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Upon the New Orleans Hornets and my Faulty NBA Radar

By Charlie Geier

In recent NBA memory, the regulars at the top of the Western Conference heap have been the Spurs, Mavericks, Suns, Lakers, Rockets, and Nuggets. In looking at the standings for the West today, I was more than a little surprised to see that the New Orleans Hornets , have a better record than all but two teams…in the entire league. That’s right, while buzzing quietly below the radar the Hornets have compiled a better win-loss percentage than anyone but the Suns and Celtics.

While point guard extraordinaire Chris Paul  has received a lot of praise this year, and deservedly so, the rest of the Hornets are not exactly household names.  Fantasy players know that David West is the real deal, but how many casual NBA fans could tell you he is averaging 19.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 1.3 blocked shots per game? How about the fact that former Sacramento Kings Peja Stojakovic is chipping in nearly 15 points per game, with the third most 3-pointers made while shooting the 9th best percentage? Former Chicago Bull Tyson Chandler is 4th in the league in rebounds per game, and is now a double-double machine.

 The Hornets have won 13 of their last 15 games, and I have to be honest, I had no idea. Looks like a team to follow for a while.

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5 Responses to “Upon the New Orleans Hornets and my Faulty NBA Radar”

  1. fouledout Says:
    January 22, 2008 at 6:47 pm | Reply

    this is what i like about the hornets.. they are a good winning team, but they continue to fly under the radar. they stay away from the limelight of stardom and just play hard every game to get the win..

  2. cgenyce Says:
    January 23, 2008 at 9:20 am | Reply

    Thanks for reading. I think that its a good move for the Hornets to stay low-key too. I doubt they will be above the Spurs and Mavs at the end of the year, but they seem like they can continue to sneak up on teams that take them lightly.

  3. fouledout Says:
    January 23, 2008 at 6:32 pm | Reply

    you got that right.. they wont be above the spurs or mavs this season, but this team will definitely make some noise in the playoffs..

  4. cgenyce Says:
    January 24, 2008 at 10:26 am | Reply

    And last night they beat the trendy pick for the hot young team, the Trailblazers.

  5. fouledout Says:
    January 24, 2008 at 6:19 pm | Reply

    i think the hornets are now leading in the southwest division.. pretty hot uh..

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