CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Charlotte Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak was struck last season by just how hard rookie coach James Borrego took every loss.
"I hope he's better than last year," Kupchak said. "At the beginning of the season, he took each loss really, really hard."
Borrego better be ready for abundant losses _ maybe 60 in an 82-game season _ because this roster sets a course for bad. The Hornets not re-signing Kemba Walker started a rebuild. The Hornets term this a "transition," but it's a rebuild in that Borrego is committed to playing young guys more with an eye toward building a core for the future.
How will that look, how will that feel, how should progress be measured as the Hornets open the regular season Wednesday night at home against the Chicago Bulls?
