2012-13 Charlotte Bobcats
Draft Grades, Needs, Free Agents, Seasn Preview
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Charlotte Bobcats
2011-12: 7-59, 15th in Eastern Conference
2012-13 Predicted Conference Finish: 15th
2012-13 Projected Depth Chart:
C: Bismack Biyombo/Brendan Haywood/DeSagana Diop
PF: Byron Mullens/Tyrus Thomas
SF: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist/Reggie Williams/Jeff Taylor
SG: Gerald Henderson/Ben Gordon/Matt Carroll
PG: Kemba Walker/Ramon Sessions
Head Coach: Mike Dunlap (1st season)
Charlotte's Offseason was:
... surprisingly competent. I like the deal of adding a needed scorer in Ben Gordon along with a future first-round pick for Corey Maggette's expiring contract. That deal helps the lowest-scoring team in the league immediately without putting the Bobcasts in too much worse of a cap situation and also adds an asset. Drafting Kidd-Gilchrist second overall was the right choice as the kid is a proven winner and fierce competitor, which is the type of player a team like Charlotte needs.
Getting Ramon Sessions to replace D.J. Augustin was ultimately swapping one of the worst starting point guards in the league for one of the worst starting point guards in the league - although it appears Kemba Walker is the favorite to start at the one this year. Even adding the amnestied Brendan Haywood for an affordable $2 million per year is a slight up-grade from what Charlotte had in the middle last season.
The strangest move was hiring St. John's assistant Mike Dunlap as head coach. It is a rare move for a college assistant to make the leap to NBA head man, but Dunlap is known as a teacher of the game and defensive mind. He was reportedly quite a ways down on Charlotte's true wish list of head coaching candidates however.
2012-2013 will be a success if:
... progress is made. There are maybe a handful of guys who actually figure to be pieces of the long-term puzzle for the Bobcats' re-building effort. Guys like Walker, Bismack Biyombo, and Byron Mullens (maybe Gerald Henderson) need to show improvements from a year ago, while Kidd-Gilchrist has to make his presence felt immediately. It would also be nice if Tyrus Thomas started to actually earn some of the $8 million he is owed this season.
2012-2013 will be a disappointment if:
... the Bobcats are even worse this season. Any sort of minute improvement from last year's historically disgraceful finish is all that can be hoped for at this juncture of the franchise's current state. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither will a winning team in Charlotte ... especially one owned by Michael Jordan.
Looking Ahead to Next Summer:
Diop and Carroll's wasteful contracts will come off the books, which frees up around $10.9 million in cap space. Another $8.7 million could come off the books if the Bobcats decide to amnesty Thomas and that will heavily depend on how he performs this season. Cap space is rather irrelevant though since I have a better chance of being seduced by Minka Kelly than the Bobcats do of attracting a marquee free agent anytime soon.
Charlotte fans are hoping for a lot of ping-pong balls, which would result in another top pick and the possibility of Detroit and/or Portland's first-rounders being the Bobcats' property as well - depending on where those respective teams finish in the standings.
2012-2013 NBA Power Ranking: 30th
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Charlotte Bobcats
2011-12: 7-59, 15th in Eastern Conference
2012-13 Predicted Conference Finish: 15th
2012-13 Projected Depth Chart:
C: Bismack Biyombo/Brendan Haywood/DeSagana Diop
PF: Byron Mullens/Tyrus Thomas
SF: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist/Reggie Williams/Jeff Taylor
SG: Gerald Henderson/Ben Gordon/Matt Carroll
PG: Kemba Walker/Ramon Sessions
Head Coach: Mike Dunlap (1st season)
Charlotte's Offseason was:
... surprisingly competent. I like the deal of adding a needed scorer in Ben Gordon along with a future first-round pick for Corey Maggette's expiring contract. That deal helps the lowest-scoring team in the league immediately without putting the Bobcasts in too much worse of a cap situation and also adds an asset. Drafting Kidd-Gilchrist second overall was the right choice as the kid is a proven winner and fierce competitor, which is the type of player a team like Charlotte needs.
Getting Ramon Sessions to replace D.J. Augustin was ultimately swapping one of the worst starting point guards in the league for one of the worst starting point guards in the league - although it appears Kemba Walker is the favorite to start at the one this year. Even adding the amnestied Brendan Haywood for an affordable $2 million per year is a slight up-grade from what Charlotte had in the middle last season.
The strangest move was hiring St. John's assistant Mike Dunlap as head coach. It is a rare move for a college assistant to make the leap to NBA head man, but Dunlap is known as a teacher of the game and defensive mind. He was reportedly quite a ways down on Charlotte's true wish list of head coaching candidates however.
2012-2013 will be a success if:
... progress is made. There are maybe a handful of guys who actually figure to be pieces of the long-term puzzle for the Bobcats' re-building effort. Guys like Walker, Bismack Biyombo, and Byron Mullens (maybe Gerald Henderson) need to show improvements from a year ago, while Kidd-Gilchrist has to make his presence felt immediately. It would also be nice if Tyrus Thomas started to actually earn some of the $8 million he is owed this season.
2012-2013 will be a disappointment if:
... the Bobcats are even worse this season. Any sort of minute improvement from last year's historically disgraceful finish is all that can be hoped for at this juncture of the franchise's current state. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither will a winning team in Charlotte ... especially one owned by Michael Jordan.
Looking Ahead to Next Summer:
Diop and Carroll's wasteful contracts will come off the books, which frees up around $10.9 million in cap space. Another $8.7 million could come off the books if the Bobcats decide to amnesty Thomas and that will heavily depend on how he performs this season. Cap space is rather irrelevant though since I have a better chance of being seduced by Minka Kelly than the Bobcats do of attracting a marquee free agent anytime soon.
Charlotte fans are hoping for a lot of ping-pong balls, which would result in another top pick and the possibility of Detroit and/or Portland's first-rounders being the Bobcats' property as well - depending on where those respective teams finish in the standings.
2012-2013 NBA Power Ranking: 30th
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Jacks0n
11-20-2012
02:38 pm
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Cody Zeller..
Geiger
10-05-2012
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I agree with you..the pick of Kidd-Ghilcrest was the reight choice,for the future. Hes a quality player, but wont be the go to star they need. This is the first step to rebuilding..I just hope Jordan will take the time to do this the right way and spend the money this offseason wisely.
Paul
07-25-2012
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I don't know how he will fare in the draft. I see the Gators may lose Nick Calathes, who has declared his itnnet but not hired an agent (which leaves him eligible to come back if he does not like where he goes, if he goes). It is hard to fault these guys for trying to maximize their very small window of opportunity. I think if I had a shot even a very long shot to be hired for a job that paid very well and could set my family for life it would be very hard not to at least apply.
Cameron
06-22-2012
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Hey buddy, I posted that comment almost a year ago.
Cameron
06-22-2012
02:06 pm
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Hey buddy, I posted that comment almost a year ago.
@Cameron
05-08-2012
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There the worst team, but Harrison Barnes? Didn't nail that prediction buddy.
Dorf
05-08-2012
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They Need to be retracted or relocated. They are just pathetic.
Cameron
06-28-2011
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This was a smart draft for the Bobcats, and I absolutely loved the Kemba Walker pick. But plain and simple, the Bobcats will have the number one pick next year and they will choose Harrison Barnes. It's not even debateable.
Woody
06-24-2011
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HarrisonBarnes
mprofetta
06-24-2011
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I'm not as high on this draft as most. Biyombo and Walker are redundant. The Bobcats already have similar young players in Thomas and Augustin. I'm not a big Stephen Jackson fan, but with Jackson gone, where will the points come from? Charlotte is a mess.
kh
06-23-2011
08:31 pm
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Bismack Biyombo sorry
kh
06-23-2011
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I wanted the Rockets to take him hmm oh well
Walter
06-21-2011
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First comment... we're going to have comment boards like this all over the site soon. We're still working out the kinks, so this is not the finished product.
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