The Hornets

ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 5/6/2008 on highfivehoopschool.blogspot.com [flag]

I expected the Hornets to be in the play-offs this year, but I had no idea they would be this good (partially because they are never on television). As I watched the game tonight, I realized that nobody mentions Jeff Bower among those who deserve the Executive of the Year Award. Instead, Danny Ainge and Mitch Kupchak's names are mentioned. I see this as a problem with professional sports. We [link]

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Tuesday Bullets
Published 5/6/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... As many have pointed out, but must be pointed out again and again, Jeff Bower deserves a lot of credit for assembling that Hornets roster. ...

Hornets-Spurs Game 2 Aftermath: Tuesday news wrap
Published 5/6/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... A great blog entry here from a dude named Brian McCormick, who says Hornets GM Jeff Bower deserves high praise for putting this New Orleans team together... ...

Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Links
Published 5/6/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
... afterthought? Ball Don’t Lie - Folks, that game-clock error did not decide or mar the game. Hoops Addict - New Orleans lives Ric Flair’s dictum “To be the man you gotta beat the man.” Blazers Edge - Evaluating the front-office successes in Oregon this season. Mavs Moneyball - Jason Kidd Poll: valuable asset or over-the-hill, incompetent point? BMac’s Blog - Why hasn’t Jeff Bower’s name been mentioned as Executive of ...

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