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Game On: Hornets @ Rockets
Matchup: Hornets(23-16) @ Rockets(17-22) Off Efficiency: Hornets 102.4(19th), Rockets 106.7(8th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 99.7(4th), Rockets 107.0(24th) The Rockets have a remarkable number of high efficiency players, headlined by Kevin Martin and his 1.55 points per shot and low turnover rates. In fact, almost their entire team is fairly efficient offensively, with the only Aaron Brooks […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 11: Team Crazy
In episode eleven Michael and Ryan talk about the Carmelo Anthony trade rumors and the state of the Western Conference. We also drool over Blake Griffin, wonder if Memphis or Houston can make a push, and Michael asks for your help in the comments with suggestions for turning the Sacramento Kings into Team Crazy. Runtime just […]
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It Doesn’t Matter Who Starts, Only Who Finishes
After Marco Belinelli tweaked his ankle in last night’s win against he Orlando Magic (status still uncertain for Friday), 32,476 Hornets fans all had the same idea. “Now Marcus can start!”, everyone thought. Now I’m not saying that he shouldn’t start, or that it’s unfair if he doesn’t, or even that he deserves to start, […]
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Hornets Survive the Magic in a Thriller
In a game that will surely be remembered by everyone in attendance, the Hornets survived a barrage of threes by the Magic late in the fourth quarter to escape with a much needed victory. MVP goes to Emeka Okafor, who despite being outplayed by Dwight Howard, did enough to get his team the victory. The […]
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Game On: Magic @ Hornets
Matchup: Magic (25-12) @ Hornets (22-16) Off Efficiency: Magic 105.9 (10th), Hornets 102.6 (19th) Def Efficiency: Magic 98.9 (4th), Hornets 100.0 (6th) Pace: Magic 93.9 (18th), Hornets 91.7 (28th) The Orlando Magic come to New Orleans tonight for a game as important in the stands as it is on the court. With five games remaining […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 10: Not Trying
We’re taking the Podcast to twice a week now. This one will be talking about the previous games, and what’s ahead this week. On Thursday, we’ll be talking about Trades and the Western Conference. Hope you enjoy! Run time is about 24 minutes. Update: Sorry about the original version cutting short at 14:00 guys. Version […]
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The Hornets Beat the Nuggets’ Scrubs
If I never see a basketball game like that again, I’ll be a happy man. The energy was contagious. Negative energy, that is. The starting Nuggets didn’t care. Melo was going through the motions. At one point, he was sent to post up, and let Ariza push him out past the three point line. Billups, […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Nuggets
Matchup: Hornets(21-16) @ Nuggets(20-15) Off Efficiency: Hornets 102.5(19th), Nuggets 107.7(6th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 100.1(6th), Nuggets 106.1(22nd) The Rumors are flying fast and furious these days as the Nuggets have now tried to include both Cleveland and the Pistons as facilitators in the trade with the Nets for Carmelo Anthony. It feels like the deal is […]
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Saints Loss Bodes Well For Hornets Attendance
With the Saints out of the playoffs, and no chance for Lombardi Gras II, it is quite officially basketball season in the Big Easy. People might not want to hear it, but when the Saints are playing, the Hornets play second fiddle. It’s a sweet fiddle, but the second one nonetheless. With first fiddle out […]
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Hornets play well but come up short in LA
In the last month the Hornets have lost road games at Minnesota, Detroit, Philly, and Indiana yet they went to Boston and got a win and played the two-time defending champions tough on Friday night before falling to them 101-97. Â In some ways, this game was similar to the one these two played in New […]
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Game On: Hornets at Lakers
The Hornets play Los Angeles for the second time in ten days and they hope to get revenge for the beat down that Lamar Odom and the rest of the Lakers put on them at the hive. Odom came off the bench in the first meeting and scored 24 points, two of which were on […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 9: Broken Wings
Our Podcast returns from Holiday Hiatus, and Michael and Ryan talk about their favorite wins and losses of 2010, what they would be doing if they were Dell Demps(i.e. trade speculation) and generally spend way too much talking about the terrible wing players playing for the Hornets. Enjoy!
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Comedy Benefit TONIGHT for the Save Our Hornets Foundation
The Hornets need to average 14,933 fans throughout the course of the next five games against Orlando, Toronto, Memphis, San Antonio, and Oklahoma City. Those are the cold hard facts. The number isn’t unattainable by any means (the team averaged 16,968 in 08-09), but it’s grown substantially over the last two games. Save Our Hornets […]
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The Warriors beat the Hornets
In a lot of ways, the loss to Golden State(Box Score) was inexplicable tonight. The Hornets threw together three quarters of solid defense, and then completely forgot what the hell they’d been doing for a four minute stretch and threw away the lead they’d held for most of the game. On seven seperate positions, a simple […]
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Game On: Warriors @ Hornets
Hello all! I’m back from my long vacation, having watched two dozen six-foot long nurse sharks feed on fish guts from three feet away, snorkeled multiple times in crystal clear water over fish-filled reefs, gone 100 feet underwater in a submarine, walked on two Volcano craters, clambered down into a pair of lava tubes, went […]
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Hornets Have Been Worse With Marcus Thornton on the Court (and other team oriented Bannerman stats)
There’s no time to waste with a provocative opening today. All I have for you is a brief rundown of some of what I find to be the more interesting statistics of Marcus Thornton. Some Stats The Hornets have been better overall with Marcus on the bench than when he’s in the game. The team […]
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Hornets Get Revenge on 76ers
Avenging their previous loss in Philly, the Hornets withstood a late charge by the 76ers to escape with their 21st victory of the season. While not the Hornets best performance, the 76ers apparently carried some of their energy over from their previous loss to the Lakers (as many, not me, expected), and gave the Hornets […]
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Game On: 76ers @ Hornets
Thoughts on the new banner? We’ll be running that and our normal one on non-game days. Matchup: 76ers (13-20)@ Hornets(20-14) Off Efficiency: 76ers 102.2 (18th), Hornets 102.0(19th), Def Efficiency: 76ers 102.8 (13th), Hornets 99.4 (5th), Pace: Philadelphia 94.0 (18th), Hornets 92.1 (28th) The 76ers are on the tail end of an eight game road trip […]
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Comedy Benefit This Thursday For Save Our Hornets
Get ready to laugh, Hornets style. This Thursday at the Shadowbox theater, the The New Movement comedians will have you entertained all night long. The Megaphone Show is their trademark format, and they are bringing it to New Orleans to benefit the Save Our Hornets Foundation. They turn true stories of local movers-and-shakers into sketch […]
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Hornets defeat Washington for second straight road victory
Chris Paul follows Hornets247 on his twitter account and I am convinced he forwarded today’s Game On write up to Trevor Ariza. How else can you explain Ariza’s breakout performance? The guys has been simply horrendous this month, but he was the difference tonight, finishing with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals in the […]