The trade that brought shooting guard Stephen Jackson to the Bobcats earlier this season was a stroke of genius as they got a good player for pretty much nothing. Jackson has played in 48 games (all starts) for the Bobcats this season and he is averaging 40.7 minutes, 21.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game. The Bobcats were a good defensive team when Jackson came over in the trade but he has really helped boost the offense which will give them a good chance of making the playoffs this year.

Power forward Tyrus Thomas and center Theo Ratliff are both making good first impressions with the Bobcats. Thomas has played in 2 games off the bench for the Bobcats so far and he is averaging 28 minutes, 10.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 5.0 blocked shots per game. Larry Brown wants to start giving Thomas even more minutes but he hasn’t learned the whole offense yet which makes his numbers even more impressive so far. Theo Ratliff has played in 2 games off the bench for the Bobcats so far and he is averaging 15.0 minutes, 1.0 point, 2.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game. The Bobcats wanted to improve the defense and rebounding in these two trades and they look to have been successful so far.

The Bobcats could decide to move Gerald Wallace to small forward and start Tyrus Thomas at power forward. That would improve the defense and rebounding of the team. If they decide to go that route then Boris Diaw will be the sixth man which was a role he filled so well with the Suns as he played all five positions on the court. Diaw has played in 52 games (all starts) for the Bobcats this season and he is averaging 35.4 minutes, 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. The Bobcats might decide to bring Diaw off the bench because they traded Flip Murray to the Bulls. Murray was instant offense off the bench and Diaw is a better player than him. Or the Bobcats could just bring Tyrus Thomas off the bench and leave Diaw in the starting lineup. Time will tell what the Bobcats decide to do.

With the latest injury to starting center Tyson Chandler the Bobcats have turned to Nazr Mohammed and he has been solid. Mohammed has played in 44 games (19 starts) this season and he is averaging 15.5 minutes, 7.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He is also shooting 55.7% from the floor for the Bobcats. Mohammed is doing a good job for the Bobcats this season and look for his minutes to continue to increase even after Chandler returns from injury.

The Charlotte Bobcats’ forward Gerald Wallace does anything that will help his team win, often times laying his body on the line.  Wallace always plays hard and will out-hustle most players on the court.  Usually a guy that hustles as much as Wallace does is making up for his lack of skills, especially on the offensive end.  That is not the case for Wallace, as he has loads of talent.  So far this season Wallace is averaging 18.5 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.o assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.1 blocks while playing a team-high 41.8 minutes per game.  Wallace also shoots for a very good percentage (47.8%), especially lately.  In the Bobcats last nine games, in which they won eight of nine, Wallace has been hitting 52% of his shots and is averaging 20.4 points.  The Bobcats are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now, and Gerald Wallace is one of the main reasons why.  This guy is no doubt an All-Star in my opinion.