Those who think the Hornets are a playoff-ready, elite Popovic-ian or Carlisle-ian head coach away from making serious noise in the Eastern Conference are fed up with Lee. They believe that Charlotte has the requisite talent to make a leap up the hobbled standings in the East, but they are being held back by the general on the bench.

Entering Tuesday night's game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Charlotte Hornets had yet to win back-to-back games all season. It was a Hornets-Pelicans m