Charlotte Bobcats Preview

Hello All,

I don't know if I was inspired by the great Shane Morris of Grantland, or maybe I am just bored, but I decided to write a NBA preview, team by team, hopefully way too much detail, and some predictions along the way. Hopefully you will all enjoy some pearls of wisdom. 

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS:

There is no better place to start than with the worst team in NBA history from a year ago. 

Key Additions: Ben Gordon (Trade), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Rookie), Ramon Sessions (FA), Brendan Haywood

Key Losses: Corey "Im only good at drawing fouls Maggette, and a pair of DJ's (Augustin, White)

Projected Starting Five (My opinion on what would be there best lineup):

PG: Kemba Walker

SG: Gerald Henderson

SF: MKG

PF: Byron Mullens

C: Bismack Biyombo

Role Players: Gordon, Haywood, Sessions, Tyrus Thomas, Reggie Williams. 

Comments: This team is going to suck... again. Mike Dunlap, former coach of the great Metro State in Colorado, will probably be a really good coach for this team in helping all of their young players progress. At PG it will be interesting how much they let Walker play. He only started late last year, and wasn't all that impressive. At 6-1 (which probably is generous), he has to play like Allen Iverson, quick crossovers, fearless to the basket, and not relying on the speed to get jump shots but to blow by people. Sessions is actually pretty similar, but with less passing skills. I really don't think he is much of a point guard, so with Walker and Sessions, they will have a tough time moving the ball around. 

At SG, they are kind of stacked, but without any real talent. Henderson is solid, but he would come off the bench for 10-15 min if he was on a good team. With an OK shooting touch, and some explosiveness, the Bobcats will have to rely on him for much of the scoring in their first unit. Gordon and Williams are lights out shooters, but they will have trouble getting open looks witht the lack of a stong point guard. They probably should have gotten a distributor in Free agency to get these guys looks. Oh, and none of these guys plays any defense. 

At SF lies the future of the team. Kidd-Gilchrist will be very solid from the get go. He is not flashy in any sense, but will be an above-average defender, he can pass the ball, attack the basket, and rebound well for his position. However, I don't think he will ever become the focal point of a team, which sadly, he might have to be for a few years in Charlotte. He has a hard time creating his own shot with consistency, which will only get harder in the NBA. In drafting him, their plan is to suck another year and hopefully get the next star in the 2013 draft, who will compliment MKG. 

At PF they have Mullens who thinks he is Dirk Nowitzki, but sucks, and Tyrus Thomas who thinks he is Kevin Garnett, but also sucks. This team has no inside scoring whatsoever, and will be a huge problem for them all year. Thomas and Biyombo are very good shot blockers, but neither have the strength to deal with big men. Luckily for them, their division has only one quality big man-Al Horford. 

At C they have Biyombo and Haywood, both good defenders, but neither can play any offense. Overall, this team will play OK defense, but will never have the offense to beat anyone. 

I project somewhere between 15-20 wins, at the bottom of the East, and competing for the #1 pick once again. Maybe they won't be robbed by David Stern (a.k.a the draft lottery). Next time I will preview the Washington Wizards