Lottery vs. 8th seed...

[TattoodCats4life]

Looking at where we are in the season and our record and our players...I just want to sart a very FRIENDLY discussion on if its better to make the 8th seed or end up about where we are now and hope for the best in the lottery. I know our 2009 pick is protected, so if we're in the upper half we wont have to lose it quite yet. If things were over today we'd be in our oh so typical 8th spot...so if we don't win a top 3 pick I don't know what we'd end up doing to try and get more talent/depth. That said, I don't see what making the playoffs by the skin of our teeth and hoping for the unlikely second round etc would do for us other than some confidence and the "we made the playoffs" monkey off our back.

[Alex]

Lottery.

It's not a choice we have either, this team is not good enough to make the playoffs, let's please stop kidding ourselves.

[docend24]

I think we will have our pick baring a miracle happens. As it is Bobcats tradition we will surely have a winning streak in March or April to make it clear it won't be a TOP 10 pick. Luckily we have a tough schedule in this months so there is a hope it won't be that bad.

[TheBeagle]

Yeah, no chance with the playoffs. Depending on future trades and injuries it's highly likely we'll finish with less wins than the previous year and maybe occupy the 4th slot or so (unless we get screwed.....again).

When the Bobcats and playoffs are in the same discussion, cue up Jim Mora for at least another year!

[RELAXTV]

Obviously the lotto

No need to crawl into the 8th seed, and then get whipped out, and lose our draft pick at the same time.

I'd rather we get a lotto pick, draft a 4 or 2, then make a trade or two, and build our way up next year.

Who knows? Maybe Alexis might make leaps and bounds?

[ohara831]

I would want to make the Playoffs, at least to be able to say we got that monkey off our back. But this team, barring any trades, is not going to make the Playoffs. We had that run shortly after the trade and won something like 4/5, but since then we have not looked good. I prefer this order:
1. Make the Playoffs and play respectable games, even if we end up being swept.
2. Make the Lottery, and by some minor miracle we get a Top 3 pick.
3. End up somewhere in our mediocre spot of pick #7-#9, and just hope that LB sees something that others dont, and gets us an All Star in the making.

*Would it be too much to ask for the Steinbrenner's to buy the Bobcats. Hell, they dont fear any Luxury Taxes the way they throw money at players. They would just pay Kobe, Wade and Bosh ungodly amounts of money to come to Charlotte and buy a Championship. I'm for it; anyone else?

[ziggy]

Given a choice, I would rather have the #8 seed in the playoffs. I feel like just making it in could really change the mindset of this franchise and help grow the fan base. Look at the Atlanta Hawks, they carry themselves differently and are perceived differently by the media after making it to the playoffs last year.

[bing!]

I say, play your best... and say no to ing

[krazyrumpshaker]

Given a choice, I would rather have the #8 seed in the playoffs. I feel like just making it in could really change the mindset of this franchise and help grow the fan base. Look at the Atlanta Hawks, they carry themselves differently and are perceived differently by the media after making it to the playoffs last year.

Well said, the Hawks came to mind immediatly. We need to make the playoffs and have a good showing even though we would lose in the first round. Last year, Atlanta had a terrible attendance record for the regular season, then they were packed for the playoffs and have been well supported all this season i believe.

Maybe we make another trade that catapults us into playoff contention. I dont think this years draft is very deep anyways, so i say make the playoffs.

[LB4President]

I would rather make the playoffs. This is a weak draft so I would rather lose this pick than one in a draft with more talent. I really don't see a player in the bottom of the lottery who can really help us out. Plus even if we did get swept in the playoffs we would earn some respect for getting there for the first time.