The Charlotte Bobcats host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night, currently suffering through yet another losing streak, this time with three straight losses. To make matters worse, Charlotte hasn’t won at home in almost two months, and basically is eyeing the number one overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.

At this point, most Bobcats fans probably just want the season tanked anyways, in an effort to land the best possible talent in this year’s draft. However, there are still the spirited few that realize this is a young but talented team, and would like to avoid further embarrassment.

As difficult as that seems to be lately, the Bobcats still generally put up a solid fight through the first three quarters. Let’s see if they have what it takes to put in a complete game at home against Minnesota:

1. The Point – Edge: Bobcats

Ricky Rubio isn’t himself yet in recovery from a knee injury and his minutes and attitude aren’t right yet, either. The Timberwolves still have Luke Ridnour and J.J. Barea to toss in at the point, but not a single one of these guys in their current state can top what Kemba Walker has to offer on either end, while Ramon Sessions is just as solid as them in a backup and complementary role. I really like both team’s guard play, but for Saturday night I think the matchup weighs in the favor of the Bobcats.

Another tough NBA fight, another difficult loss for Bobcats fans to swallow. Sure, Charlotte gave Houston a run for it’s money on Monday night, but in the end dropped their second straight game and (once again) started what could develop into another lengthy losing streak.

Despite forcing James Harden into difficult shots (he shot just 5-for-20 from the floor), Charlotte couldn’t figure him out defensively, as he penetrated at will and reached the charity stripe an incredible 21 times. When a player like that gets there that often and hits 19 of his tries, you know you’re in for a long day.

Fortunately, the Bobcats actually made a game of it, though, as point guard Kemba Walker abused Jeremy Lin and dropped a game-leading 35 points on the Rockets. In fact, he single-handedly kept the Bobcats within striking distance, as he hit 6-of-7 three balls to help Charlotte head into the final period with a seven-point lead.

If you’ve been laying down a ton of money betting against the Charlotte Bobcats over the past month in a half, you could probably call it your day job. Loyal fans want to know when betting in favor of a Bobcats win will pay off, though, so we dive into another NBA matchup to see if that can happen on Friday night.

After five straight losses, the Bobcats travel to Orlando to try to stop the bleeding against the Magic. Ironically enough, Orlando just ended their own woeful losing skid a few games ago.

Charlotte enters tonight’s matchup an abysmal 4-14 on the road, while the Magic are 8-12 on their home floor. Let’s break this one down by each position and see who comes out on top:

1. The Point – Edge: Bobcats

Jameer Nelson can be a boss at the point at times, but in all reality, he’s a shoot-first scorer who has the ability to pass but doesn’t do it at an elite level. With that said, he’s actually at over seven assists per game right now, and he’s manning the position the best that he has in years. However, he lacks size and great defensive ability, so I’m giving the edge to the deeper Bobcats. Kemba Walker is the more explosive scorer and improving at the point every week, while Ramon Sessions gives Charlotte better depth and more versatility than Orlando has at the position. It’s very close, but I like the Bobcats at the point more in this matchup.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Charlotte Bobcats will aim to end a losing streak tonight. Blah, blah, blah, right? Yes, the Bobcats have another quality losing streak on their hands again, this time being of the three-game variety.

And luck them, they get to try to prevent it from advancing to a four-game skid against the Boston Celtics on Monday night – on the road, mind you.

The Celtics aren’t quite as formidable as they have been in the past, but they’re definitely not an easy out, either. The Celtics are a fairly average team in terms of wins/losses at just 19-17 on the year, but they still have the talent to whip you around on defense and school you on offense.

The only question is, will it happen against Charlotte tonight? Let’s break down the game as we try to pick this one accurately:

1. The Point – Edge: Celtics

Kemba Walker is a heck of an offensive player and is really improving in all respects, but he’s still not a great defender and Rajon Rondo can pretty much do it all. Rondo is the better rebounder, passer and defender, and he can get his offense going when he needs to, as well. Avery Bradley can fill in for him at the point, and he brings a mean punch on defense, too. This matchup is actually closer than some would think due to more offensive out-put coming from the position for Charlotte, but I have to give Boston the edge because they’re simply more experienced and versatile at the point.

Earlier in the year, I bought into Jeffery Taylor being in the starting lineup for the Charlotte Bobcats. Gerald Henderson was out with an injury, after all, and the rookie Taylor gave Charlotte some nice size and length on the wing.

Over a week into January, now, however, I’m not so sure.

It’s not that Taylor is trash, and it’s not that Henderson can’t be effective off the bench. It’s just that it doesn’t make any damn sense.

The Bobcats are not a good team. Take a look at that dreadful 18-game losing streak we all endured, and you know all you need to know. But you’d think that a bad team would at least like to put it’s best players in positions to succeed.

Last year, Henderson was easily one of Charlotte’s best players, if not the best player (arguably). He was primed for a jump in numbers again this year, but an injury derailed him after just two games. Upon his return, Henderson was scoring the ball like he was never out, and was a consistent part of the rotation immediately. The Bobcats were losing at a record pace, but you couldn’t really fault Henderson for that.