<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">In the first move of the offseason and in an effort to retain some of the depth they had on the court in 2005-06, the Bobcats have picked up the team options on Matt Carroll and Alan Anderson for 2006-07. "It was an easy decision to exercise the options for Matt and Alan," Bobcats General Manager and Head Coach Bernie Bickerstaff said. "Their play earned them the opportunity to return and continue the strong progress made this season. We look forward to Matt and Alan continuing to utilize their talents and contributing to our organization." Carroll averaged 7.6 points and 2.0 rebounds in 16.3 minutes off the bench for the Bobcats in 78 games this season, including six starts. The 6-6, 212-pound guard also ranked second on the team in both three-point shooting (38.9 percent) and free throw shooting (82.1 percent). Carroll scored a career-high 26 points on February 10 against Toronto and tallied double-figure scoring in 26 games. This was Carroll's first full season with the Bobcats after signing on with Charlotte for the final 30 games of the 2004-05 season. Anderson averaged 5.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 15.7 minutes as a Bobcats reserve in 36 games this season, including seven starts. The 6-6, 220-pound guard/forward finished the season ranked first on the squad in three-point shooting (41.4 percent) and third in free throw shooting (80.5 percent) after signing on with Charlotte as an undrafted rookie free agent. After seeing limited minutes over the first half of his rookie year, Anderson averaged 7.8 points in 14 games over the season?s final two months and 9.7 points in the month of April, where Charlotte won a franchise-best six games. </div> Source
