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nba coaches fired this season

12/17/2008 1:15:01 PM

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/81920-bobcats-warriors-discuss-felton-deal

12/19/2008 2:26:03 AM

Quote :

"Could Raymond Felton end up a Golden State Warrior, in a trade that might acquire Anthony Randolph or Brandan Wright?"

LOL



we are going to get a UNC player via trade one way or another. if that doesnt work out, then im sure they might give james worthy a call

12/19/2008 6:46:46 AM

beating up on the grizzlies pretty badly

86-60 after 3 qtrs

12/19/2008 9:48:32 PM

u are a good man dweedle

12/19/2008 9:53:02 PM

i saw it on bottomline and was like "do huh"

12/19/2008 9:56:24 PM

nice

its on fox sports, but not in hd

12/19/2008 9:57:39 PM

what kinda tv do u have tt?

12/19/2008 9:59:03 PM

i think it's comical that even if i bought the comcast sports package, they don't give FSN South, just like mid-atlantic and some other gay non-south direction

12/19/2008 9:59:37 PM

47" panasonic projection 1080i

had it about 3-4 years

where you at dweedle?

12/19/2008 10:01:23 PM

crozet, va

about 15 miles west of charlottesville



final 112-83 according to espn

damn

[Edited on December 19, 2008 at 10:21 PM. Reason : ]

12/19/2008 10:03:02 PM

Villanueva is just mad cause he has alopecia

1/4/2009 12:13:10 AM

not a big fan of playing the same team again so soon, but glad we got the W.

I think something similar happened against the nets maybe last weekend? or the weekend before

1/4/2009 12:17:07 AM

yeah it was the nets

happens sometimes with teams in your same conference

1/4/2009 12:25:13 AM

whoops!

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/118/story/453752.html

1/6/2009 10:23:37 AM

^obviously richardson is just getting used to learning how to celebrate after a win

1/6/2009 1:11:01 PM

up six @ the half vs the suddenly slumping celtics.

Good time to catch them

1/6/2009 8:17:41 PM

we match up well with them

1/6/2009 8:50:17 PM

state-like meltdown to end the 3rd. 72-72

1/6/2009 8:55:28 PM

dont like this team, but did they actually beat the celtics???

1/6/2009 10:07:31 PM

yea they did. its really not that shocking that they hung with them. like twista said, they always give em a good game. cats beat em by 12 last year.

1/6/2009 10:11:37 PM

How can the Bobcats play the Celtics this good every game and then not come close to being .500 over the season?

Looks like I was wrong about trading for Diaw/Sean/Raja.....looking better each game now.

1/6/2009 11:52:10 PM

I was DEFINITELY wrong about the trade

1/7/2009 12:38:36 AM

I was an original believer in the trade BUT I am even surprised at how well it has panned out, generally speaking of course (we still suck)

1/7/2009 12:45:17 AM

The Bobcats dont have to get to .500!

Hell they really dont even have to play .500 ball the rest of the way to make the playoffs in the East!

As of right now they sit at 13-22.

- They just need to get to 36 or 37 wins, that would mean going 23-24 in their remaining 47 games

- They are only 3 and 1/2 games out right now

1/7/2009 8:43:22 AM

yo

these bobcats are for real

1/7/2009 9:20:59 AM

Sportscenter was all over that "pep talk" that MJ gave to Felton last night.

Adam Morrison was creepin' like hell too...he was like "what about me, MJ?"

1/7/2009 9:45:45 AM

Agreed about the trade. It might be the first thing the bobcats have ever done right. Ever.

Diaw will end up being a bigger asset to the team than Richardson ever was. Maybe not as good as a player, but better for the team.

1/7/2009 1:56:22 PM

i really liked what i saw last night, brown has these guys starting to play smart basketball, they just need to play with this same intensity every game. i think i hate paul pierce even more after that bitch move pushing felton after he dribbled the ball off his own damn foot. i kinda want the celts to sign marbury now so i can hate them even more and laugh at their meltdown.

let's hope we're not too tired against the lebrons tonight

1/7/2009 5:01:53 PM

Lost by 30 to the lebrons tonight.

oh well.

1/7/2009 9:30:59 PM

talk about laying an egg

1/7/2009 9:32:14 PM

yeah, i expected them to be flat, but not this bad.

i wonder what juLOL howard said to get ejected so quick

1/7/2009 10:05:52 PM

liked those cavs unis

1/8/2009 8:45:50 AM

The Charlotte Bobcats are in ongoing trade discussions with the Dallas Mavericks, and possibly the Oklahoma City Thunder, that could move Raymond Felton and Nazr Mohammed, two NBA sources confirmed to the Observer.

Some elements of a potential deal were first reported Sunday in the Boston Globe. The Observer has learned that any deal likely would include moving backup center Mohammed, who is owed about $13.3 million over the next two seasons.

If a deal is consummated, the Bobcats likely would end up with Dallas Mavericks center DeSagana Diop. The Bobcats pursued Diop during free agency last summer before he re-signed with Dallas. The deal Diop signed with the Mavericks is large – four more seasons at an average salary of nearly $6.7 million.

It’s unclear what else the Bobcats potentially could end up with if a deal is made. The Globe reported the Bobcats might get veteran point guard Earl Watson if the Thunder is involved. Watson could serve as a backup to rookie D.J. Augustin if Felton leaves for the Mavericks.

Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins declined to discuss specifics of any trade talks approaching the Feb. 19 deadline.

“It wouldn’t be fair for me to speculate on any rumors,” Higgins said Sunday. “In the NBA, you’re constantly talking to other teams. It’s impossible to know if any deal would happen.”

It’s clear why Felton and Mohammed would come up in trade discussion:

Felton becomes a restricted free agent in July. He’s having his best season as a pro; just good enough that some other NBA team might sign him to an offer sheet that would place the Bobcats in a no-win situation.

Augustin is playing well enough that he figures to end up the Bobcats’ starting point guard. That makes for a potential dilemma, where the Bobcats either lose Felton to another team without compensation or overpay him to end up a combo guard off the bench.

Waiting until the summer to do a sign-and-trade would also be problematic. Under the NBA’s base-year compensation rule (pertaining to players getting large raises from one season to the next) it would be difficult to trade Felton for fair compensation as part of a new contract.

Mohammed came to the Bobcats last season from the Detroit Pistons. He makes about $6.4 million next season and nearly $6.9 million the following season, and has been on the fringe of the rotation since coach Larry Brown took over this season.

Whether Diop would be an upgrade is debatable. He’s struggled off the bench for the Mavericks, shooting 39 percent – strikingly low for a post player. Backing up Erick Dampier, Diop averages 1.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.73 blocks per game.

Watson has one season guaranteed beyond this one at $6.6 million. The Thunder is establishing rookie Russell Westbrook as their long-term starter at the point.

Injury update: The Bobcats anticipate Augustin missing at least 10 days, due to an abdominal/groin strain. Augustin initially suffered the injury versus the Boston Celtics last week, then worsened it Saturday, feeling a “pop” as he passed off a cross-court dribble against the Washington Wizards.

A magnetic resonance imaging showed no tear in Matt Carroll’s sore right Achilles tendon. Felton anticipates playing Tuesday in Detroit with a sprained right ankle.

1/11/2009 9:51:28 PM

i sent Slave Famous a text when i read this on charlotte.com

looks like they are trying to grab up all the 4-letter last names that start with DI--

1/11/2009 9:59:49 PM

they should trade him for another frenchie

1/11/2009 10:01:48 PM

Beat the Pistons tonight 80-78. Wallace and Felton have big games. Augustin still out with an injury. Detroit held to 10 points in the final period. Wow.

[Edited on January 13, 2009 at 10:55 PM. Reason : ]

1/13/2009 10:54:55 PM

Wow I need to start watching and going to these games instead of ours...

Is Larry Brown really going to make these guys relevant? 15-24 and playing well of late even without DJ.

1/14/2009 12:00:35 AM

Trade # 2

Matt Carroll and Ryan Hollins to Mavericks for Diop.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3839086

1/16/2009 7:27:23 PM

another trade i feel good about.

Diop adds much needed depth, gives us the option to possiblly move muhammad and gets rid of Carroll who was an overpriced JJ Redick type

1/16/2009 8:31:12 PM

I'm liking this trade...

so does that make the starting lineup??:

Felton
Wallace
Diaw
Okafor
Diop

or does Diop come off the bench in favor of starting Bell??

1/16/2009 8:49:06 PM

i would say diop is coming off the bench, but i'm sure we'll see some match-ups with him and okafor on the floor at the same time as well

1/16/2009 8:53:27 PM

im not much of an nba fan, but this seems like a steal of a trade, considering Carroll was dleague material not long ago and we are hurting for frontcourt depth

no?

1/16/2009 11:55:00 PM

This was a terrific trade. We finally have a decent front court. Now we can let Morrison go too and it should be easy to find a decent affordable SG through free agency or trade.

We really need to get something for Felton if we aren't going to keep him. I don't like the idea of signing him to a big deal for sure. If we don't get anyone good for him then I'm fine with it as long as we can dump Nazr's contract too.

Fucking Jordan. He blew our wad signing and trading for all these shitty guys and now he's trying to act like he's doing well by unloading them. You don't get credit for salary dumping when you're the idiot who brought in the salaries in the first place.

At least we're starting to move in the right direction I guess. Diop is slightly overpaid but he can still be an asset. I do worry a bit about pairing him with Okafor... it seems like there might not be enough offense out of that combo.

1/17/2009 12:01:15 PM

wouldn't you say it's Larry Brown having a hissy fit that is causing all these trades to go down?

seems like a Larry Brown move.

1/17/2009 12:05:40 PM

only bad thing about the trade is Diop is a career 51% FT

1/17/2009 1:04:15 PM

Won our 3rd in a row tonight, beating the Blazers 102-97 in OT.

Wallace 31 pts 16 reb
Okafor 22 pts 11 reb
Felton 16 pts 7 ast

1/17/2009 10:09:45 PM

keep it rollin

1/17/2009 10:21:28 PM

wallace had a nasty alley-oop right on oden. he made him look silly a couple of times.

1/17/2009 10:25:16 PM

If Milwaukee would lose tonight, we would be 2 games out of the 8th playoff spot.

1/17/2009 10:31:23 PM