New York @ Charlotte 04/18

[tamburello]

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VS
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Venue: http://www.parkingunlimited.com/images/home_arena.gif

Time: http://www.libsector.idsc.gov.eg/images/clock700.jpg

Bobcats(33-48) Line-Up

PG #20 Raymond Felton 13.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 7.1 apg, 1.51 spg 38% fg, 33% 3pt, 80% ft
http://www.tarheeldaily.com/photos/felton.jpg

SG #22 Brevin Knight 9.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 6.4 apg, 1.5 spg, 42% fg, 82% ft
http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/30/300391.jpg

SF #23 Derek Anderson 7.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.0 spg, 43% fg, 35% 3pt, 88% ft
http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Graphics/GameAction/19970329Minnesota.jpg

PF #5 Walter Herrmann 8.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 53% fg, 45% 3pt, 77% ft
http://www.nbakolik.com/haber/images/herrmann02.jpg

C #50 Emeka Okafor 14.5 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 2.59 bpg, 53% fg, 59% ft
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Knicks(32-49) Line-Up

PG #1 Steve Francis 10.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.9 apg, 41% fg, 83% ft
http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1999_draft/Players/images/francis.jpg

SG #25 Mardy Collins 4.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, 56% ft
http://espn.go.com/media/ncb/2006/0130/photo/i_collins_195.jpg

SF #20 Jared Jeffries 4.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 47% fg, 45% ft
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PF #7 Channing Frye 9.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 43% fg, 80% ft
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C #34 Eddy Curry 19.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 58% fg, 62% ft
http://www.clutchcity.net/images/draft/2001/Eddy_Curry.jpg

Bench
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Bobcats
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Harrington, Hollins, Brezec, A. Anderson, McInnis

Knicks
http://www.hoopshype.com/players/stephon_marbury.jpghttp://www.hoopshype.com/players/malik_rose.jpghttp://www.hoopshype.com/players/nate_robinson.jpghttp://www.hoopshype.com/players/jamal_crawford.jpghttp://www.hoopshype.com/players/david_lee.jpghttp://www.hoopshype.com/players/jerome_james.jpghttp://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/1004/85999.jpg
Marbury, Rose, Robinson, Crawford, Lee, James, Morris

Coaches
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Bobcats
Bernie Bickerstaff: 13 seasons as head coach(3 with Bobcats)(414-511)
http://www.wizznutzz.com/images/coaches/coach_berniebickerstaff.jpg

Knicks
Isiah Thomas: 4 seasons as head coach(1 with Knicks)(163-164)
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Injuries
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Bobcats
Sean May(knee)
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Matt Carroll(back)
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Adam Morrison(knee)
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Gerald Wallace(knee)
http://www.hoopsvibe.com/IMG/gerald_wallace-arton21234-240x240.jpg
Jake Voskuhl(knee)
http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/2000_draft/Players/images/voskuhl.jpg

Knicks
Quentin Richardson(back)
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Renaldo Balkman(stomach virus)
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Previous meetings this season
@Knicks beat Bobcats 111-109(2OT), December 20
Bobcats beat @Knicks 126-110, January 12
@Bobcats beat Knicks 104-87, January 31

Bobcats lead all time series 6-4

[dav7z]

Another great post Tamb , bet it takes for ever but great. We win our last game finish the season strong. Got to go to this one FREE tea shirts, Sell out, I hope,
Wild croud , Great hot dogs , and all you can drink , Carry me in set me down and let the party begain.
Kill them sorry ass knicks..............

[ziggy]

Thanks for another great game thread Tamburello.
The Knicks have completely shut it down, soI'm positive that we're going to finish up this season with a win. Book it.

[dvdbumpus]

Thanks for another great game thread Tamburello.
The Knicks have completely shut it down, soI'm positive that we're going to finish up this season with a win. Book it.




When you play Mardy Collins (who has surprised) starting and playing 50 minutes, you know this team has gone kaplooey.

We are only getting stronger, even with Crash out. Herrmann will score 35 and we'll win 120 - 84. Felton will score a season's high.

[CaptainCrunch]

go bobcats and man i hope balkman plays he hasnt played in the past few games but a win here for the cats would be a good way to end the season

[Dead_Real]

I cosign with what everyone already said great discussion thread tamburello.

We should finish out the 06/07 season strong against the NY Knicks I don't doubt that for a minute.

[tamburello]

Thanks again for your applauding words.

I think we're forgetting something. This is a game what would be the last of Bickerstaff's career as coach. Generally we didn't agree with his coaching decisions, but I believe he deserves a good farewell. He did so many good things, as well as bad ones, but everything should come to an end and this time it's Bernie's turn. What do you think about his management with Bobcats(and whole career)?

[cltblkhscoach]

Bernie has had some good moments as a coach and GM, I know he had something to do with those mid-90's Denver Nuggets teams where they were the 8th seed and upset the #1 seeded Sonics in 1994.....I'm betting he was thinking if he could get the cats in, he could pull off some of that magic again. Bernie is a respected, good basketball mind who is a better GM than coach, but he obviously is good at developing young talent....if the injuries didn't hit us we'd be analyzing our chances against Detroit or Chicago right now and the city would begin to get that fever the Hornets used to hold at playoff time.

[dvdbumpus]

Thank you Bernie for getting us jump started and building a great foundation!

Please continue to provide us with your GM mind!

[King Taharqa]

Take down NY again!!!!

[dav7z]

Damn people get your posting fingers going we kick nick in ASS about two hours. This is your last chance til season starts again . Capt, and Tamb tkanks for the great threads on games this year.Now lets kick some KNICK ass last chance................................

[dav7z]

I bet we have Carroll and Wallace sitings tonight
win this one for Bernie............

[dvdbumpus]

I can only hope for a 130 - 93 asswhooping of these punks!! Go cats!!!!!!

[Bobcat4Ever]

Game is underway. Bobcats lead 2-0....alot of missed shots early for both teams

[nckat291]

And no game on TV..... argh!! Keep me posted - man, I hate not seeing this last game.

[ziggy]

Its good to see Adam back on the court, I thought that he might just sit out again tonight since its the last game of the season.

Bobcats are down 26-17 following a nice erase of a dunk attempt by Stevie "Franchise"

[ziggy]

Holy Crap, The Knicks screwed us with a last second tip in for the second time this season.

[WarioVsMooChicken]

I just died a little...

[ziggy]

I just died a little...
I think we all did.

[cltblkhscoach]

I feel so bad for it to end for Bernie this way, he coached his ass off tonight and admittedly had butterflies. Did anyone notice the way he walked off at the end, didn't even argue the point of Curry blatantaly going over the back, just left with class. Thanks for everything Bernie, we'll make you proud next season.

[WarioVsMooChicken]

I laughed at Ryan Hollins getting 3 fouls in like 30 seconds...

I feel like a bad person... :(

I hope he's back next year but I doubt he will be...

[Dead_Real]

Sucks that we couldn't end off the season getting a W

[Mustachio]

Fuck the Knicks. we still lead the all time series 6-5. and i see many more wins in our future than theirs.

Bernie. Thanks. (that was really hard for me ok) anyone else gonna miss the coat tail toss after every called timeout. We could go on a 30-0 run and if there was a time out bernie would throw his jacket off his hips and storm to the middle of the paint like he was pissed beyone all recognition. hilarious if you started noticing.

3rd year franchise record for wins, great young core or players. the future is bright.

[tamburello]

A classical Bobcats finish to the season. I can't remember how many games we lost as heartbreaking as this. But future is bright. That is the important thing.

[Fromage]

ouch. oh well.
we'll own that sorry team next year.

[cltblkhscoach]

Watching Bernie's reactions is how I got my wife into watchin the games with me, lol, she even cried when I told her it was his last game....

[CaptainCrunch]

tought loss to send bernie out on

[dvdbumpus]

It'll be much better next year when we're going into the playoffs and they're going top 5 in the draft, again, which they'll probably trade the pick for another useless player, maybe Mike James?