The once-laughable bottom of the Eastern Conference has surprisingly improved over the past few weeks. It is good for preventing the East from being the West's embarrassing younger brother, but it spells danger for the Charlotte Hornets' playoff hopes.
One man who has pulled his own weight is Mo Williams, the veteran point guard who was recently brought into town in exchange for Gary Neal from the Minnesota Timberwolves. But he needs help.
The Hornets are unexpectedly falling apart, and things have got to change quickly.
Charlotte was sitting pretty at No. 7 at the All-Star break but now finds itself way down in 11th. More surprising than the Hornets' newest five-game losing streak is the resurgence of their Eastern Conference adversaries.
The Miami Heat made a titanic move at the deadline by swinging a deal for Goran Dragic from the Phoenix Suns. The Boston Celtics snagged Isaiah Thomas from the Suns as well.
The Brooklyn Nets swapped Kevin Garnett for Thaddeus Young from the Timberwolves and also shockingly held onto Brook Lopez. The Detroit Pistons hauled in Reggie Jackson from the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Indiana Pacers have somehow risen from the dead like The Undertaker.
Charlotte threw the first punch. The rest of the East threw a big countershot with that flurry of deadline moves. Do the Hornets have a knockout blow in them?
These are the tasks for the Charlotte Hornets to focus on down the home stretch to ensure they are not sitting on their couches once 82 games are up.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1AFQvIq
via IFTTT February 24, 2015 at 12:39AM
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