New York @ Charlotte 04/18

[tamburello]

VS


Venue:

Time:

Bobcats(33-4 Line-Up

PG #20 Raymond Felton 13.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 7.1 apg, 1.51 spg 38% fg, 33% 3pt, 80% ft


SG #22 Brevin Knight 9.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 6.4 apg, 1.5 spg, 42% fg, 82% ft


SF #23 Derek Anderson 7.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.0 spg, 43% fg, 35% 3pt, 88% ft


PF #5 Walter Herrmann 8.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 53% fg, 45% 3pt, 77% ft


C #50 Emeka Okafor 14.5 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 2.59 bpg, 53% fg, 59% ft


Knicks(32-49) Line-Up

PG #1 Steve Francis 10.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.9 apg, 41% fg, 83% ft


SG #25 Mardy Collins 4.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, 56% ft


SF #20 Jared Jeffries 4.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 47% fg, 45% ft


PF #7 Channing Frye 9.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 43% fg, 80% ft


C #34 Eddy Curry 19.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 58% fg, 62% ft


Bench


Bobcats

Harrington, Hollins, Brezec, A. Anderson, McInnis

Knicks

Marbury, Rose, Robinson, Crawford, Lee, James, Morris

Coaches


Bobcats
Bernie Bickerstaff: 13 seasons as head coach(3 with Bobcats)(414-511)


Knicks
Isiah Thomas: 4 seasons as head coach(1 with Knicks)(163-164)


Injuries


Bobcats
Sean May(knee)

Matt Carroll(back)

Adam Morrison(knee)

Gerald Wallace(knee)

Jake Voskuhl(knee)


Knicks
Quentin Richardson(back)

Renaldo Balkman(stomach virus)


Previous meetings this season
@Knicks beat Bobcats 111-109(2OT), December 20
Bobcats beat @Knicks 126-110, January 12
@Bobcats beat Knicks 104-87, January 31

Bobcats lead all time series 6-4

[dav7z]

Another great post Tamb , bet it takes for ever but great. We win our last game finish the season strong. Got to go to this one FREE tea shirts, Sell out, I hope,
Wild croud , Great hot dogs , and all you can drink , Carry me in set me down and let the party begain.
Kill them sorry ass knicks..............

[ziggy]

Thanks for another great game thread Tamburello.
The Knicks have completely shut it down, soI'm positive that we're going to finish up this season with a win. Book it.

[dvdbumpus]

Thanks for another great game thread Tamburello.
The Knicks have completely shut it down, soI'm positive that we're going to finish up this season with a win. Book it.

When you play Mardy Collins (who has surprised) starting and playing 50 minutes, you know this team has gone kaplooey.

We are only getting stronger, even with Crash out. Herrmann will score 35 and we'll win 120 - 84. Felton will score a season's high.

[CaptainCrunch]

go bobcats and man i hope balkman plays he hasnt played in the past few games but a win here for the cats would be a good way to end the season

[Dead_Real]

I cosign with what everyone already said great discussion thread tamburello.

We should finish out the 06/07 season strong against the NY Knicks I don't doubt that for a minute.

[tamburello]

Thanks again for your applauding words.

I think we're forgetting something. This is a game what would be the last of Bickerstaff's career as coach. Generally we didn't agree with his coaching decisions, but I believe he deserves a good farewell. He did so many good things, as well as bad ones, but everything should come to an end and this time it's Bernie's turn. What do you think about his management with Bobcats(and whole career)?

[cltblkhscoach]

Bernie has had some good moments as a coach and GM, I know he had something to do with those mid-90's Denver Nuggets teams where they were the 8th seed and upset the #1 seeded Sonics in 1994.....I'm betting he was thinking if he could get the cats in, he could pull off some of that magic again. Bernie is a respected, good basketball mind who is a better GM than coach, but he obviously is good at developing young talent....if the injuries didn't hit us we'd be analyzing our chances against Detroit or Chicago right now and the city would begin to get that fever the Hornets used to hold at playoff time.

[dvdbumpus]

Thank you Bernie for getting us jump started and building a great foundation!

Please continue to provide us with your GM mind!

[King Taharqa]

Take down NY again!!!!