Charlotte Bobcats, A Young Team On The Rise
Posted by Steven Gittens on
November 20, 2009
The Charlotte Bobcats are an interesting team entering the 09′-10′ season. Why is this so? The Bobcats played well at the end of the 09′ season and hopefully they can continue their end of the season momentum.
Larry Brown is an excellent basketball teacher and should keep the young Bobcats hungry for the playoffs. He’s the perfect coach for a team this young.
The Bobcats were on the verge last season but fell just short. They did show signs of being a potential playoff team in the near future.
What gives the Bobcats some advantage is that they play in the Eastern Conference. The lower quality teams in the East are not as good as the lower quality teams in the West – therefore, the Bobcats are fortunate they play in the East.
The Bobcats are in the Southeast division with the Orlando Magic, Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks – this suggests the Bobcats can’t win the division but they don’t have to in order to make the playoffs.
One of the questions the Bobcats will have to answer is who is their go-to man. When the game is on the line who will the Bobcats give the ball to in order to make something happen.
The Bobcats did acquire Tyson Chandler – who can be an effective rebounder. Over the course of Chandler’s career he has averaged 9 rebounds per game. Chandler wasn’t happy initially about being a Bobcat at first but he should be a major contributor this season. If the Bobcats want to be a playoff threat, point guard D.J. Augustin must raise his game to a whole new level.
Keep an eye on the Bobcats this year. A young team that’s only getting better, they can definitely make some noise.
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