Quincy Pondexter Should and Will Step Up This Season
The Hornets biggest issue heading into the next NBA Season (if there is one) is a lack of depth beyond the starting five. The benches play has improved in comparison to previous seasons with Jarrett Jack…Read More
Why The New Orleans Hornets Need Emeka Okafor
How’s everyone doing deep into this NBA lockout? Going a little stir crazy? I know I am. Anyway, I bet a couple (many) of you are going to be a little upset at that title, huh? I know he’s not the…Read More
Will There Be Hornets Player Workouts This Offseason?
An interesting article surfaced just the other day about Chris Bosh’s confidence of the season beginning and player workouts commencing. Bosh, who is close to team-mates Lebron James and Dwayne…Read More
Can the Hornets Find A Shooting-Guard to Complement Chris Paul?
There’s a big, huge, gaping hole left at the shooting-guard position by Marcus Thornton when he was traded away for Carl Landry. The Hornets, stupidly thinking that Marco Belinelli was a good starter,…Read More
Hornets Season Review: Jarrett Jack
A mid-season trade which saw the Hornets acquire Jarrett Jack was seen by many as a lateral move of sorts. Getting a backup point guard was somewhat on the agenda for New Orleans, but as of today it seems…Read More
Some Links, Thoughts…And a Chance to Win Prizes!!!
Well, hello there everyone! I’m so glad to see you all back. I hope you’re holiday weekend…Read More
Do The Hornets Bring Back Aaron Gray?
When GM Dell Demps retooled the Hornets roster this past offseason one of the few players he kept was…Read More
The Hornets Offseason According to NBA2K11
While James takes a very good, realistic look at what the Hornets might do this offseason, I was curious…Read More
Reflecting On The New Orleans Hornets Season
It’s been a long season with many issues, events and drama. Personally there was always something…Read More
Pictures From the Lakers @ Hornets Games 3 and 4, Some Notes and Some Links
Well hello there, everyone! I’m glad to see that you’ve joined us. I’m sorry about…Read More
Hornets 109, Lakers 100: Ladies and Gentlemen we have ourselves a series
Wow. I think that sums up how every Hornets fan is feeling right now. After a week of pretty much everyone in the media discrediting the Hornets chances against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Hornets came…Read More
Hornets 89, Mavericks 121: Hornets Reach the End (Of the Regular Season)
Well hello there, everyone! Thanks for joining us here at Swarm and Sting for the end of the regular season. Tonight the New Orleans Hornets were whupped in the second half by the Dallas Mavericks. The…Read More
The Hornets Season: Comedy or Tragedy?
While thinking about the Hornets up and down season, it dawned on me that it fits Gustav Freytag’s pyramid of dramatic structure perfectly. Freytag’s pyramid applies to both comedies and tragedies.…Read More
Hornets 101, Rockets 93: New Orleans Going To The Playoffs!
Tonight the New Orleans Hornets had a chance to secure a playoff birth with a win over the Houston Rockets. The first quarter was full of anticipation and Rocket made three’s. Houston shot and made…Read More
Hornets 106, Suns 100: Winning for David West
It’s Friday night so that can only mean one thing…Welcome to the Hornets recap lounge! It’s been quite busy in here with all of today’s events. We have the Stevie Ray Vaughn on…Read More
Hornets 121, Jazz 117: A Roller Coaster Ride
Welcome back! It’s been a while since I’ve done a recap but I am glad to spend the Hornets 121-117 victory over the Utah Jazz with you. That had to have been one of the most exhilarating games…Read More
Hornets 93, Mavericks 92: Jarrett Jack Is The Hero As New Orleans Wins
How in the heck did that happen? The Mavericks had this game rapped up in a neat little box ready to move onto the next one. Yet the New Orleans Hornets never went away. Down 7 with a minute left the…Read More
Hornets 96, Cavaliers 81: Chris Paul Injury Beclouds New Orleans Victory
A giant thud, a stunned audience waits in anticipation, an advertisement break and then a visual image of a stretcher. These series of events had Hornets fans collectively holding their breath and bracing…Read More
New Orleans Hornets Potential Playoff Opponent: The Dallas Mavericks
In this series of posts Swarm and Sting looks to dissect upcoming matchups that the New Orleans Hornets could face. In it we look to assess the positional analysis, previous history and other outlying…Read More
Hornets 98, Grizzlies 91: A Resilient New Orleans Fends Injuries To Finally Win
Chris Paul goes up to the line, drills a couple of free-throws and let’s out a big sigh of relief. The Hornets All-Star point guard has been in a big funk as of late and many have their heads scratching…Read More



















