<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Hornets coach Byron Scott told reporters Monday that Peja Stojakovic will miss a large portion of the season after undergoing major back surgery Sunday. The rest of the Hornets weren't sounding too optimistic about the team's biggest offseason free agent acquisition, either. "That's a tough surgery dealing with your back,'' said backup point guard Bobby Jackson, who is expected to return to action in a week or so after missing the past seven games with a cracked left rib. "Can he [Stojakovic] be the same player, 'Yes.' But it's not going to be over the amount of time that we want it to be. It won't be this season, so that's probably going to be the frustrating thing for him and this team. But you have to take the bad with the good. We've got to step up as players." </div> Read More...
That's sad, but the Hornets have a bright future to look forward to next time out once everyone is back to good health.
<div class="quote_poster">M Two One Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">That's sad, but the Hornets have a bright future to look forward to next time out once everyone is back to good health.</div> True enough, but when you pay someone Pejas contract it is always a giant blow for them to miss a majority of the season.
