The Hornets led at the start, kept it close the rest of the game, and then were out-executed by the Celtics when the Boston starting five entered with a few minutes left.  As usual, there was some good, some bad, and some ugly, but the guys played hard, displayed improving familiarity with one another, and […]

Big test for the Hornets tonight in Boston. The Celtics have started 3-0, including huge blowouts of the Bulls and Bobcats in Beantown. The C’s are fully healthy (apart from Glen Davis), and provide all kinds of problems at both ends of the floor. They’ve shown a balanced offensive attack and stingy defense in all […]

The Hornets came out victorious in their home opener, downing the Kings 97-92 ( box | recap ). It was a tight contest throughout. The Kings were a jump shooting team early while the Hornets got plenty of points at the free-throw line. Sacto appeared the more poised team through the middle quarters and started […]

It’s the home opener for the Hornets this evening, and there will be lots of costumes and excitement and free t-shirts. And hopefully a much better performance than what we were treated to on Wednesday. The Sacramento Kings will be the team in the cross hairs. Yes, they are expected to suck this season, but […]

The Kings roll into New Orleans tonight to take on the Hornets in the home opener for New Orleans.  Both teams are 0-1, but both teams have wildly differing expectations for the season.  The Hornets are expected to make the playoffs, the Kings are expected to push to be the worst team in the league. […]

After the LiveBlog and game were over, I went back and watched the game again, wanting to closely watch Wright and Okafor’s performance, and then determine what caused the blowout.  After seeing it the second time, I actually felt a lot better than I did during the game, because what caused the Hornet’s downfall is […]

Engines ready. Hornets-Spurs tips in San Antonio at 7 p.m. Central this evening, getting the 2009-10 season underway for both teams. Come watch the game with us at Handsome Willy’s in New Orleans, or check lower in this post for the live chat Ryan will be co-hosting with Spurs’ blog 48 Minutes of Hell. Emeka […]

Opening Night!  I might need to wear a bib to handle all my anticipatory drool for the game.  Anyways, it’s a new season, so we’re going to try something new tonight.  I’ll be co-hosting a LiveBlog with at least one of our good buddies over at the Truehoop Network’s Spurs Blog 48 Minutes of Hell.  […]

The New Orleans Hornets 2009-10 regular season finally gets cracking tonight, as our boys take on the Spurs in San Antonio. Que D-West’s happy face… If you’re in or near New Orleans this evening, come join me and a bunch of cool people at Handsome Willy’s bar to watch the game. There will be drinks […]

I’m sure you all remember the Yahoo! article by Marc Spears about Okafor, alleging that he was not working hard at returning from his toe injury, and that at least one Hornet was saying Okafor could “lose the team” if he didn’t work out last Sunday. Well, Okafor worked out Sunday, and Jimmy Smith of […]

Lots of people will tell you that exhibition games are meaningless; a team’s record in the preseason is a poor indication of how they’ll perform in the regular season. Is that really the case? We dived into the numbers from every Hornets’ preseason and regular season. Here’s what we found. Win Percentage Season Preseason Regular […]

The TrueHoop Network previews every team in the NBA. We’ve got the Hornets covered right here. Check below for links to other team previews. Last Year’s Record 49-33 Crystal Ball The consensus prediction of the TrueHoop Network bloggers … and the best hopes of Hornets247. Crowd Says: 47-25Hornets247 Says: 52-30 Yes We Can! The sun […]

And mercifully, the preseason has come to an end. The Hornets dropped their final exhibition game last night, losing to the Clippers in L.A., 88-91 ( box | recap ). Here’s some highlights, featuring Hilton Armstrong getting punked twice by Blake Griffin: Once again, I didn’t get to see the game, but here’s a few […]

Interesting article from Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, who reports that Emeka Okafor isn’t winning over his Hornets’ teammates with his slow recovery from that toe injury. A few excerpts: An NBA source told Yahoo! Sports that Okafor was cleared to play by the Hornets’ medical staff two weeks ago and by his own […]

The Hornets dropped to 2-5 in the preseason last night, falling to the Warriors in Oakland, 92-126 ( box | recap ). Check out the starting lineup Byron had to run with: Bobby Brown Morris Peterson Peja Stojakovic Darius Songaila Hilton Armstrong Emeka Okafor and Ike Diogu sat out with their lingering injuries, David West […]

As promised, I’m finally completing the Southwest Division preview many of you asked for in the poll we did during the off-season.  Unlike the last one, where I did a generalized review of the Rockets and Mavericks, I’m going to approach this one a bit differently.  Since at this point you can find general season […]

I’m asking – no, begging – all of you living in the New Orleans area to find out just who is putting the grisly gris-gris on the Hornets – and to put a stop to it. Okafor and Diogu haven’t played a game yet.  Songaila left last game with an injury, and now John Reid […]

Everyone mosey on over to this page on ESPN.com at 3:30 p.m. Central today, where you can join in and chat with John Hollinger and our own Ryan Schwan about all things Hornets. If you can’t make it live, check back here later for a replay. UPDATE: Replay is ready…   New Orleans Hornets Discussion […]

The Hornets got their second preseason win in six tries last night, knocking off the Indiana Pacers 108-96 at the New Orleans Arena ( box | recap ). Rookie Marcus Thornton was the big story. He got his second consecutive start, played 34 minutes and chipped in 19 points (7-17 FGs), 7 rebounds and 2 […]

In every game so far this pre-season, the Hornets have been outscored in the first and second quarters, and I’m not talkin’ by a couple points either.  The Hornets have entered the second half trailing the opposing team by an average of 17.8 points.  The Hornets are fouling more than they are being fouled, giving […]