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Chinny said

We got offensive output from Ariza. Nice but we cant expect him to be a consistent 18+ scorer every game.

I really think Bellineli can be our 3rd scoring threat. Wish Okafor would be.

We need to really hang our hat on our D and get to the conference final. We do that and I'm 90% that we get Melo

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I strongly feel the Hornets aren't done yet improving the team through trades during the season. Those 3 losses to the Mavs, Clips, and Jazz adheres to that. You can't win every game in a 82 game NBA season, but it seemed like it was too early for the Hornets to lose when you look at them being 12-3 and two of those losses (Mavs and Clips) were due to letting up at the wrong parts of the game.

I don't know what the hell happened against the Jazz. That game showed we still need some additional help from a prolific scoring standpoint and I don't think we can afford to wait until the offseason to do so. No one expected Bayless and Peja going to Toronto for Jarrett Jack so I'm sure Dell Demps has more in the works up his sleeves. People would have to be kidding themselves if they think this current roster will be the team that will be competing in the playoffs.

If we want to avoid disastrous losses like the Jazz game down the road, then we definitely need to add a caliber guy like AI or Melo right away to be that definite 2nd or 3rd scoring option after West and Paul. Relying on playing good D will only get you so far if you don't have the consistent offense to match it. We're going to be in for a serious letdown in the playoffs without adding those type of guys so I'm sure we should be expecting something to get done by the trade deadline