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Charlotte Bobcats 2008-2009 Season Preview

The Bobcats have brought in Larry Brown to try and improve the team and get them into the playoffs but it won’t work. The Bobcats have good players at every position in the starting lineup but they seem to have a lot of injury problems and they are not deep at all.

This season they have added DJ Augistine, and they hope to bring back Adam Morrison and Sean May which could extend their bench. Plus they get to play a entire season with Nazr Mohammad.

This team is lacking a lot of things. They do not have an experience backup point guard unless they plan to play the recently signed Shannon Brown at that position, which would be a mistake since he is not a great ball handler. They don’t have an experience backup center.

Larry Brown is a miracle maker if he can get this team into the playoffs because they have an all-star starting lineup with a d league bench. Not to mention the level of competition in the East will be better because Philly is better, Miami has Wade back, Cleveland has Mo Williams, Detroit has Kwame Brown, just kidding.

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Gerald Wallace Staying In Charlotte

The Bobcats have agreed to a deal with free agent Gerald Wallace. It is said to be for 6 years and $57 million. The six year is Wallace’s option and he can also earn an additional $2 million in bonuses. By retaining Wallace and adding Jason Richardson the Bobcats are looking to make the playoffs immediately.

With Wallace, Carter, Billups, and Lewis off the market their are not many big name free agents left. The biggest names left are Mo Williams and Darko Milicic.

Draft Night Trades

A couple of trades actually went down yesterday although KG was not one of the guys to be moved. The Sonics traded Ray Allen and the number 35 pick Glen Davis to Boston for Delonte West, Wally S., and the number 5 pick Jeff Green. By making this move the Sonics say that they want to keep Rashard Lewis and have a big lineup with Green at the two, Durant at the 3, and Lewis at the 4.

Overall I think the Sonics should have kept Ray Allen, he is 32 but he has gotten better the last few years. He is the best shooter in the NBA and would have teamed up great with Durant. The biggest reason I don’t understand the trade is because the Sonics made it seem like they were picked Durant to replace Lewis, but now they want to keep Lewis. They would have been better off keeping having a line of Ridnour, Allen, Durant, Lewis, and Wilcox.

The Knicks traded Channing Frye & Steve Francis to Portland for Zach Randolph, Dan Dikau, and Fred Jones. Some people like the trade for Portland because they are getting rid of a guy that has had some problems. Others say they did not get much for Randolph and they should have kept him to play next to Oden. On the Knick side some are happy and others think he is too similar to Eddy Curry.

I think the Blazers should have kept him to play along side Greg Oden he averaged 23 and 10 which is not something a ton of players do. With this trade the Knicks add some offensive player and rebounder that is known for being a bad defender, although many in the NBA are. It also gives them a more solid lineup. We know now that Curry is the center, Randolph is the PF, Jefferies is the SF, Crawford is the SG, and Marbury is the PG. No more mixing and matching lineups, no more starting mediocre forwards, or starting two point guards for the Knicks.

The Blazers plan to buyout Francis, the deal for him was more for cap relief. Frye will also be a solid edition but I think they should have kept Randolph.

The Warriors traded Jason Richardson the Bobcats for Brendan Wright and Jamareo Davidson. I don’t think it was a good deal for either team. I Warriors are already a very thin team, during the playoffs they stuck with a 8 man rotation. Now the traded Richardson for two rookies that might not be able to contribute right away. It also hurts them in the backcourt once Baron Davis takes his annual trip to the injured list. They will be stuck with Monta Ellis trying to carry the load.

For the Bobcats I think it was a bad move because Adam Morrison is supposed to be their SG of the future. If they keep Wallace and he play SF, then Richardson will start at the SG, and Felton at the PG, leaving Morrison on the bench. Michael Jordan said he wanted a go to scorer and he feels that is what he go in Richardson. I don’t see that with Richardson because he is a bad ball handler. In Golden State he had Arenas and Davis getting him the ball in perfect position. In Charlotte they will ask him to create and that will only lead to a ton of turnovers.

Weak Rookie Class

After the past few years with rookies like Lebron, Wade, Melo, Ben Gordon, Chris Paul, and Dwight Howard this years rookies are looking pretty weak. Adam Morrison is putting up 13.7 points per game. He is the only rookie averaging double figures in points. Bargnani is next averaging 9.7 points per game.

 A lot of people were predicting Foye, Roy, or Morrision to be rookie of the year. Foye hasn’t gotten the minutes he should be getting, who know why. Roy has been injured. Morrison is performing well but not on a consisitent basis. That guy can score 20 points one night and the next night go 2 for 16 on field goals. Right now he is shooting well below 40%. Next years rookies should put up better numbers with guys like Greg Oden, Joakim Noah, and Kevin Durant.

Charlotte Bobcats Preview

The Bobcats are excited to have Adam Morrison coming in because they think he can provide a big boost to their offense. They already have a lot of good young players so with Morrison they should improve.

Over the first two years the team has existed they have had a lot of injury problems. Sean May, Okafor, Felton, and Wallace have had big time injury problems. They need to stay healthy for this team to win.

They also need to pick it up on the defensive end. Morrison and May aren’t too great on the defensive end so players like Wallace and Okafor will have to give a lot of help.

Overall this team has the offensive but they don’t have the defense to stop a lot of people. Also they are not that deep. They will win more games but I don’t see them getting in the playoffs.

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