In about 6 weeks the NBA schedule will likely be released

who do you predict the Hornets open up against? Do they open up at home or on the road?

God I want the Clippers at home.

The Heat, Thunder or Lakers on the road

Clippers @ home, nationally televised.

I bet we open up with the Thunder on the road.

Being realistic, it's not like we are going to compete. I'm sure ESPN will want to have uni brow on tv a couple times, but I doubt they open with it either.

Both Greg oden and Blake Griffin made their debuts on national television. I'm sure Davis will too.

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Both Greg oden and Blake Griffin made their debuts on national television. I'm sure Davis will too.

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it is going to feel weird having a player that almost the whole nation loves. Im just hoping the pressure to perform isnt too much for AD

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Both Greg oden and Blake Griffin made their debuts on national television. I'm sure Davis will too.

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And LeBron vs. the Kings his first game too. I agree that we'll open up on TNT or ESPN with AD leading the way.

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Originally Posted by wopester

Clippers @ home, nationally televised.

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This would be so awesome

Best opener for us would be Hornets vs Bobcats

I was just going to post this...

My guess is either Hornets at Clippers, Clippers at Hornets, or Hornets at Warriors or Kings.

I think it will be Davis vs Robinson first game of the season

I want Clips at home on ESPN on Halloween night.

I they are going to put us on opening night, it would only make sense for it to be at home.

The NBA loves to stick to their big market stereotypes for opening night games. I mean, look at the Christmas games from this previous season. I think it was like Heat, Clips, Bulls, Knicks, Lakers, etc. All mega teams.

I hope we verse clips or an easy team so Anthony Davis doesn't have a terrible debut against someone like Howards :3

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Both Greg oden and Blake Griffin made their debuts on national television. I'm sure Davis will too.

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John Wall was also on TNT for his debut. Davis will open the season on national television.

Not Hornets related but...

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johnhollinger John Hollinger
NBA announces Celtics will play October preseason games in Istanbul & Milan, and Mavs to do same in Berlin & Spain.

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Cavs @home

Hornets v. Clippers has a great shot. Keeps up with the trend of rookie phenoms debuting on national TV, budding rivalry (Smith-Griffin incident, Reggie Evans flop), CP3/Gordon vs. old teams, two most electric athletes in the game squaring off in Davis & Griffin...plenty of storylines there for ESPN/TNT to play up.

Home or road would be up for good debate. At NOLA would obviously be the more electric atmosphere, but at LA would please that west coast 10:00/10:30 Eastern time slot, so either way would have its advantage for the networks.

Gordon would score 60 on the Clippers on a season opening national tv game, I mean that's if he's healthy

Alvaro Martin ‏@AlvaroNBAMartin
ESPN: ‪#NewOrleansHornets‬ and ‪#OrlandoMagic‬ will play preseason game in Mexico City. @greivisvasquez and @Gustavo_Ayon15 will be en la casa.

I think greivis would have preferred a game in caracas uh

Hornets v Suns in Phoenix

Im hoping we open up against Golden State or Sacramento, if we do ill drive the hour and a half and go watch A.D.'s debut!

Clippers in the Hive Halloween night.

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Clippers in the Hive Halloween night.

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I love this.

Co-signed, faxed, emailed, sent by carrier pigeon and paper airplane to the league office.

I'd be all on board with facing the Clips at the Hive to start the season, if I wasn't vaguely afraid that we might lose.

Yea I want the Clips but they will probably play the Lakers

Non-Hornets related but the Bulls have released their pre-season schedule.

We have about 2 more weeks now before we get to see which team we open with. :bball1:

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Non-Hornets related but the Bulls have released their pre-season schedule.

We have about 2 more weeks now before we get to see which team we open with. :bball1:

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Do you think we'll find out about the schedule before August? I'm getting a bit antsy and want to know so I can plan my travel to New Orleans for this coming semester accordingly :D

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Do you think we'll find out about the schedule before August? I'm getting a bit antsy and want to know so I can plan my travel to New Orleans for this coming semester accordingly :D

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I guess anything is possible but we rarely see anything before 8/1.

NBAonESPN The NBA on ESPN
NBA schedule for 2012-13 is coming out tomorrow night.

Noice.

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Noice.

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I know right? I'm pleasantly surprised because it usually comes out early August. I would've expected it to come out like this coming Monday or something.


http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...y-26th-at-7-pm

Hallelujah! :bball1: