Philadelphia 76ers @ Charlotte Bobcats 2/23

[CaptainCrunch]

Could the good guys make it 3-0 after the all-star break? We have looked good in our last two wins especially last night when we came back and won. Philly beat New York on wed. by 20 and kyle korver scored 31 so hopefully we can slow them down and get the W.

[CaptainCrunch]

Oh yeah could someone add the player of the game poll for me? thanks

[123together]

ill say this: if morrison continues his stellar play off the bench the bobcats will definitely win!!!

[King Taharqa]

Philly is starting to gel. Igudola has been on a tear and their scrubs are getting out and knocking down shots. They beat us handily last time we played them, we need some payback. GO BOBCATS!

[sc0Nes]

bobcats are going to come out and avenge that loss. that was a game where they lacked energy and i am guessing that they won't come out flat tomorrow.

i'll say emeka has 18-18-3 for player of the game....low-scoring contest.

[AUando]

Wallace scores 33 and the Bobcats win by 5 points, while making key free throws down the stretch.

[Dead_Real]

We can't go in there over looking this team we have to still play hard we can win this game lets just do it. I see Matt Carroll having a huge game tonight for some reason.

Go Bobcats!!!

[ziggy]

Bad news, Emeka is likely out tonight with flu-like symptoms


it appears Emeka Okafor is unlikely to play tonight for the Charlotte Bobcats against Philadelphia, after he missed morning shootaround with flu-like symptoms.

article from the Observer (http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/16768305.htm)

[dvdbumpus]

Dare I say it, will Ryan Hollins get extended minutes?

Will Walter?

Will Jake ::)?


I stil see us pulling together and winning. 100-97.

[ziggy]

I think we'll get extended minutes from Ryan Hollins and we may even have an Eric Williams sighting.

[dvdbumpus]

I think we'll get extended minutes from Ryan Hollins and we may even have an Eric Williams sighting.


you better watch. That's risky business mentioning Eric Williams. ::)

[Dead_Real]

I rather have Hollins get the minutes instead of Foul machine Jake.

[Fromage]

I don't like the way we match up with these guys, especially w/out Mek. But hell, The TWolves shot 60%+ against us in the 1st half wednesday and we still won. We just need somebody to step up and help out with the rebounding.

[Mustachio]

without mek its gonna be tough....

but if we can keep it close, we will have a shot at the end. especially if raymond or adam has a dominant 4th quarter performance

[DaFlameking]

we are a team. we are not like the heat that is dependent on one player. we can win this without emeka if we play our positions perfectly. I believe that Gerald Wallace will shine because whenever he is to take over when Emeka is gone, he usually goes gold!

Plus this is the 76ers. They're dead

GO Bobcats!

[Fromage]

Anyone else watch on league Pass? In the FoxSports North postgame coverage wed night, MN's coach was asked point blank by a local reporter: "coach, i'd like you to respond to something i came away thinking this: outside of Kevin Garnett, they have better players than we do." (or something very close to that wording).

MN's coach answered by saying "no, they just have a better mindset, and play well as a team." He mentioned the baseline save Mek made, and how Carrol rebounded... he was highly complimentary in that regard.

[Dead_Real]

Looks like Emeka will play tonight but he wont start.

[ziggy]

Looks like Emeka will play tonight but he wont start.
Thats great news!

[tamburello]

We established an early 14 point lead, with 10 minutes to the halftime. Everybody is doing well, especially Ammo is damn hot. 10 points already. Even my Walter has made his first shot. Until now, everything is going fine, go Cats.

[King Taharqa]

4 in a row baby. How sweet it is.

[Dead_Real]

4 game winning streak I'm loving it good to see his finally hold on to a lead for a change good win for the Cats tonight.

[ziggy]

Tonight was a great win, Emeka stepped up with 16 points and 16 boards even though he was sick, Crash did his thing (it sbecoming routine now) and Adam had another solid game with 19 points. They're playing great, and now we are just 3.5 games out of that 8th playoff seed.

[dvdbumpus]

Tonight was a great win, Emeka stepped up with 16 points and 16 boards even though he was sick, Crash did his thing (it sbecoming routine now) and Adam had another solid game with 19 points. They're playing great, and now we are just 3.5 games out of that 8th playoff seed.



I think we can make the 8th seed. Honestly, New Jersey is sucking (and will continue to get worse), Miami is out with D-Wade out. Orlando could go either way but I think we're better.

New York Atlanta Philly and Boston? Please

I fear Milwaukee if they get Redd to 100%. With a healthy team they're a threat and are a serious dark horse.



Emeka, you're just tough. The flu and still pulled a double double...NIICE!

One question for you guys, would anyone be opposed to having JB take over as head coach for the rest of the season and make Bernie the assistant? :P J.B. surprising does very well coaching this team (as evidenced by everytime he coaches, the team spanks who we're playing)

[ziggy]

JB needs more experience before I could feel comfortable in a head coaching position. Hes done well in relief, but the fact is that if Bernie weren't his dad he would be an assistant coach on someones division 2 squad.

[Dead_Real]

Agreed Zig I remember he was close as hell to getting thrown out of a couple of our Summer league games this year.

[dvdbumpus]

it's not by choice for JB, but more of a last resort instead of Bernie.

[AUando]

Woot Woot!! 4 in a row and counting!! They are really coming together and Ammo is starting to play like a 2nd year player already. If they can buckle down and D up against the good teams...who knows?! Either way this year should turn out to be a great building block for next year.

[sc0Nes]

Crash did his thing (it sbecoming routine now)
that is crazy, remember just a year ago he would have a game like this one and everyone would say "if he could just get some consistency he would be a good player!" and now here we are and he's starting to put it together night in and night out...

next up a tough game against the red-hot toronto raptors...isn't it amazing how when you win you get excited to look at the calender? instead of if you're losing and looking at the calender like "When is the draft again?"

[dvdbumpus]

Crash did his thing (it sbecoming routine now)
that is crazy, remember just a year ago he would have a game like this one and everyone would say "if he could just get some consistency he would be a good player!" and now here we are and he's starting to put it together night in and night out...

next up a tough game against the red-hot toronto raptors...isn't it amazing how when you win you get excited to look at the calender? instead of if you're losing and looking at the calender like "When is the draft again?"


Absolutely. It's definitely good that crash it putting it together, he's only 24 and is finally getting "it".

We should definitely compete against Toronto, we beat New Orleans and they were on a major win streak.

[DaFlameking]

4 in a row. Im loving this. Great teamwork have been put into these games. Okafor came off the bench and had a double double 16 - 16 <-- a REALLY double double lol.

Great Game Bobcats, Keep up the good work