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The New Orleans Hornets re-sign Marco Belinelli

The Hornets have signed 25-year old shooting guard Marco Belinelli to a 1-year, $3.4 million dollar deal.  He played in 80 games (69 starts) for the Hornets last year and he averaged 24.5 minutes, 10.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  Belinelli shot 41.4% from the floor and that is the reason the Hornets brought him back for the 2011-12 season.  He has now played...
Via Hornets Locker  |  December 13, 2011

Sting this Thing: Marco Belinelli

A Dolce & Gabbana fan, Marco Belinelli is the most fashionable player in Hornets history. It’s tough to find your stride in the NBA because your career can be over before you thought it had even begun. For Marco Belinelli it’s been somewhat tough to find a consistent role on any team and playing time for him has been sporadic at best. For the Hornets his role is set to increase...
Via Swarm & Sting  |  October 01, 2010

Belinelli To Start Against The Grizzlies

Marco Belinelli gets the nod over Marcus Thornton, is it time to start rioting? So as it has been foretold Marco Belinelli will get the start at the shooting-guard position this Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies in pre-season action. To be honest some have predicted this based on our huge lack of bench firepower as well has Marco’s fit with the starting lineup. To me...
Via Swarm & Sting  |  October 08, 2010

Marco Belinelli is off to a good start for the New Orleans Hornets

24-year old shooting guard Marco Belinelli is off to a good start for the New Orleans Hornets.  Belinelli has played in 16 games (all starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 29.1 minutes, 12.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.  His main skill is his three point shooting.  He is 33 of 75 (44%) from three point range so far this year which is outstanding...
Via Hornets Locker  |  November 29, 2010

Hornets extend qualifying offer to Belinelli

The New Orleans Hornets on Thursday extended a qualifying offer to guard Marco Belinelli. The offer is worth $3.37 million and makes Belinelli a restricted free agent. The Hornets would have seven days to match any offer he receives from another team. Belinelli was acquired in an offseason trade with Toronto. He beat out Marcus Thornton for the starting shooting guard spot and...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  June 30, 2011

Italian Raps Light Up Eurobasket Qualifying

Marco Belinelli and Dr. Drea both had big games yesterday in the Eurobasket qualifiers, as Italy beat Finland (stop laughing) 82-73. Bargs and Nelly both started, and each contributed in a big way to their team's success.Bargnani is clearly comfortable as the focal point of Italy's offense, playing 30 minutes and contributing a team-high 24 points in very efficient manner...
Via Prehistoric Hoops  |  August 09, 2010

Marco Belinelli is playing solid basketball for the New Orleans Hornets

24-year old shooting guard Marco Belinelli’s shooting is red hot so far in January.  Belinelli is hitting 50% from the floor, 56.3% from three point range and 90% from the free throw line in his first five games in January.  Belinelli is averaging 27.2 minutes, 12.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steal in January so far.  He has now played in 37 games (all starts...
Via Hornets Locker  |  January 10, 2011

Pistons-Hornets: Marco Belinelli Lights It Up As New Orleans Wins

Of all the people to solve the issue of the New Orleans Hornets, Willie Green is certainly not a candidate Before I start to describe to basic flow of the game something really struck as disappointing. I know all Hornet fans needed was a win just to ease their pains but the crowd (or lack there of) really got to me tonight. Attendance was just under 11,000 and it sure as heck felt...
Via Swarm & Sting  |  December 09, 2010

2011 Hornets Playoff Player Profiles: Marco Belinelli

Less than 24 hours after the Hornets clinched their trip to the 2011 postseason, a local TV reporter wondered which opponents Marco Belinelli preferred to avoid in the first round of the playoffs. Belinelli may have been the wrong guy to ask.
Via NBA.com  |  April 19, 2011

Belinelli, Hornets knock off short-handed Heat

Marco Belinelli scored eight of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the New Orleans Hornets beat the injury-depleted Miami Heat 90-76 on Wednesday night for their first preseason win.
Via ESPN  |  October 13, 2010

Belinelli Knows He's Entering Important Season

Marco Belinelli will start at shooting guard for the Hornets...
Via RealGM  |  October 17, 2010

Belinelli Tries to Build on Early Promise

Three years and three teams into his NBA career, Marco Belinelli is still trying to forge a permanent place in the league. To be able to do that, he'll likely need one thing that's been missing since he was drafted: consistent playing time.
Via NBA.com  |  August 23, 2010

Hornets G Belinelli fined $10K

The National Basketball Association on Thursday announced it has fined New Orleans Hornets guard Marco Belinelli $10,000.
Via Basketball ] MiamiHerald.com  |  March 10, 2011

The New Orleans Hornets acquire Marco Belinelli from the Raptors

The Hornets have acquired 24-year old shooting guard Marco Belinelli from the Raptors for 23-year old forward Julian Wright. Belinelli played in 66 games (1 start) for the Raptors last season and he averaged 17.0 minutes, 7.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. He has now played in 141 games (24 starts) in his three years in the NBA and he has averaged 15.9 minutes,...
Via Hornets Locker  |  August 11, 2010

NBA: Just Wright; Marco Belinelli Traded to Hornets for Julian Wright

According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Hornets completed a trade that actually fell under the radar in NBA news this day...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  August 11, 2010

Hornets G Belinelli sprains right ankle (AP)

Hornets shooting guard Marco Belinelli has left the game between New Orleans and the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night with a sprained right ankle. Belinelli was hurt early in the first quarter when he came down awkwardly after trying to tap out a rebound. He was taken to the locker room for treatment before ultimately being ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Via Yahoo! Sports  |  January 12, 2011

Marco Belinelli … for threeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Just before halftime in Milwaukee, pride of Italy-in-New Orleans Marco Belinelli put in the NBA’s top play of the night – no really, it made the “ESPN Sports Center Top 10 Plays of the Night,” the sole basketball clip amid a squall of college (American) football madness – with his insane buzzer-beater against the Bucks on Saturday night. BallinEurope will hereby fall back...
Via Ball in Europe  |  November 07, 2010

Raptors Swap Belinelli For Wright

It yet another minor tweak to the roster the Raptors dealt Marco Belinelli to the New Orleans Hornets for small forward Julian Wright. sr_adspace_id = 1000001551307; sr_adspace_width = 728; sr_adspace_height = 90; sr_ad_new_window = true; sr_adspace_type = "graphic";
Via Hoops Addict  |  August 11, 2010

Raptors Deal Belinelli to Hornets for Julian Wright.

The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday that they have traded guard Marco Belinelli to the New Orleans Hornets for forward Julian Wright. Belinelli, a 6-foot-5 three-year guard from Bologna, Italy, averaged 7.1 points per game last season, playing 17 minutes per game after coming over last season from Golden State. Wright is a 6′8”  225 lbs forward who was selected...
Via Pro Sports Blogging  |  August 12, 2010

Marco Belinelli Summer League 08 vs Bobcats

Marco Belinelli Extended Highlights vs Charlotte Bobcats July 15/08. Warriors past the Bobcats 99-93 at the NBA Summer League 2008. Marco Belinelli scored 30 points Boxscore – http://www.nba.com/summerleague2008/games/boxscore.jsp?gameId=1520800023 Keys: NBA Summer League 2008 Marco Belinelli moves game play dunk pass shot Golden State Warriors Charlotte Bobcats tv anthony...
Via Serious Hoops Blog  |  June 16, 2010

Minnesota Timberwolves 87, New Orleans Hornets 80

The Hornets wasted a good defensive effort (they held the T-Wolves to 34.3% shooting from the floor) by playing poor offensively as they only hit 37.8% of their own shots from the floor.  Marco Belinelli (20 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals) and Emeka Okafor  (16 points, 14 rebounds and 1 steal) led the way for the Hornets in this game.  DaJuan Summers got a rare start...
Via Hornets Locker  |  29 days ago

Raptors guard Marco Belinelli out with sore back

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Toronto backup guard Marco Belinelli was a late scratch for the Raptors' game against the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night because of a sore lower back.
Via SportingNews.com  |  March 20, 2010

Marco Belinelli 27 vs Atlanta

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Via Serious Hoops Blog  |  March 03, 2010

2010 Training Camp Profiles - Marco Belinelli

As one of only three current players from his country in the NBA, Marco Belinelli occasionally looks up into the crowd during games and locates enthusiastic spectators waving the familiar green, white and red Italian flag.
Via NBA.com  |  October 04, 2010

Magic lose second bad game in two nights

Carl Landry scored 17 points and the New Orleans Hornets snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 93-67 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night. Marco Belinelli added 15 points and Jason Smith 14 for New Orleans, which won for only the fourth time this season against 15 losses. Jarrett Jack added 11 points and nine assists. Dwight Howard had 28 points and 16 rebounds, but...
Via AP on Fox  |  16 days ago
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