Yardbarker: Raymond Felton

College basketball preview: Year of the bluebloods

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:18:44 -0500

Mike DeCourcy When a spectacular young basketball prospect named Harrison Barnes was arranging an official recruiting visit to North Carolina, the Tar Heels did not ask that he time his visit for a big fall weekend when thousands of fans bleeding powder-blue school spirit would be gathered to pay homage to the football team. No, they brought him to see some Carolina alumni play pickup hoops. Vince Carter was there, and so were Jerry Stackhouse and Antawn Jamison and Raymond ...

Nolan Smith Goes The Raymond Felton Route

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:28:41 -0500

Duke guard Nolan Smith will sit the first two games of the regular season for playing in an unsanctioned summer basketball league in Washington, DC. If you recall, UNC lost Raymond Felton for the 2004-05 opener against Santa Clara due to a similar infraction. UNC lost that game. You know what that means? My alma mater UNC Greensboro is totally going to beat Duke on November 13th. Or not.

In the grand scheme this is not a huge deal and I am surprised this does not happen more given the muddled nature of the NCAA rulebook. The question is how well did Nolan Smith play in said summer league. Apparently he was smooth as butter or something:

HOBO guard Nolan “The Escalade” Smith, who will entering his junior year at Duke was the most improved by far. The Escalade was resigned to being primarily a slasher last summer but this year his game is making a major transformation. Smith’s jumper was wetter than a monsoon in India and his crossover dribble was borderline “stupid.” Before the summer is over, some defenders may need knee and hip replacements guarding him.

The Escalade? Really? I have seen Nolan Smith play. Ford Focus? Maybe. Escalade? Not so much.

Question: If Nolan Smith is an Escalade what does that make Ty Lawson considering Lawson did all the things discussed above and then some to Smith and his teammates last season.

Also, I am not an expert but The Escalade does not sound quite right for someone attempting to break into the adult film industry.

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Toyed With & Humiliated

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:10:00 -0500

The Celtics outplayed and outclassed the Charlotte Bobcats, 92-59 in their home opener at the Garden.

Leading by 11 at the half, the Celtics blew the game open by scoring the first 16 points of the 3rd quarter. Of course, I missed the entire run because I had to go upstairs and put the kids to bed. Oh the joys of parenthood.

The defense was stifling. Charlotte shot 31% from the floor and 0% (0-10) from three. Perk (4 blocks) and KG (3 blocks) were monsters in the paint.

Other observations:

The game got chippy in the 2nd half. Tyson Chandler and several other Bobcats tried to goad Perk into a tech or worse on numerous occasions. He kept his cool for awhile but finally got a T for taunting.

KG fell on Raymond Felton's face during a loose ball. Felton needed several stitches. As he lay there motionless in the paint, Tommy screamed for a 3 seconds call. Classic Heinsohn.

What is Doc's obsession with playing Ray Allen too many minutes? He logged 38 tonight and didn't exit until the 9 minutes mark of 4th quarter. The starter with the next highest minutes was Rondo with 30.

Box Score

After the jump, highlites from the block party.

Pizza parlor attempts to lure Shaquille O'Neal

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:09:12 -0500

Shaquille O'Neal, middle, and Mo Williams, left guard Bobcats Raymond Felton. (Tracy Boulian/The Plain Dealer)How about this campaign. A pizza parlor in Saint Catharines, ON wants Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal to visit, and if he does, the parlor...

Felton back to the Bobcats

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:21:39 -0500

It became official on Wednesday, September the 23rd, that the Charlotte Bobcats and free agent Point Guard Raymond Felton reached a 1 year, $5.5 million dollar deal. After the conversations for a long term extension failed, both the Bobcats and Felton agreed to a franchise tag kind of deal, just like the New York Knicks did with David Lee and Nate Robinson, whose deals are becoming official this week. Felton was the starter for the entire last season and should maintain his job for the upcom...

Felton signs one-year deal with Bobcats

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:55:27 -0500

Per the Charlotte Observer… The Charlotte Bobcats and Raymond Felton’s agent both confirmed this morning that Felton has signed the one-year, $5.5 million qualifying offer for this season, which will make him an unrestricted free agent next summer. This amounts to an acknowledgement that the team and Felton couldn’t work out a long-term deal. Agent Kevin Bradbury [...]

Felton takes Bobcats' 1-year, $5.5 million deal

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:18:01 -0500

Raymond Felton signed Charlotte's one-year, $5.5 million qualifying offer on Wednesday after the restricted free agent was unable to come to teams on a long-term contract. The move means the Bobcats starting point guard will report on time to training camp next week, then become an unrestricted free agent next summer. "Raymond didn't want this to be a distraction to his teammates or to the organization going into training camp. So we just decided it was time," agent Ke...

FORMER HEEL FELTON, BOBCATS TALK TURKEY

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:05:00 -0500

According to Charlotte Observer, the Charlotte Bobcats don't appear to be in any hurry to get starting point guard Raymond Felton to sign to a long-term deal. Felton, who played for the 2005 NCAA Divison 1 Men’s Basketball National Champion North Carolina Tar Heels, is a restricted free agent and he could just sign a $5.5 million, one-year qualifying offer, which would make him an unrestricted free agent next summer.The Bobcats don't want that to happen, though. The team wants to have...

Little movement in Felton-Bobcats talks

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:40:55 -0500

Raymond Felton and the Charlotte Bobcats aren't much closer to a long-term deal, with a month left until training camp. "It hasn't changed much for the better,'' Bradbury said of negotiations with the front office. "We've had conversation and we...

Raymond Felton on Ballhandling

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:09:17 -0500

Here is a cool little Youtube video where Raymond Felton ( along with Chris Paul and Kobe Bryant) talks about ball handling. Enjoy!

Felton, Bobcats not close to a deal

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:59 -0500

Raymond Felton is having a tough time coming to terms with the Charlotte Bobcats on a new deal. “We’re definitely not close as far as what we’re discussing and what we think fair market [value] is for Raymond,” Bradbury said Wednesday, a day after the meeting. While Bradbury declined to discuss numbers, he indicated there was a [...]

Jamal Tinsley For Raymond Felton?

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:59:53 -0500

Several sources from ESPN are indicating that the Bobcats are interested in acquiring the disgruntled guard Jamal Tinsley. The Bobcats would send Raymond Felton and some other players n return. Tinsley has been ruled to stay away from the team until he?s finally shipped. Here?s the The ...