Looks, like we're in for another long season... at least this year they have a new arena...

I hope we get some production out of May and that he isn't a total bust... the more i think about him he does have some potential if he can get over his height disadvantage... rebounders are valuable in the NBA...

hopefully Okafor stays relatively healthy again....

Brezec needs to step it up defensively and on the glass. He also should become more assertive offensively, he has a good inside game and set shot.

Hoping for a dramatic improvement in Wallace's jumpshot..

ALso hope to get something out of Voskuhl, he impressed me a bit two or three years ago in Phoenix


predicted record 24-58

11/1/2005 4:32:59 PM

so not to rehash this debate again, but what was the conclusion as far as why they drafted may?

having a solid backup 4 is more important than a solid starting 3?

11/1/2005 4:37:48 PM

i'm thinkin somewhere in the 23-28 win range, which isnt too bad. i've read some things that say the bobcats might use a starting lineup of okafor at center and may at pf when they go small. if they do that, may will certainly have opportunity to prove he wasnt a waste. i think he'll do fine as a rebounder, i just hope to see some offensive production from him cause i know he's capable. he immediately becomes one of our best post options because he actually has moves. hopefully okafor learned some things from olajuwon and can be a bit more of a threat on the offensive end.

i dont think we'll ever see the aggressiveness from brezec that we'd like to see, but at least now we have enough of a rotation of decent big men where we can afford to shuffle em around a bit.

voskuhl's not a waste, and i think he'll bring some experience onto the court. he's the odd man out though and i dont think we'll see much of him.

11/1/2005 4:40:52 PM

^^well the theory is that its harder to find a good big man than a swingman, and they can get a FA swingman next year a lot easier than getting a good PF through FA. i agree with all that, but i dont know if may was worth the 13th, even if he was the best big man available.

11/1/2005 4:42:00 PM

i predict 38-44

11/1/2005 4:42:58 PM

wow

11/1/2005 4:44:24 PM

i think 30 wins is the ceillng for this team the East is pretty loaded this year...

11/1/2005 4:48:46 PM

i think that okafur at 5 won't work out against most teams, he's a dominant 4, but would be owned by most centers i think
but i guess i'll be rooting for them eventhough they got 2 heels

[Edited on November 1, 2005 at 4:53 PM. Reason : fds]

11/1/2005 4:52:55 PM

the thing i worry about with this team is...

we still dont have an elite perimeter scorer, an elite PG, or a defensive anchor...

its not really our fault we couldnt get howard and we got screwed by the pong balls... but still its frustrating... i dont wanna be mired in mediocrity when we finally do get some talent.

11/1/2005 4:56:46 PM

won't felton be running point? i think there's some potential there

11/1/2005 4:57:50 PM

we definitely need to get a scorer at 2 or 3, but we can get that next year i think. for this year, it falls on carroll and jumaine jones, which is kinda sad.

felton has potential, but i dont think he'll ever be "elite"

[Edited on November 1, 2005 at 5:21 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2005 5:18:24 PM

we play at Chicago tonight...

I'll go with 97-90 Bulls...

We only won 4 games on the road last year, that has to improve this season

11/2/2005 5:53:18 PM

the schedule says WJZY TV for this game

which was UPN last year

now the tv listings dont have it

11/2/2005 5:58:15 PM

i'm going to the game on saturday

anyone else?

11/2/2005 6:13:11 PM

i wanted to go, but i cant afford anything other than nosebleeds and they are sold out

11/2/2005 7:09:21 PM

Wed, 11/02/05 8:30 PM Charlotte Chicago 718 Blacked out: Available on WRDC (UPN)

It's channel 10 out here in Cary...

FYI there is a free preview for those with Digital Cable of the NBA package... all the games are on..

11/2/2005 7:18:32 PM

luckily my dad, the raging carolina fan that he is, bought season tickets once they drafted felton and may

11/2/2005 7:36:34 PM

the stands are gonna be carolina blue. i went to the Meet the Team thing last week for season ticket holders (i dont have season tickets, shhhhh) and i'd say a third of the crowd was wearin carolina gear.

11/2/2005 7:47:38 PM

that doesnt surprise me

it was a smart move picking two players who are already popular with a lot of the fan base around here

11/2/2005 7:48:53 PM

yea i just hope they'll turn into bobcats fans rather than tarheel fans. and i hope they shake that knack of being fairweather fans that carolina fans tend to be.

cause this season could be ugly.

[Edited on November 2, 2005 at 7:50 PM. Reason : .]

11/2/2005 7:50:03 PM

UPN raleigh chooses not to carry the game, giving us Veronica mars instead

11/2/2005 7:54:31 PM

I think it's still going to be on even though the channel guide says otherwise.. but I'm probably wrong..

11/2/2005 7:55:13 PM

I hope your right, NYM. After all, as I told Dweedle, it IS Bernie Bickerstaff's birthday.

11/2/2005 7:56:21 PM

Raleigh digital cable Channel 718...

11/2/2005 8:52:25 PM

^ hell yes

11/2/2005 9:07:01 PM

Why is Jake Voskuhl on the team? Hell, why is he in the NBA??? That pisses me off on so many levels..

11/2/2005 9:09:27 PM

cause he's over 7 ft tall

11/2/2005 9:13:20 PM

wow what a half for the bobcats....specifically gerald wallace.

59-40 at the half

11/2/2005 9:50:39 PM

I know it's only been 1 half, but they have looked like a decent team so far. Then again, the Bulls look like they suck ass.

11/2/2005 10:00:40 PM

for as good as they looked in the first 3 quarters, they have looked awful in the 4th. 98-92 with 40 seconds left.

11/2/2005 11:05:42 PM

haha, good lord this is awful

98-98, 5.1 left, bobcats ball. they let duhon and songaila hit 3s to tie it

11/2/2005 11:07:06 PM

^ did the same thing ALL last year....

11/2/2005 11:12:53 PM

Wow...and I thought the Bobcats had it in the bag. Talk about a choke job.

11/2/2005 11:13:17 PM

predictable

They are great at blowing leads.

11/2/2005 11:14:39 PM

they didnt blow 21 point leads though...they rarely got up that much. when brevin missed the 3 at the end of the 3rd, i said that'd come back to haunt em....

11/2/2005 11:21:23 PM

we had to lose at least 15-20 games last year that we led going into the 4th quarter....

we just dont have a guy who can make tough baskets at the end of games

even still, we shoulda held them to under 30 points in the 4th for gods sake... or put up more than NINE


Personally, Im ready to give up on Kareem Rush. He doesn't bring anything to the table except shooting, and his shooting is way too inconsistent for that to be worth it.

[Edited on November 2, 2005 at 11:27 PM. Reason : a]

11/2/2005 11:24:16 PM

if brevin hadnt fouled out, we might've been okay.

for the love of all thats holy, stop goin to rush, he is not hot and he's not going to get hot this late in the game

i agree..when he's on, he's good....but he's just so rarely on. i'd be fine with him comin off the bench, but'd rather have carroll start at the 2 spot

[Edited on November 2, 2005 at 11:30 PM. Reason : .]

11/2/2005 11:27:30 PM

fuckin ridiculous

i dont appreciate kareem rush's 3 or 4 identical fade-aways and misses

11/2/2005 11:33:01 PM

Quote :

"i think that okafur at 5 won't work out against most teams, he's a dominant 4, but would be owned by most centers i think but i guess i'll be rooting for them eventhough they got 2 heels"

worked pretty well for the pistons

11/2/2005 11:36:51 PM

yep, i think bernie saw a win and said "oh no we cant win...we need the #1 pick next year...just give the ball to kareem!!"

11/2/2005 11:37:08 PM

EGG #1 has been layed

11/3/2005 12:06:43 AM

PWNT

11/3/2005 12:09:04 AM

Quote :

"worked pretty well for the pistons"

??

Are you saying Ben Wallace is a 4? Because I think he's one of the best examples of a pure 5-spot in the NBA...

Or are you referring to when the Bobcats beat the Pistons last year without Ben Wallace playing?

Or am I missing something here?

I forgot the other loss to Charlotte last year, but Rasheed (their 4) wasn't playing that game, and the Pistons were seriously lacking depth.

[Edited on November 3, 2005 at 12:16 AM. Reason : ]

11/3/2005 12:12:45 AM

look we all know we have a sorry roster this year...

im in this thing for the long haul.

The bobcats could have easily put together a roster that would win 35-40 games if they had wanted to sign guys like Stackhouse and Walker...


but, blowing 21 point leads in the 4th is not what i like to see....

if they wanna play hard and come up short thats one thing, but this type of losing can be contagious and turn okafor/felton into perennial losers.

in many ways im GLAD i dont have digital cable. These first two seasons woulda killed me.

I watched the Hornets every night go through three years of misery but i was 6 then i didnt know any better

11/3/2005 12:15:29 AM

I meant the small lineup idea with okafor at the 5 would work ala Ben Wallace

11/3/2005 12:23:19 AM

I don't think it's the same...Ben might not be as tall as some centers, but he plays like one. Okafor really doesn't seem meant for that position.

11/3/2005 12:33:43 AM

They blew a 21 point lead. OMG FIRE BERNIE!

11/3/2005 1:31:39 AM

Quote :

"Personally, Im ready to give up on Kareem Rush. He doesn't bring anything to the table except shooting, and his shooting is way too inconsistent for that to be worth it."

That was fucking pathetic.

11/3/2005 8:14:42 AM

Yo, good win for the Bobcats tonite over Philly. Team may not be too bad, still 25 wins is great for this year.

11/5/2005 1:26:19 AM

they look really good so far. they're one bad quarter from being 2-0...who woulda predicted that. celtics game should be fun....first game in the new building, riding a win and lookin for #2, and the celtics coming off that heartbreaking loss against the pistons

11/5/2005 2:06:49 AM