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Tonight the Hornets be battling the Cavaliers at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. That likely means mucho MVP talk, since Chris Paul will be sharing the court with that Lebron James kid, who has also been known to play the basketball quite well from time to time. I'm sure CP could care less about […]

So, after attacking the whole "Playoff Inexperience" argument thingy yesterday, I wanted to address something else that is irritating me.(It's nice to have a blog)  I'm sure at some point this season you've heard that if Chris Paul can just raise his steals numbers a little bit, he'd be the first player in NBA history to average […]

Definitely not the best of performances from the Hornets tonight, but in the end they came away with a W over the Pacers. Actually, not only did we start off the six-game road trip with a win, but David West once again teabagged the opinion of Rafer Alston, while Chris Andersen finally got to spread […]

And so begins the longest road trip of the season. The Hornets are in Indianapolis today to face the Pacers. Those guys play in the East, where the rims are bigger and the guard dogs have less teeth, or so I've heard. Gonna skip the opposing team imagery today and just give you Tyson Chandler […]

Before we get to the game preview, I wanted to address an irritation.  A lot of analysts and commentators have been picking the Hornets as a first round casualty this offseason.  None of them can cite a basketball reason why that would be so, and instead they cite "playoff inexperience".  It's a pretty common refrain – […]

Welcome all, to the Blogger's MVP and ROY Ranking, Round 9.  Through the good graces of Alex of Brewhoop, Hornets247 was given the honor of hosting this round of voting and witty(or not) comment collation from bloggers around the web. In case you are new to the format, each blogger ranked their top ten MVP(Most Valuable Player) […]

On December 5th last, I attended my first Hornets game. The Detroit Pistons, one of the top-tier teams in the NBA the last half decade, were in town on a Wednesday night and just over 10,000 people showed up to see them take on the home team. There wasn't much noise when the Hornets raced […]

Twas a glorious time at the New Orleans Arena tonight. The Boston Celtics, owners of the NBA's best record, sweepers of Texas and hyped by all the media in the land, came into the Hive and found out first-hand what we've been seeing all season: The Hornets are for real. Notes from 305… Final score […]

One of the most anticipated games of the season for the Hornets at the Arena tonight. The Boston Celtics are in town, fresh off their sweep of Texas and boasting an NBA-best 55 wins. But fear not; the Hornets are badass in their own right. Should be a good battle. Game info… Hornets (W-L): 46-21 […]

Matchup: Celtics(55-13) @ Hornets(46-21)Off Efficiency: Celtics 107.5(10th), Hornets 108.3(7th)Def Efficiency: Celtics 95.7(1st), Hornets 102.2(5th)Blogger: CelticsBlog.com The Celtics roll into New Orleans tonight for a clash of Titans.  So far there is no confirmation of the rumor that Garnett was weeping in terror and Paul Pierce had to be sedated to get him on the plane […]

A fine game at the Arena tonight. The Hornets sputtered through the first half before turning it on after intermission and blitzing the visiting Rockets. Rafer Alston didn't feel much like talking afterwards. Let's dive into the notes… Final score was 90-69 ( box score | recap | standings ). We had a tough time […]

No preview post today, so I'm getting this gameday thread up nice and early. Hornets vs. Rockets tonight at the Hive. Let's kick it off with some imagery… Now I'm not saying we should shoot Rafer Alston or anything; I just really really really want the Hornets to shut him up tonight. Dude's mouth-to-game ratio […]

((Part of this item was previously posted on Forum Blue and Gold in response to their request for me to argue CP3 for MVP))  Last night Paul was a force of nature, pure and simple.  People will focus on his offense and the open court steal he pulled off just as the Bulls had managed to finally […]

Some shizzle for your perusal on a Tuesday evening. We'll start with another image of Chris Paul from last night's game… (source: NOLA.com) It's actually that same moment captured in the pic atop the game recap, but this angle really captures the fire in his eyes, that primal killer instinct, the absolute refusal to be […]

Chris Paul, man. The kid is just incredible. There was I hoping he wouldn't play tonight for fear he'd worsen that ankle, then he comes out and drops 37 points (15-of-21 FGs), 13 assists and 3 steals on the Chicago Bulls. Stuff of legend. Chris scored 16 points in the fourth quarter alone, leading the […]

The Chicago Bulls are in town to take on the Hornets on this fine St. Paddy's Day. The Bulls have lost three of four, but did have the whole weekend off to contemplate life and the wonders thereof. Notables… Hornets (W-L): 44-21 Bulls (W-L): 26-39 Game Time: 7:00pm Central. TV: CST Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM […]

Wow, these games are coming fast and furious.  Not much time to rest those bad ankles our players are hauling around. I meant to mention this yesterday, but the brutal difference in long-distance shooting last night triggered memories of the other big blowouts we've been hit with this year.  To see if my memeory was […]

Ron is busy today, so I get to bring you the recap.  At least he says he's busy.  He always sticks me with games we lose, the psychic bastard. I'm not that upset about this loss.  It was a blowout, sure, but there were enough positives here that I don't feel bad.  Here's my observations: […]

The Hornets are in Detroit today to take on the Pistons. It's a matinée showing due to ABC picking the game up and broadcasting it a country seriously deprived of Hornets basketball. Welcome to the party, America. Game info… Hornets (W-L): 44-20 Pistons (W-L): 47-18 Game Time: 12:00pm Central. TV: ABC Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM […]

Early game tomorrow, so I figured I'd get this up now in the hopes that a few of you may get the chance to read it.  Let's roll: Matchup: Hornets(44-20) @ Pistons(47-18)Off Efficiency: Pistons 108.1(9th), Hornets 108.4(7th)Def Efficiency: Pistons 100.2(4th), Hornets 102.3(7th)Piston Blogs: Detroit Bad Boys, Need4Sheed Detroit and New Orleans last met way back […]