Okay – I'm going to give in to a touch of smugness and post this before we get tested by the Spurs.  Here is one more recap of the Hornets-Mavericks Series, told in accordance with the 5 Stages of Grief. Stage 1: DENIAL "We get this win, it's a new series. We haven't shown up […]

There's so much to address here, I had a hard time getting started.  In the end, I did my usual thing and turned to the numbers to get rolling. Like the Mavs, the Hornets and the Spurs were pretty similar teams – there must be something in the water in the Southwest Division.  The Spurs […]

I started putting together my Hornets-Spurs preview this morning, but as I did so, I realized we have some time until Saturday's Game 1 against the Spurs and I wanted to take some time to look at the Hornet's success in round one, and evaluate what the Hornets did well – and didn't do so […]

Byron Scott will be presented with his Coach of the Year trophy before tonight's game, earning some deserved hardware to put on his mantle next to his championship rings.  Meanwhile on the other bench, a former Coach of the Year will be hoping his newest game plan will make it possible for his team to […]

The Mavericks are done.  I don't say that because they are down 3-1 and heading to New Orleans.  I don't say that because of the past history for the Mavs in tough situations.  I don't even say it because of any new wrinkle I saw in their game plan tonight.  I say it because they […]

Last regular season game of the year for us, folks.  Talk about an amazing ride.  Early in the season I was hoping for health and 45-50 wins.  Instead, I was treated to at least 56 wins, an amazing Western Conference race, and a ball club that seems to have set every Franchise Record in the […]

Time to take on my boy Rohan over at @ The Hive.  He did an exceptional post the other day that started out with him trying to prove that CP3 was a good defender.  Much to his chagrin, he came to the realization his stats proved Paul is an inferior defender.  The article was an excellent evaluation of […]

I can't say I wasn't disappointed by the Hornets performance over the weekend.  I can understand taking a little time to adjust to the defensive blitz the Lakers hit us with, and the way the Hornets fought back was great, but the Sacramento game was sheer misery.  I actually had a little trouble sleeping after […]

Ron asked me to do tonights recap, and once again, the Hornets lose.  Just like every other time I've written a recap.  Damn you, Ron.  Damn you. So the Hornets came out unprepared for a focused Laker defense in the first quarter and it disrupted everything we were doing.  As a result, the Lakers got lots of early […]

Tonight's game is huge.  If the Hornets lose, they will have only a half game lead on the Lakers for the 1st seed in the West. Honestly, I don't think it matters that much though if we slide to the second seed.  Having the first seed would help in the 1st round, because eighth seed Denver would […]

Before I get to the questions, I just wanted to put this link up for you.  It's a reader's poll sponsored by the guys at Hardwood Paroxysm that asks people to list their favorite blogs in a number of categories.  If you feel like it, go and vote for us.  If you really like us, you can even write us […]

Game PreviewMatchup: Hornets @ TimberwolvesOff Efficiency: Hornets 108.8 (5th), TWolves 100.2(27th)Def Efficiency: Hornets 102.7(5th), TWolves 108.7(27th)Wolf-likin' Blogger: TWolvesBlog These two teams are essentially complete opposites from one another. The Hornets are in the top 5 in both Defense and Offense.  The Wolves are in the bottom 5.  The Hornets have gone 8-2 in their last […]

There isn't a player on Jazz that I don't like – except for maybe Harpring(untalented and uses aggression bordering on thugery to make up for it) and Okur(don't like his playing style), but they aren't like the Nuggets, who have two players in Kenyon Martin and Carmelo Anthony that I despise.(I watched both of their […]

Okay, for a guy who is really hoping Chris Paul takes home the MVP trophy this year, I'm about to do something kinda stupid.  I'm going to talk up one of his teammates and explain why he isn't ten times better because Chris Paul is on the floor. (By the way, one of my favorite […]

About the mid-point of the season I did an evaluation of which teams had improved the most from last season, basing the ranking on the Defensive and Offensive Efficiencies of the teams from year to year.  Now that we are near the end of the season, and the numbers probably won't fluctuate much any more, […]

After the dazzling ten thousand visits we received from our American Idol post, Ron and I decided to take a long look at what we're doing here at Hornets247.  We have come to a decision, and while we still love the Hornets and everything they stand for, we both realized we love lots of website […]

This post started out with an entirely different focus.  After I read Bill Livingston's article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and he referred to Peja Stojakovic as a 'traffic cone with legs' I had decided I was going to create a post defending Peja's defense.  Announcers just kill Peja regularly about his defense, but often I […]

The Celtics got revenge on us on Friday, and now its our turn to get revenge on the Raptors for a defeat we suffered back in December.  It was one of those rare close losses we've had this year where I walked away thinking we should have won.  Let's hope the guys put it together […]

The Hornets go into the Lion's Den tonight, travelling to Boston to take on the Celtics, one week removed from beating them in New Orleans. I think there is no question that both teams are going to be going hard in this one – Boston for revenge, Hornets for respect. Currently the Hornets are the […]

So, after attacking the whole "Playoff Inexperience" argument thingy yesterday, I wanted to address something else that is irritating me.(It's nice to have a blog)  I'm sure at some point this season you've heard that if Chris Paul can just raise his steals numbers a little bit, he'd be the first player in NBA history to average […]