– Jimmy Smith, The Times-Picayune
Not only do the Hornets continue to battle national misconceptions about their team and its operation the Alario Center with its year-old addition added for the teams use was described in an Internet report Tuesday as "a dumpy community center best suited for the bird and reptile shows that cover most of its calendar" but the schedule grows considerably more difficult in the near term.
That escalation begins in earnest tonight at the New Orleans Arena when the fortified Dallas Mavericks arrive for a nationally televised game against the struggling Hornets.
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