Hornets Beat the Jazz

by Rohan on Feb 13, 2012 9:30 PM CST in Recaps

For the first time in almost three weeks, the Hornets have won a basketball game. Recap later.. discuss the shocking turn of events here.

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Nice Game

There is no doubt in my mind that Vasquez can be a starter for us. 8 steals in 2 games and 10 assist tonight sweet, no need to mention any other stat…….(walks away). Ayon was killing it tonight. I would love to see him have a 22 shot game. Oak, Jack and Kamen will be traded tomorrow. (wishful thinking)

by 247_Hornet on Feb 13, 2012 9:46 PM CST reply actions

Gustavo Ayon

With his daily improvent desrving to stay in the starting line-up

by Solesfan on Feb 13, 2012 11:40 PM CST up reply actions

Also so can someone explain to me just how PER works.

I thought I had it down pretty good, but when Ayon has a nice all around stat night and is in the negative…….

by 247_Hornet on Feb 13, 2012 9:47 PM CST reply actions

that's not PER

that’s +/-. It’s how many pts the team has compared to the other team when that player is in the game.

PER is player efficiency rating

Reppin' the Lafayette Hornets fans.

by RyanCaz on Feb 13, 2012 9:55 PM CST up reply actions

Not Everybody Will Like It

It’s been said around here that winning is like losing, but I still enjoy seeing this team’s efforts rewarded when they are. This team plays hard and deserves nights to feel good about that every now and then. With pretty much our four best players out tonight (Gordon, Jack, Okafor and Landry), it’s nice to see the team win. And to win in those hideous awesome Mardi Gras jerseys is nice. They don’t seem to win enough when they wear them. Something interesting to note, four of the Hornets’ five wins have come against teams with winning record (Celtics, Jazz, Magic and Nuggets). Of course, the Celtics and Magic were going through time stretches at the time, but the Hornets have had a tough stretch since day one. Just something to marinate on.

Go Hornets!

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by MrWayneKeller on Feb 13, 2012 9:53 PM CST reply actions

Batman

seems so far away. But we still only have 5 wins :-)

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by RyanCaz on Feb 13, 2012 9:54 PM CST reply actions

Geaux Hornets!

Forgot what a win looked like. But a dominant defensive effort carried this one home. Still have mixed feelings about, you know, winning, but it feels good. Wooo!

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by m-W on Feb 13, 2012 10:17 PM CST reply actions

Don't Enjoy That Win Too Much

The tank rolls forward.

Hornets guard Eric Gordon to undergo Arthroscopic knee surgery. Be out up to six weeks.

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by MrWayneKeller on Feb 13, 2012 10:31 PM CST reply actions

We don't need your stinking Gordon!

Just kidding, we do. No, not really, we don’t. Until we trade Kaman, that is. Just kidding.

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by m-W on Feb 13, 2012 10:37 PM CST up reply actions

lol

Gordon isn’t needed until next season.

“Number one draft pick. Number one draft pick. Number one draft pick.”

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by MrWayneKeller on Feb 13, 2012 10:41 PM CST up reply actions

Ping pong balls rejoice

But I’m pretty worried about what’s going on with that knee. He’s going to be out for like the entire year because ….?

by RedHopeful on Feb 13, 2012 11:14 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Ole!,Ole!,Ole!,Ole!,Ole!,Ole!

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by m-W on Feb 13, 2012 10:31 PM CST reply actions

Good win

Good win… for a change.

Nice game by Kaman. He’s definitely showing he could be playing 20-25 minutes for a playoff bound team. This should help us in the trade negotiations.

Nice driving dunk by Aminu in the 3rd. Nice effort by Henry. He has an NBA body but a lot of holes in his game which will take time to iron out.

Very nice game by Ayon.

Pretty much every player had at least a good moment or two.

Bad news on Gordon’s knee. I really hope we don’t get stuck with him for the max next year… guy just has Brendan Roy’s NBA shadow looming over him.

by MZURK on Feb 13, 2012 11:11 PM CST reply actions

as for the winnning vs. tanking debate

We have to try to win every game. There’s no way around that.

In any case, I wouldn’t count on the draft to immediately vault us out of the abyss to respectability next year.

This is a serious rebuilding probject that will unfortunately take several years.

by MZURK on Feb 13, 2012 11:13 PM CST up reply actions

Hush

Debbie downer.

by RedHopeful on Feb 13, 2012 11:16 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Yes!

Let us be blind and naive!

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by MrWayneKeller on Feb 13, 2012 11:26 PM CST up reply actions

I don't know.

IF Gordon stays, and gets healthy, there’s no reason to think one superstar rookie wouldn’t push us over the edge. Even with this line-up, we’ve been right there, every game, with a chance to win. And just couldn’t pull it out. But what if we had Gordon, Davis, and another possible contributor from the Wolves’ pick?

I don’t think it is unforeseeable that we contend next year.

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by m-W on Feb 13, 2012 11:31 PM CST up reply actions