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Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:50 am EDT

BDL 2009 NBA Mock Draft: Pick No. 12, Bobcats

By J.E. Skeets


With the NBA Draft just a few days away, Ball Don't Lie has decided to weigh in with its own 2009 Mock Draft, just for shots and giggles. But since we know so little about college basketball, we called in SB Nation's team experts (and a few others) to throw their darts at the board. Let's see what sticks ...

With the 12th pick in the 2009 Ball Don't Lie NBA Mock Draft, the Charlotte Bobcats select ...

Gerald Henderson: SG, Duke, Junior

Rufus On Fire:

"The logical pick that won't elicit a refrain of 'MJ being MJ' is Gerald Henderson. The Dukie would be slated to step in as the backup off-guard behind Raja Bell(notes) this season, and then take over as DJ Augustin's(notes) backcourt mate next. Henderson might be the 'Best Player Available' and 'Fill A Need,' making everything nice and tidy. The hell of it is that if he isn't there, the BPA will likely be a point guard, either Ty Lawson (cue the cries of Tar Heel bias) or Jonny Flynn, a big man like DeJuan Blair, or a semi-big like James Johnson or Earl Clark, all of whom would be blocked by starters in the team's long term plans: Augustin, Okafor, and Wallace. There will be no high quality players to Fill The Need.

I'm no expert player evaluator, but if Henderson is there, we want him. If he's not there and we're set on picking a player to keep him ... a bulldog rebounding bench player like Blair doesn't do us much good ... and neither does a dynamic backup point guard who can't play defense alongside Augustin, meaning there's no use drafting Lawson or Flynn ... so we'd probably cast our lot with James Johnson."

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  1. alvarezart
    1. Posted by alvarezart Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:19 am EDT

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    that is the best pick for the Bobcats...
    they are gonna be dangerous
  2. wonder_mike
    2. Posted by wonder_mike Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:20 am EDT

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    neva mind
  3. Travis
    3. Posted by Travis Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:31 am EDT

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    i like this pick and i think the bobcats can challenge in the east if things fall in place and they stay healthy. they've GOT to get rid of felton for that to happen, though. the dude is a selfish team killer.
  4. K NEL
    4. Posted by K NEL Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:49 am EDT

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    I agree it'll be Henderson or Williams here. My questions is...what are they going to do with Felton..I mean Augustin is good but I never understood why they took him last year when they have Felton who is improving each year. Johnson or Clark would be disaterous here
  5. RufusOnFire.com
    5. Posted by RufusOnFire.com Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:59 am EDT

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    K NEL -- Felton isn't improving. He's been stagnating. At 5.5 mil, they shouldn't have given him a qualifying offer, because Augustin is better on offense, at least as good as him overall at PG, and backup PG simply isn't a good place to spend that kind of money, especially with a 35 mil shortfall over the next two years.
    -- David
    http://www.rufusonfire.com
  6. JAMES
    6. Posted by JAMES Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:09 pm EDT

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    The 5.5 is a good offer... other teams want/need Felton which will make him valuable come time to make a trade.
  7. K NEL
    7. Posted by K NEL Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:27 pm EDT

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    Rufus I'm not sure what you're talking about but I've seen Felton improve upon something each year. This year was by far his best. True that you don't pay big money to a back up but he shouldn't have been backing up Augustin anyway. If they let him go they will be looking for a back up PG and that leaves their backcourt pretty thin. Unless they can get a steal in the 2nd round
  8. SJR
    8. Posted by SJR Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:16 pm EDT

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    This team is the graduate program for the ACC, they never fail to pick an overhyped ACC player.
  9. Stevarino
    9. Posted by Stevarino Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:35 pm EDT

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    Felton has nearly the same stats all three years in the league. His rookie season was solid but one would expect him to improve upon that season and change some of the bad habits and bad decision-making but that has not been the case. Being a Bobcats fan, there have been plenty of times when I have been watching Felton and just cringed at the poor shot selection or dribbling the ball for 22 seconds before jacking up a bad shot. Compared to Augustin, Felton looks slow and I would have to say that right now, Augustin has a much higher ceiling than Felton does.
  10. JEREMY C
    10. Posted by JEREMY C Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:46 pm EDT

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    I like terrance williams over Henderson.... I dont like blair or james johnson.... Both would be god-awful picks for the bobcats!! I agree that felton has improved over the years and I also agree in the fact why did we draft augustin last year (even though he is awesome) instead of brooke lopez. Lopez made way more sense! but that was last year and this year should be good. I am so glad we didnt pick up the option for sean may, I am tired of going to every home game and seeing his fat butt just hanging out in a suit on the sideline!!!
  11. The Kobester
    11. Posted by The Kobester Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:04 pm EDT

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    NO HOT CHEERLEADER COMMENTS like the Phoenix Suns cheerleader?????? It's because she's black right
  12. Procty
    12. Posted by Procty Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    No, it's because she's nowhere close to hot.
  13. Anton
    13. Posted by Anton Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    The Kobester - I am guessing not enough exposure of the rack.
  14. jayball233
    14. Posted by jayball233 Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:43 pm EDT

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    Why not Trade For The Second Pick And Go After Thabeet? He Could Play Center And Put Okafor PF. That Team, Would Be Awesome.
  15. Stevarino
    15. Posted by Stevarino Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    Can someone explain to me how Felton has improved? Look at his career stats: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3931/career;_ylt=Amxu67MaJCF3nLDRevkVBWccPaB4
    From his rookie to sophomore seasons, he improved marginally but his minutes increased, so he really didn't improve at all on a stats-per-40-minutes basis. I don't understand how people keep saying he has improved when his stats have been consistently average or below average his entire career. Someone please explain to me why they think Felton has improved over his four years in the league.
  16. William D
    16. Posted by William D Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    emperor- what rack
  17. Sliderpig
    17. Posted by Sliderpig Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    yeah, that would be a good decision
  18. Anton
    18. Posted by Anton Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:36 pm EDT

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    William D - LOL.
  19. james
    19. Posted by james Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:14 pm EDT

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    I think the bobcats should go after Iverson
  20. james
    20. Posted by james Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:15 pm EDT

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    ...Oh...Thank you Charlotte for Kobe
  21. james
    21. Posted by james Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:16 pm EDT

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    FYI...Charlotte drafted Kobe 13th overall
  22. Drew M
    22. Posted by Drew M Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:54 pm EDT

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    I think a 2-3 guard combo would be the best pick at this position (either Henderson or Williams) in the draft. Raja is winding down and becoming injury prone and Crash is well, Crash. I for one was a believer that they should get size, a big man, but after thinking about it...moving Emeka back to the 4 spot is the WORST thing they could do. Emeka is an awful defender on slow centers, imagine him on quick and athletic PF's, especially in the East. May I remind you KG, Rashard Lewis, Chris Bosh, Al Harrington, Josh Smith, etc. You can argue that Harrington is not a post threat, but he WILL shoot the 3 and spread the defense so a veteran center can go to work on a rookie down low. The QO for Felton was a good move, for those who followed the Bobcats, if it wasn't for Felton towards the end of the season, the Bobcats would not have even been in contention for the Playoffs as long as they were.
  23. Anton
    23. Posted by Anton Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:14 pm EDT

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    James RUmmy - Always gotta be some Laker fan mentioning the Lakers in a topic that has nothing to do with them. Kobe would not have played anyway for the Bobcats because he had refused to play, so it would not have mattered. And you are dreaming if you think Kobe would have been THIS good if he had stayed with them. You forget that Kobe GREW as a player.
  24. KDUBB
    24. Posted by KDUBB Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:03 am EDT

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    I agree Emperor... Not to mention that Kobe was drafted by the HORNETS!!!

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