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Hornets and Bulls Headline All-Improved Teams at the Midpoint
Each year I like to go through a little exercise to tell me exactly how the league’s NBA teams have improved. Now, I’m sure some of you would just point to the standings and say “Duh! Look there!” but you have to remember that I like statistics even more than I like playing at least […]
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Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Hornets
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In the NO Podcast Episode 14: Fear the Ostrich
Ryan and Michael talk about the 8-0 streak, Emeka Okafor and whether he’s worthy of an All-Star nod, what weaknesses we do still see for this team, plus Ryan talks about D&D and find out that Michael would rather fight a Grizzly Bear than an Ostrich. Yes, Michael may be an idiot. Oh, and we’re […]
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Video: Paul Breaks Parker’s Ankles and makes Popovich sad
The Atlanta and Spurs games have me on a bit of a high right now. So . . . Parker has left the building!
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Sometimes, a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Don’t you agree? I worry about Karma with this sort of gloating, but this image was priceless.
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San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets
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The Hornets beat the Washington Generals
At times, that’s what it felt like. Globetrotters v Generals. I mean, what do you say about a 100-59(Box Score) drubbing that was essentially finished by halftime? You can’t talk about the serious basketball because the game was over so quickly. Even the back and forth first quarter was a little bit of fools gold for […]
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New Orleans Hornets at Atlanta Hawks
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Game On: Hornets @ Atlanta
Matchup: Hornets(27-16) @ Hawks(28-15) Off Efficiency: Hornets 102.6(19th), Hawks 105.2(12th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 99.6(4th), Hawks 102.2(10th) As always, thanks to Dariusz Ejkiewicz for the gameday banner! As the furor over Stephon Marb – er – Derrick Rose and his high-scoring game in Chicago grows more intense, the eastern conference has reached a tipping point. With […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 13: Mid-Season Review
Ryan and Michael revisit their pre-season predictions, eat some crow, and make new predictions so they can eat some crow again later. Ca-Caw! Enjoy!
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Video: Hornets surge at end of Game to finish Memphis in OT
Video of the two amazing Hornets plays to end the game. Enjoy:
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Hornets beat Memphis in Overtime
My adrenaline is still going after that finish. After crushing Memphis for long periods in the second half, for almost all of overtime, the Hornets defense was struggling to get any sort of stop. Randolph was simply a load in OT and hitting some tough shots over Okafor. With less than a minute, Memphis finally […]
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Game On: Grizzlies @ Hornets
Matchup: Grizzlies(19-22) @ Hornets(26-16) Off Efficiency: Grizzlies 101.9(22nd), Hornets 102.4(20th) Def Efficiency: Grizzlies 102.7(13th), Hornets 99.6(4th) The Grizzlies have an okay defense, but for a team with Randolph and Gay, who both have a reputation for being scorers, their offensive output is pretty lame. One of the primary reasons for that is the teams propensity […]
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Stat Tidbit: Okafor’s Offensive Rebounds
Against the Raptors, Emeka Okafor had 12 offensive rebounds. Only twice before in the history of the Hornets has a player grabbed 12 offensive boards, and both of those marks are held by the player Okafor replaced, Tyson Chandler.  Chandler grabbed 12 and 14 offensive rebounds in two games in 2007.
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In the NO Podcast Episode 12: Let’s Get Physical
Ryan and Michael look back on the nice 3-0 week for the Hornets, talk Charlotte trade targets, and then look forward to next weeks schedule. Michael states he likes teams that have the potential to get physical with the Hornets. I’m disturbed. You should be too.
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Tyrus Thomas doesn’t care
Tyrus Thomas doesn’t care if you can tell he doesn’t like Emeka Okafor’s face. He also doesn’t care if he’s delivering the most obvious flagrant elbow of all time in front of a referee. He also doesn’t care what you think about it, damnit. Oh and West dunked on Nazr’s face. He better stop it […]
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David West Hammers one on Jared Jeffries
I’m not sure which is better, the fact it was a huge basket in a tough game, that it was David West dunking on someone which NEVER happens, or the half-confused half-amused look West had on his face when walking back to the bench. Does that make him amfused?
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The Hornets come back and Edge the Rockets
For three quarters the Hornets were losing as the Rockets were nailing a ton of mid-range jumpers and the Hornets were turning the ball over way more often than they normally do. As a result, they gave up a season high 20 fast break points by the end of the third.  Then the fourth and overtime came along, the […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Rockets
Matchup: Hornets(23-16) @ Rockets(17-22) Off Efficiency: Hornets 102.4(19th), Rockets 106.7(8th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 99.7(4th), Rockets 107.0(24th) The Rockets have a remarkable number of high efficiency players, headlined by Kevin Martin and his 1.55 points per shot and low turnover rates. In fact, almost their entire team is fairly efficient offensively, with the only Aaron Brooks […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 11: Team Crazy
In episode eleven Michael and Ryan talk about the Carmelo Anthony trade rumors and the state of the Western Conference. We also drool over Blake Griffin, wonder if Memphis or Houston can make a push, and Michael asks for your help in the comments with suggestions for turning the Sacramento Kings into Team Crazy. Runtime just […]