preseason: Charlotte Bobcats at Milwaukee Bucks

[ohara831]

I get what you are saying Spectre, and agree for the most part. But my biggest concern is that in the past when we start off poor, people always say "Give them time to gel as a team." Isn't that what pre-season is for - to get the time to gel when the games don't yet count? This is why we start off the regular season behind the 8 ball. And although I honestly dont think the drop off in talent between last year's team and what we have now is too bad (but it is still significant), I am fearing that not having Ray and TC may be proving to be far more detrimental to the team's chemistry than originally thought. Which is why I want the starters to get more time together to try and gel now - if they can.

[BlockParty]

Most important thing about last night's preseason game (and every preseason game) is we had no significant injuries. Not as much as the NFL, but it is important to see the bubble players perform in real game situations to make sure we make the correct choice on the last 1-3 guys.

Plus LB puts no value in preseason won/loss, and the playing time he gives & lineups he puts out on the court perplex a lot of fans.

We have a hole to fill at PG and DJ will setup. We are actually better off at center than last year (no matter what people say about Chandler's potential, he was horrible for us last year. we will replace that with TT & Boris playing at same time. Each of the other 3 positions we improved by staying the same + TT.

Remember last season during training camp we had no Jax, no TT and no Boris (injury from his national team)
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[SWedd523]

Toronto is currently 3rd in the East
New Jersey is 3-1
Memphis is tops in the West (3-0)
Minnesota is second (2-0)
The Lakers are 0-2 (last place)



Furthermore,

Shelden Williams is 4th in scoring (22) and first in rebounds (14) while Durant is averaging 17 per game.
Ryan Hollins is 5th in rebounds (10)
Martell Webster is 5th in points (21)
Randy Foye (6.3) and Will Bynum (6) are averaging more assists than both Deron (5) and CP3 (4)



I'm not going to worrry about preseason. I remember our preseason last year and we still won 44 games.

[teej]

I'm not going to worrry about preseason. I remember our preseason last year and we still won 44 games.

Exactly. And we all know Larry is going to demand at least one trade (likely DJ or Boris will go) before mid-December, so it doesn't really matter anyways. It doesn't help with seeding at all, but that's how it is. Determining who this year's Stevie Graham and Theo Ratliff are is far more important than winning a preseason game.

[Fred Williamson]

I'm not worried either. I think we lost all our preseason games last year and still won 44 games. The only thing I'm worried about is that old man sitting on our bench.

[spectre]

So in other words you guys are counting on LB bitching enough to where the FO will make a trade to right the ship?

[teej]

So in other words you guys are counting on LB bitching enough to where the FO will make a trade to right the ship?

He's 2-2 in the opening 25 games as a Bobcat coach...why not 3-3?

[spectre]

He's 2-2 in the opening 25 games as a Bobcat coach...why not 3-3?

I think it's likely too, but this offseason was different than the previous 2. Jordan (owner) is now concerned with his pocketbook, and it certainly appears that moves were made that LB wasn't exactly thrilled with.

[dav7z]

So game to game let's see how he do ....ma f#@!@! said westbrok was going to score 30...DJ my boy bottom line it's amazing how yall go game to game...Where the hell you at from last game talkking westbrook going for 30 but dj got his and made him charge two times..that means he was in front of him...Bottom!

I will tell you where the hell i was . I was at the hospital with my wife the past week after her seregy.
I don't call you names like that and im sure as hell not take shit like that from you..
As far as DJ he had a decent game with 10 and 6 against Westbrook but at best decent . So you have no call to talk junk. Against a very undermaned Bucks team he dished out 2 assist , Hell Crash had 5 . Right now DJ is playing like a D league player][ the week link on this team]. So until your boy becomes a STAR don't talk junk about me or my wife . We have enough on us as it is................... To put up with your crap.........

[BlockParty]

I think it's likely too, but this offseason was different than the previous 2. Jordan (owner) is now concerned with his pocketbook, and it certainly appears that moves were made that LB wasn't exactly thrilled with.

I think Jordan will take a different approach than the other Major Pro franchise owner in Charlotte. He will spend money to make money, but only when it makes sense (i.e. no dumb trades like Diop's, not over paying for Felton just because the coach had grown to love him, making a salary dump for chandler that provided for multiple other players-1 or 2 of which probably aren't on our roster yet).

Realistically Larry won't be here after this season, so last thing MJ needs to do is blow up the roster to appease Larry

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