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No in-game Tweets, Tyson
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Charlotte Bobcats center Tyson Chandler was just fined $7,500 for posting a message on his Twitter account during last week's Toronto Raptors game. The NBA set a policy barring players from using social media during games after Charlie Villanueva did...
Reviewing the win over the Cavs
2 days ago by
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-- No one can say the refs gave LeBron James the star treatment Friday: He was called for two charges, both on close calls. Gerald Wallace said Michael Jordan kept reminding various Bobcats to drive on James to exploit (and...
Sorensen: Why won't Jordan chase Lebron?
3 days ago by
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Tom Sorensen's column in Friday's Observer explores why Michael Jordan hasn't put himself in better position to enter the Lebron James sweepstakes. And here's an early look at Rick Bonnell's gameday preview of Cavaliers at Bobcats.
Reflecting on the Raptors game
4 days ago by
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Stray thoughts on a butt-kicking: -- Larry Brown said post-game that he didn't know previous to this trade how wide Stephen Jackson's skill set is. I've had the same reaction: We all knew Jackson was a scorer and a marvelous...
Brown to Iverson: Don't retire
4 days ago by
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Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown says he plans to contact Allen Iverson, to try to talk him out of his intent to retire. Don't confuse that with Brown recruiting Iverson to be a Bobcat. Brown has maintained throughout this process...
Law might be activated tonight
4 days ago by
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If shootaround is any indication, point guard Acie Law might suit up tonight for the first time as a Charlotte Bobcat. Looks like big men Gana Diop and Alexis Ajinca will be inactive for the home game against the Toronto...
Brown adapts to players' needs
5 days ago by
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Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown is demanding and meticulous. Sometimes that's mistaken for inflexible, and that's not the same thing. Case in point: Gerald Wallace and Tyson Chandler told me Brown has trimmed back the variety of plays he's using...
Chandler feels better, ready to play
5 days ago by
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Charlotte Bobcats center Tyson Chandler, out the last 2 1/2 games with back spasms, fully practiced Tuesday and said he's good to play when the Bobcats host the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night. At one point, Gerald Wallace threw Chandler a...
Chandler says he's on the mend
6 days ago by
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Charlotte Bobcats center Tyson Chandler did some light shooting at practice Monday and said he anticipates being able to play Wednesday versus the Toronto Raptors. Chandler has missed the last two games and the second half of the road game...
Chandler appears out vs. Pacers
7 days ago by
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Charlotte Bobcats center Tyson Chandler spent about five minutes on the court, trying to loosen up his back before returning to the locker room. As he walked by, I asked if there's any chance he'd play versus the Indiana Pacers....
Looks like Chandler is out tonight
9 days ago by
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It's almost certain that neither the Chalotte Bobcats, nor the Milwaukee Bucks, will have its starting center tonight. Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut is out 2-4 weeks with a left leg injury. And Charlotte's Tyson Chandler (back spasms) sat out shootaround this...
Bobcats look pointless
11 days ago by
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My teenage son called me in Philadelphia last night, knowing when I'd be off deadline. He asked what happened, since he'd seen the score but missed the ending. I told him they screwed up, that they should have won, but...
The Bobcats look pointless
11 days ago by
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My teenage son called me in Philadelphia last night, knowing when I'd be off deadline. He asked what happened, since he'd seen the score but missed the ending. I told him they screwed up, that they should have won, but...
Chandler out with back spasms
11 days ago by
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Charlotte Bobcats center Tyson Chandler left Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers with back spasms late in the first half and is not expected to return. That's a shame because Chandler seemed to be getting some rhythm back -- he...
On Jordan, Jackson and cap space
11 days ago by
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I wrote some in Tuesday's Observer about the salary-cap implication of the trade with Golden State, but I thought it might be helpful to discuss this in more detail: The Bobcats made a significant bet that Stephen Jackson will work...
Now who's the backup power forward?
11 days ago by
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Some post-trade thoughts on the Charlotte Bobcats entering tonight's game in Philadelphia: -- If you thought the Bobcats were shaky at power forward with Vlade Radmanovic as the backup, imagine how they'll be without Radmanovic as the backup. Radmanovic was...
Innocent Bobcats? Not anymore
13 days ago by
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Those innocent Bobcats ran amok Monday. They found that guy in the leather jacket who smokes and drinks and gets away with it. Stephen Jackson is a hold-your-breath kinda guy, and he's genuinely the first in Bobcats history. Think about...
Brown on Iverson-Grizzlies split
13 days ago by
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Since you asked.... Yes, Allen Iverson's people reached out to Bobcats coach Larry Brown Monday when Iverson and the Memphis Grizzlies parted ways less than a month into the NBA season. So naturally you're asking, any chance of Iverson ending...
Jackson's parting shots at Warriors
13 days ago by
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New Charlotte Bobcat Stephen Jackson is known to be an emotional guy, and he sure proved that in his first interview post-trade Monday. Here's what he said in the locker room, prior to the game against the Orlando Magic. (Happy...
Jackson in Orlando; Brown plans to start him
13 days ago by
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Barring some freak car accident between Orlando's airport and the arena, Stephen Jackson is set to start for the Charlotte Bobcats hours after being traded Monday from the Golden State Warriors. Jackson called coach Larry Brown to say his plane...
Bell, Radmanovic were class acts
13 days ago by
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I can certainly see why the Bobcats have made this trade: Stephen Jackson can create his own shot and play multiple positions, and that's a logical fix to the offensive problems plaguing this team. But pause for a minute to...
Jackson might start for Bobcats tonight
13 days ago by
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Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown told the Observer that newly acquired wing Stephen Jackson might start tonight against Orlando. Jackson and point guard Acie Law were traded to Charlotte from Golden State this morning for guard Raja Bell and forward...
Mohammed starting not in the plan
16 days ago by
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Some of you have contacted me, wondering if Nazr Mohammed shoud be starting at center over Tyson Chandler. I never quite got to ask coach Larry Brown that question Friday, because he anticipated where I was headed in an interview....
Bell says his calf is fine
17 days ago by
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A small bit of good news for the Charlotte Bobcats, following that debacle in Detroit: Shooting guard Raja Bell said the sore right calf that sidelined him Wednesday shouldn't cost him any more games. Bell took some jump shots Thursday...
A coaching award to do without
17 days ago by
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The Cleveland Cavaliers' Mike Brown might want to keep his head low after winning NBA Coach of the Year last spring. When New Orleans Hornets coach Byron Scott was fired Thursday, that made it 4-of-5 on those seemingly elite coaches...
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