Tag Archives: Michael McNamara

In the NO Podcast Episode 67: All Eric Gordon

Ryan and Michael talk Eric Gordon. Lots of Eric Gordon. They talk his trade value, his injury history and what it might mean, they trade him, they don’t trade him, he signs for millions or just the qualifying offer. They try to predict where he’ll be next year. If Eric Gordon is on your mind, this is the place to be.


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Looking to the Future: Boom or Bust

Time to take a closer look at the guys who will either make the GM’s who pick them geniuses or unemployed.

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In the NO Podcast Episode 66: Special Guest David Thorpe weighs in on the young guys

Special Guest David Thorpe – NBA trainer, coach, and writer from ESPN.com – joins Michael and I to talk the young players on this team – what they need to do to grow, what they should and can focus on, and talks other young guys in the draft. He also seems to proscribe a trip to France to lose weight and tells us what he’d do with Eric Gordon if he was the Hornets front office.

This one is a good one guys.


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Looking to the Future: Minimizing Risk

Chicks dig the long ball, but most GM’s just want to get on base.

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In the NO Podcast Episode 65: Kentucky or UNC?

With a good eight members of the fourteen lottery slots in this comnig draft likely to be filled by players from Kentucky and UNC, Michael arranged for bloggers covering those teams to come on and walk us through each of those potential lottery picks and their strengths and weaknesses.

Our first guest is Glenn Logan of www.aseaofblue.com, who adresses all our questions about the unibrow, Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrance Jones and Marquis Teague.

Our second guest is Brian Barbour of www.tarheelblog.com, who answers questions about Harrison Barnes, Tyler Zeller, John Henson and Kendall Marshall.

A big thanks to both our guests!

It’s a monster podcast, hope you got some time to burn and get smart!


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Looking to the Future: Creating Our Own Luck

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Hornets247 Live Interactive Video Chat: Season Recap Show

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In the NO Podcast Episode 64: Part 1 and Part 2

Michael and I record a two-part podcast for your listening pleasure.

In part 1, we talk the end of the season, lottery odds, Point-Counterpoint about Eric Gordon playing in the Olympics, and because we can’t stop ourselves, a little about the players in the draft.

In part 2, we roleplay. Michael is Dell Demps, I am Monty Williams. We decide which players should go and which should stay after talking about each of the players in depth.

Part 1

Part 2


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Scouting the Eastern Conference Playoff: Potential Off-Season Targets

No Hornets in this year’s playoffs, but could there be some future Hornets?

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Looking to the Future: Drafting Commodities

The Hornets have two lotto picks this year, but history shows that it is unlikely that they both stay here long term. So, what should they do?

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In the NO Podcast Episode 63: Charlotte, AFA and drafting a keeper

Michael and I talk about the week that was, reminisce about one of the worst basketball games they’ve ever seen, and then Michael brings up just how often players drafted by their own team get a second contract from that team. The answer will surprise you. I know I was.


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Looking to the Future: Ranking by Position

Positions are dead, so we create classes of players in this new edition, and rank them accordingly. 

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In the NO Podcast Episode 62: What’s with all the Winning?

After taking a week off for Easter, Michael and I have the bizarre experience of reviewing a record of 5-2 for the team? Freakish – and alarming! We also talk Aminu’s improvement, Ayon’s regression, Gordon’s contract, Ariza’s benching, and Monty Williams calling Marco a Beast and “Everything he wants this team to be.” Wow.

Yes, that’s the A-Team below. I should say something like “And like the A-Team and Hannibal, Dell Demps’ plan is coming together” but I won’t. I put that picture there because the A-Team is cool.


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Looking to the Future: Looking to the Past

Looking back at the past of those predicting the future.

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Looking to the Future: Let the Games Begin

Don’t think that the fight for draft position is over just because the actual games have ended.

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In the NO Podcast Episode 61: The Unibrow Show

Okay, Michael and I don’t actually spend the entire show talking about Anthony Davis and his mystical unibrow, but we do have a really hard time not bringing him up as we talk about the current ceiling for the Hornets roster, me getting lambasted for the Giving everything and losing article, Eric Gordon’s return, the Golden State Win, being Dell Demps, etc, etc.

Anthony Davis hovers over it all, just like he hovers all that weaksauce stuff everyone throws up at the rim.


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Game On: Hornets @ Clippers

Just four days ago, the Hornets shot 58% and had five players in double figures, as they beat the Clippers 97-90 in Chris Paul’s return to New Orleans. Unfortunately, the only thing people wanted to talk about after the game was Jason Smith’s foul on Blake Griffin, and now the Hornets travel to LA and many are beginning to wonder if there will be some form of retaliation. Jason Smith is still serving his suspension, but all that means is that someone else might have to pay for the sins of Sir Smitty. Continue reading

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In the NO Podcast Episode 60: Get Tossed like Smith

Michael and I talk Jason Smith and his suspension, CP3′s homecoming, point out just how bad the starting line-up the Hornets trotted out against San Antonio, play a little game of “Who will be on the roster on opening night 2013″, and THEN talk about the draft as the March Madness tournament resolves itself and Michael lets you in on a rumor he’s heard about why Jared Sullinger’s stock may be falling. I listen in disbelief.

Ladies, how you doin?

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Looking to the Future: The Fantastic Four Still Alive in the Elite Eight

The college season is heading down to the wire, and lucky for all of us, the best players are still standing.

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Point/Counterpoint: The Return of Eric Gordon

Question: If he gets medical clearance, should Eric Gordon play again for the Hornets this season? Continue reading

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