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The DVR League Pass Report #10
My League Pass almost always shows the broadcast for the team opposite the Hornets, so I’m going to make note of some of my favorite bits from the announcers here. (Note: All my journals will be late as I’m almost always watching the game the following morning. I perform live comedy most nights in Austin, […]
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Hornets leave it all on the floor, and beat the Sixers
So, it’s energy and effort that Byron Scott wants, huh. Well, Ryan Bowen has got your energy and effort right here!! Sorry, I had to start with that. What a game? It was non-stop excitement from the opening tip. The Sixers are a pretty aggressive team on the defensive end. They force quite a few […]
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Game On: Sixers @ Hornets
Ten games left before the All-Star break, and it looks like Tyson Chandler will miss them all, and David West probably a handful. Luckily, eight of these next ten are at home, but there’s no more than a day of rest between them. Tonight we’ve got the Sixers in town. Game tips at 7 Central. […]
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Time to Deep-Six the 76ers
Matchup: 76ers(21-21) @ Hornets(26-14) Off Efficiency: 76ers 102.8(22nd), Hornets 107.5(7th)Def Efficiency: 76ers 103.0(8th), Hornets 103.9(14th) Philadelphia arrives in New Orleans tonight to try and continue a recent surge up the standings. After starting the season 13-19, they’ve won 8 of 10 contests on the back by locking down defensively and using their athleticism to force […]
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Know Your Hornets: Ankle edition
Some trivia to pass the time. No prizes for this one but methinks we’ll have another giveaway soon. Anyways, have at ’em… Who’s foot did Tyson Chandler land on to twist his ankle last week? During the final game of his NBA career in a game against the Charlotte Hornets, he hit a buzzer-beating three-point […]
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The Wolves Outmuscled the Hornets
As much fun as it was to see the guys light it up in the first half behind a barrage of long shots, I was a little worried that at some point they’d stop falling. To my joy, they never really did as Posey kept up a barrage of three point shots all game long […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Timberwolves
The Hornets are in Minneapolis today to take on the T-Wolves. Those guys are just 13-27 on the season but they’ve won seven of their past nine overall, and four of their last five at home. Minnesota won’t be a pushover inside with the likes of Al Jefferson and Kevin Love in the paint, so […]
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Lame Conspiracy Theories
Okay – I blame ticktock over at Hornetshype for this one, but there is a conspiracy floating around on the internet today: David Stern fixed the All-Star voting so that Chris Paul would edge out Tracy McGrady. So – let’s look at the numbers. Let’s start with those who were getting big boosts by Chinese […]
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Time to Tear Up the Wolves Habitat – Like Lumberjacks!
Matchup: Hornets(26-13) @ Timberwolves(13-27) Off Efficiency: Hornets 107.1(8th), Wolves 101.7(24th)Def Efficiency: Hornets 103.3(12th), Wolves 107.0(26th) The Wolves have ripped off their best chain of games this season over their past ten contests, going 7-3 over that span, including a five-game win streak. I was fairly impressed, but when I looked closer at the schedule I […]
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The Hornets beat the Nets
Nothing like a few injuries to shake things up and turn what should have been a couple of ho-hum games into two of the most interesting nights of Hornets basketball this season. Why exactly has Julian Wright been rotting on the bench all this time? When was the last time Peja grabbed 10 boards before […]
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Game On: Nets at Hornets
Devin Harris leads the 19-22 Nets into New Orleans Arena tonight. Tip off is at about 7pm Central. The Nets have lost three straight, their most recent defeat coming at the hands of the Celtics on Saturday. Lawrence Frank benched both Harris and Vince Carter for the second half of that game, but apparently they’re […]
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What if…
It would be very easy for people to keep writing about what would happen if something went differently…so easy that I’m going to write my first journal entry about it. Obviously our biggest weakness is the lack of a dependable big man off the bench. Armstrong has made small progress this year but lacks the […]
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Time to ‘Swim Down’ Against the Nets
Okay, who got the Finding Nemo reference in the title? Let me guess, you have kids too. Matchup: Nets(19-22) @ Hornets(25-13) Off Efficiency: Nets 104.8(14th), Hornets 106.9(7th)Def Efficiency: Nets 108.1(27th), Hornets 103.3(11th) The Nets come calling on New Orleans at the best possible time for them. I’m tempted to call them a donut team – […]
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It’s not about attendance, it’s about energy and effort
14,750. That is a number that, last season, made every New Orleans Hornets fan shudder with fear. George Shinn and the Hornets front office struck a deal with the state to keep our beloved Bees here until 2014, BUT there was this attendance threshold included therein. If the fans have not gotten through the turnstiles […]
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Hornets247 now part of the TrueHoop Network
Today, ESPN launched the TrueHoop Network, and we here at Hornets247 are excited to be a part of it. Excited like drunk teens at an Irish wedding, you might say. Henry Abbott has posted all the details about the network over at TrueHoop. I think you’ll agree that we’re headed in a great direction. Here […]
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Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better(or Hornets Beat Pacers)
I think user I Heart Becky Hammon said it best in the comments. “OH . . .” Crazy finish. Crazy shot. Twice. The win was brought to you by PBS(Paul, Butler and Stojakovic) and the number 3, as those three players combined to go 9 of 19 from deep including the fade-away trey as time […]
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Game On: Pacers @ Hornets
Local kid Danny Granger and the Indiana Pacers are in town today to take on the Hornets. It’s an early tip (2:30pm Central) because of MLK day, and the first 8,000 folks through the door get a little David West with a loose head. The Pacers are 15-25 on the season, 6-16 on the road […]
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The Hornets beat the Pistons
The Hornets are on their way back to New Orleans after beating the Pistons to finish their road trip with a 2-1 record. It was a tough trio of games and I’m delighted we got two wins out of it, but I feel the Hornets got no closer to figuring themselves out through it all. […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Pistons
The Hornets wrap up their rollercoaster road trip with a stop in Detroit this evening. Will we see the Hornets team from Dallas or the Hornets team from Cleveland? Is there much of a difference? Game tips at 6:30pm Central. The Pistons are riding a four-game losing streak, having lost last night to the Thunder […]
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The Hornets Beat the Hornets while the Cavaliers Watched
In the fourth quarter, both Chris Paul and James Posey decided they were done, drew their second technical fouls and went off to the showers early. I was in complete agreement with the sentiment. That was a terrible game, made more irritating by the incessant ranting provided by the play-by-play crew. Yes, we could see […]