Charlotte Bobcats knock out Washington Wizards, 107-96; Wiz suffer 14th straight loss

Just wondering.

till’ the cows come home. The truth is, every time Hughes misses a shot, you’re all going to say how bad he is, and every time he hits one you’re going to say how lucky he was. Graham has proven himself enough so there’s no point in defending him. But Hughes has played three games and played a pretty decent one tonight. Sure there were some bad shots, but what player on our team DOESNT take bad shots from time to time (except Felton as of late, I haven’t seen him force a shot in AWHILE)? I’m all for giving the rookies some burn, but at least try to approach Larry Hughes with an open mind. I mean the dude had 10 points (yes on 4-10 shooting), 3 rebounds, and an assist with only one turnover. That’s not flashy, but its what we should expect from a role player. I’m not bashing any of you guys because I love everyone that posts on here, but I feel like you guys are a little unfair towards both Graham and ESPECIALLY Larry Hughes. Once again, Graham should be out of the question here because he has already proven to be a solid guy if we are in a pinch.

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David- This version is different from the version I recently emailed you. After I sent it, I realized you couldn’t see the basketball on the back of the shirt, which I thought was pretty necessary. So I made the Diaw-esque character larger so the basketball can be seen

could we use his Bird Year Exception to go over the salary cap to sign him?…Bird year details are a little muddled to me but I’m absolutely sure he qualifies. If so would that be a solution?

First of all, Larry Brown arrived loaded for bear. I have no idea why, but he was growling and barking the moment we arrived tonight. It didn’t take him long to find a target for his ire. He literally spent the entire second half chewing on DJ Augustin every second number 14 was on the court. He would walk up the court beside DJ barking and waving every step of the way. In the later stages of things we observed DJ visibly trying to avoid his coach by bringing the ball up on the other side of the court. It didn’t matter. Coach is experienced at being heard in a room full of fans. During one timeout, LB marched out on court right past the other 4 players and met DJ at the center circle. I swear I thought he was gonna grab Deej by the ear and drag him the rest of the way. It was hard for us not to laugh by that point.

Second of all, don’t be mislead by Hughes’ poor shooting percentage. Almost every shot he took was as the third option and he actually not only showed restraint, but played the best he’s played since coming to the Cats. He was also almost constantly in position and seldom looked lost on court. It seemed like every time the Bobcats began to falter, it was Hughes that held them together. I haven’t liked a thing he’s done since joining the team, but tonight he impressed the hell out of me.

Raymond Felton played the most solid game I’ve ever seen from him. He was an assist machine and defensively there were times it seemed like there was more than one of him out there.

Tyson Chandler was pointless until the game was almost over. It didn’t matter. He was a lot of fun to watch. A couple of times another Bobcat got called for a foul and Tyson clearly looked at the ref and said, “Wait, that wasn’t me?” complete with a big smile. He was obviously having fun out there. When he finally did score it was on a thundering alley-oop and he ran back upcourt waving his arms exhorting the crowd to cheer. A lot of us laughed that a man with one 4th quarter bucket would act like he had just set the league scoring record. A lot of us laughed. But everyone rose up and cheered. By the way, “everyone” was a hell of a lot of people tonight.

No, Andrewlail never made it to the Jumbotron. But several staff members checked out the signs he and his son were holding and told still more people about them. They got a lot of attention and as we were leaving one staffer apologized to him and promised him that if he were to bring the signs back another night, they’d get them on the big screen and try to get them on the tv broadcast as well.

For large chunks of the game the Bobcats looked like contenders. Even more importantly in my opinion, they were having fun together. The bench was all smiles and players were loudly congratulated for solid play both on defense, and on offense. The only glum faces belonged LB who was seemingly on his very last nerve most of the game, and Augustin, who seemed to shrink a bit every time Brown sent a withering gaze and comment his way. I can’t define it really, but there was also a new attitude amongst the staff as well. The joint was rocking and there were already signs of better finance everywhere. Let’s just say the atmosphere was brighter and the staff didn’t act like they had to sneak back in after everyone was gone and rummage in the seats for enough change to pay the locker room light bill.

It’s been fun to go to the Cable Box all season. Now, it’s the best time in town. My favorite moment of the night was when I wheeled my chair out to a swag table. I asked for a certain shirt and was told they didn’t have it in the size I needed. The woman at the counter said, “You can walk downstairs to the main store and they’ll probably have it there.” I sat there for a second looking up at her and watched her brain realize what her mouth had just said. She really did turn a remarkable shade of red. We both had a good laugh over it, but I’d wager a fair bit of coin she’ll be shaking her head and telling her coworkers about her blunder for several days to come.

Time is running out to get to a game before the regular season ends. If you miss it you’ll miss out. The time to sit on the fence has passed and the time for the people of Charlotte to be fans of pro ball again has officially arrived. Welcome to the bandwagon, newcomers. We’ve been saving a seat for you.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/top_plays/2010/03/26/20100326_motn.nba

Featuring that PG everybody loves to hate.

I’m a little horse today though. I looked for some of y’all… but didn’t see anyone I was in section 210.

Efficiency was the measure of the night in Charlotte.