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Posted by Joe Gerrity
June 23, 2010
Hornets fans must be so sick of talking about Chris Paul rumors. I know I am, so I've decided to start making stuff up to balance out the universe. It's pretty unfair that all the major "rumors" have the Hornets superstar heading elsewhere. Pretty clearly the time of Hornets fans would be better spent thinking about potential trades that actually help the team.
Made up rumor number one: LeBron to New Orleans
Posted by Joe Gerrity
May 27, 2010
Dear Mr. Thibodeau,
I write to you today not as a member of the media, but as a hopeful New Orleans Hornets fan who wants ever so much to see his favorite team bring home an NBA championship.
In an off season in which no less than six head coaching jobs will change hands, it's no surprise that a man with your credentials and personal recommendations is being sought after, especially given the Celtics stifling defensive performances throughout the playoffs. Bravo, might I add.
Now, I'm not here to tell you how great you are, since I really have only come to know the details of your supposed genius rather recently. We can leave that to the writers who have had the privilege of covering your previous and current employers, since they are obviously more qualified than I. What needs to be said is something more relating to the city of New Orleans and the team that the Hornets can be(e).
Posted by Joe Gerrity
April 03, 2010
It happened. Facing one of the worst teams in NBA history, the Hornets made it very clear how far they have fallen in the last couple months. The Nets absolutely obliterated the Mosquitos (that's the bug I find easiest to squash). Let's take a look at the positives first, and then touch upon what went wrong.
The Good Stuff
The Hornets moved one game closer to locking up the 11th spot in the lottery.
Posted by Niall Doherty
April 03, 2010
Come on now, Hornets, surely you can muster enough interest to beat the Nets at 6:30 Central tonight.
The Nets are just 10-65 on the season, 6-32 at home, but they have won three of their last five, including a W over the visiting Spurs (sans Parker and Ginobili) last Monday. On Wednesday they got back to their losing ways against the Suns.
The Nets were in New Orleans on January 8th, when the Hornets managed to not quite blow a 10-point lead in the last two minutes en route to a 103-99 win. Courtney Lee dropped 28 points in that one, while David West led the Hornets with 32 and 10 boards.
Brook Lopez has been impressive in the middle for New Jersey lately, averaging 22 and 10 in his last five.
Pace: Nets 93.6 (24th), Hornets 94.7 (16th)
Offensive Efficiency: Nets 97.6 (30th), Hornets 104.8 (16th)
Defensive Efficiency: Nets 108.3 (25th), Hornets 107.1 (23rd)
(Many thanks to Dariusz for today's banner featuring Chris Paul. Be sure to check out more of Dariusz's designs in our Wallpapers vault.)
Posted by Niall Doherty
January 08, 2010
A disappointing win for the Hornets tonight, if there is such a thing. Facing a woeful 3-win Nets team at New Orleans Arena, the Hornets led for most of the game, several times going up double digits, but they could never quite blow it open. The Nets were able to score with ease for much of the night, and finally put together some defensive stops in the fourth, overcoming a ten-point deficit in the final two minutes to steal the lead with eleven seconds remaining. Thankfully Chris Paul had some heroics up his sleeve and Yi Jianlian saw fit to set an illegal pick, resulting in the Hornets coming away with their fifth straight win. 103-99 the final score (box).
Those two guys were the heroes for the Hornets tonight. Everyone else was suspect.
West came up huge, scoring 32 points on just 18 shots, grabbing 10 rebounds (5 offensive) and doing a solid job guarding Brook Lopez and Yi at different times. West's jumper was dialed in and the Nets gave him plenty of room to fire. Bad idea for them.
The Nets gave Paul plenty of attention on defense and so he didn't look to score much, launching just 9 shots and making 4 of them. CP was content to suck in the defense and find his teammates for open looks. Half of his 18 assists were to David West, and he surely would have had a bunch more dimes had his wingmen been hitting.
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