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Floyd’s Catfight Video: Tipoff Scott To Be Fired?
17 days ago by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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Byron Scott was fired yesterday as coach of the New Orleans Hornets, replaced by someone named Jeff Bower, a guy with no previous head coaching experience at any level.
More interesting is Bower’s top assistant hire: Tim Floyd.
You remember Floyd was caught in the middle of...
CP3 Already Sending Out SOS in NOLA
27 days ago by
The Sporting Blog
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Most of us predicted a bumpy season for the Hornets. Looking back, their brief moment in the Western sun seems a lot like those Nets' trips to the Finals some years back. Maybe not that bad, but still a happy accident that no one should've wagered their hopes and fears on....
Emeka Okafor on the trading block
16 days ago by
Scores Report
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Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee reports that the Kings are considering a trade involving Hornets big man Emeka Okafor.
A source with knowledge of the situation says the Kings are discussing a trade with New Orleans that would send Kenny Thomas to the Hornets and bring center Emeka...
Hornets owner Shinn has prostate cancer
24 days ago by
Fox Sports
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The owner of the New Orleans Hornets has announced that he has cancer.
George Shinn made the announcement in a news release Friday that he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Shinn says he remains healthy and is optimistic that he will conquer the disease.
Shin, who...
Hornets' star Paul unsure coach Scott had to go
17 days ago by
Fox Sports
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Chris Paul's loss was Tim Floyd's gain.
From here on into the foreseeable future, they'll win and lose together.
Paul said he was not sure firing Byron Scott as head coach was the change the struggling New Orleans Hornets needed to make. Floyd said the opportunity...
New Orleans 110 - Clippers 102 - A Lackluster Effort
12 days ago by
Clips Nation
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by Bill Haber - AP
The Clippers squandered a big game from Thornton.
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Here's all you need to know about this game. Coming in, the Hornets were the third...
Celtics-Hornets preview
29 days ago by
Red's Army
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Hornets (1-1) vs. Celtics (3-0)Game time: 6pm CSNTeam LeadersScoring Bos: Paul Pierce 20 ppg Hornets: Chris Paul 28.5 ppgReboundingBos: (tie) Pierce, S.Williams 7.3 rpg Hornets: Emeka Okafor 11.5 rpgAssistsBos: Rajon Rondo 12.3 apg ...
Unbounded Enthusiasm Is What I Have After The Spurs First Game
October 29, 2009 by
Pounding the Rock
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Sure, the Hornets don't look that good. Sure, I'm still mad I couldn't go to the game last night. Sure, I feel lousy. Sure, I'm rundown and tired. I STILL couldn't go to sleep last night after that game. I STILL can't stop thinking...
NOH: What Happens Next?
18 days ago by
BlackSportsOnline
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Real talk, last night I saw the Suns blow out Chris Paul and the Hornets and thought to myself, wow, Byron Scott is going to get fired soon.
I thought, oh I’ll write up in the morning how just like last time, Byron Scott was probably fired, and he no way of changing his job security. [...]
Great NBA Moments in Bromance
20 days ago by
Hornets Hype
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James Posey: OMG Chris. You know what could make us best friends MORE THAN EVER this season?
Chris Paul: What?
James Posey: MATCHING MOUTH GUARDS!
NBA Trade Rumor: Emeka Okafor to the Kings
It’s safe to say that things are bad in New Orleans. Byron Scott is gone, Chris Paul is hurt and now their big free agent acquisition of the summer is already the subject of trade rumors. According to Sam Amick of The Sacramento Bee, a source with knowledge of the situation...
Line of the Night (11/4): Chris Paul
25 days ago by
Scores Report
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The Hornets have struggled early on in this season, and were 1-3 heading into a home game last night against the red-hot Mavs. Chris Paul responded with 39 points (on 14-23 shooting), seven assists, five rebounds and two steals in 45 minutes of playing time. He had the high efficiency...
Chris Paul Unhappy with Scott’s Firing
17 days ago by
SLAM Online
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The season keeps getting more and more frustrating for CP-3. He wishes management would’ve at least called him up before giving the axe to his head coach: “Paul wasn’t happy with the decision, and he certainly wasn’t pleased with being caught off guard by the announcement...
Day 11 of 170: Fall of the Unbeatens
23 days ago by
Give Me The Rock
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Line of the Night: Imagine if Chris Paul (1.58) actually had a real basketball team playing around him? How awesome would that be? Instead, the Hornets got blown out by the Raptors 107-90 despite Paul’s 21 points, 7 boards and 18 assists. Bobby Brown was the team’s second highest...
The New Orleans Hornets lose Chris Paul for a while
16 days ago by
Hornets Locker
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The Hornets will be without starting point guard Chris Paul for at least two weeks with a severely sprained left ankle. Paul has played in 10 games (all starts) this season for the Hornets and he is averaging 34.0 minutes, 23.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game...
Bringing back Antonio Daniels was an option for the Wizards to get through their ongoing injury...
17 days ago by
Bullets Forever
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Bringing back Antonio Daniels was an option for the Wizards to get through their ongoing injury crisis, but Earl Boykins was always Washington's front-runner to pick up some of the guard minutes vacated by injuries to Randy Foye (ankle), Mike James (hand) and Javaris Crittenton...
A Couple Rondo Thoughts
27 days ago by
LOY's Place
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Wonder what Rondo said to Chris Paul that got him so wound up? Adrian Wojnarowski gives us the inside story on Yahoo:
So, here was Rondo surrounded with an embarrassment of point guard riches – K.G., Paul Pierce(notes) and Ray Allen(notes), a championship banner and a fat...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your New Orleans Hornets, Mardi Gras Edition
Yes, it’s purple (at least on the front). Yes, it’s two-tone. Yes, it has an abbreviation. Yes, I love it.
Full details over on ESPN. — Paul
Pondering The Next Place Byron Scott Will Wear Out His Welcome
16 days ago by
Can't Stop The Bleeding
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(left to right : formerly employed, currently limping)
A full season and change removed from a 56 win campaign, the New Orleans Hornets had “begun to moonwalk” under recently deposed head coach Byron Scott, argues the Times-Picayune’s John DeShazier. The New...
Day 9 of 170: Chris Paul Walks Tall
25 days ago by
Give Me The Rock
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Line of the Night: Chris Paul (1.45). I can’t put it any better than At the Hive… Chris Paul is just good at basketball. So good it makes my stomach tingle. Paul became the third fastest player to 3,000 assists last Monday and followed up that performance with a 39 point, 5 rebound, 7 [...]
Rondo has to cash the check Perk's mouth wrote
29 days ago by
Red's Army
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Chris Paul is pretty much regarded as the best point guard in the league. Rajon Rondo, however, doesn't seem to be impressed. At least... if you believe SI's Chris MannixKendrick
Perkins just told me that Rondo said "Chris Paul has the stats that he
has...
Beware, Phoenix Suns
12 days ago by
Hornets Hype
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And for that matter, New Orleans Hornets too. Last night the arena crowd witnessed its second serious/season-ending injury in as many games, when Kareem Rush tore his ACL. It was a bit eerie to watch him roll around in pain in almost the same spot Chris Paul was rolling around Friday...
New Orleans 112 - Clippers 84 - Or How to Lose all the Good Feelings of a Winning Streak
20 days ago by
Clips Nation
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by Danny Moloshok - AP
The double team bothered Kaman tonight.
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The Clippers played a terrific first quarter on offense tonight. They scored 28 points and...
Hornets fire Scott
18 days ago by
Mavs Moneyball
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Hornets fire Scott
"The New Orleans Hornets have responded to their 3-6 start by making the first coaching change of the young NBA season, firing Byron Scott on Thursday, according to NBA coaching sources."
Chris Paul of New Orleans Hornets has ankle sprain, tests confirm
Further tests on Chris Paul's ankle show nothing beyond a sprain, but there is no timetable for the star point guard's return to the New Orleans Hornets.
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