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Just a couple things before the game preview.  First – the latest edition of the Bloggers Power Rankings is up over at SLC Dunk.  I contributed commentary, of course, so go and enjoy when you get a chance. This last weekend was the deadline for players to be waived so that they can be signed […]

As has been their calling card of late, the Hornets once again blew a double-digit lead to an inferior opponent but managed to hang on for the win, beating the Sixers 98-91 in Philly this evening. I’m a lot happier with this one than I have been with the other close games we’ve had recently. […]

The Hornets shift to Philly tonight, fresh off a tight win in New Jersey yesterday. A win would give us five consecutive victories, our longest such streak of the season. The 29-29 Sixers are 17-13 at home this season, and have dropped five of their last seven overall. On Saturday they lost to the visiting […]

Another team I can’t come up with a good pun for.  I even tried to use my kid’s joke “Why was 6 scared of 7?  Because 7 8(ate) 9.  Ha ha ha ha . . . ha . . . ”  Yeah, maybe I should just give up the ‘clever’ titles. Matchup: Hornets(36-22) @ 76ers(29-29) […]

Another hard fought game, another down the wire finish, and another night when Tyson looked like his old self, West ate the opposing big men alive, and Paul did his best orchestrating it all and pulling a near triple double.  Oh yeah – as usual – the bench left the starters a big steaming turd […]

The Hornets are in New Jersey today, stopping off in the swamp to play the Nets. This is the first game of a quick East coast road trip, with our guys busing it to Philly tonight to play the Sixers tomorrow. The 26-32 Nets are right there in the race for the final Eastern Conference […]

Sorry – I have no good puns to use with “Nets”.  What a crappy team name. Before I get to the game preview, I wanted to brag a little.  Niall and I have been having a bit of success with the site recently, Joining ESPN’s Truehoop Network and all that, but I wanted to share […]

Requesting a little help here, please. ESPN The Magazine compiles their Ultimate Standings: Fan Satisfaction Rankings each year, comparing 122 pro sports teams from the four major American leagues. In 2008, the Hornets made the giant leap from #44 to #3 on the list, ranking first overall in bang-for-buck and affordability. One of the categories […]

Tonight was another one of those games for the Hornets. Our guys got the win, but we come away with more questions than answers. The Bucks, a team with an 11-21 road record coming in, were without two of their four best players, and they lost another of that quartet when Charlie Villanueva went down […]

(Had to get this up before the game tonight. The Game On post for Hornets-Bucks is here.) Just want to take a minute to talk about Bill Simmons’ latest article over at ESPN.com, in which he states the following: And the Hornets nearly committed franchise suicide with a Chandler trade that seemed curious considering they […]

Bucs vs. Bucks tonight, as the Hornets take on the only team they haven’t played this season, throwback style. Game tips a little after 7 p.m. Central. (Note that it was set for 6 p.m. but ESPN decided not to broadcast the game in favor of Magic-Pistons.) The 28-32 Bucks are clinging to the final […]

The game was a hard fought one, with neither side willing to back down.  Detroit had two fortunate things happen to them in the game: Iverson got hurt and Hamilton took his minutes, and Rasheed Wallace got tossed, and Maxiell came in for him.  Both of those were fortunate for them – Iverson was a […]

The Hornets are back in post-Mardi Gras New Orleans to take on the visiting Detroit Pistons tonight. Game tips a little after 7 p.m. Central. Now is a good time to play Detroit. They played last night in Miami and emerged with their seventh consecutive loss. They have only won five of their previous 21 […]

Matchup: Pistons(27-28) @ Hornets(33-22) Off Efficiency: Pistons 103.2(22nd), Hornets 106.8(8th)Def Efficiency: Pistons 104.6(15th), Hornets 103.7(11th) The Pistons played last night, losing to Miami by an even dozen, and stretching their current losing streak to seven games.  The Pistons have been slowly falling apart all season, and I don’t envy coach Michael Curry one bit – […]

For me, being a Hornets fan right now is rather like going to Crystal Lake as a camp counselor.  When you get there the lake is pretty, the forest is cool and picturesque, and you find out that the other camp counselors are gorgeous, single, like to party, and are ready and willing to go […]

We probably don’t win this game without Tyson Chandler. In his first game back from injury, and only a few days removed from that whole rescinded trade debacle, Chandler came up huge for the Hornets against the Kings. It took him less than three minutes to hook up with Chris Paul for a Crescent City […]

Final stop on the road trip for the Hornets tonight, as they take on the Kings in Sacramento. Game tips a little after 9 p.m. Central. Big news for the Hornets is the potential return of Tyson Chandler for this one. He done twittered a few hours ago that he will play tonight, but he’ll […]

Matchup: Kings(12-45) @ Hornets(32-22) Off Efficiency: Kings 101.3(25th), Hornets 106.6(8th)Def Efficiency: Kings 111.8(30th), Hornets 103.6(10th) If there ever was a team I needed to do a Game Preview for, it’s the Sacramento Kings.  The Kings were active at the trade deadline, and to be honest, until I did this preview, I wasn’t entirely sure what […]

I don’t have a lot I want to say about this game.  I remember repeating a lot to myself “Anyone want to guard Okur?”, particularly when Melvin Ely was in the game for his brief stint.  The guys didn’t lay down and die, but thet pretty much lived on long jumpers – which both killed […]