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42 Seconds: Cruising the Streets of Denver
((Let’s face it: I overthink. I overanalyze. I overtalk, overlink, over and over. There’s a time and a place for 5,000 word posts, and I enjoy spacetime coordinates as much as the next guy. There is, however, a time and a place for a different sort of post. This little series is my little attempt […]
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Saints247 Launches as a Sister Site to Hornets247
After months of trying really hard, Hornets247 has asexually produced a relative named Saints247.net. Saints247 is your newest source for New Orleans Saints content, news, information and opinion. It features a few familiar faces and a bunch of new blood, but the idea is the same– Give you the coverage you crave about one of […]
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New Orleans Hornets Exceed 9,000 Full Season Tickets
Sometime over the course of the next couple days . . . Thursday by my scribbled calculations, but the day or time doesn’t matter an iota . . . the New Orleans Hornets will have sold their 9,000th full season ticket for the 2011-2012 season. I don’t have any inside info on this, as its […]
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A Look Back at the New Orleans Hornets Family Fun Day
Just in case you were wondering what you missed at the New Orleans Hornets Family Fun Day, our media specialist, Andrew Smith, put together a video to bring the action to your computer screen. Run time is only 45 seconds. Tell me there isn’t a smile on your face after watching that. In lockout news, […]
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What a Real Attendance Problem Looks Like
From The Big Lead. Hat tip to The Purple Hornet.
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Dunk That Sh!t: Crescent City Champion
Make It Rain (Hornets Report): 42, do you have any ideas who another potential sponsor could be? 42: This is a very timely question, given the recent success the Hornets have had with sponsors. The success is even more substantial given the state of the economy, the current climate in the NBA, and the focus […]
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New Orleans Hornets Scoring Big on Sponsorship Deals Despite Lockout
Since the season ended the New Orleans Hornets front office staff has been kicking butt and taking names. They haven’t made any personnel moves that will propel the team to the title whenever the next season is, and there still isn’t an owner in place, but what has happened is arguably the best NBA news […]
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Family Fun Day Provides Family Fun… and Ticket Sales
The Hornets Family Fun Day took place on Saturday, and hundreds of local fans both young and old showed up to partake. From a ticket sales perspective was a big success as well, with the team selling 26 full season tickets. That brings their total firmly within shouting distance of 9,000 full season tickets sold. […]
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Legit Trades (part 2)
Here is another blockbuster trade.(Not with D. Howard) Pacers T. Ariza, M. Bellineli, J. Jack, 2nd rd pick Hornets D. Granger, B. Rush […]
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Hornets Beat: Gassy Hugo Edition
Congratulations! You’re a winner! As a prize I award you with this week’s edition of Hornets Beat. We’re looking at (what else?) some lockout related issues. No need to beat around the giant Air Hugo, so let’s roll. Joining us this week are Will Hibert (LSUHornet17) from At The Hive and mW from Hornets Hype, […]
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CP3 & other NBA stars may be heading Down Under
Not sure whether this has been in the news at all over in the states but in case it’s of interest to anyone, massive news broke late last night here in Australia when the article below was published on the website of Melbourne’s largest newspaper and quickly spread to other news sites and all over […]
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Lockout = Good/Bad 4 Hornets
This lockout maybe helpful for the hornets…If we miss the whole year, then it could guarantee a 100% healthy D.West n maybe CP3 This lockout maybe bad for the hornets…..If we miss the whole year, then would this mean all players lose a year off their contracts? (meaning CP3 would be on his player […]
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Legit Trades (part 1)
I thank all of you who left comments. Now that I look at it my last post had some flaws. So I thought of a new trade. Magic, Hornets ORL E. Okafor, resign D. West, […]
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The best most realistic offseason move.
Hey Hornets fan back at it again. Wearing my GM hat. After having some of my trade proposal called “based on fantasy” I’m here with a great offseason moves that has great value for us and maybe most importantly very probable. Ok I have crunched the numbers, watched videos, and read rumors and reports of all […]
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NBA Players Under Contract Barred From Playing in Chinese League
It’s being reported that the Chinese Basketball Association will not offer deals to any player currently under contract with the NBA, but will remain in the hunt for NBA free agents provided they want to spend a year in China. The Xinhua News Agency went on to say that contracts for free agents would be […]
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New Orleans-the Place Superman Should Be
This journal is kinda like “Save us Superman” which I thought was geneis but a little ridculous at the same time. I found a better(opinion) to do that trade. Get the Rockets out of the trade. But I did agree some. Twolves G. Arenas, Hornets 2nd rd pick, Magic 2nd rd pick 2013 […]
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Broadcasting Still a Major Concern for the Hornets (2011-2012 edition)
On the B.S. Report, David Stern mentioned that the Hornets are negotiating a new TV deal. Since their contract with CST runs another year, it’s a safe assumption that the negotiating being done is with them at this stage. I can imagine that the team’s number one priority is secure as many greenbacks as possible, […]
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NOLAgniappe: Your Occasional Feel Good Story About New Orleans
Nothing upsets me more in sports than to see a positive New Orleans article with comments focusing solely on peoples’ dislike for a city they have never been to. That’s why I feel obligated to show how freaking awesome this town is. It won’t always be original stuff, and it won’t always be about the […]
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Hornets Family Fun Day This Saturday
This Saturday the New Orleans Hornets will host an open event at New Orleans Arena. We’re going to be there with our full arsenal of video and audio recording equipment, and there are some good reasons why you should join us. The Details August 20th, 12-2 You and your family can go on the court […]
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Hornets Beat: Look at the Animals
This week on Hornets Beat we focus mainly on lockout stuff. We alo offer up some potential names for D-League and WNBA teams in Louisiana. Additionally I threw in some sweet pictures of animals for no reason other than that I find them interesting. Joining us this week is Chris Trew, a nationally touring comedian, […]