What the fuck does that tell you about this retarded fucking move? I guess I’ll have to be a Hawks fan.

Being a Knicks fan wouldnt look like a bad option, at least there GM knows not to give there best player away for a guy who was orginally going to be traded for Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox

Does that mean I would become a Hornets fan? COME ON CHARLOTTE DONT TRADE EMEKA UNLESS YOU GET CHRIS PAUL IN RETURN

But I like this trade. Let’s face it, we’ll never get anywhere in the east with Okafor at the 5. Yea, we might sneak into the playoffs, but Emeka just can’t defend other big men in this league. How many times has Andrew Bogut dominated him over the past few years?

If we got in a 7 game series with the Magic or Celtics, the series would instantly be over because we couldn’t defend their frontlines. Chandler has good size, has really bulked up since coming into the league, and could be the first real 5 we’ve had that could start.

I hope we really make them take Mohammed off our hands as well, and they could throw a player back at us. How about Posey or Daniels for instance? That deal would work.

I think it’s imperative that we find some way of getting rid of Nazr in this deal.

As a closet Bobcats fan, if Emeka has to go I wish he could go somewhere to play in his natural position. He could be really dangerous as a 4 with a center who could shoot.

Also Chandler is really pretty terrible and was basically immobile whenever his toe acts up—some places are reporting this is a wash, but Okafor is by far more talented.

The only thing I can hope and pray if it gets done is that it’s part of some larger deal moving Felton.

I am in shock, I am in disbelief…. Okafor is younger, better, higher character and a guy who has busted his ass day in and day out since he became this franchise’s cornerstone.

The NBA fan in me is laughing that the Bobcats would make this deal, the Bobcats fans in me is getting ready to die a little if it becomes an actuality.

Trust me, i’m not the biggest Okafor fan. But when I saw the headline, I was like the Cats must be dumping Nazr’s contract too. But alas, when I read it fully, I almost puked in my mouth. So now we have 3 overpaid, lumbering centers on our roster. Oh yeah, gotta love the FO on this one. Oh well, many more years of mediocrity on the horizon.

The first question that needs to be asked by the Bobcats braintrust and we 27 bobcats’ fans out there…

Why would the Hornets be so willing to unload Chandler’s soon to be expiring contract for an equally bad contract that lasts for the next 5 seasons? Honestly, these two players pretty equal when healthy. The only think I can think of is that the Hornets know that Chandler is damaged goods and they don’t want to pay him for nothing for the next 2 seasons.

Everyone was crying when Jason Richardson & Dudley got traded to the Suns. I don’t know about the people of this blog, but other places (forums) which I were posting were saying it was a terrible trade and grilled me when I refuted that opinion. Next thing you know they were saying it was genius.

I’ll trust LB on this one, if he thinks Chandler can help, then I’ll trust him.

Wow, Procton. You’re all over the place, but I admire your commitment.

I prefer Okafor over Chandler, but I hate both players’ contracts. The fact that Chandler’s contract ends sooner is a bonus, though that’s the only bonus. Let’s be honest, both of these players are overpaid. $12-$14 million is the type of money you pay for someone like Al Jefferson. I like Okafor as much as anyone and was happy when the Cats drafted him. But do you see any team Okafor playing the 4-5 going to a conference final? Unless they suddenly acquire a league top 10 talent, no way it they even get close. His offense is limited to put backs and drop off passes for dunks.

You can thank the Bulls and Ben Wallace for the recent trend over overpaid PF-C.

we’ll trade you Okafor, Ray Felton, and Michael Jordan for Chris Paul. And we’ll even pay for one of the skyboxes in your NO arena. What do you think?

My god, all this bickering over what amounts to a trifle! In the words of the immortal Rodney F. King, can’t we all just get along?

Neither of them are starters on a contending NBA team. As Okafor has been reasonably healthy recently, I suppose I’d prefer to keep him. But so what? (Unfortunately, I suspect clipcat’s observation regarding a fire sale may be correct, but the question then becomes what is Larry Brown’s mission here and was he sold a bill of goods or did he buy in for a final long-term project before he kicks?) Yes, we may all be doomed to NBA purgatory but personally I’d prefer to head down that road WITHOUT Tyson F. Chandler if I had the choice…

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=All&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=5&sort=

Okafor has a bigger wingspan (7’4 for Emeka, 7’3 for Tyson), standing reach (9’2.5 for Emeka, 9’2 for Tyson), a higher max vertical reach (12’0.5 for Emeka, 11’11.5 for Tyson), and is stronger than Chandler. Agility wise their similar but Okafor also runs the floor better and also has a semblance of an offensive game.

Tyson is taller and a legit 7’0 footer in shoes, but Okafor is by far the better player and measures out better. I can’t see how anyone thinks this is a good move.

The Yahoo headline includes that the deal isn’t final and may include more players…
We freeing up cash to sign Felton long term(I hope not) or are we looking at a PF (Davis)?

Tuesday is when the ‘Cats make their moves. We’ll see what this afternoon looks like.

and hoping that Chris Paul is somehow wearing Bobcats construction orange next year…

That can Be George Shin’s Gift back to Charlotte…

Add another ACC player not from Carolina to the roster.

I couldnt disagree more with this article. Chokafor an elite defender? Where you watching the Orlando game? How about the Rockets game? Maybe the Laker game? Even the Cleveland games Chokafor got dominated by larger centers BECAUSE HE PLAYS OUT OF POSITION!!! HE CANT PLAY THE FOUR HERE BECAUSE HE HAS NO ATHLETIC ABILITY TO GUARD THE FOURS OF THE NBA AND THE CATS WERE NOT GOING ANYWHERE WITH HIM ESPECIALLY BEING OVERPAYED FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS!!!!!If the Chandler thing doesnt work, fine, you trade him in a few years for his EXPIRING contract and move on. I would much rather have a guy who’s intimidating, plays at his natural position, and shows some kind of emotion for playing than some robotic, archiac, emotionless, overpayed, out of position stiff.

If this was a Larry Brown decision then I will give him the benefit of the doubt. If it is a Bob Johnson clear some money then they are making the wrong decision. You have to win to make money! In Brown We Trust. I hate to see Okafor leave and I really hope there are more players involved because I dont think Chandler for Okafor is a good trade straight up. I hated when Richardson left but that worked out and everyone knows that Brown was not happy with Okafor at the end of last seaon maybe this is why is he leaving.

KD at BDL on yahoo has a good post on this pending trade, though it sounds like Procton wrote it (jokes). Since the Observer doesn’t want to cover the biggest Bobcats story of the year…

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Emeka-Okafor-for-Tyson-Chandler-?urn=nba,179236

Hooray. PER says we lose six wins from this trade! But that can’t be right, because Chandler is the same player as Okafor when they’re both healthy…right?

By all accounts and from what my friends that still live in Charlotte have said, Okafor was a stand up guy the entire time he was in Charlotte. I never heard him complain about the fact that he played for a crappy franchise that changed direction almost every single season he was around. As far as I remember, Okafor played his ass off every night, not to mention that he played in every game for the last 2 seasons. All the best Mek… hope you and CP3 can do something out in the West this year.

that there’s a Bobcats post and over 200 comments already…I guess there are some people around the Queen City (Salisbury here) that are passionate about the ’Cats

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-42-127/Comparing-Tyson-Chandler-and-Emeka-Okafor.html?body=Sacjai

Usually when a trade happens, I’ll write something like, “On the surface, it makes no sense,” and then proceed to walk you through all the cap ramifications to show why a seemingly lopsided deal actually makes some sense.

This isn’t one of those.

If I cared, I’d hope and pray this meant Johnson is about to be on the way out of town.

That being said, my relationship with my NBA team is strained, and I feel like they’re going to havbe to win me back. I wish I could be blissfully ignorant like 95% of the posters on the Observer’s website and think this means A.I is coming to Charlotte…. HOORAY!

But I honestly feel like this move was kow-towing to Bob Johnson who now, may be, the worst owner of any professional sports franchise since the notion existed. He has made zero good moves since he took over and his reverse midas touch continues.

I’m continuing with my original line, I’m hoping this is part of some bigger deal… let’s see… what about Felton and Chandler to Minnesota for Al Jefferson… seems like their GM loves collecting PG’s.

That being said, he is slowly making me not like the team from my home state. I have no problem with him owning the team, but only if he immediately hands over all personnel decisions to a clone of Daryl Morey.

what the hell am i supposed to with my Okafor autographed hat??

Okafor’s gone…the end…

Chandler…new beginning…

When the budget is tight, you do what you got to do.
If Chandler works out for the good, will you all withdraw your comments and praise him.

Everyone griped about Okafor not being a true center(myself included).
He’s gone now and what can be defined as a true Center is coming in. He may not be EXACTLY what you wanted…but he’s a Center none the less.

Okafor…Is he a true Center…by size he’s a PF, but too slow(not agile enough) to guard other PFs in the league…he’s a solid player that puts up good numbers…not great…good…

Diaw…is he a true PF? He has unique skills which make him hard to defend.

Ajinca…Is he a true center? By height…yes, but he is a featherweight…but he has a great skill set that makes him hard to defend.

Focus on what is next…
Felton’s Future here or elsewhere
A I – Is he coming or not
We still have a hole at PF…

You don’t do a deal like this without other plans in the works…and you know Brown wants to shore up the team so he has a set to work with come pre-season

The trade is done. so drop it and let’s look forward.

I don’t think the ’Cats are not done dealing yet…wait and see.

I believe that most people bashing this trade are missing a few things. First of all, I think Okafor is a better overall player than Chandler, but how can we judge this trade when the season is still months away? All the talk about Chandler being injury prone is questionable because the same could be said for Okafor and his back issues which caused him to miss numerous games in his second and third years in the league. Also, Larry Brown is getting players that fit into his system. Even though I believe Okafor is a better overall player, Chandler is light years ahead of him at defending the pick and roll and even getting opportunities from the pick and roll on the offensive end from years of doing it with CP3. Brown’s teams have been known for being good at the pick and roll and good at defending the pick and roll and a pure center, which Chandler is. You also can’t forget that Okafor’s dissension with Brown and the lack of passion displayed probably also led to this trade. Let’s just give it time and see what happens, then if all this bad things happen with Chandler and Okafor becomes the next Olajuwan, then you can say “I told you so”

It’s amazing that you guys care so much whether or not Bob Johnson or Michael Jordan comes to games. WHO CARES?… So if Bob Johnson comes to every game all of a sudden everyone is going to buy season tickets? Your a bunch of cry babies. If you guys really think Okafor was that good I really have to question whether or not you have watched any games! I’m a season ticket holder and couldn’t be happier to get rid of that over paid bum. He has no heart or passion. Great move by the Bobcats!

I pull for the team/players not the front office.

if we are talking about GM’s… Just two years ago the celtics fans were calling for danny ainge to be fired… I think what happens is a team gets a great player or a team gels and all the hating gets quiet and people assume they have a good front office. I think the only way to really judge a owner is whether or not he will spend to retain or sign free agents. And to this point we have signed everyone that came up as a free agent that the fans felt should have been signed!

Please tell me guys what it is about okafor makes him worth an extra 40 million than Chandler? I don’t think the question is just who’s better but who’s more overpaid. At least we now have someone who can guard players like Bosh, Garnett, Nowitzki, and Duncan. Okafor has been destroyed by these bigger centers for the last few years. I think were at least getting equal production and saving money in the process.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-42-127/Comparing-Tyson-Chandler-and-Emeka-Okafor.html

I couldn’t agree more with this article!

Did Tyson pass his physical? Is he a Bobcat? Typically www.bobcatsbasketball.com will have the welcome interview and stuff with a new player…but nothing with Tyson…plus…no more news…what’s up?

They said tha Okafor was officially a hornet…but no mention of TC