The New Orleans Hornets had the best record in the Western Conference after 44 games at 32-12 and led the Southwest Division ahead of the 2007 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs and 2006 Western Conference Champion Dallas Mavericks. Currently, the Hornets sit just half a game back under the Conference-leading Phoenix Suns. This is a team that is announcing their arrival.
The story of the Hornets’ rise begins with their floor general, one of the most exciting young players in the NBA, Chris Paul. Paul has been brilliant this season, controlling …

Wait, what? The New Orleans Hornets are in first place in the Western Conference? What gives? What year is this? Where am I? I mean, I knew they were good but I didn’t know they were this good.
This is a big game for me since both Tyson Chandler and Chris Paul play big minutes on my fantasy hoops team. Oh yeah, and that Tim Duncan guy does too. It looks like Chandler is trying to draw some early fouls on TD, regardless of whether this works or not, I like …