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New Orleans Hornets - Rebuilding Better Than Ever



29 Sept. Reformatted a few things, should be easier to follow! Complete stats under roster.

Dynasty Settings

Schedule: Random - 58 Games.
Difficulty: Superstar
Qtr Length: 9 Minute (Sim Qtr's 12min)
Sim Type: Intervention (I'll play the final quarter of regular season games, have less control over the outcome, but play final half of playoff games)
Sliders: Pretty much even, however I did put up my adjusted shot percentage as the CPU nails way too many of them. Both teams steal/block sliders will be very low.
Playoffs: 7-7-7-7

Hornets Transactions

Nov 1 2005: Hornets and Knicks make early moves!
New Orleans secured themselves an extra 8mil in salary cap space for the coming off season today, trading forwards PJ Brown, George Lynch and guard Speedy Claxton to New York in exchange for swingman Penny Hardaway and forward Mike Sweetney.

Coach Byron Scott was pleased with the move: "We surely will miss PJ, hes a great team player and great locker room guy, we just feel he'll have greater success with New York. Bringing Mike on board gives us another young guy to work with, I think he'll fit into the system nicely, and Penny Hardaway can be a great mentor to Chris Paul in his rookie season."


Current Roster / Stats

Center - Jamaal Magloire
Season Predictions: Many thought Magloire would be traded on draft night after the Raptors selected Charlie Villaneuva with the 7th overall pick and Joey Graham with the 13th overall, but no deal materialized. Magloire can look forward to being a 2nd or 3rd scoring option and with the addition of sharp shooters Rasual Butler and Arvdas Macijauskas he will certainly be seeing the ball in the post alot more this year.
Power Forward - Mike Sweetney
Season Predictions: Sweetney will have a chance to prove hes a legitimate starter in the league with New Orleans after struggling at times to find minutes in a stacked New York frontcourt.
Small Forward - Bostjan Nachbar
Season Predictions: Should be given the nod to start ahead of new comer Rasual Butler, and like Sweetney, will have the chance to prove hes starting material. If his shooting percentages can improve on last years, he may have a chance.
Shooting Guard - JR Smith
Season Predictions: The call is out for JR to have a "break-out" type season and solidify the potential he showed flashes of last year, if the youngster can average over 20 points per game the Hornets may have their franchise player.
Point Guard - Chris Paul
Season Predictions: In one of the most unpredictable drafts in NBA history Paul fell to No.4 after being touted as the 2nd best player in the draft. The pick proved immensly popular with Hornets fans who can expect Scott's "run and gun" style to thrive with Paul running the show.

Bench - Anfernee Hardaway
Bench - Rasual Butler
Bench - Arvydas Macijauskas
Bench - Chris Anderson
Bench - David West
Bench - Kirk Snyder
Bench - Jackson Vroman

Injured - Brandon Bass
Injured - Maciej Lampe

Pos. Name ... GP GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG mins FG% 3P% FT%

C J. Magloire 34 34 16.8 11.9 1.6 0.71 1.97 1281 .423 .000 .658

PF Sweetney 34 32 8.9 8.9 0.9 0.82 0.59 1104 .486 .500 .677

SF BNachbar 34 32 11.6 6.0 1.1 1.35 0.53 1098 .370 .361 .871

SG JR. Smith 34 34 20.3 3.8 2.2 1.47 0.29 1225 .415 .324 .700

PG Chr. Paul 34 33 21.9 3.6 7.4 2.35 0.29 1303 .408 .386 .865

SG K. Snyder 34 0 4.1 1.7 0.6 0.50 0.12 432 .368 .372 .714

C C.Andersen 33 0 3.2 4.0 0.8 0.06 0.79 431 .588 - .750

PG Hardaway 32 1 2.8 0.7 0.8 0.59 0.06 311 .439 .294 .667

SF R. Butler 30 2 3.7 1.5 0.4 0.27 0.23 315 .415 .308 .800

SG Macijauskas25 0 2.1 0.6 0.8 0.36 0.04 143 .304 .207 .923

PF Dav. West 17 0 2.5 1.8 0.4 0.12 0.18 116 .593 .500 .909

PF J. Vroman 13 0 1.4 1.8 0.2 0.38 0.08 66 .412 .000 .667

PF D. Lee NA

PF M. Lampe NA


Hornets Awards

West Rookie of the Month:

November 2005 - Chris Paul - 24.8pts 3.4reb 6.4ast 0.6blk 2.5stl
December 2005 - Chris Paul - 23.3pts 3.4reb 7.4ast 0.2blk 2.2stl

West Player of the Month:

News Around The League

29/10/05 - S Cassell missed all of November after tearing his achilles tendon on opening night, hes expected back mid-december.

15/11/05 - Detroit's RIP Hamilton sprained his left foot badly and has missed the past 5 games, hes still recovering.

Baron Davis missed 6 games in November with a slight injury, as did Carlos Boozer in Utah.

26/11/05 - Steve Nash, last years league MVP, has sprained his foot and will be out for the start of December.

11/12/05: Stephon Marbury out with a sprained ankle...

13/12/05: Ben Wallace sprained his foot and will miss a few games

17/12/05: Prtland's Zach Randolph will miss some games with a bone spur in his foot, he's expected back by the 27th...

22/12/05: Stephon Marbury returns to action after missing 3 games for the Knicks....

10/1/2006: Amare Stoudamire will miss a few games with a minor knee injury....

19/1/2006: Jerry Stackhouse may be out a month with a hyper extended knee...
21/1/2006: Antoine Walker will miss a few games with a sore thigh...

26/1/2006: The Mavericks will be without Jason Terry who suffered a bone spur in his foot recently...

26/1/2006: Washinton's Antawn Jamison is also out with bone spur problems...

31/1/2006: Chris Bosh will be out of action a few games with a strained shoulder...

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November Recap

The Hornets had a difficult time in November keeping up with some of hottest teams in the league, a win in San Antonio the only notable exception. A clear lack of scoring depth proving costly as the Hornets stuggled to a 2 win / 11 loss November.

28th October: Washington @ New Orleans

Score: New Orleans 93 / Washington 91
P.O.G. Chris Paul: 29pts 6ast 2stl
Key Matchup:
PJ Brown: 16pts 16reb 2blk
Antawn Jamison: 15pts 10reb 2ast
Skinny: With 18 seconds remaining and the scores tied Jamaal Magloire intercepted a poor cross court pass and got the ball to a breaking JR Smith who posterized Jarvis Hayes with a thunderous tommahawk dunk which sealed the win for the Hornets. Jarvis Hayes had a chance to capture the win with a 3 point attempt from the corner in the dying seconds but was unable to convert. PJ Brown had an excellent game for the hornets, holding Antawn Jamison to 15 points while grabbing 16 rebounds and scoring 16 points, most from second chance oppotunities.

30th October: New Orleans @ LA Lakers

Score: LA Lakers 108 / New Orleans 101
P.O.G. Kobe Bryant: 26pts 5ast 4stl
Key Matchup:
A McKie: 27pts 3reb 3ast 2stl
Chris Paul: 25pts 5reb 4ast 4stl
Skinny: New Orleans made a strong push in the fourth quarter, cutting the lead to 3 points with 4 minutes remaining but the Lakers held on thanks largely to clutch shooting from veteran Aaron McKie, who nails two 3 pointers that held off the Hornets charge. Chris Paul continued his promising start to the season but McKie was able to outscore the Hornets rookie to keep his team infront.

2nd November: New Orleans @ Atlanta

Score: Atlanta 111 / New Orleans 96
P:O.G. Joe Johnson: 35pts 7reb 8ast 2stl
Key Matchup:
Josh Smith: 18pts 18reb 2ast 5stl
Bostjan Nachbar: 6pts 7reb 1ast
Skinny: Atlanta were tested on their home court early in the fourth quarter with New Orleans coming within 4 points of the Hawks, but consistant shooting from Joe Johnson and timely offensive rebounds from Josh Smith ensured Atlanta the win. The Hornets now slip to a 1-2 record but strong play from rookie Chris Paul this early in the season is an ominous sign for the rest of the league.

3rd November: LA Lakers @ New Orleans

Score: LA Lakers 107 / New Orleans 100
P.O.G. Lamar Odom: 18pts 15reb 8ast 2stl
Key Matchup:
Jamaal Magloire: 14pts 14reb 3blk
Chris Mihm: 19 pts 11reb 6blk
Skinny: LA came out on fire and held a 20 point lead by the end of the first quarter which New Orleans could not come back from. Down by 16 points at the start of the fourth New Orleans came out on fire with big 3's from Bostjan Nachbar and Chris Paul. JR Smith leveled the scores at 98 with a posterizing dunk over Kobe Bryant but LA steadied the ship and held on for a clutch win.

7th November: New Orleans @ Chicago

Score: Chicago 130 / New Orleans 127 OT
P.O.G. Ben Gordon: 43pts 10reb 6ast 4stl
Key Matchup:
Ben Gordon: 43pts 10reb 6ast 4stl
JR Smith: 35pts 8reb 4ast 3stl
Skinny: Ben Gordon and JR Smith staged an amazing 3 point shooting display down the stretch with each player nailing 3 long range bombs to keep the scores even right down to the wire. But it was Gordon who kept the hot streak going in overtime to secure the win for the home team in what was a heated contest between 2 of the youngest ball clubs in the league.

15th November: San Antonio @ New Orleans

Score: New Orleans 103 / San Antonio 89
P.O.G. Chris Paul: 30pts 1reb 8ast 2blk 2stl
Key Matchup:
Jamaal Magloire: 24pts 13reb 3ast 3blk
Nazir Mohommad: 2pts 9reb 2ast 2blk 3stl
Skinny: San Antonio came into New Orleans expecting much softer opposition than they received. The game was over by the end of the third quarter with New Orleans leading by 24 points. Tim Duncan fouled out half way through the final quarter to sink the hopes of San Antonio mounting any comeback, new import Mike Sweetney holding Duncan to just 14 points and 7 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire was unstoppable down low scoring a season high 24 points and JR Smith continued his break-out start to the season with 26 points.

16th November: New Orleans @ Toronto

Score: Toronto 116 / New Orleans 92
P.O.G. Morris Peterson: 29pts 6reb 2ast 4stl
Key Matchup:
JR Smith: 19pts 6reb 3ast 1stl
Morris Peterson: 29pts 6reb 2ast 4stl
Skinny: In a complete reversal of the previous nights game, New Orleans found themselves down by 24 points after 3 quarters. Toronto, led by Morris Peterson's 29 points, also received solid contributions from Rafer Alston (27pts, 7ast) and Chris Bosh (17pts 14rebs). While New Orleans' lone shining light was Chris Paul (27pts 4reb 4ast 4stl) Jamaal Magloire continued his solid start to the year (18pts 9reb 1ast 4blk) but the Hornets slumped to 2-5 to start the season but coach Scott remains optimistic "We've been close in a few games we've lost and that's bound to happen with a young team that's still learning to play together. Overall i'm happy with the way the seasons looking."

18th November: New Orleans @ Cleveland

Score: Cleveland 121 / New Orleans 107
P.O.G. LeBron James: 37pts 7reb 7ast 14/17FG
Key Matchup:
Z. Ilgauskas: 20pts 9 reb 5ast 2blk
Jamaal Magloire: 19pts 10reb 6ast 3blk
Skinny: Cleveland increased their lead 10 points each quarter until the fourth but by then it was too late for the Hornets to make a serious run. LeBron James schooled a helpless Bostjan Nachbar, shooting a scorching 14 of 17 from the floor, 9 of 10 free throws and dishing out 7 assists to lead the Cavs to a 5win 4loss start to the year. Magloire and Ilgauskas had a battle for early All Star considerations, neither player backing down from the challenge.

20th November: Golden State @ New Orleans

Score: Golden State 100 / New Orleans 85
P.O.G. Troy Murphy: 20pts 10reb 1ast 3stl
Key Matchup:
Baron Davis: 20pts 5reb 4ast 2stl
Chris Paul: 11pts 3reb 4ast 2stl
Skinny: New Orleans just couldnt find rhythm offensively and fell to a balanced Golden State attack. JR Smith (20pts 5reb 1ast 2stl) and Jamaal Magloire (19pts 18reb 4ast 3blk) were the only shining lights for New Orleans while Murphy received solid support from Dunlevey (21pts) Baron Davis (20pts) and Derek Fisher (19pts). Former Hornet Baron Davis held rival point guard Chris Paul to a season low 11pts.

22nd November: New Orleans @ Miami

Score: Miami 88 / New Orleans 72
P.O.G. Shaq: 22pts 16reb 2ast 4blk
Key Matchup:
Antoine Walker: 18pts 10reb 3ast 3stl
Mike Sweetney: 8pts 9reb 1ast 1blk
Skinny: New Orleans came into the final quarter down by 4 but could not hit clutch shots down the stretch while Miami's Dwayne Wade and Shaq both came up with big plays to seal the victory. Jamaal Magloire (21pts 13reb 2blk) and Chris Paul (20pts 2reb 9ast) paced New Orleans but Miami's balanced attack, which saw 5 players score double figures, was too much to hold out. New Orleans tastes its second 4 game losing streak as it falls to 2-8 for the season. Miami improved to 8-3 and look solid early in the season.

25th November: Chicago @ New Orleans

Score: Chicago 116 / New Orleans 101
P.O.G. Tyson Chandler: 24pts 22reb 2ast 3blk 1stl
Key Matchup:
Othella Harrington: 19pts 6reb 1blk
Mike Sweetney: 8pts 12reb 3ast 1blk
Skinny: New Orleans trailed by 6 coming with 9 minutes to go, but again failed to mount a come back against a Chicago team without starting center Eddy Curry. Tyson Chandler played like a man possesed recording his first ever 20-20 while holding Jamaal Magloire to 16pts 10rebs. Chris Paul had a great game with 31pts 6ast 3stl but again New Orleans' lack of scoring depth proves costly in the crunch!

26th November: New Jersey @ New Orleans

Score: New Jersey 121 / New Orleans 98
P.O.G. Jason Kidd: 32pts 7reb 11ast 2stl
Key Matchup:
Jason Kidd: 32pts 7reb 11ast 2stl
Chris Paul: 30pts 2reb 6ast 2blk 1stl
Skinny: New Jersey had built a 20 point lead by half time, led by 25 with 1 quarter to go and never looked back. New Jersey had 6 players in double figures while New Orleans received solid contribution from its big three in Paul, Smith and Magloire. The Hornets losing streak is now 6 while New Jersey improves to 6-4.

29th November: New Orleans @ Phoenix

Score: Phoenix 115 / New Orleans 93
P.O.G. Shawn Marion: 24pts 9reb 3ast 4blk 2stl
Key Matchup:
Amare Stoudamire: 22pts 8reb 2ast 3blk 2stl
Jamaal Magloire: 21pts 9reb 2blk
Skinny: Down by 21 points heading into the final quarter New Orleans held their own but could not eat into the Phoenix lead. Pheonix, playing without playmaker Steve Nash, used a balanced attack to wear down the Hornets. Chris Paul lead all Hornets with 29pts, JR Smith contributed 23pts and Jamaal Magloire chipped in 21pts but the lack of scoring behind the big three is proving to be the Hornets achilles heal.

Awards for November

West Rookie: Chris Paul - 24.8pts 3.4reb 6.4ast 0.6blk 2.5stl

West Player: Amare Stoudamire - 21.6pts 11.9reb 2.4ast 2.6blk 1.6stl

East Rookie: Shaq - 26.1pts 10.9reb 3.1ast 2.4blk 1.1stl

East Rookie: Channing Frye - 11.1pts 9.2reb 2.2ast 1.4blk 1.2stl



December Recap

New Orleans picked it up a notch in December with a 7 win 7 loss record for the month, improving to 8-18 for the season. Improved output from Mike Sweetney and Bostjan Nachbar proved to be the difference. Chris Paul again winning Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

The Ally-Oop Vs Bostan is a MUST SEE

1st December: New York @ New Orleans

Score: New York 118 / New Orleans 104
P.O.G Stephon Marbury: 49pts 7reb 7ast 2stl
Key Matchup:
Channing Frye 16pts 14reb 4ast 2blk
Jamaal Magloire 18pts 10reb 5ast
Skinny: New Orleans were within sevens points of New York heading into the final quarter but 3 point bombs from Jamal Crawford (27 points) and Quinten Richardson (15 points) early in the fourth pushed the lead out to 12 and the Hornets could not get a run together to close the gap. JR Smith led New Orleans with 37 points and 4 rebounds, while Chris Paul (27pts 3reb 4ast 3stl) played well despite Marbury's offensive explosion. The Hornets lose their 4th straight at home and 8th in a row.

2nd December: New Orleans @ Sacramento

Score: New Orleans 114 / Sacramento 104
P.O.G. Chris Paul: 32pts 3reb 7ast 5stl
Key Matchup:
Bonzi Wells: 11pts 3reb 4ast 3stl
JR Smith: 32pts 4reb 3ast 2stl
Skinny: New Orleans put together a solid first 3 quarters, building an 11 point lead and held on against a 3 point barrage from Mike Bibby (20 points) and Peja Stojakovic (14 points) that threatened to crumble the Hornets. JR Smith scored 16 of the Hornets 30 4th quarter points to keep the Kings at bay. Smith said (about the win) "We knew we had to come out positive and play hungry and I think we did that." (about his final quarter outburst) "Coach ran some plays for me that came good, and we got out on the break a couple times, the rest is on the highlight reel!"

6th December: Boston @ New Orleans

Score: New Orleans 105 / Boston 87
P.O.G. JR Smith: 27pts 8reb 3ast 1stl
Key Matchup:
JR Smith: 27pts 8reb 3ast 1stl
Ricky Davis: 9pts 3reb 5ast 1stl
Skinny: New Orleans secured a 14 point advantage by the end of the third quarter and thrilled the home crowd with a new enthusiasm and cohesiveness not seen in November. JR Smith led the Hornets with 27 points and was impressive switching between Small Forward and Shooting Guard against 2 quality players in Paul Pierce and Ricky Davis. Smith (about the win) "It's good to get one at home against a quality team like the Celtics, we ran a few plays tonight that we've been working on since training camp and they're gelling for us now."

7th December: New Orleans @ Detroit

Score: Detroit 115 / New Orleans 69
P.O.G. Rasheed Wallace: 35pts 8reb 2ast 2stl
Key Matchup:
Ben Wallace: 13pts 11reb 4ast 3stl 2blk
Jamaal Magloire: 8pts 6reb 1ast 1blk
Skinny: Detroit increased their lead every quarter on their way to thrashing the Hornets at the Palace. Rasheed Wallace had a man of the match performance and Ben Wallace held Jamaal Magloire to season lows for points and rebounds. Chris Paul (21pts 5ast) was the only ray of light in an otherwise dark night for the Hornets.

9th December: Cleveland @ New Orleans

Score: Cleveland110 / New Orleans 106 OT
P.O.G: LeBron James
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Cleveland's to come....
Skinny: New Orleans reduced Clevelands 4 point lead heading into the final quarter and took a 3 point advantage with 3 minutes remaining behind the high flying JR Smith 2 3 However Damon Jones came in off the bench to replace an off-target Larry Hughes who was in foul trouble and it proved the difference. Jones' two clutch 3's, along with crucial missed free throws by the Hornets, forced overtime where Cleveland were good enough to hold on for the win.

13th December: New Orleans @ Milwaukee

Score: New Orleans 102 / Milwaukee 88
P.O.G. Jamaal Magloire
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Skinny: It was a show down of two of the worst teams in the league with Milwaukee hoping to clinch just it's second win of the season against New Orleans but it wasn't to be. New Orleans lead comfortably by the end of the third and didn't look back, Jamaal Magloire schooling the overall 1st pick in this years draft Andrew Bogut on his way to a man of the match performance.

14th December: New Orleans @ Indiana

Score: Indiana 114 / New Orleans 89
P.O.G. Jermaine O'Neal
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Indiana's to come
Skinny: New Orleans were just out muscled by Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal who managed an incredible 8 blocks and kept New Orleans' Jamaal Magloire to a low scoring game. There were few bright spots for the Hornets bar the odd JR Smith miracle. Their 5-15 record reflecting their outside shooting percentage as they struggle to find their range.

19th December: New Orleans @ Boston

Score: Boston 120 / New Orleans 96
P.O.G. Paul Pierce
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Boston's coming... (I lost a few files in transit somewhere )
Skinny: Boston just could not put a foot wrong on their way to trouncing the Hornets by 24 points. Paul Pierce led a balanced attack and Gerald Green showed T-Mac type potential in limited minutes to score 12 points. The play of the night belonged to Hornets backcourt duo JR Smith and Chris Paul with an ally-oop 2 that stunned the home crowd late in the game. Paul finished with a career high 14 assists but his shooting woes continued making just 6 of 27 from the field.

21st December: Toronto @ New Orleans

Score: New Orleans 115 / Toronto 104
P.O.G. Chris Paul
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Toronto
Skinny: New Orleans came into the final quarter ahead by 7 and, despite some big 3's from Rafer Alston and Mo Peterson, Toronto could not come closer than within 4 points of the men in teal. Mike Sweetney continued his improved output with 12 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out early in the fourth and JR Smith and Chris Paul combined for 24 or New Orleans' 28 fourth quarter points, Paul nailing a clutch three(Screen lost) over Rafael Araujo with 7.1 seconds remaining to put the icing on the cake. But it was Jamaal Magloire's swat with 40 seconds remaining and Toronto within 6 points that broke the back of the Raptors.


22nd December: New Orleans @ Denver

Score: New Orleans 109 / Denver 100
P.O.G. Chris Paul
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Denver Box coming....
Skinny: New Orleans won on the road for the first time in almost a month holding out the Denver Nuggets on their home court. Bostjan Nachbar stepped up with JR Smith having a poor night offensively and Mike Sweetney again dominated the boards. Chris Paul earned player of the game honors with a stellar all round game and clutch free throw shooting down the stretch.

24th December: Dallas @ New Orleans

Score: Dallas 127 / New Orleans 90
P.O.G Dirk Nowitski
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Dallas to come: How did I lose so many?
Skinny: Eric Dampier and Dirk Nowitski dominated the Hornets down low all night as the Mavericks cruised to victory by 37 points. Jamaal Magloire battled hard in the paint but it was not enough.

26th December: Seattle @ New Orleans

Score: New Orleans 113 / Seattle 88
P.O.G. Chris Paul
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Seattle
Skinny: New Orleans trio Bostjan Nachbar, JR Smith, and Chris Paul completely outplayed the Seattle triple threat of Ridnour, Allen and Lewis on their way to a convincing win at home. In the end it was superior inside play that secured the Hornets the win. New Orleans shot 48% from the field to Seattle's 37%, both teams shot 33% from 3 point land and 78% from the foul line. Chris Paul said after the game "You know we've been working on speading our offensive production across the team and being less predictable and Boki (Nachbar) has really stepped up his scoring, and Big Mike (Sweetney) is staying tough on the blocks so I think that's the main thing that helped us this month turn things around."


28th December: Sacramento @ New Orleans

Score: Sacramento 117 / New Orleans 106
P.O.G. Brad Miller
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Sacramento
Skinny: Sacramento held a comfortable lead heading into the fourth and despite a massive night from Chris Paul offensively the Hornets could not come close enough. The Hornets bench got some valuble minutes and former great Penny Hardaway showed hes still got hops while Chris Anderson grabbed 7 boards and blocked 4 shots in 23 minutes. Sacramento move to 8-12 while the Hornets finish the month 8-18 overall.

Awards for December

West Rookie: Chirs Paul PPG 23.3 RPG 3.4 APG 7.4 BPG 0.2 SPG 2.2

West Player: Kobe Bryant - PPG 25.1 RPG 5.4 APG 7.1 BPG 0.6 SPG 1.9

East Rookie: Andrew Bogut - PPG 12.9 RPG 10.2 APG 3.3 BPG 1.3 SPG 1.1

East Player Paul Pierce - PPG 29.1 RPG 7.9 APG 5.7 BPG 1.1 SPG 2.1

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January Recap

The Hornets went 3-5 in January, with some humiliating losses frustrating the organization. The bright spot was a fourth quarter romp over Philadelphia. They finished the month with a record of 11-23 overall.

1st January: LA Clippers @ New Orleans

Score: New Orleans 106 / LA Clippers 89
P.O.G. Chris Paul
Box Scores:
New Orleans
LA Clippers
Skinny:The Hornets led by 5 heading into the final quarter when JR Smith went to work. Smith scored 13 of his 22 points in the final term to keep the Hornets in the lead. Foul trouble for Clippers scorers Cuttino Mobely and Elton Brand limited LA and tough defense from Chris Anderson ensured a comeback was out of reach.

4th January: Portland @ New Orleans

Score: New Orleans 112 / Portland 90
P.O.G. Chris Paul
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Portland
Skinny: The Trailblazers stayed within 3 points of New Orleans up till the fourth quarter when Chris Paul turned it up a notch and led New Orleans on a 10-2 run to start the quarter. New Orleans turned to their bench with 6 minutes remaining in the game, only Paul remained from the starting unit and Chris Anderson 2 continued to impress on defense. Sebastian Telfair and Martell Webster combined for 16/44 from the field while JR Smith 2 and Chris Paul totaled 15/41.

Nachbar changes his mind at the last second on the three to find Chris Paul alone under the hoop.

High Flyer JR Smith uses a hanging reverse layup to avoid shotblocker Theo Ratliff.

5th January: New Orleans @ New Jersey

Score: New Jersey 112 / New Orleans 107
P.O.G. Vince Carter
Box Scores:
New Orleans
New Jersey
Skinny: The Hornets held a 1 point lead at the end of the third but watched it disappear thanks to three long bombs from Nets captain Jason Kidd, the Nets got out to a 12 point lead before the Hornets staged a late comeback ignited by some JR Smith magic but clutch three's by Arvydas Macijauskas failed to find the bottom of the net.

JR Smith: Human Highlight Reel?2

7th January: Houston @ New Orleans

Score: Houston 111 / New Orleans 84
P.O.G. Yao Ming
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Houston
Skinny: Houston made a huge run in the second quarter to blow open the game and kept up the attack in the third to lead by 20 heading into the final quarter. New Orleans cut the lead to 15 with 7 minutes left but it was as close as they could come. Yao Ming was just too strong down low for the Hornets interior defense.

McGrady with a circus shot!

12th January: New Orleans @ Philadelphia

Score: New Orleans 102 / Philadelphia 85
P.O.G. Mike Sweetney
Box Scores:
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Skinny: With the scores tied at 66 after 3 the Hornets found another gear through a JR Smith 2 special on Sam Dalembert which started a 14-0 run to start the quarter, a Penny to Smith ally-oop forcing a Philadelphia timeout. Mike Sweetney dominated Chris Webber holding the former No1 draft pick to just 3 points while having his biggest game as a Hornet. Chris Paul was in foul trouble for most the game but Penny Hardaway contained Allen Iverson well enough, AI shooting 11/29 from the floor.

JR posterized Webber as well.
Dalembert with a rare highlight for Phili
JR Smith soaring along the baseline, under the rim, for the windmill!

22nd January: New Orleans @ San Antonio

Score: San Antonio 97 / New Orleans 67
P.O.G. Manu Ginobili
Box Scores:
New Orleans
San Antonio
Skinny: Any hopes of New Orleans repeating their shock win over the Spurs in November were desimated by an overpowering Spurs defense that kept the Hornets to a season low 67 points. Manu Ginobili sparked the Spurs offence with Nick Van Exel playing solidly off the bench.

27th January: Indiana @ New Orleans

Score: Indiana 120 / New Orleans 92
P.O.G. Ron Artest
Box Scores:
Cant take screenshots of box scores
Skinny: Indiana played like a team posessed, building a 26 point lead by 3 quarter time and rubbing salt in the wound during the fourth with a string of three pointers, offensive rebounds and uncontested dunks.

28th January: Utah @ New Orleans

Score: Utah 121 / New Orleans 89
Simulated entire game, was tired of being down by 30 with 1 quarter remaining!

February

coming a "lil" after January (Sorry for the gangsta talk Ceekay)

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Space Saver!!!

Final Space Saver!!!

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No need to suck up

Stop the ghetto talk, you're from Australia so you're not a gangster.

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1. America is not the only place on the planet with Hiphop and ghetto's, deal with it.

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3. Of all the nations on the planet I think Australia would have to be one of the most "Americanised." Even though it deeply pains me to admit that.

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your austrlian MATE
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Stop the ghetto talk, you're from Australia so you're not a gangster.

LOL, that is the lamest shit i've ever seen.

1. America is not the only place on the planet with Hiphop and ghetto's, deal with it.

2. America is so obsessed with itself that any perception beamed onto your cable of other countries is completely stereotypical and basically utter bullshit, I bet you have no idea what Australia is like.

3. Of all the nations on the planet I think Australia would have to be one of the most "Americanised." Even though it deeply pains me to admit that.

4. Your just having a cry because you dont have the game yet, go look at porn and settle down.

hahahahahahahah im australian too, i totally agree

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good luck here

How the hell was he talking ghetto lol...

How the hell was he talking ghetto lol...

Well... Hey croo ... Just to get yaz involved ... im so pov

LOL, that is the lamest shit i've ever seen.

1. America is not the only place on the planet with Hiphop and ghetto's, deal with it.

2. America is so obsessed with itself that any perception beamed onto your cable of other countries is completely stereotypical and basically utter bullshit, I bet you have no idea what Australia is like.

3. Of all the nations on the planet I think Australia would have to be one of the most "Americanised." Even though it deeply pains me to admit that.

4. Your just having a cry because you dont have the game yet, go look at porn and settle down.

Sorry for this shocking answer, but... I'm not from America! Moreover, your points don't make any sense at all and you're still NOT GANGSTA... Oh and I do know something about Australia, it has the highest percentage of wiggers and that's why I understand Jae, Jowe, etc. hate hiphop and its whole culture.

Stop the ghetto talk, you're from Australia so you're not a gangster.

LOL, that is the lamest shit i've ever seen.

1. America is not the only place on the planet with Hiphop and ghetto's, deal with it.

2. America is so obsessed with itself that any perception beamed onto your cable of other countries is completely stereotypical and basically utter bullshit, I bet you have no idea what Australia is like.

3. Of all the nations on the planet I think Australia would have to be one of the most "Americanised." Even though it deeply pains me to admit that.

4. Your just having a cry because you dont have the game yet, go look at porn and settle down.

1. True

2. Aren't you sterotyping America on the same token?

3. So what if you're country is Americanized, what's so bad about that? should be glad you're not Talibanized.

4. I will check out porn now, so good call on that

But really, could you guys of handled your differences without bringing in our countries into it?

First of all just because we live in Australia doesnt mean we cant be 'gansgta', not that i am, but honestly the place where you live doesnt change who you are or want to be. There are 'gangstaz' in Australia whether you wanna admit it or not.

It is sad that Australia is becoming americanised because it is loosing its own identity and becoming every day more like America, im sure that if you lived in America you wouldn't want to become like the English or like the French, because that is not your own culture.

What you see on tv about any other country is bullshit basically, its made up shit by the media to sell and back up the stereotypes, such as the Iraqui people celebrating when 9/11 happened, like anyone would celebrate death, or the kangaroos jumping in Australia in the middle of a city, all that shit you see on tv.

I agree with Impose, and I think the Talibanized thing by Devin112 was a rather idiotic thing to say, then again you're probably watching too much tv so cant blame ya.

First of all just because we live in Australia doesnt mean we cant be 'gansgta', not that i am, but honestly the place where you live doesnt change who you are or want to be. There are 'gangstaz' in Australia whether you wanna admit it or not.

True, but I'm 100% sure Impose isn't one of them and even if you're a gangsta, do u need 2 typ lyk dat then?

That is fucked up!

Anyways, watsup with this dynasty its weird.....

And wheres Chris Paul on that list?

Yeah no CP is a nono.

ceekay, highest percentage of wiggers? to quote Kip from napoleon dynamite

Like anyone could even know that

Talibanized thing by Devin112 was a rather idiotic thing to say, then again you're probably watching too much tv so cant blame ya.

So u're not glad that u're americanized instead of being talibanized? U're a dumbass so I can't blame ya.

you gotta add Arvydas Macijauskas and Chris Paul to this dynasty