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I'm gonna take a pass on the usual game flow notes today, and just jump straight to crunch time of Hornets-Raptors last night. After Chris Paul uncharacteristically missed two free throws that would have put the Hornets up one with 25 seconds left, the Raps grabbed the board and called timeout. They inbound in the […]

I'll now take a break from my Chris Paul worship and give you a game preview for tonight.  Here we go: Game Preview!Matchup: Raptors(16-15) vs. Hornets(20-10)Relevant Blogger: Raptors HQ The Raptors come to New Orleans for a New Years day game, having somehow managed to lose to Houston two days ago after beating San Antonio […]

We've received a request from the Golden State of Mind Blog to answer some questions of theirs about our team in preparation for our upcoming January 4th game against the Warriors.  Since one of the questions, inevitably, was about Chris Paul and Baron Davis, I've decided to post here an piece I did back in September on The Hornets […]

Coming into the game yesterday, the Hornets had a nice-but-flawed winning streak going on. Sure, we'd won four straight by an average of 20 points, but those opponents had the combined winning percentage of Tim Floyd: NBA Edition. Then along came the Cleveland Cavaliers. True, they've got a losing record, too, but they had just […]

Bam! Make it a four-game winning streak, and we just sneaked ahead of Dallas in the standings. Yup, the Hornets done beat the Bobcats on this fine evening, and not even an NBA TV blackout in New Orleans could ruin it for me. Here's the usual dose of notes regarding said game of splendid basketball… […]

I must be feeling ambitious today, so have a second post!  If you want the game preview, scroll down, then come back and read this one.  Do it for the children.  And Chris Paul. A lot has been written about Chris Paul over the last few weeks as he's become a favorite target for stat-focused […]

GAME PREVIEW!  Matchup: Hornets(18-10) @ Bobcats(10-16)Opposing Blogger: Queen City Hoops  or Bobcats Bonfire The Hornets roll into their old home in Charlotte tonight to see if they can put down some Bobcats before being forced to rush back home and defend New Orleans from some Cavalier invaders and their so-called King. The unfortunate Cats were declawed from […]

Whoo! Damn that was an impressive win last night. I'm late writing this thing up because a couple bars got in my way coming home from Cooter Brown's last night. Those folks have League Pass and threw the game on a big screen for me and Mikey SeasonTickets. Add to that an alligator sausage po-boy […]

I'm fat and sleepy right now, having had a very nice Christmas, but I'm still going to do my duty and produce something for you to read prior to the game tomorrow.  But ya'll owe me, alright? GAME PREVIEW! Matchup: Hornets (17-10) @ Grizzlies (8-19) Opposing Blogger(and personal favorite): 3 Shades of Blue (Their Preview) To […]

Twas three nights before Christmas, and all through New Orleans Arena, the Hornets kicked ass. Oh yeah, our guys took care of business last night, crucifying the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, 110-76 (box | recap). I was in the building with a pen and a pad and one of my better shirts. Here's how it all […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves roll into New Orleans today with their league-worst 4-21 record. Our 16-10 Hornets will be waiting, as they try to build on their demolition of the Sonics in Seattle on Wednesday. Today's game really should be another easy one for the Hornets, but then the T-Wolves have already beaten us up in […]

Yeah, the Sonic's announcers said that last night.  Brings to mind fluffy bunnies, green meadows, and open skies, not Tyson slamming home three alley-oop jams in a five minute stretch or out-rebounding the three Sonics Big Men(16 total rebounds) by himself(17 rebounds). Anyways, I told Ron I'd do a game recap, and that I'd try to do something […]

Let's face it, our bench sucks.  While the second unit continues to be excellent defensively, anyone who watches the Hornets can tell they just can't score.  Armstrong, Wright, Butler, Jackson and Pargo score 1 point for every 1.2 points the opposing team scores.  That's obviously not supportable. So I spent about an hour last night […]

The Hornets were in Portland last night, and as expected, Peja Stojakovic sits out once again with that groin strain. I guess it's a good sign though that he's on this road trip. The Hornets start with the same five as they did for Phoenix: Chris Paul, Morris Peterson, Rasual Butler, David West and Tyson […]

Alright, I'm doing another game preview, but I suppose I should warn you.  I went back and took a look at the last game preview I wrote for a Hornets v Portland game(on Nov 2nd), and it had some great gems like these: "Peja, however, is not inconsistent""Julian Wright should play, and I'm sure he'll […]

Beer: $1Water: $3 That was the price list at the pregame BuzzFest yesterday, and the evening only got crazier from there. The BuzzFest delivered that same party atmosphere outside the Arena, something methinks I could never tire of. There was a dude on stilts dancing with random people, dozens of kids descending on a toppled […]

Dammit, that game sucked. Not only did we get beat 80-89 by the Mavericks, but pretty much everyone played like a dog and Peja Stojakovic aggravated that groin strain again. It doesn't look good for Phoenix tomorrow. But before we look too far ahead, let me revisit the misery of today's game… First Quarter It […]

Hello all!  In case you haven't noticed who posted this, 'tis I, Ryan Schwan, frequent commentator and owner of that The New Orleans Hornets Fan blog.  Ron and I have been linking back and forth for several months now, and frankly, I think Ron got tired of it.  So he invited me to join him […]

Just got done watching Hornets-Nuggets. Actually, I only caught the second half because Cox messed up my cable installation and it took me way too long on the phone to get it fixed. Anyways, the Hornets lost. 105-99. I don't have a bunch of notes for you on this one, but here's a few observations… […]

I decided to head to the Hornets-Sonics game early yesterday to catch some of that pregame Buzzfest all the cool kids talk about. Instead of biking it this time, I hopped on the streetcar and got talking with a Hornets season ticket holder named Mikey, who turned out to be super cool.  Down outside the […]