Second Semester NBA report cards

[Mustachio]

from espn.com daily dime.
SOUTHEAST

Wizards: Plenty of thrills, but ... 'til 'Tawn's return, even Agent Zero and Caron can't produce those 110-a-night pointfests. Grade: B-plus

Magic: They once led the conference, but now it's not clear that this odd collection can avoid the lottery -- which has been a disaster for Orlando the past two years. Grade: B-minus

Heat: D-Wade's giving his all, but the rest of these under-.500 jokers are once again making a mockery of the regular season . . . and apparently getting away with it. Grade: C-minus

Hawks: The Bouncing Baby Hawks have put together enough highlights to serve the legacy of Dominque and Spud Webb well. It's not clear they have a team, though. Grade: C

Bobcats: Some nice pieces and nice wins for MJ's squad, but Morrison's catastrophic season has undone a lot of good work by Okafor, Wallace, May and Carroll. Grade: C-minus

[Mustachio]

first of all... its kinda hard to take anyone serious when he calls it MJ's team, and mentions sean may as one of the 4 best contributors this season.


while MJ does have ownership, he is rarely there and has yet to make his stamp on this team.
and sean may has been healthy for approx. 14 games this year. what good work could adam undo of sean mays

adam morrison isnt the rookie of the year anymore, but he sure isnt the root of all our problems.

Just a little food for thought, no need to freak out cause these guys very obviously phoned this one in. They probally havent even seen the bobcats play this year unless we were playing the lakers or cleveland.

[dav7z]

What a nasty thing to say about any player. Questing his skills and abilitys on the court. I agree Morrison is not seting the N.B.A. fire . But in no way is he taking away from the other players. The person who did that must be dumb as hell. And not smart enough to put blame where it should be put. THATS COACHING

[Mustachio]

exactly... its pretty hard to get any good numbers and to acclimate yourself to the nba game when your coach is giving you erratic minutes and benching you when you catch fire.

some nights he has 12 minutes, one night he had 39

theres just no way for a player of adams competitive fire to stay hot or in a game with that kind of inconsistency.


and ps ... i love ryan hollins... i think he should be at least a 3 star guy. haha

[DaFlameking]

a C- is certainly not bad. Just need to get our bench more involved so they can play better when in times of need. After the all star break, hopefully means more minutes for Adam Morrison and certainly Ryan Hollins and Walter Hermann. We need to build around those 3 bench players to make them a threat later on.

[Slam]

Drafting Ammo has set this team back years and is going to be very, very hard to recover from.

[ziggy]

Drafting Ammo has set this team back years and is going to be very, very hard to recover from.

Thats a stretch. Rudy Gay or Brandon Roy haven't shown me anything to this point to make me believe that drafting Ammo was a drastic mistake. The only real gripe about Adam up to this point is that his shot isn't falling... Emeka didn't shoot great his first 2 years in the league and he was taking all of his shots in the paint.

If there was a draft pick that set this franchise back years, it was passing on Gerald Green and drafting Sean May.

[Slam]

Drafting Ammo has set this team back years and is going to be very, very hard to recover from.

Thats a stretch. Rudy Gay or Brandon Roy haven't shown me anything to this point to make me believe that drafting Ammo was a drastic mistake. The only real gripe about Adam up to this point is that his shot isn't falling... Emeka didn't shoot great his first 2 years in the league and he was taking all of his shots in the paint.

If there was a draft pick that set this franchise back years, it was passing on Gerald Green and drafting Sean May.

1. We drafted Ammo - who plays the same position as one of our best players.

2. We had a gaping hole that could have been addressed by drafting Roy, Foyle or Gay. Instead after 3 years and 4 lotto picks (3 in the top 5) we still dont have a starting 5

3. Ammo wont get much better than he is now. Sure, some small things will improve(like shooting %), but he's pretty much tapped out in all other areas

4. This teams identity, it's heart and soul was our hustle. We were being built through the draft and based on soild, accountable defence. Ammo is the poster child for everything opposite to that.

5. In the 3 years prior we never heard any rumblings, players talking poorly about team mates, coaches questioning our motivation. When was the last time you saw Ammo sweat on the court? When was the last time you saw him bent over and blowing hard?

Don't kid yourself, if we had drafted Roy/Folye or Gay, we would be in a much better position with much more structure.

[dav7z]

Drafting Ammo has set this team back years and is going to be very, very hard to recover from.

Thats a stretch. Rudy Gay or Brandon Roy haven't shown me anything to this point to make me believe that drafting Ammo was a drastic mistake. The only real gripe about Adam up to this point is that his shot isn't falling... Emeka didn't shoot great his first 2 years in the league and he was taking all of his shots in the paint.

If there was a draft pick that set this franchise back years, it was passing on Gerald Green and drafting Sean May.

Ziggy you say picking May over Green set the franchise back years.
It seems to me May has a lot of NBA talent when healthy. Just wondering how you made that decision. Was because of Mays health or thair over all play .

[ziggy]

I made that decision based on May's health. He gave us about 26 games his rookie year, and when he comes back this season they say they won't be able to play him on the 2nd nights of back to backs. I will admit though, that when he was healthy earlier this season, he was one of the most effective players on the Bobcats. But unfortunately I think his combination of knee problems, weight problems and rumors of heavy drinking / hard partying lifestyle may keep him from reaching the level that we hoped for when we drafted him.