Over at Nba.com they evaluated all 32 teams off season.. the hornets recieved a ‘C’

Ariza will run the floor and be able to finish in the running game while getting fed by Paul. And there is still the quiet All-Star caliber presence of David West on another wing. But if the Hornets are going to take a step back toward those 56 wins, that Southwest Division title and the No. 2 seed they achieved in 2007-08, then center Emeka Okafor will have to upgrade his contribution significantly. He did not deliver as a low-post presence on offense or show up as a defensive stopper in his first season in the Big Easy.

http://www.nba.com/reportcard/summer/2010/hornets/