What are you guys thoughts on resigning Felton? Let him walk? Or do we need him?

[TheDunkinDuncan]

I really dont think of DJ as a floor general, so I am wary about letting Felton walk... thoughts guys?

Also, what about Ratliff? Any chance we could bring him back? I think people underestimate the impact he makes on defense. And if Chandler could get healthy and sort out any issues he might have I really liked our center by committee thing we where attempting to do with the magic.

I am a firm believe in it taking time for a team to gel, especially on defense. I wouldnt mind seeing us keep the core of our players together (minus Diaw)

I feel like Felton has got a lot of heart and gets respect from some of the other players.... and he has shown that clutch ability in the past... if you can get past his getting used by Nelson in that playoff series, I think he is worth keeping around. But I know opinions on that vary!

[Chef]

only if we can get him no more than 6 mil per year

[Plowright]

Let DJ start, you give him the responsibilty he will step up, play him starters minutes, he will give you starters numbers.

[spectre]

Yes we need him (TJ Ford ain't no upgrade), but we don't have the space to re-sign him.

I figure we'll let him walk due to financial considerations.

Didn't Shinn get blasted repeatedly for letting FAs go because of money?

[Felton for Prez]

Didn't Shinn get blasted repeatedly for letting FAs go because of money?

It was mainly because he let Alonzo go. I don't think there would be nearly the backlash if Felton walked.

[ammofan]

Let him walk....pick up another pg who doesnt want as much $

[Cats4lif3]

I think we are going to try and either hit or miss with dj. And If it's a miss well make a move at deadline

[ohara831]

I think we are going to try and either hit or miss with dj. And If it's a miss well make a move at deadline

I get the same feeling. I think we may keep Torrance if he plays as well as expected in Summer League. Assuming he does accept our invite and not go somewhere else.

[K1NGofAKR0N]

if larry brown left mayb a few guys who arnt over the age of 28 will get a minute or 2

[spectre]

All Star weighs in:

Wallace hopes Felton, Brown return to Bobcats

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Gerald Wallace doesn't want to see a lot of changes for the Charlotte Bobcats this offseason.

Raymond Felton? He wants the impending free-agent point guard to re-sign.
Larry Brown? Wallace credits the Hall of Fame coach with his first All-Star appearance and hopes he returns for a third season.

Wallace even thinks volatile Stephen Jackson gets a bad rap, and is looking forward to another season with Captain Jack.

After decompressing with fishing and his son's baseball games, Wallace is starting to think about basketball again after the disappointed of Charlotte's four-game sweep to Orlando in the franchise's first playoff appearance.

The series featured a one-sided matchup at point guard, with Jameer Nelson outplaying Felton. General manager Rod Higgins has called Felton's impending unrestricted free agency a "delicate situation" and it's possible he won't be re-signed.

"He's a major piece for our puzzle," Wallace said. "He was one of the pieces that helped us get to where we got for the first time in franchise history. Hopefully, he'll be here. If not, I wish him the best in his career in whatever he decides to do."

While Brown has worked out draft prospects all month and was deep in draft discussions Thursday night, he hasn't come out and said he's definitely returning for a third season.

Wallace was quick to praise Brown for his development. Wallace averaged 18.2 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in 76 regular-season games. He was selected as the Bobcats' first All-Star and was voted to the NBA's all-defensive first team.

"The past few years he's been here has been probably the best years of my career as far as a player," Wallace said. "I've improved both years. ... He did a lot for my growth in this league. In my opinion, I'd love for him to be here. I'd love for him to stay here as long as he wants to coach. But at the end of the day, that's his decision."

Wallace, the last remaining member of the expansion club's inaugural team in 2004-05, saved his highest praise for Jackson.

After off-court issues ranging from feuds with coaches to his role in the infamous brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich., Jackson was considered a risk when Charlotte traded for him early last season. But Jackson helped the Bobcats to the playoffs and played well with Wallace.

"I sat down and talked to him many times about the bad rep around the league and how people thought about him and everything," Wallace said. "I told him, point blank, 'I don't see you as that person.'

"I think his time in Charlotte was not only a great experience for myself, but for the rest of the team, too. I think he was a great leader on this team. He took the young guys under his wing."

Meanwhile, Wallace, left unprotected six years ago in the expansion draft by Sacramento, has developed into a player who has an outside chance at representing the U.S. this summer in Turkey.

"When you really look at it, the national team pretty much consists of all your heavyweight hitters in the league," Wallace said. "For them to even consider me to come is an honor for me. It just shows the work I've put in over these nine years."

Felton deserves a lot of credit for us being one of the top defensive teams in the league. I'm a firm believer that team defense starts at the PG spot (if the opposing PG gets by him then everyone has to try and adjust) and we did lose vs Orlando in part because Felton had a lot of trouble with Nelson.

That doesn't erase his body of work up to that point however. If we go with a downgrade at PG and fall off defensively...we won't get the chance to allow Jameer or anyone else to outplay our PG in the playoffs.

We won't be there.