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…but it’s okay, it’s only preseason. The Hornets dropped their exhibition opener to the Hawks in Atlanta, 108-102. Our guys were thin up front with Emeka Okafor, Ike Diogu and Hilton Armstrong all sitting out to nurse minor injuries. Chris Paul delivered 20 points and 7 assists in 22 minutes, while Bobby Brown scored 23 […]

Let’s run down through the roster and see how everybody’s been performing through the first week of training camp. Hilton Armstrong I’ve heard surprising little about Hilton this past week, especially considering that he’s one of our few healthy bigs. Earl Barron Nothing to report. Barron, along with Larry Owens, are the extra bodies brought […]

I’ve been rather slowly working on part two of my Southwest Hornet’s Rival reports about the Grizzlies and Spurs.  When putting together the Spurs section, I felt compelled to write about how much I like them. I’ve almost finished the Grizzly half of my preview, and of course the two teams are like night and […]

From UnitedWayNOLA.org: The New Orleans Hornets and United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area believe in our community’s revitalization. With passion and pride, we are committed to this purpose. We encourage you to participate in our Volunteerism Day on Saturday, October 3rd. Below is a detailed list of volunteer opportunities throughout the greater New […]

George Shinn threw down the gauntlet over the summer, mandating that Byron Scott use his youngsters and get some internal development.  Scott, it appears, has taken up the challenge, telling everyone who would listen, including Julian, that Wright has the inside track as a starting small forward this season.  Peja, it appears, will come off […]

Combing through everything I can find from Media Day and dumping the best right here… First off, video of Byron Scott and Chris Paul speaking with the media yesterday, via the Hornets official Twitter… John DeShazier, New Orleans Times-Picayune: Each year, [Chris] Paul’s minutes have risen, from 36, to 36.8, to 37.6, to 38.5… But […]

I got to record several video interviews at Media Day today. I missed out on some of the big names when my memory card filled up, and the camera work is like something out of Cloverfield. Regardless, enjoy… Jeff Bower My favorite interview of the day. Among the questions I asked: Do you think the […]

Lucky me will be at Hornets media day next Monday, ready and willing to ask the players and coaches bunches of questions. I already have a few key things I want to ask and certain guys I want to focus on, but I’d love to get your ideas also. So, what questions would you like […]

Back when Bruce Bowen retired, Timothy Varner of the Spurs Blog 48 Minutes of Hell sent me a message: “With Bowen retiring, does that make Chris Paul the dirtiest player in the league?  Discuss.” My first response was “yes”, but after a few moments of reflection, I’m not sure I’d go that far.  Yes, Paul […]

Well, since I just broke one of my long-standing policies (Never say anything good about the Spurs) I figure I’ll break another pair of policies: Conspiracy Theories are stupid. Don’t talk about referrees. So here’s my great conspiracy theory, which, like all good conspiracy theories, has no basis in fact whatsoever: Over the past three […]

This started as a breakdown of what the Spurs did this summer and what we should expect from our Southwest division rivals this season.  In the end, however, I decided to change the point of this post and say something I never thought I’d say: I like the Spurs. Two years ago, I would have […]

That is, unless you have NBA League Pass. Last week CST announced they’d be showing 65 Hornets games this upcoming season. Combined with national TV appearances, that means most local fans will be able to watch 74 of the 82 Hornets regular season games on television. The eight games that won’t be televised nationally or […]

The rosters for most teams are complete at this point, which finally allows me to do what a whole mess of our readers asked us to do during the survey we had a month ago:  An in-depth evaluation of the teams of the Western Conference.  I’ll start with the Hornet’s own division, the Southwest,  which […]

Bruce Bowen announced his retirement last week, and there’s been some discussion about whether the Spurs should retire his number. He was a key player on three championship teams and always managed to frustrate opponents, but do career averages of 6.1 points and 2.8 rebounds warrant his jersey being raised to the rafters? That question […]

Putting together Darius Songaila’s stat-pack has been fairly amusing.  The major advanced statistical measures just don’t seem capable of agreeing about his worth: The Wages of Wins system hates him, assigning him a -.046 WP48, meaning that he not only doesn’t help the team, he actually counters the beneficial work of others. John Hollinger’s PER […]

With many thanks to our comrades in the TrueHoop Network, we’ve got the 411 on Bobby Brown and Darius Songaila, who the Hornets acquired today from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Antonio Daniels. First the skinny on Brown, courtesy of Zach Harper of Cowbell Kingdom: Outside of being the King of R&B, Bobby Brown […]

Trade reported this afternoon on NOLA.com. Real quick reaction to this deal since I’m on my way out the door. Let’s talk $$ first… The Hornets rid themselves of Antonio Daniels’ $6.6 million expiring contract. Bobby Brown has just one season left on his deal, and is owed $736,420. Darius Songaila will make $4,526,000 this […]

Every season I do a post that tries to project the wins the team will earn over the course of the upcoming season, using the production from the players the season before and the Wages of Wins “WP48” stat.   Two seasons ago my projection was fairly close.  Last season, it was really wrong, as I […]

46.5. That’s what the ESPN experts arrived at for the number of wins we can expect the Hornets to produce this year.  That rounds up to 47, which ties them on ESPN’s list as the 6th seed in the West.  A year ago, the Hornets were generally expected to win at least ten more than […]

A recent quote from George Shinn in the Times-Picayune: We feel like a lot of our young people have not been developed properly. We feel there are other mistakes that have been made from the basketball end. We’ve totally changed, and we’ll hold people accountable. We’re holding coaches, and not just Byron Scott, but our […]