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Could this be the Answer?

If the media had its way, the Hornets season would be over.  That way, big markets like New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Chicago could get back to winning championships.  Never mind those pesky San Antonio, Orlando, or New Orleans teams that think they can win it all.  But that...
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Have You Seen These Ballers?

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Get Well, Mr. Shinn!

Sad news from the Hornets family today. Owner George Shinn has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. OK, fine, we are guilty of criticizing the Man In Charge at times, and we wouldn’t mind ditching the pregame prayer (or at least mixing it up with a little religious diversity...
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Your Requisite “Chris Paul is Not Happy” Thread

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ESPN’s Daily Dime – the usual. Except everyone seems to be mentioning that he smacked/kicked/whatever Al Harrington. Hello, that’s probably more a result of Harrington grabbing Chris around the leg than it is indicative of some deep, secret, frustrated desire to...
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A Whole Lotta Fuss Over Nothing If You Ask Me

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But it still looks like Rondo started it. And if Chris Paul tried to follow anyone into locker rooms and had to be prevented by security, it’s not on this video. (This is from the Celtics’ feed, by the way, since CST didn’t show the end-of-the-game scuffle.) It looks...
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I Fully Endorse This Post

It makes me LOL every time I look at it. Every once in a while someone will do something, and I will think, “I totally wish I’d thought of that first.” At the Hive’s “visual recap” of last night’s Hornets/Celtics game is that thing. It is also...
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And Tonight, in the Role of Rafer Alston… We Have Rajon Rondo

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I’m sure some of you remember the infamous Rafer Alston/David West/Chris Paul incident from 2007-08 (Rafer went on national TV the day before the Rockets arrived in New Orleans to play the Hornets and said David West wasn’t a star, the Hornets kicked their butts into next...
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I Smell Basketball in the Air…

I think there are still some walk-up tickets available. Get on out there and grab your free t-shirt! See you all at the game! P.S. And you can also check out our preview with Cowbell Kingdom.
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Well Played, Times Picayune

Now that’s a pretty NOLA.com background! Um, if a little Myspace-esque in its clashing… (Click to biggify.)
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We Can Haz Rookiez? No?

Look, I am not gonna be that overeager fan jumping up and down going, “Start the rookies! They’ll save us! Straight to the championship!” I just wanted to make that clear. But. It is frustrating in the extreme to watch the Hornets lose to the Spurs on national TV...
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Because I Say So, That’s Why

As you all may know, I bestowed upon Marcus Thornton in the 2nd game of the preseason the spontaneous nickname of Lil Buckets. “Lil” ’cause he’s a rookie (Look, is Lil Wayne too good for the “Lil”? No. No, he is not). And “Buckets” &...
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We Just Be Previewizin’: Northwest Division

Oh, those crafty Northwest Division teams… Couple of old rivals cruising for a revenge beatdown in this list. Well, we hope, anyway. Denver Nuggets - Denver Stiffs | The Nugg Doctor Minnesota Timberwolves – Canis Hoopus | Empty the Bench | TWolvesBlog Oklahoma...
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We Get Around

Here are some places Hornets Hype has been recently: Ticktock6 talks preview & Raptors at Heels on Hardwood. (What a coincidence. I love both heels AND hardwood.) mW discusses offseason additions over at MavsBall This is old, but in case you haven’t seen it, I did this write...
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Parties & Fun on Monday the 26th

Just wanted to remind people that the Hornets beginning of the season rally/block party/freebie giveaway/team stalking opportunity is next Monday at 5:30. We’ll definitely be there. The whole team will be there. People are always asking me where I got ____ Hornets thing, like...
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Westitude of the Day

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You might have already seen this on Hornets247 but I’m gonna go ahead and post it anyway. It’s a nice little interview with David West about the offseason and various roster changes. West is not the most animated dude, but I always find myself enjoying listening to him...
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Central Division Previews

More previews from bloggers around the league… Chicago Bulls BlogABull.com | Give Me The Rock Cleveland Cavaliers Fear The Sword | WaitingForNextYear | Cavalier Attitude Detroit Pistons Motown String Music | Empty the Bench | Pistons Nation | Need4Sheed...
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Lil’ Buckets

Don’t be surprised if you see a lot of Marcus Thornton this year.  TT6 calls him Lil’ Buckets, after a night of torrid shooting earlier this preseason, when he seemed to be making it rain buckets.  A second round pick, yes, but not afraid to shoot, and boy can he.  The...
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Scoping the Freebies

Your annual look at the Hornets promotional calendar, hitting all the highlights (ie: the days that things are given to you for free). So if you’re still looking at which games you might want to attend, mark down these days. Oh, and just FYI, I am excluding the games where the...
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Southwest Division Previews

Here are all the links you need to catch up on what all our big rival bloggers think their teams are going to do this year. (I haven’t read them all, but let me hazard a guess that everyone thinks their team could win the Division except the Grizzles and maybe the Rockets.) Dallas...
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2009-10 Season Preview: New Orleans Hornets

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Team Name: New Orleans Hornets Last Year’s Record: 49-33, 7 seed West, first round playoff exit Key Losses: Tyson Chandler, Rasual Butler, Antonio Daniels, Ryan Bowen, Melvin Ely Key Additions: Emeka Okafor, Darius Songaila, Ike Diogu, Bobby Brown, Marcus Thornton, Darren Collison...
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Singing the Blogger Preview Time Song

Iiiiiiiit’s blogger preview time, it’s blogger preview time! Today we take a cruise around the Atlantic Division to check out what the Celtics, Nets, Knicks, Sixers, and Raps bloggers think about their teams’ chances this year. (Here, I’ll even use one of the...
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Your Pain Will Be Televised

The heartless staff of Hornets.com have posted on YouTube the video evidence of the rookie humiliation that went down at Saturday’s open practice in Lafayette. Darren Collison totally did the best job, but the video of Marcus Thornton is the funniest, because D West and JuJu...
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Parties and Buzzfests and Point Guards, Oh My

I dropped in on yesterday’s Hornets.com chat with Jim Eichenhofer and rookie Darren Collison, and managed to get several questions in. I thought I’d recap some important bullet points from the chat, since we did find out some new info that fans, especially local fans, will...
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James Posey Inspires a Random Act of Shaqness

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Only tangentially Hornets-related, but for those who aren’t into the whole Twitter thing, I got what is pretty much the Twitter Holy Grail this afternoon: a rare and coveted @ reply from His Shaqness. I had originally posted a link to this article by Jimmy Smith of the Times...
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Ahh, Media Day

There are few certainties in this ever-changing world. Luckily we have NBA media day, which is pleasantly and reassuringly similar every year. We know that Peja will be the darkest he’ll be all year, players will be forced to pose all sorts of ridiculous and slightly awkward...
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