Bobcats Blot Out the Suns 125-99

Awesome game.

gerald wallace still pays $1 for gas.

That silence you hear is the naysayers.
A few adjectives from the AP game recap and the Yahoo recap:

Dangerous
Unstoppable
Hungry
Damaging

Drink them in friends. They’re describing our team.

In case anyone reading this doesn’t think being at .500 is phenomenal progress, the last time the Charlotte Bobcats were at .500 was with a record of 6-6 at the start of the 2007/8 season.

Did you just sit up a little straighter? You should. This is our team.

I’m now going to describe the essentials for a successful playoff run. Let’s see how we shape up, shall we?

1. Dangerous on the home court. CHECK! We’re not just winning at home, we’re among the toughest teams in the NBA to defeat in their own house.

2. Winners on the road. Nope. Not even close. With our annual West Coast swing less than 2 weeks away we aren’t likely to change this stat any time soon either. If the Bobcats come back home having won more than 2 of those games I think most of us will consider it a success. If they win more than half of them, I’ll personally put the first $50 in the kitty to start erecting the Larry Brown statue in downtown Charlotte.

3. If a starter gets injured, the team maintains until that starter returns. BIGTIME CHECK!
More than one person is openly speculating that Chandler’s 10 game absence is one of the reasons FOR the current hot streak.

4. If some of the starters have off nights, the bench picks up the slack. CHECK!
Suddenly the Bobcats have a bench. Flip Murray has reignited the fire in his belly again and he’s not the only spark plug suddenly firing on the bench…

5. The rookies hit their stride. small check
Henderson has ridden the pine for so long he’s going to need SEVERAL games of 10+ minutes to shake off the rust before he can even begin to reach for his potential. But Derrick Brown (our second rounder, btw) is looking like a 3-year veteran in a lot of ways. Tonight he poured in 18 even though the rest of his stat line left quite a bit to be desired. If this is what he can do before the midpoint of his rookie year, the very thought of what his game is going to look like come March is enough to make my heartrate climb.

6. They peak in the final quarter of the regular season and rest their starters to prep for the postseason, only playing them enough to keep them sharp. NOPE!
We’re peaked as I type this. Not only can we not get any higher without bringing in a trade, if we can turn this peak into a plateau by staying this tight for the rest of the season we won’t have a thing to worry about. Secondly, we all know damned well we won’t have the luxury of “saving” our starters for the playoffs.

So how does it all add up? Being as detached and objective as I can (not easy y’all I do love this team) a team that stacks up like what I outlined above can look at maybe lasting past the first round if they’re in the West. The Eastern Conference is a whole lot weaker though. In the East I just described the sort of team that has an outside chance of reaching the Conference Finals before going home for the summer.

If nothing disastrous (please don’t get hurt Crash, Jax, or RayRay) happens, I predict that’s just what the Bobcats will achieve. A 5 seed (possibly even 4th if misfortune hits one of the other teams) that will drive deep into the playoffs before getting hammered by the team heading to the NBA Finals. A trade or injuries could derail the entire train at this point and we’re not close enough to playoff time that the whole season can’t be washed away. But guys? This is the team we’ve been dreaming about and paying dues for. We’ve waited half a decade for it. Let’s enjoy it!

Watch out NBA. The Charlotte Bobcats have ARRIVED!

Just checked the score and was shocked! Wallace and Jackson both scoring 29??? Thats got to be near impossible to stop. Best home record in the East! This is getting exciting!

The Bocats are playing inspired hoops right now…and they aren’t done yet, the Sacremento Kings must be shaking in their Converse hightops…bring on the Kings!
Kudos to Larry Brown and Staff…he has come and he has built it…a team worthy of the playoff’s

something the Cats have needed all year. Confidence in THEIR team and THEIR system. It’s working right now. They have some REALLY big games coming up(especially on the road) and they now have the confidence to show the world what they’re made of.

In Hollinger’s daily power rankings, the Bobcats are 9th overall. NINTH
We also are almost a lock for the playoffs at 93.5 % projected record: 45-37

Did anyone else notice his +/- ? -20. I know the plus minus isn’t a good statistic or anything but wow. On a side note, Derrick Brown is quickly becoming one of my favorite players on the team

I’m so glad for all us fans—and the team of course.

Enjoy the season folks, because this is awesome.

Incredible run. Awesome victory. Kings on Monday. Here we come. Game time 2:00pm.

More than one person is openly speculating that Chandler’s 10 game absence is one of the reasons FOR the current hot streak.

How sweet it is. Finally some optimism from a Rufus Blog. Its about time.
The way we are playing D right now is special. Teams dont want to come in to Charlotte to play With the way we are playing at home winning a playoff series or two is not out of reach. If Boris Diaw can continue to play up to his potential we can play with anyone .

and start losing games again. It looks like the playoff teams in the east are starting to seperate themselves from the loterry teams.

after the all star break. the games following the all star break will decide who makes it and doesn’t. A lot of teams give up after the all star break, and a lot of teams WAKE UP after the ASB.