The Hornets were one of the surprise teams of the 2005-2006 season and head coach Byron Scott is very pleased with the performance of his team, even though he is disappointed that their season

``To me that's the ultimate compliment or success, to come from 18 wins to totally change the expectations of everybody watching the team, to get to a point where playoffs are expected, almost. It's a hard, hard journey that rarely gets accomplished in one year.''