<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Desmond Mason is now coasting through his first full Hornets training camp -- more comfortable with the system. More confident in his refined shot. Yes, Mason's shooting stroke is no longer defined by that jerky hitch. The one in which the former Oklahoma State star would extend his arms to shoot and, at the last minute, pull back in mid-air before firing. A sliver of the hitch still is visible, now taking on the form of a slower release. But Mason's stroke is indeed much smoother. "He definitely went out and worked on the things we felt he needed to work on, and that was trying to change his shot a little bit," said Hornets coach Byron Scott. "And he's come back and that's changed 110 percent. The hitch is pretty much gone. It's there just a little bit if you really look, but it's 110-percent improvement."</div> Source
