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Farewell to a True Pelican, Jason Smith
Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when you’re doing so to the longest tenured player from your favorite team. Jason Smith has given us so much on and off the court that it’s going to be hard to see him in anything besides a New Orleans Pelicans jersey, but especially one that says Knicks. When Smith […]
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Season in Review: Jason Smith
There were high hopes for Jason Smith following a promising 2012-13 season, despite the injury that left him riding the pine for the final two months of the season. Let’s head way back to the long long ago and see what McNamara had to say about J-Smitty after last season. “It was a tough season […]
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A Little Talk on Big Men
Jason: The way this team has played with Anderson compared to without Anderson is amazing. To me, he looks like a key piece to this team. And I mean key. He has weakness, particularly on defense and closer than 10 ft to the basket on offense, excepting putbacks, but it’s up to the brass to […]
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Trew 2 the Game #14: More on Media Day
This column appears every Tuesday exclusively on Bourbon Street Shots. What’s a Christmas, birthday, anniversary, graduation and new year’s eve party all in one? For a lot of NBA junkies it’s media day. Pelicans fans have been lucky, as a steady stream of Crescent City Basketball information has been running our way since the day […]
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Finding Fast Freddie
As if the constant churn of NBA personnel is not fast enough, the New Orleans Pelicans franchise’s former instability combined with its talented General Manager have kept the Pelicans, and New Orleans Hornets, from keeping players around long enough to really being identified with the franchise. Chris Paul was with the team for six years, […]
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Season In Review: Jason Smith
On March 1st of this year, Jason Smith was officially declared out for the remainder of the season. It was a tough season for Smith physically, but despite all the injuries he racked up, it was by far his most productive on the court. Even though he was playign with a partially torn labrum for the […]
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Eric Gordon: eHarmony
Finding the right partner isn’t easy. Eric Gordon has been unhappy for much of his time as a Hornet, but perhaps it’s because he hasn’t found that someone. With that in mind, I decided to watch some film in hopes of finding Gordon a special person. Last week, I debated whether or not Robin Lopez […]
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A Hero Falls
We are falling – falling to rise Pain is the guide out of the wastelands We don’t need a hero We are falling – falling to rise No charlatan to show you the light We don’t need a hero — Edguy, We Don’t Need a Hero Sports A 2-2 week for the New Orleans Hornets […]
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Jason Smith Will Miss the Rest of the Season
Hornets forward Jason Smith will miss the remainder of the season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder. His surgery is scheduled for next week and the team will release more details regarding the injury at that time. Smith suffered the injury attempting to block a Kevin Durant slam dunk back on December 12th, […]
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Beneath the Screen: So Nice To See You Again, Mr. Gordon
With Eric Gordon returning to the team soon, and the Hornets offense looking terrible, I thought now would be a good time to look at how Gordon will help the Hornets offense. When going through film, I was looking at three main areas: Gordon in isolation, as the pick and roll ballhandler, and as a […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Clippers
The last time these two teams got together, a three-point contest broke out in the middle of an NBA game, and thanks to Ryan Anderson and Greivis Vasquez, the Hornets pulled out a thrilling victory. Can it happen again? Well, let’s take a look at how the Hornets can win this game. Keys to the […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 100: Special Guest Jason Smith and beating the Clips
Jason Smith joins us for the 100th In the NO Podcast to talk about how he developed his game, his relationship with the coaches, a solution to him getting smacked in the face all the time, and I try twice to get him to toss Monty Williams under the bus. Then we talk beating the […]
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Hornets Win Three-Point Contest, Defeat Clippers
Hornets go 15 of 25 from deep to end seven game losing streak
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Game On: Hornets @ Clippers
The Hornets head to LA to face an old friend
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Hornets Defense Swarms the Bulls in the Windy City
Hornets walk into the United Center without Eric Gordon and Anthony Davis, but walk out of there with a victory
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In Demps We Trust: Dell Makes the Right Call on Player Options
Dell Demps had to decide the futures of Greivis Vasquez, Al-Farouq Aminu, and Xavier Henry this week. Were his choices off the mark or a stroke of genius?
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Just Around the Corner
Jake takes a look at how small adjustments in the Hornets’ 3-point shooting could make a huge difference for the offense.
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The Hornets and the Play-Ifs
‘Tis the season for the “if” game. McNamara plays along, listing the top “ifs” for the potentially playoff bound Hornets this year
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Your 2011-12 MIH (Most Improved Hornet) – Jason Smith
In a season featuring a good bit of disappointment for the Hornets, one pleasant surprise has been the vastly improved game of Jason Smith on both sides of the ball.
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Hornets Speak About New Ownership
Hornets Coach Monty Williams along with forwards Jason Smith, Lance Thomas, & Al-Farouq Aminu give their thoughts on the new ownership.