Pacers at Bobcats

[Kramerica]

We're down 8 at the half. Corey leading Bobcats in scoring with 11, Kemba and DJ both have 7 points, and 3 dimes for DJ and 1 for Kemba. Shooting 30% from the floor as a team and are out rebounding them so far. We'll see how this one turns out.

[Kramerica]

Hansbrough doing work. Go Cougs!

[cavic7585]

I find myself watching these games just to see biyombo.

[Kramerica]

Agreed. I do love the young talent on this team and it's a shame to see them amidst a culture of losing. Biyombo is the rawest of raw, but talk about a high ceiling...only 19 years old. Damn.

[Chaos]

Is it as painfully obvious to everyone else as it is to me, just how disinterested Boris Diaw plays? As pathetic as it would be, if you DVR'ed the game tonight, go back and watch just Diaw during the game. On offense, he will stand at the top of the key looking to hand off, set a half-screen, and then will stand there and watch the jump shot. He won't crash the boards, nothing. I mean, stuff a high school kid would get benched over.

It's sad that he gets minutes when he could give a rats ass about being on the court. If we're going to lose every game anyway, put a less talented but hungrier player in the game. It's got to frustrate Silas to no end watching Boris' effort.

And in a contract year of all things - total mind fug.

[SOJA]

trade Diaw, trade Tyrus Thomas, see if Augustine elicits any sort of attention

Rebuild around Kemba, Bismack, and Hendo (keep Reggie Evans and Byron Mullens for depth)

seriously there is absolutely no point in trying any more this season. Stock pile draft picks and hope for the best

[Kramerica]

You're not kidding. He's been mailing it in for a while now. From what I saw tonight he was mainly cherry-picking, and when he did chuck up a 3 he was short-arming it and jogging back up the court after he missed. For a team with so many young, promising players it's a shame to see an experienced player so aloof about everything.

[cbarrier90]

seriously there is absolutely no point in trying any more this season. Stock pile draft picks and hope for the best

This implies that they were trying to begin with. Management knew what they were getting into and the message of "tanking" should have been made loud and clear to fans when Boris Diaw trotted out onto the floor to start the season at center.

It's a shame, because the second D-Wade somehow banked in that contested layup to complete the Bobcats' choke-job in game 2, the momentum, youthful energy, etc. was sucked out of this team.

I really like your plan for Phase 3 of Bobcats de-construction, the question is, will other teams take on anybody from this roster?

[kman72]

I find myself watching these games just to see biyombo.

agreed, he really impresses me with the effort he shows on and off the court

[C-A-T-S]

If we don't trade DJ now I'm afraid he will just walk for nothing at the end of the season.

[MadHatter]

I consider this game a WIN.....we actually kept it under 20.

[cdandi1]

Biyombo is really showing the reason he was drafted so high.

He is crazy long and athletic and seems to be taking to what he is being taught..soaking up knowledge like a sponge. Give this kid an offseason, a summer league perhaps, and he should continue his rapid development.

[thatlookseasy]

If we don't trade DJ now I'm afraid he will just walk for nothing at the end of the season.

He is a restricted FA, so the option to match any contract is there. I think he is definitely available for the right price, but I dont know how many teams would be willing to overpay a bit to sign him away.

Agree with what others have said about Biyombo. He has already shown so much more potential than a lot of rookie big men (ol' Alexi Ajinca comes to mind) and every around him has good things to say about his work ethic.

I want to go see a game at some point this year just to see all the young guys. I was thinking about the Minnesota game, a chance to see Rubio, Love and the rest of their surprisingly fun team and the tickets should still be cheap

[MadHatter]

He is a restricted FA, so the option to match any contract is there. I think he is definitely available for the right price, but I dont know how many teams would be willing to overpay a bit to sign him away.

Agree with what others have said about Biyombo. He has already shown so much more potential than a lot of rookie big men (ol' Alexi Ajinca comes to mind) and every around him has good things to say about his work ethic.

I want to go see a game at some point this year just to see all the young guys. I was thinking about the Minnesota game, a chance to see Rubio, Love and the rest of their surprisingly fun team and the tickets should still be cheap

Comparing any big man to Alexi "The French Pastry" Ajinca is an insult to all other big men. That guys had no business being drafted at all...neverless the 1st round.