I loved the Hornets back then....i was a Knick fan firstly, but Anthony Mason was always my favorite player and i followed every Hornet game closely.
Mase was robbed in in 97 of an all star birth.
16.2 pts, 11.4 rebs, 5.7 assists. He and G-Money led them to a then franchise record season.
I'm still dirty.
Mase was a 6'6 PF, couldnt shoot, but he had a great 2-3 years with the Hornets. And he had 1 good year with Miami in about 2000. But he could really pass that ball.
In 97-98, the Hornets beat the Hawks 3-2 (Rice and Steve Smith went at it all series), then took home court from the Bulls in Round 2 after some clutch shooting from BJ Armstrong. For a minute I could see my Hornets ending the Bulls run.
Then Pippen put the clamps on Rice and the Bulls swept the next 3 games.
Then the lock-out, Rice was traded to the Lakers for Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell, I think Mase was traded away aswell, and that Divac-Geiger-Mason-Rice-Phills-Wesley-Dell Curry team came to an end.