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Bobcats officially begin return to Hornets name

The Charlotte Hornets are on their way back, according to a report from CBS Sports. The news was later confirmed by Rick Bonnell at The Charlotte Observer.

There’s still a lot that’s up in the air. While the league hasn’t approved the change yet, that seems like it’ll be a formality. [...]

Opposites world no more, Celtics stomp Cats

Charlotte Bobcats 88 Final Recap | Box Score 105 Boston Celtics Josh McRoberts, PF 38 MIN | 4-9 FG | 1-1 FT | 10 REB | 3 AST | 2 STL | 2 BLK | 0 TO | 9 PTS | -4

Decent line for McRoberts – but enough to continue starting and [...]

The Week in Bobcats, Jan. 20-26

Charlotte enjoyed a win and a pair of relatively competitive games as they reached the halfway point of their season.

Monday, Jan. 21: Houston Rockets 100, Charlotte Bobcats 94

3-on-3 preview Game recap Box score

Kemba Walker put on one of the best shooting performances of his short career in this MLK Day matinee, [...]

Pacers take all of the rebounds, win

Charlotte Bobcats 88 Final Recap | Box Score 96 Indiana Pacers Hakim Warrick, PF 33 MIN | 5-13 FG | 3-5 FT | 7 REB | 2 AST | 13 PTS | +3

Hakim really likes the midrange jumper – he just doesn’t make it much, going 2 of 7 from the 10 [...]

Eduardo Najera to retire; will become head coach in D-League

Eduardo Najera has decided to step down from playing basketball and venture into the coaching aspect of the game, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. At the age of 36 and coming off a gruesome head injury (skull fracture) last season, the time is now right for Najera to move on in the basketball [...]

Bloggers Know Best: News 14 Interview with Ben Swanson and myself on Mike Dunlap

Ben Swanson (Rufus on Fire; @CardboardGerald) and I teamed up with News 14 sports today to try and clear the air about just who Mike Dunlap is and why Bobcats fans should be optimistic about this hire.

Below is a link to the story and the video aired on News 14.

http://charlotte.news14.com/content/sports/basketball/659081/reaction-on-bobcats-blogs-from-irate-to-supportive-with-news-of-dunlap-hire

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Jamario Moon: Season Report Card

PER PER Against (Net) Jamario Moon 3.27 8.53 (1.96)

Strengths: Moon was called up from the D-League with 8 games left in the season, filling the roster spot created from Diaw’s contract buy out. With injuries from Maggette and Najera, Moon averaged about 15 minutes per game, with 2.3 points [...]

‘Cats Struggle, Lose in Houston

Charlotte Bobcats 87 Final Recap | Box Score 107 Houston Rockets Corey Maggette, SF 22 MIN | 3-9 FG | 2-2 FT | 2 REB | 0 AST | 10 PTS | -12

A pair of three pointers was the lone highlight for Corey during his 22 minutes on the floor. He continues [...]

Bobcats start second half of season off on same losing foot

Charlotte Bobcats 94 Final Recap | Box Score 109 Detroit Pistons Corey Maggette, SF 29 MIN | 5-11 FG | 6-10 FT | 5 REB | 2 AST | 17 PTS | -13

Pretty efficient night from Maggette. This is the kind of production you need from him on a nightly basis, but [...]

Bobcats Falter Against Lakers

Charlotte Bobcats 73 Final Recap | Box Score 106 Los Angeles Lakers Boris Diaw, PF 28 MIN | 5-14 FG | 0-0 FT | 4 REB | 4 AST | 11 PTS | -14

Diaw had several open shots throughout the game, but with a FG 35% he simply could not make it [...]