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The Memory Remains: What’s at Stake
Let me preface: I’ve been wanting to say some things for a while, and have finally been inspired to do so by some posts and members of this community, obvious events of the past year, the 100 day challenge, this Jazz article, and this quote from Jac Sperling: “It’s about New Orleans.” So this is […]
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Becoming a Hornets Fan
I have an ax to grind today. For most of this season, The Fan has taken a beating in the sports world. I’m not talking about despicable events at games. That’s messed up WAY beyond what I’m talking about here. I’m talking the abstraction, the archtype, and attacks on that idea and the people that […]
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How L.A. Helped LA
When the NBA’s 2011 playoffs started, I had little love for the Lakers in my heart. I appreciated their history, their rich tradition, and their role in the NBA, even as my envy produced a simultaneous loathing. I won’t catalog their laurels as is done in the tales of old because that is pointless; these […]
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Season Ticket Sales Update: Select-A-Seat
In a brief break from the playoff news: Folks have been talking about attendance for a while, so here is a post addressing it. You ask, we provide. I was down at the Hornets’ Select-a-Seat event today. This event, for those who have never been, is where season ticket holders can walk around the Arena […]
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Game On: Suns @ Hornets (and some thoughts on attendance)
Phoenix Suns (38-40) @ New Orleans Hornets (45-33) Update- No Steve Nash. The picture below scared him off. Pace: Suns 96.8 (8th), Hornets 90.8 (29th) Offensive Efficiency: Suns 106.9 (9th), Hornets 104.1 (18th) Defensive Efficiency: Suns 106.9 (22nd) , Hornets 101.8 (7th) It’s another must-win game for the the Hornets if they want to secure […]
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Hornets247 Season Tickets
Hornets247 community: It’s a dark hour, if not the darkest.  It’s a rainy day and the river is rising.  We are under the eyes this season, both on the court and off. There is no need to catalog the trials we are enduring here. No . . . this is a different kind of post . […]
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Chalk Talk with Gil McGregor
Before the Hornets played the Kings on March 12, 2011, I sat down with a small group of season ticket holders in a Q&A session with Hornets television announcer, Gil McGregor. Harold Kaufman, Vice President of Communications, assisted on some questions that fell into his bailiwick. Before going on with the details of the Q&A, […]
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Stuff Money in Your Pockets, Help the Hornets
New Orleans Hornets fans have had a crash course in all aspects of fandom in the past year.  Trades. Ownership. Coaching. Management. Sponsorship. TV deals. Leases. Attendance. Injuries. Public Relations. More Trades. Labor Deals. Playing time. It’s overwhelming. In response to this, we will have a ongoing series of posts: Being and Becoming a Hornets […]
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Hornets Press Conference Regarding Attendance Benchmarks
This is the press conference with the Governor, Mayor, City and team leaders in which they announce that the Hornets have met attendance benchmarks.
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Game On: Thunder @ Hornets
Matchup: Thunder (28-15) @ Hornets (29-16) Off Efficiency: Thunder 107.4 (6th), Hornets 103.0 (17th) Def Efficiency: Thunder 105.0 (16th), Hornets 98.5 (3rd) Pace: Thunder 95.8 (11th), Hornets 91.1 (30th) The Hornets look to continue a fantastic January against the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in front of what is expected to be another big crowd. With […]
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Saints Loss Bodes Well For Hornets Attendance
With the Saints out of the playoffs, and no chance for Lombardi Gras II, it is quite officially basketball season in the Big Easy. People might not want to hear it, but when the Saints are playing, the Hornets play second fiddle. It’s a sweet fiddle, but the second one nonetheless. With first fiddle out […]
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Introducing The Save Our Hornets Foundation
The following is from SaveOurHornets.com, the official website of the Save Our Hornets Foundation: Every empty seat that we see in the Arena is a seat that could be filled with a smiling youngster. Through increased positive exposure to basketball at a young age, these fans will have a higher likelihood of attending games later […]
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Introducing Homegrown Night
The Hornets, more than any NBA team, put on quite a show for their fans. Nobody else does pregame parties every game with live music. There isn’t another team that gives free beer to their season ticket holders, while charging only a dollar for everyone else. There are inflatable games and basketball hoops outside the […]
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Gotta Support the Team . . .
Writers have been saying for years that New Orleans is not a pro sports town, and that we won’t keep the Saints or the Hornets. Some even say we don’t deserve them. I’m sick and tired of it. You know who can’t support professional sports? L.A. They let 2 NFL teams walk (in the past […]
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Eff the Hornets Attendance Problem
I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. Not because I’m worried about the team actually being moved, or because the seemingly arbitrary (although probably not) number of 14,735 is particularly meaningful to me. No, it’s because I’m sick of playing defense. I’m sick of having to defend New Orleans as a basketball city. […]
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Attendance Through the Years
Since there has been a good deal of attendance discussion lately, I’ve been tinkering with pulling together a post. The article I posted earlier today beat us up pretty good, so I wanted to give a little bit of information in this journal. Looking at the data below, I don’t see how our economy, […]