Marco Belinelli is playing the majority of minutes at shooting guard for the New Orleans Hornets and his emergence in the team's starting rotation even forced the trade of sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic to the Toronto Raptors.

But now that Stojakovic has been moved Belinelli appears to be slumping in his last two games.

Against the Sacramento Kings, he only scored 12 points on 4-for-12 shooting and contributed little else in the box score but four rebounds.

Against the Los Angeles Clippers, Belinelli shot 4-for-11, 2-for-9 from three-point land for 12 points and only one assist.

Belinelli played a season-high 39 minutes in that game.

There's been no question that Belinelli is the player that the Hornets want playing at the shooting guard position.

Backup guard Marcus Thornton did not log any minutes against the Clippers playing behind Belinelli.

The 11-2 Hornets are set to travel to Utah to face the 10-5 Jazz on Wednesday November 23.

Marco Belinelli is playing the majority of minutes at shooting guard for the New Orleans Hornets and his emergence in the team's starting rotation even forced the trade of sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic to the Toronto Raptors.

But now that Stojakovic has been moved Belinelli appears to be slumping in his last two games.

Against the Sacramento Kings, he only scored 12 points on 4-for-12 shooting and contributed little else in the box score but four rebounds.

Against the Los Angeles Clippers, Belinelli shot 4-for-11, 2-for-9 from three-point land for 12 points and only one assist.

Belinelli played a season-high 39 minutes in that game.

There's been no question that Belinelli is the player that the Hornets want playing at the shooting guard position.

Backup guard Marcus Thornton did not log any minutes against the Clippers playing behind Belinelli.

The 11-2 Hornets are set to travel to Utah to face the 10-5 Jazz on Wednesday November 23.

The Tea Partiers have another big win, this time in Florida. But they aren't going to bat 1.000 -- Christine O'Donnell has gone down to defeat in Delaware.

The Florida senate race promised to be a flashy, combative one this summer, when Governor Charlie Crist quit the GOP to run as an independent. But he never got traction, and Rubio rode his Tea Party superstardom to an easy victory. The Democrat, Kendrick Meek, only got his name in the paper when rumors popped up that former President Bill Clinton asked him to bow out of the race to give Crist a chance.

Up in Delaware, O'Donnell was gaffe-prone, but she was cute and said all the right things to the base on the right side of the political spectrum. For a while it looked like that would be enough, but not this time. The Democrat, safe and steady Chris Coons, weathered the O'Donnell media storm and eased over the finish line.

So the GOP still needs nine pickups to take control of the Senate. The House of Reps going to the Republicans already appears to be a done deal.

The Tea Partiers have another big win, this time in Florida. But they aren't going to bat 1.000 -- Christine O'Donnell has gone down to defeat in Delaware.

The Florida senate race promised to be a flashy, combative one this summer, when Governor Charlie Crist quit the GOP to run as an independent. But he never got traction, and Rubio rode his Tea Party superstardom to an easy victory. The Democrat, Kendrick Meek, only got his name in the paper when rumors popped up that former President Bill Clinton asked him to bow out of the race to give Crist a chance.

Up in Delaware, O'Donnell was gaffe-prone, but she was cute and said all the right things to the base on the right side of the political spectrum. For a while it looked like that would be enough, but not this time. The Democrat, safe and steady Chris Coons, weathered the O'Donnell media storm and eased over the finish line.

So the GOP still needs nine pickups to take control of the Senate. The House of Reps going to the Republicans already appears to be a done deal.