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Observations: Bobcats-Bulls
17 hours ago by
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Now here's the sort of possession the Bobcats never had in their previous rebound-deprived days:In the first quarter, they got a free throw and four field-goal attempts out of the same possession. Three offensive rebounds, a...
Deal Diaw for Jackson? I'd take a pass
17 hours ago by
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What I've seen, heard and thought lately about the Charlotte Bobcats: What's the deal on that espn.com blurb about Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw? Would the Bobcats be interested in adding Stephen Jackson? Sure. Would they...
Noah-energized Bulls drop Bobcats, 93-90
18 hours ago by
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(Associated Press)
CHICAGO -- John Salmons scored 27 points, Joakim Noah added a career-high 21 points and had 16 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Bobcats 93-90 on Saturday night for their third straight win.The...
Shinn says he's 'still full of life and fight'
19 hours ago by
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(By Tom Sorensen, tsorensen@charlotteobserver.com)
When George Shinn was told by New Orleans doctors last week that he had prostate cancer, he reacted the way many patients do.
Observations: Bobcats lowest in NBA on fouls
1 day ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com)
The Bobcats always have seen themselves as the underdog team that never gets the referees' respect. Maybe that's changing: Through four games, they were charged with the fewest...
Gameday: Bobcats at Bulls, 8 p.m.
1 day ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com)
Hansbrough scores 13 in debut as Pacers win 102-86
1 day ago by
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(By CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer)
Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 points in his pro debut to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 102-86 on Friday night.Hansbrough, the first-round draft pick from North Carolina, missed...
Bell scores 24, Bobcats beat tired Hawks
1 day ago by
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Raja Bell scored 24 points and the Charlotte Bobcats looked nothing like the NBA's lowest scoring team in beating the road-weary Atlanta Hawks 103-83 on Friday night.Bell hit 9 of 12 shots, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range...
Hornets owner Shinn says he has prostate cancer
2 days ago by
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(The Associated Press)
The owner of the New Orleans Hornets has announced that he has cancer.George Shinn made the announcement in a news release Friday that he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Shinn says he remains healthy...
Chandler's lost on Bobcats' vast information highway
2 days ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com)
Asked to describe his level of comfort so far learning the Charlotte Bobcats' offense, center Tyson Chandler alternately described himself as a "rookie'' and a "...
Bobcats let season ticket holders trade games
2 days ago by
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(By Ron Green Jr., rgreenjr@charlotteobserver.com)
From the Charlotte Bobcats' perspective, season tickets are a terrible thing to waste.To maximize the value of their season ticket packages - and bring more people into Time Warner...
Bobcats Gameday
2 days ago by
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(Rick Bonnell)
BOBCATS VS. HAWKS7 p.m., Time Warner Cable Arena
Time to start Henderson? Not quite yet.
3 days ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, Inside the NBA)
Many of you can't understand why the rookies -- Gerald Henderson and Derrick Brown -- aren't already playing more. In fact, based on what many of you write, the most popular thing Larry Brown...
What the Bobcats are doing right
3 days ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com)
The Charlotte Bobcats might not be much offensively, but they're adapting to what coach Larry Brown means when he says play the game the right way.Two statistics in particular...
Bobcats learning to play 'the right way'
4 days ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com)
The Charlotte Bobcats might not be much offensively, but they’re adapting to what coach Larry Brown means when he says play the game the right way.Two statistics in particular...
Clippers owner Sterling will pay $2.73 million to settle suit
4 days ago by
Charlotte Observer
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Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling has agreed to pay a record $2.73 million to settle allegations by the government that he refused to rent apartments to Hispanics, blacks and to families with children...
Bobcats performance prompts flashbacks to '50s
4 days ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com)
Yes, an NBA team has previously averaged less than 80 points. Yes, an NBA team has previously finished a season shooting worse than 40 percent from the field.
Knicks get first win as Hornets fade away
5 days ago by
Charlotte Observer
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(Associated Press)
David Lee scored a season-high 28 points, Al Harrington had 13 of his 24 in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks earned their first victory of the season by beating the New Orleans Hornets 117-111 on Monday...
Untitled
5 days ago by
Charlotte Observer
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They might be just four games into the season, but these brutal offensive halves the Bobcats are experiencing are no mirage.Gerald Wallace seems to be the only player establishing any post-up presence, and the point guards are struggling...
Bobcats rally past struggling Nets
5 days ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com)
Fortuitous scheduling trumped ugly execution Monday.Bad as the Charlotte Bobcats were in the first half, the New Jersey Nets were worse in the second. The winless Nets went 10 minutes...
Raja Bell will start tonight
6 days ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, Inside the NBA)
Charlotte Bobcats guard Raja Bell will play and start tonight at home versus the New Jersey Nets, despite not having fully participated in a practice since tearing a ligament in his left wrist.Coach...
Bobcats players, coach pitch in to bring youths to games
6 days ago by
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(By Ron Green Jr., rgreenjr@charlotteobserver.com)
Charlotte Bobcats center Nazr Mohammed has never forgotten the night when he was a youngster and, along with a friend, got tickets to see the Chicago Bulls play the Atlanta Hawks...
Gameday: Nets at Bobcats
6 days ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com)
BOBCATS VS. NETS7 p.m. Monday, Time Warner Cable Arena
Observations: Chandler plenty rusty
7 days ago by
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Tyson Chandler has a long way to go before the trade that brought him to the Charlotte Bobcats looks like a good deal.Coach Larry Brown anticipated Chandler being rusty, after missing all summer and most of the preseason following...
You can't even believe Donaghy about cheating
7 days ago by
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(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com)
I don't spend much time on Deadspin. It's often funny, generally outrageous, and well-crafted. But there's a cynicism in the way they blur news-as-entertainment that has...
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