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Bobcats send Hakim Warrick to Magic for Josh McRoberts

According to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, the Bobcats have agreed to send PF Hakim Warrick to Orlando in exchange for PF Josh McRoberts.

Maybe your reaction was the same as mine when I learned about the deal- ‘Uhhhh, okay?’

After crunching the numbers McRoberts will save Charlotte about $300,000 as his contract [...]

Bobcats go flat in 4th – Fall to Pistons

Detroit Pistons 105 Final Recap | Box Score 99 Charlotte Bobcats Bismack Biyombo, PF 21 MIN | 0-4 FG | 0-0 FT | 8 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 0 TO | 0 PTS | -12

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REPORT: Ben Gordon & Coach Dunlap have dispute in practice; Bobcats now desperate to move Gordon

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Bobcats guard Ben Gordon and Head Coach Mike Dunlap had a heated dispute in shoot around Monday morning, prior to Charlotte’s defeat of the Boston Celtics later that night.

According to Wojnarowski –

As Dunlap led the Bobcats in a morning shootaround on Monday [...]

Anatomy of a good shot – the shot clock

During Sunday’s telecast of the Lakers/Heat game, Jeff Van Gundy made a statement that at first seemed simple and commonsensical, yet upon further thought was very interesting. He said, “Shooting percentage is as much a function of decision making as it is of technique.” As basketball fans, I think [...]

Bobcats ‘monitoring’ Greg Oden’s rehab; QCH digs in

According to Chris Broussard of ESPN.com, there are six teams that have interest in former #1 overall pick Greg Oden.

Miami and Cleveland have emerged as the reported front-runners for Oden’ services, but Broussard has also stated that San Antonio, New Orleans, Charlotte, Indiana and Dallas also have interest in signing the center.

Charlotte [...]

Midseason Roundtable: 40 To Go

With 42 games down, we put our heads together to hash out the season so far.

1. Best Surprise: Let’s start with the positive. What’s been the most pleasant surprise for the Bobcats this season? Brett: For me, it’s Kemba Walker’s improvement, far and away. I wasn’t a huge fan of the [...]

Midway Point – 10 Observations

The Bobcats eclipsed the midway point of the season last night, losing to the Atlanta Hawks for the fourth occasion in as many contests. Through 42 games, the team stands at 10-32. Depending on your expectations, this season has been somewhat of a pleasant surprise, pretty much as expected, or a frustrating disappointment. Given their [...]

TrueHoop TV on ROY (and we react)

Henry Abbott had David Thorpe join him on TrueHoop TV to discuss the race for rookie of the year. Damian Lillard and Anthony Davis dominate the conversation, which we have no issues with. But then Andre Drummond and Dion Waiters started getting mention, prior to the Bobcats’ Michael Kidd-Gilchrist…

So, we started talking [...]

FILM SESSIONS: David West — Different defensive strategy, same result

Last Saturday I broke down the defensive struggle the Bobcats suffered through against Kyrie Irving in Charlotte’s two point loss. Dunlap elected to not double team Irving late and it ended in the Bobcats losing as Irving hit a clutch shot with 1 second remaining.

This week, we’re going to take a look at [...]

Bobcats defensive strategy against Kyrie Irving late in game — questionable

There is no question that at some point we all just have to accept that Kyrie Irving is a great player, a superstar in fact, and those kind of guys make plays like the ones you’re getting ready to see. That being said, the Bobcats did some good things against Irving late, and adjusted, [...]