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First – I wanted to point you to the Bloggers MVP and ROY twice-monthly ranking that was recently posted over at sixers4guidos.com.  Unlike the previous three efforts, I participated.  They like me!  They really like me! Chris Paul is 4th, but the difference between the number 1 spot(LeBron) and Paul at number 4 is a whopping 8 total […]

Every season, various NBA analysts will produce a column about scoring in the NBA.  These columns always focus on the offensive side of the game, and declare the season a success if lots of teams are scoring more than 100 points a game.  (I'm not really a fan of this, since I get a lot […]

Sweet. The Hornets just extended their road winning streak to seven games with a hard fought win over the Rockets in Houston. Here's how it all went down… Pregame Houston are riding a season-high five-game winning streak coming into this one, despite the absence of Tracy McGrady. He's missed the last nine games due to […]

Since just about all of you could watch last night's game nationally televised on ESPN, I took it easy on the note taking, kicked back and enjoyed the Hornets putting an ass-whupping on the Miami Heat. It was a nice bounce-back from the loss to the Lakers on Wednesday. Lose by 29. Win by 26. […]

Matchup: Heat(8-28) @ Hornets(23-12)Offensive Efficiency: Heat 99.6(23rd), Hornets 104.5(13th)Defensive Efficiency: Heat 104.5(23rd), Hornets 100.5(5th)Relevant Blogger: Crazy from the Heat The Heat have fallen far from their championship, and there appears to be little end in sight.  Shaq is injured, out and slow, Alonzo Mourning is injured, out and slow, Jason Williams is injured and slow, […]

Before I move on to posting about tonights game, I wanted to attempt to address the 10,000 pound elephant in the room: The new lease agreement between the State of Loiusiana and the Hornets.    Several new details have come out about the agreement and I thought some of the initial reporting was misleading and/or confusing, […]

Just a quick post to highlight what Jim Eichenhofer's got going on over at Hornets.com. He's collecting questions from fans which he'll later pose to Chris Paul, and CP will likely answer these questions with a variety of words and sentences. Click here to get to the Big Easy Buzz Blog and post your question. […]

With our guys coming off a flawless three game road trip and playing their first home game of 2008, the Arena was hyped for the Hornets to take on Coby Karl Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. Unfortunately, the game sucked. It sucked a lot. Here's how…   Pregame Melvin Ely is out […]

Matchup: Lakers(22-11) @ Hornets(23-11)Offensive Efficiency: Lakers 107.3(7th), Hornets 105(11th)Defensive Efficiency: Lakers 101.3(7th), Hornets 99.9(4th)Relevant Blogger: Forum Blue and Gold The Lakers will be looking for revenge tonight against the Hornets, who set some personal and team records against them earlier in the year – Peja went 10-13 from 3-point range and Chris Paul racked up 21 […]

Time to break in on our efforts to get Fluffy a nickname, and talk briefly about something else. During one of his chats on ESPN.com, Marc Stein defended the Hornets being left off a contender list produced by their editor Andrew Ayres by stating that the Hornets had a recent history of fading.  My initial inclination was […]

Just gonna throw this out for some fun. In the comments for the last post, Bob suggested we start calling David West "The Finisher." I'm not entirely sold on that idea, but dude definitely needs a nickname. Any more suggestions?

So this past evening the Hornets rolled into Phoenix to play the Suns, who just so happened to have the best record in the Western Conference at 23-9. Add to that, the Hornets were coming off a fine but exhausting win in Golden State yesterday, and David West would not be available due to that […]

As I'm writing this, that movie The Hulk is on USA, and I'm thinking that dude has nothing on Tyson Chandler, who had himself a game against the Warriors tonight. Dateless again, I had nothing better to do than stay in and take some notes… First Quarter Rookie Brandan Wright, taken eighth in last year's […]

There have been a bunch of recent articles written about the biggest Disappointments/Surprises this season in the NBA.  Being a junkie, I've read most of them, but have found that none of them had any real stats behind them.  They all focused on big-market, big-name teams, so it was not a surprise that they all dwelled on disappointing teams like the Bulls, Miami, and […]

Tonight is the first game of a daunting back to back against relentless Golden State and Phoenix.  Considering the short bench rotation, if the Hornets don't control the pace in these games, our starters will be walkin' on rubber legs come Sunday Morning. The first game is against the Warriors and our old 'friend' Baron Davis.  Expectations are high […]

My buddy walks into my house a couple nights ago during the game against Cleveland, a big dumb grin plastered across his face, and says, "West's jumper is as soft as a fluffy bunny!" After I had stared at him like he was an idiot for a few seconds, he finally explained that he had […]

Time for the Hornets to get back on track and shake off that lousy loss to the Raptors on New Year's Eve. They're in LA to play the Clippers, and Jordy Hultberg reminds us in CST's pregame show that the Hornets have already won twice in the Staples Center this season. In those two games, […]

I've been meaning to get this posted for a long time now, so please forgive my lazy ass. Dariusz Ejkiewicz, known to a wider crowd since 2001 as Fartman and the very same dude who brought us the legendary 82 nights of Destruction a few months back, has delivered again. This time, Morris Peterson takes […]

I'm sure Ron'll get it up in the headlines to the right soon, but I decided I wanted to put it here too. Chris Paul is the Western Conference Player of the Month as he ballhawks his way towards a historical season. He's also #4 in the NBA.com Race to the MVP.

Holidays for me mean a big backlog of work – so forgive me if I don't give my usual game preview today.  Here's some key stuff about the Hornets game at the Clippers tonight:  Elton Brand(Ruptured Achilles), Shaun Livingston(Ruptured Knee), Sam Cassell(Various Geriatric disorders), and Tim Thomas(Soft Loser) are all out/or have been out this season.   As a […]