| Brett Says: | This year? Yes, I think the Bucks would be better off with the more seasoned Lawson. And it is Bogut who is the man behind their surprising playoff run. Jennings has a lot of potential, but right now I'd take Ty. Maybe next year my answer is different. | ||
| Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:59 pm |
| Ballinquent Says: | Do you think that if Ty Lawson was placed on the Bucks, he'd do a better job in Brandon Jennings' role? A lot of people are saying that Jennings is a waaaay better player than Ty Law and that hes the man behind the Bucks having the 7th seed? | ||
| Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:47 pm |
| Brett Says: | I may have mentioned it previously, but I have always been a Jamison fan (despite how he torched Duke at UNC) - he is a unique talent in the way he can score the basketball. Adding him could certainly improve the Bobcats, though how much would depend on the cost of acquiring him. Not sure if it elevates them to elite level as the Bobcats would still not boast a talent on the level of Kobe, LeBron, Dwight, Duncan/Ginobili, etc. | ||
| Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:55 pm |
| Connor D Says: | Bring Antawn Jamison back to NC! I've always thought he was the best player on the wizards and was my favorite UNC basketball player. The Bobcats would love the scoring he would bring to the front court rotation and I'm convinced he would buy into the defense-first mentality of a Larry Brown team. With Antawn Jamison is it fair to call the Cats elite Eastern team? Maybe even capable of upsetting one of the big 4 in the east... |
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| Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:03 pm |
| Brett Says: | Connor, my concern would be losing front court depth...though this trade would obviously being made with an eye to the future, as the Bobcats would either be resigning Boozer or creating some cap space sooner than anticipated. I doubt management throws in the towel on this season which is kind of how I would see giving up two starters to get one. | ||
| Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:17 pm |
| Connor Says: | Hey, what do you think of this hypothetical trade by Bill Simmons (that I noticed from his Twitter account). Fake Trade No. 1: Boozer/Korver expirings to Charlotte for Diaw/Chandler (both expire 2011). Knocks Utah under tax, Char still under. |
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| Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:24 pm |
| Connor Says: | Thanks for the speedy response Brett. I was fairly sure that my thoughts were largely off-base, but felt compelled to share them. You make excellent points, and I feel inclined to agree with them. I over-rated our players a bit (as bias fans tend to do) especially after a handful of strong performances by Raymond and a body of work by Cap'n Jack. (I forgot about Melo and still put him ahead of Pierce- yet another bias perspective though.) Thanks again though, hopefully they can keep it together and get us a playoff appearance. You know the NBA's catchphrase- "Where Amazing Happens." |
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| Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:11 am |
| Brett Says: | Really, really good is tough to quantify - I do not see them being a legitimate threat to the current top-4 - Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, and Orlando this season and with Stephen Jackson already in his 30s, their window of opportunity is small. Gerald Wallace may well be an all-star caliber player (and you left out Melo in your list of small forwards - and I would have to think very hard about Paul Pierce, despite his age - just off-hand) but Jackson and Raymond are not. Even with Ray's improved play this year, he sits at a PER of 15. Tonight the trio combined for 13 turnovers - and until this group learns to limit that, they are limited overall - their great defense can only carry them so far. But having 5 role players on the court together can work defensively, but it leads to turnovers offensively - players doing more than they are capable. Ceiling that I see for them (barring extreme luck in the lotto) is 5th or 6th in the conference. |
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| Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:01 pm |
| Connor Says: | Hey Brett, am I crazy for believing the triumvirate of Felton, Wallace, and Jackson could actually be really, really good? Felton and Jackson's play seem to complement each other, and I know this is during halftime of the Piston's game, but Felton seems to be on FIRE. I may be jumping the gun, but he seems to be coming into his own. Wallace is Wallace, who I really believing is becoming an elite player. You may not agree, pundits may not agree, but from what I've seen, he is phenomenal. Besides LeBron and Durant, I can't think (off the top of my head) and better SF. If we had a C who could play some offense and a PF who can rebound, I honestly believe they could be an elite team in the Eastern Conference. I'm likely way off, and you're sure to disagree, but I'd love to hear your opinion on this. | ||
| Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:12 pm |
| Cam Ron Says: | Yes but it seems like charlotte is 1 or two guys from making a long awaited playoff run. MJ has the money but not the skills as a GM/Owner | ||
| Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:18 pm |
| Brett Says: | Cam Ron - With the Bobcats sitting at 13 players for next season, I do not see them being an active player in the free agent market. With the team looking to cut costs, going with the bare minimum players is an easy (if frustrating) fix. I do hold a sliver of hope that they will surprise us, but I think the only new players we will have in CLT will be the two rookies. | ||
| Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:55 am |
| Cam Ron Says: | what do you think of the lack or freeagent moves by the bobcats. it seems like everyone else is making huge deals and we are sitting around watching | ||
| Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:12 pm |
| Druconn Says: | We have a good young core of guys. We just need to get over that hump. I am going to watch the Nike Hoop Summit to see what the future holds for us. KG, Bargnani, Kevin Love, Derek Rose... you name em... they played in the game. Yahoo Sports is doing a live webcast on April 11th of the game. |
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| Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:39 pm |
| DulosCephas Says: | Well I think we got a really good player for Morrison. Unfortunately as discussed above Morrison will not likely get any playing time with the Lakers instead it will be Shannon Brown. Brown was a person I had not expected to see in a trade, but given his athletic nature and the fact that both his and Morrison's contract gave the Lakers a lot of maneuverability we got a great player from the deal. In fact I think getting Vlad was a flat out steal for the Bobcats. You can not help but to be excited that the team seems to be working so well together with out two major starters (granted the teams we played where weak). DJ Augustine I think is a major reason why the team looks so good. "The Kid" ( I think is a good nickname for him) can flat out play team ball and score points doing it. He consistency at the foul line comes up big in close games and makes up for a lot in game. It also makes even a poor shooting night from the floor disappear if he is at the line enough. I can not wait to see what Larry Brown line ups will look like during the remainder of the season. Emeka, Daiw, Wallace, Bell, and Felton of course at starters but now we have some depth with Diop, Howard, Martin, Vlad, DJ all able to contribute. Go Cats! |
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| Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:05 am |
| Jive_Turkey Says: | That was a frustrating loss last night. Oh Gerald, please get well soon. | ||
| Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:03 pm |
| Jacobi Says: | Man that was a heck of a game tonight! Cats are on the rise! | ||
| Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:58 am |
| DulosCephas Says: | Connor I must aggree with you. I said that he will become a good player, I did not say that it would be with the bobcats. I like you would love to see him catch fire, but I think that LB dose not trust him. I would not surprised to see him put in a package deal as the Trade Deadline appoaches. | ||
| Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:54 am |
| Connor Says: | Sorry to dissappoint you Dulos, but Adam's time has passed. He has lost all the confidence he had and just does not have a role on this team any longer. The Cats can't throw him into the game and hope he catches on, because anytime they put him in he instantly becomes an offensive and defensive burden that could cost the team the game. Tonight for instance, he came in with the scrubs to pick up some mop up minutes and did nothing. Even with nothing on the line, he still can not produce at all. I would love nothing more than to see Morrison become a decent bench producer, but a change of scenery is the only thing that can save him now. He will not and should not see more minutes the rest of the season, since DJ, Shannon Brown, and even Singletary I trust can produce better than Morrison. If Adam can suddenly catch on and prove me wrong with an explosive performance to regain his confidence, I will gladly be wrong. But as I see it now, Larry won't let him play much as his small production as dwindled to nearly nothing in the last few days. |
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| Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:07 pm |
| DulosCephas Says: | I think that May will not be able to get on the warm side of Larry Brown. May was told that he must get back to his collegiate weight of 260 before he would be able to play. The only problem is that May is a big boy and lost a lot weight to get to 270. If May is not traded before the trade deadline I would be a little surprised. May has said himself that he believes he has able to play for 7 min stretches . Brown believes he is to sluggish to play. The trouble comes in trying to find a trading partner that is willing to take a risk on him. Adam Morrison for some reason I believe will become a good player. He has a toughness and passion that can only come from within. His fault is he is not to good of a defensive player, and he dose not take enough shots to justify court time. He like Carroll is a rhythm shooter. He needs time on the court to get his grove on. When he is hot, he can be smoking, but it is hard to get that fire a going. Either way I like Morrison he seems like a player that will just get better with time, as Bell did. |
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| Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:33 pm |
| Rob Says: | The 1 thing that has improved with the Bobcats is their ability to close out games....even back to last year we were in a lot of games going into the 4th qtr but we didn't seal the deal...i think the team is beginning to buy into LB's regardless what happens "don't panic" strategy and it has served them well...i say don't trade Ray or Gerald...lets dump Adam and Sean..they have a nice core group who would be even better with a better bench... | ||
| Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:15 am |
| Robin Says: | Congratulations on becoming part of the True Hoop Network!! Very cool!! | ||
| Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:05 pm |
| DulosCephas Says: | Hey I am glad to have found this blog. I have been following the Cats since they came to NC and I am glad to see that they are starting to pick it up in game play. It is good to see a place where fans and talk about their team. I am excited to see that the Bobcats are played with a high energy every night. They are expecting to win now. I am glad to seem them also become so strong on defense, when the pressure from many is to make a team Razzle and Dazzle as it said. I hope to see us reach 40 for wins this year at least. | ||
| Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:02 pm |
| Garrett Says: | Congratulations on the big change! ESPN will be better for the association. Keep up the good work, man. | ||
| Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:51 pm |
| Brandon Says: | Trading Richardson (rumors to the clips) would be a mistake, I agree with Quincy, I like Gerald but he needs to go | ||
| Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:01 pm |
| Morestuff Says: | If you plan on continuing the liveblogging, you might want to look into Cover It Live, a piece of software you can embed on the site. It allows for interactive chat features and some other niceties. Pretty sure it's free, too, though I don't know how easy it'd be to embed on the site. | ||
| Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:28 am |
| Garrett Says: | Nice blog on the game last night. Just wanted to mention that. If they win another one, that's a winning streak! | ||
| Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:57 am |
| LAVON DUNN Says: | WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE SOME TRADES, THIS TEAM SUCKS? | ||
| Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:27 pm |
| BETCATS Says: | Quincy, with statements like that, you make me wonder if you are hooked on something other than phonics. Pre-Concusion(s) Wallace was the best player on the Cats, Post-Concusion(s) Wallace is now the 2nd best player after J-Rich. Stop complaining and be happy we have him and not some piece of trash like Shawn Marion | ||
| Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:45 pm |
| QUINCY Says: | i am <not pleased> (Brett's edit) at the charlotte bobcats. gerald wallace is the biggest joke. someone tell him to go go back to and1 or wherever the <mall> (Brett's edit) he came from. he is a ballhog who takes way to many shots, misses them all, and he is always hurt. we dont need him taking jumpers that is what carrol and richardson and felton are for. the last ten games (as of today) the bobcats were 5-0 at the beggining of the week. take note that wallace didnt play in any of those games. than wallace came back from his concusion, and the bobcats then went 0-6.i hate gerald wallace!!! BOBCATS LAST ELEVEN GAMES: WITH GERALD WALLACE: 0-6 WITHOUT: 5-0 GET RID OF GERALD WALLACE!!!!! |
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| Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:26 pm |
| Brett Says: | I'm still alive, just in case there was concern. And I'm not quitting...just struggling to be motivated right now, since (according to Hollinger) the team has a less than 5% chance of making the playoffs. I did fix the stats page so that there is not all the wasted space for other teams. And I replaced the link to the roster on the main page with one to the stats page - I hope to incorporate some of the roster type info into the stats page soon. | ||
| Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:08 am |
| Hawk Says: | Actually for some reason your system dropped the plus that I know I put in there this time. Oh well no biggie. | ||
| Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:27 pm |
| Hawk Says: | make that /- of course. Dropped the by mistake. | ||
| Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:26 pm |
| Hawk Says: | I see what is going on now. What you call adjusted /- is just "net" /-. I'd recommend relabeling it as such so others don't what the confusion / questions I just expressed and went in the wrong direction. And maybe change the final column /- to 'total /-" Other than that the page is readable and will check back and see what you do with it over time. | ||
| Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:25 pm |
| Hawk Says: | How do you calculate the adjusted /- you use here, is it comparable to how adjusted /- is done at 82 games? Is strength of schedule considered? A definition on the page would be useful in addition to here. | ||
| Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:15 pm |
| Exbaitman Says: | I got your google, gadget on my google homepage. It is awesome, everytime you post a new article it shows on the google gadget. You should tell people about it! | ||
| Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:21 pm |
| Your Humble Narrator Says: | I've gone to a full feed rss - for those of you who know what that means, take advantage if you so choose (I won't be retro-fitting, only doing it going forward). For those who don't know what I am talking about, it just means a way of reading my content without coming to the site. | ||
| Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:39 pm |
| Your Humble Narrator Says: | I'd planned to post tonight, but I have rewritten some of the code that populates my database tables and it is taking longer to complete than previously. Why? Because I am adding more detailed information that will help provide even better data...which will hopefully lead to better posts. And I promise to deliver one of said posts tomorrow. | ||
| Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:11 am |
| Cinderfella Says: | The link to recent posts is much desired, but doesn't seem to work. | ||
| Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:19 pm |
| Garrett Says: | Keep up the good work. The site keeps getting better and better. | ||
| Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:10 am |
| Your Humble Narrator Says: | Check out the new toy. I've heard requests from people to make it easier to find out if new comments have been added to posts. Well, now you have it. I'll try to make it a little better looking and add it to all pages, but for now, it is a start. Hope it proves useful and feedback, as always, is appreciated. | ||
| Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:52 pm |
| Your Humble Narrator Says: | Just wanted to let everyone know, I'll be out of town for the next couple of days, so there won't be new content put up until Monday. Check out the archive and see some of the articles you may have missed. | ||
| Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:07 pm |
| Robert Says: | I like the new header. | ||
| Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:31 pm |
| Your Humble Narrator Says: | Well, Cinderella, I was resting up for the blowup of posts that began tonight and will conclude tomorrow. Check out the main page for a ton of new content. | ||
| Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:56 pm |
| Cinderella Says: | Boring,,,,,,no updates since the 10th! | ||
| Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:08 pm |
| Your Humble Narrator Says: | This page is no longer a precursor, as you now have the ability to leave comments on most pages. I'm looking forward to the opportunity of interacting more with you, the readers. Stay classy, San Diego. | ||
| Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:32 pm |
| Your Humble Narrator Says: | Welcome to the new and improved chat page. This is a precursor to adding commenting to all posts. Unfortunately, I am wrapping up this portion of the task too late to tackle any more tonight. Let me know what you think of the change and check back soon so that you can voice your opinion along with the post that you are responding to. | ||
| Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:34 am |
