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Here was me thinking today would be the calm before the storm that is tomorrow's Game 1 of Hornets vs. Spurs. But no. Millions of stuffs be on the interwebs. Here's what I found… Tony Parker sat out the physical drills at Spurs' practice yesterday. Seems he's a little banged up after the first round… […]

There's so much to address here, I had a hard time getting started.  In the end, I did my usual thing and turned to the numbers to get rolling. Like the Mavs, the Hornets and the Spurs were pretty similar teams – there must be something in the water in the Southwest Division.  The Spurs […]

May day! New month, new series. I'm (mostly) ditching the Mavs talk today and looking forward to Game 1 of Hornets-Spurs, which tips this Saturday at 9p.m. Central. Here we go… Jim Eichenhofer has a nice introduction to the Hornets-Spurs series over at Hornets.com… The Spurs possess an obvious advantage over the Hornets in experience, […]

I started putting together my Hornets-Spurs preview this morning, but as I did so, I realized we have some time until Saturday's Game 1 against the Spurs and I wanted to take some time to look at the Hornet's success in round one, and evaluate what the Hornets did well – and didn't do so […]

The Hornets closed out the Mavericks in Game 5 last night, and will advance to face the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the Playoffs. There's an absolute mountain-load of stuff out there on the web today. I probably missed half of it, but this should keep you busy. Enjoy. We'll start with […]

There it is. The Hornets just got done putting the finishing touches on the Mavs in Game 5. It was a series some picked the Hornets to win, but never this easily and never this fast. It's the first time the Hornets have advanced to the second round since 2002, the first time they've got […]

The Hornets look to finish off the Dallas Mavericks at home in New Orleans this evening, as they do battle in Game 5 of their Playoff match-up. The Hornets lead the series 3-1. Game info… Game Time: 6:00pm Central. TV: TNT nationwide. Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM in New Orleans and the super-fantastic WIBR 1300-AM in […]

Game 5 gets going this evening at 6 Central. Ahead of that, we've got the usual dose of Hornets-Mavs chatter from around the web. Dig in. The big news this morning is about Avery Johnson canceling Mavs practice yesterday. Then his team decided to go ahead and practice anyway. Jeff Caplan tells the story in […]

Byron Scott will be presented with his Coach of the Year trophy before tonight's game, earning some deserved hardware to put on his mantle next to his championship rings.  Meanwhile on the other bench, a former Coach of the Year will be hoping his newest game plan will make it possible for his team to […]

Tomorrow, Byron Scott will be officially announced as the NBA's 2007-08 Coach of the Year. John Reid of the Times-Picayune broke the news… Before [tomorrow's] Game 5 at the New Orleans Arena, where the Hornets can eliminate the Mavericks with a victory, Scott will be presented with the NBA's Coach of the Year award. On […]

The Hornets took a 3-1 series lead over the Mavericks last night, and to follow up we've got more news, notes and quotes from around the funky interwebs. Enjoy. Oh, and don't forget to check Ryan's game recap, right here.  First we have Dirk Nowitzki, who was already putting this series in the past tense […]

The Mavericks are done.  I don't say that because they are down 3-1 and heading to New Orleans.  I don't say that because of the past history for the Mavs in tough situations.  I don't even say it because of any new wrinkle I saw in their game plan tonight.  I say it because they […]

The Hornets will try end their 14-game losing streak in Dallas when they take on the Mavericks in Game 4 tonight. New Orleans currently leads the series 2-1, and a win this evening would give them the opportunity to close it out back home on Tuesday. Game info… Game Time: 8:30pm Central. TV: TNT nationwide. […]

Hornets-Mavericks Game 4 tips in Dallas at 8:30p.m. Central this evening. Ahead of that, here's the latest words from around the web. Chris Paul quotes from an AP report… "All day long I'm going to keep feeding (West)," Paul said. "I'm going to keep being aggressive myself. We're going to keep playing our game. There's […]

I'll keep this one short and sweet. There's really only one key to the Hornets rebounding from their Game 3 loss to the Mavericks and grabbing a win in Game 4: All they need is for Chris Paul and David West to make the shots they normally make. That didn't happen on Friday, when Paul […]

The Mavs took Game 3 last night in Dallas to cut the Hornets series lead to 2-1. Here's the morning-after chatter from around the web. First off, over at The X's & O's of Basketball, there's some excellent commentary and video on the Mavs' defensive adjustments against the Hornets' pick and roll last night… In […]

The Mavericks showed up to play tonight. Whether they were energized by their home crowd, or just desperate not to go down 0-3, they came out aggressive from the start on both ends of the floor, and that made all the difference. Our Hornets took the Mavs' first punch pretty well, bouncing back from an […]

Thirteen consecutive losses in Dallas. No wins in the big D since January of 1998. The Hornets are well aware of those facts as they move to Texas for Game 3 of their Playoff showdown with the Mavericks. New Orleans has dominated the Mavs and built a 2-0 series lead at home, but can they […]

In case you missed it, here are the comments Jerry Stackhouse made during his radio show on Wednesday… "Chris [Paul] is such a great guy, I think he's been able to kind of deal with Byron Scott. I don't think Byron Scott is the best coach. I don't think he's the best guy to deal […]

Game 3 of Hornets-Mavs tips tonight at 7p.m. Central in Dallas. Here's the latest news, opinions and talk from around the web. To start, here's what Jerry Stackhouse had to say on the radio on Wednesday… "Chris [Paul] is such a great guy, I think he's been able to kind of deal with Byron Scott. […]