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Chris Paul Tops Great Era for NBA Point Guards

ORLANDO, Fla. -- This is the fourth consecutive year that Hornets point guard Chris Paul will be going to the NBA All-Star Game, but it's not getting old yet. It's only getting better. "It's a huge honor, maybe now more than ever,'' Paul said Friday. "At my position, in the Western Conference, it really means something...

FanHouse Q&A With Trevor Ariza on Hornets' Success, Lakers Departure

LOS ANGELES - When the New Orleans Hornets took part in a four-team, five-player trade in early August, the message sent by first-year general manager Dell Demps was unmistakable: Chris Paul is going nowhere. In parting ways with the point guard who so many saw as Paul's successor (second-year guard Darren Collison went...

Marco Belinelli Wants to Remain With New Orleans Hornets

DENVER -- Working his way through three nations, Marco Belinelli finally has found a basketball home. Now, he wants to stay put. Belinelli, after a voyage from his native Italy to Golden State and then to Toronto, landed this season in New Orleans. When he becomes a restricted free agent this summer, that's where...

Miami Heat Cruise Past Fading Hornets, Extend Win Streak to Nine

MIAMI -- It's safe to say the "process" that Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has repeatedly stressed throughout this season has finally matured. Fresh off a successful four-game road trip sweep to double their existing winning streak, the Heat continued their latest trend of keeping pace with an opponent in the first...

NBA Well on Its Way to Purchasing New Orleans Hornets

The NBA is in the advanced stages of a plan to purchase the New Orleans Hornets from George Shinn until a new owner can be secured, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions. The source told FanHouse on Friday that they were under the impression this unprecedented transfer would be "coming down soon" and...

Monty Williams News From the Web

05/30/12 Top NBA scout says no one in draft class can change a... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Just after the New Orleans Hornets won Wednesday night's draft lottery, Coach Monty Williams couldn't hold back his excitement, saying he felt blessed.
05/30/12 Hornets Team Up with State Legislature at Charity Game Source: NBA - New Orleans Hornets It was an exciting night of entertainment as the New Orleans Hornets teamed up with the Louisiana State Legislature to host the annual House vs. Senate basketball game on Wednesday, May 23.
05/30/12 New Orleans Hornets Coach Monty Williams depending on... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Hornets Coach Monty Williams can laugh good-naturedly when someone needles him about his appearance representing the team at tonight's NBA lottery, and how the entire future of New Orleans' pro basketball team hinges on what he hopes is an odds-beating performance.
05/28/12 10 Best Moments from the 2011-12 New Orleans Hornets... Source: Bleacher Report Next to the craziness surrounding the NBA's butchering of the Chris Paul trade, the most embarrassing aspect of the Hornets' franchise had been simply the fact it did not have an owner.
05/27/12 New Orleans Hornets hope to hit the jackpot in... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Thanks to the bounce of a ping-pong ball four years ago, the Chicago Bulls have gotten back on track as a playoff contender.

Background on Monty Williams

Tavares Montgomery (Monty) Williams, Jr. (born October 8, 1971, in Fredericksburg, Virginia) is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach for the New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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