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I'm both happy and disappointed with the win tonight. On one hand, we beat another top-tier Western Conference team, despite some horrible officiating. On the other, the Lakers were missing their two starting big men, so we really should have turned it into a blowout instead of having our starters in there until the death. […]

Hey look! Another big game! The LA Lakers are in town this evening to take on the Hornets. Of course, that means we get to see two supernatural MVP candidates balling their asses off. Oh yes, it's the battle everyone wants to see… Kobe Bryant vs. Melvin Ely.  Game info… Hornets (W-L): 43-20 Lakers (W-L): […]

Tonight's matchup is huge, as we take on the Lakers, owner of the best record in the Western Conference.   In honor of the matchup, I bring to you a question exchange with one of the most thoughtful and enjoyable bloggers out there, even if he does write about the Lakers: Kurt of Forum Blue and Gold. […]

Some shizzle to pass away the evening… Lots of talk today on the internets about Bruce Bowen's cheap shot on Chris Paul last night. Here's Henry Abbott's take on the whole thing… Here's what I saw: One of the gems of the NBA, young Chris Paul — tiniest of MVP candidates — heads to the […]

Nothing short of a huge, massive and colossal win by the Hornets at the Arena tonight. They stood up to the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, refusing to be pushed around and bullied out of the game. The result was an emphatic blowout victory, which ties the season series between the teams at two apiece. […]

Last of the season series between the Hornets and Spurs at the New Orleans Arena tonight. A win for us would tie it at 2-2, which might work nice when it comes to judgment day. Info… Hornets (W-L): 42-20 Spurs (W-L): 44-19 Game Time: 7:00pm Central. TV: CST Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM in New Orleans […]

After the outpouring of joy over my American Idol post yesterday, I'll now return you to our ordinary programming.  But be warned, I have more geeky comparisons to make, and in the future, I will make them.  Oh yes, I will. Perhaps my favorite statistical site, The Wages of Wins Journal penned(er . . typed) […]

I'd like to claim that my wife makes me watch American Idol, but I can't.  I started watching it last season, and have continued this season because it's fun to mock the singers, the judges and host.  Sometimes, there's even been some solid performances. So last week when the top 12 of American Idol were set, I had a flash […]

Not much Hornets-related stuff on the internets as the team takes a three-day break between games. Allow me to fill the void with some shizzle… As you've no doubt heard by now, CST and the Dish Network have agreed on a multiyear deal, meaning everyone can now see the Hornets on TV here in New […]

I can't be mad at the loss tonight. I'm pretty proud of the way the Hornets played. The Rockets are red hot right now, but we refused to just roll over and give them another win without a fight. We got down big a couple of times, but managed to rally back and make a […]

The Hornets are in Houston this evening, trying to snap the Rockets' 17-game winning streak and avenge that 20-point drubbing they dealt us at the Arena two weeks ago. The noteworthy stuff… Hornets (W-L): 42-19 Rockets (W-L): 41-20 Game Time: 7:30pm Central. TV: CST and NBA-TV Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM in New Orleans and WIBR […]

Lots of good things to take from last night's win over the visiting New Jersey Nets. The Hornets did kinda sleepwalk through the first half and should have turned the game into a complete blowout, but I'll choose to focus on the positive today. It is the weekend after all. Notes, from my notebook to […]

Ron is still sleeping off his joy over Juju somewhere, so no recap yet, but we have a game tonight so I'm going to throw up a post about it now. The Rockets roll into town on fire, having won 17 straight games by big margins.  Remember when we won 9 straight by 18 points […]

Tonight: The New Jersey Nets take on your New Orleans Hornets at the Arena. Four tough games beyond this one so a win would be glorious. Based on their record, you could say that the Nets suck, but as Tyson Chandler told SI.com, everybody's gunning for the Hornets these days… "Teams get up for us. […]

One of Abraham Lincoln's favorite stories was about Ethan Allen, a Revolutionary War Hero, who visited England after the war had been won. Ethan and the new United States were the butt of many jokes by the English proprietors of the boarding house he was staying at, and they tried to rile him up by […]

A great couple hours of entertainment at the Hive tonight. The Hornets never really turned it into a blowout against the visiting Atlanta Hawks, but we seemed to be in control most of game and cruised to a nice win. There were plenty of funky highlights to keep the crowd buzzing, and then everyone about […]

Back home in New Orleans are them Hornets this evening, following their mighty 1-1 East coast adventure. The Atlanta Hawks will be the opponent, but it matters not. We will crush them with equal parts kung fu and superior dribbling skills. Game info.. Hornets (W-L): 39-19 Hawks (W-L): 24-34 Game Time: 7:00pm Central. TV: None. […]

Chris Andersen was fun to watch in his first year as a Hornet.  Despite that being 1 BCP(Before CP) and the year the bottom fell out for the Hornets, he, PJ, and Dan Dickau made that season at least watchable if not truly enjoyable.  He was pure energy, loved to dunk, and seemed to be […]

Because we're so incredibly important and fantastic, we got passed along some photos and info from the Jordan CP Launch Party, which went down at a fine establishment called Republic in the Warehouse District here in New Orleans last Friday night. Yeah, right after we got done beating the Jazz. As the name would suggest, […]

As the season enters the stretch, the MVP race has boiled down to Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Kevin Garnett.  All are worthy, and I won't be upset over any of them winning the prize.  I fully expect it to be LeBron or Kobe, but it's still pretty amazing that Paul, in his […]