Chris Paul was a beacon in the darkness for the city of New Orleans.  Paul was the NBA’s Rookie of the Year and that was just the beginning.  Paul averaged 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game, as a rookie!  The sky is the limit for Paul, and it motivated the owner to spend alot of money bringing in veterans to put around Paul and make a playoff run.  Paul is not a good 3-point shooter yet (28.3%), but overall he’s pretty good 43.0% FGs.  Chris also is a good free-throw shooter, hitting 84.7% of his attempts.  Last season Paul looked like Jason Kidd in his prime.  This season who knows how dominant he will be with better players around him.

The Hornets spent alot of cash and brought in Bobby Jackson, who can play both point and shooting guard.  Jackson is a score-first kind of guard.  Jackson has only averaged 22.6 minutes per game over his career, but 10.2 points….which tells you he likes to shoot the ball.  Jackson is a solid shooter hitting 42.3% of his FGs, 36.4% of his threes, and 79.1% of his free-throws.  Bobby is an active player averaging 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game for his career.

Jannero Pargo will be the #3 point guard.  Pargo hasn’t got to play much in his career, averaging 12.5 minutes per game.  Pargo does like to put it up when he gets in as he averages 5.0 points per game despite the lack of minutes. 

Back-up center Marc Jackson is out indefinately after injuring his left hamstring.  Hopefully, the Hornets will get him back soon, because he provides toughness and defense under the basket.

Byron Scott really improved the team’s play last season.  He improved the team so much that the owner brought in some high-priced talent to put around the young kids that played well last season.  Anything less than a playoff appearance would be a disappointment.  Scott is only 56-108 as the Hornets head coach.  In his six seasons as a NBA head coach, Scott has a record of 205-247.

Scott has a record of 25-15 in the playoffs.  So if the Hornets can make it, Scott will be ready to take them a little further than most people will think he can.