Archive for April, 2009

From Roster to Rasta – Vincent Named Jamaican Coach

April 25th, 2009 | Category: News, Parody

Thank Jah, Vincent sent to Jamaica

KINGSTON – Today Sheriff John Brown announced that former Bobcats head coach Sam Vincent would be leaving Babylon by becoming the head coach of the Jamaican men’s and women’s basketball teams.  Read the story via the Jamaica Observer here.
-ASChin

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Bill Simmons on Bobcats MVP Candidates

April 17th, 2009 | Category: NBA 2008-2009, News

In case you missed it, Bill Simmons posted his annual MVP Rankings this week starting at #450 with Elton Brand before skimming all the way down to his #1.  A few Bobcats made the list:
422. Alexis Ajinca
Keep an eye on this one: Ajinca has a chance to become the first top-20 foreign NBA pick to [...]

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Editor’s Note: Baseline Doesn’t Recap Dark Matches

April 17th, 2009 | Category: BOBCATS LOSS, NBA 2008-2009, News

Faithful Baseline readers may have taken note that our celebrated “Baseline Observations” have been absent over last two games of the season.  This wasn’t an accident.  The Baseline doesn’t recap dark matches.
Bobcats ringside manager Larry Brown sent out The J.O.B. Squad against both the Nets and Magic, losing each game decidedly under the guise of [...]

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That’s a Wrap

April 16th, 2009 | Category: NBA 2008-2009, Trades & Acquisitions

The NBA regular season is over, and once again the Charlotte Bobcats have clinched the fourth seed of the Southeast Division. The season’s 35-47 record helps to validate the careers of local sportswriters and Bob Johnson haters, Rick Bonnell and Scott Fowler (Charlotte Observer). Both predicted that the Bobcats had no chance of [...]

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Baseline Observations: Bobcats @ Chicago 4/11/09

April 12th, 2009 | Category: BOBCATS LOSS, NBA 2008-2009

The Bobcats celebrate being mathmatically eliminated from the Playoffs by dropping a winnable game in Chicago 113-106.  AP recap here.  Boxscore here.
1. This game came down to execution. (©®2005 Adrian Branch)
The Bobcats don’t seem to be very excited about playing basketball these days.  16 Turnovers (8 in the final quarter) and Shaq-inspired free throw shooting [...]

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