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Paul expected back soon
Expect to see Chris Paul, the star point guard of the New Orleans Hornets return from his injury shortly. As Ryan noted, prior to the Lakers game on Tuesday, Paul was seen on the court shooting jump shots. He also was working on his dribbling and some spin moves, while moving at a good pace. The inflatable […]
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Rookie Comparison: Darren Collison vs Chris Paul
Here in New Orleans, we know point guards. Let’s face it—In Chris Paul, we have the best one in the league. CP3 has been so dominant in his short career that as of now his only real equals statistically are historically great players such as Oscar Robinson and Magic Johnson. So why am I proposing that […]
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The Lakers beat the Hornets
The Lakers showed their depth and superiority tonight, as they gradually built a big fat lead against the Hornets in the first half via their vast array of weapons. To the Hornets credit, they never really quit and battled back hard with a small ball lineup in the fourth quarter, trying desperately to deprive Laker […]
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Post-Game Journal Report: Game 18: Hornets @ Lakers
Hornets stayed in it in the first quarter but was outscored in the second quarter and fell behind big in the second quarter to lose in LA, 110 – 99. The Lakers showed why they are the defending champs tonight. Game 18: Hornets 99 @ Lakers 110 –If the Hornets could not defeat the Lakers […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Lakers
An extremely tough match-up for the Hornets tonight as they take on the defending champion Lakers in Los Angeles. The Hornets are looking for just their second road win of the season, and their first with Jeff Bower as head coach. The Lakers have all their big guns healthy and have won six straight games, […]
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Post-Game Journal Report: Game 17: Hornets @ Kings
The Hornets could not detrone the Kings in Sactown, losing 112-96. Even when it seemed like the Hornets rallied back and got a good run going, the Kings either came back with the three ball or going to the hoop. This is a tough loss against a team without Kevin Martin, the team’s leading scorer […]
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The Kings beat the Hornets
The Hornets got down early in this one, and kept making surges to try and break through but the Kings answered every surge with one of their own, and at the end executed while the Hornets took more and more risky shots and finished with a blow out. It would have been nice to get […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Kings
Hornets hoping they brought their winning ways with them on the road as they face the Kings in Sacramento this evening. Tip off is set for 8 p.m. Central. The Hornets got their first win of the season against the Kings, back on October 30th in the home opener. Rookie Tyreke Evans impressed in that […]
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Game Preview: Kings @ Hornets
Matchup: Hornets(7-9) @ Kings(7-8) Off Efficiency: Kings 105.7(19th), Hornets 103.8(15th)Def Efficiency: Kings 106.8(23rd), Hornets 107.3(26th) One month ago, the Hornets were 0-1, so were the Kings, and they were facing each other for the first time. At that time, I was pretty optimistic about the Hornet’s chances, but the game ended uncomfortably close, and only […]
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Video analysis: The Hornets’ improved offense
Under Byron Scott, the Hornets offense had become stagnant and predictable. The ball was usually put in the hands of Chris Paul or David West, and they were asked to create something out of nothing. Guys like Peja Stojakovic mostly stood by on the wing, waiting for a kick out. There was very little off-the […]
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Post-Game Journal Report: Game 16: Bucks @ Hornets
Hornets win in an overtime thriller at the Hive. Hornets started out slow but came alive in the third quarter and played well enough in the fourth to force the game into OT. Hornets are now 8-9. Game 16: Bucks 99 @ Hornets 102 –Darren Collison is the one of the main reasons we won […]
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The Hornets beat the Bucks
A complicated game tonight, with lots of shades of gray. Practically every Hornet had multiple highs and lows against the Bucks, but came good down the stretch to get the win in overtime, 102-99 ( box | recap ). Notes… Winning Ugly After the game, Jeff Bower talked about how good teams can still win […]
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Game On: Bucks @ Hornets
Brandon Jennings and the Bucks are in town to take on the Hornets this eve. It will be a battle of the fresh-faced point guards as Darren Collison does battle with the early favorite for Rookie of the Year. Game tips at 7 Central. The Bucks have been one of the surprise teams this season, […]
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Bucks-Hornets Game Preview and more thoughts on Scott
Before we get to the game preview, I wanted to comment on something Toney Blare said in his Hawks-Hornets game recap over at Slam Online. I thought it was pretty profound and it set me to thinking: In his press conference, Bower says they need everybody to win, that he doesn’t expect the rookies to […]
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The Thornton Dilemma: 6th man or Starter?
If I had been told what Marcus Thornton’s numbers would be (13 ppg on 46% shooting, 39% from deep in 18(!) minutes) before the season started, it would have been pretty obvious who the Hornets’ starting shooting guard should be. Particularly since last year Devin Brown was the whipping boy for everything wrong with the […]
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Post-Game Journal Report: Game 15: Hornets @ Heat
In a game for the Hornets to extend their winning streak, some, what I like to call, inexperienced play calling stopped the Hornets from doing that. After the game, my thought was “that’s the best play you could draw up???” The inbound to West, who holds the ball for what seems like an eternity (15.4 […]
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The Heat Beat the Hornets
It was an ugly game, that’s for sure. 39% shooting for the Hornets vs. 52% for the Heat. A nine free-throw disadvantage. Okafor struggling all game with foul trouble. Despite that, the Hornets were right in there at the end as fought hard, dragging down 11 offensive rebounds to the Heat’s 4, forced five more […]
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Post-Game Journal Report: Game 14: Hawks @ Hornets
I tried to post this last night but there were technical difficulties but here it is. Hornets win third in a row and the rookies played a big part in the W. I was not able to see the game but the box score was impressive. Game 14: Hawks 88 @ Hornets 96 –First time […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Heat
Hornets in Miami today to take on Dwyane Wade and the Heat. Our guys looking to build on their current three-game winning streak and coming off impressive wins over the Suns and Hawks. How will they fare on the road? Game tips at 5 p.m. Central. Miami were riding high after starting the season 7-2, […]
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The Hornets beat the Hawks
Yeah, that tanking talk was way premature. Two days after slaying the best team in the Western Conference, the Hornets took down the beasts of the East, putting together four solid quarters of basketball to topple the visiting Atlanta Hawks, 96-88 ( box | recap ). A microcosm of this game came with about 1:30 […]