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Tic Tac Toe: The Improbable New Orleans Hornets Have Won Three in a Row

In an unlikely turn of events, the New Orleans Hornets have won their third game in a row by defeating the Atlanta Hawks, 96-86, Saturday night in the Hive. Coming into this game, the Southwest Division leading Hawks had the best record in the NBA...

Written by Paul Augustin about 5 days ago 135 reads 1 comments
Five Things the Hornets' Win Over the LA Clippers Reveals

Although ESPN predicted a New Orleans victory over the LA Clippers last night, I must admit that I was not extremely confident. The first two games of the Jeff Bower era did not look much different then the last few games of the Byron Scott era...

Written by Paul Augustin about 8 days ago 142 reads 3 comments
New Orleans Hornets Fire Coach Byron Scott: Jeff Bower To Take Over

In a not very surprising move, the New Orleans Hornets have fired sixth-year Head Coach Byron Scott. Oh how the mighty have fallen! As recent as January 2009, the Hornets were ranked as high as third in NBA power rankings...

Written by Paul Augustin about 14 days ago 105 reads 7 comments
New Orleans Hornets' Lack of Defense is Key to Poor Start

In my last article, I expressed my hope for a Hornets season turnaround with a win over the Toronto Raptors. My son Daniel and I had prime seats. For his sake, I was hoping that the Hornets would have a dominating performance...

Written by Paul Augustin about 16 days ago 97 reads 3 comments
Hornets-Raptors: The Biggest Game of the Season?

In this young season to date, the most fitting way to describe the Hornets is inconsistent. In their opener against division rival San Antonio, New Orleans was crushed 113-96. After the middle of the second quarter, the game was never close...

Written by Paul Augustin about 22 days ago 217 reads 10 comments
Hornets 2009: New Orleans' Week One Starting Five Evaluation

One week into the 2009 season, the Hornets have won one and lost two. In their opening night loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Hornets looked like they were going to pick up where they ended last season—miserably...

Written by Paul Augustin about 25 days ago 158 reads 2 comments
Energy Crisis in New Orleans: Hornets Out of Gas in San Antonio

I had a meeting with my general contractor tonight at 6:30. We are planning some major home renovations in the near future. Grateful for my Dish Network DVR, I set the satellite to record the Hornets opener...

Written by Paul Augustin about 29 days ago 117 reads 4 comments
Okafor, Diogu, Collison, and the Roster Re-Do: Are the Hornets Improved?

The photo to the right shows Chris Paul in a position that the 2008-09 edition of the Hornets could ill-afford him to be in—sitting on the bench...

Written by Paul Augustin about about 1 month ago 125 reads 2 comments
Hornets Happenings | New Orleans Gives Away Rasual Butler

As first reported on Fox Sports late yesterday the Clippers have acquired shooting guard Rasual Butler and cash from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick and cash...

Written by Paul Augustin about 3 months ago 241 reads 9 comments
Hornets Happenings| Do I Like Ike?

So much has been written about the Emeka Okafor acquisition and very little about the signing of Ike Diogu. Who is that mystery man, Ike Diogu? Where is he from? Was he a worthwhile acquisition of the bench-weak Hornets? Inquiring minds want to know..

Written by Paul Augustin about 3 months ago 366 reads 2 comments
Hornets Happenings | Good Move, Mr. Bower: The Bees Are Better with Okafor

The print and electronic media are buzzing about the Chandler-for-Okafor deal. Most sportswriters and analysts think the trade is a wash. Most fans think the Hornets have come out on top...

Written by Paul Augustin about 4 months ago 428 reads 7 comments
Hornets Happenings | Chandler for Okafor a Done Deal?

ESPN is reporting a late-breaking rumor that a straight up trade between the Charlotte Bobcats and the New Orleans Hornets is in the "advanced stages." This deal would send often-injured Tyson Chandler to the Bobcats for Emeka Okafor...

Written by Paul Augustin about 4 months ago 240 reads 3 comments
Hornets Happenings | The Sex Lives of NBA Players in the Big Easy

I am fairly certain that every player that has played for any of the New Orleans professional basketball franchises has had a sex life. This includes the NBA Jazz and Hornets, as well as the Buccaneers of the long defunct ABA...

Written by Paul Augustin about 4 months ago 176 reads 14 comments
Understanding the NBA Salary Cap: It Is Rocket Science

Rocket science is a term often used for the astronautics branch of aerospace engineering. It is the science and technology of space flight...

Written by Paul Augustin about 4 months ago 492 reads 14 comments
Hornets Happenings | Hornets Score Low on Offseason Team Improvements

Anyone who is reasonably knowledgeable about NBA basketball knows that there are some strong positives for the New Orleans Hornets. They have one of the best players in the league...

Written by Paul Augustin about 4 months ago 243 reads 4 comments
Hornets Happenings | Bees Out of the Running for Two Targeted Free Agents

Jannero Pargo had been hanging around New Orleans. He had reportedly been playing one-on-one with Byron Scott. Surely, the Hornets would sign him...

Written by Paul Augustin about 4 months ago 307 reads 3 comments
Hornets Happenings | The Five Worst Hornets Draft Picks Of All Time

This is the second in a series of articles in which I analyze the best and worst of the Hornets since the team's inception. Today, I look at the five worst draft picks of all time...

Written by Paul Augustin about 4 months ago 495 reads 1 comments
Hornets Happenings: The Five Best Hornets Draft Picks of All Time

As we sit hear in anticipation of July 8th, waiting to see if the Hornets will improve the themselves with some solid free agent acquisitions, I thought it a good opportunity to reflect back ...

Written by Paul Augustin about 4 months ago 327 reads 3 comments
Hornets Happenings | Darren Collison Pick Brings a Great Yawn

The Hornets used their first-round draft pick to select point guard Darren Collison from UCLA. This pick is likely not to excite Hornets fans very much. To be honest, it does not excite me either...

Written by Paul Augustin about 5 months ago 315 reads 9 comments
Hornets Happenings: Rebuilding of the Roster Pt. 3, New Bees

This is part three in the series Rebuilding the Hornets. I thought a slide show would be a great way to show some of the players that the Hornets could or should be looking at to 1) bulk up ...

Written by Paul Augustin about 5 months ago 285 reads 7 comments
Hornets Happenings: Rebuilding of the Roster Part Two: Who Should Go?

In the last Hornets Happenings, I wrote about guaranteed NBA contracts and the difficulty of trying to rid a team of expensive contracts of marginally productive players...

Written by Paul Augustin about 5 months ago 326 reads 8 comments
Hornets Happenings | Rebuilding of the Roster Part One: The Dilema

Although the New Orleans Hornets management has implied that the roster will remain intact next season, average fans might see this as more management doublespeak...

Written by Paul Augustin about 5 months ago 242 reads 6 comments
Hornets Happenings| Decoding General Manager Double-Speak

On May 23, Jimmy Smith interviewed New Orleans Hornets GM Jeff Bower concerning his analysis of the past season and his blueprint for becoming a championship caliber team...

Written by Paul Augustin about 6 months ago 146 reads 4 comments
Hornets Happenings | Byron Scott: Should He Stay or Should He Go?

Hornets fans have likely not yet gotten over the Hornets' ugly 58-point loss at home in Game 4 in the playoffs. After being dominated by the Denver Nuggets in round one of the NBA playoffs, ...

Written by Paul Augustin about 6 months ago 75 reads 3 comments
Hornets Happenings | New Orleans Buried by Denver

You may wonder how I wrote this article before the game was over. As I write article, there is two seconds left in the third quarter. The Nuggets are up by thirty-nine points. The Hornets were beaten in every phase of the game...

Written by Paul Augustin about 7 months ago 80 reads 4 comments

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Paul Augustin Article Archive

Tic Tac Toe: The Improbable New Orleans Hornets Have Won Three in a Row

Five Things the Hornets' Win Over the LA Clippers Reveals

New Orleans Hornets Fire Coach Byron Scott: Jeff Bower To Take Over

New Orleans Hornets' Lack of Defense is Key to Poor Start

Hornets-Raptors: The Biggest Game of the Season?

Hornets 2009: New Orleans' Week One Starting Five Evaluation

Energy Crisis in New Orleans: Hornets Out of Gas in San Antonio

Okafor, Diogu, Collison, and the Roster Re-Do: Are the Hornets Improved?

Hornets Happenings | New Orleans Gives Away Rasual Butler

Hornets Happenings| Do I Like Ike?

Hornets Happenings | Good Move, Mr. Bower: The Bees Are Better with Okafor

Hornets Happenings | Chandler for Okafor a Done Deal?

Hornets Happenings | The Sex Lives of NBA Players in the Big Easy

Understanding the NBA Salary Cap: It Is Rocket Science

Hornets Happenings | Hornets Score Low on Offseason Team Improvements

Hornets Happenings | Bees Out of the Running for Two Targeted Free Agents

Hornets Happenings | The Five Worst Hornets Draft Picks Of All Time

Hornets Happenings: The Five Best Hornets Draft Picks of All Time

Hornets Happenings | Darren Collison Pick Brings a Great Yawn

Hornets Happenings: Rebuilding of the Roster Pt. 3, New Bees

Hornets Happenings: Rebuilding of the Roster Part Two: Who Should Go?

Hornets Happenings | Rebuilding of the Roster Part One: The Dilema

Hornets Happenings| Decoding General Manager Double-Speak

Hornets Happenings | Byron Scott: Should He Stay or Should He Go?

Hornets Happenings | New Orleans Buried by Denver

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