Los Angeles Clippers at Charlotte Bobcats 3/12

[Toocool]

We got Clippers this morning (for me, for you guys probably night).
Clippers have always been overshadowed by their counterparts, but the Clippers have a good team.

With the Clippers, we always have to watch up and coming Eric Gordon (check out the other guy's hand lawl).

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/act_eric_gordon.jpg

The All-star Chris "Baldy" Kaman
http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/act_chris_kaman.jpg


And as always, the professional hairy veteran Baron Davis, who's beard everyone wants.
http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/act_baron_davis.jpg

If we're able to shut down these three core guys, we should come away with an easy win.

I'm glad we have this guy healthy to defend against Kaman. I'm more than certain he will show up wearing pants. Not so sure about the purple shirt or the tie though. We also need his length also to stop Davis from driving:
http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/18545306/tyson_twitter_back.jpg


Predictions?

I predict a win, 97 - 79

[teej]

Well, if Jack does better than 1-16, I don't see how we lose...

[ND22]

I'm not going to guarantee a win this time, only because I did last time we played them and we lost. :facepalm:

With that being said, if the bench continues to produce and Jack shows up this time we should be in good shape tonight.

Side note: I almost made tonight's game my first Bobcats game, but my dad having just traveled for the past week, didn't feel like driving up to Charlotte. I hold nothing against him, although not going to this game essentially means I won't get another chance to go to a game until next season. :(

[SWedd523]

I have a huge man crush on Eric Gordon. I hope we win. But I hope he does well.

[Ghost Kat]

I've missed the last three games because of work and once again I'll miss this one. I have to hope for the best with these ying & yang cats. I hope the bench keeps up it's productive streak. This should be a easy win since the Clips are the Sean May of NBA franchises.

The LA Clippers: Where your NBA career/dreams go to die

[ND22]

I have a huge man crush on Eric Gordon. I hope we win. But I hope he does well.

I do too. I traded for him in NBA 2k10 and he's been a constant 20+ ppg scorer for me haha. Maybe one day he can play for the Bobcats for real.

[GoBobs]

Chris Caveman killed us last time. Put Tyson Chandler on him and set it to play tight.

[CarolinaBlue704]

The 'Cats need this one.Gotta take care of teams like this down the stretch,especially at home.

[spectre]

http://www.p2p4u.net/watch/13663/1/watch-charlotte-bobcatsvs---los-angeles-clippers.html

for those in need.

[gforce33]

keep going:biggrin:

[Slam]

What a pass by Felts.

Wow.

I LOVE that sort of pass.

[WarioVsMooChicken]

NICE passing this game

[Muttley]

What a pass by Felts.

Wow.

I LOVE that sort of pass.
Me too. Just beautiful.

Also, it's great to see Boris looking to put the ball in the hoop himself.

[gforce33]

jax miss 3 easy layup :g:



gw 10pts 5reb :)

[spectre]

Little weak on the D but Baron & Kaman are tough. Offense is clicking really well so far!

[Talent]

The refs need to call 3 seconds more I like they are calling it but ummm the other team is doing that too...

[gforce33]

steal and slam:)

[gforce33]

Anyone like GW hair :facepalm:

[spectre]

Per the Clips announcers...

TT went into LB's office the other day and Larry thought he was going to ask for more PT. Instead TT says he just wanted to tell LB thanks...no one's ever worked with him like he has".

Herb Brown: "He's going to be great".

[Talent]

Per the Clips announcers...

TT went into LB's office the other day and Larry thought he was going to ask for more PT. Instead TT says he just wanted to tell LB thanks...no one's ever worked with him like he has".

Herb Brown: "He's going to be great".

That made me smile :)

[spectre]

Per Clips' announcers after he made that midrange:

Talked to DJ and asked him why such a terrible 2nd season up til the last 5 games. Said he was playing too passive, trying to get his team mates involved. What got him out of it...said he "just got out of it".

[Slam]

Per the Clips announcers...

TT went into LB's office the other day and Larry thought he was going to ask for more PT. Instead TT says he just wanted to tell LB thanks...no one's ever worked with him like he has".

Herb Brown: "He's going to be great".

Wow!! That's SO encouraging.

Mind if I post this over at RGM?

[spectre]

Course not.

Nice to get some inside stuff for a change!

And I totally agree...awesome stuff. If the Browns think he's great I see no way they don't give him that QO.

[WarioVsMooChicken]

that was the perfect awwwww =) moment.

[Slam]

Course not.

Nice to get some inside stuff for a change!

And I totally agree...awesome stuff. If the Browns think he's great I see no way they don't give him that QO.
Thanks.

After offering the QO to McMay and Ammo it will be nice to actually get a return on our investment this time.

It will be money well spent.

[WarioVsMooChicken]

The Clippers have the best announcers

[Slam]

Felts is making some A+, top shelf, pure gold type passes tonight.

[spectre]

What an asshole play by Baron. :mad:

[WarioVsMooChicken]

WALLLLLCEEEEEEEEE!!! o

[gforce33]

wtf baron??????

[CatNation]

oh god........:mad:

[spectre]

Baron just went way high on my shit list. That was such a crap play...undercut him while in the air.

Oh thank God Crash is back up.

[WarioVsMooChicken]

Wallace is a freaken warrior

[CatNation]

get him outta here we dont need him now. ups time

[spectre]

He's limping slightly...hope he's going to be ok.

[Talent]

Hope Wallace is okay. When I first saw it I did not see a flagrant, but after the replay Davis did push him in the back.

[GoBobs]

damn that link is a piece of trash with all those adds :(

[dnbman]

Felts is making some A+, top shelf, pure gold type passes tonight.

If he makes more passes like that last one to Wallace, he's going to be top 3 in the league in assists. Man, that was a laser.

[spectre]

damn that link is a piece of trash with all those adds :(

http://atdhe.net/14861/watch-los-angeles-clippers-vs-charlotte-bobcats

Try that one GoBobs...much better.

[Muttley]

Per the Clips announcers...

TT went into LB's office the other day and Larry thought he was going to ask for more PT. Instead TT says he just wanted to tell LB thanks...no one's ever worked with him like he has".

Herb Brown: "He's going to be great".
That's just awesome.

[Slam]

Baron just went way high on my shit list. That was such a crap play...undercut him while in the air.
I think it's the DIRTIEST thing a player to can do to another player.

I would rather Reggie Evans try and finger my bum than have someone under cut me like that. It's fucking cowardly - especially for someone like Davis who could NEVER block Crash on a break away like that, especially when they are this far behind in the game, especially when the game doesn't matter to them and especially considering there was only 1 sec left in the 1st half.

It's not like Crash was trying to make the game winning basket.

Total pricks act on all levels.

[GoBobs]

thanks ! :)

[gforce33]

Hope Wallace is okay.

[GoBobs]

Love to see the team running and getting all these fast break points. This is how we should have been playing all year.

[Muttley]

From the front angle, it looks like he's trying for the ball. But from the back, it's clearly a push while Crash was jumping. That's such a messed up thing to do. Then after he's called for the flagrant 1, Baron's trying to argue with the refs.

Stay classy Baron...

[WarioVsMooChicken]

having a solid backup PF has made Diaw play much better

Same has happened for Felton as DJ progressed

[BobCatsFanInTx]

Katy Bar The Door!!! No Wallace no Bobcats win!!!

[dnbman]

Love the pace.

We really get it after it on defense, giving us a lot of fast break points.

I tell you what Jordan needs to invest in next: an air traffic control tower. Those guys look like they're going to take each other out on every shot attempt near the basket.

[Slam]

Steph just said Crash has gone in for x-rays and is still in the locker room.

[spectre]

Remember that slump Crash had finding the hole? Last two games he's missed 2 shots out of around 19/20.

Guess he's out of that slump!

Yah, Felton is dishing very well and other guys are scoring. He's only taken 3 shots...wish he'd at least have made that 1st 3...but I've always said he thrives best when he's not having to be the main option.

Pretty much the total opposite of DJ I guess! That just makes our PG depth that much better...all sorts of ways to throw it at the opponent.

No Crash start of the 3rd.

[gforce33]

gerald........

[Slam]

Steph just confirmed its a left ankle sprain and that Crash is done for the night.

[Muttley]

No Crash start of the 3rd.

Steph's reporting it's just a sprain.

[Marvel]

Man Butler's got a sweet stroke

[rsxnova]

The rest of this game is a perfect storm for a Felton TD

[BobCatsFanInTx]

Katy Bar The Door the Bobcats Are Going To Choke!!!

[dnbman]

The rest of this game is a perfect storm for a Felton TD

DDDDDDDDDDDUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!


You just violated THE BCP rule.

Never


ever


EVER

EV-ER

mention the possibility of the triple-double.

Go sit in the corner until the fourth.

[GoBobs]

Gerald is out so LB plays the bench less :g:wtf?

want to see tyrus Hendo DJ Brown Pace..!

[spectre]

Alrite admit it...there was just a little piece of everyone here that wanted Felton to undercut Baron on that layup?

Course Felton isn't an asshole but a class act.

[rsxnova]

leaves till the fourth...

EDIT: HOLY SHIT STEVIE, and it just started thundering. I smell divine intervention.

[Talent]

Less graham please this quarter. Release the bench a bit.

[x2pacalypse]

i hope diop snaps baron's spine, i don't think anybody would miss him if he went to jail

[Muttley]

Alrite admit it...there was just a little piece of everyone here that wanted Felton to undercut Baron on that layup?

Course Felton isn't an asshole but a class act.
I'll totally admit it! I'm glad he didn't, though. Raymond wouldn't have felt too good about it.

[GoBobs]

Nice dunk but Graham. Speaking of Diop I hope we see some DIop it like its hot tonight. PLay the Bench LB!

[Muttley]

Tyrus just got a Triple-Triple! (3 3-seconds calls)

[Muttley]

Nice dunk but Graham. Speaking of Diop I hope we see some DIop it like its hot tonight. PLay the Bench LB!
Diop's out for the next 3 games with dizziness. They're not sure what exactly's wrong with him, I guess, and want to be cautious.

[Slam]

Alrite admit it...there was just a little piece of everyone here that wanted Felton to undercut Baron on that layup?

Course Felton isn't an asshole but a class act.
Are you kidding me?

I was hoping he was going to take a foreign object from out of his jersey and break the little pricks knee cap.

[rsxnova]

Nice dunk but Graham. Speaking of Diop I hope we see some DIop it like its hot tonight. PLay the Bench LB!

Diop will not play in the Bobcats' next three games after becoming dizzy and light-headed following a workout Thursday, Inside Hoops reports.
Spin:
Diop will sit out Friday night's game against the Clippers, then will not travel with the team for games in Orlando and Indiana. He will undergo a medical evaluation to determine the cause of the spell.


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Fri, Mar 12

[Woodsy23]

Are you kidding me?

I was hoping he was going to take a foreign object from out of his jersey and break the little pricks knee cap.

this ^^ cheating clipper pr1ck$.

[Talent]

Man the Clippers are only in this because the refs. Lot of no calls, and 5 3 seconds calls to 1.....

[GoBobs]

In Jacksons defense Kobe gets that call every time.

[spectre]

Are you kidding me?

I was hoping he was going to take a foreign object from out of his jersey and break the little pricks knee cap.

LOL...wrestling fan I take it? :p

He only had two fouls. I think he could have easily justified getting on his hip and riding him up into the 5th row.

Damn Butler/Outlaw getting hot and we only have a 9 point lead. Hope Jax pulls it together here for the last stretch.

[-Ian-]

Per the Clips announcers...

TT went into LB's office the other day and Larry thought he was going to ask for more PT. Instead TT says he just wanted to tell LB thanks...no one's ever worked with him like he has".

Herb Brown: "He's going to be great".
Thanks for this post, man. :cool: That's great to hear.

I also got the Clippers feed. But maybe I wasn't watching yet when this was said by the announcers.

[spectre]

You're very welcome. I just wish I remembered the full quote.

C'mon Cats...finish this thing out.

[GoBobs]

Baron Davis on the bench so long and Marty Colins in the game? I smell a tank job.

[CatNation]

well there goes any chance for the triple double. thanks steve

[spectre]

Watch how TC shows on that screen for Baron just enough to screw up his drive. Stellar stuff.

[CatNation]

lovin what tysons been bringing!

[BETCATS]

its nice to see Tyson finally playing like the man we all knew he was.

Where did Tyrus get his jumpshot from? I dont think i ever saw that from him before he came here.

[spectre]

TT is showing great vision in the paint with the ball.

Lord their freaking wings can't miss. Thankfully so far we've had an answer.

[Woodsy23]

oh T12 you just made my night lets get this and one

[GoBobs]

Nice touch Tyrus!

[Muttley]

Watch how TC shows on that screen for Baron just enough to screw up his drive. Stellar stuff.
I just rewound the dvr to see what you were talking about. No way I would have noticed that on my own, but you're totally right. Baron pulls up just as soon as Tyson makes that small step to the right. Tyson's been giving some good minutes lately. He's actively working for his points and boards instead of waiting for them to magically appear for him.

[CatNation]

cant believe this crap theyre making. there you go JAX:biggrin:

[Woodsy23]

let me correct that jack YOU just made my night:biggrin:

[gforce33]

we won
hope gerald is okay

[Talent]

6th 3 second call on the Bobcats. Wow...just wow.

[GoBobs]

refs are playing who can call the most 3 sec calls tonight

[spectre]

I just rewound the dvr to see what you were talking about. No way I would have noticed that on my own, but you're totally right. Baron pulls up just as soon as Tyson makes that small step to the right. Tyson's been giving some good minutes lately. He's actively working for his points and boards instead of waiting for them to magically appear for him.

It's really the only thing you can do when you have such a dominating PG like Baron and he really does it well. The true test would be how well we would cover TC's guy if Baron would ever throw it to him.

TC does need to learn how to not stay in the paint on offense so much tho!

[spectre]

Thank God! Losing Crash was big, so I'm proud of the guys for holding it together the 2nd half after losing their best player.

Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And fuck you Baron.

[Talent]

Thank God! Losing Crash was big, so I'm proud of the guys for holding it together the 2nd half after losing their best player.

Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And fuck you Baron.


I agree fuck off Baron.

[Woodsy23]

hope Gerald is okay, woulda liked to have seen more of hendo and actually seen UPS but a wins a win and we've got a bit of a streak going at just the right time :)

[ammofan]

I am worried about Gerald....I was at the game and I was on here on my phone frantically searching to see what was being said about him.

[Toocool]

Great win.
Great quote from Spec about TT
Great hatred for Baron at the moment.
Great passing by Felton.

Hated Crash getting injured
Hated Baron pushing him
Hated UPS not getting off the bench
Hated that the bench didn't get much run.

[spectre]

Charlotte Bobcats extend streak, but Wallace injury a concern (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/12/1309926/bobcats-extend-winning-streak.html)


They carted Gerald Wallace to his car Friday and as much fun as he made that for his daughter on his lap - think the tram at Disney World - this looked like trouble.

Wallace couldn't play in the second half of a 106-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. He has a sprained left ankle, a sore left foot and a headache after Baron Davis took out his legs as Wallace attempted to dunk just before halftime.

"Pray," teammate Stephen Jackson (24 points) said ominously.

[ammofan]

Charlotte Bobcats extend streak, but Wallace injury a concern (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/12/1309926/bobcats-extend-winning-streak.html)

damn doesnt look good.....i will pray

[spectre]

LB postgame:

Xray negative but it's sprained & his foot is bothering him. They're going to "wait and see"...might do an MRI tomorrow.

LB seems concerned.

[ziggy]

What was troubling about this is that to me, Crash just seemed to be getting back to his pre-allstar level before his previous ankle injury.

does anyone know if its the same ankle? :g:

[King Taharqa]

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BOBCATS...WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK N' ROLL!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH-UqB7uYiE

[ALong13]

Good win tonight, we needed this win after Chicago lost again and we're going up against the Magic Sunday. Sucks to lose Wallace, I just hope its not as bad as it looked, because to me it looked very bad. Hopefully he sits out Sunday and can make the games tuesday and wednesday

[Dr. Blotter]

Didn't get to see this game... but I am proud of the Cats for the win, especially without Wallace, Baron is such a douche. Hope he is gonna be ok, will be hopin for Sunday against the Magic, I expect a win, but am just hoping we could pull out a win.

Go CATS!!!

[TheBeagle]

A night of mixed emotions for The Beagle.....

First and foremost, another win in the bag, 5th in a row, 2 games over .500, all alone in 6th, and 2.5 games up on 9th place Bulls!!!

The good: I made great time getting to the game, got there a little after 6, and when I got to my seats I noticed a certain fellow-bearded individual who I've been a big fan of since his college days. I geeked out, went down to the tunnel entrance, got a signature, got to show off my beard, and best of all, got his seal of approval and got him to laugh. Talk about being on a high...I mean, this meeting was like over 10-12 years in the making for me!!!

The bad: Of course, the fellow-bearded fellow was B Dizzle, and he hurt our Gerald on a highly questionable decision by him. I mean, that's so not like Baron to give a push in the back of a guy who is so vulnerable by going fast and hard to the rim. I can't hate him, and he's still my favorite non-Bobcat player in the league, but that was a massive massive buzzkill for me; not only to have GW out for god-knows-how-long, but for my boy, BD to be the culprit :(

Congrats for the guys to keep battling through in the 2nd half, but I was dead inside; really, I was miserable to the point I was feeling like I was watching a bad loss. I'm still so down, it's hard for me to even think of the win that we did get.

Sharing a laugh with one of my top 5 favs of all time, then have him (unintentional as it was) hurt another of my top 5 favs, but more special because he's a Bobcat....this was the true definition of a "bittersweet" night for me; that's for fucking sure....

[dnbman]

One other thing I loved: even though we had no blocked shots, we redirected a TON of shots. If we get our other centers healthy, we'll have a ton of fresh bigs to come in and wreak havoc.

[spectre]

"He was going so fast to the hole that I was just trying to cut him off," Davis said. "I had no intentions of trying to hurt him or flagrant foul somebody, especially when they're fighting for a playoff position. ... I was just trying to give a foul to stop a basket. I guess his momentum was just carrying him too fast, and I kind of misjudged it."

:cool:

Sounds all well and good Baron, but I think everyone who watched that sequence knew you were pissed off Crash stole the ball from you. Even the Clips' announcers said as much.

[SWedd523]

One other thing I loved: even though we had no blocked shots, we redirected a TON of shots. If we get our other centers healthy, we'll have a ton of fresh bigs to come in and wreak havoc.

In recent news, when prompted why the Bobcats didn't record a single block while opposing Guard Rasul Butler had 3, Tyrus Thomas claimed, "Why try and block it? We knew it wasn't going to go in anyway, so we just stood there and yelled 'booga booga booga'"

[PouncingBobcat]

:cool:

Sounds all well and good Baron, but I think everyone who watched that sequence knew you were pissed off Crash stole the ball from you. Even the Clips' announcers said as much.

Davis was way out of line with his foul on Wallace. Baron, you play for the Los Angeles "worst franchise in American sports" Clippers. You have had no chance at the playoffs since your season's tip-off. Let Crash score his layup and move on with losing the remainder of your schedule.

How this team manages to survive in the same building as the Lakers is hilarious. If it wasn't for the Clippers ability to sell tickets at the Staples Center so fans could see real NBA teams come to play, they would be relocated in a heartbeat. (If I had my way that's exactly what would happen.)

Now because B-D had the urge to show some "heart" after a turnover we may be 1-2 weeks without our franchise player.

I like the front-office's decision to bring in Larry Hughes to temporarily fill the gap. He's on the down side of an under-achieved career in my opinion. (Too many seasons with teams like the Warriors, Wizards, etc.) I think he may be able to step in and bring 10-15 per game while Crash is out.

As Stephen Jackson said after the game, "Pray". This franchise deserves a playoff berth and missing Wallace for 5-10 games out of our remaining 20 will make things too close for comfort.