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Big decision made with Clifford. Bigger decision coming with Draft

Steve Clifford has now been named the new coach of this young rebuilding movement in Charlotte and now all eyes are set towards the June 27th NBA Draft. Although the draft isn’t loaded with elite talent this season, the Bobcats cannot afford to strikeout on landing a prospect that will help the team moving [...]

Bobcats to hire Lakers assistant Steve Clifford as next head coach

Charlotte has hired their 3rd coach in the last 3 seasons with Steve Clifford. Unlike the last hire, Clifford does possess quite a bit of NBA coaching experience. He coached with Stan Van Gundy in Orlando, Jeff Van Gundy in Houston and Mike Brown + Mike D’Antoni with the Lakers. Clifford has been an [...]

Bobcats to begin interviewing Head Coaching candidates next week

Although most eyes are on the surprisingly entertaining 1st round of the NBA playoffs, the Bobcats front office is busy beginning to select the potential coaching candidates that they will interview in the coming weeks. The four names that you’ve heard the most about so far — Nate Tibbetts, Kelvin Sampson, Elston Turner & [...]

The Week In Bobcats, March 3-9

The week in brief:

Five blowouts in a seven-day period probably add up to the worst week in Bobcats history.

Sunday, March 3: Charlotte Bobcats 83, Sacramento Kings 119

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This one set the template for the games to follow this week. Charlotte was competitive in the first quarter, [...]

The Week in Bobcats, Feb. 17-23

The week in brief:

One win, one blowout, two standard-issue losses and Josh McRoberts (!)(?)(!).

Tuesday, Feb. 19: Charlotte Bobcats 105, Orlando Magic 92

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The Bobcats rarely run up the score on opponents, even when they manage to win, as this was just their third double-digit victory of [...]

The Week in Bobcats, Feb. 10-16

It was a short week leading up to All-Star weekend, but it still had one of Charlotte’s best wins and worst losses.

Monday, Feb. 11: Boston Celtics 91, Charlotte Bobcats 94

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It was the Byron Mullens Show in the big man’s best game of the season. Mullens’ 25 [...]

The Week in Bobcats, Feb. 3-9

A schizophrenic week saw the Bobcats put up a fight against two star-studded teams and drop two snoozers to lottery-bound squads.

Monday, Feb. 4: Charlotte Bobcats 94, Miami Heat 99

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This game was similar to Charlotte’s Dec. 26 loss to Miami: In both, the Bobcats stayed close until [...]

The Week In Bobcats, Jan. 27-Feb. 2

Three road losses this week dropped the Bobcats’ record away from Charlotte to 5-17.

Monday, Jan. 28: Charlotte Bobcats 85, Chicago Bulls 93

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The Bobcats have been surprisingly competitive against the Bulls this year, including a surprise win on Dec. 31. They fell short in this one, but [...]

The Week in Bobcats, Jan. 13-19

It was another up-and-down week for the Bobcats, but we had a busy schedule here at Queen City Hoops.

Monday, Jan. 14: Charlotte Bobcats 89, Boston Celtics 100

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Even though it ended in a loss, this was one of Charlotte’s more encouraging road efforts. Despite going down early, the team [...]

The Week in Bobcats, Jan. 6-12

Charlotte started the week off right with a road victory in Detroit, then dropped a few winnable games, with three losses in four nights.

Sunday, Jan. 6: Charlotte Bobcats 108, Detroit Pistons 101, OT

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A strong game on the boards from Bismack Biyombo (17 rebounds) and 20 points [...]