Tom Planchet: January 2008 Archives

The San Jose Mercury News is the latest to pile on the Hornets' lackluster attendance. Now, I too think the attendance has been poor considering performance, but take away a bunch of parades in the metro area last night and I think they sell out.

Yes, major markets can handle more than one big thing at a time, but New Orleans is not a major (large population) market. They are a mid-...

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HORNETS ATTENDANCE GAME TOTAL
Avg. 14,735 needed per game

DEC.1 VS. MAVERICKS 12,233 12,233

DEC. 5 VS. PISTONS 10,312 22,545 11,272

DEC. 7 VS. MEMPHIS 10,386 32,931 10,977

DEC. 9 VS. SEATTLE 10,773 43,704 10,926

DEC. 15 PHOENIX 13,705 57,409 11,481

DEC. 22 MINNESOTA 11,257 68,666 11,444

DEC. 29 CLEVELEAND 17,623 86,289 12,327

DEC. 31 TORONTO 11,444 97,733 12...

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NBA.com has the Hornets ranked as the top team in basketball.

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How could you rank the Hornets #1? ESPN.com's Mark Stein asks how could you not?

>> Continue reading: ESPN: Hornets atop power rankings

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An opinion column in the Daily Oklahoman says the Hornets would be averaging 19,000 fans per night in Oklahoma City with this year's team.

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Tony Mejia of CBS Sportsline.com says that the Hornets rise to the top part of the Western Conference is no real surprise.

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Sporting News has the Hornets at the top of the NBA power poll. The writer does qualify it by saying he doesn't think the Hornets are the best team though.

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Darnell Mayberry of NewsOK.com says the Hornets could be free to move before Oklahoma City would be free to take them. That's because Seattle has the first right to OKC.

Mayberry says there is no way the Hornets will reach their attendance goals. After 9,000+ in attendance last night, he's probably right.

>> Continue reading: Daily Oklahoman: Hornets will not reach numbers

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The New York Sun says that the future of the New Orleans Hornetsis commissioner David Stern's biggest issue.

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Granted, they have a stake in this, but an article in the News Tribune by Eric D. Williams lays out the difficulties the Hornets will have in staying in New Orleans.

>> Continue reading: Washington State paper: Hornets future sketchy

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Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman says that the Hornets new lease gives hope to Oklahoma City and Kansas City in their quests for NBA franchises. He says he doesn't think there is much of a chance that the Hornets will hit their attendance mark, leaving them free to move - albeit, at a price.

>> Continue reading: Hornets new deal leaves opening for OKC, KC

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