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Living in Charlotte, it’s recently come to my attention that the Bobcats have an outside chance of sneaking into the eighth playoff spot in the East. Having not followed the team closely since moving here in ’07, it was my understanding that they generally were not good at basketball. But in the NBA, which is kind enough to allow sub-.500 teams into its postseason, anything is possible.
So, going into last night, the Bobcats were 1.5 games back of the Bulls for that coveted eight-spot. Charlotte was playing in Washington, where the Wizards are still cruelly being forced to play games. As you’d expect, the team with something left to play for had a 20-point lead and was cruising to an essential victory.
And then it all came crumbling down. The Bobcats lost, fell to 2.5 games back of Chicago and then looked for something to blame. The media? Sure, why not:
“You (media) guys keep reminding us about the playoffs, and that could have messed with our heads,” forward Gerald Wallace (21 points) said. “We've never been through this before.”Well, a couple of you have actually been through this. You know, the guys who came over from Phoenix. One of whom is Boris Diaw, who demonstrated the proper quote to rattle off after this type of loss: “But it's definitely our fault -- we lost this game.”
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There’s always the next ten years. It’s not like the team’s fighting for the 7th and 8th playoff spots in the East will ever get any better.
by npcPronk29 on Mar 26, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions
They are in a tough conference. Like the Cavs before they got the help James needed, Charlotte is only a couple players away from making a good run at the playoffs. Paul can’t do it all himself and West isn’t having a West type of year.
by Lost In Space on Mar 26, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions
He should have blamed the Jews.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Mar 27, 2009 12:05 AM EDT reply actions
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