GT: Bobcats @ Mavs Tues Dec 3rd 8:30PM EST

[BigSlam]

Second victory ever Vs the Mavs coming up?

[BigSlam]

Today's GT is brought to you by: Cowgirls.

Spoiler:

Wow.....

[HornetJail]

Al and Kemba should give them nightmares. Other than Shawn Marion, that team has no defensive guys- well there's Dalembert, but he's not exactly a defensive stud.

Al vs. Dally
McBob vs. Dirk (oh god)
MKG vs. Matrix
Hendo vs. Monta HaveItAll (this should be a good one. Ellis is balling this year and Hendo usually plays well against him)
Kemba vs. Calderon (Kemba has NO reason to not score 25)

Our bench should beat theirs as well.

Only problem is Dirk and Ellis have been balling. Dirk is averaging 23/7/3 per 36 on his usual crazy %s. Ellis is averaging 22/5.6 a game on excellent efficiency as well. The Mavs will go as far as those two carry them.

[Elden Payton]

We'll win this game, I can feel it!

[catch20two]

Do we put MKG on Dirk? I would if Dirk get hot and prove to be a mismatch for McBob.

[Eoghan]

Do we put MKG on Dirk? I would if Dirk get hot and prove to be a mismatch for McBob.

Jeffery Taylor. And Ben Gordon on Monta and Tolliver on Matrix.

[Elden Payton]

Do we put MKG on Dirk? I would if Dirk get hot and prove to be a mismatch for McBob.

Jeffery Taylor. And Ben Gordon on Monta and Tolliver on Matrix.

Sounds very Cliffordesque.

[Snidely FC]

Spoiler:

C'mon you 'Cats. Let's go!

[mrknowitall215]

Game #19: Bobcats @ Mavs 2-on-3 Preview

1- STATS. This is a clash of opposites. Dallas ranks 6th in offensive efficiency, while Charlotte pulls up the rear at 29th. Charlotte is 4th in defensive efficiency, but Dallas is struggling at 25th currently. Do these stats balance each other out and create a good matchup, or is there another statistical category that we should be focusing on more?

Spencer: The stat that Greg mentions is indeed the most telling – just to add a quick tidbit to that as well — Charlotte leads the NBA in % of points that come from the FT line at 22%. This is a game that Ramon Sessions could feast on – sprint towards the rim with the ball as hard as you can, throw the ball in the air and flail your arms in the air. Kind of exactly his game.

Greg: It’s an interesting matchup on paper. The one area where Charlotte might be able to take advantage is at the stripe — they’re very good at drawing free throws (5th in the league in FT/FGA) and Dallas is foul-prone, ranking 29th in defensive FT/FGA. That tends to give the Bobcats a boost: They’ve attempted an average of 30.5 free throws in their wins vs. 26.0 in their losses. Without much scoring punch, Charlotte needs to earn those freebies and do their best to limit Dallas offensively.

2- MONTA ELLIS. He’s got the highest usage rate (26.4) of any SG in the NBA and is sporting an impressive PER (19.26). Not to mention that Monta is shooting 47.6% from the floor and is averaging 5.6 APG. Needless to say, he’s having an awesome year and doing a ton for Dallas right now. How does Charlotte slow him down?

Spencer: Defending the PnR will be very important going up against Ellis – Per MySynergysports.com, 44.5% of his offensive sequences come from Monta being the PnR ball handler. 47.8% of these offensive sequences end in points for Dallas. Hence, a lot of their offense comes from Monta being the PnR ball handler considering the fact that his usage rate is so high. May not be a bad idea to go ahead and blitz Ellis with his defender + the ball screen defender, rotate hard to Dirk and neutralize how much this PnR duo can hurt you by forcing the ball into one of the other three guys hands on the floor.

Greg: Charlotte is lucky that they have a nice defensive wing trio of Gerald Henderson, Jeff Taylor and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to match up with Ellis. Not only can they mix and match to see who guards him best, but Ellis is one of the best guards in the league at drawing contact and fouls, at an average of 5.0 personal fouls against per game. In general, the Bobcats are good at avoiding fouls, so that should hopefully limit Ellis somewhat and keep them out of foul trouble.

3- PICK IT. The Bobcats did have a day’s rest after their emotional loss in Miami on Sunday, but what can we expect from this bunch tonight? Who ya got?

Spencer: Dallas. I’m expecting a letdown game tonight after the Miami game on Sunday. I just smell a bad defensive performance coming from the Bobcats + now that we have word that Calderon went through shoot around, it appears as if they’ll have their starting PG.

Greg: I’m going with Dallas. The Bobcats looked very good against the Heat, but Charlotte’s struggling against high-quality opponents. They’re 0-6 against teams currently .500 or better, and 0-3 against Western Conference teams. I just need to see them beat a few good teams before I’ll buy in.

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[JDR720]

MKG vs Marion should be a fun matchup

[fatlever]

pistons are taking the heat to the woodshed right now 36-21.

[fatlever]

Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell 2m

Calderon warming up so I'd guess he's a go for the Mavs.

[Elden Payton]

Which Kemba is going to show up?

[JDR720]

pistons are taking the heat to the woodshed right now 36-21.

Drummond had 8 rebounds in 5 mins...dude is a freak...if he could only shoot FT's, and right now he has 11 rebounds in 10mins...dude is slacking should have 16 by now

[JDR720]

Which Kemba is going to show up?

hopefully the Kemba that is amazing, shouldn't have a problem scoring, Mavs PG's are allergic to defense

[KingExecutive]

As the loud Time Warner Cable Arena announcer says...

"LET'S GO CATS. LET'S GO CATS."

[fatlever]

larkin on kemba would be fun to watch.

[Elden Payton]

The arena looks half empty.

[Elden Payton]

Good to see Hendo get the first one down.

Hobe shot selection though.

[fatlever]

was going to fuss at MKG for not taking that shot, but it ended up with al getting to the line. fair enough.