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The New Orleans Hornets lose Carl Landry

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:47:53 +0000

The Hornets will be without 28-year old power forward Carl Landry for the next 2-4 weeks due to a MCL sprain. Landry has played in 24 games (6 starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 23.9 minutes, 11.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Look for 26-year old Gustavo Ayon and 29-year old Chris Kaman to see bumps in P.T. until Landry is ready to return to action. Kaman has played in 17 games (6 starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 22.7 minutes, 9.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. The Hornets are likely going to use Kaman a lot while Landry is out to showcase him for a potential deal. Gustavo Ayon has played pretty well for a undrafted rookie so far this year. Ayon has played in 17 games (0 starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 12.2 minutes, 4.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.

Detroit Pistons 89, New Orleans Hornets 87

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:34:04 +0000

The Hornets left everything they had on the floor last night before falling just a tad short in Detroit. Trevor Ariza led the way for the Hornets last night with 26 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Greivis Vasquez also had a solid game with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals last night. Al-Farouq Aminu pitched in with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 29 minutes in this game. The Hornets are now 4-20 on the year.

San Antonio Spurs 93, New Orleans Hornets 81

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:07:27 +0000

The Hornets were outscored 22-13 in the 4th quarter and it did them in last night. Carl Landry led the way for the Hornets in this game with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist off the bench. Greivis Vasquez also had a decent game as he finished up with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals as he started at the point in Jarrett Jack’s place due to a minor injury. Marco Belinelli pitched in with 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in this game. The Hornets are now 4-19 on the year.

The New Orleans Hornets need more out of Jason Smith

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:26:14 +0000

25-year old power forward Jason Smith needs to step up. The Hornets have recently moved Smith into the starting lineup and they are 1-9 in those games so far. Smith is averaging 23.4 minutes, 8.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game in his 10 starts so far this year. He is shooting 53.2% from the floor in his starts, so maybe the Hornets should get him more shots going forward. Smith has now played in 19 games (10 starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 20.5 minutes, 8.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.1 blocked shots. The Hornets need more out of Smith if they are going to keep him in the starting lineup much longer.

Phoenix Suns 120, New Orleans Hornets 103

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:22:41 +0000

The Hornets shot 51.9% from the floor last night but they were outscored 32-16 in the 4th quarter and it did them in. Greivis Vasquez (20 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal in 28 minutes on the floor), Jason Smith (16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots) and Trevor Ariza (15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Hornets last night. Emeka Okafor (11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 blocked shot), Jarrett Jack (10 points), Marco Belinelli (10 points) and Gustavo Ayon (10 points) also pitched in for the Hornets last night. The Hornets are now 4-18 on the year.

Miami Heat 109, New Orleans Hornets 95

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:39:40 +0000

The Hornets were outrebounded 39-25 last night and they didn’t play much D as the Heat shot 55.1% from the floor and it did them in. Jarrett Jack (14 points, 1 assist and 2 steals) and Carl Landry (14 points and 3 rebounds in 24 minutes) led the way for the Hornets in this game. Emeka Okafor (13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Greivis Vasquez (11 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists) also pitched in with decent games for the Hornets. The Hornets are now 4-17 on the year.

Atlanta Hawks 94, New Orleans Hornets 72

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:14:25 +0000

The Hornets only shot 37.5% from the floor and it did them in last night. Emeka Okafor led the way for the Hornets last night with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jarrett Jack (10 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists) and Greivis Vasquez (10 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists and 1 blocked shot in 26 minutes) also pitched in for the Hornets last night. The Hornets are now 4-16 on the year.

New Orleans Hornets 93, Orlando Magic 67

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:37:47 +0000

The Hornets took out a lot of frustration on the Orlando Magic last night. The Hornets shot 50.6% from the floor and they outrebounded the Magic 43-36. They also held the Magic to 39.3% shooting from the floor in this game. Carl Landry led the way for the Hornets in this game with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. Marco Belinelli (15 points and 2 rebounds) and Jason Smith (14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal) also had solid games last night. Jarrett Jack pitched in with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals in this game. The Hornets are now 4-15 on the year.

Jarrett Jack is playing well this season for the New Orleans Hornets

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:51:43 +0000

It’s never easy to replace a franchise player like Chris Paul, but 28-year old Jarrett Jack is trying his best. Jack has played in 17 games (all starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 37.9 minutes, 16.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. Jack is having a pretty good season and a lot of teams are going to be interested in dealing for him at the trade deadline if the Hornets don’t straighten up pretty soon.

The New Orleans Hornets release Trey Johnson

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:49:09 +0000

The Hornets have released 27-year old shooting guard Trey Johnson. Johnson played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Hornets this year and he averaged 5.5 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He has now played in 23 games (0 starts) in his first two years in the NBA and he is averaging 7.3 minutes, 2.6 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. This is no loss for the Hornets.