Raja Bell could miss most of season with wrist injury
It's easy to forget the Bobcats were one of the league's hottest teams in March last year. After starting 22-35, they went 12-5 to move to 1 GB the Bulls for the 8th playoff spot before tanking.
Bell's injury means 35.6mpg has to be relocated (probably to Felton and Gerald Henderson). Bulls playoff chances improve by a couple ticks.
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maybe its just me
i always wanted to do a raja bell trade for salmons, if nothing more for salary purposes. Salmons is the better player of course, and im not sure of rajas ’tude, but he is a legit 2 guard, good length, decent defender and shooter from beyond the arch, and is used to the pg penetrate and kik out offense. His contract is also just a small 1 year one…however i guess all that is moot now huh…
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, majoyenrac, Bullshooter and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light!
by piccolomair on Oct 21, 2009 4:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sweet. I drafted Henderson on my XO Hoops fantasy team,
Although it’s not as sweet as if it was a normal fantasy league, instead of the one based on advanced statistics.
by Scotter on Oct 21, 2009 5:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bulls playoffs chances already went up a couple ticks
When they traded Emeka for Tyson. This just allows Milwaukee/Indiana to leapfrog over Charlotte in the standings.
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by anorexorcist on Oct 21, 2009 6:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I really don’t think losing Raja is going make any kind of real difference for ours or Charlotte’s playoff hopes. Raja is coasting on his rep, he hasn’t been a high level defender in a while and has lost more than a step. They’re better off just throwing Henderson into the fire.
by C Smoove on Oct 21, 2009 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The thing people always miss with this type of stuff is it's not the drop off between Raja
and Henderson that really matters (though that will likely be pretty important, too), but it’s the drop off between playing Henderson as a backup and playing Henderson’s backup in what should have been Henderson’s role. Those minutes count, and the Bobcats will suffer during them.
1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your Kirk in that box
3. Make some team open that box
by fundamentallysound on Oct 21, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, we're optimistic about Henderson, but he's yet to play a meaningful minute in the league
I’d guess they’ll sop up the extra minutes with Raymond Felton too, so really, I don’t know that the Bobcats are missing out on that much if Henderson turns out to be good.
Unfortunately, I can’t figure out any worthwhile trades
by Sports2 on Oct 21, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
according the the bobcats blog henderson was originally going to be the 3rd string
SG behind bell and flip murry. but since larry brown likes everyone to stay in their roles, and murry is a 6th man, henderson might leap frog him. so the backup will be the same whether bell is injured or not.
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by TheMoon on Oct 21, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'd think they'd play Felton a bit at the 2 as well . . .
Since both he and Augustin need minutes.
by Big D on Oct 21, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
im sure they will do that too.
Monkeys are like nature's humans.
by TheMoon on Oct 21, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay then if this is the case, you have a guy who should be 3rd string playing starter's minutes. I fail to see how this is a good or even neutral thing for the Bobcats.
1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your Kirk in that box
3. Make some team open that box
by fundamentallysound on Oct 22, 2009 1:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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