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How Paul Owns You: The Free-Throw Line Seal
Chris Paul relishes contact, lapping it up like LeBron James laps up media coverage, and he’s been that way since his rookie season. I can remember in his first game against Houston he dribbled up the court in front of Yao Ming, spotted the lumbering giant out of the corner of his eye and smoothly […]
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The Hornets247 All-Star giveaway
Time to give away some stuff. Let’s do it quick and dirty… What’s the prize? There will be only one winner, one grand prize. That prize is a mini Hornets basketball autographed by Tyson Chandler, plus a $100 gift certificate for the Hornets Nest store at New Orleans Arena. And sure while we’re at it […]
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The Celtics Beat the Hornets
Out of necessity, my recap is going to have to be short. My broadcast was so bad that I didn’t even see half the plays in the first quarter, and the second and third were only marginally better. The fourth was fairly clear, but I would have rather had the other three quarters. I hope […]
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Game On: Celtics @ Hornets
Last game before the All-Star break and the Hornets welcome the defending champs to the New Orleans Arena. Boston have lost two of their last three, but won 12 straight before that and are 42-11 on the season, 18-7 on the road. We played the C’s in Beantown back in December and came away with […]
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Time to Make Like Romans and Conquer the Celts
Game Preview Matchup: Celtics(42-11) @ Hornets(30-19)Off Efficiency: Celtics 108.3(5th), Hornets 106.7(10th)Def Efficiency: Celtics 97.9(1st), Hornets 103.6(11th) The Celtics arrive in New Orleans tonight for the final Hornets game before the All-star break this weekend. The Celts are 8-2 over their last ten, with the two losses being by narrow margins to the Spurs and Lakers. […]
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It’s Time to Trade Posey
As soon Posey hit the free agent market last summer I was beyond excited that we could be the team to sign him. I’d watched him make clutch shot after clutch shot and play D as well as anyone on the floor during crunch time on two different championship teams. His ability to play 3 different positions […]
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The Grizzlies beat the Hornets
Tough game in Memphis tonight. In pretty much every way we had no business winning it — missing Paul, West and Chandler, on the road, segababa, getting out-rebounded by billions and missing more shots than we took — and yet it stings because we were right there and couldn’t come away with the win. I […]
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Elite Bias?
Posted this, then thought it’d make a good journal. So here it is. Exhibit A: Perkins/MaxiellFoul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ2k62jByuAResult: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/02/02/kendrick-perkins-fined-but-not-suspended-for-foul-on-pistons-m/Team: Celtics Exhibit B: Bynum/WallaceFoul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbcjL7AVxMAResult: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/01/no-suspension-f.htmlTeam: Lakers Exhibit C: West/MillerFoul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySvY1QuWvw8&feature=relatedResult: http://blog.nola.com/hornetsbeat/2009/02/new_orleans_hornets_david_west.htmlTeam: Hornets Last years finals, Lakers vs Celtics. Championships: Lakers 14 Celtics 17 Hornets 0 One of these things….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZIvgQ9ik48 Paranoia or Trend? What’s worse, in two […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Grizzlies
The Hornets swim upstream this evening to play the Grizzlies in Memphis. Tip off is at the usual 7ish Central. The 14-36 Grizzlies are coming off a win over the Raptors on Saturday, and are 3-4 since Lionel Hollins took over as head coach (apparently he has them focusing more on that defensive stuff). We’ve […]
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The Hornets Beat the Timberwolves
Through League Pass, I got to hear the game called by the Timberwolves announcers, and I thought they were a pretty solid pair. The color guy, in particular, uses efficiencies and pace factor and all the little stats I love. Early in the fourth, their color guy said “Chandler and Paul are out, West was […]
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Game On: T-Wolves @ Hornets
Still no Chris Paul or Tyson Chandler, but the Hornets will try build on Friday’s win when they face off against the Minnesota Timberwolves today at the Arena. With a tough schedule recently, the T-Wolves have lost 5 of 6, including a 17-point defeat to the Rockets last night in Houston. Al Jefferson went for […]
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If CP had to sit out the All-Star Game…
It’s been a marathon year for our superstar guard. He’s been jet-setting around the world picking up the maximum bling in Beijing, pre-season games in Berlin and Barcelona, leading every Hornets practice, playing with fire and creativity at a level that has left the NBA in awe at his routine brilliance. Chris Paul has become […]
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The Hornets beat the Raptors
And the bleeding stops. The Hornets managed to win one without Chris Paul tonight, using a 17-0 fourth quarter run and a barrage of long bombs to beat the visiting Toronto Raptors. David West, James Posey and Rasual Butler all poured in 17 points apiece, but Peja was the number one gunner with 28 points […]
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Game On: Raptors @ Hornets
Ah yes, nothing like a showdown between two teams riding four-game losing streaks and both missing their star player. The Hornets will be sans Chris Paul and Tyson Chandler again, while Chris Bosh is out injured for the visiting Raptors. Toronto’s Jose Calderon might also miss this one with some kind of injury to some […]
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Trade Speculation: Chandler for Heat’s Marion?
The trade rumor about the Hornets that is floating around right now is a trade of Tyson Chandler to the Heat for Shawn Marion. At first glance, this galls me no end because it’s a clear salary dump. Marion will come off the books at the end of the year, and we’ll probably be left […]
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Dispelling The Phantom
I went to the broadcast of Hornets Sportsline last night, as I do every Thursday night. Last night, Gerry V’s guest was James Posey. As you may remember from a previous post, James is the only member of the current roster I have been unable to shoot when the opportunity presented itself. He has been a […]
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Big Game Hunting, Dino-style
Matchup: Raptors(19-32) @ Hornets(28-18) Off Efficiency: Raptors 104.5(15th), Hornets 106.8(9th)Def Efficiency: Raptors 107.0(24th), Hornets 103.8(13th) The Raptors and Hornets both have 4-game losing streaks going, and both are sporting injured star point guards. The Raptors have gotten back their injured Center, Jermaine O’Neal, but no one is really certain if that’s a good thing or […]
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The Bulls Beat the Hornets
The Bulls came out, smacked the Hornets in the mouth in the first half, and it was pretty much over. I know last game against Portland there was much criticism about the Hornets offense with Paul out – how Byron’s schemes were at fault – how the guys aren’t cutting enough, but here’s the reality […]
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Game On: Bulls @ Hornets
Tonight should be interesting. Without Chris Paul for the first time this season, the Hornets welcome the Bulls to the New Orleans Arena. Almost at the end of a seven-game road trip, the Bulls are owners of a 21-27 record after a 7-point loss last night in Houston. They beat the Suns, Kings and Clips […]
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The 14th Blogger Power Rankings
Back at the start of the season, I launched a Blogger’s Power Rankings that has been passing its way around the blogosphere. Today, it returns to Hornets247 for your reading enjoyment. The fine blogs that joined us in voting and providing commentary this week are; 3 Shades of Blue A Stern Warning Blue Blitz Bust […]