hibbert is not what we want. we don't need a Okafor clone with a few more inches of height.

we need a star. An uber-athletic PF or a big PG who can play the position full time would be nice.

2/24/2008 11:37:27 AM

the sonics will draft hibbert. seems like somebody they woud like.

I really think we need a pg. I'm not sold on Felton being anything but a good back up pg in the league. he's a great change of pace point guard. would be a perfect sixth man. But like I said, I don't think we should pay any attention to position.

If I could have anybody it would be Beasley, Rose or Mayo. (duh) but Mayo and Beasley supposedly have character issues and we like to draft "good guys"

2/24/2008 1:48:59 PM

We need to draft a thug type player to give everyone a kick in the ass

Okafor, Felton, Morrison, May...we need someone with an attitude and a chip on their shoulder

Our team is too fucking nice

2/24/2008 1:52:25 PM

Your too nice...im gonna make you baaaadd.... [/bill lambier in grant hill sprite commercial]

2/24/2008 2:44:33 PM

sorry

YOU'RE

2/24/2008 7:15:38 PM

I fucking lol'd

Quote :

"Raptors' new big man has gift of the gab Michael Grange, 23/02/08 at 11:59 AM EST Can Primoz Brezec play? Will he? We’ll see, I guess. Brezec is in his eighth NBA season and fourth team. He started for three seasons in Charlotte and two of those were productive, at least statistically, as he averaged 13 points and 7.4 rebounds in 2004-05 and 12.4 points and 5.6 rebounds in 05-06. His production fell off badly last season and even more this year before he was traded to Detroit earlier this season where he mostly sat. Can Brezec play? We don’t know. Can he talk? Absolutely, and the Slovenian big man does it in almost perfect gangsta slang. Why does a Slovenian talk like a rapper? Fellow Slovenian Rasho Nesterovic speculates it might be because he broke into the NBA in Indiana. “[Your English] depends on where you start in the NBA,” said Nesterovic. “I started in Minnesota, he started in Indiana. That’s a pretty tough organization to pick up English.” Anyway on to Primoz, who held court briefly in the Raptors dressing room before the game and let it fly: Q. How do you feel about the trade? “To tell you the truth, at first I wasn’t that excited. I wanted to stay in Detroit and win a championship, I want to play there, I don’t want to sit on the bench. I was not so happy, Toronto’s got a lot of bigs. But now, talking to Bryan and Maurizio, I know I’m going to get a shot here. I just want an opportunity to play. In Detroit there was no playing time. I’m excited now. I know this is a great organization, Bryan is doing a great job, a lot of European guys. I know Sam, he was in Charlotte before I was there, I love it so far. I love the city, love the organization, they sell out every night. I want to be here. Hopefully I’m not going to be here for one year, hopefully I’m going to be here long term." Q. What went wrong in Detroit? "What went wrong? I’d rather not say. Everyone knows the problem in Detroit, you know. Great players, great organization. I don’t have one bad word, one bad thing to say. Joe Dumars is the man. The first to the 15th guys make you feel like family. But no playing time, man. No playing time. I was just looking for a chance, and I didn’t get it. In a month-and-a-half, two months, all I got was garbage time. That’s not me man. I’ve been a starter in this league, I know I can play, so I’m not going to sit on the bench. I guarantee you that. I am not going to sit on the bench." Q. And Charlotte? "Sam Vincent, he changed it up. He wanted to go more run-and-gun. I have no problem with that, I can run three days in a row. But I think I set a record in the NBA: out of 50 games I started I didn’t get the ball, I didn’t get a shot off. So I was like, you know what Sam? You don’t need me, you don’t like me and I don’t like you, so get me out of here. And see how they’re doing this year?" Q. Do you like the style here? "I love it. It’s a perfect situation here, it’s a perfect fit. They’re improving here every year, it’s going to be all right." Q. Why’d you want to get here so badly? "I want to be with the team. I don’t want to be in a hotel, waiting. I want to be here. Hopefully I can play tonight. I don’t have a chance to get used to the system, but I’m ready. I’m ready, whatever. I’m ready for a fight man."

2/25/2008 10:35:42 AM

he actually looked decent yesterday... i think he scored 11 points on 5/5 shooting and 1/1 FT...best game of the season...now he'll fall the fuck off as usual

2/25/2008 10:56:10 AM

Yeah I bet all the Raptors fans are like "Man, this guys a baller" like we were for a while in that first season whenever he was putting up 15 and 8. I can't wait till the playoffs whenever he's regulated to being a 7 foot cheerleader.

2/25/2008 11:00:36 AM

i told some people on a raptors yahoo board that he was the worst player in the league (like i did on a pistons board a month ago)...they were certainly optimistic based on his game yesterday but i think he played the game of his career yesterday

also i heard those knocks against sam vincent in another article...funny stuff...primoz is gangsta as hell

a canadian perspective:

Quote :

"I underestimated Brezec. He is apparently a great guy, funny and he's a big body for the Raps. I also hope that it will help Bargnani. With Brezec on the floor, Andrea won't be playing center. 11 pts for Brezec, 5-5 from the floor, pretty good. It could be a good trade, we'll see."

2/25/2008 11:16:03 AM

Oh shit...Raptors coming in March 2nd

Definitley trying to get some seats behind their bench for that game

And by that point he Bobcats will probably be well out of the running for the playoffs, so tickets will be dirt cheap

2/25/2008 11:25:12 AM

March 2nd (Sunday) at 6pm

March 31 (Monday) at 7pm

Primoz returns two more times

I'll have to come up with something fresher than my comment to him at the last Pistons game of "Hey Primoz...its good to see you....in another team's uniform"

2/25/2008 12:14:23 PM

Yeah I'm thinking of sporting a black eye and a headband...it would be a cool as shit if we could get a bunch of people on board with that

2/25/2008 1:24:27 PM

Wallace out "indefinitely"

going to a neurosurgeon for a series of neural tests this week, after the tests the team will give a timeline for his expected return

sounds like he's still pretty fucked up...said he had soreness in the jaw and neck this past weekend

2/25/2008 4:28:07 PM

yeah here's the espn article:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3264283

here's to hoping it's not as bad as it sounds, but it does sound bad. 4 concussions in 4 years is rough.

this is not what gerald or the franchise needs. fuck.

2/25/2008 5:13:04 PM

Quote :

"So I was like, you know what Sam? You don’t need me, you don’t like me and I don’t like you, so get me out of here."

PRImoz BREzec is unHAPpy with YOU sam VINcent

2/25/2008 5:15:13 PM

Quote :

""Sam Vincent, he changed it up. He wanted to go more run-and-gun. I have no problem with that, I can run three days in a row. But I think I set a record in the NBA: out of 50 games I started I didn’t get the ball, I didn’t get a shot off. So I was like, you know what Sam? You don’t need me, you don’t like me and I don’t like you, so get me out of here. And see how they’re doing this year?" "

LOL, who sucks more, Brezec or Vincent?

2/25/2008 5:17:36 PM

Quote :

"out of 50 games I started I didn’t get the ball"

yeah primoz...you started every game for charlotte this year and you started every game for detroit...that makes 50...its not like you only started 18 games for charlotte this year and none for detroit...dont let those facts back up your story primoz...you started ahead of rasheed and mcdyess

btw here is the Raptors Yahoo messageboard

http://messages.yahoo.com/Recreation_%26_Sports/Sports/Basketball/NBA_Teams/forumview?bn=6531615

feel free to login to your yahoo account and bash primoz

and haha check out how big this picture is http://blogs.charlotte.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/24/bobcats_heat_basketball.jpg

[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 5:24 PM. Reason : .]

2/25/2008 5:20:20 PM

lol that picture begs to be made into a Fathead

2/25/2008 5:55:19 PM

this is like watching a college basketball game when we are on offense

2/29/2008 7:57:45 PM

Bobcats did waive McInnis today, so this loss wont seem quite as bad.

[Edited on February 29, 2008 at 9:16 PM. Reason : .]

2/29/2008 9:14:55 PM

Beasley is clear cut the #1 pick.

Rose is pretty blah 4.4 ast, 3.0 turnovers? Poor shooter and terrible FT. I wouldn't even take him in the lottery. He's young and tall but he also plays poor competition and surrounded by mad talent. No way we want this guy.

Mayo? Hell no. He's a poor man's Jamal Crawford. He's a 20 year old freshman and he has a negative ast/turnover ratio. He's a project, we need someone who is ready to play.

I like Blake Griffin and Kevin Love. They fit our needs well and translate to solid pro players.

3/1/2008 1:42:36 PM

If we're going to go PG Bayless will be better at the next level than Rose

3/1/2008 2:15:33 PM

3/3/2008 10:39:07 AM

Man I totally forgot about the game last night

Missed my chance at Primoz

Still got March 31 tho

Looking foward to Baron and Co. this Wednesday

3/3/2008 10:44:11 AM

i heard primoz plays a lot of tennis in the offseason

we were telling him he should quit basketball and stick to tennis

4 points and 4 fouls last night, gg primoz

Quote :

" If nothing else positive happens this year, getting rid of Primoz was enough to make me happy. I heard him talking smack on the bench last night. A couple of fans told him to sit down and he said he'd sit down when he wanted to and basically acted like a child. Then he told the same fans he'd meet them outside!!! What bravado (and a complete crock). While I won't condone violence, I have to admit the entertainment value of watching a 7'1" spoiled brat have his butt handed to him would have high. Good riddance. "

hahah

[Edited on March 3, 2008 at 12:01 PM. Reason : .]

3/3/2008 11:52:07 AM

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfV06Uonby4

Motherfucker cannot be serious!

3/3/2008 10:46:09 PM

haha...you know he starts yelling 'lets go cats' early in the 1st quarter

3/3/2008 11:48:23 PM

the saga continues

Quote :

"What you didn’t see And neither did I but a spy sitting courtside tells me during one timeout the Magaic mascot, a not particularly fearsome looking dragon, was goofing around near the Raptor bench. Seems Primoz Brezec, for some reason known only to Primoz Brezec, took great umbrage at a stuffed animal having fun and slugged the thing. Then he tells him, ‘bleep you, I’ll bleep you up.’ Yeah, that’s ‘manning up’ like the best of ‘em, smacking a mascot Bush league, if you ask me."

Psyched about seeing Oakland come in tonight...they put up 135 last night and I wouldn't bet against at least 115 or so tonight

Although the bobcats are playing well recently so who knows

Got my Okafor jersey, hop on the light rail, uptown hoop dreams Charlotte style!

3/5/2008 12:42:32 PM

we can dream cant we

3/5/2008 12:45:06 PM

they played that song on the Packman show yesterday and the Hitman was jocking the hell out of it acting like he loved the song

3/5/2008 12:45:41 PM

I'd play 1000 bucks to see the dude sing that song at halftime tonight

3/5/2008 12:47:59 PM

apparently there was some contest before the Lakers game a few weeks back where you could make a song to win tickets and that was the winner

3/5/2008 12:53:23 PM

Beat the Warriors 118-109.

J-Rich 42 pts 7 reb
Felton 22 pts 6 ast
Dudley 10 pts 18 reb

3/5/2008 9:37:01 PM

Damn Dudley. I mean damn.

Gotta be sweet for j rich. Is wright still is the d-league?

3/5/2008 9:52:58 PM

Nah, he played tonight, scored 5 or 6 pts i think.

3/5/2008 9:55:56 PM

Yep, just saw that. And he got the start. 42pts > 6pts

3/5/2008 9:58:50 PM

I know Monta's good, but come on Jared, at least act like you're trying to guard a motherfucker



You had 18 rebounds tho, so I'll let it slide

3/6/2008 9:56:33 AM

considering we drafted both Wright and Dudley, it was a no-brainer who had the better game last night...Jared had a huge double double, while Branden sucked ass and needs to hit the weights

3/6/2008 10:52:42 AM

4 wins in a row with the win over Atlanta tonight

fuck it, now I'm back on the thoughts that we might make the playoffs

wtf

3/7/2008 10:03:16 PM

^ Beat me to it.

Beat Atlanta 108-93 tonight.

Thats our 4th straight win, and before play started tonight we were only 4 games out of 8th. (3.5 out as of 10:06 pm)

J-Rich 13 pts
Felton 23 pts 11 ast
Carroll 21 pts
Okafor 16 pts 15 reb
Dudley 13 pts 8 reb 4 stl



[Edited on March 7, 2008 at 10:07 PM. Reason : .]

3/7/2008 10:05:19 PM

we hit buzzer beating 3's in both the 2nd and 3rd quarters...pretty good atmosphere in the arena tonight as well...next home game isnt for 15 more days though

got the ACC and NCAA tourneys in there

3/7/2008 10:06:22 PM

Its tempting it really it is

But im pretty sure the upcoming road trip will squash those thoughts once and for all

10 out of the next 11 on the roadon

[Edited on March 7, 2008 at 10:07 PM. Reason : now only 3 games out of 8 with New Jersey losing....still its a 2 percent chance]

3/7/2008 10:06:38 PM

yea its a long shot, but its fun having it even be a consideration at this point of the season, especially considering how down and out they were just like a week and a half ago.

3/7/2008 10:09:19 PM

Looks like cutting Jeff McInnis was the greatest move in Bobcats history. I just don't know why he was ever in the starting lineup, or the roster to begin with.

3/7/2008 11:44:11 PM

about to win their 5th straight for the first time ever

3/8/2008 9:19:08 PM

You may have spoke to soon.

3/8/2008 9:30:15 PM

espn's bottom line lied

it said :34 sec left in the 4th earlier

3/8/2008 9:32:58 PM

that was probably right.

3/8/2008 9:33:36 PM

Well they won, although it took forever.

3/8/2008 9:36:32 PM

J-Rich 34 pts 8 reb 3 ast 4 stl
Felton 14 pts 12 ast 6 reb
Carroll 23 pts 4 reb

2 and 1/2 out and New Jersey is losing by 18 to Dallas at the half, so we have a good chance of being 2 games out of 8th after tonight.

3/8/2008 9:51:41 PM