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The New Orleans Buccaneers 1968-1970

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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The New Orleans Buccaneers 1968-1970

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    1. 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.

    2. 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.

    3. “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."

    4. 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.

    5. First Season (cont’d) 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.

    6. 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.

    7. New Orleans’ Second Pro Basketball Team: The New Orleans Jazz

    8. The New Orleans Jazz Played As: New 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 Colors: Purple Yellow Green

    9. The New Orleans Jazz (cont’d) 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.

    10. 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.

    11. Historical Moments (cont’d) 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.

    12. 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.

    13. New Orleans’ Current Franchise: The New Orleans Hornets

    14. 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 years[7] (there were a few exhibition games played through the years including the then Charlotte Hornets in New Orleans in 2000).

    15. 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.

    16. 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.

    17. 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.

    18. Hurricane Katrina (Cont’d) 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.

    19. Buzz Back in the Big Easy The Hornets franchise returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007–2008 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.

    20. 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.

    21. 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 56–26 record of 2007–2008 is unattainable in 2008–2009. The Hornets finished the season with a disappointing 49–33 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.

    22. Works Cited "Babe McCarthy." Hoopedia. 1 May. 2009. <http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php?title=Babe_McCar>.   Dimitry, Steve . "American Basketball Association 1967-1976." Steve Dinitry's Extinct Sports Leagues. 1 May. 2009.   "New Orleans Buccaneers." Remember the ABA: New Orleans Buccaneers. 1 May. 2009. <http://www.remembertheaba.com/New-Orleans-Buccanee>.   "New Orleans Hornets Franchise History." Hoopedia. 1 May. 2009. <http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php?title=New_Orlean>.   "New Orleans Hornets." Wikipedia. 1 May. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets>.   "Remember the ABA." 1 May. 2009. <http://www.remembertheaba.com/>.   Schexnaydre Jr, David "Give 'n Go: Hornets vs Nuggets." Nola.com 25 Mar. 2009. <http://blog.nola.com/nolasports/2009/03/medium_hor>.   "Suri's World." Blogger. 1 May. 2009. <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f6gY_owVM-I/SEEMA_KF8KI/>.   Thomsen, Ian . "Fiery relationship between their two stars drives the Hornets." SI.com. 17 Dec. 2008. 1 May. 2009. <http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2008/writers/ian_thoms>.  

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