May 12, 2012 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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May 6, 2012 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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April 30, 2012 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.
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April 23, 2012 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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April 16, 2012 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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April 2, 2012 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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March 26, 2012 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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March 19, 2012 Ryan and Michael talk about the disappointments and impact to the league by the trade deadline, Jason Calmes joins the guys to talk about the new Lease proposal working it’s way through the legislature, and Michael McNamara just can’t abide winning. Stupid New Jersey Nets and Deron Williams. Will sourpuss Deron ever stop being a thorn in our side?
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March 12, 2012 Ryan and Michael spend a good bit of time talking about Rubio’s injury and what impact it may have on the league standings and the Hornets’ second first-rounder. Then, they talk Kaman’s value to the team, predict which games may be wins during this week’s slate of patsies, and make a prediction for results of the trade deadline.
Oh, and as for the picture – they are cute wolf puppies. Aren’t they soooo cute?
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March 5, 2012 Michael and I are joined by James Grayson to talk about Trades! We take your trades, our trades, and the national media’s trades and talk them up. In this first part of the Trade Extravanganza, we lay the ground rules, address a silly trade or two, talk about some of the trades put forth by the national media, and then move on to trades proposed by you or us. In the second, they spend more time on reader-submitted trades and their own favorite trades they came up with.
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February 27, 2012 Michael and I talk about the strong showing by this team, talk about ownership and the announcement made by David Stern this weekend, and talk about how they really feel about finding ‘the point guard of the future.’
Last, we ask you for your trade ideas for the next week podcasts. It’ll be a Trade Extravaganza! Mail them to ryanschwan(at)gmail(dot)com or mcnamarahornets247(at)yahoo(dot)com.
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February 20, 2012 We invite NBC Sports ProBasketballTalk writer and CavsTheBlog founder John Krolik on to talk about the Cavs and what they went through last year and what he did to help the Cavs win the lottery.
Then, Michael and I play “Starter Quality or Not” with Gustavo Ayon, Vasquez, Aminu, and Xavier Henry and then talk about trading Draft Picks we haven’t even been assigned yet. Speculation rules.
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February 14, 2012 Hornets’ President Hugh Weber joins Ryan Schwan and Jason Calmes on the In the NO Podcast, addressing topics in the following order:
I want to thank Hugh Weber for his time, and you should take the time to listen. There’s some good stuff there. And some great stuff if you read between the lines.
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February 13, 2012 Michael and I talk about the Hornets and their losing ways, Gustavo Ayon, Ariza playing too damn much, and then are joined by Jason Calmes as Michael rants about life, liberty, and the pursuit of flying basketball players. You read that right.
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February 6, 2012 Michael and I talk about Kaman returning to the team, (NOOOOO!!) How many of our starters would make good eighth, seventh, or even sixth men on a decent squad, and then review Dealer Dell’s trades (Bayless, Thornton, Aminu, Collison) and see if there are any lingering regrets.
Then, in the biggest shocker of the month, Michael predicts a win for the Hornets. Crazy cat.
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January 30, 2012 Michael and I share a precious moment anniversary as we work through our fiftieth podcast about the Hornets. We talk about the Gordon extension that wasn’t, the Kaman trade that is to be, and each make 3 bold, bold, BOLD predictions about this team involving Aminu, Ariza, Anthony Davis, and the Tumblewolves.
Oh, and Gustavo Ayon rocks!
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January 23, 2012 Michael and I talk rotations, I get foul-mouthed about Jack, though probably not in the way you are expecting, we make a wager, and Michael shills for a sponsor in the most pathetic way possible.
I am much to dignified to do something like that. Now, excuse me while I eat some Tostitos corn chips. They are soooo yummy.
January 16, 2012 Michael and I talk about the week that was, more draft, and more thinking towards the future. Oh, and I fail to ambush Michael not once, as “Mikestrodamus” proves unflappable. Whatever.
Next time I’ll ask him about Star Trek. Dude probably doesn’t know the difference between a Betazoid and a Bajoran. Loser.
January 9, 2012 Ryan and Michael discuss the first two weeks of the season, what we like, what we don’t like. Inevitably, talk turns to the future, a little about the draft, and where they think the Timberwolves will finish the season. Playoffs . . . or not?
December 25, 2011 Ryan and Michael elaborate on their season previews. You’ll probably hate my pessimism. Michael tries to set me straight though.
Fools! I cannot be swayed from my path of gloom!
(Note: Podcast was recorded prior to Q-Pon trade)
Tracking the T'Wolves
Young Pups
Owning Up