I know I need to ad my hostgator name servers to my domain in the name.com control panel but I noticed this message Important: Please Read ns1.name.com ns2.name.com must be entered as "Current" name servers to take advantage of our real time DNS tools and URL forwarding What does this mean and should I leave these as well as my hostgator dns's?
No only use hostgator dns. It will work fine. This message for those who want to use domain company dns service, email or hosting.