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Posted by Ryan Schwan
Tonight, the Hornets simply out-hustled the Phoenix Suns and evened Jeff Bower's head coaching record at 2-2. The Hornets owned a +18 edge on the glass and had an astonishing 25 offensive rebounds - one more than the total number of defensive rebounds the ...
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Posted by Niall Doherty
Hornets and Suns on TNT tonight, live from New Orleans Arena. Game tips at 7 p.m. Central.
We saw the PHX just last week, when they dropped 124 points on the Hornets in Byron Scott's last game as coach. The Suns lost to the Lakers the next night but have ...
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Posted by Ryan Schwan
The Hornets play the Suns tonight. I did a preview of this matchup last week before the Hornets went into Phoenix and were absolutely destroyed. Phoenix has continued its strong play and now stands at the top of the Western Conference at 10-2. ...
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Posted by Niall Doherty
Matt McIntosh of Storm Surge Photo was at Mardi Gras World earlier today for the unveiling of the Hornets' new Mardi Gras uniforms. He sent along some great pics. News release and video at the bottom of this post.
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Posted by Niall Doherty
Allen Iverson has walked away from Memphis in a huff , making him a free agent once again. Some folks in the comments here and on other sites have been wondering if the former league MVP would be a good fit in New Orleans. Let's see...
The case for Allen ...
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Posted by chipdouglas
Hey folks, I'll be filling in for Ryan and Niall from time to time, and tonight is one of those times. Given my handle, I'd make a joke about Medieval Times, but there's probably plenty of time for that later. Anyway, the important thing is the ...
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New Orleans Hornets
Los Angeles Clippers
Posted by Niall Doherty
Hornets looking to end their three-game slide tonight when they host the Los Angeles Clippers. Game tips at 7 Central.
These two teams met just last week in L.A., with the Hornets riding some hot shooting to a blowout victory . Since then, the Clippers have ...
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Oklahoma City Thunder
Chris Paul
Posted by Ryan Schwan
There's a lot of doom and gloom as the team struggles to get some sort of consistency going. That has, of course, inspired a storm of commentary and crazy on the internet. There are people trying to suggest trading Paul makes sense. (You never, ...
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New Orleans Hornets
Posted by Ryan Schwan
One step forward, two steps back. Tonight the Hornets took on a sharp and confident Hawks team and didn't lose contact until most of the starters came in a few minutes into the fourth. Then their starters came in, and the Hornets were quickly ...
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New Orleans Hornets
Atlanta Hawks
Posted by Niall Doherty
Hornets in Atlanta this evening to take on the Hawks. Chris Paul will not be playing after suffering a bad ankle sprain against the Blazers last night. I'm hearing he could miss up to two weeks.
Rookie Darren Collison will get the starting nod for the ...
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Atlanta Hawks
Chris Paul
Portland Blazers
Darren Collison
Posted by Ryan Schwan
After watching this game, I'm torn. On one hand, for the first time this season, I turned off a game after a loss and I was fine with it. Not only was I fine with it, I felt like I had hope that the season would turn around for the first time. ...
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Portland Blazers
Posted by Niall Doherty
Game One After Byron. The Hornets will take on the Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Arena tonight, game tipping just after 7 p.m. Central.
New Hornets head coach Jeff Bower will roll with the same starting lineup we saw Wednesday in Phoenix, and has ...
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New Orleans Hornets
Portland Blazers
Posted by Ryan Schwan
Point Differential
There are a bunch of reasons why Byron was fired, but lets be real. The primary reason was the number -4.7 . That's the Hornet's current efficiency differential, meaning that for every 100 posessions the Hornets play, they give ...
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Posted by Niall Doherty
The biggest news this morning is that Chris Paul was caught off guard by the decision to fire Byron Scott. Apparently the first he heard of it was at practice yesterday morning. Paul's words in the Times-Picayune :
"I felt like, maybe somebody would have ...
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Posted by Niall Doherty If you missed all
the news earlier today, check here . And now
for a few bullet points to gather my scattered thoughts: Last basketball season was very disappointing for New Orleans sports fans. At the ...
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Initial thoughts on the Hornets coaching change
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Posted by Niall Doherty
As confirmed by ESPN and NOLA.com . The Hornets will make a formal announcement at a press conference scheduled for 1 p.m. Central.
Updates will be posted here.
1:16 p.m. Update:
From ESPN's Marc Stein on Twitter :
Our own @ricbucher reports that ...
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Posted by Niall Doherty
The Hornets got trounced tonight in Phoenix, 124-104 ( box | recap ). The Suns put up 40 points in the first quarter, 75 in the first half, and the Hornets never threatened. About what you'd expect when a bad defense meets a good offense.
Some late-night ...
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Posted by Niall Doherty
The Hornets wrap up their three-game road trip tonight in Phoenix, taking on the red hot Suns. Game tips at 9:30 Central on ESPN, and you can watch it live online via ESPN360.com .
The Suns have surprised everyone with their 7-1 start, their lone loss ...
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Posted by Ryan Schwan
Matchup: Hornets(7-1) @ Suns(3-5)
Off Efficiency: Hornets 105.0(15th), Suns 110.6(3rd) Def Efficiency: Hornets 107.7(22nd), Suns 106.0(20th) The Suns have defied expectations and came storming out of the gate so far this season. In a flashback to three ...
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Posted by Niall Doherty
Just what the doctor ordered.
The Hornets finally looked like a professional basketball team tonight, as they took apart the Clippers at the Staples Center. Our guys had it clicking on both sides of the ball, as evidenced by the 112-84 final score ( box | ...
