on a thread like this or even an official game thread asterisks are fine

but dont use asterisks if you make a thread called "Haha did you just see that diving catch on Sportscenter?" or something more short term

6/27/2007 11:04:06 AM

I once made a thread entitled ***I'M NOT THE BIGGEST RODNEY PEETE FAN***

6/27/2007 11:07:00 AM

haha, I dont really give a shit... When I made the Year 3 Thread last year I copied the title from the Year 2 one exactly as it was and changed the number

anyway repost in case you didnt see it

Quote :

" Charlotte is telling teams that they'll make a decision sometime today on what to do with the No. 8 pick. As we discussed on Monday, they have been shopping this pick hard for the past several weeks and collected five to six legitimate offers for the pick. Andy Katz reported last night that the Suns were one of the teams in the mix to get No. 8. That explains why they had Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer and Jeff Green in on Tuesday. And why they'll get Brandan Wright and Al Thornton in today. However, sources say they are not the front runners to get the pick. Several other teams are offering better deals for No. 8, including the Sixers (offering No. 12 and No. 21), Warriors (offering Monta Ellis and No. 18), Grizzlies (???) and one mystery team that the source refused to disclose."

Chad Ford

6/27/2007 11:09:20 AM

damn monta and 18

thats tempting

6/27/2007 11:10:30 AM

i thought golden state wanted to move j-rich's huge contract and make monta a starter

who knows

this draft cant get here fast enough

6/27/2007 11:19:14 AM

^^ We should jump all over that. We could still have 2 1st round picks and we get a starter in Ellis.

Kid is only what 21 and getting better each day.

6/27/2007 11:27:16 AM

6/27/2007 1:14:30 PM

Which one are we suppose to laugh at?

6/27/2007 1:15:58 PM

haha, I just saw that pic on SI.com

check out the Bill Simmons and Chad Ford live interactive Mock Draft

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=nbamockdraft/070627

6/27/2007 1:23:33 PM

From the mock draft (which has us taking Brandon Wright)

"the Bobcats are the only NBA franchise that operates like a WNBA franchise, right down to the sweeping lack of interest from their fans. I think they're going to draft Joe Wolf with their second-round pick, then trade their 2008 No. 1 to the Bucks for David Noel."


sad but true

6/27/2007 6:03:03 PM

Holy shit Monta Ellis and the #18????? I'd do Monta Ellis for the 8th pick straight up in a hearbeat. I absolutely love this trade, make it happen for the love of god MJ. I'd even forgive you for that awful Morrison pick last year.

After looking through John Hollinger's rating system I've done a complete 180 on Corey Brewer. I didn't realize just how poor his ball handling/rebounding stats really were. His numbers don't translate well to the NBA at all so I'm definitely not that sold on him anymore. I think we all just overvalued him based on his big Final Four performance...

I don't want anything to do with Boris Diaw he's just too iffy and costs too much...I don't think he has the competitive spirit that MJ wants out of his players.

Monta Ellis and the 18???? Are you kidding me? We'd have an even better shot at getting Williams from BC at 17 and we could still grab another prospect with the #22 pick....

I've been calling my lady friend all day who works for the bobcats and she wont disclose much of anythign but she said that it was mayhem last night with all the different decisions to be made

[Edited on June 27, 2007 at 6:24 PM. Reason : a]

6/27/2007 6:03:04 PM

The bobcats have made a decision what to do with the pick. She wont give me the details though dammit.




SCRATCH THAT I THINK WE GOT MONTA ELLIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I told her i was hoping thats what we'd do and she was like "Do you ever work your own job or are you working mine too?!?"


In other words, i was right! FUCK YES WE'RE GETTING MONTA ELLIS



[Edited on June 27, 2007 at 6:35 PM. Reason : a]

6/27/2007 6:16:06 PM

I really would love to get Ellis....imagine what he can do given all the playing time he wants.

Plus if GForce leaves, Ellis can be a big-time scorer if need be.

Williams from BC or Acie Law with the 18/22 picks would be badass.

6/27/2007 6:27:40 PM

Acie Law is going #11 to Atlanta unless they trade the pick for Luke Ridnour.


If he doesn't go there the Clippers are expected to take him...

6/27/2007 6:31:20 PM

who is 'she'

6/27/2007 6:45:28 PM

so i assume ellis is that scoring 2G we've been coveting? i don't know much about him except i remember him vaguely during his college recruitment

6/27/2007 7:18:41 PM

he has looked good at times, but he looked like shit in the PLayoffs this year

i mean, I guess this can work

and I really like Brewer and Noah and I hate to give up a high pick but I guess this can work

6/27/2007 7:23:11 PM

DAMN I HOPE THIS ELLIS SHIT IS FOR REAL.

If nothing else, it all but assures we don't end up with B Wright or Noah. I've been trying to warm up to those two for weeks now, because I've assumed the Bobcats would get one of them. But i just can't dammit.

At 18, we can go Williams, J Smith, Splitter, D Cook, Byars (from Vandy), and most importantly NOT NOAH OR WRIGHT

[Edited on June 27, 2007 at 9:28 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2007 9:07:01 PM

Ellis definitely struggled through a few games of the playoffs but he did have five games in double figures as well.

Look at his season stats though: 16.5 points per game on 47.5% FG position from a 21 year old??? Are you serious?

It's even crazier when you realize he shot 27% from threes. That means he must be automatic from midrange and get a lot of layups.

I expect his three point percentage will improve too now that he's not playing in the Warriors run and gun system.

4.1 assists so he's a very good passer/penetrator.... 1.7 steals so he's obviously active on defense...

This guy is 2-3 years away from being Leandro Barbosa. Pair him with Felton, Wallace, and Okafor and we can run the court with anyone.

This would give us a lot of young, intriguing prospects and we still won't have any bad contracts on our hands so we can add a veteran in a year or two when necessary.

6/27/2007 10:33:59 PM

The thing about Ellis is that its like we're getting a rookie in terms of age; he doesn't turn 22 till October. So we're getting someone roughly the same age as a lot of the players in this draft who happens to have two years of NBA experience and whose scoring output more than doubled from his first year to his second. Plus he was 8th in the league in steals. Everyone in the draft minus the top 2 is a potential NBA star; we already know Elils can play in the league.

Make it happen, Michael.

6/27/2007 10:36:23 PM

i cant think of ellis without thinkin about him cryin when he got hit in the face with the shaving cream pie on tv.

6/27/2007 10:40:44 PM

I want this trade really bad.

6/27/2007 10:41:34 PM

Him and Morrison can share a box of kleenex on team flights whenever they show a sad movie.

6/27/2007 10:41:53 PM

i want this

we arent going to get Brewer it looks like

The fucking Celts are going to grab him

6/27/2007 10:53:47 PM

6/27/2007 11:01:18 PM

So when is this trade going to be announced???

6/27/2007 11:23:13 PM

more like if and when

6/27/2007 11:25:19 PM

If it happens, probably during the draft

STEVEN A. SMITH WILL HOPEFULLY ANNOUNCE IT SO I CAN HEAR IT EVEN IF I'M 3 ROOMS AWAY FROM THE TV

6/27/2007 11:26:31 PM

here are my thoughts:

Golden State wants to trade up to get Yi

so im guessing if Yi goes before the 8th pick then there wont be a Ellis swap

then it looks like Memphis and Boston like Brewer so the first round to us could be something like

1. Oden
2. Durant
3. Horford
4. Brewer
5. Yi
6. Conley
7. Noah
8.

Now we are looking right in the WRight brothers, jeff green area of the picks

or the first round could go like this

1. Oden
2. Durant
3. Horford
4. Conley
5. Brewer
6. Green
7. Noah
8.

Ok, so Yi is still on the board

at this point weve got Chicago behind us trying to keep Phx and GS from jumping up to grab Yi who we dont want or need. So we can get Ellis possibly from GS, or a deal from the other teams

my thoughts are that Yi will be gone and we will draft BWright when we should probably get Green, I dont want either one, id rather have Brewer or Noah.

6/28/2007 8:21:20 AM

Julian Wright has dropped like a rock

Nick Young has skyrocketed I've seen a few mock where we take him at 8

heres one of them



http://realgm.com/src_feature/936/20070627/nba_mock_draft_version_51_(final_version)/

Quote :

"8. Nick Young Shooting Guard. USC Young?s stock has risen more than any other player from May to draft week. Young combines Brewer?s athleticism with an outside shooting touch that no other lottery candidate has. Scouts have told me that he improved his mental game tremendously during his time at USC. He is everything a GM would want from a shooting guard prospect."

I like him a lot, but not at 8.

6/28/2007 8:29:49 AM

If Brewer isn't at 8. I think we should take him. I think he fits better than most of the other guys i in the 7-15 range.

6/28/2007 11:06:29 AM

i cant agree with yall there

if Brewer isnt there, take Noah

if Noah isnt there, try to trade the pick

if you cant trade the pick, draft Jeff Green

if Jeff Green isnt there, draft Brandan Wright

6/28/2007 11:08:13 AM

Chad Ford just dropped this little nugget

Quote :

"Todd, Charlotte: Any Bobcats rumblings? SportsNation Chad Ford: (12:43 PM ET ) I think they'll trade the pick. Heard that Golden State would be willing to move Monta Ellis to here if Yi was still on the board. That would be a good deal for Charlotte. Philly would like to get in. So would the Lakers. Sounds like they'll sell to the highest bidder. If they keep the pick: Brandan Wright. "

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=16345

6/28/2007 1:18:15 PM

Wonder who LA or Philly would offer to try and get Yi if he's on the board

Only feasible player I'd want would be Iguodala but they wouldn't try to move him

I dunno about getting Dalembert then trying to get a guard at 22

6/28/2007 1:19:49 PM

Chad Fords final mack draft

Quote :

"8. Charlotte Bobcats The skinny: Lots of teams are trying to pry this pick away from Charlotte. That means it's difficult to peg who's going here. The Suns, Sixers, Warriors and Sonics and a host of other teams are trying to get this pick. Perhaps the most intriguing offer is from the Warriors, who would give up Monta Ellis and No. 18. If Charlotte keeps the pick for some reason, Wright would seem to be the guy. He has too much raw potential at an area of great need. Plus, we know the Bobcats and Michael Jordan love those Tar Heels. "

6/28/2007 1:32:47 PM

***TRADE UPDATE***

The Charlotte Bobcats have traded Bob Johnson for George Shinn, Kendall Gill, and a Tarheel to be named later.

6/28/2007 1:40:16 PM

I'd like to see this happen:

Warriors receive:
- 8th pick from Charlotte
- Somebody weak/average

Bobcats receive:
- 18th pick from Golden State
- Monta Ellis
- Josh Powell

6/28/2007 1:59:32 PM

i mean, we are just trading May for Powell

id say no to that in a heartbeat

6/28/2007 2:00:57 PM

yeah i reconsidered somewhat

but still it'd be nice to have powell

6/28/2007 2:01:36 PM

weve got to get in on some of this trade action somewhere

i think we keep May one more year to see if he can stay on the court

im sticking to my gunz on this that May will be damn productive if he plays an entire season

6/28/2007 2:03:49 PM

Dan Morgan is good if he plays a whole season too

6/28/2007 2:07:42 PM

we should sign him to another extension

you are right

i'll call MJ

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Course Pro: "Hello, this is the pro shop, can I help you?"

Me: "Is MJ on the course today?"

Course Pro: "Why yes, he and the entire Bobcats staff are on the 3rd hole, they said they had the rest of the week off"

Me: "Good grief"

6/28/2007 2:10:45 PM

Course Pro: "Skipper Beck is currently running the team"

6/28/2007 2:16:19 PM

Chad Forde: "Thanks to everybody for taking my 'MJ on the Golf Course' bit and running it into the ground."

I like to crack on MJ as well, but come on. That's all Mac is blabbing about here on WFNZ today, BTW.

That and a duke/UNC alumni game. This is off topic, but I swear, he fans the flame once a week because he knows he can get bandwagon unc/duke fans to call in and support his show. I like Mac, but come on...

Come on MJ, take THORTON!

6/28/2007 2:37:58 PM

Mac without Penner is like Harold Melvin without the Bluenotes

6/28/2007 2:43:48 PM

i would like Thornton

could you see

Felton
Thornton
Wallace
May
Okafor

running the floor, bad ass

6/28/2007 2:47:57 PM

^yeah, baddass and no playoffs...we need to make a move and get rid of some of these players. There are too many big time trades out there just waiting for us. If the bobcats go after wright every one of you guys should boycott

6/28/2007 2:51:27 PM

if we get Branden Wright we better unload May

if we got Julian Wright...it better be at 18 or 22 and not 8

6/28/2007 2:56:12 PM

^ agreed

Id say there is a 10% chance we come home with a Wright brother tonight

I am holding on to hope that this wont be a celtics may 22 experience for us tonight

6/28/2007 3:15:55 PM

Amare Stoudamire to the Bobcats?

Lets hope so

Quote :

"The Minnesota Timberwolves' attempts to trade Kevin Garnett continued Thursday afternoon. The Wolves have contacted the Charlotte Bobcats to try to help facilitate a deal for Garnett, one day after a potential three-way deal with the Phoenix Suns and the Atlanta Hawks hit a roadblock. According to sources, the Wolves are asking the Bobcats to give up the No. 8 pick along with an undisclosed player. In the proposed deal, Garnett would go to Phoenix, and the Suns would send Amare Stoudemire to Charlotte. The Bobcats would also be required to take Suns guard Marcus Banks. The Bobcats have been offering the No. 8 pick to various teams for weeks and have several offers. If they can't get something worked out with Minnesota and Phoenix before the draft, the Bobcats will likely move the pick in another deal, a source said. "

per ESPN

[Edited on June 28, 2007 at 5:53 PM. Reason : 2]

6/28/2007 5:52:50 PM