Wallace dominates. Jax is inefficient. Nazr is playing like it’s the beginning of the decade and not the end. Felton continues to play better. Graham continues to make me sick to my stomach.

Boris and Jax have got to stop turning the ball over. Every one of them is on a pass that just is not there. Stop trying to squeeze the ball between 3 defenders and kick it out to an open shooter (well, we don’t really have any shooters, but people that will shoot).

Felton had 4 turnovers, but I was impressed with how he played. He wasn’t over-penetrating. Rather than beating his man (which he did with ease) then going all the way to the rim and trying to flip pass around defenders to the shooters, he was methodically penetrating to the free throw line, keeping his man on his hip, then whipping a much easier pass to the corner for the 3. Smart play.

My favorite substitution of the game: DJ is in the game, finally finding a bit of a rhythm. Stephen Graham gets a pass, tries to cross up his man (fails miserably), stumbles towards the paint, then throws a pass to the scorer’s table. Raymond runs to the table to take out… Augustin? Come on…

So good to see DJ playing better. I wonder if Tony Parker runs a summer camp. DJ has no problem getting in the lane but struggles to finish over the bigger men. If he can learn something from Parker’s forays into the paint and shooting around defenders along with his shooting touch (that’s coming back), he could be a major part of our future like we had hoped. Maybe some trade rumors was exactly what he needed.

Again, WHY Stephen Graham? And why do media people ask stupid questions. I wish I was in the post game conference and, instead of asking about how the defense played, I would ask “With Stephen Graham being so ineffective for the whole season, why aren’t his minutes going to young guys who can’t be worse, but could be better?” Just give me a reason. The funniest thing about this is that FSN Detroit showed an interview with Larry Brown during the game and asked him about the injuries Detroit is struggling with. He said he thought it was a blessing in disguise because it gives the rookies a chance to get some minutes. If you think rookies would benefit from minutes… WHY DON’T YOU PLAY THEM!?!?
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two of Jack’s turnovers were off of tyson playing either gator arms or the patented no-look-catch to imperfection The box score saying tyson only had one turnover is so incredibly misleading. I would love to see a dalembert for chandler and law trade, or perhaps even a bigger brand-dalembert for chandler-law-diaw-mohammed trade, though I would greatly lament losing mohammed.

Allowing ben wallace to get insane open looks multiple times is also reprehensible on defense, his supposed calling card.

DJ definitely seems to be regaining his touch. His first stint on the floor he nailed a 3 pointer and then moments later scored again. What was noticable though, was that he took both shots with confidence as if he knew they were going in before he released them. He didn’t look nervous or tentative at all. Let’s hope this is indeed a return to form and he doesn’t get frustrated and take forward steps only to stumble back. Lord knows we need him.

Wallace and Jackson produced 24 of the first 32 Bobcats points. NOT good. In the early going, Graham had a nice mismatch in the low post against one of Detroit’s guards and his shot got blocked. It was an ugly thing and his play only got worse from there. Once Nazr settled into the game and started producing along with DJ the Dynamic Duo were able to take a break. At one point LB was even able to sit Wallace and replace him with Jackson with minimal danger of the lead disappearing.

Turnovers continue to tell the tale for the Bobcats. They had 7 in the first quarter and Detroit was able to compete. They had none in the 2nd and pulled away never to be seriously threatened again.

Once again, LB tossed Acie Law in during the closing moments and this time he picked up a pair at the free throw line for his first points as a Bobcat. Maybe this is Brown’s way of showcasing Law to the league to increase his value in a trade. :-)

Our situation is now officially dire. Unless we get someone that can do some serious damage at the PF spot, our season is going to end the moment Wallace or Jackson get hurt and defenses know to punish these two men each and every game.

Felton, with his two load-bearing partners back in action, was able to settle into the real point guard role instead of being constantly pressured to be the primary scorer and it showed in his healthy assist tally.

We’re so damned close. We’re just one player away from being able to terrorize most of the Eastern Conference with our starting lineup and if our bench (I’m talking Nazr Deej and Brown) can get the minutes to play to their potential the Bobcats can be solid contenders in the East. Most significant to me though, was listening to the announcers from Detroit comment on the Bobcats. My favorite (and in my opinion most accurate) comment:

“This team may be a mess on the road, but when you come into their house you have no choice but to respect what they can do.” (made midway through the 4th quarter after the Pistons closed to 10 only to get shut down from that point forward.)

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/statistics?stat=nbasteals&qual=true&sort=stlto&league=nba&split=0&season=2010&seasontype=2&avg=pg&order=true&pos=all