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Fun with Media Day
First, if you haven’t read Niall’s earlier post about the site updates this weekend, do so now or the earth will swallow you and kittens will perish. Then, after you mourn the death of an era, come back here to lighten your hearts, for Media Day has come and gone, and as usual, it has […]
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CP3 talking to Melo about NOLA?
From SI.com “After the proposed four-team trade that would have Carmelo to New Jersey was deemed “dead,” Paul reportedly has been trying to convince the Nuggets’ All-Star forward into joining him in New Orleans. The Hornets new GM Dell Demps, a front-office veteran of the Spurs, has remained tight-lipped about any plans, but such a […]
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Site update this weekend
Good news: We’re upgrading Hornets247.com this weekend so it will be all super-fresh and ultra-fantastic in time for the new season. The design isn’t changing much, but we’ve got a bunch of new features ready to be unleashed and we’ll finally be waving goodbye to the slow-load problems. Yay. The bad news is that we may […]
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Live From Hornets Media Day
Hornets media day is today, signaling the start of training camp and the return of competitive basketball to our daily lives. The team goes into the start of camp with 18 players trying to fill out 15 regular season roster spots. If you have any questions for the players or coaches (preferably not Paul since […]
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Keep Calm and Carry On
The mood around here has been edgy to say the least. Perhaps it is just anticipation for the season to start after a tumultuous offseason. However, the amount of wailing and moaning at the recent moves has left me puzzled. Why is there an uproar over the Hornets adding a fourth or fifth guard? No […]
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Welcome Back, Jannero Pargo
So the Hornets have signed Jannero Pargo back to the team. I’ve been so gloomy about personnel moves, that I think I’ll take a different tack this time. Yay! Fond memories of 2007-2008. At least the end of it. Except for the missed shot to tie the game against the Spurs in game 7. And […]
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Chris Paul needs to Practice his Poker Face
The league has been instructing its referees to hit players more freely with technicals for the following infractions: Aggressive gestures, such as air punches, anywhere on the court. Demonstrative disagreement, such as when a player incredulously raises his hands, or smacks his own arm to demonstrate how he was fouled. Running directly at an official […]
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Play for Melo?
I really don’t want the Hornets to get Carmelo. There’s been plenty of talk about him, and how we’d need to give up Thorton in order to get him. To all of that, I’d say bullcrap. But after yesterday’s trade, I’m now concerned that this is exactly what the front office is trying to do- […]
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Hornets Acquire Willie Green
The Hornets have finalized a deal that sends Darius Songaila and rookie Craig Brackins to the Philadelphia 76ers for Willie Green and seven-footer Jason Smith. The move somewhat addresses the question of who will back up Chris Paul, and seemingly leaves the team with a brand new hole at power forward. Frankly it’s a confusing […]
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Hornets trade Brackins, Songaila for Willie Green and Jason Smith
This is the second personnel move this off-season that has left me scratching my head and feeling vaguely dissatisfied. The Hornets just sent out Brackins and Songaila for the 76ers Willie Green and Jason Smith. Now, I wasn’t a fan of the Brackins pick, (clearly neither was Demps) as I made abundantly clear earlier in […]
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Something to read pt II (Corrected & Updated)
Carmelo Anthony and 20 Other NBA Stars Who’d Benefit From a Change in Scenery Chris Paul Chris Paul started his summer by dealing with the trade demand that he may or may not have wanted. Dealing with the possibilities of changing scenery, finding a new team to lead to the playoffs, or disappointing the fans […]
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Thank You, Dell Demps
Just have to say this. Thanks, Dell. Why? Because of the way he handled Chris Paul. Leon Rose is Paul’s agent. He is also Carmelo’s agent. The Nuggets got hit with pressure by Leon and his associates, they hired a new GM, then began to waffle. They thought about trying to not trade Carmelo, and […]
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Lots of Random Thoughts as we Approach Training Camp
As training camp approaches (wow, already?) there have been a few things that cropped up recently I wanted to talk about. Rudy David Aldridge reported on NBA.com that Rudy Fernandez rejected a trade from Portland to the Hornets. Now, there is a lot unsaid in that report that we can’t know about. I don’t know […]
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Hornets sign Joe Alexander
here is the link to the article at nba.com.
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Hornets bring in DJ Strawberry and Darryl Watkins
The Hornets signed two more players to non-guaranteed contracts this week, bringing the roster to 14 as training camp approaches. The D-League focused blog Ridiculous Upside broke down each player. On guard DJ Strawberry: Strawberry has primarily been known to be a defensive presence, but he showcased a few new skills in the D-League this […]
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PBT Crosstalk on Market Size
Lots of interesting thoughts to chew on. http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/pro-basketball-crosstalk-of-market-size-and-parity.php
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Building the Greatest Hornets Team of All Time
ESPN has put up a fun little tool that allows you to build the Greatest Hornets Team of all time. Therefore, it’s time for me to make my picks and then defend them here. First, I decided I needed to apply rules. I settled on three completely arbitrary ones: I’m building a team, not just […]
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Quick copy / paste
in a hurry, but found this: New Orleans Hornets 2010-2011 Preview By: Alex Kennedy Last Updated: 9/15/10 11:05 AM ET | 1540 times read Adjust font size: The New Orleans Hornets entered last season with very high expectations. The team’s core was returning, a solid draft yielded productive rookies, and the Western Conference […]
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NBA Jam Unveils Hornets Roster
EA Sports has a new version of NBA jam coming out in October of this year, and today Marc Stein unveiled the rosters for the Western Conference teams. Here is the Hornet’s relevant portion of what he had to say: New Orleans Hornets Players: Chris Paul, David West and Peja Stojakovic Legend: Larry Johnson It […]
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How Eric Dampier gets the Hornets a backup PG
The initial grace period before the Charlotte Bobcats could waive Eric Dampier has passed and they seem to have decided to hold on to him in hopes of using him as a trading piece to bring in at most a PG and big and at least some nice draft picks , the rumor is though […]