Report says Bobcats have begun Hornets re-brand
A new reports from CBS Sports says the Bobcats have started the rebranding process to return the Hornets name back to the city it started in.
Last Game
| Final - 4.17.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Hornets | 18 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 87 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 19 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 99 |
Stories
Charlotte Hornets are back
The Charlotte Hornets appear to be back in business. The Bobcats are reportedly ready to change the franchise's name.
Better Know a Prospect: Otto Porter Jr.
To start off this classic off-season series, we'll take a close look at one of my personal favorites, Otto Porter Jr. Without a doubt, many Pelican fans are eyeing him in the upcoming 2013 draft....
At the Hive Approval Ratings: Eric Gordon
So this will be fun. Positives: That one dunk, maintained a solid free throw rate at 6.3 FTA/36 min gradually improved his passing and creative ability through the season and finished with a 19.3%...
Southwest Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio
|
58 | 24 | .707 | 0 | Won 2 |
|
Memphis
|
56 | 26 | .682 | 2 | Won 4 |
|
Houston
|
45 | 37 | .548 | 13 | Lost 1 |
|
Dallas
|
41 | 41 | .500 | 17 | Won 1 |
|
New Orleans
|
27 | 56 | .325 | 31.5 | Lost 5 |
(updated 5.19.2013 at 1:09 AM EDT)
NBA Trade Rumors: Eric Gordon to the Clippers?
Bourbon Street Shots reported on Twitter yesterday that they'd "heard buzz" that an Eric Gordon/Robin Lopez for Eric Bledsoe/DeAndre Jordan trade could be in the works. I can't comment on the...
2013 NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Ben McLeMore
Here's a look at a potential top-three overall selection in next month's NBA Draft, Kansas shooting guard Ben McLemore.
Monday Links
Monday Links: Pelicans causing ecological problems in Iowa, Anthony Davis's favorite meal, and more.
Suns Draft Preview: Lottery Odds
With the Suns slotted in the 4th lottery position, what can we expect to happen when the lottery balls are finally released on May 21st? Here is a look at the history of the fourth pre-lottery position, and the odds for picks one through seven.
Pelicans' Gordon has surgery on left ankle
New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Eric Gordon recently underwent surgery on his left ankle, and the team is calling the procedure a success. Here's what the next step is for Gordon.
Eric Gordon Goes Under the Knife Again
Well, this came out of nowhere: The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that guard Eric Gordon underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure yesterday in his left ankle to alleviate pain...
Why Len is a better prospect than Noel
Nerlens Noel is seen as the likely No. 1 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, while people view Alex Len with more skepticism. But is that justified? Jonathan Tjarks suggests that Len is actually the better prospect.
At the Hive Approval Ratings: Brian Roberts
It's hard not to love the Brian Roberts acquisition; New Orleans gave him a shot at the NBA that perhaps was never coming, and he flat out delivered. Vote at the end so we can put together...
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | loss 95 - 99 | coverage |
| November | |||
| Utah | Friday, November 02 2012 | win 88 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Saturday, November 03 2012 | win 89 - 82 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | loss 62 - 77 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 107 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | loss 96 - 100 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 95 - 110 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Saturday, November 17 2012 | loss 113 - 117 | coverage |
| New York | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | loss 80 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | loss 107 - 115 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 108 - 111 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Sunday, November 25 2012 | loss 84 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Monday, November 26 2012 | win 105 - 98 | coverage |
| Utah | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 84 - 96 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Oklahoma City | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 79 - 100 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Monday, December 03 2012 | win 102 - 81 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | loss 87 - 103 | coverage |
| Memphis | Friday, December 07 2012 | loss 89 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 90 - 106 | coverage |
| Washington | Tuesday, December 11 2012 | loss 70 - 77 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | loss 88 - 92 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Friday, December 14 2012 | loss 102 - 113 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Sunday, December 16 2012 | loss 94 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 96 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 77 - 93 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Friday, December 21 2012 | loss 94 - 99 | coverage |
| Indiana | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 75 - 81 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | win 97 - 94 | coverage |
| Toronto | Friday, December 28 2012 | loss 97 - 104 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 98 - 95 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Atlanta | Tuesday, January 01 2013 | loss 86 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 92 - 104 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 99 - 96 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Monday, January 07 2013 | win 95 - 88 | coverage |
| Houston | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 88 - 79 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Friday, January 11 2013 | win 104 - 92 | coverage |
| @ New York | Sunday, January 13 2013 | loss 87 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Tuesday, January 15 2013 | win 111 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 90 - 78 | coverage |
| Golden State | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 112 - 116 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Monday, January 21 2013 | win 114 - 105 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 102 - 106 | coverage |
| Houston | Friday, January 25 2013 | loss 82 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Sunday, January 27 2013 | win 91 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, January 29 2013 | loss 106 - 111 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | loss 99 - 104 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Denver | Friday, February 01 2013 | loss 98 - 113 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 86 - 115 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 93 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Friday, February 08 2013 | win 111 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Sunday, February 10 2013 | loss 89 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Monday, February 11 2013 | win 105 - 86 | coverage |
| Portland | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 99 - 63 | coverage |
| Chicago | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | loss 87 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | loss 100 - 105 | coverage |
| Dallas | Friday, February 22 2013 | loss 100 - 104 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Sunday, February 24 2013 | win 110 - 95 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Tuesday, February 26 2013 | loss 97 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | loss 74 - 119 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Detroit | Friday, March 01 2013 | win 100 - 95 | coverage |
| Orlando | Monday, March 04 2013 | loss 102 - 105 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | loss 102 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 85 - 96 | coverage |
| Portland | Sunday, March 10 2013 | win 98 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | loss 98 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Friday, March 15 2013 | loss 87 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Sunday, March 17 2013 | loss 95 - 97 | coverage |
| Golden State | Monday, March 18 2013 | loss 72 - 93 | coverage |
| Boston | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | win 87 - 86 | coverage |
| Memphis | Friday, March 22 2013 | win 90 - 83 | coverage |
| Denver | Monday, March 25 2013 | win 110 - 86 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | loss 91 - 105 | coverage |
| Miami | Friday, March 29 2013 | loss 89 - 108 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Sunday, March 31 2013 | win 112 - 92 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Golden State | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | loss 88 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Friday, April 05 2013 | loss 83 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Sunday, April 07 2013 | win 95 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | loss 96 - 104 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Wednesday, April 10 2013 | loss 110 - 121 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Friday, April 12 2013 | loss 93 - 96 | coverage |
| Dallas | Sunday, April 14 2013 | loss 89 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | loss 87 - 99 | coverage |
Roster
New Orleans Hornets Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
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Stats
New Orleans Hornets Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Eric Gordon | 42 | 30.1 | 5.6 | 13.9 | 40.2 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 32.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 84.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 17.0 |
| Ryan Anderson | 81 | 30.9 | 5.8 | 13.8 | 42.3 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 38.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 84.4 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 16.2 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 78 | 34.4 | 5.6 | 13.0 | 43.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 34.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 80.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 13.9 |
| Anthony Davis | 64 | 28.8 | 5.5 | 10.6 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 75.1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 13.5 |
| Robin Lopez | 82 | 26.0 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 53.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 77.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| Jason Smith | 51 | 17.2 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 84.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 8.2 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 76 | 27.2 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 47.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 21.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 73.7 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| Brian Roberts | 78 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 41.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 38.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 90.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
| Austin Rivers | 61 | 23.2 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 37.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 32.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 54.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 6.2 |
| Roger Mason Jr. | 69 | 17.7 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 43.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 41.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 90.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| Xavier Henry | 50 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 41.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 63.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| Lance Thomas | 59 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 72.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Darius Miller | 52 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 40.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 39.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Lou Amundson | 39 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 33.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Terrel Harris | 20 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 70.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
