Julian Wright News

A few weeks ago, I watched Kobe Bryant abuse every Hornet player that had the audacity to try to guard him.

It was an ugly game, that's for sure. 39% shooting for the Hornets vs. 52% for the Heat.

Unlike in former New Orleans Hornets coach Byron Scott's system, which mostly involved Peja Stojakovic setting up on the wing before shooting, the 6-foot-10 small forward is now moving constantly around the perimeter and coming off screens to get open shots.

By John Hollinger So what's really going on in New Orleans? There's been some bad feng shui on the bayou since last season's playoffs, when the team laid down in historic fashion in a first-round loss to Denver.

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That matchup of point guards could be key, especially depending on Paul's health, when the Suns are welcomed home by what should be a very appreciative crowd Wednesday night as they take on the New Orleans Hornets .

The Times-Picayune's New Orleans Hornets beat reporters Jimmy Smith and John Reid discuss how the coaching change will affect the players, and we hear from guards Julian Wright and Morris Peterson .

Julian Wright #32 of the New Orleans Hornets puts up a shot over teammate Emeka Okafor #50 against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

"If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries." - Former NFL coach Bill Parcells.

Mayday! Mayday! Going down! The New Orleans Hornetsa TM season may only be nine games in, but after their awful 124-104 disaster in Phoenix, theya TMre clearly a team in distress.

With the Hornets off to their worst start since 2005-2006, it's about that time when Hornets' fans, and NBA analysts start calling for Byron Scott's head.

Buzz worthy is back and so are the Hornets. OK. That might be a bit of an overstatement.

Chris Paul had 24 points and 10 assists on a sore ankle, Devin Brown scored 25 points and the New Orleans Hornets bounced right back from a blowout loss with a 112-84 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.

Kobe Bryant loses his balance after being fouled by the New Orleans Hornets' Devin Brown during the first half of the Lakers' 104-88 victory Sunday night in Los Angeles.

The Hornets played the Raptors evenly for the first, second and fourth quarters tonight.

Chris Bosh scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control of a 107-90 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.

Whenever New Orleans Hornets Coach Byron Scott sees his team sputtering, he goes into his bag of motivational tactics to try to break the slide.

The Hornets led at the start, kept it close the rest of the game, and then were out-executed by the Celtics when the Boston starting five entered with a few minutes left.

Blogging from New Orleans Arena, second row mid-court.... PRE-GAME 6:41 p.m. Same starting lineup for the Kings, but one defensive adjustment coach Paul Westphal informed me about.

Reuters New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright loses control of the ball while trying to dribble around 2 hrs 58 mins ago BOSTON Paul Pierce sparked the unbeaten Boston Celtics with 27 points in a 97-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday.