Back from the All-Star break, and the Hornets have a tough task to start the home stretch. The Utah Jazz are in town, ready to cause trouble at 7 Central. The 33-19 Jazz have been playing extremely well of late, with the lone loss in their last eleven games coming against the Lakers last week. […]

As Niall noted below, yesterday Julian Wright vented some of the frustration he must have been feeling all season via Twitter. He then, unsurprisingly, spent the next 9 hours or so defending the series of tweets as various followers jumped on him.  He ended with this statement: Ok, I apologize for venting and making anybody uncomfortable. […]

A few posts from Julian Wright on Twitter yesterday: Off to practice, thinking bout how I’m jealous of all these players that managed to get traded before Thursday… # Just saying, might need a change of scenery, of course I love New Orleans! Bought a house here. # Not bout blaming anyone. Just thinkin bout […]

To start with let’s run down the recent happenings regarding the Hornets. Chris Paul had successful surgery on his torn meniscus, and has been rehabbing the injury twice a day. He claims his therapy is going as planned, so expect to see him back before too long. As far as the actual injury goes, I’ve […]

Oh look, we’re having another All-Star contest. The important stuff first: What’s the prize? There will be only one winner, one grand prize. That prize will consist of: A $100 voucher for the Hornets Nest store. A Chris Paul Mardi Gras bobblehead (from last week’s Hornets-Sixers game). A signed poster of Darren Collison. Who can […]

NBA.com’s David Aldridge answered a bunch of questions from NBA bloggers this week, and we were able to sneak in two about the Hornets… Several articles have appeared online this season arguing that the Hornets would be better off trading Chris Paul and starting from scratch, since they can’t seem to surround him with a […]

In the last game before the Mardi Gras break, the Bees pulled out a tough win against the reeling Boston Celtics. An optimist would call this a defensive battle, but in reality it looked more like an average Wednesday at the YMCA. The combined forty five turnovers set a season high for both teams, and […]

Another game, another defensive-minded opponent for the Hornets. But hey, after beating the Bobcats and dropping 117 on the Magic, New Orleans ain’t scurred. Final game before the Mardi Gras All-Star break, tipping at 7 Central. The Celtics are 32-17 on the season, 17-8 on the road, but have gone just 9-12 since beating the […]

That’s right.  I blame Morris Peterson for Vince Carter’s explosion last night, and no, it has nothing to do with the fact Peterson couldn’t stay in front of him.(Well, okay, that hurt too)  I blame Peterson because he made Vince Carter care.  Motivation has been the problem for Carter for half a dozen years now.  […]

Quite an entertaining game on Orlando tonight, as the depleted Hornets came out on fire and dropped 70 points in the first half, taking a 15-point lead into the break. They were able to weather the Magic storm in the third quarter but it was too much Vince Carter in the end that buried them. […]

Let’s see if the Hornets can pull off another surprising road win. They play the Magic in Orlando tonight in a nationally televised game on TNT. Action tips at 7 Central. At 34-17, Orlando are tied with Denver for the third-best record in the NBA. The’ve won five of their last six and are 19-5 […]

Normally after a game, I want to write about some items of interest about the Hornets game plan, and then bring up some other items to  illustrate styles of play from either team.  Tonight, however,  I’m flabbergasted.  Nothing in that game was normal or consistent.   Well, other than the fact Tyson Chandler wasn’t playing and […]

After going 0-3 on their homestand, the Hornets are back on the road again with a stop in Charlotte this evening. Game tipping at 6 Central. The Bobcats are 24-24 on the season, but they’ve been outstanding at home, boasting an 18-5 record and holding opponents to NBA lows in points per game (90.6) and […]

Another one of those games where the Hornets dig themselves a double-digit hole but come back to make it tight down the stretch. In the fourth quarter, they were able to stop the Sixers for stretches and they were able to score for stretches, but unfortunately those two facets didn’t overlap enough for the Hornets […]

The Hornets (26-23) are looking to put an end to their three-game home losing streak tonight as they host the Philadelphia 76ers at the Arena. Our guys will be freshly decked out in their Mardi Gras unis for the first time this season. Game tips at 7 Central. Already down Chris Paul (who had successful […]

There were a few developments involving the Hornets yesterday, which got me thinking about Darren Collison. I realized it’s hard to judge someone objectively when you feel such a connection with their successes. But to start, let’s discuss what led me to put together this analysis. First off Chris Paul is officially underwent surgery to […]

The pattern continues in New Orleans, as the Hornets fell behind by double digits – twice – and then stormed back in the fourth to make it competitive.  Tonight, the game went in favor of OKC, who did everything well but hold onto the ball. Key stat of the night:  OKC went 15-30 from midrange(10-23 […]

Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder are in New Orleans today to take on the Hornets, game tipping at the usual 7 Central. The Thunder are 27-21 on the season, 12-11 on the road and just a game ahead of the Hornets in the standings. They’ve won three straight after a three-game losing streak, […]

Matchup: Thunder(27-21) @ Hornets(26-22) Off Efficiency: Thunder 103.3(19th), Hornets 104.8(14th)Def Efficiency: Thunder 100.5(6th), Hornets 105.5(19th) The Thunder have recovered from a three game losing streak with a three game winning streak, including a road win over tough Atlanta last night.  The Thunder, despite the phenomenal scoring expoits of Kevin Durant, do not win games with […]

Marcus Thornton and Darren Collison did all they could to lead another unexpected comeback against a Western Conference foe, cutting a 17 point lead to only 2 in the fourth quarter before falling off. Like so many early jumpers, the ball just didn’t bounce the right way for the Bees. The story heading in was […]