It’s hard to see how firing Byron Scott is supposed to solve the New Orleans Hornets’ problems. Looking at them over the summer, they were getting ready to go to war with Chris Paul, the best point guard in the league and arguably the best overall player. He was backed up by Emeka Okafor, who’s very good and a totally plausible second-best guy on a good team. David West is fine. Posey was fine, too, but a bit past his prime. But Peja’s no good anymore. And yet he’s playing 25 minutes per game because who else is going to play? Devin Brown? Darius Songaila? When Okafor comes out, he’s backed up by Hilton Armstrong.
There’s just way too many terrible players on this team. Paul, Okafor, and a bunch of average guys could make the playoffs. But these are not average guys. Morris Peterson is shooting .341 from the field and .269 from three point land.
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