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2010 Outlook
It seems like everyone is expecting us to have to really fight for a playoff spot, but I have a hard time believing we are anything but a playoff caliber team. Some thoughts to ponder.. 1) CP3 should be healthy again. Anyone that watched the end of last season knows that Chris Paul was […]
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Draft Update: Hornets Work Out Luke Babbitt
This morning the New Orleans Hornets worked out Luke Babbitt of Nevada. Unlike the team’s previous workouts, this one was held exclusively for Babbitt and did not include any other prospects. When the media arrived on scene, Luke was dripping in sweat and obviously exhausted. He had already completed shooting drills, cone drills, sprints, and […]
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My Hornets Dream Team…..
Offseason moves:Hornets drafted Xavier Henry with the 11th pickHornets acquired Rudy Gay from a sign&tradeHornets receive:Rudy Gay(4yr, 50m)+Hasheem Thabeet+2010 second round pickGrizzlies receive:Darren Collison+James Posey+Morris Peterson+future 1st round pick(top 10 protected)Hornets signed Bobby Brown with biannuel contractHornets re-signed Aaron GrayHornets re-signed Ike Diogu PG:Chris Paul Backup:Marcus Thornton/Bobby BrownSG:Xavier Henry Backup:Marcus Thornton/Peja StojakovicSF:Rudy Gay Backup:Julian Wright/Peja […]
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An Interview With Hornets Guard Marcus Thornton
Recently Hornets247 had the privilege of interviewing Marcus Thornton at a local basketball camp where he was showing off some skills to the youngsters. Some outside of New Orleans remember Marcus best for his sick dunk on Gerald Wallace, which wound up being NBA dunk of the Week. Fact is though, that was just a […]
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Hornets Work Out Six Front Court Players
The New Orleans Hornets will be holding their second draft workout today at the Alario Center. As expected, the workout includes six players, all of which are considered front court players. In the Hornets first draft workout, they looked exclusively at guards. Like the last workout, the team appears to be looking at some players […]
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Latest on the Draft Process and Aminu
The second round of workouts hasn’t happened yet, but there are some rumors flying about I feel should be mentioned here. First, it seems that Xavier Henry did very well during his interview process. His demeanor and the way he answered questions about sacrificing personal stats for the team really earned him some points. The […]
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Are the 4 “Front Runners” for the draft our best options?
Hey guys this is my first journal posting so I’m not sure how accurate my information is but I’m basically doing this to spark discussion and hear other people opinions. I’ve been a hornets fan for over three years now and the same as all hornets fans i LOVE Chris Paul. He grew up right here in Winston-Salem NC […]
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Hornets 2010 Summer League Schedule
Below is the entire Hornets Summer League schedule for 2010. All of their games will be taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the past few weeks I’ve managed to learn a few things about the team. Marcus Thornton (who I interview tomorrow) will be in Las Vegas Julian Wright (who was interviewed this weekend) […]
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Concerning Collison
Up front: I want to keep Collison until at least the trade deadline 2011 due to the fact our expirings become more valuable, i think more quality players will be avaliable (see Houstons work last year) and paul may get injured again (balsphemy i know) and he is the best insurance around. I am going […]
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An Interview With Hornets Forward Julian Wright
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright at a “Subway Junior Hornets Basketball Event”. He was there to meet the young fans and give them a few tips on the game of basketball and life. For those that don’t know about the Junior Hornets, it’s a group of […]
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Who is the Ideal Trading Partner for Collison?
Some will argue Collison should be traded this summer, others will claim that doing so would be lunacy. Let’s table that discussion for now because each camp has legitimate points in the argument. Instead, let’s just assume the role of Hornets GM and imagine that we have already determined Collison must be moved this summer […]
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Hornets to Work Out Six Draft Prospects Today
The Hornets will be holding their first draft workout this afternoon at the Alario Center. It appears that this initial workout will focus on wing players instead of the many forward prospects in the draft. According to the New Orleans Hornets the following players will be participating: Xavier Henry– An explosive guard who can drive […]
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Hornets’ Wing Prospects: George and Henry
The rumors out of the Hornets camp is that they are somewhat interested in a pair of Wing players that may be avialable to them in the draft. Those players, Paul George and Xavier Henry, could possibly address some of the glaring needs the Hornets have at the wing, so here is a little more […]
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Williams is Not Promising an Up-Tempo Offense
Well, I’ve listened to his introduction and the other interviews he’s conducted, and wanted a make a few points. First, Monty is a solid speaker. He doesn’t hem or haw, he answers questions directly, and has a fairly deep impressive voice. I know that sounds shallow, but these things actually do help when you are […]
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Hornets Big Prospects: Aldrich and Patterson
From what I’ve seen, there are four prospects the Hornets have zeroed in on before the workouts have occurred: Cole Aldrich, Patrick Patterson, Paul George, and Xavier Henry. Since it’s possible we’ll see one of these players next year, I decided to spend a little more time on each one. Today, I’ll address the two […]
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Thread for trades!
Hello Guys, I am here to breakdown each hornets player, so that it can help other hornets fans come up with reasonable trades for the hornets(offseason is the time of speculation, followed closely by the trade deadline HAHA) I did this last year(over ATH) and would like to do it again there and here to […]
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Monty Williams Appears Set to Coach New Orleans
And it looks like the Hornets’ coaching search is over. ESPN is reporting that the Hornets and Portland assistant coach Monty Williams have come to an agreement now that Tom Thibodeau appears to have chosen Chicago over the Big Easy. From the very beginning, it was reported that the Hornets wanted Thibodeau, but would be […]
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collison to detroit ??
as much as I love DC perhaps we should consider a move to detroit , they’d like to get serious about acquiring a pure point guard and deal away teyshauns contract this off season this is how we help DC/Okafor/ 11th pick for Prince/Daye ( or Jerebko ) / 7th pick we […]
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Hornets Will Draft One of These Four Players
Prior to the NCAA tournament, I posted a couple of profiles on guys that we all should look out for. I did so because I love the NBA draft and I am blessed to have several friends in the NBA, most of whom work in various scouting departments. They are a close knit group and […]
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