Hornets beat the Grizzlies for their first four game winning streak since 2003; surpass their win total for last season; and raise their winning percentage to .500 (19-19)!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260118003

Well, this season can officially be qualified as a success. With the latest 87-79 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, the Hornets have surpassed their win total from last season (18), one month before the all-star break. Also with this win, the Hornets have reached the .500 mark with a 19-19 record (9th in the west), not a mark anyone expected us to ( Read more... )

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Chris Paul has been named the first Western Conference Rookie of the Month of the season for his playing during the opening month of November.

Paul, the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, leads all rookies in scoring, assists, steals and minutes, averaging 16.4 points, 6.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 36.7 minutes during November. Paul, the ( Read more... )

Working on the premise that OKC truly will be a one- or two-year layover in the New Orleans Hornets history books, as a Hornets fan, I really want a shirt or something with Oklahoma City Hornets on it. From all the news items I've read, the only place such items will be sold is at the Ford Center in OKC. While I have no problem with this approach, ( Read more... )

The balloting for the 2006 NBA All-Star selection is up now. Representing the Hornets are P.J. Brown & Speedy Claxton. There's also a "write-in" category (which ironically is actually a drop-box with - I guess - all the other players in the league listed). I 'wrote in' Chris Anderson. Maybe not quite All-Star material, but he's a fan favourite, and ( Read more... )

Yes! The Hornets beat the Rockets AGAIN!! I don't care if T-Mac's out; it's not as if he's the only good player on the team. The Hornets may not even have a shot at the playoffs, but they've already won two games, which puts them waaaay ahead of where they were this time last year, so I'm proud of them!

I wish I would've been able to watch it at the Arena on Girod Street. But -- after last season -- I'll take a win, no matter the circumstances ( Read more... )

I wouldn't mind seeing this come to fruition. We can safely say that CP3 is the best looking candidate for ROY, haha.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/preview2005/news/story?page=Predictions0506/awards

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