Only 58 games in three seasons because of a troublesome right knee. Sean May is Charlotte’s likely power forward, even though he’s played in With Jason Richardson, Gerald Wallace and Emeka Okafor, the Bobcats have You could have some positive result in some of these games, I do think we’reīut with Brown’s history and with depth issues a major concern, theĬharlotte team that opens the season Thursday in Cleveland might look a lotĭifferent after the Feb. “Even though we were 0-8 and, God, you wish Step backward and contend for the final playoff spot in the East.
The Bobcats with plenty of concerns as they try to improve on last season’s Got him fired in Washington and has produced a flawed roster in Charlotte?Īn 0-8 preseason, a gaping hole at power forward and questionable depth leave Tinker with his roster, coexist with Jordan’s manage-from-afar style that The question is, can Brown, the driven perfectionist who always wants to Near player mutiny and a disastrous 32-50 record, Jordan fired him after justĮager not to let his ugly, turmoil-filled 23-59 debacle in New York two yearsĪgo be the final chapter of his Hall of Fame career, the vagabond coachĪccepted the offer from his fellow former North Carolina alum.īrown’s hiring gives the money-losing franchise instant credibility, andīrown’s dedication to teaching should help a team that includes several After his gamble in hiring the inexperienced Sam Vincent led to a Jordan’s second foray into running a team has been far fromĪ success. “Shoot, I wouldn’t be here if Michael worried about what I did my lastīut Michael Jordan may have needed Brown more than Brown needed theīasketball icon. “I told them to not worry about what we’ve done in the past,” Brown said. Playoffs- into contention in the Eastern Conference. Get the Charlotte Bobcats-a franchise that has never come close to the Record ninth NBA head coaching job, Larry Brown was asked how he planned to (AP)-Shortly after beginning his first training camp in his