Game Trend: The Hornets Can Play Well, But They Can’t Do it for a Whole Game
Charlotte Hornets lost a 17-point advantage at Toronto due to missed shots and bad transition defense. It was going just well. The Charlotte Hornets were unlocking the potential of a lineup with Frank Kaminsky at center and entered the…
The Handle Podcast – Gus Gerard: 02/13/17
Gus Gerard — one of the few ever Spirits of St. Louis — joined the show to relive the days of the strong ACC in the 1970s, his time in the ABA with the Spirits and the Denver Nuggets, how underrated the Kansas City Kings were and to tell more about the secret life he lead during his play days, how he…
Euro Rookies Growing in Bench Roles, Starring Satoransky, Bertans and Bender
Like it has been with almost every NBA rookie class in the recent past, this season’s crop has its fair share of international talent. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid was a candidate for the All-Star Game, despite playing limited minutes and sitting out the…
The BBALLBREAKDOWN Mock Trade Deadline: Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets might be among the least flexible teams in the NBA which presented quite the challenge for this exercise. They’re locked in on a core of their own draftees —Kemba Walker, Cody Zeller and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist—and a couple…
Game Trend: Hornets Not Ready For Warriors Offense From the Jump
It only took the Golden State Warriors five minutes and a couple of Charlotte Hornets mistakes to blow out the visitors.
Ranking the NBA’s Top Chuckers: Who Shoots the Most Often Per Touch and Why
With all of the NBA’s teams past the midway mark in games played, it’s a great time to look at the leaders in some particular statistical categories. Starting players have already clocked more than a 1000 minutes and have attempted hundreds of…
Game Trend: Warriors Death Lineup Overwhelms Short-Handed Hornets
Despite unfavorable matchups the Charlotte Hornets put up a fight against the Golden State Warriors until their Death Lineup put them down for good.
Game Trend: Kemba Walker Makes All-Star Bid Against Toronto’s Great Back-Court
Kemba Walker proved that he can play on the level of Toronto’s All-Stars by finishing with 32 points and 8 assists in three quarters to beat the Raptors.
Game Trend: Unnecessary First Half Deficit Keeps Hornets From Completing Comeback
Trevor Ariza and Corey Brewer contributing heavily to a 67-point first half built a Houston Rockets lead that was too much to fight back from for the Charlotte Hornets.
The Handle Podcast – Tom Meschery: 01/10/17
Warriors legend Tom Meschery describes the early days of his life — spending time in an internment camp in Japan during the war, being a Russian immigrant in San Francisco — and how turning to basketball lead to a successful 10-year career with the San…
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