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Welcome Back, Jannero Pargo
So the Hornets have signed Jannero Pargo back to the team. I’ve been so gloomy about personnel moves, that I think I’ll take a different tack this time. Yay! Fond memories of 2007-2008. At least the end of it. Except for the missed shot to tie the game against the Spurs in game 7. And […]
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Chris Paul needs to Practice his Poker Face
The league has been instructing its referees to hit players more freely with technicals for the following infractions: Aggressive gestures, such as air punches, anywhere on the court. Demonstrative disagreement, such as when a player incredulously raises his hands, or smacks his own arm to demonstrate how he was fouled. Running directly at an official […]
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Hornets Acquire Willie Green
The Hornets have finalized a deal that sends Darius Songaila and rookie Craig Brackins to the Philadelphia 76ers for Willie Green and seven-footer Jason Smith. The move somewhat addresses the question of who will back up Chris Paul, and seemingly leaves the team with a brand new hole at power forward. Frankly it’s a confusing […]
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Hornets trade Brackins, Songaila for Willie Green and Jason Smith
This is the second personnel move this off-season that has left me scratching my head and feeling vaguely dissatisfied. The Hornets just sent out Brackins and Songaila for the 76ers Willie Green and Jason Smith. Now, I wasn’t a fan of the Brackins pick, (clearly neither was Demps) as I made abundantly clear earlier in […]
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Thank You, Dell Demps
Just have to say this. Thanks, Dell. Why? Because of the way he handled Chris Paul. Leon Rose is Paul’s agent. He is also Carmelo’s agent. The Nuggets got hit with pressure by Leon and his associates, they hired a new GM, then began to waffle. They thought about trying to not trade Carmelo, and […]
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Lots of Random Thoughts as we Approach Training Camp
As training camp approaches (wow, already?) there have been a few things that cropped up recently I wanted to talk about. Rudy David Aldridge reported on NBA.com that Rudy Fernandez rejected a trade from Portland to the Hornets. Now, there is a lot unsaid in that report that we can’t know about. I don’t know […]
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Hornets bring in DJ Strawberry and Darryl Watkins
The Hornets signed two more players to non-guaranteed contracts this week, bringing the roster to 14 as training camp approaches. The D-League focused blog Ridiculous Upside broke down each player. On guard DJ Strawberry: Strawberry has primarily been known to be a defensive presence, but he showcased a few new skills in the D-League this […]
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Building the Greatest Hornets Team of All Time
ESPN has put up a fun little tool that allows you to build the Greatest Hornets Team of all time. Therefore, it’s time for me to make my picks and then defend them here. First, I decided I needed to apply rules. I settled on three completely arbitrary ones: I’m building a team, not just […]
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NBA Jam Unveils Hornets Roster
EA Sports has a new version of NBA jam coming out in October of this year, and today Marc Stein unveiled the rosters for the Western Conference teams. Here is the Hornet’s relevant portion of what he had to say: New Orleans Hornets Players: Chris Paul, David West and Peja Stojakovic Legend: Larry Johnson It […]
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Projecting the Hornets in 2010-2011
It’s the time of year for us to make predictions. The rosters are generally settled, so now line-ups can be extrapolated. The Hornets are a bit of an enigma at this point. Though not much is expected of them, no one wants to dismiss them out of hand either, because they still have Chris Paul. […]
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The Start of the Season could be Tough
It’s early September, which means there is next to nothing in the way of basketball news to talk about. So, let’s talk about something that couldn’t possibly be drab and boring: Schedules! Meant to do this a while ago, but better late than never, right? So, the Hornets are now a team looking for their identity. […]
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Breaking down Thornton’s Game – Is he Untouchable?
When I put together the Taking Offers for Paul post, there was a behind-the-scenes discussion with Henry Abbott of Truehoop about just how talent-bereft I thought his offer was. I opened it by saying that as soon as I saw Marcus Thornton involved in the trade, I didn’t even really care what the Hornets were […]
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ESPN Experts have Hornets as 14th Best
ESPN.com’s John Hollinger and ESPN the Magazine’s Chris Broussard are doing projections and previews for all 30 NBA teams and have ranked the Hornets as the 14th best. Here is the Hornets relevant portion of the predictions: 14. New Orleans Hornets The More Things Change: First and foremost, Chris Paul, who missed 37 games because […]
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Hornets bring in Mustafa Shakur
The Hornets are trying to fill the void behind Chris Pau, and yesterday they agreed to partially guaranteed a contract with Mustafa Shakur. I would assume that means he comes in to training camp, and the Hornets will decide there whether to hold on to him. Before we get to Shakur, and what he could […]
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Fine, Let’s Talk About Carmelo and the Hornets (updated to reflect reality)
About a week ago I sat down, thinking about writing something about ‘Melo, but opted against it. The lingering hatred of the Chris Paul rumors stopped me for a while, but with each passing day more and more experts are mentioning New Orleans as a possible landing place for Carmelo and I can’t help but […]
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If the Grizzlies don’t want Xavier Henry . . .
The Memphis Grizzlies selected Xavier Henry with the 12th pick of the draft. He’s still unsigned. Rookie salaries are set by the CBA, but teams may offer anywhere between 80% to 120% of that set value. Since the CBA has gone into place, every rookie but one has gotten 120% of the set value guaranteed. The […]
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The Tale of Two Arizas: Which One Are the Hornets Getting?
After the trade, Ryan did a comprehensive breakdown of Ariza’s statistics over the last couple of years. Charles Barkley has a saying about stats, “they are like a fine woman in a bikini- nice to look at, but you don’t see the whole story.†This is especially true in basketball, where every team is completely […]
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Stat Pack: Belinelli and Ariza
So the Hornets are the proud owners of two snazzy new acquisitions; Marco Belinelli and Trevor Ariza. As always, I turned to the numbers and this is what I found: Marco Belinelli Marco entered the NBA with a bang, scoring 37 points in a Golden State Warrior summer league game and on the strength of […]
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Collison to the Pacers a Done Deal
Since the season ended, the #1 question has been which PG is being traded and when. It looks like we finally have our answer. ESPN is reporting that a four team trade has been finalized that will send Collison and Posey to Indiana, Troy Murphy to the Nets, Courtney Lee to the Rockets, and Trevor […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2010-2011 Season Schedule
This is the 2010-2011 Hornets Season Schedule. Most notes are at the bottom, but pay special attention to the first 17 games of the season. Only three are against teams which had losing records last year. The NBA didn’t do the Hornets any favors early on. This team and coaching staff is going to be […]