The unofficial label could be “Clipper Envy,” and given that it’s a term that has had little use or relevance before now, the lack of familiarity with it is understandable. But there’s no shame if Hornets fans have it to varying degrees during the playoffs. Today they are relegated to excitedly anticipating the future and potential, as they should.

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As we await for the Hornets to be rechristened, I went back to the old days, as far back as 1974, for a headline that read: “NBA Team Nickname Narrowed to Eight.” It accompanied a story that read from the more than 6,500 entries in a contest to name the New Orleans’ NBA franchise, the most popular were: Dukes, Blues, Deltas, Jazz, Crescents, Cajuns, Knights and Pilots. Within days there was another story that began with: “Tune your trumpet, Al Hirt

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BATON ROUGE — Legislation that would give the NBA’s Hornets a $36.5 million tax rebate over a 10-year period as part of a new deal to keep them in New Orleans cleared a Senate committee Monday after being criticized by opponents as a raid on state funds when dollars are scarce. The Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs voted 7-2 to keep alive House Bill 1072 by Rep.

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By now, you’ve had a chance to digest the numbers the NBA released last week on the total games missed by individual clubs because of injuries to players. The New Orleans Hornets were second in the league this season with 218 games missed by 11 different players

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New Orleans Hornets Given the injuries and turnover on the roster, the New Orleans Hornets had a number of players this season that even diehard NBA fans had never heard of. Some of these players filled a brief hole and then went right back to the D-League. However, I was particularly impressed with the late season addition of point guard Jerome Dyson.

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Former New Orleans Hornets Needless to say, I won’t be seeing the New Orleans Hornets in the 2012 NBA Playoffs . However, there are a few familiar faces still playing NBA basketball in May of 2012

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In the NBA’s Coach of the Year balloting, New Orleans Hornets’ Monty Williams received one second-place vote to finish with three points. San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich won the award after totaling 467 points, which included 77 first-place votes. The voting was done from a panel of 119 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the the United States and Canada.

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HOUSTON — As the events unfolded in the last 12 minutes of the 2011-12 season for the Hornets, it was as if those final moments had played themselves out many times before, almost with mind-numbing regularity. Here was outmanned, overmatched New Orleans, nine players available, leading the Houston Rockets from the jump, by 17 points at one juncture, with a lineup on the court consisting of three NBA Development League graduates and two still-evolving second-year pros, who this season have taken turns opening eyes and closing them. With nothing for which to play Thursday night, the Hornets once again were scrappy, but also again faded down the stretch, watching that bountiful lead dissipate under 1-of-16 shooting in the fourth quarter.

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In a random drawing conducted by the NBA, the New Orleans Hornets lost out on a tiebreaker to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday for the third-most chances to win the May 30 lottery for the top overall pick in this June’s draft.

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HOUSTON, Texas — Houston Rockets lottery pick Marcus Morris didn’t have the type of rookie season he had hoped for. The former Kansas star was able to end his disappointing year on a high note after hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer in Houston’s 84-77 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday night in the season finale for both teams.

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HOUSTON — Perhaps the light bulb should have illuminated that early December afternoon in the New Orleans Hornets’ Alario Center practice facility that this would be a season unlike any other.

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Since signing a 10-day contract more than two weeks ago, Hornets backup point guard Jerome Dyson has stayed on the edge, trying to make enough of an impact to be re-signed for next season. Dyson has one more opportunity to impress Coach Monty Williams when New Orleans closes the regular season against the Houston Rockets tonight at the Toyota Center.

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The Los Angeles Clippers have emerged as one of the most exciting teams in the NBA with their high-flying displays of athleticism every game, but don’t count New Orleans Hornet Coach Monty Williams among their admirers.

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Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez took more shots Wednesday night than he normally does for pregame warmups. He also appeared to be more intense, not chatting much with his teammates

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