[Live 08] Change! The Charlotte Bobcats - Closed

[OrlMagic]

Points-Jason Richardson
rebounds-Shaquille O'Neal
Assists-Yuta Tabuse
PG of the game-Yuta Tabuse

[homicide1550]

Bron will once again eat J-Rich alive... You could put Beasley on him coz he is a bigger body... Good Luck but I think the Cavs will win again...

[Jackie Kong]

The patch you are using in the game looks real nice.

[Valor]

OrlMagic entry valid

homicide1550 beasley has no d lol, lebron is just too crazy to stop, meh, i'll try my best

Marco20 you mean the ESPN HD Patch by Za Man?

[C-77]

Most points-LeBron James
Most Rebounds-Shaq O'neal
Most assist-Yuta Tabuse

PG of the game-Mo Williams

[Valor]

Mayo's 50 points Propels Bobcats to Triple-OT Win


It was a magical evening at the Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, as both teams hit some big clutch shots down the stretch and sent the game, eventually, to a rare Triple Overtime game, in which the Charlotte Bobcats were able to pull away with the win; It all started with Mayo's layup with 10.1 seconds to go in regulation, that tied the scores at 100 and sent the game to the first OT, then it was Mo Williams, hitting a big 3 with 34.7 remaining and took a 2 point lead, but Yuta Tabuse was able to respond late with 8.4 remaining with a Jumper to tie the game and sent it into Double-OT, it was here that Cavs Star Lebron James fouled out with 49.1 seconds remaining, and Mayo sinked the 2 Free Throws that tied the game yet again, this time at 136 apiece, then with some good defense, got the ball back and into J-Rich's hands, who quickly shot a 3 and took a 3 point lead, but Mo Williams responded with a 3 of his own with 2.3 remaining and sent the game to the amazing triple overtime period, in which the Bobcats were able to take advantage of King James' absence and eventually take the game 169-161.

Rookie OJ Mayo had a career high 50 points coming off the bench for the Bobcats, and Yuta Tabuse took home the Player of the day honors after getting 23 points, 3 steals, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, and a career high 24 assists. The Other Rookie Star Michael Beasley, recently acquired in a deal that involved Bobcats sending former franchise player Emeka Okafor to Miami, had 24 points, 16 rebounds (first double digit rebounding since entering NBA), 3 blocks, 5 steals, and 3 assists; Another Bobcats Standout was of course, the Team Captain Jason RIchardson, who had 26 points and 7 rebounds in 38 minutes.

The Cavs were led by Mo Williams' 45 point performance, an amazing feat since he injured his leg muscles at the very beginning of the game, he was diagnosed with a leg muscle pull and would not be playable until it recovers. Ben Wallace was the other Cavalier standout, with 22 points and 19 rebounds, just 1 rebound shy of a 20-20 performance. Daniel Gibson had 29 points and 13 assists, but the main focus in this game, King James, who is currently at the top of the MVP rankings, had an off night, scoring just 16 points and grabbing 7 boards in 34 minutes played, he was in foul trouble all game and was fouled out late in double overtime.

The Bobcats have now broken their 2 game losing streak and has a record of 24-13. However, Head Coach Larry Brown said that the team needs to be more aggressive and stop relying on those outside 3 pointers if they truly wish to contend, as well as playing much better defense from now on.






Regulation Highlights







Mo Williams got injured early, comes back and scores 45 in the game, but would be out for a while...


Mayo's game-tying layup sends the game into OT

Overtime Highlights




Tabuse's shot sends the game to Double-OT

Double Overtime Highlights




Mo Williams sends the game to Triple OT

Triple OT Highlights


Contest Results
Most Points: OJ Mayo (50)
Most Rebounds: Ben Wallace (19)
Most Assists: Yuta Tabuse (24)
Larry Brown PG of the Game: Yuta Tabuse with a score of 76

[Valor]

Game Preview:Charlotte Bobcats vs Denver Nuggets


Date+Time: January 14 2008, 10:00pm
Teams: Charlotte Bobcats (25-13) vs Denver Nuggets (19-17)
Location: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte N.C.

Lineups
Charlotte Bobcats
Starting Five
C. Shaquille O'Neal
PF. Michael Beasley
SF. Jason Richardson
SG. Leo
PG. Yuta Tabuse

Bench
OJ Mayo
DJ Augustin
Jermareo Davidson
Jamaal Magloire
Jared Dudley
Eric Snow
Matt Carroll

Head Coach: Larry Brown
Injury Report: N/A

Denver Nuggets
Starting Five
C. Nene
PF. Kenyon Martin
SF. Carmelo Anthony
SG. JR Smith
PG. Allen Iverson

Bench
Linas Kleiza
Ronnie Brewer
JaVale McGee
Sonny Weems
Chris Andersen
Dahntay Jones
Salim Stoudamire

Head Coach: George Karl
Injury Report: N/A

Key Factors
- Allen Iverson. Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith

They Combine for an average of 62.4 ppg, led by Iverson's 28.8ppg and 8.4 apg, Bobcats would need to stop them if they want to win this game.

- Michael Beasley and Shaq's Aggresiveness

Nene and Martin cannot Stop the Bobcats front court, and Shaq, Beasley needs to get that in their mind, if they do, they would dominate this game

[OrlMagic]

Most points- Beasley
Most Rebounds-Shaq O'neal
Most assist-Yuta Tabuse

PG of the game- Yuta Tabuse

[C-77]

Most points-JR Smith
Most Rebounds-Nene
Most Assist-Tabuse

PG of the game-Iverson

[Valor]

With Mayo leading the way, Bobcats 2nd Unit rips Nuggets apart


Despite his 36 point, 8 assist performance, The Answer could not come up with an answer for the Bobcats' 6th man, the rookie, Ovinton J'Anthony Mayo, who had 34 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals coming off the bench to lead the Bobcats second unit, yes thats right, the reserves, to a massive blowout on the visiting Denver Nuggets, with the starters all playing from as little as 12 minutes (O'Neal) to the maximum of just 18 minutes (Beasley, Richardson), the Bobcats ripped the Iverson led Nuggets apart with ease en-route to an incredible 40 point win, 130-90.

The Nuggets had 33 turnovers to the Bobcats' 19, and this limited them to take just 76 shots in the entire game, which was a huge factor in why they lost by such a big margin; they scored only 15 points in the entire first quarter, tried to make a comeback in the second, but was still outscored 26-22, and the second half was when their nightmare began, as the Mayo-led Bobcats scored 37 points in the 3rd, and a whopping 40 points in the 4th, a combination of 77 points in the second half, in contrast, the Bobcats only gave up 53 points to the Nuggets.
"We just didn't take care of the ball, and the guys started losing faith, stopped playing hard after the despairing first quarter, and our inability to make a comeback in the second" said Iverson, who led the game in scoring with 36 points "I think we just got outworked tonight, they came out ready to play, and were all shooting with a hot hand (the Bobcats shot 61% from the field on 57-94 shooting), we shot well too (55%) but just couldnt take care of the basketball"

Larry Brown, coach of the Bobcats, basically used his Reserve unit for most of the game, often having just the reserve unit on the floor, or at the most, 2 starters with the reserved unit throughout most of the second half, and right after his starters got off to a 27-15 lead in the first quarter.
"I thought we played really well, and didn't see a need of playing the guys that many minutes, we were lucky that the opponent was not ready for the game tonight, and this was just a great opportunity to rest our guys for the next game, as well as give the bench guys a chance to play some heavy minutes" said Brown after the game, 3 of the guys (Mayo, Augustin, Davidson) i thought played exceptionally well, and all of the guys played really hard, which was a good sign" Brown, however did not comment on why he did not allow Carroll to play in the game at all, instead at times, played both point guards Eric Snow, and DJ Augustin on the floor at the same time while giving the 5 starters, and their 6th man Mayo a rest; it has been rumored that Carroll was unhappy with his place on the team with the various Player Movements, and the fact that he turned from a starting 2 guard to a rarely seen bench player, is having chemistry problems with the rest of the guys (besides Carroll and Alexis, especially Carroll, the rest of the guys are sharing great chemistry between them), it is speculated that Team Owner Jordan is just keeping Carroll on the team for his 5 million dollar expiring contract.







Left: Iverson with a rare put-back; Right: Iverson plays Tabuse like Kobe plays Rondo, and pays the price as Tabuse knocks down the 3








Contest Results
Most Points: Allen iverson (36)
Most Rebounds:Kenyon Martin (12)
Most Assists:Yuta Tabuse (11)
Larry Brown PG of the Game: Allen Iverson with a score of 40

[Valor]

Sorry guys, not going to play out the january games, would still put up a month recap, feb would be the all star weekend recaps, etc, next time game recaps (besides all star wk end) would be playoffs, i just want to go through the season asap

[Rondo]

Ok I have subscribed and bookmarked this topic. Will check through it and post better feedback sometime tomorrow, it's getting late.

[Valor]

Ok I have subscribed and bookmarked this topic. Will check through it and post better feedback sometime tomorrow, it's getting late.

thanks for following

[Valor]

[Valor]

[kaiser_kobe]

first of all, i like that you got ariza...he's one of my fav non- allstar players...but on the other side, you gave up too much...coby karl isnt a player, hes just a waterboy...i think jared plus the pick would be enough for ariza...hell have a great help to ur team...gud luck...

[C-77]

yeah coby karl is a waterboy or towell boy for me

[Valor]

kaiser_kobe well, salaries wont match, Ariza makes nearly 2 million i think..Karl is just there cause Lakers cant take another player (roster full) he's cheap, and expiring, i wanted Sun Yue (500k salary and 70 overall) but they wont give up that much...

C-77 yeah, he wont be playing that much, or at all, i'm gonna keep him in the active rotation over Matt Carroll though, Carroll is messing up the team's chemistry

thanks for the comments guys, and thanks for following

[OrlMagic]

Nice Trade

[Valor]

Bobcats January Recap

vs
Win 118-108
Outstanding Players
Chicago: Luol Deng 23 pts
Charlotte: Michael Beasley 34 pts 8 reb (debut game), Jason Richardson 23 pts 14 ast, Leo 14 pts 5 blk
@
Win 96-86
Outstanding Players
New Jersey: Devin Harris 29 pts, Vince Carter 22 pts
Charlotte: OJ Mayo 26 pts (off the bench), Michael Beasley 20 pts 6 reb
vs
Lose 88-102
Outstanding Players
Milwaukee: Michael Redd 38 pts
Charlotte: Michael Beasley 23 pts 13 reb
@
Lose 98-100
Outstanding Players
Boston: Kevin Garnett 34 pts 15 reb, Rondo 20 pts 10 ast
Charlotte: N/A
@
Win 169-161 (3OT) - Game Recap
vs
Win 123-122 (OT)
Outstanding Players
Detroit: Richard Hamilton 39 pts, Chauncey Billups 39 pts
Charlotte: Michael Beasley 28 pts 15 reb, OJ Mayo 22 pts 7 ast 5 stl (off the bench), Jason Richardson 26 pts, Leo 21 pts, Shaq 12 pts 14 reb 3 blk
vs
Win 130-90 - Game Recap
vs
Win 129-107
Outstanding Players
Orlando: Dwight Howard 26 pts 11 reb 4 blk, Rashard Lewis 17 pts 8 reb
Charlotte: Yuta Tabuse 15 pts 19 ast, OJ Mayo 28 pts (off the bench)
@
Win 109-103
Outstanding Players
New Orleans: Chris Paul 22 pts 9 ast, David West 19 pts 12 reb, Tyson Chandler 10 pts 14 reb
Charlotte: Yuta Tabuse 16 pts 12 ast 7 stl 5 reb, OJ Mayo 24 pts (off the bench)
vs
Win 111-90
Outstanding Players
Memphis: Raymond Felton 29 pts 8 ast
Charlotte: Jason Richardson 34 pts, OJ Mayo 26 pts (off the bench)
vs
Lose 111-120
Outstanding Players
Dallas: Dirk Nowitzki 27 pts 8 reb, Jerry Stackhouse 20 pts (off the bench)
Charlotte: Jason Richardson 25 pts 8 ast
@
Win 109-108
Outstanding Players
Chicago: Derrick Rose 26 pts
Charlotte: Jermereo Davidson 17 pts 8 reb 7 ast, Jason Richardson 22 pts
vs
Lose 101-109
Outstanding Players
Philadelphia: Andre Miller 31 pts, Elton Brand 17 pts 11 reb
Charlotte: Jason Richardson 42 pts, OJ Mayo 22 pts 8 ast(off the bench)
@
Win 109-92
Outstanding Players
LA Clippers: Baron Davis 36 pts 7 ast
Charlotte: Yuta Tabuse 12 pts 17 ast, Shaq 18 pts 10 reb
@
Win 107-104
Outstanding Players
Sacramento: Brad Miller 24 pts 15 reb
Charlotte: Jason Richardson 25 pts 7 reb


Race to the MVP: January

1. Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers
Stats: PPG - 26.4; RPG - 5.6; APG - 9.0; BPG - 2.07; SPG - 2.13
Last Month's Placement: 1

2. Deron Williams, Utah Jazz
Stats: PPG - 24.2; RPG - 4.0; APG - 9.3; BPG - 1.72; SPG - 1.64
Last Month's Placement: 2

3. Allen Iverson, Denver Nuggets
Stats: PPG - 28.3; RPG - 3.7; APG - 8.6; BPG - 1.22; SPG - 1.78
Last Month's Placement: N/A

4. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
Stats: PPG - 26.9; RPG - 3.8; APG - 8.8; BPG - 2.02; SPG - 1.91
Last Month's Placement: 4

5. Tracy McGrady, Houston Rockets
Stats: PPG - 25.0; RPG - 4.6; APG - 8.6; BPG - 1.91; SPG - 2.00
Last Month's Placement: 5

Dropped out: Rashard Lewis


Players of the Month

Western Conference Player of the Month
Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix Suns
Stats: PPG - 23.4; RPG - 13.2; APG - 3.1; BPG - 1.94; SPG - 2.13

Eastern Conference Player of the Month
Lebron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Stats: PPG - 26.7; RPG - 5.5; APG - 8.0; BPG - 1.20; SPG - 1.67

Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
Stats: PPG - 10.4; RPG - 9.3; APG - 3.7; BPG - 0.88; SPG - 1.44

Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month
Brook Lopez, New Jersey Nets
Stats: PPG - 12.3; RPG - 10.4; APG - 3.2; BPG - 1.83; SPG - 1.00


Around The League
Player Movement
- 01/01/08 M.Beasley (Heat), M.Blount (Heat), J.Magloire (Heat) for E.Okafor (Bobcats), D.Arthur (Bobcats), R.Hollins (Bobcats)
- 01/03/08 M.Blount (Bobcats) for E.Snow (Cavaliers)
- 01/04/08 H.Armstrong (Hornets) for T.Diener (Pacers)
- 01/07/08 B.Bowen (Spurs) for S.Williams (Kings)
- 01/09/08 M.Harris (Rockets) for M.Chalmers (Heat)
- 01/23/08 A.Daniels (Wizards) for A.Varejao (Cavaliers)
- 01/28/08 M.James (Hornets) for B.Haywood (Wizards)
- 01/30/08 M.Ely (Hornets) for S.Cassell (Celtics)
- 01/30/08 T.Ariza (Lakers), C.Karl (Lakers) for J.Dudley (Bobcats), A.Ajinca (Bobcats), 09 2nd round pick (Bobcats)

Injuries
R.Brewer (Denver) - Unplayable Injury (Finger)
W.Bynum (Detroit) - Unplayable Injury (Leg Muscle Pull)
A.Thornton (LA Clippers) - Unplayable Injury (Broken Nose)
P.Gasol (LA Lakers) - Unplayable Injury (Hyper-extended Knee)
S.Livingston (Miami) - Playable Injury (Wrist)
A.Jefferson (Minnesota) - Unplayable Injury (Thumb)
S.Swift (New Jersey) - Playable Injury (Knee Cap)
N.Collison (Oklahoma City) - Unplayable Injury (Ankle Bone Spurs)
J.Smith (Oklahoma City) - Unplayable Injury (Leg Muscle Pull)
S.Blake (Portland) - Unplayable Injury (Shoulders)
A.Tolliver (San Antonio) - Unplayable Injury (Broken Foot)

[Mandich]

Well, earlier I liked your dynasty, don't get me wrong, you are still updating on 5 star level, but a little too much trades for me

[C-77]

Yeah,3 trades in a month is a bit unrealistic

[Valor]

yeah, i know, i got too many trades..
but i think i can stop dealing now (besides wanting to trade coby karl for pick or something...), my team looks ok to go deep into the playoffs
think of the first 2 trades as a three team trade lol, i had to get blount before i get snow...
now i have 7 or 8 solid players on my roster, i'm ready to go.

All Star Weekend coming up

[C-77]

wow,All-star weekend already!,I'm gonna wait for this one

[Valor]

2009 All Star Weekend Preview

It says All Star Weekend 2009 in Phoenix, but it would look like the All Star Weekend from the previous year as the factory responsible for the Court of the all star weekend made a blunt mistake and manufactured the old 08 New Orleans court instead. "It is unfortunate that this kind of mistake was made, it is too late to correct it, so we'll just have to stick with this i guess. Hopefully our fans would not mind this and enjoy this weekend, same goes to all participants of the All Star Weekend this year" said Suns team owner Robert Sarver.

All Star Weekend Participants


Rookie All Stars
Starting Five

C. Marc Gasol - Memphis Grizzlies
PF. Kevin Love - Minnesota Timberwolves
SF. Danilo Gallarini - New York Knicks
SG. OJ Mayo - Charlotte Bobcats
PG. Derrick Rose - Chicago Bulls

Reserves

Michael Beasley - Charlotte Bobcats
Greg Oden - Portland Trailblazers
Roy Hibbert - Indiana Pacers
Brook Lopez - New Jersey Nets

Sophomore All Stars
Starting Five

C. Al Horford - Atlanta Hawks
PF. Yi Jianlian - New Jersey Nets
SF. Jeff Green - Oklahoma City Thunder
SG. Kevin Durant - Oklahoma City Thunder
PG. Mike Conley - Memphis Grizzlies

Reserves

Joakim Noah - Chicago Bulls
Luis Scola - Houston Rockets
Al Thornton - Los Angeles Clippers
Thaddeus Young - Philadelphia 76ers



- There would be 3 rounds in this year's contest. Other rules are same as previous years.
- Toronto Raptors guard Jason Kapono Would NOT be defending his title after back to back wins in the 08, and 07 contests, he said that he would like to spend the weekend resting and focusing on the second part of the season rather then coming in to Phoenix to defend his crown.






- 2 Rounds, 2 dunks each round, 24 seconds for each attempt, one replacement dunk allowed
- Superman Would NOT be defending his title this year, he stated that he had "set a standard" and would not participate this year. Instead, he had asked the two time champion Jason Richardson to fill in for him.

All Star Game Participants

2009 EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Starting Five

C. Zydrunas Ilgauskas - Cleveland Cavaliers
PF. Rashard Lewis - Orlando Magic
SF. Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers
SG. Dwyane Wade - Miami Heat
PG. Gilbert Arenas - Washington Wizards

Reserves

Dwight Howard - Orlando Magic
Chris Bosh - Toronto Raptors
Richard Jefferson - Milwaukee Bucks
Andre Iguodala - Philadelphia 76ers
Chauncey Billups - Detroit Pistons
Jamal Crawford - New York Knicks
Vince Carter - New Jersey Nets

2009 WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
Starting Five

C. Mehmet Okur - Utah Jazz
PF. Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs
SF. Rudy Gay - Memphis Grizzlies
SG. Tracy McGrady - Houston Rockets
PG. Deron Williams - Utah Jazz

Reserves

Brad Miller - Sacramento Kings
Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas Mavericks
Andre Kirilenko - Utah Jazz
Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers
Allen Iverson - Denver Nuggets


Notes: Surprising Votes for the Western Conference, With CP3 and Yao not being in the all star team, most of the east all stars are expected, with the exception of Big Z and Crawford