Comments on: It’s a Trap! (Plus Game 3 Watch Party Tonight)

By: ticktock6

ticktock6 — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:59:10 +0000

Or like the other night when they wanted to play “Daaaayo”, which is the dumbest thing ever, and the crowd wanted to boo, and they booed right over the top of it. Then the PA was like, Oh crap, they’re booing, and shut it off, but not before it sounded stupid.

By: Juncti

Juncti — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:26:34 +0000

“The Hornets crowd is like a disorganized mob in comparison. It’s loud… but it needs work on its cheer coordination.”

I blame the PA people. You get a solid MVP chant going, Chris Paul hits the free throw and they play Wooooo which immediately comes on like a case of ADD as half the crowd continues to mumble MVP while everyone else chimes in with a Woooo of their own.

If you got a good chant going, leave the sound effects on the sideline until the chant dies off. Momentum killers!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:44:58 +0000

They should just get those heads on a stick for the starting five and pass them out to everyone. Then the mavs will have to play against several thousand hornets(or at least it would look cool with 18 thousand hornet heads out there).

By: mW

mW — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:48:31 +0000

Yeah. As great as the Hornets marketing people have been this year, they should be taking some notes during these other playoff games.

By: Best Of New Orleans Blog » Blog Archive » Big Game Alert: Game 3 vs. Mavs @ 7 p.m. on ESPN

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:47:39 +0000

[…] best pre- and post-game analysis can be found over at Hornets247.com (plus you can check out some cautious optimism over at HornetsHype). Although, I’m not so sure how, um, sober the Hornets247 analysis will be tonight […]

By: ticktock6

ticktock6 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:43:16 +0000

Mark– Yeah, as much as I loved that article because the Hornets generally get no appreciation for their season, I thought it was a bit of an exaggeration too.

Re: the shirts. They gave out teal ones at the game on Saturday. But on the games I’ve seen on TV in other arenas this week, what they did was lay one out on every seat. That’s how Orlando got its crowd to do the half blue half white thing. So you KNOW you’re getting one and you don’t have to fight your way through the crowd and chaos to grab it. Then they can just say, “OK put on your shirt.” More prep needed? Yes. More efficient? Also yes.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:22:46 +0000

Regarding Scoop’s article, are the Spurs not the epitome of a complete team? 3 of the best at their position, plus almost everybody on that team can step up, lock down, and fulfill their role. And an intelligent coach not named Isaiah Thomas? The only thing they’re lacking is a true high-flyer, which, for a championship, is optional. And a fun-to-watch game, but that’s solely based on opinion.

I love that ‘disorganized mob’ comment. I was especially interested in the organization of fans (T-shirt colours) especially after the Golden State playoff series last season. Looked like a golden shower (I’d use sea of yellow, but it’s not as disgusting an analogy). I don’t know whether those T’s are free or not (probably, the Jazz ones have a corporate sponsor screenprinted on it), but it’s a beautiful thing seeing such mob-mentality in a home court.

By: mW

mW — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:09:34 +0000

Gordon Biersch! Seasonal beer. Great food. And if you have a Hornets program at home there’s a coupon in it for a free appetizer if you spend at least $10! Come on out!