Suns (1-3) @ Bobcats (1-1) - 3rd Game Preview Thread

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Originally Posted by fan_of_a_fan

I'm kinda new into this whole Bobcats online community but I was lurking over at RealGM and I'm trying to figure out what's up with all of the Kemba hate? Is 17 points, 8 assist, and zero turnovers a bad game? I'm starting to believe that some of those guys aren't Bobcats fans and instead are Henderson fans that have an agenda to shoot down any notion that another player on the roster might be better than him.

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They like to pick favorites which a lot of times leads to overly putting down the other players. It's not uncommon on a lot of boards except this one. I stopped posting on the CLT section a long ago.

Bonnell's blog blows my mind a lot more. People will wait and post only after losses just to say "see, I TOLD you soandso was a bust! Bobcats suck! yadayadayada.". That to me is one weird sort of individual that would get pleasure trolling a freaking blog like that.

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Originally Posted by spectre

They like to pick favorites which a lot of times leads to overly putting down the other players. It's not uncommon on a lot of boards except this one. I stopped posting on the CLT section a long ago.

Bonnell's blog blows my mind a lot more. People will wait and post only after losses just to say "see, I TOLD you soandso was a bust! Bobcats suck! yadayadayada.". That to me is one weird sort of individual that would get pleasure trolling a freaking blog like that.

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On Bonnell's blog there are also a ton of still bitter anti-arena commenters that pounce on the chance to post anything negative related to the Bobcats

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Originally Posted by fan_of_a_fan

I agree, same goes for Nerlens Noel's post defense. This upcoming NCAA basketball season will determine which route should the Bobcats go. Cody for offense. Nerlens for defense.

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I wouldn't mind if we took Noel but I think Zeller would be perfect for this team. He can be what we have been hoping Mullens would turn into. That's not to say that I'm upset with Mullens, but he could be a force inside if he wanted. I see Noel as a more fundamentally polished Biz. He can make some great blocks on help defense but will struggle in post defense. His offensive game is further along than Biz but still very weak. We need someone who can score from the inside and that is Zeller. I also think that Dunlap will work hard with him on rebounding and post defense. I think Zeller is the perfect fit for this team.

That being said, I don't see any of the three (Zeller, Noel, or Biz) being a C. Noel may be the closest to being able to pass as a C but would do pretty well at PF. I think Zeller would be a great 4 and we would be a couple years and a 2 and 5 away from being a great team. Kemba/??/MKG/Zeller/??. That's a solid lineup and for anyone who doesn't think Kemba is the PG of the future, I'm telling you to wait until we have guys who can knock down shots and someone who can score inside. Kemba could get 4 or 5 assists a night at the minimum just by having a guy inside who can finish. Then he could add several more if MKG can find a consistent shot and we have a SG who can stroke it.

We need someone to rebound. we had a few people with decent rebound numbers but as a team we were out rebounded by 12.

Dejaun Blair!

Haywood and Mullens have to have the slowest and flattest feet in the league. They are very often beaten to the rim. Bismack and TT are quicker but nearly always out of position. Not breaking news I know; but it will remain a critical problem until relief arrives.

It's not good when you have two 7 footers starting and you're rookie small forward is the only guy you can rely on for post defense.

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Originally Posted by Plowright

Dejuan Blair!

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