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Hornets still on upgrade

13 Oct 2008 12:33:18 PDT

There are a number of hot favourites for the NBA division titles but the Southwest is more wide open and New Orleans are worth a wager here.

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Hornets, Wizards set for preseason game in Berlin

13 Oct 2008 11:36:52 PDT

PR-inside.com) BERLIN (AP) - From Beijing to Berlin, All-Star point guard Chris Paul is getting a firsthand look at the globalization of basketball. Paul, who won a gold medal with the U.S. national team at the Beijing Olympics in August, leads the New Orleans Hornets against the Washington...

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Europe is a business trip for New Orleans Hornets

13 Oct 2008 00:58:08 PDT

Chris Paul and the Hornets are looking for serious improvement on their trip to Europe.

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Hornets caravan rolls into Monroe on Wednesday

12 Oct 2008 22:00:00 PDT

The NBA's New Orleans caravan Hornets will visit Monroe on Wednesday to promote education and discuss the upcoming Hornets season. The caravan includes the Hornets broadcast team (Bob Licht, Gil McGregor, Sean Kelley and Gerry ...

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Analyzing the New Orleans Hornets 2008-09 Schedule

11 Oct 2008 21:10:26 PDT

A prime basketball maxim is that for a player to experience succes, they "Must play with Confidence." Last year, the Hornets schedule was custom built to breed that very attribute in the Hornets. For the first two months of the season, 31 games in all, Chris Paul's team only faced six games...

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2008-09 Southwest Division Previews

11 Oct 2008 21:00:19 PDT

Dallas Mavericks Jake Kerr: Mavs Moneyball Memphis Grizzlies Joshua Coleman: 3 Shades of Blue New Orleans Hornets Rohan: At the Hive ticktock6 & mW: Hornets Hype Ryan Schwan & Ron Hitley: Hornets247.com San Antonio Spurs Graydon Gordian: 48 Minutes of Hell

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New Orleans Hornets news and blogs - October 13, 2008

13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit New Orleans Hornets news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Monday Bolts -- by Royce from The Thunderworld
• Hornets, Wizards set for preseason game in Berlin - International ... -- by imported from Dutch Info Network
• Good morning, sweet world: Gary Payton's jersey -- by J.E. Skeets from Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
• Hornets' Tyson Chandler Waxes Poetic on Tax Breaks for Middle Class -- by Quibian Salazar-Moreno from Black Voices Blogs
• Southwest Division Team Previews from Celtics Blog -- by Jeremy from Pickaxe And Roll: Front Page Posts
• NBA Southwest Division Preview -- by rwolstat from Courtside
• Blogger Previews: Southwest Division -- from Hornets247.com Blog
• Hornets Win Preseason Showdown with Spurs -- from Most Sported
• 30 Previews In 30 Days: The Los Angeles Clippers -- by Basketbawful from Deadspin: Nba
• Previewing The NBA's Southwest Division According To Bloggers -- by Truth About It from Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog

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Opinion: FanHouse Roundtable: Guess the West

09 Oct 2008 08:30:00 PDT

Written by Tom Ziller
Filed under: Hornets, Jazz, Lakers, Mavericks, Rockets, Spurs, Suns, Trail BlazersThe Knights of the FanHouse Roundtable have assembled to consider the NBA in '08-09. In this dispatch, we discuss the contenders of the Western Conference. Be sure to also check out the hub of our NBA Previ...

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New Orleans Hornets 2008-2009 Season Preview

08 Oct 2008 22:14:34 PDT

But it's up front where the Hornets are really thin. Behind Chandler and West, Byron Scott has at his disposal Melvin Ely, Hilton Armstrong, Ryan Bowen and Sean Marks. Deep like a puddle of mouse tears. If Tyson or D-West get hurt for any significant stretch, the paint will not be a happy place f...

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NBA Preseason Power Rankings

08 Oct 2008 10:31:38 PDT

CA - New Orleans Hornets—Chris Paul had an MVP caliber season last year and proved he's the best point guard in the league. With one more year under his belt and ...

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The Hornets beat the Warriors

05 Oct 2008 20:55:06 PDT

The main three guys I was focusing on tonight though were Mike James, Hilton Armstrong and Julian Wright. I'd consider those guys to be enigmas for the Hornets this season. Everyone else on the squad, we pretty much know what to expect. So here's my notes on those three...

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Opinion: Crystal Ballin': Southwest Division

02 Oct 2008 15:18:00 PDT

Written 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...

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Hornets Training Camp and Pre-season Battles Commence

01 Oct 2008 14:42:15 PDT

Oh - and in case you missed it, ESPN's Marc Stein started the Hornets out 3rd in his Power Rankings, while ESPN's John Hollinger picked the Hornets to win 50 games and come in 4th in the Western Conference. Of course, Hollinger also picked the Hornets to not improve last year at all and on...

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Should the Hornets have Traded Peja Stojakovic?

26 Sep 2008 14:48:06 PDT

Our Flawed, Overpaid Veteran for Your Flawed Overpaid Veteran: For recent examples see Larry Hughes, Ben Wallace, Jermaine O'Neal, TJ Ford, Luke Ridnour, Stephen Jackson, Troy Murphy, Al Harrington, and Mike Dunleavy. These trades are almost always meaningless in the end - and are usu...

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The New Orleans Hornets as: The New Orleans Saints

18 Sep 2008 18:00:40 PDT

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...

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Random Thoughts: Season Previews

16 Sep 2008 14:43:36 PDT

This season, however, I haven't been able to respond with outrage to the predictions being made for the Hornets. In fact, the've been so favorable I almost cringe when I see them. High expectations can backfire dangerously - just ask the Phoenix Suns Fans. ESPN predicts the Hornets to fin...

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Opinion: Q&A with Gerry V

30 Jul 2008 20:12:01 PDT

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...

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Opinion: Hornets Rout Spurs Again to Take 2-0 Series Lead

06 May 2008 05:37:42 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: The Hornets beat the Spurs; lead series 2-0

06 May 2008 01:45:09 PDT

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...

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Opinion: David West Dominates as Hornets Throttle Spurs, 101-82

04 May 2008 06:57:00 PDT

Written by David Friedman
West scored 11 points in the third quarter as the Hornets took a 74-66 lead. Michael Finley opened the fourth quarter with a three pointer to make the score 74-69 but New Orleans steadily pulled away after that. The Spurs' quarter by quarter scoring went 27-22-17-16 while the Hornets scored at least 22 in each quarter. Less than two minutes later, Paul passed to West on the right wing. West faked a jumper, took two dribbles into the lane and made a tough runner. Shockingly, the friendly New Orleans scorekeeper did not give Paul an assist on this play. Paul is a very good point guard and he hardly needs to have anybody padding his statistics. What's more, this is not fair to West--who is generating a lot of his offense on his own--nor is it fair to the play...

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Opinion: Hornets-Mavericks: Tuesday news wrap

29 Apr 2008 12:05:43 PDT

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...

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Opinion: Hornets-Mavericks Game 3: What to watch for

24 Apr 2008 19:17:35 PDT

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...

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Opinion: Hornets-Mavericks: Thursday news wrap

24 Apr 2008 12:55:21 PDT

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?

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Opinion: The Hornets beat the Warriors

06 Apr 2008 19:15:20 PDT

The Warriors started fast, and led 31-22 after the first quarter. They had Stephen Jackson guarding Chris Paul, Baron Davis guarding Morris Peterson, and Monta Ellis guarding Peja Stojakovic. For whatever reason, we didn't exploit the Peja-Monta match-up too good, instead opting to tu...

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Opinion: Let's Put the Mavericks in Their Place

20 Feb 2008 08:48:22 PST

Matchup: Mavericks (35-18) @ Hornets (36-15) While Kidd is expected to play tonight, Howard and Stackhouse have missed the last couple games with minor nagging injuries. It looks like Howard will play, but Stackhouse is still a game time decision.

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Opinion: The Hornets beat the Grizzlies

09 Feb 2008 22:47:26 PST

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.

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