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Preseason: New Orleans Hornets at Charlotte Bobcats
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Preseason: New Orleans Hornets at Memphis Grizzlies
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Hornets acquire Curtis Jerrells
The Hornets link to the D-League and San Antonio continue to grow stronger as Hornets GM Dell Demps has traded a 2nd round pick to the San Antonio Spurs in return for Curtis Jerrells, a former D-league point guard that played for him for three years on the Austin Toro’s. Me? I don’t know anything […]
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Preseason: Atlanta Hawks at New Orleans Hornets
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The Pacers beat the Hornets
The Hornets and Pacers clashed last night in Indiana, and the Hornets lost by 98-101(Box Score) after a very close finish that could have gone either way. One thing, though, is clear. Monty didn’t care at all about winning the game. For the entire fourth quarter, the team rolled with bench players plus Belinelli, with Belinelli serving […]
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Preseason: New Orleans Hornets at Indiana Pacers
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The Hornets beat the Heat
That was enjoyable as the Hornets beat a badly depleted Heat team 90-76.(Box Score) For most of the game, the Hornets held a comfortable lead – except for the stretch where Bosh got hot and put the Heat on his back. It still bugs me that people dismiss him. The dude is an efficient scorer. The […]
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Preseason: Miami Heat at New Orleans Hornets
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Chat Hornets Today!
Joe Gerrity and I will be doing the Daily Dime Chat over at ESPN.com between 12:00 and 1:00 CST. Stop by and give us a break from all the “If my team gives you two journeymen veterans and a swirlie, can we have Chris Paul?” questions. No one likes a swirlie, people.
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Marco Belinelli’s Dark Secret
At least it was Marco’s dark secret back in his rookie year. I’ll make sure Joe puts that season credential to use and finds out this season if it is still his bete noire. Oh, what am I talking about? Cookies, of course! American cookies, actually. From the archives of our fellow THN blog BallinEurope.com […]
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Being Realistic about a Stojakovic Trade
For as long as I’ve followed the Hornets, there has been an oddity roaming the NBA’s contractual landscape. Most of the time it’s despised, but for one brief period, usually 3-6 months, it becomes a highly sought-after commodity that has enabled some of the most lopsided trades in league history.  I’m talking, of course, about […]
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Preseason: New Orleans Hornets at Orlando Magic
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Preseason: Memphis Grizzlies at New Orleans Hornets
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The State of the Rotation
Sifting through what Monty Williams has said(and not said) to the media the past couple days, I think we’re pretty close to a preliminary rotation. Here’s what I think Coach Williams is hinting at – and I have my own thoughts, of course. The Starting Lineup PG: Chris Paul – There’s not much to say […]
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Out of Sight, out of their Minds
The NBA GM Survey just came out. It’s a pretty extensive questionnaire that asks NBA GMs to rank all sorts of things, including likely MVP, best player at each position, fastest player with the ball, etc, etc. One thing is very apparent from the survey, however. Chris Paul’s injury-marred season and rumor-marred off-season has harmed […]
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Fun with Media Day
First, if you haven’t read Niall’s earlier post about the site updates this weekend, do so now or the earth will swallow you and kittens will perish. Then, after you mourn the death of an era, come back here to lighten your hearts, for Media Day has come and gone, and as usual, it has […]
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Welcome Back, Jannero Pargo
So the Hornets have signed Jannero Pargo back to the team. I’ve been so gloomy about personnel moves, that I think I’ll take a different tack this time. Yay! Fond memories of 2007-2008. At least the end of it. Except for the missed shot to tie the game against the Spurs in game 7. And […]
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Chris Paul needs to Practice his Poker Face
The league has been instructing its referees to hit players more freely with technicals for the following infractions: Aggressive gestures, such as air punches, anywhere on the court. Demonstrative disagreement, such as when a player incredulously raises his hands, or smacks his own arm to demonstrate how he was fouled. Running directly at an official […]
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Hornets trade Brackins, Songaila for Willie Green and Jason Smith
This is the second personnel move this off-season that has left me scratching my head and feeling vaguely dissatisfied. The Hornets just sent out Brackins and Songaila for the 76ers Willie Green and Jason Smith. Now, I wasn’t a fan of the Brackins pick, (clearly neither was Demps) as I made abundantly clear earlier in […]
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Thank You, Dell Demps
Just have to say this. Thanks, Dell. Why? Because of the way he handled Chris Paul. Leon Rose is Paul’s agent. He is also Carmelo’s agent. The Nuggets got hit with pressure by Leon and his associates, they hired a new GM, then began to waffle. They thought about trying to not trade Carmelo, and […]