Wed April 1st GT: Charlotte Vs Boston 7:30pm

Post #1 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 4:16 pm

** hope you don't mind Steve - want to get tonights game talk going nice and early **

BOBCATS Vs CELTICS

Vs

Starting Line Ups:
as listed by Slam's "this is how they should roll" chart

Vs

Slam's Key To Winning:
Our bench needs to play at the level of starters.

Slam's Key Match Up:
Felts Vs Rondo. Rondo has been on a bit of a tear of late. Felts needs to not allow him to easily drive and potentially get our bigs in foul trouble.

Slam's Danger Guy:
Ex-Bobcat Eddie House. He's one of those "Flip Murray" types (another ex-Bobcat who likes to light us up!!)

Slam's Cheerleader Off:

Vs

And for those of you I know wont be happy this isn't a traditional SM15 creation:

Post #2 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 4:22 pm

Hope the guys aren't too spent/on too much of a high after last night and can keep their focus for tonight. Got to keep going to what is working - which is pounding the ball inside through Crash, Boris and EO50.

NO EARLY SHOT CLOCK JUMP SHOTS!!

amcoolio · Post #3 » by **amcoolio** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 4:35 pm

I have a bad feeling about this....like we are coming off such a high that we can only be met by failure.

Of course, its the Celtics, not like we are playing the Kings or Raptors, so we aren't expected to win. But we need these next two games, against Boston and Miami, so badly. I'd be great to go into the weekend 8th in the East.

chabber · Post #4 » by **chabber** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 4:38 pm

I wonder if the Celts are using DJ's quotes from our last match up as bulletin board material tonight. You know the one about them collapsing when you stand up to them acting like punks.

Post #5 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 4:55 pm

A win would be awesome, but I'm keeping my expectations low. I want to see good defense from Felton on Rondo. Diaw helping the wings on rotation would be nice too. Is KG back?

Post #6 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 5:39 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote: Is KG back?

Nope. He's on ice until the playoffs!!

Post #7 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 5:44 pm

Well, that's a plus.

e4Nf6 · Post #8 » by **e4Nf6** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 6:26 pm

For whom it may concern.....

The US national Soccer team plays Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup qualifying tonight (7:30 on ESPN2). The US teams is coming off a disappointing 2-2 draw at El Salvador and could really use a win.

Here's the ESPN match preview:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/st ... us&cc=3888

I will be doing my best to watch both games....

Marc3287 · Post #9 » by **Marc3287** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 7:41 pm

I am looking forward to this one, but have low expectations. Winning in Boston, even w/o KG is hard enough, plus we're coming off a huge win against one of the best teams in the NBA that had to have been taxing. Going to be really tough, but we're not expected to win so maybe the Bobcats go in loose and catch the Celtics not playing well. A loss in this one isn't going to break the season, but a win would be monumentally huge, I like games like that.

Post #10 » by **fatlever** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 7:53 pm

i'll be watching bobcats live and USMNT on dvr later tonight. for the record, i am wearing my freddy adu t-shirt with my bobcats shooting shirt over. wooo hooo!

hopefully crash can stay on fire tonight. the team is firmly planted on his back. now he just has to carry us for another 2 weeks.

Elwren · Post #11 » by **Elwren** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 7:54 pm

I actually feel good about tonight's game.

Boston really isn't such an intimidating team without KG. I think they are playing .500 ball without him in the lineup. And we typically play good versus them even with KG playing.

With that sad...We've all been severly disappointed by the Bobcats in important games so I'm not holding my breath on this one... =D

Fred Williamson · Post #12 » by **Fred Williamson** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 8:58 pm

We will win. mark my words.

Elwren · Post #13 » by **Elwren** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:21 pm

Anyone know why we don't get any more HD games for the Bobcats?

The FSNHD channel with Time Warner Cable is always "OFFLINE" but occasionally it shows Atlanta Hawks game in HD?

ccbballin · Post #14 » by **ccbballin** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:21 pm

We should be used to beating the Lakers by now and it can't be too hard to get up for Boston. I would rather be playing them than Minnesoto.

WTF we tied with El Salvador? I wonder if LBJ would make a good goalie, or imagine him going in for a header on a corner kick. Who could stop him?

Go Bobcats, go Nets beat Detroit, go USA futbol.

thruthefire · Post #15 » by **thruthefire** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:28 pm

I think it's fair to say that we have the dumbest commentators in the NBA. Besides Stephanie, ofcourse!

Post #16 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:32 pm

thruthefire wrote:I think it's fair to say that we have the dumbest commentators in the NBA. Besides Stephanie, ofcourse!

Willlllllllll Puuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrduuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeee!!

thruthefire · Post #17 » by **thruthefire** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:36 pm

Bobcats playoff commercial:
"With a roster that goes thirteen deep.."

Yeah, right! :lol:

Marc3287 · Post #18 » by **Marc3287** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:39 pm

I like Steve Martin okay but he can be annoying. He is always going on about the same things. Like how for the last month he's mentioned every quarter about how we have to play LA and Boston in a back to back. "Oh I bet the NBA schedule makers must be having a real laugh at this" **** we understand. He is like that about a lot of things.

I guess most of the color guys were okay. Abdelnaby and Gminski seemed to be the most competent but there have been so many I have sort of lost track.

Elwren · Post #19 » by **Elwren** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:41 pm

I personally like Steve Martin...

Him and Stephanie are a good combo together

Marc3287 · Post #20 » by **Marc3287** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:42 pm

Just saw that Sheed isn't playing tonight so maybe the Nets can win one tonight for the Bobcats.