PJ Brown looked helplessly as Gerald Wallace, with arms thicker than his, unhindered charged in; he had no choice but to foul.
Last summer, the Hornets traded Magloire, who was selected an All-Star in 2004, for Desmond Mason, partly to make room for David West, but more importantly, they valued the strength of this violent frontliner who averaged 17 points per game last season.
Who would have thought that 28-year-old Desmond Mason, in his prime, would wither upon their arrival, managing only about 10 points per game with a dismal shooting percentage that plummeted to 39%.