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The following is a guest post by Michael McNamara (a.k.a. loveforthehornets). As the playoffs become improbable, at best, Hornets fans need a reason to be interested in basketball for the next two months. Seeing LeBron or Kobe hoist the trophy at the end of the year will do little to satisfy the Hornet fan, who […]

Following up on the last analysis of Okafor for Chandler, we will today be looking at another aspect of Okaforce’s (No?) contributions. Emeka’s long term deal for big bucks was the primary reason he was traded away from Charlotte, and has been one the biggest concerns amongst Hornet fans since his arrival in the Big […]

The Hornets managed to eke out a win tonight against the vastly undersized Warriors, keeping alive their slim hopes of reaching the playoffs.  West and Okafor routinely took advantage of a rare game where they could outmuscle the opposition and reeled in 11 offensive rebounds between them. The game itself was decidedly not a typical […]

Our 31-32 Hornets are back from their weekend break, and looking to snap that season-high four-game losing streak when they play host to the Golden State Warriors tonight. Game tips at 7 Central. The Warriors are 17-45 on the season, 4-27 on the road, and have also lost four straight (all on the road). You […]

Those of you who have read this blog for a while know that I’m rather fond of metrics like Wins Produced.  Recently, Dave Berri of the Wages of Wins produced two articles I think you all will enjoy, and so I decided I’d draw your attention to them with a full on blog post, rather […]

Lately there has been more than a little Emeka Okafor bashing, with some even going to far as to say that an injured Tyson Chandler is better than a healthy Okafor. It’s time that we get into some real detail about Okafor’s play, and how much worse he has really been than Tyson. First let’s […]

Yet again, the Hornets lost to the surging San Antonio Spurs, who completed a season sweep of the Hornets for the second time in the last four years. Even worse, the Hornets dropped below .500 for the fist time since January 2nd. It’s becoming increasingly clear that missing their leader is wearing on the Hornets, […]

Apologies to those of you who already know all about the extremely talented Marcus “Buckets” Thornton. For the rest- It’s odd that a second round pick having one of the best seasons in a stacked class is going relatively unnoticed. Even after his franchise record setting performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers, most fans still don’t […]

The 31-31 Hornets finish up their season series against the Spurs tonight in San Antonio, trying to avoid the 0-4 sweep. Game tips at 8:30 Central, and you can catch it live on ESPN. The Spurs haven’t played since beating the Hornets last Monday in New Orleans. They relied heavily on the pick and roll […]

No game tonight, but Survivor is on, at least.  Seems like the perfect day for me to post Part 2 of my Survivor: Heroes vs Villains comparison to NBA players.  Part 1, in case you missed it, can be found here. Today, we hit the Heroes of the show and their NBA analog.  Enjoy: Heroes […]

That was a tough game to swallow.  The Hornets had a solid lead with 5 minutes to go, they had Rudy Gay barking at the referees, and earning a tech, and it seemed like they momentarily relaxed.  One minute later the score was tied.  Then the Hornets were down, and then Posey got a vital […]

Things are a little bleak for the Hornets heading into tonight’s showdown with the visiting Memphis Grizzlies. New Orleans has lost four of its last five, falling four games behind the Blazers for the last playoff spot in the West. John Hollinger’s machinery is giving the Bees less than a five percent chance of making […]

The Hornets lost their fourth game in five tries tonight, falling to the visiting Spurs, 92-106 (box). San Antonio steadily built up a big lead with some hot shooting in the first half, and were able to answer every Hornets run with poise and precision. Marcus Thornton had a big night for New Orleans, putting […]

Okay, let’s try not falling into a gigantic hole in this game, see how that works out. The Hornets welcome the villainous Spurs to New Orleans tonight, trying to shake off last night’s loss to the Mavericks in Dallas. Game tips at 7 Central. The Spurs are 33-24 on the season, 12-14 on the road. […]

I was trying to keep from addressing this until the off-season, but the kid from UCLA just won’t let it rest.  With every amazing comeback he leads, with every poised fourth quarter, with every explosive foray to the hoop, he’s forced the issue.  So here’s the question: What do you do when your team’s best […]

The Hornets fell into their patented hole again tonight, watching the Mavericks click on all cylinders and go up by as much as 25 points in the third quarter. Luckily, New Orleans also seems to have a patent on unlikely resurrections, as they fought hard to get the Dallas lead down to 4 points with […]

The Hornets just got done knocking off the mighty Magic on ESPN on Friday, and tonight they’ll look to slay another formidable foe on national TV. Game tips at 8:30 Central, and you can watch it online via ESPN360. There’s also the Daily Dime chat, where Joe will be talking Hornets during the game. The […]

Well, I just saved that game on TiVO as “Keep until I Delete”.  It simply had everything I love about basketball in it:  Incredible shooting by the Hornets, West playing with fire, a tremendous comeback against the odds, big shots, and an unlikely hero.  The comeback was crazy, considering how the Magic had built their […]