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Hornets247 Server Upgrades
I know the site has been slow for a long, long time. We all know. It’s been a real pain in the you know what, but those days are done. We’re moving to a brand new dedicated server shared only with Saints247 and Hornets Report. This will enable us to handle the high traffic periods […]
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Your Daily Dunk
True Story- We don’t do a daily dunk normally (maybe next season?). If we did, this would be today’s entry. Jeremy Lamb says HELLO!
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Five Storylines Sure to Rock the World of New Orleans Hornets Fans
Whenever this silly lockout does come to a conclusion, New Orleans Hornets fans are going to find themselves right in the middle of some pretty serious stories that will likely determine the long and short term future of the franchise as a whole. Ha! You thought the lockout was a big deal? That was just […]
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David Stern Will Make a New, Better Offer To Players Tonight
According to Adrian Wojnarowski and confirmed by Ken Berger, David Stern will deliver a revised deal tonight to the Players. It will be based on ongoing negotiations and not the reset offer that was detailed in his previous ultimatum. Hornets fans everywhere are holding their collective breaths in anticipation of arguably the most acceptable offer […]
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Night of the Living Deadline
After meeting for 12 hours on deadline day, the small groups representing the NBA and NBPA could not agree to the framework for a collective bargaining agreement. Stern said nothing was worked out and that there are many issues other than the five points believed to be the most important. Silver indicated the system and […]
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Apples to Basketball
If the NBA isn’t going on, I don’t care much for watching basketball. ESPN ran another poll asking people if they would be watching more college basketball in the event of a prolonged NBA lockout, and for nearly two-thirds (63%) of respondents the answer was some form of a yes. For me though, the answer […]
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A Quick Graphic That the NBA, Both Players and Owners, Should Check Out
With fans waiting on pins and needles for the Owners’ Wednesday deadline, it might serve everyone involved in the actual negotiations to think about this recent ESPN poll. Keep in mind that it refers to “permanent” damage to the league’s popularity. If there isn’t a season this year, I probably will have to seriously reconsider […]
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Will Wednesday Be the Beginning or End of It All?
The Short: The sides arrived at no deal after 8.5 hours of negotiating Saturday. A deal the owners say they will pass has been rejected by the players, but will remain on the table until the close of business Wednesday. After that, the deal gets worse. The Long: Despite some encouraging words from “sources”, what […]
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NBA: Where THIS Might Happen
Thanks to our video guy, Andrew Smith, for shooting and editing this.
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Chris Trew Still Wants to be the Hornets Owner
Last time we checked in with Chris he was filling us in on exactly why he should be the New Orleans Hornets owner. Now that there are games being missed it makes even more sense. Don’t forget to show your Trew love by checking out the Hell Yes Fest from November 9th to the 12th.
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Life Goes On
Tonight the NBA won’t be tipping off. This will trigger a cascade of other non-happenings around the world. People won’t be donning their gear, heading to their arenas, and dreaming of defeating the hated whomevers. Restaurants and bars won’t be brimming with fans, ready to take a load off and relax from the daily grind. […]
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42 Seconds: Serendipity
I’ve rarely been falsely accused of being upbeat, optimistic, etc. I’ve believed something good was going to happen because I didn’t have enough information, but that’s not the same thing. Of late, however, I seem to have a spring in my step, at least compared to the people I converse with about the NBA, or, […]
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Bulls @ Hornets: Game On
Now is the time to start getting excited if you’re a Hornets fan. Wednesday is opening night and last year’s MVP, Derrick Rose, is coming to town, ensuring that it’s going to be a decidedly point guard dominated affair. Plus tomorrow is Halloween. Last time we saw CP3 in a game that mattered he was […]
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New Orleans Hornets Games Cancelled Through November 30th After NBA Talks Break Down
There won’t be any New Orleans Hornets games until after December 1st at the earliest. Yet again the Owners and the Players supposedly came close to reaching an agreement, and yet again they found themselves unable to overcome differences in the distribution of basketball related income. As a result of yet another breakdown in negotiations, […]
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The NBA’s Labor Revolutions
An Economic Analysis of the NBA, Part II Previous Installment: An Economic Analysis of the NBA, Part I: The NBA is a Cartel In our previous post in this economic analysis of the NBA, we looked at the basic framework for understanding the NBA as an economic firm and how the teams’ owners operate as […]
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Chris Paul and the Hornets May Get Their Season
Friday will be a long day for New Orleans Hornets fans eager to get free agency, training camp and the regular season under way. David Hunter and Billy Stern (see what I did there?) are set to lead another set of talks, and this time both sides claim to be willing to negotiate on anything. […]
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Sucker for a good tease
Joe G. likes to put up videos that reflect his current mood. Well, here is mine… I swore that after talks broke off last week that I was done listening to any kind of rhetoric from either side and that I would just assume the season was lost, and nothing short of a signed deal […]
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Love the Game Video
This is the newest Love the Game video from Jordan Brand. You can see Chris Paul and New Orleans starting at 34 seconds in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYDS_MEWPU0
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Everything is Not Wonderful Now
You might have to bear with me on this. First off, imagine that the parents are the Owners and the Players Association. Then open your mind to the possibility that this actually makes sense and applies to the lockout. Anyone else have a song that they think is fitting for the lockout?
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Covering Lockout Coverage
Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? — Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, Satire VI I read alot. Anyone who’s been around Hornets247 since Ryan pulled the “Hold this for a minute” trick on me with the news about 13 months ago, or around Hornets Report since we started our alliance about 5 months ago, has gotten a feel […]