The Hornets dropped to 3-4 in the preseason with yesterday's 107-98 loss to the Hawks. Highlights included Hilton Armstrong's 25-point, 14-rebound performance, a nice contribution off the bench from Melvin Ely, and Peja Stojakovic playing 25 minutes without wincing. On the down side, we had Morris Peterson and David West combining to shoot 2-of-15 from the field.

Oh well, preseason is almost over. Just one more meaningless game, which is against the Bobcats tomorrow in Winston Salem. A week from now, the Hornets will have played a game that actually matters, which should be refreshing.

I'm not up to much today, so I'll leave you with a picture of Ryan Bowen being elbowed in the face…

Bonus linkage: Some video highlights of last night's game can be found at ABC26.com.