I'm In: A New Orleans Hornets Association

[StraightBaylien]

I'm In: A New Orleans Hornets Association
A Dynasty by StraightBaylien

NBA - New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
33	Anderson, Ryan	PF	24	6'10"	240	$8.70M
23	Davis, Anthony	PF	19	6'10"	220	$5.14M
1	Gaines, Sundiata	PG	26	6'1"	200	$1.60M
10	Gordon, Eric	SG	23	6'3"	215	$13.67M
4	Henry, Xavier	SG	21	6'6"	220	$2.32M
11	Higgins, Cory	SF	23	6'5"	180	$473K
15	Lopez, Robin	C	24	7'0"	255	$4.90M
8	Mason, Roger	SG	32	6'5"	212	$854K
2	Miller, Darius	SF	22	6'8"	235	$473K
25	Rivers, Austin	PG	20	6'4"	200	$2.24M
14	Smith, Jason	C	26	7'0"	240	$2.50M
42	Thomas, Lance	PF	24	6'8"	225	$762K
21	Vasquez, Greivis	PG	25	6'6"	211	$1.19M
16	Whiteside, Hassan	C	23	7'0"	235	$1.15M

New Orleans Hornets Depth Chart - 2012-13 Depth Chart
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Greivis Vasquez	Austin Rivers	Sundiata Gaines	n/a
SG	Eric Gordon	Roger Mason	Xavier Henry	n/a
SF	Al-Farouq Aminu	Darius Miller	Cory Higgins	n/a
PF	Anthony Davis	Ryan Anderson	Lance Thomas	n/a
C	Robin Lopez	Jason Smith	Hassan Whiteside	n/a

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[StraightBaylien]

Hornets Lose Home Opener Against Experienced Spurs, 81-79
Tim Duncan hits last second layup to win game for Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs fought off a valiant effort from a young New Orleans Hornets team and grabbed a win on the road, 81-79, on Halloween night.

Tony Parker hit future Hall-of-Famer Tim Duncan with a perfect entry pass in rhythm which Duncan finished the only way he knows how; fundamentally. A finger roll off the glass hit the bottom of the net with 0.2 seconds left to seal the game for the Spurs.

Tim Duncan finished the game with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks. Tony Parker tallied 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, despite struggling from the field.

"Duncan was my responsibility and he burned me. I thought I did a decent job on him all night, but that play he outsmarted me. He truly is an all time great."
-Hornets forward Anthony Davis

The rookie out of Kentucky had a solid debut despite his last second mishap, and finished with a solid double-double: 14 points, 12 rebounds, one block and one steal. The other first round pick for the Hornets, Austin Rivers, also debuted impressively: 14 points, with 6 of them coming from the free throw line.

"As a whole, our energy was great. Our effort was top notch and our defense was great, especially in the low post. Offensively, some shots just didn't fall and some mistakes were made. Their experience versus our inexperience really showed out there tonight, but overall I'm happy with things moving forward."
-Hornets head coach Monty Williams

Up Next:

For the Spurs (1-0): Saturday vs. Jazz, Monday vs. Pacers

For the Hornets (0-1): Friday vs. Jazz, Saturday @ Bulls

San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets
Oct 31, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Antonio (1-0)	17	31	19	14	81
New Orleans (0-1)	19	27	10	23	79

San Antonio Spurs
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tim Duncan	35	8-16	0-0	2-2	5	2	0	3	1	18
Danny Green	17	5-9	3-6	2-2	1	2	0	2	0	15
Tony Parker	36	3-16	0-7	6-8	6	6	1	0	2	12
Kawhi Leonard	28	2-9	1-2	2-2	8	0	1	0	0	7
Boris Diaw	24	0-4	0-2	1-2	9	1	0	1	0	1
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Manu Ginobili	26	6-10	2-6	2-2	3	3	0	0	2	16
Gary Neal	11	2-2	1-1	1-2	2	1	1	0	1	6
Matt Bonner	5	1-1	1-1	2-2	2	0	0	1	1	5
DeJuan Blair	13	0-2	0-0	1-2	0	0	1	2	0	1
Stephen Jackson	19	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	3	2	1	0	0
Tiago Splitter	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		27/72 (37%)	8/26 (30%)	19/24 (79%)	43	19	6	10	7	81

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Eric Gordon	36	5-12	3-6	3-5	2	3	1	1	4	16
Anthony Davis	32	7-15	0-0	0-0	12	1	1	1	1	14
Greivis Vasquez	29	5-13	2-4	2-2	5	7	1	0	0	14
Robin Lopez	26	0-6	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	2	3	0
Al-Farouq Aminu	28	0-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ryan Anderson	25	6-8	2-4	3-3	7	1	1	0	0	17
Austin Rivers	19	4-7	0-1	6-7	0	2	0	0	1	14
Jason Smith	16	1-4	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	2	0	4
Roger Mason	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		28/69 (40%)	7/15 (46%)	16/19 (84%)	45	18	4	6	12	79

[Liam_93]

A New one haha. What was the matter with GS? I'll still be following anyways.

[StraightBaylien]

Quote: Originally Posted by Liam_93

A New one haha. What was the matter with GS? I'll still be following anyways.

I'll be doing both of them, just felt the urge to start an association with New Orleans, so why not? haha.

[Liam_93]

Quote: Originally Posted by StraightBaylien

I'll be doing both of them, just felt the urge to start an association with New Orleans, so why not? haha.

Loving the commitment my man . Planning on trading for anyone?

[JustinT]

Follow, follow. This one should be interesting. I smell a big trade in planning stages.

[StraightBaylien]

Quote: Originally Posted by Liam_93

Loving the commitment my man . Planning on trading for anyone?

I don't have any plans to trade FOR anyone, but I may look to rid my team of Gordon's contract. I'll have to see how the next few games go.

[JustinT]

Quote: Originally Posted by StraightBaylien

I don't have any plans to trade FOR anyone, but I may look to rid my team of Gordon's contract. I'll have to see how the next few games go.

That's exactly what I did with New Orleans. Try OKC as a trade partner if you want youth.