I feel that the Hornets are a great team, but need to make some adjustments on the court. I feel that the new coaches may have not been the best move for the franchise and that Byron Scott should have remained their coach. I hope that people will still support the Hornets regardless of any changes that have occured and that the Hornets get better as the season goes on. GEAUX HORNETS
OMG! I can't believe what is happening to our team! David West, where is the leadership? You said you would step into the leadership role when your comrade went down. It seems Peja did what he said he would do, but where is the rest of the team? I expect you David to step up your game because you are an all star and you should be playing like one. For you to not produce like an all star makes me want to rethink my ballot. The other guys on the team are newcomers and are getting acclaimated to the team and the city, but there is NO excuse for the poor performance you have displayed. STEP UP YOUR GAME AND PLAY LIKE YOU WANT TO WIN. Your team will follow your lead.
I am watching the Atlanta Hawks game and I must say that although Chris Paul is not on the court and Byron Scott has been removed, I still expect you guys to play with the passion and pride that is indicative of being a Hornet. Show not only the league, but yourselves, that you are professionals that can play with intensity and purpose even in the face of adversity. Jeff Bowers and Tim Floyd may not be the ideal leaders at this time, but they are not on the court and cannot play the game for you. Hornets, play team ball! That means pass when needed, take high percentage shots, and stop playing playground ball! Know where each other is on the court, talk to each other and create the cohesiveness needed to be a winning team. The old saying goes, "there is no "I" in team. PLAY TOGETHER! The minutes will come. You must realize the fans and media will talk about your performance one way or the other. Just make sure that what we say is positive.
i was one to agree that it was time for a coaching change but not these two. Bower been the GM for 14 years maybe hes the problem. I also hate that defence we got maybe that will change. Now we get the chance to see and draft young guys that will get a chance to play now. I say Thornton and Ju Ju should be starting and bench those overpaid vets thats not playing with passion,pride or purpose or trade them for some young big men that can play D. I think we will be fine I've also braced myself for a sub-par season.
Hornets need to push the make Chris Paul Happy Button before us fans really get mad.
anyway i still love my team thats im driveing from VA to Atlanta to see them play Saturday. Im 0-2 when i go see the hornets play i hope that change
Same old philosophy from the Hornets. Welcome to what we enjoyed in Charlotte. Team with talent, and management that has no clue. Remember Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning? A team that was one step away from the finals their last year in Charlotte. Drop a coach in a heartbeat instead of letting them work through some low points. You know why the NBA gave Charlotte a team within a year of another team leaving? They recognized the ownership and management had alienated the fans and were ruining the product. Enjoy your team New Orleans.
I hope jeff is as good as they say he is. I like jeff and all but if he can teach the hornets how to play defense and the triangle i think the hornets have a ligitimate shot at fulfilling up to their potential. Good luck where ever you end up Scott! thanks for the memories!
How do you fellow Hornets fans feel about us trying to get "AND START" Allen Iverson in the backcourt with CP3?
WOW !!! Man, this one hurts. I know that a change needed to be made, the team was in complete disarray but it doesn't make it any easier see Coach Scott get the "ax". I can handle Mr. Bower assuming the coaching duties, with all due respect Mr. Bower, you have just been handed your own rope. Why would you want to already find your first branch before you even get on the court. Bringing back Tim Floyd ?????????????? You have got to be kiddin' me ? This is the one coach who single handedly destroyed a team and you want to hire him as "1st assistant" ??? I REALLY feel for our players. I know they will continue to give it their all and I will continue to support, but let me bodly predict, there goes any attendance bench marks!!! Tim Floyd, PLEASE, GIVE ME A BREAK!!!
Well the AP just broke this story just a while ago, the team will make a formal announcement later today. I'm somewhat shocked here, mainly because I think he deserved more time to turn things around. But we're 3-6 and things aren't looking good, hopefully this season is not a lost cause.
But I absolutely wish Coach Scott the best of luck as he'll most likely continue his coaching career somewhere else next season. He took over an aging Hornets team back in '04 and rebuilt them into a playoff contender, I hope that our interim coach can pick up where Scott left off and keep building this team.
well, the hornets took another loss last night, this time to phoenix. when the game was over, everyone i saw and alotta friends on facebook asked me a question that I always hear. "Why do you love the Hornets so much and their doing bad and always get blown out?" as always, i cracked a laugh and gave my answer. "Passion, Purpose, Pride. We have a passion for basketball, our purpose is to win, and we take pride in ourselves as a team, a people, and a city." i have never been to new orleans, but i do not have to live there to show my team spirit. i always wear my Chris Paul shirts and shoes and jerseys, i always wear my hornet's shorts and shirts and creole blue bandanas. i hear things such as "The Hornets are soft." and "The Hornets have no bench production and can't play defense." i challenge the hornets to prove me wrong and everyone else wrong. the arizona cardinals had a fan in the stands during their NFC championship with a sign that said "SHOCK THE WORLD." i want my hornets to do THAT EXACT SAME THING. prove me wrong, prove the critics wrong, prove the whole basketball world wrong... you tell us as fans to FAN-UP, i challenge you not only as a team to TOUGHEN-UP, but MAN-UP!!!
PROVE ME WRONG...
Denzell Allen aka ~Dz Minaj~
Hey Hornets fans! Julian Wright here. I’ve had a lot of things going on during the offseason, but it’s great to be back home in New Orleans. This summer I drove from New Orleans to my hometown in Chicago to get in some great workouts and family time. The drive wasn’t too bad. My music helped me to keep going along the long straight path, because there aren’t too many fun stops on the way home. I just go through Memphis and then everywhere else is a rural area. I made the first drive from New Orleans to Chicago with my brother Andre. Then I made the drive back home to New Orleans from Chicago with one of my best friends, so it was a good time to vibe out and have some moments to myself. Usually my brother and friend would sleep while I was driving and vice versa. It was really a fun thing to do.
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK
I recently got the chance to head back to Kansas for two of our preseason games. I was fortunate enough to play for the University of Kansas for two years, and it was great to go back there and see that the KU support is still alive. Once you are a part of something there, you’re special and you’re always embraced. It was something that I enjoyed, and it definitely created some great memories.
MY MUSIC, MySPACE
Some people don’t know that music has played a big role in my life. I don’t just listen to music. I write music, poetry, arrange songs and sequence songs. I do have a generic MySpace music page right now which I definitely want to get more serious with in the offseason. Right now it just has some instrumentals that I’ve worked on. My ultimate goal is to work with – and write for – artists. I’d love to get into doing some background tracks. I’ll still be continuing to make music but the season is my main focus right now. You can check out some of my work at www.myspace.com/midiusick.
A ROOKIE NO MORE
It’s refreshing to not be the young guy on the team this year. With that being said, I haven’t had any part of initiating the rookies into the NBA life. I’m not “old” enough to really pull the pranks on them, but I’m here more to guide and help them not to get pranked. I’ve had my fair share over the past two years but I’m still not in the position yet where I can put my foot in and say, “Hey guys let’s do this.” I just give them my advice and hope it helps them avoid the pranks. I tell them how to deal with rookie life because I’ve definitely been in their shoes. It’s all about having fun and getting to know each other, building chemistry on and off the court.
Best Movie I've Seen This Year
Hilton Armstrong, center: Ice Age
Bobbu Brown, guard: Superbad
Krista, Honeybee: Transformers. I want a Bumblebee car!
Kristen L., Honeybee: The Hangover
Shante, Honeybee: Fame
Sandi, Used to Bee: Bucket List

Worst movie I’ve seen this year
Hilton Armstrong: I haven’t seen anything bad lately
Bobby Brown: Obsessed, with Beyonce. It was terrible.
Krista: None, they were all great movies this year!
Kristen L.: Drag me to Hell
Shante: None was really that bad
Sandi: I can’t think of any
Last movie I cried watching
Hilton Armstrong: *I’ve never cried watching a movie
Bobby Brown: Ghost
Krista: I cried like a baby watching Love Happens
Kristen L.: Marley and Me
Shante: I don’t know. I can’t recall ever crying
Sandi: White Castle
Actor I’d watch in anything
Hilton Armstrong: Jim Carrey
Bobby Brown: Will Smith
Krista: Channing Tatum
Kristen L.: Will Ferrell or Jim Carrey
Shante: Will Smith. His ears are awesome!
Sandi: Jackie Chan

Actor who’d play me in a movie
Hilton Armstrong: It wouldn’t be an actor. It would be a character – Goofy
Bobby Brown: Mike Epps, because he’s very funny
Krista: Cameron Diaz
Kristen L.: Anna Faris
Shante: Beyonce. We’re fierce!
Sandi: Madonna
Movie they should make a sequel for…
Hilton Armstrong: GI Joe
Bobby Brown: Superbad
Krista: Not sure
Kristen L.: I hate sequels!
Shante: Obsessed! :)
Sandi: Singing in the Rain
Movie they shouldn’t have made a sequel for…
Hilton Armstrong: I can’t think of anything recently
Bobby Brown: *Final Destination
Krista: Harry Potter
Kristen L.: The original is always the best
Shante: Saw. We’ve seen one too many!
Sandi: Friday that 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street

Favorite movie quote ever
Hilton Armstrong: *When McLovin’ says, “What’s up gangstas?” in Superbad
Bobby Brown: Several inspirational ones from Remember the Titans
Krista: "What doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger" from Steel Magnolias
Kristen L.: Anything from Liar Liar
Shante: “What is that… velvet?” from Coming to America. LOL
Sandi: “Show me the money!” from Jerry Maguire
*LAGNIAPPE
While Hilton Armstrong won’t publicly admit to ever having a movie bring him to tears, he did mention this as a side note to his response: “I’ve never cried watching a movie, but let me just say that ‘The Notebook’ was very emotional. It touched me a little bit.” … In the past, Armstrong has listed Superbad as what he considers to be the funniest movie of all time. … Having just arrived in New Orleans in September, Brown was unaware of the fact that some Final Destination scenes were actually filmed a few blocks from the New Orleans Arena.
Hey HORNETS fans, don't forget to thank a vet !!
Im tired of seeing the rookies Darren Collison and Marcus Thorton not playing in any of these games. I know Coach Scott thinks their not ready, but to me I think the best experience is letting them play a couple of minutes because nothing can substitute for playing experience. I mean by them sitting on the bench they can pick up on some stuff on how different teams play, but unless they are in the game they aren't getting that playing experience to learn. The best time for them to learn from their mistakes is to be in the game a try to improve. To me Thorton and Collison are just as good as some of the other rookies, I just think Scott shouldn't hold them back so much and just let them play more then 2 minutes. I want to see the future Bee's excel and make a name for themselves as part of the team. Im just saying they shoud just give them a chance.
Halloween costume this year
Hilton Armstrong, center: A telephone pole
Devin Brown, guard: Dwight K. Schrute from “The Office”
Gerry Vaillancourt, radio analyst: A Victoria’s Secret model. I have great legs
Brittany, Balcony MC: Mardi Gras Angel. Angels at Mardi Gras? Yeah right
Krista, Honeybee: A cowgirl. I love to wear my boots!
Joni, Used to Bee: A monster doing the Mash at the Hive!
Halloween costume last year
Hilton Armstrong: I didn’t dress up
Devin Brown: Michael Scott from “The Office”
Gerry Vaillancourt: A microphone. I get paid to talk for a living
Brittany: New Kids on the Block superfan
Krista: Robin (Batman’s partner)
Joni: Maid Marian

Favorite Halloween costume as a kid
Hilton Armstrong: *My sisters dressed me up as a girl
Devin Brown: Spiderman
Gerry Vaillancourt: A skeleton or the Zorro character
Brittany: Miss Piggy and Oscar the Grouch
Krista: Tie-dye Barbie. When you have three sisters, you have to be specific
Joni: I can’t remember back that far!
Best scary movie ever
Hilton Armstrong: Saw
Devin Brown: *Scream
Gerry Vaillancourt: The original Psycho movie and entire Saw series
Brittany: The Shining with Jack Nicholson
Krista: Prom Night!
Joni: The Exorcist! I’ll never forget the spinning head

Biggest superstition
Hilton Armstrong: I don’t believe in superstitions
Devin Brown: Driving the same route to the arena every game
Gerry Vaillancourt: Never buy anything from a guy wearing a white belt and shoes that match
Brittany: I don’t have superstitions… just a pregame routine
Krista: Step on a crack, you break your momma’s back!
Joni: Knock on wood!
Best Halloween treat
Hilton Armstrong: Caramel cubes
Devin Brown: Skittles
Gerry Vaillancourt: Milky Way bar
Brittany: Caramel apples
Krista: Kit Kat bars… yum!
Joni: Candy corn

Worst Halloween treat
Hilton Armstrong: Anything hand-wrapped
Devin Brown: *A light bulb
Gerry Vaillancourt: As a kid trick-or-treating, some guy gave us carrots
Brittany: Those orange and black peanut butter candies
Krista: Popcorn
Joni: Orange slices
*LAGNIAPPE
Even though he listed it as his favorite costume, Hilton Armstrong said that he definitely did entirely enjoy dressing up as a girl for Halloween as a youngster. “My sisters put makeup on me and gave me high heels,” Armstrong said. “I also had a wig on – I think it was my aunt’s wig – some lipstick and press-on fingernails. My sisters tortured me.” … Devin Brown saw the movie Scream in his hometown of San Antonio. “While we were watching the movie, someone walked down the aisle wearing the actual mask that they wear in the movie,” Brown remembers, laughing. “Everyone watching the movie was scared as heck!” … Brown explains why he was given a light bulb for Halloween one year: “One of my neighbors had been to my house a couple times and the light was out on the front porch, so they gave me a light bulb.”
Finally things might looking up this year sure Tyson is gone but now we have Okafor the higlight reels of the famous alley oop from Paul to Chandler is gone but we will get more ws' (wins) and Chris has someone to back him up hello Darren Collinson
Well the preseason games are almost over for the Hornets and so far im not impressed what ive seen so far with only one win under their belt at the hive. I know its only preseason and there not playing all the starters, but I still feel that we don’t have a deep bench. The players I have been impressed with is the LSU rookie Marcus Thorton, he has shown from what ive seen Saturday at the hive that he’s not afraid to make big shots. Im so impressed with Bobby Brown, because he has shown he can score. I feel that the weaker teams have gotten better, and the stronger teams have gotten stronger, but I feel that the Hornets have stayed the same. I believe we can get a playoff spot, but how many rounds we will win is the question. The hornets will be getting rid of five players to meet the twelve man roster .These are my picks that the Hornets can do without. Of course we can get rid of #55 Earl Barron, and #25 Larry Owens. Next we can do without I think #9 Darius Songalia. Anther player to go I think #1 Ike Diogu, because I can’t see him contributing much to the team. My final cut would haf to be #23 Devin Brown cuz u know he’s to inconsistent every game, ya he can hit the 3 pointers, but some nights he’s way off and play terrible .
If you had a choice for cuts who would they be?
GIANTS GOIN DOWN!!!!!! WHO DAT!!! (notice how I put 5 exclamation points for 5-0 WHO DAT!!!!!)
Yes indeed all my HORNET freaks, win lose or draw, good bad or indifferent, IT'S GAME TIME !!!!!!! So awesome gettin back in the "groove" last night with Sean, "V" and OUR HORNETS.