Brown: May Done

[wil]

Time to seriously & desperately shop for a PF.



http://www.nba.com/2008/news/10/25/1....ap/index.html

[Keetch]

I think "Brown: May not ready" would be a more appropriate title. Not Ready? Definitely. Done? Probably. But Brown's not saying that in the article that I read.

Thanks for the link though. At least somebody on the Bobcats sees reality.

[ammofan]

He said he is talking to MJ and Rod.....I smell a BIG trade coming.
It wouldn't surprise me if Felts or Gdub get traded this week

[MattD]

those who suggest cutting sean may are mental.

[Ghost Kat]

those who suggest cutting sean may are mental.

How does cutting him hurt us? Keeping him and depending on him right now would be mental. He's is no where near in starting shape. He's anothe project like Davidson and Ajinca at this point. I am ashamed of Sean May. A professional basketball player who isn't in shape, in't ready to play and is basically living off NBA welfare. The front office may have hoped he'd be ready but even us fans knew he wasn't going to be ready. This is a horrible way to start a season.

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

I am ashamed of Sean May. A professional basketball player who isn't in shape, in't ready to play and is basically living off NBA welfare.

I'm a Caroling grad and saw May play in college. While I obviously pull for him, I'm equally disgusted by his lack of competiveness. I don't know the details of his injury and rehab, but I do feel that he did not try hard enough in the offseason and while injured, to mantain a good weight and exercise. He is professional athlete and it is his job to add value to the team. He knew that our team would rely on him and he would be a key determinant on our team's success. I would go as far as labeling his attitude as careless and negligent. He has not stepped up to the plate when needed and I'm very dissapointed.

[amour217]

See this is what ticks me off, seriously: a lot of us on this very messageboard realized that the Bobcats were putting WAY too much stock in Sean May's health. What's the problem there? We're average fans on a messageboard...obviously it took this long for the team, a PROFESSIONAL team, to realize that there's a problem...and news flash: OPENING NIGHT IS IN SEVEN DAYS!

Why in the world did this team sit on its hands so long? Fine, we have Twiggy and Jermareo, but they should've found a way to evaluate their talent and attempt to make them fit the team well instead of having them ride the pine most of the preseason. If they did their job and realized early that these two guys ain't gonna work, cut em loose and try to piece together something that works...that's just good sports management, IMO. And if we evaluated our talent correctly and would've seen the flaws, we might have drafted differently. I love Ajinca's potential and I'm excited to see what he might possibly become some day...but as far back as I can remember, this team has ALWAYS been killed on the front line as far as rebounds go, and last year was just plain atrocious. A ready-now big man might've helped alleviate this problem.

At this point, I don't see how we're going to acquire a PF to help us like we need...but I'm still holding out hope that our front office can work out something that is good for the team. Our team management needs to do what's best for the team, not what's best for filling the seats. You see: a good, winning team will put butts in the seats, it's as simple as that. They need to get their heads out of their rear ends and start to think smart. You don't need to have the highest payroll to put together a strong team, you need good player management AND evaluation. I love the Bobcats and I really want to see them do well, but it's frustrating to see them brush aside glaring mistakes and then when it's late in the game take the "Oh crap we got a problem" stance.

That being said, I would love to see Andre Brown do some serious damage in a good way with this team.

[ammofan]

See this is what ticks me off, seriously: a lot of us on this very messageboard realized that the Bobcats were putting WAY too much stock in Sean May's health. What's the problem there? We're average fans on a messageboard...obviously it took this long for the team, a PROFESSIONAL team, to realize that there's a problem...and news flash: OPENING NIGHT IS IN SEVEN DAYS!

Why in the world did this team sit on its hands so long? Fine, we have Twiggy and Jermareo, but they should've found a way to evaluate their talent and attempt to make them fit the team well instead of having them ride the pine most of the preseason. If they did their job and realized early that these two guys ain't gonna work, cut em loose and try to piece together something that works...that's just good sports management, IMO. And if we evaluated our talent correctly and would've seen the flaws, we might have drafted differently. I love Ajinca's potention and I'm excited to see what he might possibly become some day...but as far back as I can remember, this team has ALWAYS been killed on the front line as far as rebounds go, and last year was just plain atrocious. A ready-now big man might've helped alleviate this problem.

At this point, I don't see how we're going to acquire a PF to help us like we need...but I'm still holding out hope that our front office can work out something that is good for the team. Our team management needs to do what's best for the team, not what's best for filling the seats. You see: a good, winning team will put butts in the seats, it's as simple as that. They need to get their heads out of their rear ends and start to think smart. You don't need to have the highest payroll to put together a strong team, you need good player management AND evaluation. I love the Bobcats and I really want to see them do well, but it's frustrating to see them brush aside glaring mistakes and then when it's late in the game take the "Oh crap we got a problem" stance.

That being said, I would love to see Andre Brown do some serious damage in a good way with this team.

Great post...I am really mad too. We have a week till opening night and we dont have a valid starting big man under contract. Sure Andre Brown is looking good BUT remember that there must be some reason that he has floated around so much. I dont know what that is but evidently he hasn't been good enough to be a starting big man in the NBA

[ohara831]

Problem is, there is no trade coming. He clearly said he spoke with Michael and Rod and it is going to be PF by committee. They put their eggs in the May basket, and the basket is broken.

I've done a lot of bitching and moaning about needing a trade. Now it's too late so I'm done with it. We are stuck. PF by committee means Jermareo and Ajinca unless they go out of position and play Crash or Dudley. Either way, I dont see playoffs in our future this year.

Oh, and this now makes me regret LB talking MJ out of Brook Lopez. At least we could have had Lopez at C and let Okafor toy with the PF spot. Now we have no PF and get to watch DJ spend 1/2 a season trying to win the starting PG position from Ray. I dont see Playoffs this year. In fact, we will likely have a worse record than last year as the rest of our Division got quite a bit better.

[polarcat]

as much as we need a 4, drafting brook lopez is not the answer. we would have the most unathletic non-shooting pf-c duo in the league with lopez aboard. mek is a 5 and i would've been more pissed if we drafted lopez with that pick. i personally would've wanted randolph at that spot, but dj is solid.