At The Hive: FanShots

George Shinn Has Prostate Cancer

2009-11-06T19:02:39Z

George Shinn Has Prostate Cancer

"NEW ORLEANS -- 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."

Best wishes to the Shinn family for a speedy recovery.

Elias: Hornets Have 3rd Longest Winning Streak in OT

2009-11-05T19:06:35Z

Elias: Hornets Have 3rd Longest Winning Streak in OT

It took an extra period, but the Hornets defeated the Mavericks on Wednesday.

New Orleans has won its past 10 overtime games at home, dating back to 2006. That's the third-longest streak in NBA history. The Knicks won 14 straight home OT games from 1988-92, and the Rockets had an 11-game streak from 1976-80.

Hornets Beat Bobcats Via Big Easy Buzz Blog

2009-10-10T22:48:27Z

Hornets Beat Bobcats Via Big Easy Buzz Blog

Lots of interesting stuff from Jim. A few that stood out to me:

"Marcus Thornton looked sharp in his debut in front of his local fans, scoring six points on two treys in 12 minutes. His shots today came from spotting up and taking perimeter jumpers, but he’s also trying to mix up his offensive game by penetrating when the opportunity is there."

"Julian Wright had a second straight subpar game, now 2-for-17 from the field since Thursday.Scott said that he plans to use Wright as a starter all preseason "then see how it looks after that. I want him to get comfortable in that (starting) role. It’s a challenge to be a starter every night. It’s a lot of responsibility.""

New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul played basketball against Right Guard Fast Break CP+3...

2009-09-28T20:54:09Z

New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul played basketball against Right Guard Fast Break CP+3 Sweepstakes winner, Eric Williams on Saturday, Sept. 26 as part of his annual Winston-Salem Weekend. Williams, of Virginia Beach, VA, was chosen from more than 17,000 online applicants who signed up for the Right Guard Fast Break CP+3 Sweepstakes at RightGuard.com.

Williams, a former semi-pro basketball player, held his own against Paul during the exhibition. The two played H-O-R-S-E, twenty-one and finished with a two-on-two game with Paul teamed with brother CJ Paul and Williams with best friend Marcus Likely.

Straight Outta Vancouver Previews the Hornets

2009-09-27T19:47:43Z

Straight Outta Vancouver Previews the Hornets

The "Spoiler Alert" series moves on to New Orleans, and predicts that the Hornets have a pretty nice turnaround season.

Allen Iverson to Memphis

2009-09-10T20:34:46Z

Allen Iverson to Memphis

The Southwest Division has gotten quite the makeover this summer. Between the additions of Richard Jefferson, Shawn Marion, Emeka Okafor, Trevor Ariza, and now AI, we'll be seeing a ton of new faces this year.

The Return Of Robert Pack

2009-09-08T07:23:58Z

The Return Of Robert Pack

A great interview with new Hornets' coaching staff member Robert Pack.

CP3 book signing

2009-09-05T01:17:57Z

CP3 book signing

For anybody in NJ, CP3 is having a book signing in mid-September (9/21) for his new book. Check it out if you are in the neighborhood!

ESPN Western Conference Predictions

2009-09-02T18:50:51Z

ESPN Western Conference Predictions

According to ESPN, the Jazz will barely edge us out for the 6 seed, putting us right back where we were last year. Here's an excerpt:

"It was a disappointing season in New Orleans, relative to the high expectations they started with, but they still won 49 games and they still have Chris Paul. The Hornets are another of the West's "if everything breaks right" contenders, as they need Julian Wright, Ike Diogu and Hilton Armstrong to do more to justify being lottery picks."

Tim James: Former Hornets now with Army in Iraq

2009-08-30T23:27:05Z

Tim James: Former Hornets now with Army in Iraq

Pretty cool story. Don't remember James much, but I have a card of him.

via a.espncdn.com Chris Paul biking.

2009-08-23T04:26:43Z

via a.espncdn.com

Chris Paul biking.

Arnovitz on "The High-Grade Sleepers"

2009-08-17T16:39:01Z

Arnovitz on "The High-Grade Sleepers"

One of the most productive frontcourt tandems in the league and arguably the best point guard on the planet: That's a pretty nice place to start a season, don't you think?

Paul, West, and Okafor might not warrant a "Big Three" designation, but we can agree that they qualify as some sort of troika -- particularly in a scheme that's as dependent on the pick-and-roll as the Hornets offense.

Man, this one still stings. In a personal way more than a basketball way... This was a guy who...

2009-08-13T19:56:49Z

Man, this one still stings. In a personal way more than a basketball way... This was a guy who people made fun of for having a terrible year and missing shot after shot... But this is a guy who took that and worked. Who came back stronger, better. Who won a starting spot. In the end, that’s why saying goodbye to Rasual Butler doesn’t seem right. In the end, what more could you have asked of him?

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SI: Chris Paul Interview

2009-08-13T19:48:22Z

SI: Chris Paul Interview

Awesome Chris Paul interview on SI, lots of good stuff on Okafor, Chandler, the offseason, and other stuff.

NBA Offseason Grades - Southwest Division

2009-08-13T19:08:32Z

NBA Offseason Grades - Southwest Division

Offseason grades, including the draft, for each team in the Southwest. The Hornets graded well, above both the Mavericks and Rockets. (And, of course, the Grizzlies.)

Hornets Schedule Analysis

2009-08-05T17:33:37Z

Hornets Schedule Analysis

Over half the teams we finish our b2b games with didn't have a winning record last year. I'm pretty excited about this year's schedule vs last year's. It's a good article comparing the 2 schedules and analyzing this year's

Words really can't describe that jacket.

2009-08-05T03:55:29Z

Words really can't describe that jacket.

Chandler to play Power Forward with the Cats

2009-08-03T08:01:02Z

Chandler to play Power Forward with the Cats

Now this makes me laugh. Apparently Larry Brown wants Chandler to defend players on the perimeter...man that could be disasterous.

Hornets Close to Getting Diogu

2009-07-29T18:05:06Z

Hornets Close to Getting Diogu

Sweeeeeet.

Chandler for Okafor?

2009-07-27T22:17:31Z

Chandler for Okafor?

One injury prone center for another. Doesn't seem like a step forward per se, but it could work to our favor... Stay tuned.