First Cup: Friday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer: "A week or two after the trade that brought him to Charlotte, I called Boris Diaw a transformational player for the Bobcats. If you were at the open practice Thursday, you saw that description still applies. Diaw -- out most of the preseason with an ankle sprain -- fully participated. And in an hour or so, Diaw threw five passes you did not see previously in the preseason. You forget just how remarkable Diaw's hand skills are, how well he sees passing lanes through traffic in the lane. Almost immediately coach Larry Brown ...
First Cup Friday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer: "A week or two after the trade that brought him to Charlotte, I called Boris Diaw a transformational player for the Bobcats. If you were at the open practice Thursday, you saw that description still applies. Diaw -- out most of the preseason with an ankle sprain -- fully participated. And in an hour or so, Diaw threw five passes you did not see previously in the preseason. You forget just how remarkable Diaw's hand skills are, how well he sees passing lanes through traffic in the lane. Almost immediately coach Larry Brown knew ...
NBA Blogger Preview: Charlotte Bobcats
Rufus on Fire —
... the Bobcats have trouble scoring -- even on a per-possession basis and not just their pace-depressed per-game basis -- Diaw's presence gives the team a unique look. Wallace has always been a big man trapped in an uber-athletic swingman's body, and Diaw is a point guard trapped in a big man's body, so when the two of them are in the game together, they complement each other perfectly. Add in Augustin's and Felton's shooting dispositions, and suddenly it's clear why he's been called a "transformational" presence. ...
