by Alejandro de los Rios

This is, without a doubt, the funniest sign that I’ve ever seen at a Hornets game. It was made by Jazon Pitre (far left), who found the picture of the shirtless Slovak using a Google image search (isn’t the internet wonderful?). He printed the picture on multiple sheets of paper and put it together piece by piece. Kevin Billiot (left) said it was Ashley Stewart’s (middle) duty to hold it up should a camera catch sight of them.

But while this Peja sign is the funniest thing I’ve seen at the Hive Nest, the man that deserves an award for his sign(s) has to be Larry Lane for his “Mucho Jannero” sign and the “Peja Vu” sign and the “Give me a Hive Five” sign and his “Jam Ball-Aya” sign and … well it goes on and on. Read the rest of this entry »

by Alejandro de los Rios

Jebus, it is loud in here (although maybe not as loud as during the Boston game). And with good reason. Fans have were outside the Arena as early as 4 p.m. and many were making noise before the pre-game festivities even started thank to the jumbotron showing the Spurs beat the Suns in double overtime.

Now you may be asking why I chose a picture of Melvin Ely to for this post and the reason is quite simple, really. Melvin earned a ring with San Antonio last year but, he said, because he didn’t play much he didn’t really feel like a part of it. So how does he feel now that he’s suiting up for his first playoff game in New Orleans?

“I feel like the luckiest man in the world,” he said. “As long as you dress, there’s always a chance that you’ll play.” Read the rest of this entry »