The Hornets got trounced tonight in Phoenix, 124-104 ( box | recap ). The Suns put up 40 points in the first quarter, 75 in the first half, and the Hornets never threatened. About what you’d expect when a bad defense meets a good offense. Some late-night bullets for this one… Team game vs. Two-man […]

The Hornets wrap up their three-game road trip tonight in Phoenix, taking on the red hot Suns. Game tips at 9:30 Central on ESPN, and you can watch it live online via ESPN360.com. The Suns have surprised everyone with their 7-1 start, their lone loss coming on the road against the Magic. Steve Nash looks […]

Matchup: Hornets(3-5) @ Suns(7-1) Off Efficiency: Hornets 105.0(15th), Suns 110.6(3rd)Def Efficiency: Hornets 107.7(22nd), Suns 106.0(20th) The Suns have defied expectations and came storming out of the gate so far this season.  In a flashback to three years ago, they are blitzing teams with a fast pace(100 posessions per game) and a storm of threes.  Like […]

Just what the doctor ordered. The Hornets finally looked like a professional basketball team tonight, as they took apart the Clippers at the Staples Center. Our guys had it clicking on both sides of the ball, as evidenced by the 112-84 final score ( box | recap ). Skipping the bullets and doing this recap […]

The Hornets got blown out of the Staples Center last night by the Lakers, and tonight they’re back in the same building to play the Clippers. Game tips at 9:30 p.m. Central. After starting the season 0-4, thems Clips have won three straight games, though their opponents in those three have been the T-Wolves, Warriors […]

The Hornets lost again tonight in rather embarassing fashion as the Lakers took it to them early, and then never let them threaten again.  Blowouts appear to be the norm this season for opponents of the Hornets.  Good times.  Good times. For them. Now, you can say “But it’s the Lakers!” but both Pau Gasol […]

Fresh of their disappointing loss to the Raptors on Friday, the Hornets are in Los Angeles tonight to take on the defending champion Lakers. Game tips at 8:30 p.m. Central. Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are both injured and will sit this one out, but the Lakers did just fine without their star bigs on […]

The Hornets fell apart in the third quarter against the Raptors on Friday night. They gave up 34 points while only scoring 14, and the Raptors were able to cruise to victory in the fourth. Here’s video and commentary on the Hornets’ offensive and defensive possessions in the third quarter:

The Hornets played the Raptors evenly for the first, second and fourth quarters tonight. It was the third quarter that killed them. Up 56-51 ninety seconds into the second half, the Hornets then could only watch as Toronto took off on a 32-7 run. The Raps dropped 8-of-10 triples during that stretch and never looked […]

Before we get started, join me in wishing Hornets’ owner George Shinn well. The team announced today that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I’m liking his attitude towards it: “This is not the first obstacle that I have had to overcome in life, but it will be another one that will be conquered.” […]

Matchup: Raptors(2-2) @ Hornets(2-3) Off Efficiency: Raptors 114.0(3rd), Hornets 106.1(10th)Def Efficiency: Raptors 111.2(28th), Hornets 108.1(25th) The Raptors are explosive offensively.  114.0 efficiency so far is pretty crazy, and it’s all being generated by the Raptor frontcourt of Bosh, Bargnani and Turkoglu.  All three have been on a shooting tear, with Bargnani earning a blistering 1.6 […]

The Hornets have played five games so far this season, amounting to 265 player minutes. Darren Collison, the Hornets’ 2009 first-round draft pick, has played just three of those minutes. Marcus Thornton, the team’s 2009 second-round pick, has been inactive for every game. Many fans are upset with head coach Byron Scott for not giving […]

Now THAT was a barnburner.  When West got that technical in the fourth, with the Hornets down 3, I was certain that game was done.  Then, Wow.  Three missed Dallas free-throws later, Peja, drills a slightly off-balance three, his first and only made shot of the night, West moves his feet and gets a steal, […]

Hornets-Mavericks tonight at the Hive; this one’s going national on ESPN (watch it online here). Tip off is at 8:30 p.m. Central. Our 1-3 Hornets have struggled out of the gate and are making the wrong kind of headlines, while the Mavs come to town feeling oh-so superior with their three-game winning streak. Dallas hosted […]

Before you get to the preview, be sure to watch Niall’s excellent first stab at video analysis as he reviews the pick and roll being run by Okafor and Paul. Game Preview Matchup: Mavericks(3-1) @ Hornets(1-3) Dallas has opened the season in impressive fashion, falling in their first game to a hot-shooting Wizards team, but […]

Tyson Chandler, the man Emeka Okafor replaced in the Hornets line up, was lethal in pick and roll situations with Chris Paul. Okafor isn’t quite the high-flyer that Chandler was, but is expected to be effective in those same situations with CP3. Here’s some video and commentary of Paul and Okafor running the pick and […]

Chris Sheridan, ESPN.com: Paul is not a happy man with his team now 1-3, and here’s why. “When we talk right now, me, coach [Byron Scott] and [general manager] Jeff Bower, it’s all about what can we do with the guys we have,” Paul said. “I mean, we have guys that are capable of doing […]

I missed most of the first half of the game, since League Pass has yet to play a game on the channel it says its going to play it on – making life hard on TiVO and me.  Anyways, I still had some observations, and if you feel anything is missing, Mr. Kennedy’s started producing […]

First segababa of the season, as the Hornets roll into NYC to take on the Knicks. The Knicks are 0-3 on the season, but they played their first two games on the road, and their last two have gone to overtime. Nate Robinson sprained his ankle Saturday against the Sixers and is expected to miss […]

I was surprised last night when I read in the AP recap of the Hornets-Celtics game that Chris Paul “pursued [Rajon] Rondo toward the Celtics’ locker room and had to be blocked by Boston assistant coaches.” That sounded very out of character for CP3. Sure, he has a mean streak on the court and he’s […]