New Orleans Hornets

Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Phoenix Suns 110-103 on Thursday night.

In their never-ending quest to remind us what city they play in, the New Orleans Hornets unveiled special Mardi...

By Associated Press Joe Johnson scored 26 points, Jamal Crawford added 21, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New Orleans Hornets 121-98 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.

Chris Paul's loss was Tim Floyd's gain. From here on into the foreseeable future, they'll win and lose together. Paul said he was not sure firing Byron Scott as head coach was the change the struggling New Orleans Hornets needed to make. Floyd said the opportunity to rejoin the club as a top ass...

By Associated Press Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash combined to hit all eight of their first-quarter shots and the Phoenix Suns used a sizzling opening period to beat the New Orleans Hornets 124-104 on Wednesday night for their eighth victory in nine games.

Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash combined to hit all eight of their first-quarter shots and the Phoenix Suns used a sizzling opening period to beat the New Orleans Hornets 124-104 on Wednesday night for their eighth victory in nine games.

NEW YORK - David Lee scored a season-high 28 points, Al Harrington had 13 of his 24 in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks earned their first victory of the season by beating the New Orleans Hornets, 117-111, last night.

By Celticsfantatic Final Score: Boston 97, New Orleans 87 Peja Stojakovic netted 26 points and Chris Paul contributed 22 points and eight assists for the Hornets, who were coming off a 97-92 home win against Sacramento on Friday. New Orleans went 13-of-28 from beyond the arc.

By Rafael Uehara 1 – Boston Celtics After only three games played on the season, the Celtics already showed us why they are the strongest team of the league. At this point of the season, premiere week, when everybody is healthy and when even Rasheed Wallace seems motivated, Boston showed its true colors. A hu...

Tony Parker scored 17 points before leaving the game after a hard fall and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 113-96 on Wednesday night.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -The Hornets' draft-day trade that brought former LSU star Marcus Thornton back to his home state is looking pretty good.

With so many new faces on the roster, the Hornets have decided to spend the first six days of training camp away from the distractions of New Orleans. The team will be training at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, which is about 140 miles west of New Orleans. "With six new faces, I just wa...

LAFAYETTE - New Orleans Hornets President Hugh Weber said Wednesday that the decision to hold training camp outside of New Orleans was based in part on a desire to strengthen connections between team members and fans in the region outside of New Orleans.

Facing the possibility of a roster with about a half-dozen new faces, Hornets Coach Byron Scott figured some early bonding might be in order this season.

The Clippers have acquired shooting guard Rasual Butler and cash from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2016.

“Tyson and his family handled it very well,” Hornets team president Hugh Weber said. “It was a very difficult situation. (Hornets owner) George (Shinn) did sit down with Tyson and had a conversation with him. He said, 'OK, get your feelings out and ...

New Orleans Hornets have big summer ahead concerning roster decisions NOLA.com, LA - Jimmy Smith Byron Scott to Sacramento? NewOrleans.Com Will Scott Be Among Changes In New Orleans? RealGM.com Future in Question for Hornets Coach Byron Scott The National Sports Review

I wonder how George Shinn and Chris Paul will feel when hearing this? Scott spent two seasons as an assistant for the Maloof brothers in Sacramento from 1998-2000 under Rick Adelman. The franchise posted its first back-to-back winning seasons in 20 ...

I am saying it right now- there is no way the Lakers get bounced before the NBA Finals. A Lakers/Hornets Conference Finals would be fun simply to see Chris Paul do his thing, but barring a major injury, the Lakers are a lock (and of course by that I ...

The Rockets have won five in a row and are coming off Monday's 86-66 rout of the New Orleans Hornets at the Toyota Center. Yao Ming returned to the lineup with 22 points and seven rebounds, while Von Wafer scored 13 points for Houston, which will put ...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Paul is a wondrous ballhandler and passer. It is very difficult to keep him out of the lane and almost impossible to contain him once he gets there; when Paul gets into the paint, he usually scores, draws a foul or feeds a teammate for a wide open shot. He has improved his field goal percentage each season of his career, has become a reliable three point shooter and is an outstanding free throw shooter. His passes are creative, accurate and easy to handle. Unlike Steve Nash, he is not a defensive liability. In fact, Paul is very disruptive defensively because of his quick hands and toughness. Early in his career, some of the more muscular point guards could overpower him but that is not really the case anymore. He plays with an edge, often looks like he i...   [read the full post]

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By Drew Barton Coming off their big win against Boston, the Blazers had every right to feel confident. Instead, the pre-game show, pre-game blogs and so forth were all talking about the danger of a let-down, calling this a trap game. How does a game with a team that should be your rival for years to come becom...

Coach Kurt Rambis chats with Money from New Orleans about the Hornets precision with the pick-n-roll, Ariza's emerging role and the team looking to go 7-0.

Rumors of the demise of the Dallas Mavericks have been greatly disseminated, and frankly, it’s a little puzzling. This season? The Mavericks were picked fourth in the Southwest Division behind the Hornets, Rockets and Spurs. 1. Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd 2. Josh Howard

By J.E. Skeets The rest of the side stories? Tyson Chandler, second chance. David West, middle of the pack in the Draft, unheralded, All-Star. Morris Peterson, finally interesting. Peja, came back. James Posey, only interested in 60 wins and shoving Kirk Hinrich, two things we’re way into. Julian Wright,...

By Matt Moore As for my predictions? Well, last year was some of the best basketball from the Rockets I've seen to date - right up to the part where they got killed by Utah . They definitely crashed and burned. This year? Well, I know it's pretty arrogant, considering the Western Conference company the Rock...

Simply put, the Hornets cannot get to the next level if they don't improve the bench. Posey is here to provide some consistency to the reserve unit. He can also fill a variety of roles. He can play the 2, 3 or 4. Look for Byron Scott to use this guy everywhere. He could back up Peja one night, Mo Pete the...

My All-Time starting five is a tough one because of the relationships you establish over the years. Chris Paul, Dell Curry, Alonzo Mourning, Rex Chapman, David West. There could easily be the entire starting five of the current team but I have to respect the friendships of the past. David Wes...

Charlie Villanueva (PF, Milwaukee) for Rasual Butler Why Milwaukee wouldn’t do it:  Milwaukee’s new GM is probably looking for a big splash and Charlie could be a valuable piece in a bigger trade.  Yi Jianlin did get injured this year, so Charlie is a good insurance policy.

To determine the value of a pick, I determined an overall ranking based loosely on the Wages of Wins Win Score(My favorite player eval score) and applied it to all the players who have been taken in the drafts since 1984.  I also cut off my evaluation of players after 2005 since most players do...

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) The Hornets played much better defense in the second quarter and cut the lead to 58-51 by halftime. A lot of attention is rightfully paid to the offensive skills of Paul and West but New Orleans is an excellent defensive team (the first quarter of this game notwithstanding). ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy said that New Orleans' defense starts with Paul and center Tyson Chandler, noting that "Paul has got great lateral quickness and great instincts," while Chandler is a very good post defender, "the one guy who gave Yao Ming trouble one on one"--and Van Gundy should know, since he coached Houston last year. I've seen some nonsense statistics recently that purportedly show that Paul is not a good defensive player but the problem with these numbers is t...   [read the full post]

By Lang Whitaker Really quickly, the Pistons moved on, without their point guard and without any real sense of urgency. Their win makes me 9-0 thus far in my Playoff predictions. I think I’m still ahead of ESPN’s assembled stat nerds. If I’m the meathead dude who can’t do math, I’m glad I’m restoring the natura...

By David Friedman Don't interpret this post to be some kind of eulogy for the Spurs. This is not the time for that--yet. Although history shows that teams that win the first two games of a playoff series at home virtually always win the series, the veteran-laden defending champions should not be counted out. The Spurs have led at halftime in both games only to get blitzed in the third quarter on each occasion. They must find a way to avoid the offensive dry spells that have plagued them right after halftime and they must tinker a bit with their defensive game plan: Paul is a pass-first player, so I think that the Spurs should stay at home on guys like Stojakovic and Peterson and force Paul to shoot more often; of course, that plan won't work if Paul gets into the paint an...   [read the full post]

The Spurs threw some zone D at us to start the fourth quarter, and managed to shrink a 16-point Hornets lead down to 9. The Hornets figured it out quick though, getting more penetration from Paul off the pick and roll to free up Tyson at the rim and Peja at the three point line. Just like that, we'd...

Melvin Ely is crazy. All while Byron Scott was doing his press conference. A week old but worth checking: Chris Paul is your geometric MVP. Oh, I've ditched the Hornets-Mavs links in the right sidebar and put up a few relating to Hornets-Spurs. More will likely be added as I find them.

Before the Hornets take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday, Scott will be named the NBA Coach of the Year. Not at all," said Pargo, the Hornets backup point guard, on Monday after the New Orleans Hornets completed practice. "I...

1 Mavs bring game plan, Hornets don't In the first two games, the Hornets came out with a solid plan and exploited the Mavericks' weaknesses. In Game 3, the Mavs became the aggressor, rotated tightly on defense and gave Chris Paul little room to operate. 3 Chris Paul didn't

For New Orleans, perhaps worse than giving up those easy points is having guys end up in foul trouble. Peja Stojakovic and Bonzi Wells both had their minutes limited because of exactly that in Game 1, while Tyson Chandler suffered the same fate in Game 2. Luckily, such foul trouble hasn't cau...

The Mavs were eliminated in the first round last season by a point guard in Baron Davis who was too big and strong for Harris to defend. Now, they are down 0-2 to a point guard who is too quick for Kidd to defend. And what about the 2-0 lead New Orleans will bring to Dallas?

I just got back from watching a near-flawless performance by our New Orleans Hornets in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs. They came out breathing fire in the first quarter and dumped 39 points on the freshly adjusted Mavericks. A nice start indeed, but a basketball game is made up of four of those per...

Jason Kidd was 5-of-8 from three tonight. That's not normal. In fact, I think the last time Kidd nailed five three-pointers in a game was the week before never. Sure, the Hornets can't give him those same W I D E open looks in the Playoffs, but I'd rather take my chances with Kidd tossing them up fr...

The New York Daily News reports that former Seattle Sonics general manager Rick Sund is one of two final candidates for the New York Knicks general manager position. The other is former Philadelphia Sixers president Billy King. An editorial in the Memphis Commercial Appeal advocates tha...

The Suns just got done blowing out the Spurs in San Antonio tonight, so that means the Hornets are again two games clear of everyone at the top of the Western Conference. The Lakers play the Clippers tomorrow before we meet Kobe and Co. in LA on Friday. Big game right there.

Also losing today were the Phoenix Suns, who scored a whopping 9 points in the fourth quarter to blow a 13-point lead to the visiting Mavericks. Meanwhile, the Spurs beat the Blazers to keep within 1.5 games of the Hornets. Tonight, the Lakers are in Sacramento and the Rockets are in LA to face t...

By David Friedman The Hornets are considered one of the most surprising teams of this season but maybe we should not be quite so surprised; last season, Chris Paul missed 18 games and David West missed 30 games. West's extended absence proved to be particularly damaging; the Hornets were 28-24 when he played (.538) and 11-19 (.367) when he did not play. Also, Peja Stojakovic played just 13 games for the Hornets in 2006-07 but this season he is healthy again and he has reemerged as one of the league's best three point shooters. Paul and West each earned their first All-Star selections this season and it is only natural that more on court time together has translated into improved play not only from an individual standpoint but also in terms of the team's overall per...   [read the full post]

Chris Paul facetiously said he wished he could be half as good as Alston thinks he is. That win puts us back on top of the mighty Western Conference. Technically, we're tied with the Lakers and their identical 46-21 record, but we're above them in the standings because Chris Paul has nicer sho...

By Aggrey –Hornets win it, 120-103. My only complaint with Byron Scott is that he leaves his starters in too long. Free Julian Wright (not really–at least not yet)! Really though, free the Birdman! If Melvin Ely’s not gonna get minutes, they need an alternative to Motel 6. I saw local high school star Gr...

Nice game last night for the Hornets. We were missing Tyson Chandler (flu) and Morris Peterson (back spasms), yet still managed to beat the Memphis Grizzlies comfortably in the end, 112-99 ( box | recap | standings ). Screw you, LeBron James. We don't need you anymore.

What the Hornets did in San Antonio last night was nothing short of pure dominance. Our guys rolled into town with a swagger and may have finally convinced the basketball world that New Orleans is for real. How can we be ignored after handing the defending champs their biggest loss of the seas...

By Eric Williams 29 -- The amount of points New Orleans’ Chris Paul scored in the game. He also had 10 assists, leading his team to a 91-88 win. Did you see that? -- With Seattle nipping at New Orleans’ heels Chris Paul buried an off-balance 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to put his team back ahead 80-78. The H...