The Hornets have lost two key starting players for while.  Peja Stojakovic (major back surgery) and David West (arthoscopic elbow surgery) will both miss alot of time in the near future.  The Hornets are banking on guys like Rasual Butler, Hilton Armstrong, Cedric Simmons and Marc Jackson to provide big-time minutes until the pair of stars return…..and it doesn’t look pretty.

Stojakovic had major back surgery last Sunday to remove a disc fragment in his back.  He will miss up to 2 months with this injury.  Stojakovic was averaging 17.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.  He also was hitting an outstanding 40.5% of his 3-pointers, which will be very hard for the Hornets to replace.

David West had arthoscopic surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday morning and will miss the next 2-8 weeks.  He was averaging 17.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game this season.