Charlotte Bobcats a good fit for Larry Brown
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Agree
.Most of the games they have difficulty closing out. That's why MJ came back and played one-on-one with a couple of those players eg.Okafor, Wallace Etc. That worked well in fact. But the bottom-line is they need a proven coach to motivate these young players on a day-to-day basis - coach Brown will definitely get that done.
Larry Brown will certainly be a big win for the team if they can sign him but they have to stay healthy.
Don't forget they have missed some key players through injury so that hasn't helped in the W column. Sean May has been plagued by injuries in his short career there and they also lost Morrison this season. Gerald Wallace missed a big chunk of games and Felton was jerked around a lot between SG and PG. If they get everyone back healthy next season and can sign a veteran coach like Brown, I have no doubt they will turn it around.
basketoz74
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Look for Doug Collins to be in Charlotte sometime soon.
However in all seriousness if Jordan misses the boat on Brown, and doesn't secure a Tier 1 level coach, this time around, then this franchise will likely flounder for seasons to come.
And if he strikes out on getting a solid coach, this surely must raise serious question marks as to his management ability overall.
His three hires as head coaches (from memory) to date Leonard Hamilton, Doug Collins and Sam Vincent have show little if any success for the franchises involved, and aside from being a likely financial success for the franchises involved, making the play-offs and winning championships is what the measure of a succesful GM is.
However in all seriousness if Jordan misses the boat on Brown, and doesn't secure a Tier 1 level coach, this time around, then this franchise will likely flounder for seasons to come.
And if he strikes out on getting a solid coach, this surely must raise serious question marks as to his management ability overall.
His three hires as head coaches (from memory) to date Leonard Hamilton, Doug Collins and Sam Vincent have show little if any success for the franchises involved, and aside from being a likely financial success for the franchises involved, making the play-offs and winning championships is what the measure of a succesful GM is.
I think they have a strong possibility of making the playoffs
The East is wide open and they have a very good shot of making to the playoffs and probably being in the 6th, 7th or 8th seed
C Emeka Okafor (rookie of the year and one of the best rebounder and shot blocker in the game)
PF Gerald Wallace (the most versatile player in the game...he can shoot the 3, shoot the mid range, drive strong and dunk and make plays for his teammates...one of the top 5 defenders in the game)
SF Walter hermann (One of the best 3 point shooters in the league last year and he put up 15 pts and 8 rebounds in the last month of the season...very good hustle player and plays with intensity)
SG Jason Richardson (he lit up the Western conference opponents to the tune of 20 ppg regularly when he was healthy, imagine what he can do in the east? oh yea he has plenty of experience and he's coming back strong now that he's healthy)
PG Raymond Felton (top 10 PG in the league right now...dude can shoot, pass, defend and play tough on the ball defense...he's got poise and he is a very good leader)
guys coming off the bench:
Primoz Brezec (a banger and can give you a double double once in a while and is VERY VERY GOOD backup center), Matt Carroll (one of the top 10 shooters in the game), Jared Dudley ( top 25 college player last year), Adam Morrison (last year's no.3 pick...very explosive scorer), Ryan hollins (7 foot and agile...very good shot blocker and rebounder), Jeff McInnis and Derek Anderson are solid backup combo guards who run the offense well and play good solid defense.
The team is full of talent already.
basketoz74
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I don't know whether you may have overlooked the supposed wide open Eastern Conference, which had 11 teams with clearly better records then the BobCats.
This including the Celtics (34 games better), Detroit (27 games better) and even divisional rivals Orlando (20 games better), who i would say are leaps and bounds ahead of the BobCats...and certainly don't show the Eastern Conference to be to wide open.
If they could swing a deal, he probably would get strong consideration. He played at UNC and the Bobcats could use a little more 'home state' appeal. MJ and Sean May are a good start, but the more the better.
In the state of North Carolina, college basketball rules. When they started the Hornets team, the draw was state's college players playing in the pros. That's what got them off the ground. The Hornets left, so the Bobcats need to work on the same theory. The arena could be packed every weekend if there was a ACC game being played. The Bobcats have to bring in that same kind of excitement through players and coaches that the people are familiar with.
basketoz74
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Ok well if your going to state something at least be accurate rather then stating clearly unfounded facts -
The Hornets during the first sevens years of thier existance, drafted only one player in the NBA rookie draft who played in North Carolina, that being journeyman veteran JR Reid.
The only veterans acquired who have played for Universities in the Carolina's are a slisted below -
Chucky Brown (1998-00) North Carolina State - 81 games
Terry Dozier (1989-90) South Carolina - 9 games
Todd Fuller (1999-00) North Carolina State - 41 games
Sidney Lowe (1988-89) North Carolina State - 9 games
George Lynch (2001-03) North Carolina - 126 games
Brian Rowsom (1988-90) North Carolina - Wilmington - 78 Games
Charles Shackleford (1998-99) North Carolina State - 32 games
Travis Williams (1997-99) South Carolina State - 47 games
Joe Wolf (1994-96, 1998-99) North Carolina - 67 games
So out of 128 players to done the uniform in both Charlotte and New Orleans, this is the great contribution that Carolina, both North and South made to the organizations foundation and attraction to local fans.
As i have said before Jordan23, by all means nut hug and talk up the Jordan element and the North Carolina factor, but at least be factual and accurate with your comments.
Not one of them players made a wholesome contribution to the success of the franchise or even would be a likely household name, in the USA let alone Australia...aside from probably Chucky Brown and his career note of playing for more NBA franchises then any other player, and perhaps Terry Dozier who had a period of time here in Australia, with the Newcastle Falcons and perhaps another team also.
And if attracting fans by way of local association, is the key ingredient and mandate that Jordan takes, over ensuring a winning enviroment with winning people, then i feel a degree of pity for the BobCats fans.
basketoz74
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No disputing Lynch was a handy player, however adding him in the Hornets last season in Charlotte, was far from a factor in attracting fans during the franchises formative years.
Injuries to Sean May and Adam Morrison contributed to the teams unsuccessful NBA campaign. They really need a quality center(not Wright) who can score about 15 points grab 10 rebounds and block 2 shots. Maybe in next years NBA draft they can have one.
A point guard is really key to teams success lets see if Raymond Felton can be more consistent. Otherwise they need a better experienced point guard.
Nazr played 10th men in Detroit.But he's a excellent pickup and a great backup to Okafor in Charlotte.
Dude, Nazr was starting for most of the season for Charlotte and for a while there was bringing in double doubles! Herrmann and Brezec were sent to Detroit for Mohammed. They looked much much better with Nazr manning the middle and Okafor playing his natural PF, but it still didn't fit well with them.
Back on track though, I think Larry Brown is overrated. He might be a good fit to get the young guys back on track though.
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