Little by little the Charlotte Bobcats are developing into a winning team showing signs of beating league contenders. Earlier this week part owner of the franchise, Michael Jordan ran a few drills in practice with the Bobcat players in an attempt to give them some direction while serving as motivation to excel to the next level. No basketball player can take advice from the 44-year-old NBA legend and think the experience was pointless or get nothing out of it. The young-oriented franchise has watched leads evaporate in games.
First-year coach Sam Vincent seems to be on the same page as Jordan, realizing there are no real All-Stars on the team this year to carry them. It's going to take a combined team effort almost every night to win. Trying to find the right component for the inside game the Bobcats worked out a trade sending Primoz Prezec and Walter Herrmann to the Pistons in exchange for Center Nazr Mohammed. I think that was a wise move by the Bobcats management team. They got rid of two extra bench players who spent short time on the court and really didn't fit well into their offensive strategy.
At 8-14 the Bobcats still look to be the odd team out in the Southeast division. They don't quite generate enough offense per game to win the close games down the stretch. Raymond Felton and Jason Richardson are the top scorers and clutch performers for the team. Their ability to energize their teammates and get them involved will have the greatest impact on their overall success. Michael Jordan understands how important it is for Felton to start the offense and get inside the paint. When the speedy point guard does usually good things happen. Now if Charlotte can manage to keep those big leads like they had against Orlando and pull out the big victories.
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Those are lucky players to have the opportunity to be on the same court as Jordan.
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