Hornets Struggling to Keep Afloat

The New Orleans Hornets lost their sixth straight game Saturday night to the Dallas Mavericks losing 96-81.  There were nine lead changes and five ties in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the game before Lamar Odom tipped in his own missed layup to break a 16-all tie. The Mavericks would lead the rest of the way. The Hornets have struggled to get their team in a winning position since the trade of Chris Paul. The Hornets have been plagued with injuries and without starting shooting guard Eric Gordon and starting small forward Trevor Ariza, the Hornets have found it difficult to close out and win games. In the past two games the Hornets have committed 38 turnovers with 21 of those being in last Saturday night's game against the Mavericks. It has not been easy for the Hornets to adjust to their new roles and it will be up to coach Monty Williams to tweek the team in order to give them an opportunity for success. Other teams who have been in similar situations have been able to overcome not having an all star player and moved into a more positive direction. The question is whether or not the Hornets will be able to do the same. Hoepefully, they will move pass this bump in the road and will eventually come out shining. Only time will tell. Unfortunately, because of the short season, time is not something the Hornets have a lot of.