Adam Morrison tore his left ACL in a pre-season game and he will miss the entire 2007-2008 season. Morrison didn’t shoot well as a rookie and the Bobcats expected much more than he gave them last season when he averaged 11.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. His injury will open up extended minutes for both Matt Carroll and Walter Herrmann who both outplayed Morrison last season. Carroll averaged 12.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists last season and the Bobcats gave him a nice new contract in the off-season. Walter Herrmann was outstanding as a rookie last season as he averaged 9.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game despite not getting a lot of playing time until late in the season. Look for him to improve on last season’s numbers this year with added minutes.

Emeka Okafor has a strain and slight tear of his left calf and he will be out indefinately. This is a crushing blow to the young Bobcats as Okafor is the only player they really can’t replace. He has played in 56 games this season and he’s averaging 35.8 minutes, 14.9 points, 11.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.8 blocks per game. Without Okafor the Bobcats will get thrashed nightly on the boards.

Second year forward Sean May has a bone bruise on his right knee and he will be out at least another week. The Bobcats miss him because he’s played well this season. May has played in 32 games and he is averaging 23.6 minutes, 11.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

Center Primoz Brezec will miss some time with a bulging disc in his lower back. He played so well the last two seasons for the Bobcats but this year has been a huge disappointment for him. He has played in 26 games this season and is averaging 16.5 minutes, 6.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists.

Reserve forward Othella Harrington had surgery on his left knee to repair torn cartilage and will be out indefinately. He was only averaging 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game and has been buried on the bench this season.

Gerald Wallace could be out until at least Saturday with shoulder and rib injuries. The Bobcats can’t afford to have him out much longer because the Bobcats miss his athletic ability on the court. Wallace is averaging 13.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game so far this season.

The Bobcats suffered a severe blow to their team with the injury to Brevin Knight. Knight will be out at least 4 weeks because of a torn abdominal muscle that will require surgery later today. Knight has averaged 11.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game so far this season. Matt Carroll has started the last couple of games in Knight’s spot, but he’s strictly a shooter. Carroll has averaged 7.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists so far this season. Look for Raymond Felton to be a pure point guard now as he will run the offense until Knight returns.

Second year forward Sean May will miss 7-10 days with a sprained right ankle. He has played well so far this season as he averaged 23.5 minutes, 12.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game so far this season. May also has been a good shooter this season as he’s hit 50.9% of his field goal attempts this season.

Primoz Brezec will probably pick up most if not all of May’s minutes while he’s out.