http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6274128<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Brevin Knight is a tough little guy who played all-out on defense, looked to pass first and only shot to keep the defense honest. His numbers were solid ? 3-9, 7 assists, one steal, one turnover, 13 points ? but Knight directed the offense in a judicious fashion. Except for his missed shots, the only mistake he made was to over-penetrate in one third-quarter sequence, a move that led to a bad pass.Too bad Knight is wasting his waning seasons on such a bad ball club. The Bobcats would be doing both of their starting backcourtsmen a favor by dealing Knight to a contending team and permanently installing Felton in the point-guard slot.Wallace needs somebody to break down his shooting form and build a new one from his feet on up. Hey, if Mike Riordan could learn how to shoot, so can Wallace.Afflicted with slow feet and slow hands, Brezec also threatened to break an unofficial NBA record (currently held by the recently retired Keith Van Horn) by having four of his layup attempts blocked.He played 18 total minutes, which was just about all he merited. On teams whose development is more advanced that Charlotte, Brezec would be at best a third-stringer. The rookie certainly has the tools to be a moderately effective scorer ? but only if he toughens up.Did he do anything right on defense? No.If he bears a (very) slight resemblance to Larry Bird on offense, Morrison played defense like Tweety Bird. He couldn't stay with cutters, couldn't deal with screens, repeatedly made late rotations, was faked out-of-bounds when J. J. Reddick wiggled his eyebrows and was totally immobilized on several other occasions. (For example, Dooling faked right from 20 feet, and by the time Dooling approached the basket, Morrison still hadn't moved.) Morrison's only semi-effective defensive maneuvers consisted of taking reckless gambles in the passing lane and also swiping at the ball at every opportunity.Morrison is the absolute worst defender the league has seen since the hyped-up hey-days of Pete Maravich. (I'll even bet my boots that Pistol Pete was one of Morrison's childhood heroes.)Meanwhile, May had little presence on defense. On one first-quarter play, he turned his head, then was lifted by a crude fake. He never really contested Howard's post-ups, and also made some slow rotations.So what does this team need to keep inching up the ladder?Felton becoming the full-time point guard.A dynamic wingman to take Felton's place when he takes Knight's place.Another mobile big who can score inside.The right arm of someone like Eddie Miles (remember "The Man With The Golden Arm"?), Kenny Smith, Brent Barry, Reggie Miller, et al, grafted on to Wallace's torso.A summer full of weight work for Morrison.A deeper bench.Draft rights to Greg Oden.And, most importantly, a steady diet of injury-plagued opponents</div> I love how Rosen breaks these guys down, you really learn a lot from him and his observations.
pg - felton / knightsg - morrisonsf - wallacepf - okafor / mayc - oden / brezec :shok: that would be scary
