More thoughts on Bobcats scrimmages from Bonnell

[Dead_Real]

http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_th...i-learned.html

What I saw and heard at the Charlotte Bobcats’ informal scrimmages Thursday morning:

1. You can see new coach Larry Brown’s defensive focus in the team signing Shannon Brown and Donell Taylor, at least for training camp. They’re guards with the tools to be rugged defenders if they apply themselves on that end. Brown has traditionally found roster spots for guys willing to raise defensive intensity.

2. The Bobcats’ preseason exhibition against the Los Angeles Lakers in Anaheim, Calif., might be televised nationally on TNT. There are talks about making that happen.

3. The way Gerald Wallace is blocking shots and driving to the rim, it’s clear he’s regained his explosiveness after a nasty groin pull late last season. Best way to keep that body healthy is minimize Wallace’s minutes at power forward.

4. Emeka Okafor says he gained a few pounds this summer, but he looks lighter and more flexible, as he was his rookie season. Okafor said he focused on specific muscle groups this offseason to become stronger and more explosive without growing bulky, as he was his second NBA season.

5. Best training-camp competition should be between point guards Raymond Felton and D.J. Augustin. Rookie Augustin has a great handle, but Felton had the best pass of the day Thursday: A one-handed, off-the-dribble bounce pass through traffic, setting up a Ryan Hollins dunk.

I really hope we get that preseason game on TNT sounds good overall though Felts/DJ competition is going to be excellent.

[MattD]

looks like we got the tnt game... im very excited

[Ghost Kat]

That TNT game would start the Bobcats Band Wagon

[TheBeagle]

Don't see how a preseason game on TNT will do much good for us, but it's better than nothing, and can't do any harm. Other than that, I'm getting more and more stoked for the season as the days roll by (and my Astros sink farther and farther from the wildcard) Love to hear Gerald is back to normal; love that Mek has rededicated himself; love our PG situation; love the overall vibe I'm getting from the team.

Oh, and the Ben Folds Five reunion special in Chapel Hill tonight was the fucking bomb!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh, it just doesn't get much better....

[dav7z]

Hope we get the game. Any exposure helps AND if we beat the Lakers that would help to get more exposure.
Brown and Taylor ,Don't expect to much hear . If those guys was that good they would have been on another roster.
Another thing why are we looking at so many points, and shooting guards, combos.
Knowing the whole time we crowded on the wings .
Could Wallace or Felton still be on the trading block for a p/f. Bringing in combos kinda makes it look that way. With Hammer , Morrison , Brown or Taylor makes Wallace look expendable.

[spectre]

Brown or Taylor makes Wallace look expendable.

Dav you can't be serious? Neither of those are even close enough skill wise to hold Crash's jock strap, much less replace him.

Besides, Crash isn't a SG; his best ball comes near/around the basket.

[dav7z]

Just trying to make this dead part of the season lively..... lol

[spectre]

Dav you know I love ya...and I didn't mean to sound so confrontational in that last post.

I just think folks have taken that stretch where we played decent while Crash was out last year waaaaaaaaaayyyyy too far. He's absolutely our best defender AND he's a "go to" guy. We've depended on him countless times to "make something happen" when nothing else was working...and at least half the time he's delivered.

Swish is our best offensive player hands down...but IMO Crash is our best overall player.

[dav7z]

[Swish being our best offensive player . But crash is our best player over all ].
That could make quite a good debate. I don't think in all truth i could go that far .
Who in you guys eyes is the Bobcats best all around player. It's a good question and im very instrested in who you pick and the reason you picked one over the other?/?

Oh yea Spectre , I took no offensive at all MAN WE ALL WAYS GOOD . You have allways been a great help and good poster . Now tell me why you think Wallace is a better all around player ? LOL

[spectre]

Simply put...he's above average (to say the least; IMO he's WAY above average a lot of the time) on both sides of the ball. It's kind of hard for any of the other guys to say that. When I say above average on offense I'm talking more of his taking it to the rack and not being stopped vs. 3 pt shooting.

Mek - STRONG D...mediocre O.
Swish - STRONG O...borderline D
Felton - mediocre O...slightly above average D
May - above average O...average D (height hurts him against bigger opposition and the knee will probably limit him against faster opponents)

I won't bother with the non starters.