Saw this ESPN Video...

[cltblkhscoach]

I just watched this bullshit. Fuck ESPN I'm tired of this catering to the big market shit and whenever you talk about us its the same old "contract the team" shit, they dont have any players, and why did they get rid of Chandler and Wallace. Always play to the lowest common denominator. Do your damn job for once, but well no because we're not a big market. I wish we could post a response video to where they have to see it.

[SWedd523]

Felton--garbage now
Jackson--literally quit on his team
Wallace--declining
Chandler--on a $55+ million dollar contract we simply wouldn't have gotten for him


You can be hindsight haters all you want, but those four would be costing us $39,864,338 million this year. No way do I want to commit 68.7% of the salary cap on 4 players that couldn't get us past a first round sweep.

[Mustachio]

Felton--garbage now
Jackson--literally quit on his team
Wallace--declining
Chandler--on a $55+ million dollar contract we simply wouldn't have gotten for him


You can be hindsight haters all you want, but those four would be costing us $39,864,338 million this year. No way do I want to commit 68.7% of the salary cap on 4 players that couldn't get us past a first round sweep.

Nailed It.

[Scottley Crue]

I watched this video against my better judgement and it made an old phrase come to mind...Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. That group is completely clueless and really shouldn't be. It's their job to have an understanding of sports beyond that of the general public and they proved beyond a shadow of a doubt they don't.

You can tell they honestly think this team was put together with the idea that it could win a bunch of games and be a playoff contender. We're clearly rebuilding, but that's not important...MJ's team has lost 16 in a row! Fire everyone right now! He should fire himself as owner (how exactly does that work, anyway?)! Contract them! (The height of idiocy in that segment...that guy covered the Heat and there have been plenty of years they were terrible. Why are they still around?) It's a knee-jerk reaction and they should be embarrassed by this.

And the trades? Felton? You mean the guy who's complaining publicly about his coach lacking confidence in him? Wallace? Great Bobcat, but he is on the decline, I believe. Jackson? Can't have that guy anywhere near young players you want to be the foundation of your franchise. Or anyone you want to be that. Think Milwaukee would do that trade again now? Chandler...please. He was useless here. He had to be begged to get on the court. The way he handled his time here was less than stellar, to say the least. That group doesn't build a future, the current roster does.

That video is the basic knee-jerk reaction that many have to this rebuilding strategy. It's such a foreign concept to many...losing now to win later. Mind-blowing to a lot of people actually. I don't know how many time I've had to explain/defend it at work and received a look like that's the craziest thing a team could do. For casual fans, I get it. For sports reporters? They have to better than that.

[Veteran_Picksetter]

Is there a way to contact any of these "reporters" and send them the link to this thread so they could have a clue? An email address or something?? Maybe one of them would actually read this and try a little harder to gain some knowledge at some time. I wouldn't hold my breath, but....

[Maal]

@jemelehill and @undecided-Michael Smith I sent both of them a f**k you tweet

[bes628]

My point in posting this was not because I agree with their sentiments, which there are def some valid points in there, but to show what the general perception is of our franchise.

[Mustachio]

tweeting them hate or emailing them this link will only fuel their idiotic blaze. Thats why they do this type of stuff. They know that talking about the big cities in a pleasant light keeps the ratings high, and they know the passionate fan bases of the smaller markets will continue to push back. Either way... you're watching. I think the important thing to remember here is the first letter in ESPN stands for entertainment and when all is said and done basically means nothing.

[Plowright]

Lets be honest these guys are on TV for entertainment. Them ripping MJ is controversial as he is most basketball fans favourite player, this creates viewers. Those RETARDS are NOT basketball pundits, and if they call them selves so then they are an embaressment to other pundits. They obviously do not know anything about the our Bobcats, if they did they would understand that we are rebuilding and that our old squad was never going to go past the first round of the play offs while being one of the most expensive teams in the NBA. whats the point of that? This infuriates me they allow such morons on ESPN but what can anyone do

[TheBeagle]

I just saw this on tv and these people are a bunch of clowns.

1. Tyson Chandler was not good here. He needs superstars. We did better when he was injured.

2. A lot of teams would like Walker, Henderson, and Biyombo. That one clown thought he would be funny by ripping on Biyombo's name. The kid is 19 showing a terrific attitude to go with his raw talent.

3. The Bobcats are tanking and developing young talent. Doesn't anybody get this??

4. Two years ago they were in the playoffs. We are starting over.

5. Just about every team would have liked Adam Morrison as a lottery pick.

Absolutely. I saw this on teevee as I was getting ready to go to work and I just went slack-jawed at the bullshit spilling out these peoples mouths. And then I realized, 'Oh, yeah, ESPN.' The premise of the question itself is moronic (like Swedd says about firing owners...WTF?!?), but how about getting an informed panel to ask the question to. Football fucktards and a guy whose world revolves around Miami. I mean, come on, ESPN; I've learned over the years that you're not better than this but at least act like you give a shit.

And yeah, I don't expect professionalism or insight from anyone who appears on that tabloid fluff show (Stepen A. Smith and Skip Bayless are regulars...that says it all) but the guy making fun of Biyombo's name (again, uninformed) crossed the line of stupidity. Instead of explaining why no one in the NBA would want Biz (back to that insight thing) let's all yuk it up like the sit-com stars we aren't.

In case you couldn't tell this irked me most of the day yesterday and was contemplating an email to the show but I don't think they'd get it. Thankfully karma stepped in as I saw the following scroll across BottomLine last night many times:

Biyombo 8pts, 13 rebs, 7 blks.