Forgive the echo chamber this blog became the past few days – I got hit with probably the worst cold I’ve ever had and am still kinda slow, even managing to exhaust myself today by simply venturing out to purchase a new Christmas Tree.  Yeah, I feel pathetic.  I didn’t even participate in this weeks […]

My initial reaction was much the same as our fellow Hornets Blogs when I read ESPN’s Bill Simmons’ most recent NBA article.  I’m sure most of you have seen it by now, but in a nutshell he says that Chris Paul is showing signs of having turned on Byron Scott. I wanted to dismiss it, […]

The Hornets handled the short-handed LA Clippers in Los Angeles, surging ahead in the third quarter, which finally allowed West and Paul to play less than 40 minutes for once.  Despite strong shooting by the Clipper’s rookie Eric Gordon, the rest of their team couldn’t keep pace and weren’t able to get back in it […]

The 4th edition of the Blogger Power Rankings is up over at The Bright Side of the Sun, and not too surprisingly the Hornets have fallen all the way to 10th. I’m pretty surprised the Pistons are still in the top 10, and that Portland is rated over the Hornets, but I don’t find most […]

Hornets(7-5) @ Clippers(2-11) Offensive Efficiency: Hornets 106.7(4th), Clippers 94.9(29th)Defensive Efficiency: Hornets 102.6(13th), Clippers 105.2(24th) The Clippers should roll out their newest acquisition tonight against the Hornets: Zach Randolph, recently acquired from the New York Knicks for Cat Mobley and Tim Thomas.  That trade brought them yet another big man to pair with Camby and Kaman, […]

Well, that felt good.  Blowing out an opponent for the first time this season was nice, even if it was the lowly Thunder.  The Hornets won by 25, and none of our starters played more than 29 minutes.  Bullety goodness: I don’t think Chris Paul broke a sweat tonight.  Not once did he put on […]

The Game Tonight(Hornets @ Thunder) Yes – we have a game tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and another game against them tomorrow night too.  I probably should be writing about that, but I’m not going to, because the disaster that is the Thunder is much less interesting to me than the struggles of the […]

I started gathering research so I could open up this preview with an analysis of the Hornets defense.  Most of the focus over the past couple weeks has been the Hornets lack of creative scoring, but as you can see below, the Hornets defense has been arguably even worse, ranking only 15th overall in defensive […]

Over the last week or so our posts have been getting progressively morose.  Tonight ain’t going to be an exception.  The Hornets were handled in Houston.  They never challenged.  Indeed, they never even made a push. Bullets: There were a few bright spots tonight.  The first was Devin Brown, who played aggressively and was big […]

Okay, I’m being lazy today and I’m not going to produce a proper game preview.  Something to do with playing Fallout 3 after the game until late last night and stuff.  The Rockets are 5-4, and we are 5-3.  Both teams played last night – the Hornets winning against Portland, the Rockets losing to San […]

Trail Blazers(5-3) @ Hornets(4-3) Off Efficiency: Blazers 109.0(2nd), Hornets 104.9(9th)Def Efficiency: Blazers 109.5(29th), Hornets 102.6(16th) The Trail Blazers come into New Orleans on a four game winning streak, having picked off two patsies(Miami, Minnesota) and two decent teams(Rockets, Magic) during that stretch.  The Hornets are set to meet them, having received an ugly drubbing at […]

One of my favorite little tools has made its re-appearance at ESPN for this season:  John Hollinger’s Power Rankings. The tool takes into account no author bias whatsoever, using entirely point differentials and strength of schedule(i.e. how tough the opposition is) in determining a team’s overall rank.  I’ve found this system to be highly realistic […]

The first half of that game made me absolutely furious.  Spitting, hopping mad furious.  However, I make it a point not to talk about officiating, so let’s get on to the players. We lost by 7 in a game we shot 5-17 from three – and a lot of those shots were not contested.  Seriously, […]

Lakers(6-0) @ Hornets(4-2) Off Efficiency: Hornets 110.4(6th), Lakers 111.3(3rd)Def Efficiency: Hornets 104.7(15th), Lakers 90.6(1st) At least, I’d call this a Clash of the Titans if the Hornets were playing anywhere near as well as the Lakers are at the moment.  As of right now, this is more like Titan v Really Tall Guy.  Heavy Weight […]

The Hornets are six games in, which isn’t even 1/10th of the season, and Byron Scott is clearly evaluating his players to see what he’ll be able to get the rest of the way.  Already several of our players (Mike James) have been the target of vitriol by the fans, some have been seen as […]

Our good buddies At the Hive are hosting the Blogger Power Rankings this week.  The Hornets slipped badly in it, just like they did against the Hawks and Bobcats. Go take a look and enjoy the commentary about the league’s various teams.

I was torn this off-season when Jannero Pargo flew of to Moscow.  There were parts about his game that I hated, and there were parts of his game that I loved.  In the end, I talked myself into thinking it was okay that he left, since he had more bad nights than good last year.  […]

The newest version of the Blogger’s Power Rankings is up over at The Laker’s Nation, and the Hornets now hold the second spot on the list, right behind the Lakers.  Go, read, enjoy the comments.

Matchup: Atlanta Hawks(2-0) v New Orleans Hornets(3-0) Two unbeaten teams clash in New Orleans tonight as the Hawks seek to keep their strong start going.  So far this season, Atlanta has managed to knock off two teams that are supposed to contend in the East this year – Orlando and Philadelphia – by an average […]

Reebok has recently released a pair of Dry Erase shoes called the ATR Talkin’ Crazy.  Now, our boy Chris Paul wears Jordan Brand Nike’s, so we won’t see him sporting them any time soon. However, Peja Stojakovic, Morris Peterson, and Rasual Butler all wears Reebok, and Peja even wears ATRs.(ATR The Pump Torch) What I […]