Stephen Jackson Doesn’t Make Love to Pressure

Big miss for Captain Jack down the stretch.  His 3-point attempt wasn’t even close, bricking off the side of the rim, and it ended the series for the Bobs.  Game 4 is now just about pride.  I would have preferred that the Bobs take it inside – what was the whole point of fouling out [...]

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Late Rally by the Bobs Falls Short

The Charlotte Bobcats almost stole Game 1 in Orlando, but they Magic were able to hang on late for the win.  If the Bobs had won, I don’t know if they would have deserved it.  At times, the played like crap.  At other times, they were absolutely unbelievable.  Total polar opposites not just in the [...]

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Bobcats to Face Orlando in the Round 1

The Charlotte Bobcats, the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference, will face the 2nd seed Orlando Magic in the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs.  The Bobs can still tie Milwaukee for the 6 seed, but the Bucks have a better conference record (the team split the regular season series 2-2).  So, we’re guaranteed a [...]

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From World Beaters to Bricking Dunks

The Charlotte Bobcats came crashing back to Earth this weekend, losing to division rivals Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic.  Boris Diaw and Nazr Mohammed literally bricked easy dunks in Atlanta on Friday night.  Diaw literally airballed a 6-foot runner in the paint against the Hawks.  That guy is an enigma.  One night he looks like an All-Star, and the [...]

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A Rant About Last Night

OK, this entry has nothing to do with Charlotte sports, other than the fact that it is about the NBA and Charlotte has an NBA team or that Orlando plays in the same division as the Bobcats.  Orlando’s collapse Game 4 of the Finals last night compelled me to rant about NBA players and coaching.  [...]

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Bobs Collapse in Orlando

The Bobcats snatched defeat from the jaws of victory tonight in Orlando.  Raja Bell could have iced the game in regulation at the free throw line, but he missed one out of two.  That left the Magic down by 3 with about 12 seconds left.  Naturally, the Bobs left J.J. Redick wide open for a game-tying 3.  [...]

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Felton to Orlando?

Orlando Magic General Manager Otis Smith made it all but official today that Jameer Nelson will undergo season-ending surgery for his torn labrum.  Nelson has been out for almost two weeks, but there was no word on whether he would try to rehab it and play through the injury or whether he would shut it down for [...]

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