原文出自 nola.com http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1098704836316680.xml Scott: Cuts coming soon Hornets coach says next roster moves likely to be Tuesday Monday, October 25, 2004 By John Reid Staff writer LOS ANGELES -- Hornets coach Byron Scott said the next round of cuts likely will be Tuesday. The Hornets have 17 players on their training camp roster; 12 can be on the active regular-season roster. Guards Junior Harrington, Tim Pickett, forwards Britton Johnsen and Tremaine Fowlkes and center Nate Williams appear to be on the bubble. Scott said Friday that forward Lee Nailon has a good chance of making the final roster. "I've got three or four guys fighting for one or two spots," Scott said. "So I have some decisions to make. You want to go out there and play well, because the pressure is on now." Scott said he will make additional cuts after the Hornets play their final preseason game Friday in San Antonio. "I've never had this many discussions with my coaching staff, trying to figure out what they think as well," Scott said. "The final decision obviously has to come down to me. But you have to look at everything. All these guys have great character; they're good people. All of them have some special talent, some negatives as well. There's not really one guy who has kind of stood out. But they've all had their chance, their moments. It's going to be very difficult to make that decision." MINUTES WATCHED: With the preseason winding down, Scott wants his starters to get used to their normal playing time for the regular season. In the final preseason game Friday, Scott wants starters P.J. Brown, Jamaal Magloire and George Lynch to average between 25 and 30 minutes. "I'm trying to get the starters right now into a rhythm," Scott said. "It's still hard to do, because we have three guys still injured." INJURY UPDATE: Starting point guard Baron Davis tested his strained left ankle during the team's Sunday morning shootaround and told Scott he could play against the Los Angeles Clippers. But Scott decided against it. "I know what he can do, so I told him to get some more rest and be ready for the last preseason game," Scott said. Davis missed Saturday's game against the Sacramento Kings after feeling slight discomfort during shooting drills before the game. For the second consecutive game, Junior Harrington started in Davis' spot. Forward David West also sat out his second game because of back spasms. West said he injured his back Friday while lifting weights. Forward Rodney Rogers (strained right hamstring) and shooting guard David Wesley (strained right hamstring) have sat out all seven preseason games. IMPROVEMENT NEEDED: Rookie J.R. Smith entered Sunday's game as the second-leading scorer among rookies with a 13.9 average. But Scott said Smith must improve defensively to get significant playing time in the regular season. Smith has shown a tendency to let up when the player he's defending does not have the ball. "He's going to be playing behind a veteran (Wesley) who only gives up size at that position," Scott said. "He doesn't give up anything else. He's tough, smart and got experience, and guys don't get easy baskets (against him). J.R. is going have to do that as well. Everything is based on the defensive end." . . . . . . . John Reid can be reached at [email protected] or (504) 826-3405. --

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