Bobcats offseason.... What to do????

[theyhateme45]

Bobcats are coming off their most successful season in franchise history. We may be disappointed with the effort in being swept in the series, but the truth is the team made great strides this season. The question is how do we get better and improve the team for next season???

IMO this is not a team we should keep together. This team is not like how the Hawks were a few seasons ago (Young up and coming core of young talented players) or the OKC thunder this season. Those teams had a high ceiling, I believe this current team is close to their peak. Things need to change this offseason, but what?

Sadly I believe we are stuck in an area of mediocrity.... We don't have the tools to greatly improve the team. We don't have the salary space to add top Free agents (Especially compared to others around the league). We do not have draft picks to improve during the draft.... and even in future seasons we will not be bad enough to have top picks in the draft.... therefore we will always be a step away from drafting the top prospects out of college.

If we trade, we will have to give up a lot...Teams are not going to give you big time scores for free.

These are the reasons why I see the team stuck in mediocrity for the next 3-5 years unless we do something Major!!!!!

My opinion.... blow the team up.... Trade for young pieces, and try to trade for draft picks in the upcoming seasons. Somehow we have to get franchise players on this team.... I love wallace, but I say no-one is safe. Hopefully we could rebuild the team in the next couple of seasons....

If you were the GM what would you do??? Do you have another way to realistically take this team to the next level??

Discuss

[Zaximus]

Well, I'm hoping we make a trade for CP3. NC is his home and he's sat with Jordan at games. Collison is playing lights out and maybe better than CP3 right now for a fraction of the cost. So the Hornets, who want to sell their team, would love to push off some cap. Trading us CP3 and us trading them expirings in Chandler/Nazr and giving them someone like Diaw or Jax would clear them a lot of cap.

We can't sign any big names, so a trade is all we can do, and NO is the only place I see a trade happening at all.

I agree though, this team needs fixed and it may be another 2-4 years of no-playoff seasons to do it.

[rico6]

Offer Felton nothing higher than 2.5 million (He is not getting the MLE I guarantee that) resign TT, let Tyson walk (IIRC, he's on his last year) let the one year players go ie: Theo, Larry, Stephen Graham.

Bobcats gotta get somebody big this offseason, they cannot go into next season without a new big-time scorer It's a damn shame the hawks locked up Crawford because he would be ideal.

Get another PF to back up TT, I personally believe Tyrus is ready to start.

Package Nazr/Diaw/Felts(if he is signed)/Jackson/Tyson/Diop everybody on this team is expendable that's not named Wallace,DJ, and Tyrus.

Look into a new coach, it's apparent Larry's gonna leave especially after this playoff series.

[theyhateme45]

Well, I'm hoping we make a trade for CP3. NC is his home and he's sat with Jordan at games. Collison is playing lights out and maybe better than CP3 right now for a fraction of the cost. So the Hornets, who want to sell their team, would love to push off some cap. Trading us CP3 and us trading them expirings in Chandler/Nazr and giving them someone like Diaw or Jax would clear them a lot of cap.

We can't sign any big names, so a trade is all we can do, and NO is the only place I see a trade happening at all.

I agree though, this team needs fixed and it may be another 2-4 years of no-playoff seasons to do it.

I did not know the hornets might be willing to move CP3...If so that would be a move, especially if he can stay healthy.

CP3 with wallace and TT would be a good start.... Then in the east I'm sure we could attract some role players to play with CP.

[HeatCheck]

To me, getting a premier point guard is more important than getting a center (IMO our 2 major needs). A PG can make other players around you better but you never hear that from a C.

[theyhateme45]

To me, getting a premier point guard is more important than getting a center (IMO our 2 major needs). A PG can make other players around you better but you never hear that from a C.

So how do we go about getting this Premier PG??? Most of them are snatched up in the top of the draft... we don't have a draft pick, and I don't see us drafting in the top of the draft anytime soon. The only FA PG is felton... No Premier PG on the market....and if there was too many other teams could out spend us.

Besides maybe cp3 who was mentioned, I don't know any other premier PG that would be traded. If we do trade for a premier PG we would have to give up alot meaning we would be losing the key pieces for the PG to be successful.

[HeatCheck]

I am not saying we are going to get a premier PG. But if I had to choose between a premier PG and a center right now for this team it would be a PG. CP3 would be amazing, but I'm not getting my hopes up. To me, it looks like there wont be too much movement with our team unless through a trade.

[cdandi1]

Is Chris Paul or Darren Collison an option?? Also, I don't think you get rid of G-force. He does all the little things plus more. He, imo, is the only one safe. Keep Tyrus and the rookies. Maybe derek brown can develop into a contributer..and you always need a lock down defender that Henderson has the possibility of developing into. The rookies are safe and g-force. Felton is a great locker room player but not a starting point guard. The centers can all go and diaw too. Jax, sad to say it, probably should go too. He has reached his max here. Since jordan is the owner, maybe he can lure a big time free agent here, especially if we somehow (still don't know how) we get a legit pg here, like paul. Do you think we could go after someone like Bayless? He is playing behind Roy and def looks like a star in the making.

[HeatCheck]

The centers can all go and diaw too.

Do people not like Nazr? I think he has been our best center this year and if it wasn't for his injury he still would have been starting. He has a nice shot as well. Just a little slow footed.

[God]

I'm on the official bring CP3 to NC bandwagon!

[theyhateme45]

Assuming we have relatively the same roster next season... One improvement I think we could make would be adding a deadly outside shooter... Think Piabiatch!! Only thing is I don't know what position on the floor they would play because our 2 & 3 would be set.

[panthersphan]

We need a PG

And Felton needs to go.

Trade for Chris Paul.

Change name to FLIGHT.

If all else fails, just sign D-Wade =P

[cdandi1]

Nazr at backup, but if we want to be a serious playoff contender we need a legit center. Like, any of the centers i think could be backups. Whats the current situation with Ajinca?? Last i heard he was dominating in the d-league before he injured his hand/wrist, or w.e. he hurt. And dominating i mean, he had a few games in a row with huge numbers. I think he even had a trible-double. I hope thats true and he contributes. Hell, the dude is my age, 21..so he has plenty of time to develop.

[cdandi1]

sitting here watching Jennings really shows how much we need a pg and the difference a great pg can bring to a team.