Why has the New Orleans Hornets regress last season? Have they become a weaker basketball team, or has to improve the rest of the Western Conference just more than they did? The team was essentially the same team from last year, and Chris Paul stats basically as good as those from the previous year.
Whatever happens, the difference was noticeable. The Hornets took first place in the NBA Southwest Division and second overall in the Western Conferenceduring the 2007-2008 basketball season with a 56-26 record. Last season they won seven games less than their 49-33 finish gave them the seventh seed in the West.
The New Orleans Hornets bowed early and easily in the playoffs, but lost the second seeded Denver Nuggets in five games. While the Hornets have been designated as a legitimate contender for the previous season, the team was only an afterthought last season, with a handful of teams in the Western Conference (LosAngeles, Denver, San Antonio, Houston, Utah, and Portland) is named for them.
The Hornets have moved a few off-season that the team hopes he will bring back in his glory made. Signing Emeka Okafor was a big step, so that New Orleans is a legitimate presence in the middle position. Tyson Chandler was on the team, if effective good, but the gap grew between Chandler and the team, until he finally left.
Rookie Darren Collison is to be an invaluable backupPoint guard Chris Paul, with whom he little more rest. While I do not expect New Orleans Hornets in the division win theirs, this is a team that could definitely win 50 + games during the regular season.
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