Comments on: Highs and Lows: Charlotte Bobcats

By: Homeless J

Homeless J — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:34:01 +0000

This has nothing to do with the Bobcats, but everything to do with Carlton Banks.

Richard Jefferson has always reminded me a lot of Carlton. I’m not sure why, it’s probably his dorky college-boy look and his general mannerisms. For years I’ve pictured him wearing argyle sweatshirts and doing the Carlton dance to Tom Jones music. If he’s really the kind of guy who hangs out in strip clubs and chokes people, like that Dime article from a little while back said, then other dudes in the league really need to take lessons from RJ. Namely all the overly gangster dudes like S-Jack who shoot at people at strip clubs and Carmelo who looks like a bitch when he tries to fight (slapping at people and running away, what the fuck Melo) and yet still seems to start a fight every season. David Stern probably loves RJ because they look like they shop for the same golf clothes, and yet apparently when he’s out of the public eye, he’s choking dudes and having strippers hang all over him. THAT is how to be an NBA gangster and get away with it.

By: George W Kush Sr

George W Kush Sr — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:43:14 +0000

They badly need a real point guard. Felton’s a back up, we’ll see how Augustin works out, but a upgrade at point could put them in the same situation that Atlanta was in last year.

By: Demonik

Demonik — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:25:55 +0000

Alright, that’s two errors in a row! First Memphis and now the Bobcats preview photo of Eddie Murphy (circa the Daddy Day Care unfunny era).

By: Big Sia

Big Sia — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:14:06 +0000

Carlton Banks reference = top 8 all time

what a sick episode that was

By: Sam I Am

Sam I Am — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:13:35 +0000

DAMN KOBEEF

a lil more rough you might have them in the D-League as bottom dwellers

By: Kobeef

Kobeef — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:00:15 +0000

If your analysis is accurate – which it seems to be – this team is massively overpayed. Richardson, Wallace and Okafor are getting “star” money but are 6th men on a championship quality team which is really the beginning of the end.

Okafor is decent but Charlotte should have let him walk. Nazr Mohammed was almost as effective as Okafor last season and made a fraction of what Okafor makes. Like you note, Dwight destroys Okafor to near humiliation when they meet yet strangely they make almost the same amount of money.

Richardson and Wallace are about the only pieces of this team that can go head-to-head with the best at their position and win from time to time.

Sean May’s demise was as predictable as Pavel Podkolzine’s NBA failure. T-Wolves fans who are looking forward to Kevin Love’s “great hands” and “outlet passes” should revisit the story of Sean May before they start working on Rookie of the Year signs.

By: Sam I Am

Sam I Am — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:39:06 +0000

I think a more realistic Ceiling is 9th in the East

I know that’s the same as Lottery but I mean like as far as positioning, I can see them losing by a game and a half of the standings for the 8th seed

ala G.S. Warriors 07-08

By: sans

sans — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:34:50 +0000

I knew you wrote this based solely on the Carlton Banks comment–except there is no Will to give the ball to on this squad.

The Cats will play D this season, LB demands at least that, making the early 90s Clippers into a decent defensive squad without any help from Sterling or Baylor in regards to personnel. Hooked up the Pacers, Sixers, Detroit, and got in a lot of quality abdominal exercise in NYC from throwing players under the bus to the media every morning….

By: Sam I Am

Sam I Am — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:34:41 +0000

I would hate to see a good team get bumped and watch the Cats mess it up in the playoffs this year