Looking Hopeful

It's tough to be positive with a team that is 3-14 but I am feeling a bit of excitement for the Hornets. Not only did we lose two key players in Chris Paul and David West but Eric Gordon has only played in two games this season. With this said, the Hornets have fought particularly hard in the last three games and have lost those games by two points each. Now I know that sounds as if we should be terribly angry with the Hornets but they have seemed to make a slight turn around since the start of the season. One of the most frustrating aspects of the Hornet's early losses was their continual fourth quarter collapses. However, that has not been the case in the Hornet's three game two point losing streak. They have seemed to overcome their fourth quarter chaos. They have fought hard to the end and haven't given up. I can't imagine the two point losing streak to continue for the Hornet's. Something eventually has to give. Either the Hornet's will win a game or they will lose by more than two points. Whatever the outcome, I will be there to cheer them on!

Hornets Struggling to Keep Afloat

The New Orleans Hornets lost their sixth straight game Saturday night to the Dallas Mavericks losing 96-81.  There were nine lead changes and five ties in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the game before Lamar Odom tipped in his own missed layup to break a 16-all tie. The Mavericks would lead the rest of the way. The Hornets have struggled to get their team in a winning position since the trade of Chris Paul. The Hornets have been plagued with injuries and without starting shooting guard Eric Gordon and starting small forward Trevor Ariza, the Hornets have found it difficult to close out and win games. In the past two games the Hornets have committed 38 turnovers with 21 of those being in last Saturday night's game against the Mavericks. It has not been easy for the Hornets to adjust to their new roles and it will be up to coach Monty Williams to tweek the team in order to give them an opportunity for success. Other teams who have been in similar situations have been able to overcome not having an all star player and moved into a more positive direction. The question is whether or not the Hornets will be able to do the same. Hoepefully, they will move pass this bump in the road and will eventually come out shining. Only time will tell. Unfortunately, because of the short season, time is not something the Hornets have a lot of. 

Injuries Don't Help Hornets

The Hornet's guard Eric Gordon will be out for the next two - three weeks because of a bruised knee. Gordon who had already missed four games because of the same knee injury before returning in Wednesday night's loss to the 76er's experienced swelling after the 76er's game and will be out for the next few weeks. This isn't great news for a Hornets team that has been struggling to close out games and who are on a four game losing streak. Coach Monty Williams hopes to help his young team break that streak by simplifying things and by helping them mesh together.  Williams says that he is building the team the way that he wants to and that hopefully in the future this young team will jell and be successful. That would be a great thing to all of the Hornets fans who are anxious to put the Chris Paul trade behind them  and to move on with a bigger and better Hornets team. The future of the Hornets looks bright but getting there looks to be a long arduous journey.

Eric Gordon Makes His Mark

The New Orleans Hornets face the Boston Celtics tonight in their home opener at the New Orleans Arena. Eric Gordon (one of the players acquired in the Chris Paul trade) made his mark against the the Phoenix Suns in the season opener and hopefully will do the same tonight as the Hornets try to establish their new identity. Gordon, a fourth year guard, made the winning 20 foot jumper shot with 4.2 seconds remaining in the game and finished with a team high 20 points. In his debut with the Hornets the 6-foot-3, 215 shooting guard, had four rebounds, a steal, a block, and three assists in 39 minutes.   " Whatever the situation, I always try to make the best situation for it," Gordon said. " I'm still trying to fit in and figure things out throughout the offense, but I can put the ball on the floor and create for others." Hopefully Gordon will do the same in tonight's game against the Celtics and the Hornets will be able to move beyond the Chris Paul era.

Looking Hopefull

After a slow start in the New Orleans Arena, the Hornets made a come back to take the lead and the game in their preseason match up against the Memphis Grizzlies. After starting the game 12 of 15 they finished 31-82 for a 37.8 shooting percentage. What looked to be a lackadaisical start for the Hornets ended up being a decent finish. The new guys didn't look so bad either. Eric Gordon scored 17 points and Chris Kaman added 18 and both played well on defense. There was a little more effort in the last three-quarters of this preseason game than most people are used to seeing in a typical preseason game. Hopefully this will be the beginning to an energetic Hornets season.

Hornets Look to the Future

What looked to be questionable has actually turned out to be favorable for the New Orleans Hornets. Prolonging the trade of all-star point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers looks to be a positive move for the future of the New Orleans Hornets. In return for the trade the Hornets received shooting guard Eric Gordon, center Chris Kaman, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and a 2012 unconditional first-round draft pick. This will give the Hornets building blocks for the long term because of getting young players as opposed to the older players offered in the L.A. Laker trade. Although the new Hornet players aren't super stars like Chris Paul the trade has given the Hornets something to work with and has allowed the team to focus on the upcoming season. Anyway you look at it the Hornets future is looking better than it has in a while. I'm in! Are you?