Unless age and injury cripple the roster, the Spurs remain the team to beat in the NBA.
3) New Orleans Hornets
The Hornets should be able to step up into the playoffs this season.
Chris Paul is one of the slickest point guards in the league, and he’s only getting better with age. If he can improve his jumper, he’ll take his game up a level.
David West gives New Orleans a banger down low, and is a reliable midrange shooter. Morris Peterson is a well-rounded scorer who’s better the more he plays. Peja Stojakovic is one of the best first, second, and third quarter shooters in recent memory.
Tyson Chandler, for his part, is finally emerging into a competent low-post scorer, and is a quality defensive big man.
That said, the Hornets are hindered by a severe lack of depth at guard, a lack of creative wing scorers, Paul’s inconsistent jump shot, Chandler’s limited offensive game, West’s nagging injury problems, and Stojakovic’s habit of firing blanks in the clutch.
New Orleans will likely get swept should they make the playoffs, but Paul and West should be able to get the team that far.
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