2009 nba playoffs Stories - SB Nation
Game 87: Hive Five
Congratulations to the Denver Nuggets. They were clearly the vastly superior team, and they made sure the final series result reflected that. Best of luck to them in the second round. As far as the H...
BREAKING: Hornets to Relocate
NEW ORLEANS- In a surprise move, the New Orleans Hornets announced Monday night that they will be moving to Europe for the 2009-2010 season. "We had to think about it long and hard," said team majori...
The Hornets in Game 2
Chris Paul Offensively, he didn't have his jumper going, and that cost the Hornets. Denver routinely left him wide open from 17-20 feet, opting to seal off the middle. The final line says CP went 5-1...
Game 84: Quick Recap
Three reasons we lost this game: turnovers, shooting, and officiating. Let's start with turnovers. Chris Paul was way out of control, making horrible decisions all night, and throwing awful passes. I...
First Round Round Table
The first round is upon us at last. Since Hornets fans are lucky to have such a wealth of writers/bloggers/analysts, I thought it'd be a good idea to get everyone's take on a few critical questions. T...
Hornets-Nuggets, Hive Five Style
The Nuggets are one of the elite field goal percentage defense teams in the league (something Gregg Popovich utilized to allow SA to dominate for most of this decade). They close out shooters well,...
Stats 105: Playoffs
People have a lot of vague conceptions about the playoffs. It's more physical. More defense is played. Half court offense is far more prevalent than transition offense. It's harder to shoot, since att...
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