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Austin Rivers Suffers Fracture in Hand, Out 4 to 6 Weeks
Austin Rivers may miss the rest of the season: New Orleans Hornets G Austin Rivers suffered a fracture of the fourth metacarpal bone in his right hand during tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Rivers is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with the injury. The injury seems to have occurred on the steal with […]
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Game On: Lakers @ Hornets
As we hit the stretch run of the season the narrative looks the same as last year: To tank, or not to tank, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous ping pong balls, or to take arms against a sea of playoff teams, and by opposing end […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 18
The Hornets finished their most recent week of games with a 1-2 record, sandwiching a win over Detroit between very bad losses to the Thunder and Magic. The same team that stepped up in crunch time against the Pistons folded down the stretch against the Magic, as New Orleans inexplicably blew a nine point lead […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Lottery Projections (updated through games on 4/3/13)
With three quarters of the 2012-13 NBA season in the books, it’s impossible to avoid looking towards the 2013 NBA draft this summer. Given each team’s remaining schedule, where are the Hornets most likely to end up? It’s a question on everyone’s minds, but likely one that not many want to talk about. Though many […]
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Five Reasons To Keep Watching The New Orleans Hornets This Season
With the season winding down and the Hornets well and truly out of the playoff race, I think it’s time to reflect on why we should keep watching. A team like this needs fans like us. I’m quite sure we all want to say we we’re there in the beginning right? Well, let’s do that […]
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Hornets Tank (err, Choke) Down the Stretch in Brutal 105-102 Home Loss to Magic
Despite leading by as much as 17, the Hornets couldn’t close out one of the worst teams in the NBA and fell by three points on their own home court. After 44 1/2 minutes, all indications pointed towards a second straight home win with the Hornets in possession of a commanding 97-88 lead. However, we’ve […]
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Game On: Magic @ Hornets
New Orleans wraps up their two-game season series against Orlando at home, looking to finish off the sweep. In a game that could make a difference in the draft lottery this summer, the 16-44 Magic take on the 21-39 Hornets in the New Orleans Arena tonight. While the Magic and Bobcats are likely in a […]
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Hornets Beat: Rookies, Tom Benson, and the Future
This week on Hornets Beat our writers take on Austin Rivers, Darius Miller, the future, and the first season of Tom Benson’s ownership. 1. What will the Hornets record be the rest of the season? James Grayson: 10-12. (edit–portion removed) Portland, Golden State, Los Angeles and Utah are all fighting for playoff positions and […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 122: Hornets Tanking?
Michael and I recap the week, talking about a close loss to Brooklyn, a tight win over Detroit, and a cringeworthy (or poetry-worthy) game against OKC. Since these games result in more injuries to the team this week – we start speculating on whether the tank has arrived or not. Then, we play the game […]
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A Hero Falls
We are falling – falling to rise Pain is the guide out of the wastelands We don’t need a hero We are falling – falling to rise No charlatan to show you the light We don’t need a hero — Edguy, We Don’t Need a Hero Sports A 2-2 week for the New Orleans Hornets […]
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The Missing Piece: Modeling Models
The easiest way to figure out an answer to a question is to find someone else who has already solved it and “borrow” the answer from them. My teachers used to frown upon this practice in school, but the NBA has no rules against one franchise copying another franchise’s successful model. In fact, it is […]
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Unrelenting effort on offensive end helps short-handed Hornets top Pistons 100-95
Despite getting outplayed in several areas, New Orleans’ energy on offense was enough to collect a narrow home victory over Detroit on Friday night. First, some stats from tonight’s game: FG%: Pistons – 39/78 (50.0%), Hornets – 35/81 (43.2%) 3P%: Pistons – 5/19 (36.8%), Hornets – 5/20 (35%) Assists: Pistons – 26, Hornets – […]
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Jason Smith Will Miss the Rest of the Season
Hornets forward Jason Smith will miss the remainder of the season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder. His surgery is scheduled for next week and the team will release more details regarding the injury at that time. Smith suffered the injury attempting to block a Kevin Durant slam dunk back on December 12th, […]
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Game On: Pistons @ Hornets
Detroit comes to New Orleans in a battle of two teams in the bottom third of the NBA standings. Just 18 days after the two teams’ only other meeting of the season, the Pistons will again face off against the Hornets tonight. New Orleans achieved a decisive victory in Detroit just a few days before […]
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Beneath the Screen: Give Me Some Space
Good to see you all again! I’m back in the land of video after having trouble with my internet connection for the past few weeks. And I’m here to talk about Anthony Davis. As you may have seen/heard Davis has jumped to the top of David Thorpe’s Rookie Watch list. There are multiple reasons why: […]
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Eric Gordon Progress Report
Here is another reader post. Thanks to Michael and all of our readers –42 Key Stats Opp MP FG FGA FTA TRB AST TOV PTS DAL 31 7 19 9 3 2 4 23 SAC 29 6 13 5 1 8 5 17 BRK 29 4 15 2 1 6 1 10 Dallas (Loss) […]
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Thunder roll Hornets
The game is still on, In the dark I sit I just watched my team play like Sh-t. Durant barely tried, yet still triple doubled, By the second quarter my hopes had popped like a bubble Every time Westbrook slipped the pick and the roll In the middle there was a giant, gaping hole. The […]
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Game on: Hornets @ Thunder
After a loss to the Gently Repulsive Nets, things don’t get any easier on the Road.
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 17
Despite posting a scoring margin of +2 for the week, the Hornets won only one of the period’s four games. The team started off week 17 with a 5-point loss in Cleveland followed by a very disappointing 4 point home loss to Dallas. Fortunately, they were at least able to hand a 15 point beat […]
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Poor First Half Dooms Hornets, Leads to 101-97 Loss To the Nets
For the first 24 minutes of the game I was incredibly disappointed. The Hornets looked like zombies on the court. Defensively, the Hornets kept leaving wide open shooters, letting the Nets shoot an incredible 75% from 3-point range and a robust 62.2% overall. On the offensive end the Hornets took 6 more shots than the […]