it's not hard to improve on .274%. He doesn't knock down free throws particularly well. If he does continue to shoot better, he'll become one of the best scorers in the league. He's a great athlete. Few have his combination of size and speed.

But you could say that exact same thing about several players in the league.....LeBron James.

I really wish we'd draft Nick Young. He seems to be exactly what we need. A sweet shooting two guard with good size and strength. THen we could go after somebody like Sean Williams at 22. or pick up a big in free agency.

[Edited on June 21, 2007 at 12:57 PM. Reason : .]

6/21/2007 12:54:34 PM

no Nick Young unless we are trading down to get him

We can move these picks, we have our last 4 lottery guys, and two of them are legit starters on any team. Ammo cant find his shot most of the time, and May could be damn good if he stays healthy.

Mj just try doing this, in this order

Call Gforce and tell him why he should be loyal to us for resurecting the career of a guy thats only 24 and that he shouldnt burden us for anything more than a midlevel offer.

Explore Gasol if offered

call Rashards agent and tell him 6 years 60 million

give New Jersey a call

give LA a call for shits and giggles

call the Clippers and see how cheap we can get Spagetti

Ask about Grant Hill

Draft Day take Brewer if there at 8

If not take Noah, im beginning to see this guy and he personality might be what we need

At 22 take Morris Almond

If a few of those could happen, welcome to the playoffs in 2008

6/21/2007 4:21:25 PM

^ I like all of that but NBA players usually only have to chances to cash in on big contracts and this is Wallace's chance. Unlike NFL contracts, in the NBA the big number matters. I don't expect him to be cheap. I am starting to warm up to the idea of Noah too. I don't think Brewer will still be there at 8. Noah doesn't seem to do anything really well, but he seems to be decent at a lot of parts of the game. and size does matter.

I agree about Nick Young not quite being worth an 8 pick, but he'll be gone at 22. But he just seems like the exact player the team is looking for next to Felton....Besides Brewer.

6/21/2007 4:56:51 PM

60 million for 6 years won't even sniff Rashard Lewis...You have to realize that Bill Simmons is just a fan, not a guru

I don't think Lewis is worth more than that, but he'll probably get a Larry Hughes type deal...70 for 5

And Gerald Wallace wouldn't even wipe his ass with a midlevel offer


I say offer Wallace the 60/6...He's 3 years younger than Lewis and is only getting better

He's 6 years and in the league and only 1 year older than Al Thornton

6/21/2007 5:13:28 PM

Quote :

"At 22 take Morris Almond"

nah...his name sounds too much like our 1st round pick last year

6/21/2007 5:31:41 PM

^^ nah, he's a guru. He definitely knows as much about the current NBA, its history, and cap situations as anyone else that writes on the subject... He does a great job at putting into perspective what others fail to do.

G.Wallace is legitimately worth $10/million per season he's that good of a player. And since players go to the highest bidder then his "market value" should be in the ~$12 million range.

Rashard Lewis is legitimately worth about $11 million per season and will likely get damn close to the max.

Thats why G Wallace is a better value signing than Lewis.

Midlevel offers (we don't even have one to give as of now) would be a slap in the face to G.Wallace

[Edited on June 21, 2007 at 6:35 PM. Reason : a]

6/21/2007 6:33:03 PM

WANT!

yeah, and Bill Simmons knows his shit

6/25/2007 3:02:32 PM

who is that on the left

6/25/2007 3:24:55 PM

Williams from BC i think

or that Jason Smith fella

6/25/2007 3:28:29 PM

^^it's Williams, Jason Smith is white, yo.

Bobcats Starting Five '07-'08:

1-Felton
2-Wallace
3-Brewer
4-Okafor
5-???? (fuck Brezec, maybe our 22nd pick or Okafor shifts over and Herrmann plays 4)

COUNT IT!

6/25/2007 3:49:20 PM

1-Felton
2-Brewer
3-Wallace
4-Okafor
5-Dylan

6/25/2007 4:17:12 PM

Dylan?


and Chad Fords latest mock draft has Noah going to the Wolves

Green to the Bucks

Brewer to us at 8

and Brandan Wright going 10 to Sacto

no way Bwright keeps going if hes not a top 7 guy

I can almost bet we grab him, so id much rather him be picked earlier

[Edited on June 26, 2007 at 8:06 AM. Reason : >.<]

6/26/2007 8:00:36 AM

1-Dylan
2-Dylan
3-Dylan
4-Dylan
5-Dylan

6/26/2007 10:12:25 AM

explain this Dylan to me

6/26/2007 10:33:33 AM

sounds like one of those inside jokes all the cool kids have

6/26/2007 10:36:39 AM

^^^hahaha, keep them guessing

6/26/2007 10:39:59 AM

Quote :

"The New Jersey Nets are trying to pry Sean May away from the Charlotte Bobcats using the #17 pick combined with Bostjan Nachbar."

Sean May has seemed like trade bait since the day we drafted him. I personally would love to have another pick in this draft and to be rid of Sean May.

[Edited on June 26, 2007 at 10:54 AM. Reason : http://www.draftexpress.com/blogs.php?blogid=3]

6/26/2007 10:53:34 AM

Quote :

"The New Jersey Nets are trying to pry Sean May away from the Charlotte Bobcats using the #17 pick combined with Bostjan Nachbar."

I would make that trade in a heartbeat if I'm the Bobcats right now.

[Edited on June 26, 2007 at 11:01 AM. Reason : Nachbar played well last year]

6/26/2007 11:00:18 AM

hell yeah Id make that trade

we can get Sean Williams from BC with it

DO It

6/26/2007 11:02:51 AM

Nachbars good but it seemed he stepped out of bounds every 5 minutes

Every nets playoff game I watched he would step out of the corner every time he tried to shoot a 3

the announcers were all on his jock, especially Matt Devlin, who's probably scheming to pull a Seung-Hui Cho at a Bobcats game next year

6/26/2007 11:10:22 AM

Quote :

"The New Jersey Nets are trying to pry Sean May away from the Charlotte Bobcats. Just make sure and tell the Nets not to try and pry a cheeseburger out of May's fat dump hands."

6/26/2007 11:28:18 AM

6/26/2007 11:38:49 AM

Emeka Okafor? Coach Bickerstaff? Where's Skipper Beck?

6/26/2007 11:39:58 AM

he's straight beatin Marvins shit in that one pic

6/26/2007 11:42:58 AM

you're such a nerd

you watching the draft on the new hugemongous tv?

6/26/2007 11:46:42 AM

you god damn right

im ready for it, this draft is large, larger than the Felton/May draft

oh yeah im a free man after Friday, I get laid off

6/26/2007 11:52:07 AM

i wish i could get up there midweek to watch it on that movie screen of yours, damn thursday nights

we're gonna have to figure something out soon, i need to get the hell outta this city on weekends

and i'm really hoping we trade this pick, preferably somehow combined with another pick/someone else for gasol if he's still available at the time

6/26/2007 12:36:37 PM

probably watch the draft at uptown Graduate in Charlotte...watched the last couple lotteries there

6/26/2007 12:40:03 PM

i would shit all over the place for Gasol

trade May for Nachbar and the #17 pick

move the #8, #17, #22, and Primoz Brezec for Gasol

i mean in this draft that could get them Conley, Sean Williams, and someone like Morris Almond

and we didnt really lose anything and we gat an all star

6/26/2007 12:41:32 PM

Quote :

"Forward set to become unrestricted free agent Associated Press Updated: June 26, 2007, 3:15 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace will become an unrestricted free agent Sunday after deciding not to extend his contract for another season. Wallace's agent, Rob Pelinka, said Tuesday that Wallace -- who led Charlotte in scoring last season at 18.1 points a game -- will explore all options. Wallace, who made just over $5.5 million last season, will likely command at least $10 million a season under a new contract that could run as long as six years. Vice president of basketball operations Bernie Bickerstaff is expected to fly to Los Angeles to meet with Pelinka shortly after the negotiation period begins Sunday. New general manager Rod Higgins will also be involved in trying to lock up Wallace. "Rod and Bernie have indicated to me and Gerald that re-signing him is a top priority for their franchise," Pelinka said. "Starting at midnight on July 1, Gerald and I will start evaluating his options and ultimately make a thoughtful decision on what his future will be.""

Uh oh.

6/26/2007 3:22:53 PM

damn fuck shit....hopefully we can convince him to stay

6/26/2007 3:26:17 PM

well we knew he was going to at least do that much

they should be able to keep him

i dont see why hes not worth 10-11 mill for 5-6 years

they will fix this, Bernie and Gforce have a pretty good relationship

6/26/2007 3:28:18 PM

hopefully we can resign Wallace quickly. 6 years and $60 million is about what he is worth right now, BUT if he can get significantly more than that somewhere else and he takes it, it might set the franchise back a few years.

also, I'd like to have Gasol too, but I don't think he's worth a role player/unfortunate starter (Brezec) and three draft picks (in this of all drafts).

6/26/2007 3:47:25 PM

I do. I think Gasol and Okafor would compliment each other perfectly -- not to mention open up the outside for our Carroll, Hermann, Morrison. We've got great role players on this team ... we just need THAT guy.

6/26/2007 4:30:30 PM

Quote :

"Uh oh."

We knew he was going to opt out, no way he'd play for $5.5 million so this doesnt affect our ability to sign him one way or the other

6/26/2007 6:31:58 PM

In hindsight, even thought it would have been a huge gamble at the time, if we had offered him say a 6 year, 40 million deal a few years ago, we'd look like geniuses now.

6/26/2007 8:16:13 PM

i think the bobcats should jump at the 17 pick and whomever for may. may never really fit in with us and has been hurt both seasons. having the 8, 17, and 22 would be crucial. get brewer at 8 and maybe trade 17 and 22 and bench players to move up and get noah, wright, etc.

6/26/2007 8:38:04 PM

if we do something big thursday i might shat all over the place

6/26/2007 9:30:30 PM

oh shit

Quote :

"Suns talking to Cats about getting No. 8 pick By Andy Katz ESPN.com The Phoenix Suns are discussing a trade with the Charlotte Bobcats for the No. 8 pick to get into the NBA draft lottery, multiple sources close to both organizations told ESPN.com Tuesday night. Although Phoenix forward Shawn Marion can opt out of his contract at the end of next season, a source close to the Suns told ESPN.com that he is not part of a Charlotte deal and is expected to stay put. ESPN's Jim Gray is reporting, however, that Marion could be part of a three-way trade that would land Kevin Garnett in Phoenix. Marion would go to Boston and the Celtics would send the No. 5 pick in Thursday's draft and players to Minnesota. The Suns source told ESPN.com that role players were involved in the proposed trade with the Bobcats, but at least one other team besides Phoenix and Charlotte is also involved, making the deal difficult to pull off. The Suns currently own picks No. 24 and 29 in the first round while Charlotte has Nos. 8 and 21. Phoenix convinced the agents for likely lottery players Corey Brewer and Joakim Noah of Florida and Jeff Green of Georgetown to work out for the Suns because they felt confident they could get into the top 10. The Suns also invited Celtics executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge and coach Doc Rivers to watch the workouts in Phoenix. The Celtics and Suns both told ESPN.com, however, that Boston was there to watch the workout, not to discuss a trade. Both said the Celtics and Suns aren't trade partners for Boston's No. 5 pick. The Celtics could throw a curveball at the rest of the lottery. They are working out USC junior guard Nick Young on Wednesday morning at their practice facility in Waltham. Young, who has been projected by most NBA personnel to go as high as No. 13 to New Orleans, is a personal favorite of Celtics' assistant general manager Leo Papile. Papile wants Ainge and Rivers to see Young before Thursday's draft and decide if he is a viable alternative for the Celtics at No. 5 if the team decides against going with China's Yi Jianlian. Young, considered one of the top shooting guards in the draft, could displace Green, Noah or Brewer as the Celtics' Plan B. A surprise Young selection that high in the draft would obviously change the entire complexion of the lottery."

6/27/2007 9:46:27 AM

Gimme dude right here

6/27/2007 9:54:11 AM

yeah no shit

Id take him, but we need something else

we have to try and equal value Corey Brewer or joakim Noah in this trade

and weve got to be sure to resign Gforce, that cant be said enough

6/27/2007 9:57:02 AM

Suns are wanting to trade Marcus Banks and Boris Diaw

Both have shit contracts and we shouldn't take either one; it would undermine what we've been trying to do for the past 3 years

Suns have 3 huge contracts in Nash, Marion and Amare that they won't be able to afford Barbosa even if they trade one of the big 3

With him and Felton we'd have the fastest backcourt in the world, and he's big enough to play the the 2 guard vs. most players

6/27/2007 10:02:22 AM

weve got a chance to be straight up mean next year if we make the right decisions in the next few days

6/27/2007 10:05:36 AM

yeah but this doesn't seem like one of those right decisions to me

Quote :

"The Bobcats turned down an offer from the New Jersey Nets that would have exchanged Sean May for New Jersey's 17th overall pick in Thursday's draft, two league sources confirmed."

I guess they still think May's gonna come around. But he was the 13th pick 2 years ago, and the draft this year is deep enought that the 17th pick is arguably more valuable.

Plus it doesn't come with a bum knee and tits.

6/27/2007 10:07:56 AM

sign me up for the barbosa bandwagon too, the guy is just waiting for his chance to really explode

6/27/2007 10:08:21 AM

I guessed we dropped the whole Gasol thing

it would have been too easy

so what if we trade our pick for Barbosa and then cant resign Wallace

hang it up for next year

6/27/2007 10:14:36 AM

I feel confident we'll resign Wallace.

Only a few teams have considerable cap space, and we have his Bird rights, which is crucial.

6/27/2007 10:16:44 AM

explain the Bird rights to me

and I think May can be really good but trading him for a 17 pick and possibly Nachbar, I just dont know why not

he had better stay on the court this year, and I feel certain if he does we will all be surprised

6/27/2007 10:20:20 AM

Quote :

"LARRY BIRD EXCEPTION -- This is the best known one. Players who qualify for this exception are called "Qualifying Veteran Free Agents" in the CBA, and this exception is a component of the Veteran Free Agent exception. This exception allows teams to exceed the salary cap to re-sign their own free agents, up to the player's maximum salary. The player must have played for three seasons without being waived or changing teams as a free agent. This means a player can obtain "Bird rights" by playing under three one-year contracts, a single contract of at least three years, or any combination. It also means that when a player is traded, his Bird rights are traded with him, and his new team can use the Bird exception to re-sign him. These contracts can be up to six years in length. A player can receive raises up to 10.5% of the salary in the first season of the contract. This exception is known as the Larry Bird exception because the Celtics were the first team allowed to exceed the cap to keep their own free agent, and the player happened to be Bird."

Basically it makes it easier for teams to keep their own guys.

Like we ever have to worry about going over the cap.

Recently, we've had to worry about being over the minimum cap level.

6/27/2007 10:27:49 AM

does it bother the other ST guys that my NBA threads have the ****** on them

haha

From Chad Ford a few minutes ago

Quote :

" Charlotte is telling teams that they'll make a decision sometime today on what to do with the No. 8 pick. As we discussed on Monday, they have been shopping this pick hard for the past several weeks and collected five to six legitimate offers for the pick. Andy Katz reported last night that the Suns were one of the teams in the mix to get No. 8. That explains why they had Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer and Jeff Green in on Tuesday. And why they'll get Brandan Wright and Al Thornton in today. However, sources say they are not the front runners to get the pick. Several other teams are offering better deals for No. 8, including the Sixers (offering No. 12 and No. 21), Warriors (offering Monta Ellis and No. 18), Grizzlies (???) and one mystery team that the source refused to disclose."

[Edited on June 27, 2007 at 11:05 AM. Reason : things can start heating up today]

6/27/2007 10:48:38 AM