Michael Jordan’s Backcourt Vision for Bobcats

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Hoopsworld - Derek Page

It doesn’t hurt that both Walker and Henderson have a solid rapport off the court as well. Each of these players seem to genuinely like one another and it shows in their chemistry on the court.

“I love playing with Kemba,” Henderson said. “He’s a great guy, first off. He’s a guy I can communicate with and he’s always trying to improve his game, help the team win. The biggest thing I like about him is that he’s always in attack mode. He can score the basketball and make plays so, as his backcourt mate, it’s easy to play with him because he’s looking for you and he’s a heck of a defender too. He just gets after it.”

Dunlap, like Jordan, believes that Charlotte could have something special brewing in the backcourt.

“It’s a good combination, both of them have assets,” Dunlap said. “The thing that Gerald does well is he plays with his back to the basket off kill spots – at 18 feet, 16 feet. He can play on the baseline and do some things that he’s supposed to know and we need that. But the combination of the two over time is just a confidence factor. One is just getting to play off each other. Two is just getting used to what the expectations are of me and getting to know each other in tight quarters when the game’s on the line.”

Beginning his first full season as the starting point guard for Charlotte, Walker exudes confidence when speaking of his teammates. In his mind, there’s no doubt the pieces are in place on this Bobcats roster to be a competitive team in the Eastern Conference this season.

“Yeah, I love my teammates man,” Walker said. “I think we can have a really good year. These guys are great guys. Everyone, everyone has really high character and everyone holds each other accountable. That’s all you can ask for from a team. … We’re thinking playoffs, of course, but we just want to play really well, play together and get better every day.”

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[westbrook08]

Subtract Henderson and add Shabazz Muhammed and i'd agree with this article!

[Catch 22]

I'm not so sure about Henderson either. Jordan must have Bob-cataracts if that's his vision.

[spectre]

Did you guys catch Kemba saying that he didn't start watching flim til this year?

I don't know if these guys are in our future plans or not, but you can't fault their drive and the way they're trying to lead the team...and finally we've given them the tools to try and get better. At least now I think there'll be few doubts one way or the other unlike with our previous picks.

[ammofan]

I love Hendo but I feel like he would be better suited as a starter on say...OKC.

We need a James Harden, OJ Mayo, Shabazz Muhammed type at the 2

[CatNation]

MKG+Harden+kemba would have been such a perfect fit its a shame we didn't have the assets to make a play for that.

[kitch0202]

What we need at SG is a good 3 point shooter, who's also able to drive to the basket & pick out a pass. Someone who is a multiple threat when he has the ball outside the arc.

He also needs to be tenacious on defence so that he fits in with the likes of MKG, and to an extent Biz. It seems clear that our identity is going to be built around good character, high energy guys playing pressure D. There can't be any weak links.

[Plowright]

You literally just described Ben Gordon...

[Catch 22]

You literally just described Ben Gordon...

Pretty much, minus the tenacious defense part. I would like to see how explosive we look coming out the gate with BG starting alongside Kemba & MKG instead of the inevitable slow start experiment with JT in the lineup. If JT deserves to start then we might as well put Biz in over Haywood. I checked out the advanced stats earlier and JT might be the first player I ever seen with a PER in the negative besides Cory Higgins.

[SWedd523]

Oh that's all we need, a SG who does EVERYTHING well?


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