| Bobcats Inaugural Season in Review: Awards, Rankings And Random Stats Authored by David Mosley - April 24, 2005 - 11:50 pm
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MVP: Brevin Knight
Runner Up: Emeka Okafor
• Okafor may have been the best player but Knight was undoubtedly the most valuable player. When Knight was not in the game the Bobcats looked lost.
Biggest Surprise: Primoz Brezec
Runner Up: Brevin Knight
• Brezec turned out to be much more than just a jumpshooting big man. He is more athletic than most expected and his rebounding and defense improved each month.
Biggest Disappointment: Tamar Slay
Runner Up: Jason Kapono
• Bernie Bickerstaff had high hopes for Slay who had ample opportunity in training camp and pre-season to prove his worth. Unfortunately, he spent all but 8 games planted on the bench.
Best GM Move: Trading up to get Okafor
Runner Up: Signing Brevin Knight
• The Bobcats secured their first franchise player by swapping draft spots with the Clippers last June. That trade put the Bobcats into position to draft either Okafor or Dwight Howard.
Worst GM Move (the beating a dead horse award): Passing on Juan Dixon in the Expansion Draft
Runner Up: Trading away several years’ worth of second round picks
• Passing on Juan Dixon is a move I still don’t understand. Dixon fit everything that the Bobcats should have been looking for in a player.
Biggest Win: Miami
Runner Up: Detroit (the first time)
• The Bobcats win against Miami, with Shaq, is equal to the Hornets beating Chicago during the Hornets first season. I think people are still stunned.
Rankings
Best Player
1. Emeka Okafor
2. Brevin Knight
3. Gerald Wallace
Best Rebounder
1. Emeka Okafor
2. Melvin Ely
3. Primoz Brezec
Best Passer
1. Brevin Knight
2. Jason Hart
3. Cory Alexander
Best Shooter
1. Matt Carroll
2. Jason Kapono
3. Jason Hart
Best Shotblocker
1. Emeka Okafor
2. Gerald Wallace
3. Melvin Ely
Most Memorable Moments
1. Win against Miami
2. Franchises first win
3. Double overtime game against Detroit
4. Gerald Wallace’s block against Wally Szczerbiak
5. Last second loss against the Lakers
Random Statistics
Most points in a game: Team - 116, Player - 30 by Okafor
Most rebounds in a game: Team – 53, Player – 19 by Okafor
Most assists in a game: Team – 31, Player – 20 by Knight
Most blocks in a game: Team – 11, Player – 6 by Wallace and Ely
Most steals in a game: Team – 18, Player - 8 by Knight
Most 3’s in a game: Team – 10, Player – 6 by Rush
Dunk-O-Meter
1. Emeka Okafor – 86 (22nd in the NBA)
2. Gerald Wallace – 70 (39th)
3. Primoz Brezec – 29 (103rd)
Double-Doubles
1. Emeka Okafor – 47 (4th in the NBA)
2. Brevin Knight – 16 (44th)
3. Primoz Brezec – 15 (48th)
Brevin Knight had 10 games with 15 or more assists and 16 games with 13 or more assists.
The Bobcats had 23 games that were decided by 3 points or less or went to overtime. The Bobcats were 6-17 in those games.
The Bobcats won the season series again 4 teams: Orlando (3-1), Atlanta (3-1), Houston (2-0) and Detroit (2-1)
The Bobcats were 7-9 against the Southeast Division but a combined 4-21 against the rest of the Eastern Conference.
Biggest Blown Leads in November
1. Utah – 22
2. Indiana – 17
3. Milwaukee – 13
Largest Margin of Victory – 21 against Atlanta
The team +/- net with Matt Carroll on the floor was +9.3, which was tops among players in the regular rotation at the end of the season. Conversely, Jason Hart was -4.0, which was worst among regular players. |
