"There are questions that must be asked, and legitimate inquiries that the franchise must pose to itself, while we watch the Hornets in their current state and wait for improvement. Is there an impact NBA veteran who would look at the Hornets today and say he wants to play for this franchise?

Is there a rising young talent — including current Hornet Eric Gordon, who apparently is nursing the worst bruised knee in the long history of bruised knees, and will have a career in acting (he has the Invisible Man down pat) if he chooses to leave basketball — who is willing to lay it on the line for New Orleans?"