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Slam magazine article on the Bobs

King Taharqa

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This is a well written article by Slam magazine on our current playoff run. Once again a national media source that isnt "tainted" by Charlotte politics and red tape hits a home run and gives us a nice write up on our local basketball team. I keep saying the best sources of info on the Bobcats are outside of the city. Here's a few paragraphs, click the link below to read the rest...

Every once in awhile a team comes along that defies logic and reason. The ‘Tawn and ‘Toine Dallas Mavericks, ‘98-99 New York Knicks, and personal favorite, 2007 “We Believe” Warriors, are recent examples of chaos defined of the court. In short bursts, these temporarily glued together units shift the paradigm of what constitutes a team and the formula for winning.

A candidate this year: Charlotte Bobcats.

The Bobcats are one of the few teams who have taken on salary the last two years, mortgaging future first round picks and salary cap relief in an effort to win as soon as possible. Last year it was the acquisition of the unfathomable contracts of Boris Diaw and DeSagana Diop and when that wasn’t enough, they went out and got Stephen “Captain Jax” Jackson and Tyrus Thomas this season.

The resulting gestalt is a fringe playoff team with minimal flexibility for years to come. That’s in the plane of reality but I’d argue it’s a bit more – the Bobcats have the best chance to invert the balance of power in the Eastern Conference this year. Should they sneak into the Playoffs, the Bobcats are the League’s best chance of “believin’” again and pulling off an epic playoff upset.

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2010/03/chaos-united/

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Wow. awesome article. Makes me feel great about this team. The Diaw/Thomas/Felton/Jax/Wallace lineup is getting to be pretty good while maintaining tons of potential. :)

The Tyrus Thomas & Jax acquisitions were awesome moves.

edit: And don't forget we still have Augustin who has become pretty impressive as of late.

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