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The Missing Piece: Searching for Bruce and Danny
When fans dream of offseason acquisitions, they think of the ‘Big Fish’ – the current All-Stars and the guys who could be perennial All-Stars. Two or three guys every year fit that description, and more often than not those guys stay where they are or go to a big market. After those guys are off […]
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Grizzlies Can’t Bear the Hornets Frontcourt
In surprising fashion, the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 90-83 at the Arena. Not only was this a win by a non-negligible margin, but the Hornets led for the entire second half with the lead ranging from 1 to 16 points. The Hornets starting frontcourt played for 67 minutes scored 41 points on […]
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Game On: Grizzlies @ Hornets
The Hornets continue their marathon of a seven-game home stand with a contest against the 46-21 Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies have been one of the NBA’s best teams this season, boasting the league’s 4th best winning percentage (.687) and currently the 3rd seed in the Western Conference. At the end of January, they dumped overpaid […]
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Untying Winning and Losing
That guy just finished watching his team play, and he’s screaming at the top of lungs. No . . . he’s not happy . . . he’s clearly mad. Yes . . . yes, that’s it . . . a last second bucket decided the game. No . . . his team didn’t lose . […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 20
The Hornets may have gone 0-3 over the past week, but for the first time in over a month, we have a change within the top three. Week 20 1) Ryan Anderson, PF – 67 GP, 31.1 MPG, 56.0 TS%, 16.2% DRR, 6.9% TOR, .136 WS/48, 18.9 PER; Last Week: 1 Pretty rough shooting […]
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Hornets’ Inability to Convert High-Efficiency Shots Leads to 93-72 Loss to Warriors
Sometimes, there are a great deal of intricate details and sub-plots to games that end up determining which team wins and which team loses. Tonight was not one of those nights. The Hornets lost this game because, quite simply, they were not able to make shots. In particular, they found it particularly difficult to make […]
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Game On: Warriors @ Hornets
New Orleans kicks off their second to last homestand tonight against Golden State, the first of seven consecutive home games for the Hornets. Both the Hornets and Warriors will be playing just 24 hours after each team’s previous game, although both teams experienced far different results. While the New Orleans fell in a close game […]
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Slipping Away
One slip, and down the hole we fall It seems to take no time at all A momentary lapse of reason That binds a life for life A small regret, you won’t forget, There’ll be no sleep in here tonight One slip … one slip — Pink Floyd, One Slip Sports A 1-2 week for […]
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Hornets Lose to Wizards in Standard Fashion
Towards the end of the 3rd quarter I realized this was, more or less, just going to be a standard loss. The Hornets got killed from deep, the offense had flashes above mediocrity, blown out in the 3rd quarter, Monty confused us with Davis’ minutes, Eric Gordon faded in the 2nd half, blah blah blah…you know the […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Wizards
On the Ides of March, The Hornets head to Washington D.C. to take on some familiar faces in the likes of Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor. Will the Wizards stab New Orleans with a knife made of victory? Or will the knife be in the form of a loss and a blow to the Hornets’ […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 19
The Hornets have just a two point last-second victory over Portland to show for their most recent slate of games, finishing them with a 1-3 record and an average scoring margin of -6.25. Let’s try to find some bright spots in the team’s play over the past week, shall we? Week 19 1) […]
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Will a Lack of Rivers Help the Hornets Flow?
Austin Rivers has experienced a rough rookie season overall, but how will his absence impact the Hornets (and consequently, their NBA Draft Lottery standing) for the remainder of this season? For those teams who will be watching the NBA postseason from home, the loss column is arguably more important than the win column at this […]
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Hornets Survive Late Push to Sneak by Trail Blazers 98-96
Despite Portland finishing the game’s final seven minutes on a 19-11 run, New Orleans was able to hang on and notch a solid victory. We’ve seen this act before. With 6:53 remaining in the 4th quarter, the Trail Blazers called timeout immediately after a Greivis Vasquez 3-pointer gave the Hornets a 87-77 lead. However, not […]
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A Week of Collapse
When the air that we breathe becomes air that we choke When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our homes When your home on the range has been torn down and paved and The buffalo roam to a slaughterhouse grave What more will it take For us to know This is not a […]
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Game On: Blazers @ Hornets
In a game that figures to be much different than the two teams’ last game in New Orleans, the Hornets host the Trailblazers tonight in the rubber match of their three-game season series. About 3 1/2 weeks ago, Portland traveled to New Orleans less than 24 hours after a tough road loss in Miami for […]
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Grizzlies Pull Away in Third Quarter, Defeat Hornets 96-85
The Hornets trailed 20-13 with 2:28 left in the first quarter when Anthony Davis checked in and New Orleans put Anderson and Davis next to each other for the first time in the game. For the next 11 minutes, the two played off each other beautifully and New Orleans went on a 22-11 run to […]
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Pros and Cons 2013 – 2014 Pelicans Season Ticket Holder Changes
All New Orleans Hornets Season Ticket Holders know that it’s time to `renew’ and get their 2013 – 2014 New Orleans Pelicans Season Tickets lined up. Since this is the first season where the renewal process took place with Tom Benson in the captain’s chair, let’s take a look at the differences from prior seasons […]
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Hornets Blow 25 Point Lead in Loss to the Lakers. Everyone is Sad.
Monty Williams That’s the narrative after the Hornets blew a 19 point lead at home over the Lakers. Monty Williams On twitter, in the comments of the Game On, in text messages to me. It’s all about Monty Williams–in particular how it’s his fault for the loss. Except that it’s not only Monty’s fault. Yes […]
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Game On: Lakers @ Hornets
As we hit the stretch run of the season the narrative looks the same as last year: To tank, or not to tank, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous ping pong balls, or to take arms against a sea of playoff teams, and by opposing end […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 18
The Hornets finished their most recent week of games with a 1-2 record, sandwiching a win over Detroit between very bad losses to the Thunder and Magic. The same team that stepped up in crunch time against the Pistons folded down the stretch against the Magic, as New Orleans inexplicably blew a nine point lead […]