In the past, I've associated the Hornets players to Halo Weapons.  Not long ago, I compared them to American Idol contestants.  Now, in yet another effort to prove my Nerd Cred, I am going to unleash yet one more mind-numbing comparison for you: Hornets Players as Dungeons & Dragons Classes. That's right.  I am going […]

One of my co-workers (a Knicks fan, pity him) asked me to take a look at some historical Finals stats after Phil Jackson's complaints about the free-throw disparity in Game 2 of the Finals(10 to 38).  He was certain that at some point in the past, there had to be a game where a Jackson-coached […]

Now that I’ve talked about what the Hornets need,  who I’d like to see them go for if they keep the 27th pick of the draft, and what sort of Free Agents I would like to see the Hornets go after, I’ve finally reached the last part of my off-season preview – making trades. If […]

The Hornets spent $66,079,546 in player payroll last season, and it looks like the Hornets will have some leeway to spend this year – assuming they are willing to spend the same amount they spent this year as they did last year.  The dead contracts of Arvydas Macijauskas, Bernard Robinson, and Mile Ilic, worth about 4.5 […]

I've poured over the various sites that give Draft information and put together the players I'd like to see the Hornets bring in for workouts and possibly snag in the Draft if they don't trade the pick.  In accordance with the off-season priority I put up yesterday, I focused mostly on the various big men […]

The Hornets got the first thing they needed yesterday, when Byron Scott had his contract extended.  Scott has caught more than his fair share of criticism over the last couple years for things as wide-ranging as his comments about liking Oklahoma City to his substitution patterns to claims that he gave up on some players too […]

Following up on my previous draft post, I wanted to address how the Hornets, as an organization, have done with the draft, and what we can hope from our pick. This year, we only hold the 27th selection of the draft, since our second round pick will be going to Seattle. In general, the Hornets […]

First off, if you haven't read it, go read Ron's last post about his Memories of the season.  If you don't, this post will explode.  Seriously.  Be afraid.  Now, on to the post-season: The first step of any off-season is the Draft.  As a long-time lover of the draft and the evaluation process that leads up to it, I've […]

And that's the season. The Hornets fall to the Spurs, 91-82 after fighting back to within three from 15 down at the start of the fourth. Two things did us in tonight. Rebounding and a three point barrage. The rebounding, though a pronounced problem earlier in the game, got better in the second half. The […]

I like to think I'm pretty good at what I do.  My posts are usually a mix of stats and analysis, and judging by the reaction and number of returning users we've been getting of late, they've obviously been written well enough to get my point across.  Still – there is one thing I typically […]

This game was actually not in keeping with the rest of the series.  Yes, I know the final score looks the same, and yes, I know it seems like the Hornets had one big meltdown in the third and that cost us the game, but it's actually not an accurate representation of what happened.  Unlike […]

So far, everyone appears to be stumped as to why the Hornets-Spurs series has been an excercise in blowouts.  Greg Popovich certainly has no answer for it according to his post-game comments from game 5. Being prone to thinking about the Hornets, especially when I'm feeling amped after a big win and still wandering my house with a […]

1) Defensive adjustmentsWhat worked so well in games 1 and 2 – the double on Tim Duncan – is no longer working, and tonight I expect Byron to try a different sort of defense.  The Spurs countered the double by playing Tim and Manu on the same side of the floor, having Tony deliver, clear […]

For the second game in a row, I got recap duty – and true to form from the regular season, whenever I get to write the recap it's never a happy one. I've managed to write a recap after a winning game one time all season. I'm not a supersitious man, but if this continues […]

1) Defense, Defense, DefenseHere's the truth about this series:  The Hornets have scored whenever they wanted to against the Spurs vaunted defense.  Even after the Spurs made some adjustments against the Hornets last game, the bugs still scored at a fast clip.  It's part of the reason I still feel pretty comfortable with this series: […]

I had a feeling it was coming. As I mentioned in the things to look for post earlier today, the Hornets had an abysmal night shooting from deep(18%), the Spurs were hitting their deep shots at a nice clip(44%). That – and some missed free throws – was the difference in the game in the […]

1) The Three Point ShotSo far, the Hornets defense has worked perfectly.  Designed to try and pack the paint and lull the other team into shooting deep shots, the Hornets allowed more three point attempts in the season than any team  in the playoffs other than Toronto.  This has held true in the playoffs as […]

First I want to address a pet peeve of mine.  During Game 2 Reggie Miller said that the Hornets "can't win a slow down game" and the Spurs "can't win a speed up game".  Now normally, I'd let that slide because Reggie Miller comes straight out of the "Latter Day John Madden Church of Spouting […]

It started last night about six posessions in.  As Bruce Bowen started to run down the court after a made Hornets basket, Chris Paul casually stepped in front of him and delivered a hard bump.  Bowen flailed a little, raised his hands in the air, and continued down court, making no eye contact.  Paul 'stumbled' […]

The Mavericks were picked to beat us because they had Playoff Experience.  The Spurs are being picked to beat us by a lot of pundits as well.  I'll give you one guess as to their reasoning.  That's right: Playoff Experience!  As always, give me some damn basketball reasons why the Hornets should lose. Every Spur Championship team has played better than the […]