2007-2008 Charlotte Bobcats Preview
When we last left the Bob's boys last season, this was a team on the rise and a few key injuries away from making a lot of noise in the Eastern Conference.
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Courtside At The Opener
The Charlotte Bobcats opened their season with an energetic 102-99 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The game kicks off what is an important season for the team, as new acquisition Jason Richardson made his Bobcats debut after a draft night trade, and the young core of Gerald Wallace, Raymond Felton, and Emeka Okafor look to improve on last years 33-49 mark.
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2007-2008 Season Preview: Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats are entering their fourth year of existence, and if they’ve proven anything, it’s that they know how to do things right. Charlotte has improved in wins – 18, 26, and 33 last year – all three seasons and continues to be on the rise.
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30 Teams, 30 Days: Charlotte Draft Preview (22nd)
Without a consistent scoring threat, points were hard to come by in 2006, and with the 22nd pick they could look for that explosive, off the bench spark that they’ve been missing. They need help on the wings and down low, and will look to address both areas in the draft or package them to move up.
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30 Teams, 30 Days: Charlotte Bobcats
Whether or not they decide to bring back Gerald Wallace, they must address their lack of depth at the small and power forward positions.
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What’s Next for Bob’s Boys?
For Charlotte Bobcat fans the 2006-07 season was filled with many ups and downs as well as a dash of hope that this team can turn the corner next season. This summer will be their most important to date, what should they do to improve?
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RotoFreak.com: Charlotte Bobcats Fantasy Preview
After a mildly disappointing 04-05 campaign, Gerald Wallace launched himself into fantasy superstardom last year. When healthy, he was a clear-cut top-20 fantasy player, averaging 15 PTS, 7.5 REB, 2.5 STL and 2.1 BLK. See who else on the Bobcats you might want on your fantasy basketball team.
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Future Looks Bright But Good Draft Is Needed For Charlotte
Both the Knicks and Bobcats are (re)building franchises, but they are taking total different approaches. New York is signing or trading for every possible overpaid player in the league, while the Bobcats are drafting safe and developing young players and trying to find the diamond in the rough.
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One Half Down, One More To Go
One half of the season is done and one half left to go as your Charlotte Bobcats look to improve on a first half where anything and everything has seemed to go wrong for the second year team
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Okafor’s Sophomore Slump
After last year’s draft, myself and a handful of others felt that the Orlando Magic would rue the day that they passed on Emeka Okafor in the 2005 NBA Draft and that the Los Angeles Clippers were fools for trading down to draft Shaun Livingston. One season later, Okafor was the rookie of the year, Howard looks to have more upside and the Clippers are the best team in Los Angeles.
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Dear Santa...
As I finish all my last bit of thanksgiving turkey and all the trimmings and get ready to embark on my Christmas shopping for others, I had to get my list ready for Santa Claus for my Charlotte Bobcats.
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Opening Night From A Fans Point Of View
After 27 long months of waiting and anticipation, the Charlotte Bobcats opened up their brand new $265 million dollar uptown arena on Saturday night with a 107-105 overtime victory over the Boston Celtics.
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I Got the News: 20 Things From The Off-Season That You Need To Know
Brilliant marketing ploy? Basketball genius? The Bobcats front office claims they drafted UNC stars Raymond Felton and Sean May purely from a basketball standpoint. OK, if you say so. Either way, Felton and May are now probably the most marketable NBA players in Charlotte since Larry Johnson. Get ready for Eddie 2 starring Felton, May, Nelly and your loveable coach Rosie O’Donnell. Great family fun.
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Bobcats Update
Can the Tarheel due of Felton and May lead the Bobacts to the promised land next season?
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Bernie Has A Plan
Since the Bobcats held the 5th and 13th picks in the draft, I had two chances to scream at GM Bernie Bickerstaff on this night. Raymond Felton was the player I desperately wanted the Bobcats to take at number 5. David Stern walked up the podium to announce the 5th pick...
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Charlotte Drafts Tarheel Teammates Felton And May
Charlotte general manager and head coach Bernie Bickerstaff has placed a premium on drafting players with championship experience. Like last years second overall pick Emeka Okafor, May and Felton were instrumental in leading their team to a NCAA Championship.
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The Bobcats Draft A Tar Heel Shade Of Blue, Twice
The pick of Felton almost assures two things. First, the Bobcats will get up and down the court a little more, pushing the tempo whenever possible. Second, the Bobcats should see an increase in attendance due to the large quantity of UNC alum and fans in the area, likely ready to drop money for Bobcats tickets. Definitely a plus for the fan base that needed a bit of a push after the Hornets left town.
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Future Looking Bright for ‘Cats Through Draft
In this years draft the ‘Cats hold the 5th and 13th pick. Their biggest needs are a young point guard and a big time scorer or shooter. The Bobcats have been looking to trade up to either the number 2 or 3 spot in the draft so that they could pick up Marvin Williams or one of the top two point guard prospects in Chris Paul and Deron Williams.
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The Best Charlotte Player of All-time: Part Five – The Final Four
After 60 grueling games and a month of gut-wrenching basketball, we have finally narrowed the field of the best Charlotte NBA players of all-time down to four players: Kelly Tripucka, Larry Johnson, Anthony Mason and Baron Davis. These four players represent of the best ballers in the 17 years of Charlotte’s checkered NBA past.
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Bobcats Inaugural Season in Review: Awards, Rankings And Random Stats
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.
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The Best Charlotte Players Of All-Time – Part 4: The Gastonia Bracket
Baron Davis battles Jamal Mashburn in the finals of the Gastonia Bracket.
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The Best Charlotte Player of All-Time – Part 3: The Fort Mill Bracket
Larry Johnson versus Muggsy Bogues in the Finals of the Fort Mill regional bracket.
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The Best Charlotte Player of All-Time – Part 2: The Kannapolis Bracket
In the second of a five-part series, Charlotte columnist David Mosley matches Glen Rice versus Kelly Tripucka in the Regional Finals of the Kannapolis Bracket.
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The Best Charlotte NBA Of All-Time - Part 1: The Huntersville Bracket
Bobcats' columnist David Mosley writes the first of a five-part series on a tournament style breakdown of the greatest players in Charlotte history.
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An Early Look at Free Agents from Other Teams
Despite only having only 75% of their salary cap in summer of 2005, the Bobcats could potentially have close to 20 million dollars available to spend on free agents.
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The Bad The Ugly And The Downright Ridiculous
It’s easy to keep the rose colored glasses on and think the inaugural season of the Charlotte Bobcats has been nothing but lollipops and dandelions.
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Bobcats Beat Streaking Kings
After the Kings beat two playoff teams on the road by two points, they had to travel down to Charlotte and battle the expansion Bobcats and the young team was more than a road-weary Sacramento team could handle on Tuesday.
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Bobcats Midseason Report Card
It’s time to look back on the first half of the Bobcats' first season and grade Bernie, Emeka, Brevin and gang.
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The Bobcats Bright Future
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Hornets dropping off pace.
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Hornets are hot!
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Injuries grounding Bugs, but light at the end of the tunnel..
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Hornets players' put their foot in it; Baron Explodes...
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All year long people criticized Rashard Lewis because of the contract Orlando gave him last summer, but he has paid dividends for the Magic this postseason.
Mike Dunleavy and Danny Granger had nice seasons, but they appear to be in that limbo between being good and being bad enough to get help in the lottery.
Billy Knight will be remembered more for his blunders than his successes.
Rudy Gay positively broke out this season and is the Grizzlies' focal building block moving forward, that is unless they land the number one overall pick.
The Bulls were thought to be a talented young team expected to take their collective game to the next level but instead played like a young team with less talent than anticipated.
Maybe it was the green hue that has been sprinkled on the league this season, or Atlanta’s losing record, but there didn’t seem to be a matchup Boston couldn’t exploit before this seven-game relationship began.
Who should the fans blame for the Nuggets sweep at the hands of the Lakers? George Karl barely runs an offense and the team doesn’t focus on defense. However, the answer to the question lies in the team's front office.
The Lakers' offense is synergistic; the Nuggets are a ticking time bomb with no semblance of offensive cohesion.
For the first time since the Run TMC days, three Warriors averaged 20 points a night and by winning 48 games, it was their highest win total since 93-94 when they won 50.
The winner of this series can be patient, if ambitious. The loser has no choice but to examine the possibility of upheaval.