By Dennis Damaun
The Hornets made some moves that should improve the team and help them make some noise in the playoffs. The most notable moves were the trading of Tyson Chandler for Emeka Okafur and the signing of Ike Diogu. However, the trade for second round draft pick Marcus Thornton could prove the most valuable. The Hornets live and die with the play of Chris Paul. CP3 is arguably the best guard in the league and makes everyone around him better. He was the only person on the team that could create his own shot which hurt the team down the stretch in close games until now. Former LSU standout Marcus Thornton owns the critical skill for putting the basketball through the hoop. “He’s a two-guard that gives us something that we haven’t had, a guy that can really beat you off the dribble that can score,” Coach Byron Scott says. “He has a scorer’s mentality.” Having someone that can take the pressure off of Paul will be huge if the Hornets are going to be a force in the Western Conference.
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