--General manager Jeff Bower and coach Byron Scott said they won't base their personnel moves on reactions to what rival teams do. The topic came up after the defending Southwest Division champion Spurs traded three aging role players -- Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, and Fabrizio Oberto -- to the Bucks for forward Richard Jefferson.
"That goes into a panic stage," Scott said. "We're not doing that. We do know we have some points on our basketball team we have to address, and I think we're doing that." --The acquisition of Darren Collison and Marcus Thornton reduces the need for the Hornets to re-sign free agent guard Jannero Pargo, but it doesn't mean they won't. Pargo, Chris Paul's primary backup before playing overseas last season, has visited with and negotiated with the Hornets. He can back up at both guard positions.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We've talked and had more meetings this summer than we have in the last year and a half or two. We both understand how important this is to make sure we do get it right." -- Coach Byron Scott on he and general manager Jeff Bower's determination to fill holes that were exposed during the team's lopsided loss to the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.
