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The End of a Weeklong Migraine

Finally, it’s over.  The week-long American Horror Story spinoff came to an end tonight, with the Hornets and Clippers agreeing to a deal to send Chris Paul and two 2nd round picks to the Clippers for Eric Gordon, Minnesota’s 1st round pick in 2012, Chris Kaman and Al-Farouq Aminu. We have to begin by giving a [...]

What the Hell Just Happened?

Just when you thought the NBA’s ridiculous level had reached its ultimate apex, Commissioner David Stern decided to keep the insanity going by killing a trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers.  I’ve got a few opinions on the trade and it’s subsequent rejection. -  Due to Paul’s unwillingness to sign an [...]

Dirk’s Blitzkrieg

Uhhhh, wow. Dirk went old-school East German beast on OKC. Dirk really wants to win a championship, and judging by his Game 1 performance in the Western Conference Finals, he knows this is probably his last chance. If he continues to play at even two levels down from what he did last night, Dallas will [...]

Hornets vs. Lakers: Game 1 Reaction

A few quick observations from the Hornets’ stunning victory over the Lakers in the Staples Center:  -Chris Paul played like the best point guard in the NBA yesterday.  His passing was crisp, he was able to withstand a constant Lakers’ pressure and most importantly he was more assertive with his shots.  I can’t remember the [...]

Change I Can Believe In

Ah, Spring again.  As the ice thaws from the Frozen Tundra, the rest of the world starts to shift their attention away from football to basketball.  Having just experienced a Super Bowl title, we’ll allow the cheese heads the entire off-season (could be extra-long this time around) to bask in the glory of being king [...]

2010-2011 NBA Breakout Team

The 2010-2011 NBA season is more than halfway complete, and there have been plenty of breakout stars to come out of nowhere to make a major impact in the league.  There are the obvious breakouts, the ones who we all expected to make a name for themselves sooner than later.  These players include Kevin Love, [...]

Thornton-Landry Deal

“The Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Hornets finalized a deal that will send forward Carl Landry to New Orleans in exchange for guard Marcus Thornton and cash considerations.” In principle, the deal was done Tuesday night. The details still needed to be worked out including the Times-Picayune reporting that Sacramento didn’t want David Andersen and wanted cash instead. (Mark Cuban thought that [...]

Contraction!

The NBA is boring. Some people will try to argue this point or give you a multitude of reasons why I’m wrong, but they are either dumb or liars. Even the grinding, drawn out, miserable baseball season gets exciting from the season ending playoff stretch through the World Series. If we are lucky, the NBA [...]

The Hornets’ Nest: Week 16

We’re more than halfway through the NBA regular season and the Hornets are sitting nicely in the standings as the 5th seed.  Now is a good time to start breaking down the contenders in the West and try to predict where New Orleans will end up in the final standings.  Rankings are based solely on [...]