I love the movie Bull Durham.  Kevin Costner calls Tim Robbins “meat” the whole time.  You know what he means but “Nuke” doesn’t.  My old roommate and I started calling Chuck James from the Braves “Meat” a couple years ago.  Every time he’d step out there it was like, “How long before somebody just rocks him and he’s got that holy-crap-did-that-just-happen-AGAIN looks on his face?”  You just knew the guy was set up to lose or something but you knew he had a few flashes or hopefully wouldn’t be out …

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BobcatsPlanet Radio Episode 010 - The Midsummer Recap

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If you weren’t a part of the BobcatsPlanet draft chat last night, here is just a taste of what you missed.
A little predraft commentary

14:52eaton_branden1 I hate Thabeet dude is charmin soft
14:53westbrook08   He is elton john at the playboy mansion soft.

15:16rsxnova are you guys ready
15:16davcbow Yep, just hope it turns out to be a good night for us
15:17rsxnova I have already said my “No AMMO” prayers
15:17eaton_branden1 lol

15:52Weezy21 id skeet if we got both henderson an clark
15:52teej i want twill…trade up dammit
15:52eaton_branden1 No to chase Raymond Felton had to be chillin with …

The Charlotte Bobcats select Robert Vaden, a G from UAB.
He’s billed as a shooter who’s also a terrific athlete. He started at Indiana before transferring to UAB, and majored in Philosophy. He’s also a leader on court and when he catches fire, can’t be turned off.
NOTE: This pick has been sold to OKC.

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The Bobcats second pick is Derrick Brown

The newest Bobcat will be Gerald Henderson

Join us tonight right here or here for tonight’s draft chat, or you could miss nuggets like this:
Snippet from draft chat 2008:
17:24 Beagle             i’m going to faint
17:24 Dunk               not lopez
17:24 eaton_branden1     Bayless!
17:24 letsgocats!        not lopez
17:24 Hormel             NONONO
17:24 Beagle             **** that, bilas
17:24 Hormel             not lopez
17:24 ALong13            Lopez a steal…haha no
17:24 eaton_branden1     Lopez sucks and would suck next to Mek
17:24 Keetch             Lopez has the oh**** look on
17:24 Icky Thump         Lopez looks pissed
17:24 Icky Thump …

We’re down to a handful of people that the Charlotte Bobcats are considering for their #12 pick. Most of the attention seems to be on Terrence Williams and Gerald Henderson, but lets throw Dejuan Blair in the mix also as a dark horse. Based on comments that Larry Brown made following his workout, he seems to be high on LB’s list. Here is the latest linkage on these 3 prospects
Terrence Williams
NJ.com - The Terrence Williams Workout
As you college enthusiasts know, the Louisville wing is unique: He’s more likely to get …

Swedd523 keeps the mock draft rolling with picks 11(New Jersey) through 20 (Utah)
So what do you think?

New Jersey Nets: Earl Clark (F, Louisville)

Charlotte Bobcats: Terrence Williams (G/F, Louisville)

Indiana Pacers: DeJuan Blair (F, Pittsburgh)

Phoenix Suns: Johnny Flynn (G, Syracuse)

Detroit Pistons:BJ Mullens (C, Ohio State)

Chicago Bulls: Gerald Henderson (G, Duke)

Philadelphia 76ers: Tywon Lawson (G, North Carolina)

Minnesota Timberwolves: James Johnson (F, Wake Forest)

Atlanta Hawks: Eric Maynor (G, Virgina Commonwealth)

Utah Jazz: Tyler Hansbrough (F/C, North Carolina)

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A big, big thanks to Swedd523 from our forum for putting this together.
After the jump you’ll find the official BCP mock draft as compiled and voted on by our members.
Let me have it, What are your thoughts on our picks?

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At first glance Terrence Williams seems like he would be a perfect pick at #12 for the Bobcats in the upcoming draft. The  Bobcats are looking at SG depth to backup or challenge Raja Bell, Williams has legit SG size at 6′6″ & 1/4 in shoes, he plays excellent defense, he fills out the stat sheet and as you can see from the video below, he is an elite athlete.

The big negative that jumps out at me with T-Will is his shooting. He shot 43.1% from the field last season …

I know what you’re thinking… Why draft another power forward with weight problems.  While we’re at it, lets make him undersized with a history of knee problems. Sounds like a great investment for our number 12 pick right? Ordinarily I wouldn’t touch that resume with a 10 foot pole, BUT take a look at this rebound versus potential top 3 pick Hasheem Thabeet…

It’s been a while (let’s make that never) since I’ve seen one of the Bobcats almost rip a players arm out of the socket going for a rebound. …

Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking a look at players that the Charlotte Bobcats may draft at the #12 spot in this years draft.
Before we get started, I hope you don’t mind if I step off topic for just a moment to comment on the Clippers winning last night’s draft lottery. If there is a team in the league that deserves the #1 pick any less than them, then I’m not aware of it. They’ve been fixtures in the lottery just about every year since the Reagan administration …

If the NBA draft lottery is fixed, what would be the results that would make David Stern the happiest? For this exercise we’ll focus on the teams 1 through 3.
Here we go.
1.  Oklahoma City Thunder - With the #1 pick this will allow the Thunder to draft (from their own backyard) Blake Griffin. Pairing Blake Griffin along with Kevin Durant solidifies their frontcourt (and their new fanbase) for the foreseeable future.

2.  New York Knicks - This will be the team that beats the long odds and moves way up the …

Skills Needed: The ability to cast horribly jacked-up spells  and/or curses on 13 NBA franchises. Good Communication skills, must be a team player.
Job Background and Responsibilities: As the NBA draft lottery approaches on May 19th, we will all inevitably hear the stories where lottery franchises encourage their fans to send in lucky items to help give their respective teams that little bit of an edge that they need in order to win the draft lottery. During these next few weeks we’ll all be subjected to endless stories of Mary-Lou Happablap …