New Orleans Hornets 2012 NBA Season Preview:
With the Chris Paul situation behind them, the New Orleans Hornets can now focus on playing the basketball their bounty has given them. Shooting guard Eric Gordon might be the best piece the Hornets picked up in the deal, and his ceiling’s high. Chris Kaman is a former All-Star who can definitely defend and score, and Al-Farouq Aminu is a forward who is starting to blossom into a high-line defender and scorer.
Recommended Hornets Games
Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks (January 21 & March 2) Reigning NBA Champs visit the Big Easy.
Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers (March 14 & April 9) Kobe brings the Lakers in to face the buzz at New Orleans Arena.
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS FRANCHISE FACTS:
Founded: 1988
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Stadium: New Orleans Arena
Conference: Western Conference
Division: Southwest Division
Dancers: Honeybees Dance Team
Notable Players: Pete Maravich
New Orleans Hornets Championship Titles: 0
New Orleans Hornets Conference Titles: 0
New Orleans Hornets Division Titles: 0
See Also:
New Orleans Hornets Playoff tickets
New Orleans Hornets Season Preview History
NEW ORLEANS EXPERIENCE:
The New Orleans Hornets are relative newcomers to the world of professional basketball and the New Orleans area itself. As an expansion team that entered the league in the 1988-89 season with the Miami Heat, the team got its start in Charlotte, North Carolina, and led the NBA in attendance in eight of their first ten seasons. The franchise finally made the playoffs during the 1992-93 season, when the Hornets defeated the Boston Celtics in the first round before falling to the New York Knicks in the second round. These early Hornets payers were led by point guard Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning, all of whom were able to indicate a bright future for the team.
Even though a handful of NBA superstars, such as Baron Davis, were drafted by the organization in 1999, attendance began to dwindle during the late '90s when they made a series of questionable personnel moves. After the end of the 2001-02 season, the Hornets suffered its worst attendance numbers of its history and decided to pack up and bring professional basketball to the Big Easy.
The Hornets experienced some up and down seasons during their first few years in New Orleans, as they tried to lay the groundwork to become a strong contender in the league. In 2005, the Hornets acquired point guard Chris Pauls, who became the ball handler and precision passer that the team had sorely lacked. After a period of growing pains, the Hornets posted their best record ever in the 2007-08 season by surging to a 56-26 record, a division title and the 2nd overall seed in the NBA playoffs. Even though they lost in the second round to the San Antonio Spurs, the Hornets would return to the playoffs the following year and become a fixture in the postseason for years to come.
Eventually, the team finally established its own identity in the city. The squad even changed uniforms before the 2008 season to feature teal, purple and Mardi Gras gold, serving as a visual representation that the franchise had finally been ingrained in the New Orleans community. While they still face plenty of stiff competition in the Western Conference, the Hornets have managed to showcase exciting game play on the court and build a dedicated and unwavering fanbase.
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