Letters to the Editor
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Give us a break
As an ardent Hornets supporter from New Orleans (yes, we do exist, and there's many more of us than anyone in the press is willing to admit), I must also take contention with your comments, or lack therof, towards my beloved team.
It is blatantly obvious that sports writers get their kicks by talking trash about teams when they are down. We heard it all last year, and we'll no doubt hear it again. But give us a break.
While last season was admittedly disastrous, everyone talks as if this team has been bogged in suckitude for years, when in fact last season was the first time the team had ever finished with a losing record, AND also snapped the longest consecutive playoff streak by an NBA team- far from mediocrity.
Attendance has indeed been a problem in New Orleans. To that end, the Hornets were in the top five of new season ticket sales this offseason AFTER SHIPPING OFF THEIR ENTIRE TEAM. The attendance figures last year actually went UP once we shipped the malcontent Baron Davis from the team (let's see how long the fairytale lasts in Golden State).
We may not be the best team in the league, but we won't be nearly as bad as last season. Paul and JR Smith form the best young backcourt in the league, and Desmond Mason will flourish in Scott's system.
Will we make the playoffs this season- probably not.
Will we have a winning record- ditto on that answer.
Will we be the same pushovers we were last season? You'll have to ask Sacramento after last night's game.