Jordan's Bobcats are the NBA's worst team ever

[Who]

I like what Michael Jordan has done over the past 18 months.

He finally has that team heading in the right direction.

The Bobcats ownership and management should be praised for their recent work. Not criticized. They are finally taking the long view and building for a title instead of some 45 win team that isn't going anywhere. They are doing everything right ... for the first time in a long while they are actually running that team properly.

[RyNye]

I like what Michael Jordan has done over the past 18 months.

He finally has that team heading in the right direction.

The Bobcats ownership and management should be praised for their recent work. Not criticized. They are finally taking the long view and building for a title instead of some 45 win team that isn't going anywhere. They are doing everything right ... for the first time in a long while they are actually running that team properly.

No.

Tanking is not something that should be praised.

[CelticG1]

Setting the bar pretty low if someone should be "praised" for having historically the worst team ever while tanking

[Who]

They should be praised for realizing their 45 win team had limited upside and was never going to turn into a Championship caliber team and that their only option (if they wanted to win a title one day) was to breakup the team and enter a full blown rebuilding process.

Whether a team wins 7 games or 20 games when rebuilding doesn't matter. Crap is crap.

The only thing that matters is the team becoming a title worthy side and whether they are on the right track to do that. In this early stage of rebuilding, the first phase (blank canvas), the Bobcats are on the right track.

[jarufu]

Whether a team wins 7 games or 20 games when rebuilding doesn't matter. Crap is crap.

LOL TP!

[Celts Fan 92]

They should be praised for realizing their 45 win team had limited upside and was never going to turn into a Championship caliber team and that their only option (if they wanted to win a title one day) was to breakup the team and enter a full blown rebuilding process.

Whether a team wins 7 games or 20 games when rebuilding doesn't matter. Crap is crap.

The only thing that matters is the team becoming a title worthy side and whether they are on the right track to do that. In this early stage of rebuilding, the first phase (blank canvas), the Bobcats are on the right track.

hell no at the bolded "rebuilding" hardly eva works far too many teams have failed misreably being a 7th seed wit an above average roster> 7 wins wit minimal talent nd probably gon fail in the draft

[fairweatherfan]

I like what Michael Jordan has done over the past 18 months.

He finally has that team heading in the right direction.

The Bobcats ownership and management should be praised for their recent work. Not criticized. They are finally taking the long view and building for a title instead of some 45 win team that isn't going anywhere. They are doing everything right ... for the first time in a long while they are actually running that team properly.

No.

Tanking is not something that should be praised.

Tanking and rebuilding aren't the same thing.  Rebuilding involves moving assets that could help win games now to put yourself in a position to win in future years. It's taking a mediocre team and trading or not resigning players to get prospects or cap space.  You're making your team worse now but helping its long-term outlook.

Tanking is being able to win (some) games now but trying not to, by sitting healthy guys out or not playing hard to lose down the stretch.   It's taking a team that's already mediocre-to-bad this year, and deliberately making decisions to try and make your record worse.  But usually the personnel stays the same, you just try to come out with worse results.

Put it another way, the Pitino Celtics teams were rebuilding (or trying to).  They just weren't very good no matter how hard they tried.  The 06-07 team had the players to be a mediocre team, but had injuries screw up most of their season, so they tanked down the stretch to look even worse.

Charlotte has gone the rebuilding route by moving guys like Wallace and Jackson, but they've done little if any tanking - their injuries have been legit and they haven't been sitting players for no reason.  They're just really, really awful.

[jdz101]

Jordan should...

Pick Anthony Davis

Trade a package that can include anybody from that roster other than Kemba, Henderson (can be a good 6th man) and Biyombo to get another 1st rounder to get one of the following (1st on the list, the better)

Kidd - Gilchrist
Tiny Wroten Jr (he plays the point so Kemba becomes the SG, but he defends opponents SG's)
Tyler Zeller
Meyers Leonard
Terrence Ross

If not able to get Zeller or Leonard, trade Mullens and a future 2nd to Denver for Koufos. Try to offer a lot of money for Batum or Jeff Green, if it did not work Sam Young is fine.

They'll be good in the next few years. At least on my NBA 2k12 they are.

But seriously, Jordan just needs to hire people who knows stuff and not keep his "yes" men.

That idea should make them ok in the future but really you're just trotting out another group of rookies with no veteran presence like last year...they will get smashed again and probably to a higher degree if you trade away maggette (as sad as that is.)

Jordan needs to spend some coin on some older, defensive minded players to show the young kids the way and get some wins on the board for their confidence.

[jdz101]

I like what Michael Jordan has done over the past 18 months.

He finally has that team heading in the right direction.

The Bobcats ownership and management should be praised for their recent work. Not criticized. They are finally taking the long view and building for a title instead of some 45 win team that isn't going anywhere. They are doing everything right ... for the first time in a long while they are actually running that team properly.

"rebuilding" through high draft positions only works if you draft well. Jordan does not do this.

Adam Morrison, Bismack Biyombo, I could go on

[azzenfrost]

Great players don't always have great eyes for talent.

[SHAQATTACK]

they have had Lottery picks for what seems like 10 year in a row. you would think a pick or two might work out and they hire a good coach.
 I saw a TV special recently where MJ is into motor sports , and pretty much spends all his time and effort developing that businesss...he handled the enterprize personally,  guess he just isn't in Basketball this point in his life.

[moiso]

Who- Jordan has done a horrible job following the correct method over the last couple years.

As one writer said recently- even with some guys with upside, they don't have one single position in which a player has locked up being a starter going forward.

[Lord of Mikawa]

I see every player and member of the coaching staff without jobs soon. Blow it up!

[Onslaught]

I live in Charlotte. I know many people who are still mad we didn't get Bird as our owner. I'm still mad.

[azzenfrost]

Just shows how good Jordan is as an owner/manager...not.