McJesus - The Josh McRoberts Thread

[Flip Murray]

He's still one of my favorite players, and I won't dislike him like a lot of you guys, but after tonight i'm over it. Time to move on.

[catch20two]

I been over Mcbob. I was just hoping Zeller started and still do.

[HornetJail]

McBob played 6 minutes tonight and didn't put up a single number in the box score. Its too bad that a guy that could really help us is rotting on their bench while the guy we paid big money to take his place is completely invisible when hes on the court here. Sounds like a formula for regression to me.

The funny thing is that Marvin would be pretty solid for Miami. Honestly a straight up trade makes a lot of sense.

[TheKingofSting]

I heard our announcers mentiion McBob coming off an injury but it honestly seems like more than that, I don't think Spo is a big fan of his fit with the Heat.

[Liver_Pooty]

I been over Mcbob. I was just hoping Zeller started and still do.

He keeps playing like tonight while getting his fouls under control hes going to be more than a starter for us in the future. Hes going to be a really, really good player. Maybe not all-star level, but a dependable double double on a nightly basis with great defense. I'd go as far as to say he had a better offseason than MKG. Hes been wonderful.

[BlackOutBuzz]

I never really understood why he and Granger stayed after LeBron left town. Sure there was a handshake agreement, but you can bet if Riley found a better use for his cap space then he would've abandoned those guys.

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[TheKingofSting]

I been over Mcbob. I was just hoping Zeller started and still do.

He keeps playing like tonight while getting his fouls under control hes going to be more than a starter for us in the future. Hes going to be a really, really good player. Maybe not all-star level, but a dependable double double on a nightly basis with great defense. I'd go as far as to say he had a better offseason than MKG. Hes been wonderful.

I have to give Cho some credit, he went through a **** storm for taking Zeller but all he did was went with the sure thing. Nothing against Noel or others but Cody was pretty much a sure thing to be a solid player not so much if but when. Cho made the patient pick and Cody so far is ahead of schedule.

[Liver_Pooty]

I never really understood why he and Granger stayed after LeBron left town. Sure there was a handshake agreement, but you can bet if Riley found a better use for his cap space then he would've abandoned those guys.

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Maybe he saw the opportunity to start with Bosh at center, and felt that the man he took under his wing would all but certainly take his starting job with Charlotte?



Dunno why he was called big handsome at Indiana. Hes ugly as hell.

[Liver_Pooty]

I been over Mcbob. I was just hoping Zeller started and still do.

He keeps playing like tonight while getting his fouls under control hes going to be more than a starter for us in the future. Hes going to be a really, really good player. Maybe not all-star level, but a dependable double double on a nightly basis with great defense. I'd go as far as to say he had a better offseason than MKG. Hes been wonderful.

I have to give Cho some credit, he went through a **** storm for taking Zeller but all he did was went with the sure thing. Nothing against Noel or others but Cody was pretty much a sure thing to be a solid player not so much if but when. Cho made the patient pick and Cody so far is ahead of schedule.

Me and Sik went through a **** storm taking up for him last season as well. Im proud of the young man.

[TheKingofSting]

He keeps playing like tonight while getting his fouls under control hes going to be more than a starter for us in the future. Hes going to be a really, really good player. Maybe not all-star level, but a dependable double double on a nightly basis with great defense. I'd go as far as to say he had a better offseason than MKG. Hes been wonderful.

I have to give Cho some credit, he went through a **** storm for taking Zeller but all he did was went with the sure thing. Nothing against Noel or others but Cody was pretty much a sure thing to be a solid player not so much if but when. Cho made the patient pick and Cody so far is ahead of schedule.

Me and Sik went through a **** storm taking up for him last season as well. Im proud of the young man.

I like how he is driving and going to the basket more effectively so far this season. The jump shot is fine wide open but he can also get to the rim on most 4's and he is even starting to get some calls now.

[Liver_Pooty]

Josh McRoberts said Wednesday that he never pictured being anywhere but back in Charlotte this NBA season.

Instead, power forward McRoberts is playing for the Miami Heat. He signed a four-year contract worth a little over $22 million in July.

McRoberts said Wednesday that he both “wanted” and “intended” to be back in Charlotte when he opted out of the last season on his contract to become an unrestricted free agent.

McRoberts was a big part of the then-Bobcats’ run to the playoffs last season. Team owner Michael Jordan called McRoberts the “connector” who kept the Bobcats organized on the court. Coach Steve Clifford publicly emphasized the importance of bringing McRoberts back.

Then what happened? According to McRoberts, the Heat recruited him more aggressively when free-agency began July 1. Jordan personally made a pitch to McRoberts to stay, but that was deep into the process of him signing with the Heat.

McRoberts got what the NBA calls the “mid-level exception,” which this season starts at $5.3 million. The Hornets say they offered McRoberts comparable money to what he signed for in Miami.

However, two knowledgeable sources say the Hornets didn’t make him a mid-level offer until the Heat did. Asked if he felt wanted by the Hornets, McRoberts said he felt that from some – Clifford certainly – but not universally.

Right now he’s not playing much. He had toe surgery last spring and is just now getting into Miami’s rotation.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said pre-game that McRoberts probably wouldn’t play more than 10 minutes per night until the Heat has sufficient practice days to acclimate him to the system.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/1 ... FrwlXMo6M8#storylink=cpy

Yeah, listen to Pat Riley some more you idiot. We gave you a shot, and you left us.

[LamarMatic7]

I never really understood why he and Granger stayed after LeBron left town. Sure there was a handshake agreement, but you can bet if Riley found a better use for his cap space then he would've abandoned those guys.

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Dan LeBatard, who's very well-connected within the Miami organization, actually said that Riley didn't give McBob any assurance that LeBron would be there.

However... Riley had sold Gasol on joining the Heat and Pau liked the idea, but LeBron texted him and talked him out of it by saying that he himself won't be there.

[BlackOutBuzz]

I never really understood why he and Granger stayed after LeBron left town. Sure there was a handshake agreement, but you can bet if Riley found a better use for his cap space then he would've abandoned those guys.

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Dan LeBatard, who's very well-connected within the Miami organization, actually said that Riley didn't give McBob any assurance that LeBron would be there.

However... Riley had sold Gasol on joining the Heat and Pau liked the idea, but LeBron texted him and talked him out of it by saying that he himself won't be there.

I get that, but you have to think that was a big reason (or, THE reason) McBob would sign there. Is the implication that, because Riley never brought up LeBron, that McBob was bound by a verbal commitment? I get owning up to your word, but if I'm making a life-impacting decision I'm not leaving anything to chance.

Role reversal: Iggy was supposed to get a massive deal from the Kings a couple years back. After agreeing in principle they backed out before he could sign. Seems to be a double standard here.

That said, it could just be that he felt playing with Wade, Deng, and Bosh was a better situation for him than it is here with Al, Kemba, and two young PFs being groomed to take his job.

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[LamarMatic7]

I get that, but you have to think that was a big reason (or, THE reason) McBob would sign there. Is the implication that, because Riley never brought up LeBron, that McBob was bound by a verbal commitment? I get owning up to your word, but if I'm making a life-impacting decision I'm not leaving anything to chance.

Role reversal: Iggy was supposed to get a massive deal from the Kings a couple years back. After agreeing in principle they backed out before he could sign. Seems to be a double standard here.

That said, it could just be that he felt playing with Wade, Deng, and Bosh was a better situation for him than it is here with Al, Kemba, and two young PFs being groomed to take his job.

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I, perhaps, would have to go back and listen to the way Dan phrased it, but the way I remember it was that Riley did frankly say to McBob that LeBron might not be there. He did bring it up.

[BlackOutBuzz]

You don't have to go back to it, my original point was more based on the idea that McBob had already resigned to going there before LeBron left. It's all speculation and there's really no way of knowing, irregardless of whether or not he was told he'd get to play with LeBron.

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[Johnlac1]

He keeps playing like tonight while getting his fouls under control hes going to be more than a starter for us in the future. Hes going to be a really, really good player. Maybe not all-star level, but a dependable double double on a nightly basis with great defense. I'd go as far as to say he had a better offseason than MKG. Hes been wonderful.

I have to give Cho some credit, he went through a **** storm for taking Zeller but all he did was went with the sure thing. Nothing against Noel or others but Cody was pretty much a sure thing to be a solid player not so much if but when. Cho made the patient pick and Cody so far is ahead of schedule.

Me and Sik went through a **** storm taking up for him last season as well. Im proud of the young man.

As a Wisconsin fan who saw Zeller a lot his two seasons at Indiana, I couldn't believe the rancor directed at him by Charlotte fans last year. He played Anthony Davis to a draw his freshman year and dominated virtually every center in the Big Ten. I will say that when he went pro, I thought he might have problems adjusting to the pf role as I never saw him shoot outside the lane.
So yes, the criticism of his (lack of) outside shooting ability was valid. But he had the athleticism, bb IQ, and desire to succeed. He's a player who can play two positions well. So you've got an athletic seven footer with an improving outside shot who can rebound, play defense, fill the lane on a fast break, and score inside. Sometimes fans just have to have patience.

[doc.end]

I never really understood why he and Granger stayed after LeBron left town. Sure there was a handshake agreement, but you can bet if Riley found a better use for his cap space then he would've abandoned those guys.

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Dan LeBatard, who's very well-connected within the Miami organization, actually said that Riley didn't give McBob any assurance that LeBron would be there.

However... Riley had sold Gasol on joining the Heat and Pau liked the idea, but LeBron texted him and talked him out of it by saying that he himself won't be there.

I guess the elbow in the playoffs made LeBron decide not to text McRoberts.

[TheKingofSting]

Poor McBob, NOT!

[Radu_Hornets]

Do you know what "Le Batard" means in French ahaha ?

[fatlever]

mcbob out for the season with a torn something. ouch.