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Great view, empty seats
Attendance lags for Hornets, who are off to their best start

 
By John Rohde | Published: January 23, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Sadly, New Orleans is showing a team's home attendance does not necessarily coincide with the quality of play.

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Fans in Oklahoma City didn't roll out for a Hornets preseason game, but unlike New Orleans, they did fill the seats during the regular season. BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN


David West has the New Orleans Hornets going up and over Western Conference competition, but their fan base is still under the numbers the team wants. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The Hornets are off to the best start in franchise history at 28-12.

Tonight's home game against sizzling Portland will represent the halfway mark this season for the Hornets.

The Hornets lead the Southwest Division and the TrailBlazers lead the Northwest, so a good crowd should be on hand inside New Orleans Arena.

Then again ...

Despite having the second-best record in the Western Conference, the Hornets have the second-worst average in home attendance at 12,216 — which leads only Indiana (12,068).

Point guard Chris Paul is an MVP candidate and the NBA's No.

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