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Bobcats vs. Thunder: Pregame Primer

by Royce Young on November 26, 2012 at 3:59 pm 1,685 Comments

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Charlotte Bobcats (7-5, 2-2 road) vs. OKC Thunder (10-4, 6-2 home)

TV: FS OK (Cox 37, HD 722, Tulsa Cox 27, DirectTV 679, UVerse 754)
Stream: Click here
Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 7:00 CT

Offensive Rating: Thunder – 110.4 (3rd), Bobcats– 101.3 (25th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 104.5 (18th), Bobcats – 103.8 (16th)
Pace: Thunder – 92.6 (12th), Bobcats – 93.5 (6thth)

View from the enemy: Queen City Hoops

I’m kind of excited for this one. A spunky young team coming to OKC. A Bobcats group that has won as many games in 12 tries as it did all of last season. They don’t have marquee names, but they play hard, play together and figure out ways to keep it close in the fourth. It’s becoming pretty obvious that if you overlook the Cats, they’ll burn you.

Clearly with Rich Cho running things, the Bobcats are looking to replicate the Thunder’s way of building a young roster that grows together. They’re stockpiling talent and trying to develop it from within. And they play hard under coach Mike Dunlap. In a lot of ways, they remind me of the Thunder from five years ago.

Charlotte coming in: The Bobcats beat the Wizards in double-overtime on Saturday.

Three Big Things:

1. Turning. The Thunder are prone to give it away in bunches and if they get careless, the Bobcats could make up the offensive difference by simply have more possessions and more shot attempts. They don’t have the firepower to beat OKC in a shootout. But they can hang tight if the Thunder help them.

2. The Byron Mullens lightshow. How many 3s will Mullens shoot tonight? Five? Eight? Fifty?

3. Kevin Martin. He really needs to get involved tonight. Two games under 10 points isn’t good, but three games is worse. Science.

Tip at 7:00 CT. Go Old Thunder.

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Lambchop
Lambchop 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

Blake Griffin 0-6 in the forst half.  He doesnt deserve any minutes

ThunderChick2010
ThunderChick2010 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/11/westbrook-punctuates-okcs-114-69-blowout-of-the-bobcats/#more-23065

RRRWHOAAAA
RRRWHOAAAA 5pts

Andre Miller looks a little like Denzel 

Crownme
Crownme 5pts

 @RRRWHATEVER He reminds me of that comedian that burned himself in the coke accident, Fbomb every third word ... "We bad, we bad" that guy.

 

Crownme
Crownme 5pts

 @RRRWHATEVER Richard Pryor, getting old, it took a minute

 

116
116 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

re: Pau - you guys seriously wouldnt want him?? did you watch the olympics?? Gold medal game in particular, he was a force! picture a lineup Westbrook - Martin - Durant - Pau - Ibaka. Even with Thabo in for martin as a weapon from 3 and by far the best offensive lineup i think the league has seen in a long long time

Lambchop
Lambchop 5pts

 @116 Lakers wanted Perry Jones Badly.  Him, Collison, Maynor, Pleiss, and The Dallas ick and our pick?

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts

 @Lambchop   @116 how you figure lakers wanted perry jones?

KellOne
KellOne 5pts

 @116 He did play better in the Olympics with out Kobe knockin him under the bus

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts

 @KellOne  @116 with good reason

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts

 @116 I'd keep Pau in LA for less than 10 mil...at 19 mil his nowhere near worth that

KellOne
KellOne 5pts

 @kennygee90  @116 Gotta look at who made those deals.  Isn't his contract second to Kobe?

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts

 @KellOne  @116 yea...Im not mad at his contract when we signed him..His 2 rings were worth all this headache his giving the team right now..but im hoping he gets traded for better pieces since his really declined

supreme35
supreme35 5pts

 @116 it's a terrible business decision.

OBoy
OBoy 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 4 Like

 @116 he makes 19 million per year and has a trade kicker so it goes even higher if traded. No, hell no. 

Perk-Punt
Perk-Punt 5pts

@116 trade what? Maybe Martin, Pj3, and every pick we have

qrex
qrex 5pts

 @PerkPunt  @116 Is Pau amnesty eligible?

CLthunderfan
CLthunderfan 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

 @116 no thanks, the dude is owed a ton still on his contract

Crownme
Crownme 5pts

 @116

 He'd cost us Thabeet or even Ibaka, pass.

Crownme
Crownme 5pts

What's the overunder for games until we get a solid second team point guard effort?

KellOne
KellOne 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

Tonight's game was the worst loss in Bobcat franchise history.  That's pretty amazing for as long as they have been bad and finally started to turn things around.

RRRWHOAAAA
RRRWHOAAAA 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

6 players in double figures

RRRWHOAAAA
RRRWHOAAAA 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

surprised bismack got no minutes tonight

OBoy
OBoy 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

 @RRRWHATEVER pretty sure he's hurt or sick. 

RRRWHOAAAA
RRRWHOAAAA 5pts

 @OBoy Jones III wait, yea i think he had a hurt leg

John64
John64 5pts

@RRRWHATEVER @OBoy Jones III He leads the league in blocks.

RRRWHOAAAA
RRRWHOAAAA 5pts

 @OBoy Jones III he was a DNP Coaches Decision on the scoreboard

duhsweetness
duhsweetness 5pts

 @RRRWHATEVER  @OBoy Jones III Apparently he has a leg issue. I think it's the fact he hasn't learned how to run on them yet.

duhsweetness
duhsweetness 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @RRRWHATEVER Biyomboooooooo! That dude is a total goof ball on the court. It's like watching a foal learn how to walk.

wlburgess
wlburgess 5pts

 @RRRWHATEVER isn't he like a high draft pick?  Is he hurt?

Tapdog72
Tapdog72 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 10 Like

First Thunder game attended this year, picked up tickets this afternoon.  Glad I went.  In game tweet: 'The Thunder didn't just open a can, they opened the whole case. #thunderup'

supreme35
supreme35 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

 @Tapdog72 Jealy

ThunderChick2010
ThunderChick2010 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 4 Like

 @Tapdog72

 I'm going Wednesday!  :)

HerseyHawkins
HerseyHawkins 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @ThunderChick2010  @Tapdog72 Please say hello to the beard for me.

 

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts

Lakers are starting to be serious about trading Gasol..I don't see him staying in LA after the trade deadline..dude's decline is crazy

shiki
shiki 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @kennygee90 he earns big money but declines,so can you find a dumb GM who wants to get him?otis smith is not in the league in my memory

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts

 @shiki we'll see..there has to be one dumb GM somewhere in this league ready to help the Lakers out lol

shiki
shiki 5pts

 @kennygee90  maybe you can hope jerry west to help your team again

supreme35
supreme35 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @kennygee90  @shiki they have to learn sometime.... they better at least.

Crownme
Crownme 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

 @kennygee90

 Picking up Laker castoffs has not been very productive lately

RRRWHOAAAA
RRRWHOAAAA 5pts

 @kennygee90 he is still very good, just cant play 4 all the time

Hasheem Thabinks
Hasheem Thabinks 5pts

 @kennygee90 So where's he rumored going?

supreme35
supreme35 5pts

 @kennygee90 If they get a good piece for him I'll be bitter.

f5alcon
f5alcon 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

 @supreme35  @kennygee90 trade him to houston for royce white,lol

OBoy
OBoy 5pts

 @kennygee90 who do you think is realistic?

Hasheem Thabinks
Hasheem Thabinks 5pts

 @OBoy Jones III  @kennygee90 off the top of my head. Milwaukee and Atlanta

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @OBoy Jones III i really dont know..I dont want amare even if his a good option offensively..His contract is disgusting...Pau is annoying and just doesnt play with energy 

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts

 @KellOne  @OBoy Jones III we dont need his bro we got a center already..we need a pf that shoots lights out

KellOne
KellOne 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @kennygee90  @OBoy Jones III Maybe you can convince Memphis to take him back for his brother

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts

 @KellOne  @OBoy Jones III ...This is one of those things that you just wait and see...

KellOne
KellOne 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @kennygee90  @OBoy Jones III So you're not his agent?  lol

KellOne
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 @kennygee90 No, you're not getting Thabeet

 EatSleepThunder
EatSleepThunder 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @KellOne  @kennygee90 If thabeet gets traded, i'm going with him.

kennygee90
kennygee90 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @KellOne you can have him

KellOne
KellOne 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @kennygee90 Yay!  and no bitter flop face

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