Archive for June, 2009

Farewell MJ

June 29th, 2009 | Category: BOBCATS LOSS, Offseason '09

 
So much buzz and anticipation about last Thursday’s NBA Draft kept the Bobcats Baseline crew distracted from the saddening event just hours before Commissioner Stern took the stage at Madison Square Garden.  Bobcats Minority Owner Michael Jordan lost a contemporary and a colleague in superstardom last week when Michael Jackson passed.
In the year 1992, NBA Basketball [...]

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Charlotte Bobcats: State of the Roster | Post Draft

June 26th, 2009 | Category: NBA 2008-2009, News, Offseason '09, Trades & Acquisitions

Prior to the 2004 NBA Draft, former Bobcats GM/Coach Bernie Bickerstaff managed to hoodwink the lowly Clippers into trading down from #2 to #4 in order for Charlotte to select Emeka Okafor.  That was the first and last great draft move made by the organization and ever since then Bobcats fans have been subjected to [...]

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With the 11th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft

June 25th, 2009 | Category: News, Offseason '09, Trades & Acquisitions

the Charlotte Bobcats select…

Gerald Henderson
Consensus here at Bobcats Baseline is that, by selecting Terrence Williams at #11, the Nets may have saved the Bobcats from making a mistake.  Though T-Will has an intriguing range of skills and is going to be a lot of fun as a personality, Henderson is a better fit.  He is [...]

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Bobcats Draft Rumors – Roundup

June 24th, 2009 | Category: NBA 2008-2009, Offseason '09, Rumors, Trades & Acquisitions

Editor’s Note: We’ll continue to post updates to this thread as we head towards Thursday’s Draft.  It’s a blog within a blog!

MJ shooting down T-Will?
According to ESPN.com, Michael Jordan nixed the Terrence Williams “Promise” after the Henderson/T-Will workout Monday and would rather have the team trade the pick or select Wake Forest’s James Johnson.
T-Will going [...]

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Charlotte Bobcats NBA Draft Preview: Part 3

June 23rd, 2009 | Category: NBA 2008-2009, Offseason '09, Rumors

In Part 2, I talked about some strategy that the Bobcats could possibly use in making the 12th pick and made some generalizations about which players may or may not be available at #12.  In Part 3, I’ll go into more detail about the players that are likely to be available to the Bobcats at [...]

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