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The Matchup Hornets projected starters G Devin Brown, C Emeka Okafor, G Chris Paul, F Peja Stojakovic, F David West Inactives: Ike Diogu, Morris Peterson and Bobby Brown Portland projected starters F LaMarcus Aldridge, G Steve Blake, G Andre Miller, C Greg Oden, G Brandon Roy The Barely Ever Quotable Jeff Bower "I think we're all looking forward to ...

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Byron Scott -- Fired You go into a season with 107 year old Morris Peterson as your #1 option at off guard, then you fire your coach for going 3-6 over a pretty brutal 9 game stretch? Wow.

Now that the Hornets seemingly have discovered a starting lineup with which they can be comfortable, and a new-look rotation to go with it, the next step would seem to be a carry-over performance tonight against the sizzling Phoenix Suns.

New Orleans Hornets Coach Byron Scott made one lineup change before Sunday night's 104-88 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, inserting Devin Brown as the No.

Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.

Disappointed with the production at his two-guard spot, New Orleans Hornets Coach Byron Scott said Saturday he'd start Devin Brown Sunday night against the defending world champion Los Angeles Lakers and put Morris Peterson on the inactive list.

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.

Matchup: Mavericks @ Hornets Dallas has opened the season in impressive fashion, falling in their first game to a hot-shooting Wizards team, but then winning their next three against the Lakers, Clippers and Jazz by an average of 10 points.

The Matchup New Orleans hosts Dallas in a Southwest Division showdown at 8:30 p.m. Starters - New Orleans C Emeka Okafor, G Chris Paul, G Morris Peterson, F Julian Wright, F David West Starters Dallas C Erick Dampier, G Jason Kidd, F Shawn Marion, F Dirk Nowitzki, G/F Quinton Ross Interesting and Enticing Nuggets of Goodness New Orleans has scored ...

Chris Paul is impatient. He hates to lose. He admitted as much Monday night after his parents watched his team lose to the Knicks, a team that might as well have slapped a 10-story banner on Madison Square Garden that said, "Gone fishin' 'til 2010." How embarrassing.

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.

New Orleans Hornets forward David West drives past Spurs center Matt Bonner in the first half Wednesday in San Antonio.

Morris Peterson will be the Hornets' starting shooting guard this season but he'll have plenty of help.

New Orleans Hornets forward David West, right, drives past San Antonio Spurs center Matt Bonner during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct.

New Orleans Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower and Coach Byron Scott were given a directive in the offseason by team owner George Shinn, who's expecting no less than a successful run in the playoffs after committing to an overhauled roster and increased payroll.

I'm sure you all remember the Yahoo! article by Marc Spears about Okafor, alleging that he was not working hard at returning from his toe injury, and that at least one Hornet was saying Okafor could "lose the team" if he didn't work out last Sunday.

An increased practice workload for New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor, that Monday included five-on-five contact drills he skipped on Sunday, has Coach Byron Scott encouraged that Okafor could play in Wednesday night's regular-season opener against the San Antonio Spurs.

Throughout the NBA preseason, our staff of fantasy editors will take a daily spin through one of the league's divisions.

The New Orleans Hornets lead the Golden State Warriors 28-26 after one quarter Thursday night, but the story is the players who aren't here.