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Did we lose one game last night in LA, or two? The Hornets move to Utah today, trying to shake off that hard-fought OT loss to the Lakers. It won’t help that much-loved Jazz owner Larry Miller passed away yesterday, putting us up against an arena full of emotional players and fans, all with a […]

That was a damn fine game.  Sure, the Hornets had two great chances to win it in regulation, but I don’t care much about that.  The guys are showing heart and proving that they are the team everybody thought they were at the start of the season.  Can’t ask for anything more than that. Observations: […]

The Hornets look to build on their demolition of the Magic on Wednesday when they take on the Lakers in LA tonight. At 44-10, the Lakers have the best record in the NBA. We’ve played them three times already this season, losing the first two in New Orleans, then surprising everyone with an impressive win […]

Rather than throw this in Lagniappe, I’m throwing it out here on the front page, because it’s well worth a read. A few excerpts from a blog posted by Tyson over at his official site… On watching Tuesday’s Hornets-Thunder game after learning of the trade: So I’m watching the game and it’s funny because I’m […]

Last year, the Hornets exploded in January behind an easy schedule, running off a 12-2 record for the month.  It propelled West into the All-Star game, Paul into the MVP discussion, and the Hornets to the 2nd seed. This season January and February were not easy, and the difficulty of the schedule was compounded by […]

The trade deadline passed at 2 p.m. Central and there’s been no word of the Hornets pulling off another deal after the failed Tyson-to-OKC trade. John Reid of the Times-Picayune has reported that New Orleans stood pat. It seems we’ll finish out the season with what we’ve got, and worry about dumping salary this summer. […]

With the Chandler-to-OKC deal having been nixed, here’s another heavy batch of news and opinions from around the web. I’ll probably be back with a Part II if nothing else happens before the 2 p.m. Central trade deadline. From Chris Broussard and Marc Stein at ESPN.com: After examining Chandler’s left big toe, Dr. Carlan Yates, […]

Note: I heard about the Chandler trade being rescinded as I was writing this recap, and so threw together a quick post about that here. The following is all about the game against Orlando and the players we had on the floor. A flawless performance by the Hornets tonight. They executed a solid game plan, […]

This just in from NOLA.com: Tyson Chandler, who was traded to Oklahoma City on Tuesday, failed to pass a physical and has rejoined the Hornets, the team announced Wednesday after New Orleans beat the Orlando Magic 117-85. “We welcome Tyson back with open arms,” General Manager Jeff Bower said. Chandler had missed 12 games with […]

Start of a tough stretch for the Hornets tonight. Orlando come in with a 39-13 record overall, 18-7 on the road. The Magic have slipped a little recently, splitting their last six games, and needing overtime to beat the Bobcats in Charlotte yesterday. Dwight Howard dominated that game with 45 points, 19 rebounds and 8 […]

I think I’ve wallowed enough now.  I’m not going to rip Shinn or Bower in this post.  I’m not happy with what happened, but I don’t have anything to say about it that hasn’t been said in a dozen other places.  It’s time to move on and get to what we received and how it […]

Here’s some of the reactions to the Chandler trade that I’ve come across online. Rather than throw all this stuff in our Lagniappe section, I thought it’d be easier to dump the lot in a blog post here. First off, Tyson’s reaction yesterday on Twitter: If the deal was half way done B4 the game […]

Before I get into recapping this game, a few comments on how the Hornets have been handling the aftermath of the Tyson Chandler trade. A “Season Ticket Holder Advisory” landed in my inbox a little after 2pm. The words of Jeff Bower as per that e-mail: We were able to get great depth, leadership and […]

Excuse the brevity of this post. I’m still a little numb from the Chandler-to-OKC trade. The Hornets play the Thunder in Oklahoma City at 7pm Central. None of the players involved in the trade are expected to play. OKC are 13-40 on the season, 10-18 at home, and had lost five of seven before the […]

This just in from NewsOK.com. More as I hear it. The Thunder has acquired center Tyson Chandler from New Orleans in exchange for Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith, according to a league source with knowledge of the negotiations. The Thunder will also include the draft rights to Devon Hardin, the 50th overall pick in the […]

All-Star weekend came and went, and it wasn’t quite as exciting for me as last year’s event.  Of course, part of that was location, as last year it was in New Orleans and marked a turning point for the NBA in that city.  From all I’ve heard, the arena food became better, fan awareness sky-rocketed, […]

Yay. All-Star game. 2009. Chris Paul. Starting. David West. There too. Tune in to TNT at 7 Central tonight to watch CP and D-West representing NOLA in the big game. Feel free to chat it up in the comments here (most likely I’ll be doing that very thing myself). Linkage: Ryan breaks down one of […]