am i the only one who thinks that bobcats should stand pat?

Absolutely not; you and I are on the exact same page.

The best possible “trade” has already happened: Larry Brown in exchange for * insert fully invested coach name HERE *. That name turned out to be Paul Silas, and the days of McGuire for 30+ minutes and DNP-CDs for D. Brown are behind us.

Joy to the World…

Completely agree with the team staying pat…
Here’s my thoughts on Silas specifically:
http://www.tradestreetpost.com/2010-articles/december/thoughts-on-paul-silas.html

Stand pat whilst we see what the new coach can do with the team. Trades may be necessary closer to the trade deadline but I don’t think it will cost us anything to see what Silas can do with the team for 5 – 10 games.

A chance.

They may not be able to do a thing with it. They may be able to turn things around to one degree or another. Nothing would have changed as long as Brown was at the helm.

Show me one other team in the league right now that has no idea what the true potential of most of their players is? Is Jackson ailing, aging, or just caught without real guidance and leadership from a coach? Is Wallace aging, poorly equipped to learn how to avoid charging calls, or just beaten up from well over a year of physical abuse? Will a more open game allow Crash to run free once again without getting caught in a crowd? Can Tyrus respond to proper training and discipline and become a real NBA starter? Is D. Brown as one-dimensional as he seems or was it the constrictions of the Brown system?

I could come up with questions like this about every player on the roster and none can really be answered. To be this deep into a season and have basic questions like these regarding every player unanswered is unheard of. It’s the cost of having a coach that just mails it in.

I know everyone is excited to get their first look at Silas’ vision – Bobcats 2.0 if you will. But let’s take a breath. The team will have perhaps 2 practices, a holiday, and then 2 more practices before taking the court. The squad has been playing as an undisciplined mob under the most structured coach in the sport for months now. Muscle memory doesn’t change overnight. Playing tendencies can’t be reversed that quickly. If we’re very fortunate, we’ll get a good idea of the direction Silas believes presents the brightest future Monday. But execution will likely be sloppy and it will be at least a couple of games before it begins to all come together and all the questions about this team can begin to find answers. These guys are pros. It won’t take them long. After the advanced calculus LB forced everyone to learn, Silas’ promised high school math should be a breeze for them. Monday night we’ll get our first glimpse. If we’re very lucky the guys will already look reborn. It’s more likely though, that we’ll have to be patient for another 2 or three games.
If we’re going to have any hope of building momentum and the post season, January will be our month.

And we all know he desperately wants to make the playoffs again and rebuilding will be a last option for him. So I think it’s safe to say he’ll likely stand pat for a little while to see if we get back in the hunt. I’d like to see another playoff push too.

But if you start looking at the future of this team as currently assembled, you could make a case that selling high on some of our starters might be the prudent move for the long term interests of the franchise.

I mean really, what’s the point? I say we stay put until mid to late January, and see what direction the team takes under Silas.

and the Cats reportedly have deals negotiated that they can pull the trigger on to make the changes they want next week. Clearly it’s audition time for who’s on board the new train.

Still, as OurDay said, this could look very ugly. We already had a lot of turnovers in the LB system. Using a fast break runing style always welcomes TO’s. I’m also not sure will will rebound as well in this system. A lot depends on matchups. Still, we are better built to run, and I’m very interested to see how we do at it.

And too bad I won’t be attending the game tonight , but I think it’s gonna be electric!! Almost like a playoff atmosphere!