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Will Wednesday Be the Beginning or End of It All?
The Short: The sides arrived at no deal after 8.5 hours of negotiating Saturday. A deal the owners say they will pass has been rejected by the players, but will remain on the table until the close of business Wednesday. After that, the deal gets worse. The Long: Despite some encouraging words from “sources”, what […]
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NBA: Where THIS Might Happen
Thanks to our video guy, Andrew Smith, for shooting and editing this.
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Chris Trew Still Wants to be the Hornets Owner
Last time we checked in with Chris he was filling us in on exactly why he should be the New Orleans Hornets owner. Now that there are games being missed it makes even more sense. Don’t forget to show your Trew love by checking out the Hell Yes Fest from November 9th to the 12th.
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Life Goes On
Tonight the NBA won’t be tipping off. This will trigger a cascade of other non-happenings around the world. People won’t be donning their gear, heading to their arenas, and dreaming of defeating the hated whomevers. Restaurants and bars won’t be brimming with fans, ready to take a load off and relax from the daily grind. […]
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42 Seconds: Serendipity
I’ve rarely been falsely accused of being upbeat, optimistic, etc. I’ve believed something good was going to happen because I didn’t have enough information, but that’s not the same thing. Of late, however, I seem to have a spring in my step, at least compared to the people I converse with about the NBA, or, […]
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Bulls @ Hornets: Game On
Now is the time to start getting excited if you’re a Hornets fan. Wednesday is opening night and last year’s MVP, Derrick Rose, is coming to town, ensuring that it’s going to be a decidedly point guard dominated affair. Plus tomorrow is Halloween. Last time we saw CP3 in a game that mattered he was […]
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Deal 95% of the way done, how it effects the Hornets and thoughts about this fine website
We’ve seen this act before. Both sides talk tough then meet and make progress. They don’t get over the hump and go back to stupid rhetoric and say they won’t talk for 2 weeks. As soon as it goes to fine print, some lawyer calls another lawyer and they’re setting up another meeting where we […]
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New Orleans Hornets Games Cancelled Through November 30th After NBA Talks Break Down
There won’t be any New Orleans Hornets games until after December 1st at the earliest. Yet again the Owners and the Players supposedly came close to reaching an agreement, and yet again they found themselves unable to overcome differences in the distribution of basketball related income. As a result of yet another breakdown in negotiations, […]
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The NBA’s Labor Revolutions
An Economic Analysis of the NBA, Part II Previous Installment: An Economic Analysis of the NBA, Part I: The NBA is a Cartel In our previous post in this economic analysis of the NBA, we looked at the basic framework for understanding the NBA as an economic firm and how the teams’ owners operate as […]
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Chris Paul and the Hornets May Get Their Season
Friday will be a long day for New Orleans Hornets fans eager to get free agency, training camp and the regular season under way. David Hunter and Billy Stern (see what I did there?) are set to lead another set of talks, and this time both sides claim to be willing to negotiate on anything. […]
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Sucker for a good tease
Joe G. likes to put up videos that reflect his current mood. Well, here is mine… I swore that after talks broke off last week that I was done listening to any kind of rhetoric from either side and that I would just assume the season was lost, and nothing short of a signed deal […]
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Love the Game Video
This is the newest Love the Game video from Jordan Brand. You can see Chris Paul and New Orleans starting at 34 seconds in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYDS_MEWPU0
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Everything is Not Wonderful Now
You might have to bear with me on this. First off, imagine that the parents are the Owners and the Players Association. Then open your mind to the possibility that this actually makes sense and applies to the lockout. Anyone else have a song that they think is fitting for the lockout?
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Covering Lockout Coverage
Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? — Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, Satire VI I read alot. Anyone who’s been around Hornets247 since Ryan pulled the “Hold this for a minute” trick on me with the news about 13 months ago, or around Hornets Report since we started our alliance about 5 months ago, has gotten a feel […]
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Remembering Why I Left Baseball
In the long long ago I was a die-hard baseball fan. From my earliest memories until the age of 10 or so, the Mets were my true love. I was so intense that I remember shooting the television with my BB gun during a particularly trying game against the Braves. At one point I decided […]
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No Deal: NBA Season in Jeopardy
The NBA and players have broken off negotiations without a solution or plans to talk again. You can panic now. NBA owners and players ended negotiations after about five hours Thursday, and no further discussions were scheduled. “Ultimately we were unable to bridge the gap that separates the two parties,” NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver […]
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Dibs on the 2012 Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
Gotcha, suckas! Yeah, that’s right. I called dibs. I’d like to thank all the people that made this possible: Larry O’Brien, David Stern, The New Orleans Hornets, and, of course, Mortimer K. Dibs. Someone out there is already saying, “You can’t call dibs until the season is canceled.” You are thinking shotgun, my friend. Shotgun […]
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Memo to the NBA
Mathew Tully of the Indianapolis-Star lays out what so many people are thinking— “Memo to the NBA: I speak for many fans when I offer this warning: We’re not coming back. Push us much further and continue to expose your out-of-touch mind-set, and we won’t come back. We understand you have your squabbles over how […]
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Celebrities Who Could Own Part of the Hornets
The 76ers were recently sold to an ownership group in Philadelphia which includes none other then one of their favorite sons, Will Smith. According to Marc Stein, “Smith joins the Sixers in a capacity akin to music mogul Jay-Z’s role with the New Jersey Nets.” With the Hornets ownership still up in the air, one […]
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Complete Speculation: Players and Owners Will Agree on a New CBA Shortly
I can’t help but think the Players Association headed into today’s mediator led meeting with their number one goal being getting a deal done in principle. That definitely looks weird when I put it on paper since one would think that this should have always been their intention, but the history of negotiations makes me […]