2007–08 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2007–08 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 18th season of NBA basketball in Charlotte in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their fourth as the Charlotte Bobcats.

2007–08 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coachSam Vincent
ArenaTime Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record32–50 (.390)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNews 14 Carolina, WMYT
RadioWOLS

Charlotte finished 32–50 for the season and didn't qualify for the playoffs. Despite a frenzy of offseason moves, including trading for Jason Richardson and hiring new coach Sam Vincent, the Bobcats were unable to build on their successful 33–49 season in 2007. As a result, Vincent was relieved of his duties soon after the season ended,[1] and replaced by veteran hall of fame coach Larry Brown three days later.[2]

June to October: The offseason

2007 NBA draft
Main article: 2007 NBA draft

On May 22, the Bobcats were assigned the 8th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery after finishing 33–49 the previous season.[3][4] With their lottery pick, Charlotte selected power forward Brandan Wright out of North Carolina. The Bobcats then traded Wright for Golden State Warriors swingman Jason Richardson and the draft rights to Golden State's second round pick Jermareo Davidson (Alabama, 36th overall). Later in the first round, Charlotte selected Jared Dudley out of Boston College with the 22nd pick.

Round Pick Player Nationality Position School/Club Team
1 8 Brandan Wright  United States PF North Carolina
1 22 Jared Dudley  United States SF Boston College

Injuries and surgeries

The Bobcats lost the services of both Sean May and Adam Morrison prior to the season. After an exploratory procedure, it was determined that May needed season-ending microfracture surgery on his right knee.[5] Morrison tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on October 20, 2007 in a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers.[6]

Player departures

The Bobcats also waived team veteran Brevin Knight who was formerly the starting point guard but lost the job to Charlotte draft pick Raymond Felton. On December 14, 2007 the Bobcats said goodbye to original starting center Primož Brezec, and 2007 Second Team NBA All-Rookie selection Wálter Herrmann, trading them to the Detroit Pistons.

Staff changes

The Bobcats' most notable move in the off-season was the retirement of head coach Bernie Bickerstaff.[7] Bickerstaff remained in the organization by becoming Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. The Bobcats replaced him with Sam Vincent, former coach of the NBA Development League's Fort Worth Flyers.[8] To complement Vincent, the organization hired assistants Dell Curry and Paul Mokeski to the coaching staff. Assistant coach John Outlaw was moved from his position to Player Programs/Director of Pro Player Personnel.[9] The rest of the front office has been a key issue for the Bobcats during the 2007 offseason. Rod Higgins was hired on May 31, 2007 as general manager, assuming the same role he had with the Golden State Warriors.[10] Phil Ford and Lee Rose were tapped to join Vincent's coaching staff on June 6, 2007.[9] Buzz Peterson was hired from Coastal Carolina University, where he served as head basketball coach, to become director of player personnel on June 13, 2007.[11]

Roster
Roster listing
Charlotte Bobcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 1 Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Kentucky
G 11 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Eastern Michigan
SG 13 Carroll, Matt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Notre Dame
PF 33 Davidson, Jermareo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Alabama
F 4 Dudley, Jared 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Boston College
PG 20 Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina
F/C 24 Harrington, Othella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Georgetown
C 15 Hollins, Ryan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UCLA
F 42 May, Sean  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) North Carolina
C 6 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kentucky
G/F 35 Morrison, Adam  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Gonzaga
F/C 50 Okafor, Emeka (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Connecticut
SG 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Michigan State
G/F 3 Wallace, Gerald (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
x-Orlando Magic 5230.634025–1627–1412–4
x-Washington Wizards 4339.500925–1618–2310–6
x-Atlanta Hawks 3745.4511525–1612–299–7
Charlotte Bobcats 3250.3902021–2011–307–9
Miami Heat 1567.183379–326–352–14
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 w-Boston Celtics6616.805–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5923.7327
3 y-Orlando Magic5230.63414
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4537.54921
5 x-Washington Wizards4339.52423
6 x-Toronto Raptors4141.50025
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4042.48826
8 x-Atlanta Hawks3745.45129
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
11 Chicago Bulls3349.40233
12 Charlotte Bobcats3250.39034
13 Milwaukee Bucks2656.31740
14 New York Knicks2359.28043
15 Miami Heat1567.18351

Record vs. opponents
2007-08 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–32–22–21–21–11–10–41–10–21–21–11–12–03–12–22–01–30–24–02–23–11–10–21–10–21–11–21–12–2
Boston 3–0—3–14–02–22–01–12–11–12–03–02–02–02–04–04–02–04–01–14–01–23–11–12–02–02–02–03–11–10–3
Charlotte 2–21–3—1–31–30–21–10–31–10–23–12–01–11–13–11–22–01–30–21–21–31–20–22–00–20–22–02–21–11–3
Chicago 2–20–43–1—3–10–21–13–11–10–22–21–10–21–12–13–11–11–20–22–20–41–30–20–21–10–22–01–21–11–2
Cleveland 2–12–23–11–3—1–10–21–31–10–24–02–02–02–03–01–32–01–30–22–11–32–10–22–02–01–11–13–11–12–2
Dallas 1–10–22–02–01–1—1–21–13–13–11–14–01–34–02–01–13–01–12–22–02–01–12–12–22–11–33–11–12–20–2
Denver 1–11–11–11–12–02–1—0–23–12–21–13–10–34–02–01–14–02–01–21–11–11–12–22–22–12–23–12–01–32–0
Detroit 4–01–23–01–33–11–12–0–2–01–14–02–01–12–04–03–12–03–02–02–22–22–22–01–10–22–02–03–10–22–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–11–31–30–2—2–21–13–12–24–02–02–03–11–11–21–11–12–02–22–23–12–12–12–00–32–0
Houston 2–00–22–02–02–01–32–21–12–2—2–03–02–13–11–12–03–02–02–22–01–10–22–24–02–22–24–01–11–22–0
Indiana 2–10–31–32–20–41–11–10–41–10–2—1–10–21–13–13–11–12–21–14–01–23–00–22–01–10–21–11–31–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–21–10–20–41–30–21–30–31–1–0–43–11–11–11–32–00–42–00–20–21–30–33–10–32–11–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–21–12–00–23–13–01–12–21–22–04–0—2–12–01–13–01–12–22–01–12–03–12–23–12–24–02–03–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–10–20–40–40–20–41–31–11–31–2—2–00–22–22–00–42–01–10–20–30–32–21–33–10–20–31–1
Miami 1–30–41–31–20–30–20–20–40–21–11–31–10–20–2—2–21–11–20–21–30–40–31–10–21–10–21–10–41–10–4
Milwaukee 2–20–42–11–33–11–11–11–30–20–21–31–11–12–02–2—1–10–40–21–31–31–20–20–20–20–21–11–20–22–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–21–10–20–30–40–21–30–31–13–10–32–21–11–1—1–11–31–11–11–12–20–42–10–41–30–22–20–2
New Jersey 3–10–43–12–13–11–10–20–31–10–22–20–21–10–22–14–01–1—0–21–31–32–20–21–10–20–22–01–31–12–1
New Orleans 2–01–12–02–02–02–22–10–22–12–21–14–02–24–02–02–03–12–0—2–01–12–04–02–21–22–23–01–11–30–2
New York 0–40–42–12–21–20–21–12–21–10–20–40–20–20–23–13–11–13–10–2—1–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–31–12–1
Orlando 2–22–13–14–03–10–21–12–21–11–12–12–01–11–14–03–11–13–11–13–1—3–10–22–01–10–22–02–10–23–1
Philadelphia 1–31–32–13–11–21–11–12–20–22–00–32–00–22–03–02–11–12–20–23–11–3—1–11–11–11–12–01–30–22–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–02–01–22–20–22–22–22–03–11–33–01–12–02–22–00–42–02–01–1—3–04–03–14–02–01–22–0
Portland 2–00–20–22–00–22–22–21–12–20–40–23–02–23–02–02–04–01–12–22–00–21–10–3—1–30–32–21–13–11–1
Sacramento 1–10–22–01–10–21–21–22–01–32–21–11–31–32–21–12–01–22–02–12–01–11–10–43–1—1–33–11–12–20–2
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–01–13–12–20–21–22–22–03–02–23–12–02–04–02–02–22–02–01–11–33–03–1—2–11–12–22–0
Seattle 1–10–20–20–21–11–31–30–21–20–41–11–20–41–31–11–13–10–20–32–00–20–20–42–21–31–2—1–10–40–2
Toronto 2–11–32–22–11–31–10–21–30–21–13–11–10–22–04–02–12–03–11–13–11–23–10–21–11–11–11–1—0–21–3
Utah 1–11–11–11–11–12–23–12–03–02–11–13–11–33–01–12–02–21–13–11–12–02–02–11–32–22–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 2–23–03–12–12–22–00–21–20–20–22–22–00–21–14–02–22–01–22–01–21–32–20–21–12–00–22–03–10–2—

Game log
2007–08 game log
Total: 32–50 (Home: 21–20; Road: 11–30)
November: 6–8 (Home: 5–4; Road: 1–4)
December: 5–10 (Home: 5–4; Road: 0–6)
January: 7–10 (Home: 4–6; Road: 3–4)
February: 1–11 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–8)
March: 9–7 (Home: 4–1; Road: 5–6)
April: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2)
2007–08 season schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jason Richardson 828238.4.441.406.7525.43.11.41.7021.8
Gerald Wallace 625938.3.449.321.7316.03.52.11.9419.4
Raymond Felton 797937.6.413.280.8003.07.41.22.1514.4
Emeka Okafor 828233.1.535.000.57010.7.9.761.6813.8
Nazr Mohammed* 822920.1.515.000.5836.0.9.55.737.8
Matt Carroll 801825.2.428.436.8042.8.9.58.249.0
Jared Dudley 731419.0.468.220.7373.91.1.75.145.8
Earl Boykins 36016.0.355.318.831.92.7.36.005.1
Derek Anderson 28014.1.376.365.7371.91.6.43.045.0
Jeff McInnis 542626.1.434.158.7671.84.1.43.064.5
Jermareo Davidson 3828.5.408.000.6431.6.3.18.393.2
Ryan Hollins 6018.9.489.000.6711.8.2.17.502.5
Othella Harrington 2207.5.429.000.6251.9.2.05.182.1

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Awards, records and milestones

Week/Month

Records

Milestones
  • Five-game winning streak, the longest in franchise history from March 2 through March 8.[15]

Transactions

The Bobcats were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season:

Trades
June 28, 2007 To Charlotte Bobcats
Jason Richardson, Jermareo Davidson		 To Golden State Warriors
Brandan Wright
December 14, 2007
 To Charlotte Bobcats
Nazr Mohammed		 To Detroit Pistons
Primož Brezec, Wálter Herrmann

Free agents

See also

References
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  14. Malinda Murray (April 16, 2008). "Bobcats Close Season With a Win". Charlotte Bobcats. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  15. Malinda Murray (March 8, 2008). "Bobcats Notch Record Fifth-Straight Win". Charlotte Bobcats. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
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