Bobcats’ Playoff Hopes Grim

Heading into the season, very few people thought that the Charlotte Bobcats would have a shot at clinching an Eastern conference playoff spot. Apparently, the team’s owner Bob Johnson was on that list of naysayers. Prior to the start of the season, Johnson scheduled the team’s last four games to be played on the road in order for a horse jumping competition to take place at the team’s arena. Three games behind the Detroit Pistons for the eight seed and just four road games to go, the Bobcats’ playoff hopes are slim to none.

Their head coach Larry Brown was quoted by the Associated Press stating, “I knew the end would be difficult.” I’m not sure if he was ready to embark on such an arduous task.

According to STATS LLC, the Bobcats are the first team in twelve years to complete the season with a four-game road trip. The team’s slim chances are not helped by their dismal 12-25 road record. The only opportunity for the them to make the playoff would occur if they win their remaining games and the Chicago Bulls finish 1-3, or the Pistons blow all four remaining games.

The team’s playoff push was spurred by a slew of trades in December and January that brought the likes of Boris Diaw, Raja Bell and DeSagana Diop to the roster.

The Charlotte Bobcats are an expansion team that came into the league in 2004. Notable owners of the franchise include BET founder Bob Johnson and former NBA star Michael Jordan. The team has yet to make the playoffs since its existence in the NBA.

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