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Matchup: Raptors(2-2) @ Hornets(2-3) Off Efficiency: Raptors 114.0(3rd), Hornets 106.1(10th)Def Efficiency: Raptors 111.2(28th), Hornets 108.1(25th) The Raptors are explosive offensively.  114.0 efficiency so far is pretty crazy, and it’s all being generated by the Raptor frontcourt of Bosh, Bargnani and Turkoglu.  All three have been on a shooting tear, with Bargnani earning a blistering 1.6 […]

The Hornets have played five games so far this season, amounting to 265 player minutes. Darren Collison, the Hornets’ 2009 first-round draft pick, has played just three of those minutes. Marcus Thornton, the team’s 2009 second-round pick, has been inactive for every game. Many fans are upset with head coach Byron Scott for not giving […]

Now THAT was a barnburner.  When West got that technical in the fourth, with the Hornets down 3, I was certain that game was done.  Then, Wow.  Three missed Dallas free-throws later, Peja, drills a slightly off-balance three, his first and only made shot of the night, West moves his feet and gets a steal, […]

Hornets-Mavericks tonight at the Hive; this one’s going national on ESPN (watch it online here). Tip off is at 8:30 p.m. Central. Our 1-3 Hornets have struggled out of the gate and are making the wrong kind of headlines, while the Mavs come to town feeling oh-so superior with their three-game winning streak. Dallas hosted […]

Before you get to the preview, be sure to watch Niall’s excellent first stab at video analysis as he reviews the pick and roll being run by Okafor and Paul. Game Preview Matchup: Mavericks(3-1) @ Hornets(1-3) Dallas has opened the season in impressive fashion, falling in their first game to a hot-shooting Wizards team, but […]

Tyson Chandler, the man Emeka Okafor replaced in the Hornets line up, was lethal in pick and roll situations with Chris Paul. Okafor isn’t quite the high-flyer that Chandler was, but is expected to be effective in those same situations with CP3. Here’s some video and commentary of Paul and Okafor running the pick and […]

Chris Sheridan, ESPN.com: Paul is not a happy man with his team now 1-3, and here’s why. “When we talk right now, me, coach [Byron Scott] and [general manager] Jeff Bower, it’s all about what can we do with the guys we have,” Paul said. “I mean, we have guys that are capable of doing […]

I missed most of the first half of the game, since League Pass has yet to play a game on the channel it says its going to play it on – making life hard on TiVO and me.  Anyways, I still had some observations, and if you feel anything is missing, Mr. Kennedy’s started producing […]

First segababa of the season, as the Hornets roll into NYC to take on the Knicks. The Knicks are 0-3 on the season, but they played their first two games on the road, and their last two have gone to overtime. Nate Robinson sprained his ankle Saturday against the Sixers and is expected to miss […]

I was surprised last night when I read in the AP recap of the Hornets-Celtics game that Chris Paul “pursued [Rajon] Rondo toward the Celtics’ locker room and had to be blocked by Boston assistant coaches.” That sounded very out of character for CP3. Sure, he has a mean streak on the court and he’s […]

The Hornets led at the start, kept it close the rest of the game, and then were out-executed by the Celtics when the Boston starting five entered with a few minutes left.  As usual, there was some good, some bad, and some ugly, but the guys played hard, displayed improving familiarity with one another, and […]

Big test for the Hornets tonight in Boston. The Celtics have started 3-0, including huge blowouts of the Bulls and Bobcats in Beantown. The C’s are fully healthy (apart from Glen Davis), and provide all kinds of problems at both ends of the floor. They’ve shown a balanced offensive attack and stingy defense in all […]

The Hornets came out victorious in their home opener, downing the Kings 97-92 ( box | recap ). It was a tight contest throughout. The Kings were a jump shooting team early while the Hornets got plenty of points at the free-throw line. Sacto appeared the more poised team through the middle quarters and started […]

It’s the home opener for the Hornets this evening, and there will be lots of costumes and excitement and free t-shirts. And hopefully a much better performance than what we were treated to on Wednesday. The Sacramento Kings will be the team in the cross hairs. Yes, they are expected to suck this season, but […]

The Kings roll into New Orleans tonight to take on the Hornets in the home opener for New Orleans.  Both teams are 0-1, but both teams have wildly differing expectations for the season.  The Hornets are expected to make the playoffs, the Kings are expected to push to be the worst team in the league. […]