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In the NO Podcast Episode 99: Talking Rebuilding with The Daily Thunder
Royce Young of the DailyThunder ESPN Truehoop blog joins us to talk about how the Thunder built themselves a contender on the back of draft picks and young players. Then the guys talk about what they’ve seen over the last four games, worry about Anthony Davis – and then preview the Clippers and Jazz. Enjoy […]
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Nuggets overmatch Hornets
The Nuggets took it to the Hornets to end the second and open the third and the game was over.
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Game On: Hornets @ Nuggets
The Hornets continue their roadtrip, traveling to the Mile-High city to take on the Nuggets, where they hope to end Denver’s 3-game winning streak.
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Same Ol’ Situation
Three games end in an all-too familiar way, and more deja vu?
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The Missing Piece: Reclamation Projects
Go big or go home on these possible missing pieces
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Making the Transition: Slow Down to Speed Up?
Austin Rivers is not an exceptional athlete by NBA standards, and his development with the New Orleans Hornets may accelerate once he embraces that fact.
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In the NO Podcast Episode 98: Talking Eric Gordon and the Suns with Valley of the Suns
Michael Schwartz of the Valley of the Suns blog and DraftExpress.com joins us to talk about Eric Gordon and his team going into the game between Phoenix and New Orleans on Friday. His offer for Gordon was really good. Of course, the Hornets can’t trade Gordon to the Suns anyways per league rules. Sigh. Enjoy […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Pacers
The Hornets kick off a four-game road trip by going against the toughest defense in the league on the back end of a back to back. Oh, and no Anthony Davis.
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Hornets Lose to Knicks as Davis Convalesces
The New York Knicks irrecoverably stomped the New Orleans Hornets in the first and the third quarters.
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Rapid Recap: Knicks Blow Out Hornets in Third, Sail to Victory
The Knicks took control in the third quarter and cruised to a 102-80 victory over the struggling Hornets.
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In the NO Podcast Episode 97: Red Hot Shooting
Michael and I break down the OKC and Milwaukee games, lament the horrible turnover and perimeter shooting issues, address the rage directed at Austin Rivers, and then preview the games against New York and the Indiana Pacers. That’s a pair of teams that look very different this year. Enjoy the Podcast! Want it on Itunes?
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That Was a Long Short Week
Rome wasn’t rebuilt in a day.
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In the NO Podcast Episode 96: Bucksketball and Brandon Jennings?
Michael and I are joined by the excellent Jeremy Schmidt of Bucksketball to talk about the 5-2 Milwaukee squad the Hornets play against Saturday which also has a pair of guards Hornets fans may be eyeballing for their own squad. Then we break down the Houston Game, Michael tries to call me out, we actually somehow […]
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Making the Transition: Dare to Compare to Tony Parker
Hornets fans want a star from their “other” rookie first round selection, but Austin Rivers is struggling . . . does this mean he will not be a star?
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Hornets fight back from 21 down, fall just short
That game felt a bit like a disaster for a time. It’s hard to take a 39 point quarter and feel warm and fuzzy. Yet I do, because these guys never lay down and die. Vasquez, who laps up underdog moments like a Kardashian does attention, would not lay down and take it, (unlike the […]
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Game on: Hornets @ Rockets
It’s early, but five games in, the Hornets are giving indications as to what sort of team they will be. Ryan unloads a bundle of advanced stats about both teams, points out why the Hornets have a good defense, and gives the key to the game.
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In the NO Podcast Episode 95: CBA guru Larry Coon on Aminu, Gordon and Smith
Michael and I are joined for the first part of the podcast by Larry Coon, CBA Master and writer for ESPN.com. He talks about what options the Hornets have for retaining Al-Farouq Aminu, whether the Hornets can Nick Collision-ise Jason Smith, and weighs in on Eric Gordon’s situation. Then the two of us tackle what […]
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It Was the Best of Games, It Was the Worst of Games . . .
This week the New Orleans Hornets showed themselves and fans the road ahead.
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In Defense of Austin Rivers’ Defense
Austin Rivers has been associated with offense from the start, but is his defense his strength at the moment?
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In the NO Podcast Episode 94: Gordon goes to LA, leaves no guards behind?
Michael and I come at you from the closing minutes of the Philly game. We talk about what we saw in that game, talk about the news that Eric Gordon is going to LA to ahem . . . rehab, and then preview the Charlote Game. We even begin speculating on what Eric Gordon is […]