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January 2009
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Tom Planchet: March 2008 ArchivesMarc Stein of ESPN and Dirk Nowitzki think the MVP race is between two players - the Hornets' Chris Paul and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant - and they both think it could depend on how the two teams finish. ...You read that headline correctly. A Cleveland writer has been convinced - courtesy of Paul's performance against the Cavs - that CP3 is the MVP over his hometown guy LeBron. He's probably right, but I'm sure the home folks there aren't happy. ...
Really, just read his latest column. He's virtually gushing over Chris Paul and crediting this team with saving pro basketball in New Orleans. Still, he thinks they are a year away and predicts them to fall in the second round of the playoffs. But read it...he couldn't possibly fawn over a team more. ...Chris Paul was named the NBA's Player of the Week ini the West for a recent series of impressive outings against some of the league's best. ...Marc Stein of ESPN has the the Hornets 2nd in the power rankings to the Celtics. Yes, the Hornets did beat Boston, but the Celts have been mighty darned impressive, and have owned the West. One slipup to the Hornets can be forgiven, now, if the Hornets beat them again this week... NBA.com also has the Hornets second after recent wins ov... It's looking more and more certain that the Hornets will be in the NBA playoffs but it's likely that some team in the West will make history with 50 wins or close to 50 wins and no playoff spot. The most troubling thing is that 50 wins would get a 3rd or 4th seed in the East. ...Just another example of how the Hornets aren't taken seriously even after going through an ultra-tough six-game stretch and losing only once. J.A. Adande's column on who should be MVP not only doesn't have Paul as a leading candidate it doesn't mention his name in the entire column.. He isn't even in the conversation... Don't get the Hornets mad. As ESPN's John Hollinger points out, the Hornets are angry when you stir their nest as Rafer Alston did with his comments slighting David West. ...The Hornets are going new age marketing with a web site to tout Chris Paul for MVP. ...
At least according to the San Jose Mercury News. They say that Warriors coach Don Nelson would like to face the Hornets in round 1 because they think they would match up well. The Mercury News writer tends to agree. ...Okay, so it's not official, but at least one guy who knows something says that so far Byron Scott is the guy though he did add that Rick Adelman and the hard-charging Rockets are a close second. ...I'm old enough to remember Pistol Pete putting on a show at game's end - on those occasions when the Jazz won - by shooting and passing and making the other teams dizzy. Monday night, Chris Paul's fourth quarter reminded me of Maravich. The Hornets were sleepwalking through what looked to be a forgettable loss to Chicago when Paul must have said, 'the heck with this, I haven't hoofed it three quarters on a bum ankle to lose this game.'... Marc Stein of ESPN has them 6th, up one spot. ESPN's John Hollinger has them 9th. ...The Lakers have apparently had some trouble with penetrating point guards recently so a road trip featuring several of the league's best - including Chris Paul - is definitely a challenge. ...
From the Associated Press: The NBA has suspended San Antonio's Bruce Bowen for one game. It's his punishment for kicking the Hornets' Chris Paul during Wednesday night's loss to New Orleans. Bowen will sit out tonight's game at Detroit, ending the longest consecutive games streak in the league at 500. Besides his streak, Bowen will lose about $373,000. ...Two poundings at the hands of the Hornets have Spurs' head coach Greg Popovich singing the Hornets praises. ...In ESPN's power ratings the Hornets held or ascended slightly after a 3-1 week. This week will tell the tale if they leap back into the top 5 or fall from the top 10. ...In ESPN's power ratings the Hornets held or ascended slightly after a 3-1 week. This week will tell the tale if they leap back into the top 5 or fall from the top 10. ...It's been said ad nauseum but the Hornets will find out what they are made of in this current stretch during which they face the hottest teams in the west - Houston, San Antonio and the Lakers, along with the East's best two teams - Detroit and Boston (twice). A .500 mark would be good, but might cost them ground. ...ESPN says that the Hornets appear to have the toughest road ahead among the teams in the West trying to make the playoffs. They also think that a 50-win team could fail to make the playoffs. ...The Sunday, March 16 game between the Hornets and Pistons in Detroit has been moved up to 2:30 p.m. and will be a national broadcast on ABC. The league pushed back the start time of a game between Dallas and the Heat and removed it from the national TV lineup. It's probably as much a recognition of the excitement of Chris Paul, TC and the Hornets as it is the fact that the Heat, who are heavily on a national schedule, have coll... Chris "Bird Man" Andersen signed a one-year contract with the Hornets following his two-year suspension from the league for a drug violation. If healthy and in shape, he could provide some athleticism and energy. ...Just about a month ago, the Hornets were atop almost all power ratings, now it seems almost universal that the Hornets are beginning their annual second half slump. John Hollinger ranks them 10th, while Marc Stein has them ranked 8th. They had just better turn things around NOW, because this is suppo...
In an attempt to lure, presumably the Sonics, Oklahoma City is contemplating funding for improvements to the Ford Center and money for a practice facility. ... |
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