"In our instant world — where we can download almost any song ever written in seconds, where even our oatmeal is instant — we don't like to wait for things. If it takes more than three clicks I'm frustrated. But building an NBA team to contention is an exercise n patience. Well, except in Miami. But that's the exception, usually teams are built more like Oklahoma City — draft well, make some trades and try to bring together a team that will grow into a contender. That is what is happening in New Orleans. That is what this draft and getting Anthony Davis means in the Big Easy — the Hornets are not going to be good next season, but there is a path to future contender laid out now. The foundation is there. The hardest thing to acquire in building a contender is the franchise player. There just are not a lot of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant kind of guys out there. Bobcats' general manager Rich Cho says with his rating system he thinks there are fewer than 10 true franchise guys in the NBA right now. Anthony Davis could be one of those guys." Read more: http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....h-better-does-anthony-davis-make-the-hornets/
