Dunlap has to go!

[JGib23]

We are getting what we paid for.We got most likely the cheapest coach in the entire NBA.

I think that he has the team in shape and they play hard for the most part and the individual skill development seems to be happening so all in all, I think we are getting our money's worth out of Dunlap.

My biggest issue his defensive strategies that leave NBA shooters wide ass open from 3 point land. Hopefully with better players, he will stick to a base Man to Man D because his zone doesn't work at this level.

[gm in training]

The best indication of how good you are is not wins and losses but point differential. We have more wins then last year but two of those were vs Washington when they were dealing with injuries. One was a gift from the refs vs the Raptors. According to the point differential we are the worst team in the league... BY FAR!

Remember all that talk about a pressing defense last summer. What a joke! We have a bunch of guys that are supposed to be at least good defenders (Kemba, Hendo, MKG, Taylor, Biz) and we have the worst defense in the league by far. Watching this team play zone makes you realize why no one in the NBA plays zone. We give up the most assists (an indicator of easy buckets) and we give up a TON of open threes (teams shoot better from 3 vs the bobcats then any other team in the league).

The offense is horrible too! Do we even run plays, ever? Our offense is a guard trying to drive past two guys to the bucket (and never getting a call because we are the Bobcats) or somebody taking a contested jumper. We don't have a lot of talented post guys, but I would understand a little more if we were at least trying to develop them. If we go to Biz on the block five or six times a game and he isn't very efficient I can live with that because its a chance for him to learn and improve. I don't see that happening, we are just playing crap basketball out there.

He hasn't motivated the troops. Guys on this team don't look like they want to play for him. A real leader doesn't just bark at the players to play hard, a real leader makes guys want to play hard for him, because they don't want to let him down. The biggest part of being a leader is getting people to like you. That is the reason some guys make great assistants while others make great head coaches. Dunlap does not look like a head coach to me.

We don't have many good vet players on our team, but we aren't asking the guy to win the NBA championship. All we need to see is progress and player development. The only guy that has taken a step is Kemba and he is one of the only players that doesn't need any kind of play run to get a good shot. If Dunlap was a difference maker we wouldn't look like the worst team in the NBA every night.

WTF were we thinking to let Jerry Sloan get away from us last summer. Please MJ fire this guy and lets get someone better. The product on the floor is the responsibility of the head coach and Dunlap is not getting the job done. He has lost all of my confidence and he looks like he has lost the locker room as well.

i 110 percent agree . and please somebody please explain wtf is a developmental coach ?last time i checked you had assistant coaches for that . not only that but our " developemental players " look more like their are regressing ,so why did we hire him again . coaches are paid to win and develop . scotty brooks was able to do both ,vogel was able to do both,gregg pop was able to do both, vinny took the bulls (including a younger tyrus) to the playoffs, shoot even monty williams looks like his hornets are getting better. our team is not even developing or even competing anymore.

biz looked 10x more promising last year but this yr he looks lost on d rotations, blocks decreased and he rebounding numbers are very inconsistant. mullen had like 3 super games last year, showed more of an all-around game but is yet to even have an true breakout game this year .mullens rebounds have changed but his offense looks more stagnant and is more of a perimeter player(7" 275 lbs).all of hendo's numbers have increased all across : assist numbers are way higher, 3% is amazing, steals and blocks have increased,and for some reason he cant break at least over 30 mins for 3 games in a row.

gobob please excuse some of our bobcat fans they become so enraged if you attempt to tamper with there chances of winning a 1 pick (i guess 5 lottery picks in the past 5 years isnt enough,mines well go for 6,7,8....), instead of actual winning?

i think that the majority of the bobcats think that giving a young player mins translate into developing . thats a big fat NO! and it sounds dumb because our younger players are getting min but their skills are not being enhanced , so how are we developing them? yes kemba has became an legit future all-star but i strongly disagree that had anything to do with dunlap twisted coaching. for example how are you going to press into a zone or preach defense/rebounding when our best rebounder is jacking threes . dunlap has the whole lg shooting like 40% from three every game and that has nothing to do with talent ,its just as simple as putting a player in someones face.

for months i've been stating our players don't look like their getting better but then i start to sound crazy .then all of something i get online and i see a biz struggling thread, a mkg and his struggles thread, or a mullens shooting petition. its like some of our fans are in denial or really playing dumb because other fans are noticing the problems.

if greg popavich can have a team full of 2nd rounders,d-leaguers and international prospects play day in and out(with out superstars) , or rick carlisle can have the mavs at least revelant with an 33 an older team without their superstar for the majority of season, doc rivers can motivate an full team without their superstar , tom theabdeau without d-rose , rejuvenate boozer,no true shooting guard or backup point, jacque vaughn whole team is injured and has everyone competing and at the same time might have developed an top 10 center,drew has the hawks competing for the playoffs and they was never even considered to be in the race,post gay dwayne casey had the raptors win like 5 games in the row and relevant with a very mediocre roster,and lets not get started how the wolves started off the season with no love,roy, or rubio and competed( too many injuries caused them to fall behind as of late).

im eliminating excuses at this point because our team may not be a playoff team but definitely isnt this bad .

[DY_nasty]

"definitely isn't this bad"

dude. our ENTIRE roster has one player capable of being a starter for a real NBA team in Kemba.

and pop minus starters got the same exact result vs Miami as our team of scrubs did lol

[QC Thundercats]

[gm in training]

"definitely isn't this bad"

dude. our ENTIRE roster has one player capable of being a starter for a real NBA team in Kemba.

and pop minus starters got the same exact result vs Miami as our team of scrubs did lol

sessions is definitely a starting point guard. he's a legit 6th man candidate and last time i checked 6th men usually can start on most teams , it just depends on position depth, coaching style, and place/time. also he started for the lakers and they wanted him back ,nuff said.

gordon is an top 10 scorer in the lg and w the rite amount of minutes can score 30 any given night while shooting mid-low 40's. there about 5-8 teams that can use that rite now including us but of course we have dunlap.

mkg needs to be surrounded by a team of scorers(we have that) and more of in a situational position of: tony allen, thaddeus young,faried,iggy,marion, and wallace, these are players who can play their game while getting hustle points, rebounds, and doesnt need plays drawn for them. to bad dunlap is not to fond of mkg because mkg is maybe our best rebounder and defender but dunlap constantly chooses taylor over him at times because he can stretch the floor but it doesnt make him a better player.

haywood. yes haywood who is a true nba 7 footer who can rebound,block,and guard the post if given the rite amount mins. i can think of about 5 teams who he can start for. he was a major reason we started the season off the way we did.

i saved hendo for last . hendo is 6'5 215 great shooting guard size. one of the few swingman who can shoot low-mid 40's in fg and 3%,shoot off screens, team oriented(keeps ball moving,doesnt jack random shots),rebounds,plays d and he's our best post scorer. i can name about 10-15 starting guards he can start over who can do one or the other but not all of the above.

[Twan's Kin]

sessions is definitely a starting point guard. he's a legit 6th man candidate and last time i checked 6th men usually can start on most teams , it just depends on position depth, coaching style, and place/time. also he started for the lakers and they wanted him back ,nuff said.

gordon is an top 10 scorer in the lg and w the rite amount of minutes can score 30 any given night while shooting mid-low 40's. there about 5-8 teams that can use that rite now including us but of course we have dunlap.

mkg needs to be surrounded by a team of scorers(we have that) and more of in a situational position of: tony allen, thaddeus young,faried,iggy,marion, and wallace, these are players who can play their game while getting hustle points, rebounds, and doesnt need plays drawn for them. to bad dunlap is not to fond of mkg because mkg is maybe our best rebounder and defender but dunlap constantly chooses taylor over him at times because he can stretch the floor but it doesnt make him a better player.

haywood. yes haywood who is a true nba 7 footer who can rebound,block,and guard the post if given the rite amount mins. i can think of about 5 teams who he can start for. he was a major reason we started the season off the way we did.

i saved hendo for last . hendo is 6'5 215 great shooting guard size. one of the few swingman who can shoot low-mid 40's in fg and 3%,shoot off screens, team oriented(keeps ball moving,doesnt jack random shots),rebounds,plays d and he's our best post scorer. i can name about 10-15 starting guards he can start over who can do one or the other but not all of the above.

gm in training's real identity must be Larry Brown.

[gm in training]

gm in training's real identity must be Larry Brown.

twan's kin real identity must be jim rome lol

[ohara831]

I have refrainded from getting onto Dunlap and crying for his head on a platter. But I am beginning to get sick and tired of watching him screw up a game. We have a lineup that is working, builds a 20 pt lead, and he puts in a lineup that watches it evaporate. This changing of the lineups at just the wrong time and costing us games has happened way too many times to keep forgiving him. I am just about on the "fire his ass" bandwagon.

[spectre]

I will say I was scratching my head during that run by the Lakers about having such a small lineup. I don't know in what world we thought Sessions could guard Kobe for even just a little bit. We weren't scoring so I'm sure that's why Dunlap played Gordon/Sessions/Kemba but damn...defense matters too.

[fan_of_a_fan]

It's probably premature to consider firing Dunlap right now in the middle of his first season with a rebuilding team that was the worst team in league history the previous year, but you won't see me defending his ability to coach.