Charlotte Bobcats at Cleveland Cavaliers 1/7

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Heres a super quick last minute game thread for tonight's game against the Cavs and Lebron "Captain Crab Dribble" James.

If we follow up the Celtics win with a victory against the Cavs tonight then I think we will be on our way to becoming a team that has to be taken seriously.

Thoughts on tonight's game?

[TattoodCats4life]

All I can say is LETS...GO...CATS....

[Melanie]

Come on Bobcats! Let's make a STATEMENT by taking Boston and Cleveland back2back!!!

[spectre]

http://pick1.4-all.org/

It's on already and with a nice sharp pic!

[Melanie]

http://pick1.4-all.org/

It's on already and with a nice sharp pic!

Thank you!

[kickazzz2000]

LETS GO CATS

[dnbman]

loud



louder




LOUDEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vettegal]

Thanks for the link spectre. The pic is very sharp. :biggrin:

[Mustachio]

loud



louder




LOUDEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



haha... i wonder if kelsey makes house calls for the Lady Cat Candy drop?

Lets GO CATS!!!

[ammofan]

lol

LETS GO CATS! LETS GO CATS! LETS GO CATS!

[Slam]

How many freaking uniforms do the Cavs have???

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

i hate varejao

[dnbman]

I'm going to introduce a new element to the game threads: the t-shirt gun.

When I post "t-shirt gun," the first person to respond "I [heart] Bobcats" gets a rep point.

WHO WANTS A FREE T-SHIRT??!!

[ohara831]

This will be a hard game to win coming off an OT game vs Boston and Cleveland is rested. But without Big Z, we have a chance to win the inside game and keep close.

[TattoodCats4life]

I'm going to introduce a new element to the game threads: the t-shirt gun.

When I post "t-shirt gun," the first person to respond "I [heart] Bobcats" gets a rep point.

WHO WANTS A FREE T-SHIRT??!!

Kick ass...I love gettin them at the games, even tho im FAR from an XL :)

[kickazzz2000]

Great. Mine got choppy right at gametime. I reload and now im getting a 403. I'm so fucking sick of trying to watch this team via web streams.

[Ghost Kat]

Lets go Cats!!!!

[TattoodCats4life]

Great. Mine got choppy right at gametime. I reload and now im getting a 403. I'm so fucking sick of trying to watch this team via web streams.

Where is everyone that they can't get the games?

[spectre]

Great. Mine got choppy right at gametime. I reload and now im getting a 403. I'm so fucking sick of trying to watch this team via web streams.

Me too. This one works:

http://www.justin.tv/trever1982

[kickazzz2000]

Where is everyone that they can't get the games?

I live in STL, land of NO NBA.

[kickazzz2000]

Me too. This one works:

http://www.justin.tv/trever1982

Thanks. I found that one too.

[dnbman]

Who Wants A Free T-shirt??!!!

T-shirt Gun!!!

[Ghost Kat]

Who Wants A Free T-shirt??!!!

T-shirt Gun!!!

I Love the Bobcats!!!!!

[dnbman]

I Love the Bobcats!!!!!

You just won yourself a t-shirt!

[Slam]

Heck of a spin and reverse layup by Boris.

[Slam]

Hickson is that kid the Cavs fans were saying they wouldn't trade for God - right?

[spectre]

Yep...the new Stuckey. Picked around 29th.

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

god, way to not show up
i know we're tired but a little more effort please

[dnbman]

god, way to not show up
i know we're tired but a little more effort please

The Okafor block was pretty deluxe.

[bing!]

The Cats shouldn't let this game get out of control, a 'mellow' loss would be just nice.

[BobCatsFanInTx]

After all the energy the Bobcats used in a win over the Celtics I knew this game was over before it began. I just wish they could at least be competitive.

[BobCatsFanInTx]

I am turning the television to another channel. Can't bare to watch a whitewashing.

[teej]

29-12...anything at all please?

[Slam]

After all the energy the Bobcats used in a win over the Celtics I knew this game was over before it began. I just wish they could at least be competitive.
They are looking flat.

[Ghost Kat]

Ummmm...Lets go cats???
Jesus James is is going to be hard to stop....Better start my Voodoo:hypo:

[bing!]

Stab Lebron, STAB!!

[Melanie]

Not looking to good....

[TattoodCats4life]

8 TO in 12:30 scary...how about we play some guys who aren't tired and see what we get....Ajinca for 20 min? Ammo 24? Lil Sean 15?

[spectre]

Wow, down by 22 in 13 minutes.

Make that 24.

[BobCatsFanInTx]

We have a chance to win. 14-35....Let's get em cats.

Cleveland making a statement!!!!

[TattoodCats4life]

now down by 22, how much worse could we play...just put in the beanpoles please! woo Lil Sean already

[Ghost Kat]

I'm going 2 watch the Duke Vs. Davidson game till my head stops hurting... the Catsare making my brain hurt

[Slam]

This is not fun.

[TattoodCats4life]

Its like a root canal!

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

pretty humbling, we're not really turning any corner here

our lack of depth is hurting us, if at least we had a decent bench that could keep us in the game

[ohara831]

My gosh, I went upstairs to put my kids to bed and it was 19-11. Come back down and it's 43 - 16? This is sick.

[JamieMcNeill]

Lil sean the one bright spot?

[Slam]

That Hickson kid looks like a great athlete, but he doesn't seem too smart.

[ohara831]

Looked on Yahoo.Sports to follow the game. They list the Top Performers of each game. Saw a sight I did not think I'd ever see. Our top perfomer was Sean Singletary with 5 pts and 1 reb. Never thought I'd see a game where at any time near the Half he was listed as our top performer.

[teej]

morrison getting some pt is good too

[Ghost Kat]

Looked on Yahoo.Sports to follow the game. They list the Top Performers of each game. Saw a sight I did not think I'd ever see. Our top perfomer was Sean Singletary with 5 pts and 1 reb. Never thought I'd see a game where at any time near the Half he was listed as our top performer.


This statement alone sum's up this game so far....This one might have gotten out of hand

[ohara831]

By the way, Browns just hired Mangini as Head Coach. Since we are playing Cleveland, seemed somewhat appropriate.

[bing!]

At least the second quarter play is nerly respectable... nearly.

[teej]

wtf did juwan do?

[Ghost Kat]

What the hell just happened?

[teej]

down by 18 at the half, lets make it 10 by the fourth

[TattoodCats4life]

4 Ts and an ejection in under a minute.

[ohara831]

Well, we cut the lead to 17. If we can get it to single digits by the end of the 3rd, we'll be back in the game. But I kinda expect King James to come out in the 3rd and try to assert himself and take the game over.

[teej]

is it 18 or 17

tv says 18, espn 17

[Slam]

wtf did juwan do?
Talking smack to the ref from the bench.

[Slam]

down by 18 at the half, lets make it 10 by the fourth
I like this plan. Take baby steps and work to make a run in the last.

We need to step the defensive pressure up.

[teej]

what did he say? cuz everyone was incredulous

[dnbman]

I like this plan. Take baby steps and work to make a run in the last.

We need to step the defensive pressure up.

That plan may be respectable, but I like my plan of opening up the 3rd with a 42-0 run.

Thoughts?




Who wants a free t-shirt??!!!!

T-Shirt Gun!!1

[spectre]

Talking smack to the ref from the bench.

Did they say that on the Bobcats' feed? In the chat I'm in for vid they're all saying Howard is like one of the nicest guys in the league...and I've read that in other places too.

[ohara831]

is it 18 or 17

tv says 18, espn 17



YahooSports has it 43 - 60.

[Slam]

Felts and DJ starting together in the back court at the start of the 3rd.

[Melanie]

I love the Bobcats!

[teej]

That plan may be respectable, but I like my plan of opening up the 3rd with a 42-0 run.

Thoughts?




Who wants a free t-shirt??!!!!

T-Shirt Gun!!1

I love the Cats!

[Slam]

Did they say that on the Bobcats' feed? In the chat I'm in for vid they're all saying Howard is like one of the nicest guys in the league...and I've read that in other places too.
Yup. But Henry and Steve were laughing about it so I don't think it was anything too bad?

They didn't elaborate.

[ohara831]

Yahoo just corrected it and took that point off. It was 18.

[dnbman]

Melanie just won herself and the entire 1.22.34563.232.233 section a free t-shirt!

[spectre]

It's Daniel Gibson bobble head night...wonder if that has that stupid star on it too?

[Slam]

We are SO flat.

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

we are not even trying to get rebounds this is ridiculous

[Slam]

It's Daniel Gibson bobble head night...wonder if that has that stupid star on it too?
The kid has a big enough head in reality. His bobble head head must be freaking HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

[Robertpel9]

Ugly s far. As soon as we really claw back the cavs just step it up again.

I think the team is just plain spent, the cavs are shooting so well as they are getting layups and dunks left and right. It also would be nice if Okafor did not have butterfingers tonight

[Ghost Kat]

This is painful but i refuse to turn away

[Robertpel9]

This is painful but i refuse to turn away


LOL me too.

The first game i ever went to about 3 weeks ago we were down by 20 and i left at the start oft he 4th as i had othe rplnas and we closed it to within 3 before losing but at least made a ame of it

I'll stick this one out if to do nothing else then watch some of the second string play

[Slam]

It also would be nice if Okafor did not have butterfingers tonight
I was just thinking the same thing. He's fumbled some pretty easy passes tonight - something he hasn't been doing for a week or two.

[Robertpel9]

I was just thinking the same thing. He's fumbled some pretty easy passes tonight - something he hasn't been doing for a week or two.
\\Nah, he has been doing it we just have been playing better overall so we havent noticed it as much. The man rebounds like a beast but can't catch a pass for sh ! t

[BobCatsFanInTx]

Quickly I turn back to the game and it seems the referees want to give the Cavaliers a 100 point victory. Twenty to thirty is too close.

[teej]

just no effort at all

[BobCatsFanInTx]

Well, we cut the lead to 17. If we can get it to single digits by the end of the 3rd, we'll be back in the game. But I kinda expect King James to come out in the 3rd and try to assert himself and take the game over.Superstar Lebron and his powerhouse Cavaliers will get all the breaks from the referees. That is the joke that is the NBA and it's officials fairness.

[spectre]

I don't think it's not putting out the effort...there's just no gas in the tank.

[Ghost Kat]

Lil Sean so far is still the player of the game 4 the cats:(

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

i disagree, these are athletes getting paid millions , no excuses

and even if that's the case..then it shows our lack of depth

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

at this point i just want to see singletary in the game

[teej]

singletary, brown, ammo, wallace, ajica

thats who should play

[Slam]

It's just a matter of time before LBJ does something in this game that will make the top 10 plays of 2008/2009 at the end of the season and we will be subjected to it over and over and over and over again.

[Slam]

singletary, brown, ammo, wallace, ajica

thats who should play
Brown is on the inactive list (along with McMay and Raja)

[Robertpel9]

i disagree, these are athletes getting paid millions , no excuses

and even if that's the case..then it shows our lack of depth

It would be nice to see apples to apples if the Cavs were just coming off a OT home game then flying away. I tend to agree with your thoughts though. The playoffs have games like this back to back for days and weeks on end and it just shows that while we are improving we aren't playoff ready yet

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

does shannon brown still play for us? i havent see or heard from him in weeks

[teej]

i didnt know who was inactive, espn doesnt list them

[ohara831]

Well, I feared the Cavs exploding in the 3rd, and they pretty much sealed the deal. Lead grew from 18 to 28. Turn out the lights, the party's over.

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

i rather see frenchie than hollins right now

[BobCatsFanInTx]

The Bobcats need to try hard to establish the tempo early in games or they will find many games like tonights. We saw how good the team can be when they come out on fire and attack. They let Cleveland dictate this game. I guess they did not learn as much as we would have liked when they beat Boston. Boston showed up for that game and still lost. The Bobcats don't have much of a bench but if given time many bench players may at some point prove valuable. Really the Bobcats are most likely not going to make a playoff push. By the middle of this month if the losing continues Larry ought to think about giving everybody plenty of burn so he can evaluate who is with the team next year and who is not.

[Slam]

i rather see frenchie than hollins right now
He's checking in after this time out.

[ohara831]

I don't think it's not putting out the effort...there's just no gas in the tank.

I agree. The OT game last night and having to travel to Cleveland for the next day game. Cavs were off last night so they were rested. We just didn't have any legs tonight.

[ohara831]

How has Crash played 32 freakin' minutes and not recorded a single Rebound?

[Slam]

How has Crash played 32 freakin' minutes and not recorded a single Rebound?
How can our two PG's play for a combined 60 mins and only have 2 assists between them?

[Ghost Kat]

How can our two PG's play for a combined 60 mins and only have 2 assists between them?

Atleast they only have three turnovers not like that has really help

[Slam]

Why would LB have Hammer and not Ammo out there?

[Slam]

Singletary REALLY likes to look for his own shot - no matter what stage the shot clock is at, where he is on the court, who is guarding him or who else might be open!

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

thats how he played in college , pretty much carried the team , he's going to have a learning curve

[Ghost Kat]

Ajinca has 3 fouls in 4 mins....

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

its amazing how unready frenchie is, what the hell did he do in france? he will need at least another season before he can even be a backup PF

[teej]

thank god the torture is over!

[ohara831]

Gameis finally over. Thank God for small miracles.

[ohara831]

Diaw played the most complete game with 10 pts 8 reb and 6 assists. Singletary had 13 pts and 3 reb in less than 20 minutes - great job! Everyone else was pretty much below avg. Ray had 15 pts but only 1 reb and 2 assists and DJ had 11 pts with only 3 reb and 3 assists. 5 assists between our 2 PG's and Diaw had 6 himself.

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

the announcers keep talking up singletary but its concerning that he had 0 assists

[Slam]

its amazing how unready frenchie is, what the hell did he do in france? he will need at least another season before he can even be a backup PF
I know, it's scary. I mean, you can see there is talent there, but man, it feels like it's going to be a LONG time before we see it.

He looks lost with his back to the basket. His post up move is to half turn then while he is twisted in the air, throw the ball at the basket and hope like hell!

[Slam]

the announcers keep talking up singletary but its concerning that he had 0 assists
He cherry picked 4 of his points too.

[WR19]

Most of the time Singletary was not bringing up the ball, but set up as an outside shooter. Did not think he was selfish, and had 0 turnovers - played a strong game!

[TattoodCats4life]

Singletary isn't a "True" point guard... He is actually built and plays in a similar manner to the way Iverson did in college...which frankly is one of the reasons I think brown liked him so much... He played wicked today for someone who has been tossed around and drafted as low as he was...Lexy on the other hand leaves alot to be desired, even more so than his first few games it appears... He needs 10+ MPG to get developed...and its hard to find with 15 on the roster...

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

which begs the questions why not send him to the NBDL?

i guess LB REALLY wants to be the one molding him..and maybe he's worried that if he is sent to the NBDL he might develop bad habits

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

He cherry picked 4 of his points too.

agreed but i do see a much better future for singletary than frenchie

[TattoodCats4life]

A hair off topic here, but due to our astounding win last night, i feel compelled to be the first to say that the Celtics green slide continues as they lose to the red rockets at home... WOOT celtics not #1 :)

[Mustachio]

A hair off topic here, but due to our astounding win last night, i feel compelled to be the first to say that the Celtics green slide continues as they lose to the red rockets at home... WOOT celtics not #1 :)


actually it makes me feel worse.

That means our Celtics win wasn't that great. they are clearly slumping.

[110oldeast]

It would be nice to see apples to apples if the Cavs were just coming off a OT home game then flying away. I tend to agree with your thoughts though. The playoffs have games like this back to back for days and weeks on end and it just shows that while we are improving we aren't playoff ready yet

I don't know if we are playoff ready or not. But playoff games with travel don't happen on back to back nights. In fact there is often/usually a day between the games when they happen in the same city.

The guys didn't have it physically and I can't say that I am all that shocked. Cleveland at home, off a crab dribbling loss, while we went to OT to beat the defending champs is apples to oranges, especially when we travel and play the game in a less than 20 hour span.

[Keetch]

I think the Cavs simply overmatch / overwhelm us. Unfortunately the Cats players and probably even the coaches know it. Not an excuse, in fact its inexcusable I think.

Varejao/Wallace are too big and Varejao too active...and that's without Ilguaskas. LBJ can score ANYTIME HE WISHES against us.

What kills me though is how Boobie always goes off on us as well, but I spose that's secondary.

Whatever.

now.

EVERYBODY STAAAANNNND UPPPP FOR YOUR BOBCATSSSSSSS!!!! AND SHOW US YOUR VIC CARD!!!!!!

(thanks for the inspiration Dnbman)

Unfortunately yesterday's Celtics game was the 1st game I missed this season either live or on tv....ha! I was in an Atlanta hotel :P

I've been pondering alot lately that I think the constant stream of promotions at the games is literally ruining my love of live basketball. Just ruining it. I guess I'm just no fun at parties :)

[TheBeagle]

which begs the questions why not send him to the NBDL?

i guess LB REALLY wants to be the one molding him..and maybe he's worried that if he is sent to the NBDL he might develop bad habits Good point; I hadn't thought of that, and if that's the case, I'm all for keeping him up here.

Being that I'm biased with Lexy, you can toss any credibility of what I'm about to say out the window, but there's no reason at all to fret about how he looks now. He's a very intelligent kid who is working hard to improve, but is getting scant playing time, which makes it appear that he is regressing from a month ago, which isn't the case. The turnaround move that got him to the foul line tonight looked like someone who'd been in the league for years, not to mention his rebounding.

This year is his introduction to the states, to the actual game of basketball, and learning to develop and hone his skill set. Out of all the players on the roster, on-court productivity matters the least when it comes to Lexy, so don't work yourselves into a lather worrying about his game....it'll come.

As for the Cavs game; only a title contender could've pulled off a sweep against those two teams back to back, especially considering the back half was against a team that hasn't lost at home. A healthy Raja would've made this game much more competitive (Matt shooting 1-8 as a starter?), but would've been a loss nonetheless. Like Keetch says, we just have terrible matchup issues with their guys, and we're done with them for the year, which is your silver lining for the night.

[timang]

i hope we can bounce up for tomorrow's game. :) this game looked painful to say the least, coming from a high of the celtics W.

[davcbow]

This game was just pitiful....:cool: