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Game On: Hornets @ Cavaliers
Tonight the Hornets are in Cleveland to battle the Cavaliers and LeBron James, Inc. The Cavs are unbeaten at home this season, but they’re vulnerable right now. Besides staying up late to lose in OT at Chicago last night, they’re also short a few players. Delonte West fractured his wrist in Chi-town, Big Z is […]
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Time to Unhorse the Cavaliers
Matchup: Hornets(23-12) @ Cavaliers(30-7) Off Efficiency: Hornets 107.1(8th), Cavaliers 110.1(2nd)Def Efficiency: Hornets 103.2(13th), Cavaliers 96.3(1st) The Cavaliers stumbled last night in Chicago, falling in overtime behind an abysmal showing by LeBron James, who went 8-28 from the field and had 8 turnovers. The Cavs also lost starting shooting guard Delonte West to a broken wrist […]
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The Hornets beat the Mavericks
That was an excellent game. Both teams brought it offensively, and were doing what they did best. Things kept happening and I kept thinking “I need to remember that” and then something else would happen and I’d forget about the previous item. This game, however, was all about adjustments, and the Hornets adjusted and won. […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Mavericks
Let’s get this road trip underway. It begins tonight in Dallas in a rematch of last season’s first-round playoff battle. Will we see more cheek touching from David West, more stupidity from Josh Howard, more cat-like falls from Jannero Pargo? Methinks nay on the last two, since neither of those guys are playing. Here’s to […]
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Number-Crunchin’ Time, Reserve Rebounds
While commenting on Ryan’s game preview post for the Hornets V. Dallas Mavs game, one of Ryan’s comments really hit me hard. He said that we should trade Mo Pete for a backup big man that can actually rebound. That makes me wonder, how are our reserves as rebounders? I don’t really know, why don’t […]
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Time to Make the Mavericks look Conventional
Blogger Power Rankings First off, there is a new installment of the Blogger Power Rankings out this week. The Hornets keep hanging around that 6-8 spot. Can’t say I disagree. Enjoy, though I was a little short of witty contributions this time around, but the other blogs picked up the slack. Losses to Bad teams […]
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Give ’em The Bird
We were rooting for him to get back on the court as much out of the Hornet’s glaring need for frontcourt presence and consistent second-unit hustle as humanitarian interest, but in 2008 these and many other Hornets pages were buzzing about the return of Chris Andersen from his 2-year substance abuse ban. No one seemed to […]
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How tough is the upcoming road trip?
Not as tough as you might think, actually. Sure, the Hornets will play at Dallas, Cleveland and Detroit in a four-day span, and those three teams have a combined winning percentage of .796 this season on their home floor. In fact, the Cavs have yet to lose in Cleveland this season. But let’s look a […]
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The Knicks beat the Hornets
Nothing short of a miserable, ugly, horrible, frustrating game at New Orleans Arena tonight. The Hornets never got in an offensive flow and seemed a little unprepared for those New York Knicks running and gunning up and down the floor, as if the game plan was to keep Charles Oakley off the boards and John […]
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Can we pls get rid of Peja now?
40%… That was Peja’s percentage before this game against the Knicks… and he went 3-12 in this game so thats not going to help… Peja is not the player he once was. We have him in our team to space the floor and knock down 3’s. Some might say he hits clutch shots late (e.g. […]
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Game On: Knicks @ Hornets
Pretty big game for the Hornets tonight. Sure, the Knicks are just 5-14 on the road this season and they’re coming off a blowout loss to a short-handed Houston team. But, our next three games beyond this are on the road against Dallas, Cleveland and Detroit, so we need to take care of business at […]
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Remembering Bobby Phills
Three banners hang side-by-side from the rafters in New Orleans Arena. The left-most banner features the number 7, retired in honor of “Pistol” Pete Maravich back in 2002 when the Hornets played their first game in New Orleans. The middle banner, unveiled almost eight months ago before Game 1 against the Mavericks, commemorates the Hornets […]
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Just what is a Knickerbocker, anyways?
Matchup: Knicks(13-22) @ Hornets(22-11) Off Efficiency: Knicks 101.9(21st), Hornets 106.8(8th) Def Efficiency: Knicks 106.7(24th), Hornets 102.9(11th) A coaches system can generate shots, but players have to hit them. Mike D’Antoni has implemented his Suns-style offense in New York, and the team is doing what is asked of them, averaging more than 100 posessions per game […]
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The Hornets beat the Clippers
The Hornets barely broke a sweat as they demolished a severely depleted Clipper squad at the Arena tonight. Our guys didn’t look all that interested but still managed to win 107-80, our biggest margin of victory this season. Diving right into a bullet or two… Rasual Butler was the main event. He came out on […]
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Game On: Clippers @ Hornets
At last, the Hornets are back in New Orleans. It’s been three weeks since I’ve seen a game at the Arena so I’m all revved up for this one. The Clippers come in with a bad record and worse health. Zach Randolph (bellyache) and Chris Kaman (brain freeze) are both out, Baron Davis (being himself) […]
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The Clippers, Darius Miles, All-Star Game, and Trade Speculation
The Clippers visit Tonight I’m not going to do a formal Game Preview today because I wanted to post a couple other things instead. Still, here’s tonight’s game in a nutshell: The Clippers are 8-27 and have lost nine in a row. They are dead last in offensive efficiency, and 17th in defensive efficiency. Baron […]
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Who’s on your all-star team? January Edition
I’m back with the January version of all-star selections here at the 247. Same rules as back in December, but now we’ve got a little more to go on as far as player production. Again, this is strictly opinion-based, and has nothing to do with actual the All-Star Voting. I’m a Hornets fan through and […]
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The Jazz beat the Hornets
I was worried about the Hornets coming out flat against the Jazz after last night’s game. They didn’t come out flat at all, with Paul and West picking up where they left off last night and jumping out to a nice lead. Then the Hornets ran off the bridge, and the game was over in […]
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The DVR League Pass Report #9
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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Game On: Hornets @ Jazz
Time to forget all about that win in L.A. and get focused on the Jazz. The Hornets roll into Utah tonight for an 8pm tip (that be Central time). First meeting between these two clubs this season, and another chapter in the Chris Paul vs. Deron Williams saga. The Jazz are 20-15 on the season, […]