The Charlotte Bobcats entered the NBA in 2004. In their three seasons of existance, the club has failed to get to the .500 mark. However, each year the team has improved. In 2004, the Bobcats won 18 games, 26 in 2005, and 33 in 2006. This year, with the draft night acquisition of Golden State Warriors guard, Jason Richardson, the Bobcats, led by Michael Jordan, Managing Member of Basketball Operations, will look to make a big leap in the Eastern Conference.
If the Bobcats are able to successfully sign free agent, small forward, Gerald Wallace, they will definitely start the season with the most talented squad in their history. Raymond Felton, Jason Richardson, Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor, and Primoz Brezec will most likely be the starters. Matt Carroll, Othella Harrington, Sean May, Walter Herrmann, Jared Dudley, and Adam Morrison will look to be the reserves for the Sam Vincent-coached team.
Jordan could still stand to improve his backup point guard spot. Adding a guy like Steve Blake or Earl Boykins would really strengthen the teams position. However, it is more likely that he will be choosing from guys such as Jason Hart, Smush Parker, Shammond Williams, and Chucky Atkins.
Also, the Bobcats will be looking for improved play from May, Morrison, and Felton in order to really improve as a squad. May has had major knee injury problems, playing only 23 games in 2005-06 and 35 games in 2006-07. Morrison's poor defense prevented him from playing more minutes last season. He could also stand to improve his ball handling and ability to score off-the-dribble. Felton needs to get better at dictating the tempo of the game and most likely just needs more experience.
However, if the Bobcats do add one more point guard behind Felton and get improved play from a handful of their young talent, this could be a dangerous team next year that will definitely continue to improve on their win totals.
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