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Miami Heat to pursue Raymond Felton

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Raymond Felton, the top free agent point guard, has strong interest in the Heat, and Miami is expected to call Felton, among others, if it doesn't fill its cap with three stars.

One scout cautioned, "Felton is pretty good at a lot of things but not great at anything. And he was torched by Jameer Nelson in the playoffs."

Source: Miami Herald per HoopsHype

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Good. I would love for us to find a better pg and not dump a bunch into him. He is an average at best pg.

It's not that he is a bad point guard, and he will be somewhat hard to replace. Felton is actually a top 15 point guard based on stats, he is just in the wrong system. Felton is a score first type of point guard and when he tried to become a pass first type of point guard in the NBA Playoffs he got torched. The problem is the Bobcats don't need a score first type of point guard. We already have capable scorer's in Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson, we just need someone who can feed them the ball. Felton would fit well with a team like the Pistons or Kings. Now it's time for the tough part, what point guard do the Bobcats go after in free agency? This particular free agency class is filled with everything but point guards. However, there are a few that the Cats should take a look at. These individuals include

Earl Watson- 3.1 Reb./ 5.1 Ast./ 1.3 Stl./ 7.8 Pts.

Steve Blake- 2.4 Reb./ 4.8 Ast./ 7.3 Pts.

Luke Ridnour- 1.8 Reb./ 4.0 Ast./ 10.4 Pts.

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It's not that he is a bad point guard, and he will be somewhat hard to replace. Felton is actually a top 15 point guard based on stats, he is just in the wrong system. Felton is a score first type of point guard and when he tried to become a pass first type of point guard in the NBA Playoffs he got torched. The problem is the Bobcats don't need a score first type of point guard. We already have capable scorer's in Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson, we just need someone who can feed them the ball. Felton would fit well with a team like the Pistons or Kings. Now it's time for the tough part, what point guard do the Bobcats go after in free agency? This particular free agency class is filled with everything but point guards. However, there are a few that the Cats should take a look at. These individuals include

Earl Watson- 3.1 Reb./ 5.1 Ast./ 1.3 Stl./ 7.8 Pts.

Steve Blake- 2.4 Reb./ 4.8 Ast./ 7.3 Pts.

Luke Ridnour- 1.8 Reb./ 4.0 Ast./ 10.4 Pts.

Yeah you always throw stats out there like its the end all be all. Are you the one that tried to say the Bobcats bench was better than the Magic because you looked their season stats up? Not sure what Bobcats team you watched last year but we were all defense and the reason we got the boot from the playoffs was because we couldn't score and Felton was getting torched. Think if we have to play one of these elite pg's like Rose, Deron, Paul, etc... We would never stand a chance. Felton is an average at best pg. No where near top 15. He is not going to thrive in any other system. If he was our backup i would be ok with that. There isn't much out there right now i know but i don't want to throw a bunch of money his way just because no one else is better right now. Then that means we're stuck with him.

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Yeah you always throw stats out there like its the end all be all. Are you the one that tried to say the Bobcats bench was better than the Magic because you looked their season stats up? Not sure what Bobcats team you watched last year but we were all defense and the reason we got the boot from the playoffs was because we couldn't score and Felton was getting torched. Think if we have to play one of these elite pg's like Rose, Deron, Paul, etc... We would never stand a chance. Felton is an average at best pg. No where near top 15. He is not going to thrive in any other system. If he was our backup i would be ok with that. There isn't much out there right now i know but i don't want to throw a bunch of money his way just because no one else is better right now. Then that means we're stuck with him.

If you don't think Felton is a top 15 point guard then it is because you are a duke homer.

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If you don't think Felton is a top 15 point guard then it is because you are a duke homer.

The only reason you think he is because you're a Bobcats and Heels homer. This is the NBA not college i could careless where he went to school. I want to win not be average which is what Felton will do for us. He is at best a back up in this league. Keep looking at stats.

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The only reason you think he is because you're a Bobcats and Heels homer. This is the NBA not college i could careless where he went to school. I want to win not be average which is what Felton will do for us. He is at best a back up in this league. Keep looking at stats.

You're severely underrating Felton. Nobody is trying to say that he's an elite PG, but he's very solid all-around and while he'd be in the bottom part of that list, I think that it can be argued that he's among the top half of PGs in the league. A lot of people are looking solely at the Orlando series and damning him for that. He didn't have a good series and got torched by Nelson, but that shouldn't discount how solid, if unspectacular, he was throughout the entire regular season.

And stats tell how well a player has performed There's even some new-age stats, much like in baseball, that start to tell more of the story. Why wouldn't we look at stats if we want to compare players?

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Yeah you always throw stats out there like its the end all be all. Are you the one that tried to say the Bobcats bench was better than the Magic because you looked their season stats up? Not sure what Bobcats team you watched last year but we were all defense and the reason we got the boot from the playoffs was because we couldn't score and Felton was getting torched. Think if we have to play one of these elite pg's like Rose, Deron, Paul, etc... We would never stand a chance. Felton is an average at best pg. No where near top 15. He is not going to thrive in any other system. If he was our backup i would be ok with that. There isn't much out there right now i know but i don't want to throw a bunch of money his way just because no one else is better right now. Then that means we're stuck with him.

Oh by the way are bench was better than the Magic's in the playoff's

Bench Points

Bobcats- 116 points

Magic- 86 points

Bench Rebounds

Bobcats- 57 rebounds

Magic- 44

Bench Assists

Bobcats- 20 assists

Magic- 12 assists

Bench Steals

Bobcats- 7 steals

Magic- 5 steals

Bench Blocks

Bobcats- 8 blocks

Magic- 5 blocks

Do you still want to keep questioning me?

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