<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">MIAMI -- There might be only one subject the New Orleans Hornets prefer to discuss less than their malingering teammate, Jamal Mashburn. That would be their embattled coach, Tim Floyd.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Having rallied from a 12-point deficit in the final quarter to tie the game, they botched a potential go-ahead possession but still could have forced overtime with one last stop in the final 11 seconds. They even had a foul to give, which should have enabled them to interrupt the Heat's offensive flow and force a near-desperation try at the buzzer. The smart play would have been to lift point guard Baron Davis, who had five fouls, and replace him with Darrell Armstrong or Shammond Williams.</div> Floyd is in Hornets' nest
I've never really been impressed with Tim Floyd. The NBA's losingest coach before this year, he took a perennial winner to their worst record in eight years.