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Belinelli Extended Qualifying Offer
According to Jimmy Smith’s Twitter: “Hornets have tendered offer to Marco Belinelli, not Jason Smith, sources say. Hope to retain both players.” This will make Marco a restricted free agent while Smith will be unrestricted. The offer is for just over $3m. There as been some discussion here on whether the offer would be extended. […]
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Media Availability With Dell Demps
We’ll be meeting with Dell Demps today at 11:30 and will get more information regarding Marco, Jason Smith, the CBA, the Hornets’ long term and short term goals, and whatever else YOU want to know. Get your questions in now if you can, and at around 12:30 this will be replaced with a video of the press […]
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Hornets Unlikely to Extend Qualifying Offers to Belinelli or Smith
With time running out for the Hornets to extend qualifying offers to Marco Belinelli or Jason Smith, it’s looking more and more likely that both will enter free agency unrestricted. The Hornets hold a 3.1 million dollar qualifying offer on Smith, and a 3.4 million dollar offer on Belinelli. The two players both played big […]
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Let’s Hope David West Remembers Who Really Pays His Contract
After learning that David West will opt out of his contract to become a free agent, there remains only one outcome which would represent an especially big win for his past employer (Hornets fans)– a long term, reasonably priced deal. The contract would signify that West has confidence in not only the ability of Dell […]
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The NBA is a Cartel
 An Economic Analysis of the NBA, Part I Next Installment: An Economic Analysis of the NBA, Part II: The NBA’s Labor Revolutions The New Orleans Hornets, our team, is, beyond the shadow of doubt, the most interesting team in all of American sports for the time being. What’s so attention-getting about a team that […]
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Quick Notes and Thoughts from an uneventful week
On Thursday night, every single team added at least one player to their roster. Every team, except the New Orleans Hornets of course. Indiana and Dallas did not draft anybody, but they added veterans in George Hill and Rudy Fernandez. Toronto added a guy who won’t be on their roster next year, but they still […]
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New Orleans Hornets Coverage Gets an Upgrade
Fellow Hornets Fans, In recent days I’ve acquired shares of HornetsReport.com, and as you may have noticed that means change is beginning. While some (myself included) typically cringe at the idea of change, I can assure you that this particular variety will benefit each and every Hornets fan who uses the internet to follow the […]
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Breaking News: Hornets Sell 45th Pick to Knicks
The speculation on who the Hornets would draft at number 45 has ended. Just after 10 pm central time Dell Demps came into the media room at the Hornets Headquarters and announced that the team would be selling the pick to the New York Knicks. The reaction wasn’t exactly enthusiastic, since we had been here […]
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Your 2011 New Orleans Hornets Draft Day Post
The 2011 NBA draft has finally arrived, and with it the Hornets will in all likelihood add a new member to the team. With only five players under guaranteed contracts for next year, the Hornets won’t be using the 45th pick to go after a specific need. Best available should always be a GM’s modus […]
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The Value of a Draft Pick 2011
It’s time for my annual “Value of a Draft Pick” post, where I attempt to crush all your hopes and dreams for a contributor to be selected in the draft. As always, I’ll start by explaining my methodology and ranking system, and then summarize the value of picks in the draft before getting to the […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 35, Part 3: I love feeling the Draft
In the third and final part of the Podcast recorded on the 20th, Michael and Ryan talk draft, draft, draft. Oh, and trades. And some draft. And some draft-related trades. And some trade-related drafting. I love the draft.
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Offseason Targets: Centers
Prior to his injury in February, many Hornets fans were arguing that Emeka Okafor was playing at an All-Star level. His numbers decreased dramatically after his injury (11.1 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 60% field goal vs. 8.7, 8.2, and 52%) and he had a horrible showing in the postseason against the Lakers. Because of that, some […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 35: Parts 1 and 2
In the opening two parts of a three-part Podcast extravaganza, Ryan and Michael talk about LeBron, Dirk, the Playoffs, Parity in the NBA, daddy issues, the CBA, whether David West opting out may be a good thing, which players we think we may see the back of, and which will stick around. Part 3 will […]
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Offseason Targets: Power Forwards
The dominoes will begin to fall soon, and it appears that the first one to topple will be the David West domino. It is possible that his decision (whether to opt in for $7.525 million) could start a chain reaction that will send this franchise in any number of directions. If he opts-in, the Hornets […]
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Hornets247 On TV
Hornets247 had made the jump to local television. I (Joe Gerrity) will be a guest on Fox 8’s Final Play this Sunday, June 19th. Final Play airs on New Orleans Fox 8 at 9:30 pm central time every Sunday evening. — For what it’s worth, this is my first time doing anything on set for […]
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Dunk That Sh!t: What’s in a Name?
Chris Savoie (via email): If and when this CBA gets settled and if and when we get a local owner who agrees to keep the team here, what do you think about a rebrand? What would the name of the team be? Colors? Logo? 42: Fun question. I like it. We sometimes don’t have enough […]
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Offseason Targets: Small Forward
Last offseason, the small forward position was overhauled as Trevor Ariza was brought in via trade and Quincy Pondexter was selected with the 26th pick of the NBA draft. The two brought athleticism and a much needed defensive mentality to the position, but were suspect at times on the offensive end. Ariza shot under 40% […]
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Offseason Targets: Shooting Guards
In the middle of February, just four short months ago, the Hornets shipped local fan favorite Marcus Thornton out of town partly because they were overloaded at shooting guard. Now, as the Hornets prepare for the draft and free agency, they are facing the proposition of not having any shooting guards on their roster. Willie […]
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Offseason Targets: Point Guards
Leading up to the 2011 NBA draft, we will take a look at each position and consider options for the Hornets- not only in the draft, but in free agency and through trades as well. The first part in our series has us looking at the point guard position, which is without question the most […]
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The Memory Remains: What’s at Stake
Let me preface: I’ve been wanting to say some things for a while, and have finally been inspired to do so by some posts and members of this community, obvious events of the past year, the 100 day challenge, this Jazz article, and this quote from Jac Sperling: “It’s about New Orleans.” So this is […]