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NBA Team Improvements – and Declines
Forgive the echo chamber this blog became the past few days – I got hit with probably the worst cold I’ve ever had and am still kinda slow, even managing to exhaust myself today by simply venturing out to purchase a new Christmas Tree. Yeah, I feel pathetic. I didn’t even participate in this weeks […]
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Why do professional athletes feel they need to carry firearms?
In the last 5 or so years, professional athletes have had a rash of gun-related problems that have really come to the forefront of sports news coverage. Even our own beloved Hornets are not immune to this issue, as Rasual Butler can attest. Given this weekend’s issues with Plaxico Burress accidently shooting himself in a […]
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The Blazers beat the Hornets
I really shouldn’t complain too much about the game tonight. A 2-1 result on this road trip was about as good as I had hoped for. Beating the Nuggets last night was a nice surprise, but taking out the Blazers in Portland on a segababa is a lot to ask. The Rose Garden is a […]
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The Blazers’ Commentators Suck: 1st Half
Ok I’m watching the game Blazers vs Hornets game on League Pass right now. There’s currently 4:07 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. Already their commentators have reminded me how much I hate them and how bad they suck. Here’s some key points: Our Power Forward is this Doug West guy. Hmm he apparently has […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Blazers
The Hornets will try to build on yesterday’s impressive win in Denver when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers tonight, game tipping a little after 9:00 in the p.m. We’ve already seen the Blazers once this season, beating them 87-82 at New Orleans Arena two weeks ago. They’re 5-2 and since then, 10-6 overall, and […]
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The Hornets beat the Nuggets
It’s no secret that the Hornets have been struggling this season. The offense has often looked stagnant, the defensive effort has been lacking, and Bill Simmons thinks he has a feeling that maybe there could be some tension brewing between Byron Scott and Chris Paul. Recent beat downs of some of the L’s worst teams […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Nuggets
Due to our Hornets being all watchable and stuff, they get a primetime matchup with the Denver Nuggets tonight on TNT. Game tips a little after 9:30 Central, by which time we should all be good and fat and blurry. The Nuggs beat the Clippers in a tight one out in L.A. last night, and […]
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Playin’ the Nuggets, but First a Word
My initial reaction was much the same as our fellow Hornets Blogs when I read ESPN’s Bill Simmons’ most recent NBA article. I’m sure most of you have seen it by now, but in a nutshell he says that Chris Paul is showing signs of having turned on Byron Scott. I wanted to dismiss it, […]
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The Hornets beat the Clippers
The Hornets handled the short-handed LA Clippers in Los Angeles, surging ahead in the third quarter, which finally allowed West and Paul to play less than 40 minutes for once. Despite strong shooting by the Clipper’s rookie Eric Gordon, the rest of their team couldn’t keep pace and weren’t able to get back in it […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Clippers
The Hornets begin a three-game road trip when they take on the Clippers tonight in L.A. at 9:30 Central. The Clips currently have the third-worst record in the NBA universe (2-11). They also have our old friend Baron Davis of the Davises. Tonight’s game isn’t on CST, so go find yourself some League Passness or […]
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Blogger Power Rankings
The 4th edition of the Blogger Power Rankings is up over at The Bright Side of the Sun, and not too surprisingly the Hornets have fallen all the way to 10th. I’m pretty surprised the Pistons are still in the top 10, and that Portland is rated over the Hornets, but I don’t find most […]
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Time to Sink some Clippers
Hornets(7-5) @ Clippers(2-11) Offensive Efficiency: Hornets 106.7(4th), Clippers 94.9(29th)Defensive Efficiency: Hornets 102.6(13th), Clippers 105.2(24th) The Clippers should roll out their newest acquisition tonight against the Hornets: Zach Randolph, recently acquired from the New York Knicks for Cat Mobley and Tim Thomas. That trade brought them yet another big man to pair with Camby and Kaman, […]
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Do Me A Favor During the Clippers Game?
Some of you may know, I’ll be making a trip from Las Vegas tomorrow from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to see my very first Hornet’s Game, or even real NBA Season game. I’m extremely excited. I don’t have CST on League Pass so, If any of you guys happen to see me on TV […]
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The Hornets beat the Thunder (again)
Ho hum. That’s pretty much my reaction to the game tonight. We certainly didn’t dominate like we did last night in Oklahoma City, but it was a pretty good game for the fans, Chirs Paul and David West put up sexy numbers, and there’s free Popeyes chicken wraps for anyone who wants one. Let’s get […]
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Game On: Thunder @ Hornets
Not much new to say here. We just saw these guys last night in OKC. They sucked pretty bad. We won by 25. Their coach got fired after the game. I’d expect more of the same (sans the pink slip) tonight. This is a nice stretch for our guys to get some confidence back and […]
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The Hornets beat the Thunder
Well, that felt good. Blowing out an opponent for the first time this season was nice, even if it was the lowly Thunder. The Hornets won by 25, and none of our starters played more than 29 minutes. Bullety goodness: I don’t think Chris Paul broke a sweat tonight. Not once did he put on […]
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Nice bench effort. Still too many box score oddities.
Obviously we’re not going to get too fired up about a blowout win over a team that probably would finish middle-of-the-pack in the Big Sky Conference… but there’s something refreshing about things going the way they’re supposed to. The bench situation has had me worried since last year’s playoffs. I was never a Pargo fan […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Thunder
I’m not a religious man, but please oh please oh please god don’t let us lose to the Thunder tonight. Amen. Game tips a little after 8:30pm, late start because ESPN are doing the televisual thing. I’ll be checking in on the comments regularly throughout the evening. Linkage: Ryan’s game preview / analysis of the […]
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Hornets’ Issues, early season
We are 10 games into this ’08-’09 season, and suffice it to say things have not gone as well as one would like. The problem is the issues facing the Hornets might be worse than its showing right now. Sure it’s no secret that the Hornets’ shooting has slumped lately, but that is the tip of the […]
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A Litany of Woes
The Game Tonight(Hornets @ Thunder) Yes – we have a game tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and another game against them tomorrow night too. I probably should be writing about that, but I’m not going to, because the disaster that is the Thunder is much less interesting to me than the struggles of the […]