killed them. Up 56-51 ninety seconds into the second half, the Hornets then could only watch as Toronto took off on a 32-7 run. The Raps dropped 8-of-10 triples during that stretch and never looked […]

Before we get started, join me in wishing Hornets’ owner George Shinn well. The team announced today that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I’m liking his attitude towards it: “This is not the first obstacle that I have had to overcome in life, but it will be another one that will be conquered.” […]

The Hornets have played five games so far this season, amounting to 265 player minutes. Darren Collison, the Hornets’ 2009 first-round draft pick, has played just three of those minutes. Marcus Thornton, the team’s 2009 second-round pick, has been inactive for every game. Many fans are upset with head coach Byron Scott for not giving […]