2010-2011 New Orleans Hornets - Ummm...NO (Get it?) :: Around the Association
by R Dizzle on Sep 12, 2010 7:48 PM PDT
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These three players
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These three guys.
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And you guys keep wondering why CP3 wants out of NO...
It's been quite the summer for the Hornets. Must be something down in New Orleans, cause their fans (as all around the country should) expect their team to win the championship. Call it a carry over from the Saints back in January.
So let's look at this from a same perspective. The summer of LeBron + Championship mentality should equal productivity for the Hornets right?
WRONG!
Somehow, it turned into DISASTER. Chris Paul trade rumors were flying high as soon as the "Super Friends" joined up in Miami.
He even came up with a list! ESPN reported it! It had to be true!
Amare' went out to the Knicks. Melo never signed his extension. CP3 wanted out of NO. So why not form a "Super Friends Part 2?"
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Probably a dumb move if you ask me. To get Ariza, a young talented player with a pretty big contract, they had to give up their best youngest talent in Darren Collison. Sure Ariza has his moments, but he's at best a role player. Collison was backup if CP3 did end up leaving at any given point. Was it worth it? We'll have to see.
All I know is that the Pacers came out as straight thieves from that trade. All that had to give up was Troy Murphy. Ah yes, Troy Murphy.
It's sad, super sad, that the Hornets were 2nd best in the Western Conference a few years ago. They had the right chemistry. Now, they'll be struggling to make it back. My predictions?
- Chris Paul has another All Star year
- Trevor Ariza averages 10 points and 5 boards = does not live up to the hype
- The Hornets miss the playoffs
Unfortunately for New Orleans fans...it's all downhill from here.
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They have a lot of capspace next year. I think they can easilly reload.
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by GovernorStephCurry on Sep 12, 2010 8:04 PM PDT reply actions
Superstar + a bunch of underachievers/role players/scrubs?
Sounds like the Cavs of yesteryear. Hmm…I wonder how this will turn out?…
Chris Paul will make a few random scrubs
magically play good basketball, and then we’ll all be singing the praises of how good of a team Hornets management put together. They’ll win 40 some games and go to the playoffs. Then Chris Paul gets injured, they trade those scrubs away, and the Hornets win 30 games. Then Chris Paul comes back, and the cycle repeats….
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by Zorgon on Sep 13, 2010 3:28 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Forty games makes the playoffs?
In Bayless I trust.
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Ahh... forty.some. Makes sense.
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Chris Paul will get them into the playoffs
Even if CP3 doesn’t want to be in NO, I just don’t see him tanking the season. As the best PG in the game right now, I’m expecting good production from Ariza this season also. NOT because Ariza is such an awesome player but because he’ll be on the court w/ CP3.
I still believe if Ariza is your third best player you’ve got a really good team. The pressure is on NO to get that #2 guy to play with CP3 & hopefully that will be enough to make him want to stay.
How have they not scrapped that candy ass hornet logo yet? That would make me want to bounce too.
Sittin in my scraper watchin Oakland goin wild, ta-dow!
by Supafishal on Sep 13, 2010 6:29 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yo! Don't hate on Hugo.
Hugo is a baller. And they updated their logo two years ago to look meaner.
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We will be in the playoffs!!!!
Ok i really don’t understand how the hornets are getting written off as one of the worst teams in the league. As long as CP stays healthy, we are a 50 win team, EASY! The main reasons, we are more solid at the wings than we have ever been. Marcus Thorton is the most underated player in the game. He is a straight BEAST! He is a scorer from the 2gaurd spot that we have never had. He will be good from anywhere between 15 and 20 a game. And then we have Ariza, who is one of the best lock down defenders in the game. He will be our version of what Shawn Marrion was to the Phoenix Suns a few years ago. Mr.Intangible. And then we have Dwest, top 5 power forward in the west. For some reason, everyone thinks his 20 points and 8 rebounds are nothing anymore. And then Emeka is solid at the 5 for a good 10 and 10. His numbers were down last year only because he had a career low in minutes. When he is on the court, he produces. So mark my word people, the NEW ORLEANS HORNETS WILL SURPRISE SOME PEOPLE THIS YEAR, WE GOING BACK TO THE TOP! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Kendall Gill FTW!!!
Dang…tha tteam with LJ, Zo, and Kendall Gill was da shiet. I really miss the late 80s/early 90s era…the golden era for my generation fa sho.
CP3 being healthy will definitely raise their chances to make the playoffs, but his team lacks the talent to make it there in the super tough West.
We Believe!!!
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