Clippers and Magic game recaps, the signing of Larry Hughes, Gerald Wallace’s ankle injury, Rick Bonnell and more!

Congratulations Everyone, BobcatsPlanet forum has reached a huge milestone this evening by passing the 100,000 post mark! To put this in perspective, that amounts to:

1 post for every calorie that Sean May digests during the course of an average day.
1 post  for every time that Primoz Brezec was mercilessly teabagged and posterized in a SportsCenter highlight.

At this time I would like thank those that were critical to our forums success, our members. Without some of these guys, our forum would have never made it
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The Charlotte Bobcats are riding a 4 game win streak.  Pretty solid, but at times, very, very frustrating.  They were down most of the game against Miami, came back to win.  They let Golden State hang around.  They had 20 turn overs against both LA and Philadelphia.  But they won all 4.  Prior to the 4 wins, it was really hit and miss.  Losses against the Bucks, Clippers, Nets and the less shocking but still bad losses to Boston and Dallas punctuated a 2 week 2 and 6 record and …

Back-to-back games are always hard on teams particularly when the second game is a road game. One thing that a visiting team can do to be successful in that situation is come out strong, especially when your opponent has been struggling to win. That is exactly what the Bobcats did tonight. They had a very strong first quarter scoring 37 points and limiting the 76ers to 23 first quarter points. Gerald Wallace led the ‘Cats scorers with 28 points but the Bobcats balanced their offensive attack …

The Heat vs. the Bobcats 3/9/10
The Bobcats had a lead (6-4) with a little over ten minutes in the first quarter. They did not have another lead until until only a little over three minutes (3:33) was left in the game. It took a team effort on defense to pull them back into a game they easily could have lost to Miami. The Heat shot a better field goal percentage, a better free-throw percentage, and had fewer turn-overs but could not stop the Bobcats when they had …

If you had any question how well liked young Stephen Curry is in the Queen City, then that was certainly answered tonight. Returning home to Charlotte as a Golden State Warrior, the rookie received a standing ovation in player introductions and was cheered nearly every time he touched the ball. However, Gerald Wallace, DJ Augustin, and Boris Diaw helped the Charlotte Bobcats ruin his trip home, winning 101-90.

Nights like tonight are when I remind myself why I suffer through losing streaks, ownership issues, bad tv deals, and all the other problems of being a Charlotte Bobcats fan. Being a Bobcats fan means all that, but it also means an annual win or two against the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers, in front of a packed house sprinkled with fair-weather Kobe-lovers, Ric Flair, Bob Johnson, and MJ himself. Tonight was no different, and Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson and crew led the Bobcats to a win, 98-83.

The Bobcats vs. the Celtics 3/3/10
I started to worry after one pregame tape I watched in which ‘Cats Coach Larry Brown said Celtics Coach Doc Rivers must be glad to see the Bobcats on the schedule. The Celtics have had difficulties at home losing seven of the last twelve home games. Coach Brown said that the Bobcats must appear to Coach Rivers as a “cupcake” game that would help them get back on track at home. Unfortunately for the ‘Cats, that appears to be exactly what happened. …

The Mavericks vs. the Bobcats 3/1/10
The Bobcats led at the half, (53-43), giving hope that the stranglehold the Mavericks have had on the Bobcats would finally be released. Yet again, that did not happen. The energy and team play of the first half was replaced by turn-overs, empty possessions, and bad shots in the second half. Boris Diaw faced early foul trouble, a little more than six minutes into the game, and sat out the remainder of the half. His replacement, Tyrus Thomas, had a solid …

What an eventful 24 hours for Bobcats fans. First, Captain Jack and crew won an exciting, hard fought game over a young Memphis Grizzlies squad 93-89. Then, in the early morning hours we found out that UNC and NBA legend and current co-owner Michael Jordan will become the next controlling owner of the Bobcats, succeeding Robert Johnson.

I owe Rick Bonnell and apology. The Bobcats have been sold, or rather a controlling interest in the team has shifted from Bob Johnson to Michael Jordan. Details are slow in coming but it appears that Bob’s Cats have become Jordan’s Bobcats.
I am not sure what this means right now. I believe it will grow the sponsorships, I think that it will draw a bit of attention at first and that it’s going to be very interesting for all of us. Michael Jordan is a huge, …