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Matchup: Grizzlies(13-36) @ Hornets(33-15) Off Efficiency: Grizzlies 102.8(16th), Hornets 107.4(8th)Def Efficiency: Grizzlies 108.0(29th), Hornets 101.3(6th)Relevant Bloggers: 3 Shades of Blue(Their Preview – And the Format I Stole) The Hornets have taken out Memphis three times this year, but the Grizzlies made two of them overtime games behind some amazing long distance shooting by Rudy Gay […]

We take on Memphis Saturday night for the first of a trio of games against teams with poor records.  One of my favorite blogs is 3 Shades of Blue, which features a triumvirate of contributers that churn out Memphis Grizzly content at an obscene rate.(Triumvirate is a cool word.  I need to join one.)  With […]

The magic is back, baby. The three game slide sobered us all up and made us forget that buzz the Hornets have been delivering so much this season, but tonight's game in Phoenix was probably the best bundle of funkiness yet. I can barely form a coherent thought right now because my brain has never […]

Okay, time to stop losing. The Hornets will try to halt their three-game skid in Phoenix this evening, but it will be no easy feat against the Western Conference-leading Suns. Hilton Armstrong is very excited… We do catch a small break tonight, since the Suns' trade for Shaquille O'Neal has now been made official. That […]

Seriously.  What did you expect?(Edit: Just realized some of you may not have heard about this.  Suns are probably acquiring Shaq for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks.  Reliant on a physical)  The Suns have proven that under Sarver's direction they are entirely focused on short-term savings.  They've traded away draft picks and several promising young pieces for […]

With Ron in a hazy Mardi Gras-induced delirium, I volunteered to do the recap for the Utah Game.  However, I'm not really a masochist, and the memory of that game is about as welcome as a scorching hot case of 'rhoids.  I'll hit a few points from the game at the end of this post, […]

The Hornets will try snap their two-game slide when they visit the Utah Jazz this evening. The hosts have won eight straight, which is impressive I guess. All eyes will be on the Chris Paul / Deron Williams match-up, because that's where the amazing is supposed to happen. Zee essentials… Hornets (W-L): 32-14 Jazz (W-L): […]

Matchup: Hornets(32-14) @ Jazz(30-18)Off Efficiency: 108.4(3rd), 107.4(8th)Def Efficiency: 100.6(5th), 103.1(13th)Relevant Blogger: I was going to say My Utah Jazz, then I saw this post. Last week the Hornets got some hype, some All-Star love, first place in the West, and then promptly forget everything that had gotten them to that position.  The last two games […]

A few weeks back, we began a quest to find David West a nickname. It proved to be a popular mission and you fine readers were funky enough to make a bunch of suggestions. Some were good, some were bad. There didn't seem to be any clear way to pick a winner however, so we […]

Hello, losing streak. The Hornets bounced into Sacramento last night, and got their ass handed to them by the Kings. We went down big early, trailing by as much as 26 points in the second quarter. There was an attempt at something resembling a comeback but it fell well short. Final score was 103-112 ( […]

The Hornets are in Sacramento for a tussle with the Kings tonight. It's the first stop on a three-game road trip, which will also see us visit Utah and Phoenix, so a strong start would be great, fantastic and all-round awesome. Facts, Jack… Hornets (W-L): 32-13 Kings (W-L): 20-24 Game Time: 9:00pm Central TV: CST […]

The Hornets buzz into Sacramento tonight, and in preparation for the battle, I exchanged questions with the masterful blogger Tom Ziller of Sactown Royalty and AOL Fanhouse fame.  He asked me if I felt that David West had topped out, wondered how the Hornets are so effective on defense, and if  Peja's signing is good or bad for […]

Wow! Chris Paul and David West were just announced as All-Star reserves live on TNT. Chris Paul, we knew you were due. Congrats on your first, dude. I'm sure you'll be back for many more. But how about David West? Damn, I didn't see that coming. No doubt in my mind that he deserves it, […]

My defense of Morris Peterson was more popular than I thought it would be, getting linked by Truehoop and Kelly Dwyer at Yahoo! and was mentioned on The Basketball Jones podcast.  So here's a little follow-up posting my full table of 5th options.  Again, this list was created by taking the lowest-scoring player with starts in at least half their team's games.  […]

3:21 left in the game tonight, the Hornets trailing by nine points. Baron Davis pulls up and sinks a long three over Jannero Pargo and Chris Paul. As folks start heading for the exits, I scribble down four words in my notes… Baron. Deep. Salt. Wounds. This game was strange in many ways. Firstly, we […]

The Golden State Warriors are in New Orleans tonight, and that means we get to welcome Baron Davis back to the Big Easy for the first time since we traded him for, well, pretty much nothing back in 2005. Of course, we done picked up the anti-Baron in the draft a few months later and […]

Before I get to the game preview against the Golden State Warriors tonight, I wanted to address some complaints I've seen about Peterson's performance for the Hornets.  It appears very easy for the casual fan to take a look at his scoring average this season and dismiss him as a bad signing and a poor […]

I stumbled across this blog today, where an interesting idea be brewing… "My challenge to Mr Shinn: Have one game a year in the Superdome, let it count toward the average attendance benchmark, and I'll buy two season tickets." Could this really work? The writer, Ashley Morris, asked John DeShazier of the Times-Picayune for his […]

Everyone knows Mikey. He's the New Orleans Hornets mega-fan who yells his head off at every home game (and the odd road game within driving distance) and always has a comment or three for radio host Joe Block at the postgame show at Gordon Biersch. The dude always has something to say. But, with 3:34 […]

The Hornets will try to keep the good times rolling tonight as they host Allen Iverson and the Denver Nuggets at the New Orleans Arena. Our guys are coming off Saturday's superfunky win in San Antonio, while the Nuggs dropped one in Dallas yesterday. The Nuggets have been without Carmelo Anthony for the past few […]