Kaman has N.O.Looking Improved up Front

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Even with starting center Emeka Okafor sitting out to rest a sore thigh, the

New Orleans Hornets

still dominated inside against the Memphis Grizzlies in Wednesday night’s preseason finale. Although Hornets Coach Monty Williams said he doesn’t want to get excited yet, newly acquired center

Chris Kaman attacked the basket and scored 18 points and had two blocked shots.

Power forward Jason Smith contributed 12 points, and starting power forward Carl Landry grabbed seven rebounds and scored eight points

in a 95-80 victory at the New Orleans Arena. In what is expected to be a rebuilding season for the Hornets, after theytraded four-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Clippers, it appears the frontcourt is emerging as the team’s strength.

“It has been cool to see those guys getting with the coaches after practice and looking at film and trying to get this stuff right,” Williams said. “Obviously we have guys who have never been in our system, but they’re picking up stuff faster than I thought they would.”

 

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