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Upcoming Q and A With Hornets President Hugh Weber
Hornets Report has long done a Q and A with Hornets President Hugh Weber with the Q coming from users and the A coming from Hugh. This year we’re going to open up the question asking to Hornets247 people as well. If there is anything specific that you want to ask Hugh, put your question […]
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Hornets Beat: Free Agency and David West
With a shortened free agency just around the corner, the Hornets and Dell Demps have got to be thinking non-stop about who to bring back from last year and who to let go without a fight. Today on Hornets Beat we weight in on the same issues. Tomorrow we tackle other free agents, so stay […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 40: Competing General Managers
Jason Calmes hosts as Ryan and Michael compete at being the World’s Greatest Hornets GMs, deciding which of the Hornets’ own free agents they would extend an offer to and which they would send packing. Will either of them give David West some love? Also on slate this week for our the NBA is back […]
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While Chris Paul’s Crunch Time Numbers Fell Off Last Year, The Hornets Remained Clutch
With the news that the lockout ended, I started getting back into looking at stats and whatnot from last year. One thing I noticed, which I’m guessing a lot of us probably suspected, is that Chris Paul didn’t bring his usual excellence to crunch time last season. His numbers were down drastically from the previous […]
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Breaking Down the Tentative CBA With a Focus on the Hornets
The following is a guest post by Mason Ginsberg, who writes for HoopDat. AswasmadepublicearlySaturdaymorning, the NBA players and owners have come to alaboragreementwhichwillendtheNBAlockout. Now that we can rest easy knowing our beloved Hornets are back, it’s time to take a look at the finer points of this new CBA and the effect it will have […]
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Hornets Beat: Owning the Ownership Conversation
Hornets Beat is back for a conversation about ownership. Remember last year when billionaire Gary Chouest was announced as the new owner? Yeah, us too. Those were the days… Joining our regulars today are Will Hibert (LSUHornet17) from At The Hive, and Jake Madison from Swarm and Sting. Also, be sure to check out Hugh […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 39: Ownership, Tickets, and Staying Put
Ryan, Jason and Michael talk about ownership issues, profitability, and other issues that impact the Hornets staying in New Orleans. It’s odd how good the Hornets seem to look despite all their “issues”. Also on slate this week for our the NBA is back Podcasting Extravaganza: Mon– Discuss new CBA Tues– Ownership Wed– A look […]
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Hornets Beat: Examining the New CBA
Hornets Beat is back with a bang this week. We’re rocking five straight days of 5-on-5 discussion to catch you up on everything you need to know going into this season. Read The Beat every day this week, follow the Hornets podcast, and yak it up with fellow fans at HornetsReport and you’ll be as […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 38: Loving the CBA in all the wrong places
The guys return for the 2011-2012 season as the CBA is tentatively agreed on. Â Ryan, Michael and special guest Jason Calmes sink their teeth into the CBA, talk about how it impacts the boys in Creole Blue and the rest of the league. Â Also, prepare to be disgusted by Michael. Â Like usual.
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It’s Tomorrow for Hornets Fans: Time to Think About Chris Paul
On Saturday Michael wrote about how great it was that a new CBA has been agreed upon by the Players and Owners, who will now be collectively known as the NBA. One problem? It doesn’t help the Hornets keep Chris Paul. Let’s review. No hard cap (or anything even close) Luxury tax penalties will start […]
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Link to the Tentative Deal
Right here. We’ll be analyzing it in depth throughout the next few weeks.
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Be happy about the deal today; worry about Paul tomorrow
As predicted, the second that this new deal was announced, Hornets fans started wondering what it’s impact would be on the future of Chris Paul. Of course, national writers haven’t made it any easier as they make allusions to what the allowance of extend-and-trade deals will mean for Chris Paul and Dwight Howard, but that […]
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CBA Framework Established, More Work to Do
Details will follow over the course of the next few days, and this thing can be derailed by a number of factors, but a CBA framework has been established. This means the BRI split and major system issues have been agreed upon by the negotiators. The lawyers, antitrust folks, etc. weren’t in on this. This […]
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Christmas Has to Come Now or Never
I’ve been complaining all week and more about the extension of Christmas into the Rhineland and on towards the Paris of Thanksgiving’s season. This is not because I could possibly care less about either holiday . . . I could not . . . but because it is just pure subjugation of the season to […]
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Chris Paul to Host Homecoming Tour Game in New Orleans
((42 sense: The date for this, which was the 4th, not the 7th, has been changed to the 3rd, likely to avoid a conflict with the Saints-Lions game on the 4th. Who: NBPA folks, including New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul What: A charity exhibition game When: December 3rd, noon Where: UNO Lakefront Arena Why: […]
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Chris Paul to Play in Obama’s Star Studded Basketball Fundraiser
President Obama’s fundraising arm, the Obama Victory Fund, has announced that they will be holding a celebrity basketball event on December 12th. Yay. Another chance to watch the players pretend to play a basketball game while really just taking turns on offense. Sick. Of. It. Not so sick that I stopped reading. After all, this […]
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CNN Poll Shows General Public Blames Players Over Owners by Wide Margin
Yesterday’s poll on CNN.com asked readers to assign blame for the NBA lockout, and by an overwhelming margin CNN viewers (who I imagine are fairly representative of the average person) chose both. When I last checked the poll, 24,460 votes had been cast. 5459 (22%) went with the players. Exactly 3000 (12%) chose just the […]
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I am Not a Number . . . I am a Free Man!
In both the spirit of the NBA lockout and the spirit of being a contrarian, I’ve decided to end a lockout even if I can’t end the lockout. So gone are the days of being the prisoner trapped inside a numbered cell. No . . . I’ll leave that to the other arenas of my […]
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Lockout Remains: NBAPA Files Disclaimer of Interest
The Players Union immediately stops representing the Players. Boom goes the collective bargaining process. To litigation we go. There was no vote amongst all players, just player reps, who this reportedly still hadn’t even made contact with all of the players they represent. The unions lawyers are “stellar” according to Billy Hunter. One of them, […]
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What the proposed CBA means to the Hornets and Chris Paul
ESPN has obtained a copy of the seven page offer that the players plan on discussing, and possibly voting on, at some point today. It might be pointless to break down this current proposal, as speculation continues to grow that the players will turn down this latest offer and push for decertification, but what else […]