(a sorta) League Preview: New Orleans Hornets

Our preview has addressed the sorriest teams, the lottery likelies, and the might be somethings. This next grouping are all playoff solids. All will win 48-54 games. Proven and poised to deliver, but not ready to contend. The Jazz lead off. We continue with the 3rd best in the Southwest. New Orleans Hornets PG Chris Paul Darren Collison SG Morris Peterson Devin Brown SF Julian Wright James Posey Peja Stojakovic PF David West Darius Songaila Ike Diogu C Emeka Okafor Hilton Armstrong Chris Paul has it tough. Unquestionably the League’s most dazzling point guard, his team does not have the talent necessary to compete for a title. With Paul at the helm, the Hornets are toogood to get a high draft pick. With George Shinn as the owner, New Orleans is too cheap to attract top free agents. New Orleans heads into the 2009-10 season starting wingmen Mo Pete and Julian “More Wrong Th...