Before we get to the game preview, I wanted to address an irritation.  A lot of analysts and commentators have been picking the Hornets as a first round casualty this offseason.  None of them can cite a basketball reason why that would be so, and instead they cite "playoff inexperience".  It's a pretty common refrain – […]

Welcome all, to the Blogger's MVP and ROY Ranking, Round 9.  Through the good graces of Alex of Brewhoop, Hornets247 was given the honor of hosting this round of voting and witty(or not) comment collation from bloggers around the web. In case you are new to the format, each blogger ranked their top ten MVP(Most Valuable Player) […]

Matchup: Celtics(55-13) @ Hornets(46-21)Off Efficiency: Celtics 107.5(10th), Hornets 108.3(7th)Def Efficiency: Celtics 95.7(1st), Hornets 102.2(5th)Blogger: CelticsBlog.com The Celtics roll into New Orleans tonight for a clash of Titans.  So far there is no confirmation of the rumor that Garnett was weeping in terror and Paul Pierce had to be sedated to get him on the plane […]

((Part of this item was previously posted on Forum Blue and Gold in response to their request for me to argue CP3 for MVP))  Last night Paul was a force of nature, pure and simple.  People will focus on his offense and the open court steal he pulled off just as the Bulls had managed to finally […]

Wow, these games are coming fast and furious.  Not much time to rest those bad ankles our players are hauling around. I meant to mention this yesterday, but the brutal difference in long-distance shooting last night triggered memories of the other big blowouts we've been hit with this year.  To see if my memeory was […]

Ron is busy today, so I get to bring you the recap.  At least he says he's busy.  He always sticks me with games we lose, the psychic bastard. I'm not that upset about this loss.  It was a blowout, sure, but there were enough positives here that I don't feel bad.  Here's my observations: […]

Early game tomorrow, so I figured I'd get this up now in the hopes that a few of you may get the chance to read it.  Let's roll: Matchup: Hornets(44-20) @ Pistons(47-18)Off Efficiency: Pistons 108.1(9th), Hornets 108.4(7th)Def Efficiency: Pistons 100.2(4th), Hornets 102.3(7th)Piston Blogs: Detroit Bad Boys, Need4Sheed Detroit and New Orleans last met way back […]

Tonight's matchup is huge, as we take on the Lakers, owner of the best record in the Western Conference.   In honor of the matchup, I bring to you a question exchange with one of the most thoughtful and enjoyable bloggers out there, even if he does write about the Lakers: Kurt of Forum Blue and Gold. […]

After the outpouring of joy over my American Idol post yesterday, I'll now return you to our ordinary programming.  But be warned, I have more geeky comparisons to make, and in the future, I will make them.  Oh yes, I will. Perhaps my favorite statistical site, The Wages of Wins Journal penned(er . . typed) […]

I'd like to claim that my wife makes me watch American Idol, but I can't.  I started watching it last season, and have continued this season because it's fun to mock the singers, the judges and host.  Sometimes, there's even been some solid performances. So last week when the top 12 of American Idol were set, I had a flash […]

Ron is still sleeping off his joy over Juju somewhere, so no recap yet, but we have a game tonight so I'm going to throw up a post about it now. The Rockets roll into town on fire, having won 17 straight games by big margins.  Remember when we won 9 straight by 18 points […]

One of Abraham Lincoln's favorite stories was about Ethan Allen, a Revolutionary War Hero, who visited England after the war had been won. Ethan and the new United States were the butt of many jokes by the English proprietors of the boarding house he was staying at, and they tried to rile him up by […]

Chris Andersen was fun to watch in his first year as a Hornet.  Despite that being 1 BCP(Before CP) and the year the bottom fell out for the Hornets, he, PJ, and Dan Dickau made that season at least watchable if not truly enjoyable.  He was pure energy, loved to dunk, and seemed to be […]

As the season enters the stretch, the MVP race has boiled down to Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Kevin Garnett.  All are worthy, and I won't be upset over any of them winning the prize.  I fully expect it to be LeBron or Kobe, but it's still pretty amazing that Paul, in his […]

Like sparks said in the comments section of the Wizards-Hornets recap, this team complains too damn much when things aren't going their way. No, scratch that.  They don't complain too much, they whine.  And bellow.  And wail. It had been a while since I'd heard it, but early in the season, David "Fluffy" West used to shout 'And […]

I've avoided the whole Deron Williams vs. Chris Paul argument pretty consistently since I started writing about the Hornets.  It's not that I don't have an opinion – of course I do – it's just that I think the people who have opinions I give a damn about(stat geeks, NBA Analysts who clearly watch teams […]

Damn that winning streak.  The Hornets spent the first half of the year crushing opponents on the defensive end,  staying in the top four all the way to February.  Then, we had that wonderful nine-game run where not only was our defense solid, but our offense was clicking so smoothly that we were outscoring everyone.  […]

If you get the D&D reference in the title, you're cool.  Really.  Ignore what people have been saying about you for years. Tonight the Wizards come to town.  They have just suffered through a 2-8 stretch, stand 3 games below .500 and still hold the 6th seed in the East. Your screwed up comparison of the […]

Since I have been particularly lax in getting game previews up the past couple games, I figured I'd give Ron a day off and recap the game myself.  Yay? Like the last game, the Hornets couldn't find any offense in the second quarter, fell behind, and it cost them in the end.  Unlike the last […]

So Bobby Jackson is gone.  I liked Bobby.  I liked the way he played in Sacramento, I liked the way he was a gamer.  I liked it when he went after the increasingly soft Tracy McGrady one time for being a buttmunch.  Now, Bobby gets to play with that buttmunch.  Sorry Bobby. Now it's time […]