Game 18: Bobcats @ Hornets

[rico6]

You're that sick of LB Rico? I think we could do alot worse than him. In fact, I know we can.

Those comments he made before the season, and the fact that Jordan basically had to talk him into staying never gave me the sense of commitment that we can usually expect from LB.

And LB is not some untouchable Coach like a Sloan, or Pop. When his time is gone, his time is gone.

I feel that his time is done. At least here.

[Chaos]

This team's problem, it can't run a half-court offense effectively. How many prayers are launched at the shot-clock because everyone is standing in one spot trying to swing it to an open jump shooter. Even with Jack in the lineup this doesn't change much.

They stall too long before they get into their sets, and when the defense hedges on a screen and roll, or throws on a trap, then we get into extra passes and shot-clock violations. Sad.

[carpanfan96]

The reason they don't run a very effective Half court is

1. Teams generally have an aggressive GTG that can shoot pretty good

The Bobcats do not, the closest thing they have is Jax and his shot is extremely inconsistant... Wallace while an all star SF and probably the 2nd or 3rd best SF in the league isn't exactly a scorer, he's a glue guy... He does a lot of everything..

All you have to do deffensively is collapse the paint on a drive and force the team into jump shots, there isn't any one on the team that can hit them consistantly.

2. The Cats don't have a legit Low post guy on the team.... Brown is more defensive.... Thomas is more of an athletic guy, who is improving in the low post.... Need a Center who is a threat badly....

Augustine has impressed me so far and is deffinitely improving though and should be a very good PG by the end of the season...should end up being far superior to Felton in just about everything but defense.

I agree they need to deal Diaw for a low post guy of some sort.... Don't know how... Wouldn't be sad to see Sjax go in a trade either if it gets something decent in return.

[MadHatter]

Didnt see the game, but not surprised we lost. Hornets are pretty good this season. Who was our primary scoring option in the 4th? Or did we not have one?

Same scoring option that we have for the first 3 quarters....No one.