I'm as gulity as the next guy upset and complaining about the lack of "success" (the way we perceive it) the Hornets had this season. Yeah I'm very dissapointed but after thinking it through more and more now that the smoke is clearing. The Hornets won 49 games.
Oh yeah sure you can say but they finished poorly and they were knocked out in the 1st round by a very hot Denver team. But the bottom line is they won 49 games and were only a few games from a top 4 seed. Now they did this basically playing with patched up starting 5 throughout the season. They didn't have a respectable back up at PG,no center, no bench and were missing our so called "3 point" ace (Peja)throughout the season. Even when he return he was not even of a ghost of what he was last season. In addition they were without West,Paul and Posey for several games. Yet despite all of this they were in the Western Conference race for a top 2 seed until the very end. They beat some pretty darn good teams this season. I guess many of you forget the Lakers win at the forum or the Cavaliers game at the arena. Again they did this without some of their starting five. We just ran out of gas and the injuries finally took their toll on us. The house should not be burned down. All it needs is some remodeling and a new contractor (coach). The foundation (Paul and West) is there. I know it sounds corny but it's true.