The New Orleans Buccaneers 19681970

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The New Orleans Buccaneers (1968-1970)

• The New Orleans Buccaneers were a pert of the
  American Basketball Association (ABA) which was
  established in 1967 and lasted until 1976. During
  that time, the ABA fought a bitter war with the
  established National Basketball Association (the
  NBA) for players, fans, and media attention. The
  New Orleans Buccaneers were a major force in the
  early years of the ABA. The franchise stayed in
  the Crescent City only three years from 1967-68
  through 1969-70. But while the team was in New
  Orleans, it was always fun to watch.

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The Coach

• The fun started with the Bucs' first and only
  coach, Babe McCarthy. McCarthy was affectionately
  known as 'Ol Magnolia Mouth because of his
  so-called "honey-dew Mississippi drawl." In fact,
  Babe could always be counted on to come up with
  appropriate "Babe-isms" during games to motivate
  his players. "Babe-isms" were short funny phrases
  that earned McCarthy his nickname.

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Babe-isms

• "Boy, I gotta tell you, you gotta come out at em
  like a bitin' sow,"
• "My old pappy used to tell me the sun don't shine
  on the same dog's butt every day,"
• "Why panic at five in the mornin' because it's
  still dark out?"
• "Now, let's cloud up and rain all over em."

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First Season

• During the ABA's inaugural year (1967-68), the
  Bucs were one of the most interesting teams to
  watch. The Bucs had a fancy passer (Larry Brown),
  a rugged shooter (Doug Moe), and a slick rookie
  (Jimmy Jones). Even when they played last-place
  teams like Houston, the Bucs were still
  entertaining.

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First Season (contd)

• The first Buccaneers team that McCarthy put
  together was as talented as any first year ABA
  team. One of the first players the Bucs signed
  was Doug Moe, a rugged forward out of North
  Carolina. Like Connie Hawkins, Moe had been
  tenuously connected with a college basketball
  scandal in the early 1960's. Nothing was ever
  proven, but the NBA banned him for life. Moe was
  forced to play in Italy during his early
  professional years. When the Bucs signed him, he
  was in his prime. He was one of the ABA's early
  stars, averaging 24 points in the Bucs' first
  season (second in the league) and making the
  First ABA All-Star team as a starter.

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The Final Season

• However, a few factors worked against the team in
  its third year. First, New Orleans moved its home
  games into the Tulane Gymnasium, a small, dark
  structure with a seating capacity of only 4,,500
  and interest in the team lagged once it came back
  to earth in January and February. The franchise
  had never been strong financially, and it
  especially suffered once fans stopped coming to
  the games. The Bucs ended up at only .500, and
  failed to qualify for the playoffs.
• The Bucs' owners considered "regionalizing" the
  franchise for the 70-71 season the team would
  have played in New Orleans, Lafayette, Monroe,
  Baton Rouge, and Shreveport. Other alternatives
  were to move the franchise to Kansas City, Salt
  Lake City, or Memphis. Memphis turned out to be
  the most attractive choice for the Bucs' owners,
  since the team had played several regular season
  games there, and had always drawn well. The team
  left New Orleans and became the Memphis Pros.

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New Orleans Second Pro Basketball Team

• The New Orleans Jazz

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The New Orleans Jazz

• Played AsNew Orleans Jazz 1974/75-1978/79
• Nickname Named Jazz following after a contest,
  over other entries that included Dukes, Cajuns,
  Pilots, Crescents, Deltas, Knights. The city of
  New Orleans is a hot bed for Jazz Music.
• Logo A purple blue note which front becomes a
  basketball with a yellow and green center. The
  blue note is the J as Jazz is spelt out in
  purple. New Orleans is written in black of the 2
  Zs
• ColorsPurpleYellowGreen

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The New Orleans Jazz (contd)

• The NBA came to the city of New Orleans for the
  first time. The Jazz hoped to hit a sweet note
  with fans by acquiring Pistol Pete Maravich from
  the Atlanta Hawks. Maravich a star in college at
  Louisiana State was a showman. He wore a
  signature pair of floppy good-luck sweat socks
  that always appeared to need washing. He shot the
  ball from anywhere and everywhere. He never made
  a simple pass when he could make an entertaining
  one, so his assists regularly came from behind
  the back or through the legs. However, the Jazz
  got off to a rocky start as they scored just 74
  points while losing their first game on the road
  to the New York Knicks on October 17th. In fact
  the Jazz would not get their first win until
  November 11th when they beat the Portland
  Trailblazers by 1 point at home.

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Historical Moments

• 1975/76 In their second season the Jazz would
  move into the spacious Superdome. At first the
  Jazz played sweet music at the dome as they won
  their first dome game 114-106 over the Detroit
  Pistons on October 24th on the way to a 6-1
  start. However, the Jazz would struggle in
  November and December as Pistol Pete Maravich
  missed 20 games due to injury. Maravich would
  return and the Jazz would play competitive
  basketball escaping last place by finishing 4th
  with a record of 38-44 as Pistol Pete finished
  3rd in scoring with 25.9 ppg.
• 1976/77 The Jazz played inconstant basketball as
  they took a step backward finishing in 5th place
  with a record of 35-47. However, Pistol Pete
  Maravich would be thrilling all season as he led
  the NBA in scoring with 31.1 ppg, highlighted by
  an unbelievable 68-point night at the Superdome
  against the New York Knicks on February 25th.

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Historical Moments (contd)

• 1977/78 The Jazz fall 4 games short of a trip to
  the playoffs as they finish in 5th place again
  with a 39-43 record in an up and down season
  which included a rough December where they won
  just 3 of 13 games. Pistol Pete Maravich again
  had a solid season with 27.0 ppg. However,
  injuries would him to 50 games, which was not
  enough games to qualify for the scoring title.
  The Jazz would still have a league leader
  however, as Truck Robinson led the NBA with 15.7
  rebounds per game.
• 1978/79 Pistol Pete Maravich would struggle all
  season as he tried to return from off season knee
  surgery. Without Maravich the Jazz would struggle
  in the stands and on the court the struggles were
  made even worse as they dealt Truck Robinson to
  the Phoenix Suns for Ron Lee, Marty Byrnes, 2
  draft picks, and cash. Without Maravich and
  Robinson as the Jazz plummeted back into last
  place with a league worse 26-56 record. 
  Following the season the Jazz would stun their
  fans in New Orleans by announcing plans to move
  the team to Utah, as their April 6th loss against
  the Milwaukee Bucks ended up being their swan
  song on Bourbon St.

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Bye, Bye Jazz

• After the Jazz left New Orleans the city would
  play occasional host to Atlanta Hawks games.
  However, their best connection to basketball came
  when the Superdome hosted the Final Four in 1982
  when a Freshman named Michael Jordan hit the game
  winning shot as North Carolina won the
  Championship. New Orleans would also host the
  Final Four in 1987 and 1993, both of which had
  classic endings as well. So the desire to bring
  the NBA back to the Crescent City remained
  strong. In 2000 the city decided to build a new
  arena with hopes of luring a team back, and in
  2002 they hit pay dirt as the Hornets moved in
  from Charlotte.

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New Orleans Current Franchise

• The New Orleans Hornets

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The New Orleans Hornets

• Expectations and emotions were high for the
  Hornets as the team began its first season in New
  Orleans, picked among the favorites going into
  training camp to vie for the Eastern Conference
  title. The Hornets opened their inaugural season
  in New Orleans on October 30, 2002, against the
  Utah Jazz, who were originally in New Orleans and
  called the New Orleans Jazz, with a 100-75 win
  "Pistol" Pete Maravich had his number
  posthumously retired during halftime. It was the
  first regular season NBA game played in New
  Orleans in over 17 years7 (there were a few
  exhibition games played through the years
  including the then Charlotte Hornets in New
  Orleans in 2000).

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First Season

• They qualified for the playoffs for the fourth
  straight year in 2002-03, but were beaten by
  Philadelphia again. After the season, the team
  unexpectedly fired Coach Paul Silas. He was
  replaced by Tim Floyd. The Hornets got off to a
  17-7 start, but sputtered at the end and finished
  41-41, narrowly missing out on home court
  advantage in the first round of the Eastern
  Conference playoffs. They played the Miami Heat
  in the first round, but Dwyane Wade's last second
  shot sunk the Hornets in Game One of the series.
  The teams ended up winning all their respective
  home games after that, but Wade's shot was the
  difference as the Heat won 4-3.

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Season 2

• After the season, Floyd was fired and the team
  hired Byron Scott to be their head coach. Because
  of the expansion, the Hornets were now forced to
  play in the Southwest Division of the Western
  Conference which included four playoff teams in
  the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Houston
  Rockets, and Memphis Grizzlies. The team was not
  expected to compete for a playoff spot with such
  tough competition. The Hornets finished
  18-64--tied for the second-worst record in the
  league, and the franchise's first losing season
  in 15 years. With the fourth pick in the NBA
  draft lottery, the Hornets got future all-star,
  point guard Chris Paul.

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Hurricane Katrina

• Due to the catastrophic devastation brought by
  Hurricane Katrina upon the communities of
  southeastern Louisiana, the Hornets franchise
  temporarily relocated their base of operations to
  Oklahoma City in 2005-06 and 2006-07. During this
  time, the franchise was known as the New
  Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. In these two
  seasons, the vast majority of home games were
  played at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, while
  a few remained at New Orleans Arena. Their
  practice facility while in Oklahoma City was the
  Sawyer Center 8 on the campus of Southern
  Nazarene University (SNU).9 and the team held
  its 2006 training camp at their New Orleans
  practice facility, the Alario Center, in
  Westwego, Louisiana.

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Hurricane Katrina (Contd)

• For the 2005-06 season, the team played 36 games
  in Oklahoma City, with one game taking place at
  the Lloyd Noble Center on the campus of the
  University of Oklahoma due to a conflict at the
  Ford Center three in New Orleans and one at the
  Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the campus of
  LSU. The intent had been to play 5 games in all
  at Baton Rouge, but strong progress made on
  restoring the New Orleans Arena made the return
  to New Orleans a better option. The Hornets opted
  to keep their base of operations in Oklahoma City
  for the 2006-07 season due to the continued
  recovery efforts in New Orleans but promised to
  return to New Orleans full time, possibly as
  early as 2007.

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Buzz Back in the Big Easy

• The Hornets franchise returned to New Orleans
  full-time for the 20072008 season, with all 41
  home games played in the New Orleans Arena. To
  that end, the 2008 NBA All-Star Game and its
  accompanying festivities were awarded to New
  Orleans and a serious marketing campaign was
  commenced in February 2007. Attendance at the New
  Orleans Arena, while tepid at first, picked up
  considerably in the months of March and April
  2008 with the team registering sell-outs in 12 of
  its last 17 regular season home games, and the
  final 13 total games (including playoffs). The
  team has also publicly announced the sale of over
  10,000 season tickets for the 2008-2009 season, a
  record total since the relocation from Charlotte.

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Great Expectations

• Having experienced the most successful season in
  franchise history, both in the regular season and
  the playoffs, the 2009 NBA season was viewed with
  great expectations for the Hornets franchise.
  Several pundits picked the Hornets to repeat as
  winners of the Southwest Division and as a
  potential Western Conference champion. For the
  second year in a row the Hornets were represented
  with two players at the NBA All Star Game as
  Chris Paul was voted in by the fans as a starter,
  and David West was selected as a reserve by the
  NBA coaches.

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2009 Season and Postseason

• The season in itself has been up and down for the
  Hornets, and by April it is clear that the
  record-breaking 5626 record of 20072008 is
  unattainable in 20082009. The Hornets finished
  the season with a disappointing 4933 record,
  only good enough for 4th in the Southwest
  Division and 7th in the Western Conference.
  Paired up with the Denver Nuggets in the first
  round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, the Hornets
  commenced the post-season in a sour manner,
  losing both of the first two games decisively in
  Denver. Trailing 2-1, the next game proved brutal
  for the Hornets. The Hornets tied the worst loss
  in playoff history in a 121-63 beating. The New
  Orleans Hornets were eliminated from the NBA
  playoffs on April 29th, 2009. They lost to the
  Denver Nuggets 107-86.

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