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(pensive music), - [Jon] We have a very
fluid and fast-moving series, of developments to
report from Miami Beach., Mike is currently at
La Gorce Country Club,, golfing on the back nine., And it appears as though
a club representative, has just informed him that his shorts, violate the club's dress code., This is a highly chaotic
set of circumstances,, we will pass on further
details as they become known., Here in the meantime is a file photo, of Mike playing golf in
cargo shorts at another date., His shorts perhaps look like these,, and may in fact be these very shorts., More word coming in now:
we have attained a copy, of La Gorce Country Club's dress code., It would seem as though
shorts are permitted,, but Mike is wearing cargo shorts,, which are specifically not allowed., And ... right now, they are saying, they want him to go back to the clubhouse, and buy some Bermuda shorts to wear., They say Bermuda shorts are permitted., Now it does appear that if Mike, is intent on wearing his cargo shorts,, if my interpretation of this
document is in fact accurate,, he could legally
patronize the Cabana Cafe., This is, of course,
speculation on my part,, as I am not sure whether
or not he is hungry ..., We've got a new development here., Mike is refusing to change his shorts!, He is in..., He is instead walking back to
the tee to finish his round, while still wearing these dangerous, and irresponsible shorts., He is likely facing a
lifetime ban for this offense., If I know Mike like I think I do,, he's just gonna go right up the road, and start his own golf course., Hell, he's Mike, he can do that., And I mean, we know the man loves golf., Which is funny, because he
made his living in basketball,, which is one of the
highest-scoring sports around,, dramatically higher than most sports., And he was one of the
all-time most prolific scorers, in that high-scoring sport., And of all the sports, he could've taken on as a new obsession,, he chose just about the only
one in which the objective, is to keep your score as low as possible., But that's not even the funny
part. This is the funny part., Recently, something strange
happened to basketball:, in a very real way, at least for Mike,, he stood to gain by
keeping the score down., Basketball had become golf,
and the Mike we all know, would've been the last person on Earth, who would ever accept that., It's been a very strange year., (mellow music), - [Seth] George Shinn grew up poor, outside Charlotte, North Carolina,, then attended business school,, then went into the business
school business and got rich., Shinn wanted more than anything, to buy his basketball-loving
hometown a team in the NBA,, which was looking to expand., Charlotte didn't have as many people, or televisions as other cities,, but soon it would have a
brand-new, 25,000-seat Coliseum,, way bigger than any existing NBA arena., It worked., In 1988, George Shinn bought
Charlotte its first NBA team., 75,000 people filled the
streets to celebrate Shinn., He considered running for governor., The Charlotte Hornets looked cool., They drafted excellent players., They won playoff games., They sold out night after night., Shinn threatened to
relocate almost immediately., He fired a coach whose brother
had died that same day., He declined to chip in for a new arena., He drove away those excellent players., He was accused of sexual assault,, his extramarital affairs made public, before a civil trial found him not liable., The league encouraged him to sell, and lined up the perfect local buyer., Shinn refused., The 2002 Charlotte Hornets won, and made the postseason, like usual., Before those playoffs ended,, Shinn finalized a deal to move
the Hornets to New Orleans., "Kiss my grits," said George Shinn, to the city that once threw him a parade., But the NBA couldn't forsake the people, and televisions of
Charlotte to grit-kissing., The league immediately sought
a new Charlotte franchisee,, and chose Robert Johnson., Bob had just sold his
creation, BET Networks,, to become America's
first Black billionaire., Now he'd be the first
Black owner of an NBA team., But that team couldn't be
the Hornets, obviously., Market testing suggested
new potential names,, which begot new potential logos:, The Charlotte Flight. Appropriate., The Charlotte Dragons. Unique., But sometimes the boss is named Robert,, so he thinks the team
should be named Robert., And he attended the Universities
of Illinois and Princeton,, so he likes the color orange., And so, yeah,, just two years after
Charlotte lost the Hornets,, here was their new NBA team, the Bobcats., - [Jon] Oh, no., This looks like a
fictional basketball team, from the Law & Order universe., Very unfortunate., Then again, a lot of stuff, designed in the aughts looked terrible,, and you can at least
understand the instinct, to differentiate
themselves from the Hornets, as much as they possible could., They didn't want to look
like leftovers, you know?, In fact, maybe this
aggressively generic branding, offers Mike and company a blank canvas., Maybe it's perfect., In 2006, he returned to his home state, and bought a minority
stake in the Bobcats,, and before long he became majority owner., As part of the deal,, he took full control of
basketball operations,, which, of course, is what he
wanted in Charlotte all along., (upbeat music), - [Alex] The first seven
seasons of Bobcats basketball, don't stand out in any glaring way., They resemble a normal expansion
team finding their footing., In their inaugural season,, Charlotte was among
the dregs of the league, alongside the Hawks and those Hornets, that had spurned the city
in defecting to New Orleans., But nothing unusual about
plenty of losing in year one,, and they did take a good
step forward in year two,, winning over 40% more games., Over the last five years,
they've mostly been subpar,, but still were at least decent enough, to remain above the
league's bottomfeeders, in each of those seasons,, and they even experienced
their first playoff run, a year ago., They could reasonable be considered, to have overachieved
in these nascent years,, especially considering their
track record in the draft,, where they simply could not catch a break., They were automatically assigned, the fourth overall selection, in their first-ever draft in 2004., But the top tier of that
draft went two deep:, Dwight Howard, a prep-to-pro
phenom out of Atlanta,, and Emeka Okafor, March Madness'
Most Outstanding Player, who'd just led UConn to a national title., Wanting to make a splash, they
traded up from four to two,, guaranteeing themselves one of them, and perfectly content to take, whoever the Orlando Magic
didn't with the top spot., The Magic took the raw 18-year-old,, leaving the Bobcats to choose
the more polished 21-year-old, who played three years of
college ball under Jim Calhoun., And while that paid
more immediate dividends, with Okafor winning Rookie of the Year,, Howard would develop into a guy, who a few years down the road, finished top-five in MVP voting
for four straight seasons, and was a runaway slam-dunk winner, for Defensive Player of the
Year in three straight seasons., Okafor was a good player, but didn't have that kind of ceiling,, and chronic ankle issues
didn't help matters,, preventing him from ever building, on that promising rookie year., The next season, they were
dealt the fifth overall pick, despite having the second-worst record,, and again saw a similarly
impactful player,, the local Chris Paul,, chosen one pick before Charlotte
was set to go on the clock, because they refused to
sacrifice the 13th pick, to move up for him., Instead, they settled for
a different local product:, Raymond Felton, a UNC Tar Heel like Jordan, who didn't exactly meet
lofty expectations,, especially given who they were so close, to potentially landing., So instead of a top-five, all-time point guard running the show, with a three-time Defensive
Player of the Year, and perennial MVP candidate down low,, they're building their franchise
around Okafor and Felton,, mere mortals who did enough, to help keep them just treading water., In 2006, for the third consecutive draft, they watched a future star
go just one spot prior,, then they burned the third
overall pick on Adam Morrison., In a forgettable,, injury-riddled 2.5-year
stint in Charlotte,, they couldn't get even those, water-treading contributions from him., Mired in mediocrity over
the ensuing seasons,, they were unable to secure
any more premium draft picks,, but did select several key players, who will form much of the
nucleus of this year's team., (mellow music), - [Jon] These are the
2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats,, and proud we are of all of them., Jamario Moon will eventually join a cast, of Derrick Brown, Matt
Carroll, Reggie Williams,, Byron Mullens, Bismack
Biyombo, Gerald Henderson,, D.J. Augustin, Cory Higgins, Kemba Walker,, Boris Diaw, Corey Maggette, Tyrus Thomas,, Eduardo Nájera, D.J.
White, and DeSagana Diop., We unconditionally love each
and every one of these guys,, and we think you will too., Unfortunately, as we
enter the 2011-12 season,, there are not a whole lot
of people who give a damn., - [Kofie] I lived in Raleigh,
North Carolina for 18 years., From 1995 to 2013,, I lived about 2.5 hours
away from Charlotte., So while I can't speak
for the city of Charlotte,, I can speak from a North
Carolinian's perspective., When it comes to sports in North Carolina,, the Bobcats were already in dead last, with the deck stacked against them., In the NFL, we had the
new Carolina Panthers,, who had some fun years
including making that Super Bowl, where they lost to Tom Brady, and absolutely nothing else
happened that entire time., There's also Charlotte Motor Speedway,, with NASCAR being a huge draw
throughout the Carolinas., In Durham we have the Durham Bulls,, who you probably remember
from the movie "Bull Durham.", In Raleigh we have the
Carolina Hurricanes,, a team that won the Stanley Cup in 2006., Yeah, yeah, people want
the Hartford Whalers back,, but the city of Raleigh and
the state of North Carolina, freakin' love the
Hurricanes. Myself included., But ask anyone in the
state and they'll tell you, that North Carolina revolves
around college basketball., If you were born here, you
have a college basketball team., Sometimes it depends on
where your family went,, but even then you might
have family members, that went to different schools., My dad went to Duke and
my mom taught at NC State,, so it was on me to hate
UNC with all my might., I still do., With these fandoms, you'd
argue with your classmates, every day at school over
Chris Paul, J.J. Redick,, Tyler Hansbrough, Julius Hodge., Between Duke, NC State,
UNC, and Wake Forest alone,, you had many fan bases
throughout the state., My school even took us on
field trips to movie theaters, to watch the ACC Tournament during school., College basketball consumed
so much of our time, that we didn't have time to
even think about an NBA team, with an uninspired color scheme, paired with a horrendous logo., If you wanted to go to a
sporting event in Charlotte,, it was probably to watch
the Carolina Panthers, or visit the NASCAR Hall of Fame., If I had to rank them all
in terms of popularity, in North Carolina? I
think this is my answer:, In the year 2011, the
Bobcats had a buzz level, closer to the post-Steph
Curry Davidson Wildcats., Yes, Davidson. A college
that usually enrolls, around 2,000 students at a time., (mellow music), - [Jon] Well, what do you
know? Mike's at the links., Where else would he be? There's a lockout., This time we find him at the
American Century Tournament, in Lake Tahoe. And on the
seventh hole, I shit you not,, he places a side bet
with a guy in the crowd., The guy tells him he can't
hit the green in one shot., And Mike decides 500 bucks says, he can make it to the green in one shot,, and then he goes and does
exactly that because he's Mike., And then he runs over to the crowd, to go pick up those 500 bucks, like it's the happiest day of his life., I mean, come on, let him have, this little slice of
instant gratification,, because he sure as hell
does not get any of that, in his day job right now., While most multimillionaire tycoons, around this point in history, are shifting their money around, trying to make a quick buck and then bail,, Mike is attempting something very strange:, he is trying to accomplish
something with his money., He's trying to build something., The results, of course,, indicate that he's not
that great at it yet., But here in 2011 we find a guy, who's finally reckoning with that., Turns out, the "win-now" attitude, that used to bring him so much success, only works when you're wearing shorts., "Now I've got to live vicariously, through the people I'm paying
to be in shorts," he says., He's playing the long game now. He has to., This is not an "any given
season" kind of league., From the 1980s 'til now,, there have been 32 NBA
championship trophies handed out., If they were magically handed out evenly,, every single team would have one., But the divide is very stark, between this small, four-team, slice -- the Lakers, Bulls, Celtics,, Spurs -- and the other 26 teams., That supermajority has
won eight NBA titles., These four have won 24., Many of the rest of these teams, enter every single season
knowing, and I mean knowing,, that they will not win the title., Behaving otherwise is like
shoving the joystick around, and mashing the buttons
while "INSERT COIN", is flashing on the screen., So Mike has to be something, he is fundamentally not: patient., Believe it or not,, he's making a lot of
progress in this regard,, and you can see that progress
in his most recent hire., Last month he brought in Rich Cho,, whose career path couldn't
be any more different, than Mike's, as general manager., Rich was born in Burma,, immigrated to the States
when he was very young,, and became both an engineer and a lawyer, before eventually finding his
way through NBA front offices, and landing in Charlotte., Now, Rich is a sentimental guy., He'll later start his very own food blog, called Big Time Bites in
which he reviews meals he eats, in the style of scouting reports, and rates the price point on a scale, of one to five basketballs., It's very, very endearing., But his approach to the
business of basketball, is as sharp and analytical as anybody's., In Rich, Mike has found
the calculating pragmatism, that he himself has never had., These guys have formed a plan., They need to stay the course,, avoid taking on big contracts,, and preserve plenty of space, between the payroll and salary cap, so they can make big moves in free agency, over the next year or two., The way Rich sees it,, these Bobcats must escape this
middle-of-the-road purgatory., In order to get to where they want to be,, they have to make peace
with the possibility, of being a bad basketball team., This is an attitude that,
in his younger years,, Mike simply could not afford to have., But at long last, he's getting there., A lot of things are
new to Mike these days., See, given that this lockout is ongoing,, and since he's an owner,, he's prohibited by the league
from talking to his players., He can't talk to any players., In fact, while he's on
the course this weekend,, he has to go out of his way
to avoid the NBA players, who happen to be out there golfing., The rules are so unforgiving, that Mike probably isn't
even allowed to wave hello., Can you believe that?, He might be the most famous
person in the entire world., Can't even wave., (funky music), - [Seth] The 2011 NBA lockout, drags into October and November,, meaning that for just the
second time in history,, the league must delay and
truncate a basketball, season -- 66 games per team instead of, 82 -- opening on Christmas
instead of around Halloween., Why?, What could possibly keep NBA
team owners and NBA players, from doing NBA basketball?, Mostly, they can't agree
on how to split BRI., That's basketball-related income,, the cash received for tickets,
TV rights, commercials,, hats, shirts, chicken tenders, et cetera., The recently-expired
collective bargaining agreement, limited the players'
portion of BRI to 57%., For the laborers, the
people who are in shorts,, performing in the TV show,, donating their names
and likenesses to the, merchandise ... 57% of the money., But especially to small-market owners,, even 57% felt too high., Last year in New Orleans,
a debt-saddled George Shinn, desperately tried to offload
his Hornets franchise., His buyer, a local ship tycoon,, got cold feet because of
a bad year on the water, and a bad feeling about
the impending lockout., The league itself had to step in, and buy the Hornets from Shinn., Unusual, and alarming., A year later in the lockout,
Michael Jordan fronts a group, of small-market franchise
owners who are spooked., They want to shrink the
players' portion of BRI, from 57 to 50% at most,, and they'll get pretty close
to victory on that front., You'll find concessions therein,
but also smaller victories:, for instance, an amnesty
clause allows each team, to dump one onerous contract
without much penalty., In Charlotte, everyone's
looking at DeSagana Diop. I'm..., I'm sorry, man., Diop's story is
objectively one of success., He was born in Senegal,
picked up basketball at 16,, came to the U.S. for two
high school seasons,, got drafted in the 2001 lottery,, and has held a steady NBA job ever since., Good for Gana., If anyone says otherwise,
it's not his fault., Gana didn't compare his teenaged self, to Shaq and Hakeem Olajuwon., Skip Bayless did that., Gana didn't offer himself, a lucrative five-year contract in 2008., The Dallas Mavericks did that,, and then they traded him to Charlotte., But now Diop is coming off, a couple unproductive seasons as a Bobcat, and surgery to repair a ruptured
Achilles earlier this year., The question of how Michael Jordan, should use his hard-won amnesty clause, is sadly easy to answer., Diop notwithstanding,, center is the Bobcats' most
pressing position of need,, and they want Kwame Brown to fill it., Brown first signed with
Charlotte last summer,, an astonishing turn of
events for both parties., Brown and Michael Jordan have histories, bound together by failure., Jordan's first executive gig,, as president of the Washington Wizards,, was tainted from the outset, by his decision to draft Brown
number one overall in 2001., And Brown's early career in Washington, was tainted from the outset, by having Jordan as a boss and teammate., MJ placed immense
expectations on the rookie,, then ruthlessly bullied him
for failing to meet them., After nearly a decade -- a, decade pocked with
professional disappointment, for both Brown and Jordan -- they, reunited here in Charlotte., Brown's agent called his client's
move an "interesting story,", a choice to embrace the
shadow Jordan cast on his career,, rather than flee it., And, playing for his
old boss and tormentor,, Kwame registered one of his
more productive seasons,, eventually securing the
starting center job., At season's end, he
thanked Jordan publicly, for reviving his career., In December, as the lockout wraps up, and management is actually allowed, to speak to players again,, the Cats leave their meeting
with Brown feeling good., A week later, he signs with Golden State., (smooth jazz music), - [Jon] During Mike's playing days,, episodes like these were typically spun, not as negative personal traits,, but as inevitable consequences, of superseding positive traits., "Oh, he's just intense.", "Oh, he's just such a competitor,, it's what makes him a winner.", I can't honestly tell you
I'm impressed by that., Your mileage may vary., In any case, that's
probably always gonna be, some part of who he is., He still dutifully maintains
his little greenhouse, full of personal grudges and grievances, that he spent decades cultivating., But there is reason to believe, his heart has grown a size or two., There's the fact that Brown,, a considerably proud and outspoken guy,, would still want anything to do with him., And then there's the way these
guys will talk about Mike, as they live through this
season that's ahead of them., You'll meet 'em all soon,
but please be patient,, because in large part they have
barely even met each other., Remember, the players and
coaches were forbidden, from having any interaction
with one another until December., No practices, no phone calls, nothing., They should've had several
months for coaching,, for the team to develop
chemistry on and off the court,, for rookies to school up
in summer-league ball., Instead, they have to
cram all their preparation, into a couple weeks and change,, and then charge directly
into a 66-game gauntlet., They're gonna need to fly the plane, while they're building it,, and they're gonna have to do it, within a very compressed schedule., Sometimes there will be
three games in three days., Nine games in twelve days., Chartered flights all over the country, to play elite teams and budding dynasties, that got to sleep in their
own beds the night before., Of course, every other team
will also be subject to this,, but the specific makeup
of Charlotte's roster, figures to leave them
especially vulnerable., Who's to blame?, Mike is to blame!, The lockout was initiated by the owners,, and it was Mike who led the
hard-line coalition of owners, who were determined to push
the players' share below 50/50., There were plenty of
owners around the league, who were totally willing, to cede a larger share to the players,, and it's a safe bet that
if it were not for Mike, and his faction of hard-liners,, the lockout would've ended a lot sooner., Throughout these months,
many have pointed out, an exchange had by Mike
during the 1998 lockout,, when he was still technically a player, sitting on the other side of the table., Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin, told Mike that the players
should trust the owners,, all the players in the
room laughed at him,, Pollin did some pouting., Then Mike said, "listen, you're rich., If there's money trouble,
how about you reach into, your own pocket before
you reach into ours?", Then Pollin said, "how am I
supposed to live like that?", And then Mike said, "if you
can't compete, sell the team.", And then Pollin said, "fuck you.", And now Mike is the one insisting, that the players should trust the owners., Magnificent stuff here., Is he wrong?, Well, I mean, yeah,, but let's try to humor
him for just a minute., Let's try to see things from the side, of the humble small business owner., (pensive music), It's true that right now, Mike, is kinda taking a bath
on this whole venture,, losing millions on the Bobcats every year., In part that's because, they're a young franchise
that isn't very good,, and in part because nobody's
buying their jerseys., Overall in 2011, the NBA, will make $3.1 billion in apparel sales., The Lakers are the biggest
seller, with nearly $700 million,, and the Bobcats are in
dead last with $50 million,, because nobody wants to walk
around looking like a Sim., But the big factor is the
size of their market., Charlotte's metropolitan
area offers a small number, of potential customers
compared to the larger markets., There's actually not much correlation, between market size and on-court , success -- hello Spurs, hello Knicks -- but, sitting in a market with a fraction, of the customers a lot of teams enjoy, certainly puts a team like the Bobcats, in a tougher position to succeed., Mike's solution to this, in
part, is more revenue sharing., He believes the league should
collectively do a lot more, to fund small-market teams., He believes this so strongly,
in fact, that in September, he was willing to light
100,000 bucks on fire, just for the pleasure
of saying so out loud., You know what? He's absolutely right., Some Lakers or Knicks fans
might not like to admit this,, but they need the Bobcats., They need to play in Charlotte
and Milwaukee and Memphis, to maintain their status,
and the NBA's status,, as a nationwide cultural power., So not only would a robust
revenue-sharing system be fair,, it would be good for everybody., Ultimately, Mike does get what
he wants here to some extent., Now, the probably here is that Mike,, who's probably concerned he won't be able, to shake enough apples
loose from that tree,, wants the players to cough
up more money of their own., Who did more than anybody, ever,, to drive up the market
value of those players?, A younger Mike did, decades ago., And who declared that the
players, and not the organization,, bring success to the organization?, Mike did, during his Hall of Fame speech, just a couple years ago., - He said, "Organization
wins championships.", I said, "I didn't see organization, playing with the flu in Utah., I didn't see 'em playing
with the bad ankle.", - [Jon] These players
grew up worshiping Mike,, and to see him play
hardball against them now, kinda breaks their hearts., Many of them, from Klay
Thompson to Paul George,, call him a hypocrite., This is new., As you'd expect with somebody, who's accrued more fame
than Alexander the Great,, Mike has been the subject, of a great deal of
scrutiny over the years,, ranging from more reasonable critiques, like his disinterest in
showing up for even the safest, and most clear-cut of political movements,, and the likes of Ralph
Nader taking him to task, for Nike's overseas labor practices,, to all the entertaining and, likely fictional conspiracy theories, NBA fans are famous for., But this is the first time
any of his NBA successors,, who almost without exception
grew up idolizing him,, have seen him as a traitor., It'll pass. These things always pass., Mike, for his part, rejects
the idea that he's a sellout., He believes that, in an economy reeling
from the housing crisis,, the players should accept
a share of the losses., I don't agree., I don't think you should try, to put the organization above the players,, because at the end of the day..., - Players still gotta go
out there and perform., You guys gotta pay us, but I
still gotta go out and play., (audience laughs), - [Jon] In fairness to Mike,, he is not the kind of obscenely rich guy, we're used to, right?, Those bankers who created
those economic conditions, in the first place? He's not them., This is a very low bar
that he clears nonetheless:, at least his long-term project, is to build something real
and tangible and successful, that enriches people's lives in some way., And at least we never
needed an economics degree, to understand how he amassed
his capital in the first place., We watched him make his millions., We saw him earn every
cent of every dollar,, night after night., He was the one., And he's looking for the next one., (pensive music), Mike doesn't know this player just yet., Which is to say, he has seen him,, as he's seen every college up-and-comer., But he doesn't yet know, which one of them
corresponds with this vision., This player will soon reveal himself., He is a guaranteed megastar
waiting in the wings,, so obviously so that he'll be
selected with the first pick, no matter who holds that pick., There was Shaquille O'Neal,, and then Tim Duncan,, and then LeBron James,, and very soon, there will be him., He is the unicorn., He will represent, and in
fact help to precipitate,, a revolution throughout the entire sport., His metrics will be
unlike any seen before., He will present a combination
of skills and size, once thought impossible for
any one player to possess., He is exactly the transformational figure, the Charlotte Bobcats are looking for., Mike must find him., He may not know him. But he can see him., (tense music), - [Alex] The 2011-2012 Bobcats season, starts against a Bucks team, with whom they engaged in a
significant draft night trade., Stephen Jackson -- who, never encountered
a shot he didn't like -- was, the team's best,
most accomplished player., They basically shipped out him,, along with backup point
guard Shaun Livingston, and the draft rights to Tobias
Harris, for Corey Maggette -- who, never encountered
a shot he didn't like -- and, the draft rights to
center Bismack Biyombo., The trade cost them a piece of their soul, as well as one of the final remnants, of their first playoff team,, the guy who had more postseason cache, than anyone in the building
who didn't sign the checks., With the pricey Maggette, coming off a down year in Milwaukee,, absorbing his contract in
exchange for a lottery pick, is the latest in a pattern of
moves signaling a franchise, clearly all-in on pivoting its direction., The Charlotte Bobcats are sick and tired, of picking one spot behind, where a transcendent talent
winds up getting chosen., No more half measures:, they are hell-bent on finding their savior,, their Jordan, through the draft., But if the goal is to stink this year,, they don't do a very good
job as the season kicks off., Despite blowout losses
in their opening game, each of the prior three seasons,, now the Bobcats have decided, to show up for this season's opener,, and late in the first
half against his old team,, Maggette shows he's still got his hops, by finishing a dazzling alley-oop., The Bobcats' deficit is cut from 13 to 11., Maggette's another Bobcat who
went to college in the state,, playing a year at Duke, hated
rival of Jordan's Tar Heels., Throughout his eight-year stint in L.A., he established himself as one
of the great Clippers ever,, and he's still productive,, but he's in the twilight of his career,, and with a bloated contract,, he's here mostly because
of the top-10 pick, that came along with him,, and perhaps a little to provide, a steady veteran presence
for the youngsters., - [Seth] One of those
youngsters is the guy, who threw that alley-oop,
24-year-old D.J. Augustin., Augustin was born and
raised in New Orleans,, until Hurricane Katrina
forced D.J.'s family, to move to the Houston area, for his senior year of high school., Augustin found comfort
there -- a second home -- so, much that he spurned LSU
to play college ball at Texas,, igniting tantrums across Louisiana., It went well., The 5'11" Augustin made a name for himself, as Kevin Durant's freshman table-setter,, and then, in his sophomore season,, as the nation's best point guard,, winner of the Bob Cousy Award., Charlotte drafted Augustin in 2008,, even though they already employed, former Cousy Award winner Raymond Felton,, who himself had recently replaced, 5'10" Stanford legend Brevin Knight., Our Bobcats have a thing
for stumpy point guards, with sparkling college résumés., After a couple years backing up Felton,, Augustin finally got his chance, to take over as chief
ball handler last season,, and he still holds that job., D.J. confidently calls his own number, to pull ahead of Milwaukee
in the final minute., But! The succession continues., The night's flashiest handles
come from Kemba Walker, in his Bobcats debut., Walker exploits a mismatch
to shake ... and shake ... and, finish with some
English off the glass,, enough to get MJ all riled up in beige., Everyone already knows this
rookie, because -- you guessed it! -- Kemba's, a diminutive point guard
who won the Cousy Award, for his scintillating
performance at UConn., Once again, the Bobcats host
a surplus of "little guys,, and hope they can bypass a logjam, by letting those young
speedsters share the floor., - [Alex] Entering this
season, coach Paul Silas, placed a heavy emphasis
on upping their tempo, and improving their transition offense,, that an advantage of going small, was being able to get out and run, to create easy scoring opportunities., And here's an early example of that,, with Gerald Henderson pushing the pace, and smoothly finishing a fast
break to extend their lead, en route to squeaking
out the game one win., Blossoming into the crown
jewel of these Bobcats,, Henderson's another Duke Blue Devil, whose fearlessness and bravado, truly earned him Jordan's respect., For the first season and
change of his career,, he was just a bit player under
former coach Larry Brown., But upon Brown's December
2010 resignation,, Henderson's playing time spiked way up, as he became a focal point of the team., Now in year three,, he is the direct protégé
of Michael Jordan., In the boss' eyes,
Henderson's a budding All-Star, who he envisions becoming
the type of player, every contender needs, and
who he himself used to be:, a two-way wing who could go
manufacture a bucket on his own, in the cauldron of big games
when defenses clamp down, and sharp passing and off-ball movement, aren't generating good looks., Teams have sniffed around trading for him,, but Jordan was having none of that., He is their one untouchable player,, even if staying in Charlotte
means Jordan will have to deal, with not being the best
member of the organization, at his favorite sport., - [Seth] The Bobcats open their
second game on an 11-0 run,, and they're not facing the Bucks anymore., They're skunking the
defending Eastern champs:, LeBron, Wade, Bosh, and the Miami Heat., The Cats hold their edge,
then extend it before halftime, when Augustin banks in
a deep buzzer-beater., The crowd is electric, and
that includes Cam Newton,, seated courtside with MJ for
the second game in a row., Good times at the Time Warner Cable Arena,, aka "The Cable Box.", - [Jon] Cool hat, Cam., (laughing) VERY cool hat, Mike., I'll take, uh...
(coins clink), Uh, one copy of the
Charlotte Observer, please., - [Seth] Well, I think the
hat looks very handsome., - [Jon] Yeah it's..., I'm sorry, that's not very
nice of me. Sorry, Mike., - [Seth] Anyway, you gotta
figure the Heat will come back,, and they do, with typical
full-court terror., LeBron literally dunking, on Gerald Henderson's head doesn't count,, but Wade cooking Henderson
off the dribble does,, and it puts Miami ahead
with three seconds to play., Wade and LeBron show Cam Newton
who's Superman for tonight., Miami is so well-prepared for
Augustin's last-ditch attempt,, siccing LeBron on the little guy,, that Coach Silas wonders if the Heat, sniffed out his play call ahead of time., Visions of a 2-0 start slip away,, but Silas can appreciate
one line on the box score:, for the second game in a row,, Charlotte has vastly
out-rebounded their opponent,, snagging 53 boards to Miami's 30., Silas has emphasized rebounding ever since, an embarrassing preseason
performance against Atlanta,, an early exposure of
Charlotte's lack of height, since Kwame Brown left., Tonight's biggest starters, were 6'9" D.J. White and 6'8" Boris Diaw., The Bobcats know they'll
need effort and positioning, to compete on the glass., So far, so good., Silas practiced what he's been preaching., He's 6'7", but made his money as a player, by outmaneuvering taller
guys under the basket., In 1963, Silas led the nation
in rebounding for Creighton., He spent his NBA career bulldozing giants, like Russell, Wilt, and Kareem,, and won three championships
as gritty sixth man, for the Celtics and Sonics., So Silas has plenty of reason to believe, in an undersized frontcourt,, and he also doesn't have much choice., Even Charlotte's tantalizing
rookie shot-blocker,, Bismack Biyombo, stands just
a hair taller than his coach., He makes the most of it, though,, thanks to an absurdly long wingspan., The Congolese teenager has already logged, a couple pro seasons in Spain,, and made himself a no-doubt lottery pick, by embarrassing everyone, at the Nike Hoop Summit last spring., That is a big putback
dunk over a big defender., And here's Bismack swatting
the taller Chris Bosh, during the fun early part of
tonight's loss to the Heat., Biyombo should enjoy
more opportunities later,, but for now, he's playing catch-up,, still getting in shape and acquainted., He missed a bunch of training camp, while navigating a complex buyout, from his Spanish league contract., Charlotte was only allowed
to cover part of that,, and Biyombo lost a lawsuit
against his old club,, so he ended up having to cover, the rest of the buyout himself., Bismack paid over a
million dollars to be here., Now he's gotta impress
one of the toughest guys, ever to play his position., - [Jon] The 19-year-old Biyombo, is the very youngest player in the NBA,, but he's lived on three
continents, speaks five languages,, and has already seen a lot of the world., He has a lot to say about it, too., Thumbs down to the Running
of the Bulls in Pamplona,, which he finds so inherently
stupid that it makes him mad., Thumbs up to NASCAR,
which he became a fan of, by way of a video game he played as a kid,, thereby representing probably the entirety, of NASCAR's Congolese fan base., He's in the right place., Mike, you've got one hell of a bunch here., I thought this was gonna
be a rebuilding year., But here we are,, probably just one overheard assignment, away from knocking off, one of the greatest NBA
superteams ever assembled, and starting 2-0., Know what I think?, I think you were right not to rule out, the playoffs this year., I know you're not shooting
for a championship yet, but..., Listen, the East is really
top-heavy these days., Maybe you surprise people,, you kinda cruise into the five or six-seed, and make some noise. Plant your flag, and players all over the league say,, "Look at that! They're
building a winner in Charlotte!, They've got a plan, and they're
gonna free up the money, to pay guys like me., I wanna go play for Mike.", You never know, right?, How many years did it take you
to break through in Chicago?, Seven, right?, - [Alex] Things go a bit
sideways the next game, when they welcome the Orlando Magic to town,, and Dwight Howard completely obliterates, all Charlotte's rebounding progress, by single-handedly gobbling up 24 boards., Really he just toys
with the Cats all around,, nonchalantly snagging a
Gerald Henderson layup, out of the air in the most disrespectful,, demoralizing kind of block, that exists in the sport of basketball., They simply have zero answers
to combat a dominant big man., This is a tough situation
for Paul Silas to handle;, he's torn., In the 2011 offseason,, trying to have players
reach peak conditioning, was something very important to him,, and he planned to work
his squad to the bone, to accomplish that., But the lockout threw a
wrench in those plans,, and in the wake of this 21-point loss,, at a time when his young
team was struggling, amid the rigors of the shortened season, after just three games,, he feels compelled to
pull back the reins a bit,, and cancels practice so they
can recharge their batteries., Something was wrong with
those chargers, though., As the calendar flips to 2012,, more getting toyed with
on a trip to South Beach, where LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, connect for not one, not two,, but three touchdown passes., The experienced, sage
leader of the Bobcats, doesn't mince words when
talking about the 39-point rout., Up next is a bad Cavs team
coming off a 63-loss season,, but even they cruise right along, and don't even need to
play any of their starters, for a single second of the fourth quarter, of a deflating 14-point Bobcats loss, in which their effort was
lacking all throughout., And now they're about
to play the next night, in the first of many
back-to-backs this season., - [Jon] Welcome to January
3rd through 14th, 2012,, arguably the most brutal stretch, of the most brutally-compressed season, in NBA history to date., These guys just flew
from Miami to Cleveland., Less than 24 hours later,
they're due to play in New York., They fly back home to
Charlotte for an off day,, then host the Hawks, then play
in Indianapolis the next day,, then have to go to New York
again the day after that,, then go back home to play the
Rockets the day after that., One more off day before
they go play in Atlanta,, then immediately back to
Charlotte a third time, to host the Pistons and
the Warriors back to back., That's nine games, and eight
flights, in just 12 days., - [Alex] The next
destination for Jordan's team, is the storied Madison Square Garden, to face a Knicks team he dispatched, on each of his first four
championship runs as a player., He had more success there, than any other non-Chicago
arena of his career,, a place where he dropped 50 twice, before any other visiting
player ever had once,, including with a 4 and a 5 on his chest, on the first Tuesday he spent, playing an NBA game in 22 months., It's quite possible no player
has ever owned a road venue, the way Michael Jordan has owned MSG., So even though the chips are
down for the exhausted Bobcats,, it's fitting that for the man
who's said on multiple occasions, how he lives vicariously
through these guys,, the team summons an
extra pep in their step., Like when Byron Mullens
soars over Tyson Chandler,, the league's top rim protector,
for a rim-rattling putback., Or when D.J. Augustin, easily slithers through the Knicks defense, into the paint for the artful layup., And in what had to be a thing of beauty, for Jordan to witness,, Gerald Henderson was an absolute machine,, near-automatic all game, whether he was putting his head down,, attacking the cup, and finishing strong,, going iso and not being fazed, by Chandler right in his grill,, curling around screens
and decisively rising up, to nail J after J,, or stepping back way downtown
at the end of the shot clock, to put the nail in New York's coffin., But right when Charlotte's
gotten its act together, with a sorely needed win,
it's also bittersweet., Corey Maggette hurt his hamstring,, which is set to sideline him for a month., A quick look at the injury report, tells us that with Maggette out,, Paul Silas will be
forced to go even younger, by inserting Derrick Brown
into his starting lineup., Brown was their second-round pick in '09,, and around last trade deadline,, Charlotte waived him with
intentions to re-sign him,, but the Knicks complicated those plans., A month ago, he ultimately
found his way back,, motivated by the prospect
of heavy playing time., Game seven marks the season
debut of Tyrus Thomas,, who rounds out their young core
and in whom they've bet big, on reaching his potential
with a change of scenery, after Jordan swung a
2010 trade with the Bulls, for the former top-five
pick who was talented,, but who'd failed to meet expectations, during a rocky tenure in Chicago., - [Jon] A long time ago, I wrote for a Chicago-based sports blog., It was fun., Although we never spoke,, Tyrus Thomas maintained a
regular column on the blog, while playing for the Bulls., Thing is, the further the season went on,, the less time he could spare., So by the end, his posts went like,, "What's up, y'all? We're
going to the playoffs., Here's my charity. Here's my Twitter., Alright, later.", Such brevity., I'm not being facetious when I say, he had a lot to teach
about the craft of writing., I learned nothing., - [Alex] Thomas helps them force overtime, against a Hawks team that
played a triple-overtime game, the night before., Doesn't matter., Needing a stop in the closing
seconds to have a chance,, Augustin falls asleep and lets Joe Johnson, get completely loose for a 16-footer, he'll be hitting in his sleep
when he's 137 years old., Ballgame., They immediately hop on
a plane for Indianapolis,, where the next night they build, a surprising six-point halftime lead, against the emerging contender Pacers, before getting outscored
four TDs to two TDs, in each of the final two quarters., This loss cuts deep for Silas,, who's basically been broken, by how soft his team's been playing,, and who's unable to detect
a single silver lining, in his team's play with
their record falling to 2-6., Back at Madison Square Garden to kick off, a five-game-in-six-night
scheduling onslaught., D.J. Augustin hits one of
the shots of the season, with 10 seconds left
to pull 'em within one,, though those are ultimately
their final points, of another loss., But Silas was at least pleased, just to see his team scratch
and claw 'til the end., The next night against
Houston, they were in it late,, until Rockets rookie second-round
pick Chandler Parsons, proved too overwhelming down the stretch., In Atlanta they revert to
their playing dead ways,, further exasperating their coach, by failing to take to
heart his constant emphasis, on getting out in transition and running., They're playing small with
none of its inherent advantages, and all of its inherent disadvantages., The middle game of their
back-to-back-to-back, is a 17-point loss to
an awful Pistons team, that drops the Bobcats to 2-10., Even worse has been
their point differential, during this funk., They've been outscored by 157 points, over their last 10 games., No one else in the same period of time, can even dream of reaching such depths., (mellow music), - [Jon] (exhales) Boy., Mike's in the locker room
now, and he is not happy., He is lighting into those guys., I can't really make out what he's saying., Maybe that's for the best., You know, one time, Mike's Bulls dropped three in a row, to start the 1990-91 season., it was technically a
four-game losing streak, if you want to count the loss, that knocked them out of the
playoffs the year before., And people said, "oh God,
what's the matter with this team?, The Bulls are going nowhere!, We're gonna collapse
like the Soviets did!", And after that, as long
as Mike was on the floor,, the Chicago Bulls never even lost, as many as three in a row ever again., He just wouldn't allow it., Now, his guys have lost six in a row., One of the many things wrong
with this team right now, is that they just cannot
shoot three-pointers., Over these last three games
they've shot 3-for-29., They've shot 1-for-8 or worse, from beyond the arc in
three straight games,, and they are only the second team, in NBA history to ever do that., This means not only that
they're losing out on points, and throwing away possessions,, but they're also
compromising their ability, to set up other scorers., Coach Silas has his
predecessor to thank for this,, at least to some degree., Larry Brown was a legendary
Hall of Fame coach, who'd won titles in both
college and the NBA,, but he was not a good fit here., He kinda alienated everyone, on his way out the door last season,, openly telling his players
before the season even began, that they were a bad team
that was going nowhere., More specifically, he never
bothered stocking the roster, with reliable three-point shooters, because he personally
hated three-pointers., Which is kinda like
refusing to use your knights, in a chess match because
you think horses are weird., This meant that the
three-point shooting cupboard, was left bare for poor Coach Silas., Around this time he's
waiting with bated breath, for Reggie Williams to
return from knee surgery., Reggie is a very skilled
three-point shooter,, but we're talking about a guy who,, on last season's three-point
leaderboard, finished ... 57th., This will be the Bobcats'
three-point savior., This is where they're at right now., Hmm. (clucks), You know, Mike,, you're gonna have a
lot of cap room freed up, over the next couple years, right?, I wonder if you could go
get one of these guys ..., Hmm., You remember who we're
playing tomorrow, right?, Mark my words: this young
guy Steph Curry can shoot., And his dad played in
Charlotte, you know that., Steph grew up here in town and
became a legend at Davidson., You think he'd wanna come back here?, (chuckles) Oh yeah, he would., He's said so multiple times., I mean, look where's he's playing now!, The Warriors are one
of the most rudderless, sports franchises in the entire country., Losing is almost all they've
ever done since the '80s., They're going nowhere,
they're bad this year too,, and they are never, ever
gonna win a damn thing., I mean, does Curry wanna spend
the next decade going 22-60, or does he want to come home and play, for the greatest of all time?, Mike, you gotta get him outta there., And who knows how this season is gonna go ... but, if you could find a way, to put him together
with this other player,, you know, the one you're imagining ... if, he really is the next great one ... then, there's no telling
what this team could be., You've spent so many years here, watching everyone else have their turn., Maybe now, it's your turn., - [Seth] On January 14th,, the Cats finally collect win number three, against the Warriors, who
were playing without Curry, and his worrisome sore ankle., Coach Silas grants Kemba Walker
his first-ever NBA start,, and Kemba delivers a season-high 23 points, in the double-digit victory., Splendid outing for that
"little guy" backcourt, of Kemba and D.J. Augustin., To accommodate Kemba's
promotion, someone had to sit,, and that was Boris Diaw, breaking
his looong streak of starts., Benching a 29-year-old veteran, in a contract year raises flags -- did, Coach Silas give up
on his power forward?, Is Boris too nice,, too passionless a player?, Will Charlotte trade him?, And what does Boris have
to say about this change?, He doesn't give a shit., (mellow music), I need to be up front here, and admit Diaw is one of
my favorite athletes ever,, so it is with the utmost
fondness that I tell you, Boris Diaw is a basketball snob., His mother is Elisabeth Riffiod,, a French basketball legend who
became a biology professor., His father is Issa Diaw,, a Senegalese high jump
champion who became a lawyer., Boris grew to 6'9" as a teenager, and attended the same French
sports academy as his parents., Boris and his roommate, Tony Parker,, helped lead their home
country to a gold medal, in the 2000 European U18 Championship., He played a few seasons in
France, winning two titles,, and in 2003, a league MVP award,, despite scoring just
seven points per game., Players voted for that honor,, and they appreciated
Diaw's sensational passing., Then Boris got drafted by
the butt-ass Atlanta Hawks,, a stagnant environment of
disinterested teammates., Atlanta coaches puzzled over a kid, who seemed to have it, seemed to get it,, but didn't apply himself -- Rookie Boris, displayed skill but
not much fitness,, a sound shot but no interest in shooting,, the sense to defend anyone,
but not always the will., The Hawks knew they had
a weird, talented guy -- they, saw him in practice -- but, they didn't know what to do with him., Diaw wouldn't follow instructions,, wouldn't seize opportunities., I believe Boris was bored., In 2005, Diaw got what he wanted:, a trade to the Phoenix Suns,, coach Mike D'Antoni's game-changing,, hyperkinetic basketball laboratory., Boris had to replace Phoenix's
high-flying superstar,, Amar'e Stoudemire, while
he recovered from injury -- an, inauspicious task, but
Boris dazzled everyone., He would defend any opponent,, and his clever passing made him, like a tall, satellite version, of the Suns' maestro
ballhandler, Steve Nash., This is exemplary Boris
in his first Suns season:, he's a big attacking a mismatch,, posting, faking, pivoting,, and then -- just when you think
he's created his own shot -- boom, he's suddenly a point guard, delivering a slick pocket pass., Nash is one of many to describe Boris, with a sort of mythic reverence,, like he's Chuck Norris'
sophisticated French cousin., Boris supposedly got chastised, for passing up shots his
teammates insisted were wide open,, and responded by telling
them, "that's what you think.", Boris got that unselfish
play style from his mom,, and also his astoundingly
slow resting heart rate, of 35 beats per minute., Boris was the best man, at Tony Parker's wedding to Eva Longoria., And then there's the Vertec story., One day Boris walked into the Phoenix gym, and noticed a Vertec machine., He'd never seen one before
and asked, "what's that?", A Vertec is a device used, to measure an athlete's leaping ability,, the idea being that you jump
from a standing position, and swat as much of the rack as you can., Anyway, Boris set down his cappuccino,, kicked off his flip-flops,
and cleared the entire rack., He CAN do stuff like that., Phoenix teammates mocked Boris, for his relatively doughy physique,, but swear that Boris
dusted them in footraces, whenever he cared to do so., Boris just didn't always care., He probably stopped caring, when coach D'Antoni left Phoenix, and took, the excellent "7 Seconds
or Less" offense with him., The next coach, Terry Porter,, objected to Boris' choice in shots,, so Boris protested by refusing to shoot., The Suns punted Boris to Charlotte,, where he found an appreciative soul, in former coach Larry Brown,, who had him figured out from day one., Boris started every game en
route to the 2010 playoffs., When coach Silas took over for Brown,, he asked Boris if he wanted
to become an All-Star., Boris said nah, not really., During the lockout, Boris interned, for a National Geographic
photographer in India., He played a couple
months with a French club,, but skipped practice on Mondays,, which Boris could get away with,
because Boris owns the team., Now the Bobcats' season is slipping away,, and coach Silas finds himself, ever more flummoxed with Boris., Boris showed up this
season looking heavier,, and coach Silas recalled how losing weight, helped him get the most
out of his own 6'8" frame., Boris won't lose weight., On a team lacking offensive firepower,, Silas wants Boris to shoot more., Boris won't shoot more., So yeah, bench Boris., He doesn't care. He's bored., I'm sorry, but I love this man., - [Jon] Bad news, Mike., Coach Silas just got
thrown out of the game., He, uh, got mad about
some call or another,, threw a fit, kicked the ball,, and the refs said,
that's it for you today., Holy shit. Your team really, really sucks., I don't mean anything by that., I like your players, you know that., It's just a statement of fact, that's all., To their credit, they came
pretty close to beating Dwight, and a very good Magic team
in their own building., And then they went to Chicago,, and for a while they
threatened to do the same thing, to a Bulls team that owned
the best record in the NBA., But for every one of those,
there's a clobbering,, including a 111-78 home
loss to the Knicks., Kemba Walker was openly
embarrassed about that one., Poor Kemba, man., This rookie was already having to learn, the NBA game as he went along,, and now fellow point guard Augustin, is out with a foot injury,, so Kemba has to play more minutes., This kid has gone straight
from national champ at UConn, to a guy whose job it is to
run all up and down the floor, for a 3-18 team. And for what?, Not to win, clearly., Just to lose by less embarrassing margins., Ideally, a silver lining
for seasons like this one, is that your rookies get quality
time to develop as players,, but Kemba is too busy
frantically plugging the holes, in the boat to even do that., This guy's gonna be 38 years old, by the time this season's over., Anyway, this one's still in
progress. Back to the action., Looks like we're about halfway
through the third quarter,, let's see what they're up to., And DeSagana Diop is headed
to the free throw line., Wait., Wait a sec., Gana Diop's still here?, I thought you were gonna amnesty him, and get his salary off the books., Your team, Mike., Anyways. Looks like the
Bobcats can cut the deficit, down to seven if Diop
can knock down these two., Wait, wait. Sorry, hold on another sec., Did you know that Gana Diop, is one of the worst free throw
shooters of all time?, It's really not that big a deal,, his value never lied in scoring., He's more of a defensive specialist,, and he's gonna end up
with a 12-year career, he should be really proud of., Still, he's a career .467
shooter from the free throw line., There have been 1,995 players, who have attempted at least
300 career free throws,, and if you plot them by
free throw percentage,, Diop ranks 1,989th., So out of a group of about 2,000 guys,, he's seventh-worst ever., But, hey. .467 still means
almost a 50/50 coin flip, right?, Every point counts. Let's go!, Wait, wait, wait, wait., Mike, hold on a sec., Did you notice where
you were on that chart?, Let's take a look., Oh wow., You shot from the line nearly 9,000 times,, making you one of the most prolific, free throw shooters ever., Even across that huge sample,, you maintained a percentage of .835., On top of everything else,, you were one of the best
free throw shooters in NBA history., Yeah, okay. Well, I'm
sure you did know that., Well, I didn't know that. Alright., Anyway, back to the
action, for real this time., Wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait., Wait a second., Mike, do you remember
when you used to do this, with your eyes closed?, No, I mean literally. Literally
with your eyes closed., Most famously, you did it
to taunt Dikembe Mutombo,, but you also did it
plenty of other times too., You did it in MSG that one time,, did it against the Warriors., And every single one of
those times, you made it., You knew that if you
missed just one of those,, you'd never hear the end of it., But you had no fear., You know you would not fail., Amazing., Okay. Anyways., Gana Diop on the line to shoot two., (bloodcurdling music), Mike., This means something, man. You..., This is the Bat Signal., You gotta put your shorts back on., You gotta get back out there, man., I know, I know. You're 48 years old., Just give me a second, hear me out., The season's lost, right?, We're not going to the
playoffs. We're cooked., At the same time,, you gotta get this
organization out of the red, if it's gonna be successful, right?, So you need to move some tickets., And nothing will move
nearly as many tickets, as Michael Jordan, Charlotte
Bobcats shooting guard., I mean, do you remember the
scene just a few weeks ago?, People mobbed the arena
because a rumor spread, that the team shop had the
new Jordan 11s in stock?, And team officials were so
desperate the disperse the crowd, that they offered everybody
free Bobcats tickets, if they would just leave?
And a bunch of people said, we don't want your tickets,
we want the Jordan 11s,, and they would not leave
until they got 'em?, It's all about you, Mike. It's..., It always has been., Do you not think this team
could use you right now?, Look, Corey Maggette is hurt,, and Gerald Henderson is hurt,, and Boris Diaw is French., They have almost no veteran shooters., No leadership out there., Maybe in normal circumstances,, you would address that problem
by trading for somebody., But you can't do that, right?, You don't wanna do that., Because the whole long-term
project with this franchise, has been to create cap space,, and taking on a big new contract, throws a wrench into all of that., Calling your own number
here is a special ability, that you and only you possess., It's your secret weapon., Remember when you left the
front office of the Wizards -- who,, by the way, we're playing right now,, there's another sign from God -- to, go take the floor,, and you just paid yourself the
minimum to save some dough?, Do that!, Can't you see how perfect this is?, What, are you worried that
people are gonna laugh at you?, First of all, that doesn't
sound like the Mike I know., Second of all, look,
you built a 3-18 team,, everybody is laughing at you already., I know you can still physically play., I know it., You know how I know?, Let's take a look at
the Charlotte Observer, from just a few months ago., July 19th, 2011, page 1C., (gasps) Who's that?, That's you!, That's a 48-year-old you
throwing down a dunk., If your body can do that,, your body can do basketball things., You know I'm making sense., Maybe you're not at your
playing weight anymore., That's fine, it's not
like you'd have to start., Like, Paul could give you
5 or 10 minutes a game,, enough to pack the house,, enough to get the team through
the occasional lean stretch,, enough to provide some
leadership out there, and make a real difference., Don't tell me that you can't
do a better job than that., And hey. Listen,, you know I wouldn't be trying
to draft you into service, if I knew you just plain didn't want to., That wouldn't be
respectful of me, would it?, It wouldn't., But see ... there's something
I know about you., - One day you might look up, and see me playing the game at 50., (audience laughs), - [Jon] When you said that, during your Hall of Fame
speech a couple years ago,, people thought you were joking., - Oh, don't laugh. Don't laugh., - [Jon] You were not joking., People didn't understand
it then and they don't now,, because you won't end up
saying so until later., A year from now, you're gonna
talk to Wright Thompson., And you know what you're gonna tell him?, That you are consumed by this idea, of going back out there and playing., Even now., It's not just a fleeting fantasy., It's not a fun hypothetical., It's something you think
about all the time., You can do it, Mike., Come on, guys. Tell him., - [Alex] Well, if anyone
approaching age 50,, even the great Michael Jordan,
would be a roster upgrade, over whoever'd be the alternative
to absorb those minutes,, I'm not sure I'd want that
fact broadcast to the world., - [Kofie] I'm gonna be
honest, Jon. That is a..., That's an awful idea., - [Seth] Sorry. Sorry, what
are you guys talking about?, I was in the bathroom., (Jon sighs), - [Jon] Gana Diop ultimately misses, three of his four free throw attempts., The Bobcats lose by three., (smooth jazz music), - [Seth] At the beginning of this streak,, coach Silas insisted his team
would pick it up by midseason., It's not happening, and Silas is dejected,, at odds with a roster of players, who strike him as soft and fragile., At low moments, he lashes out., After scrapping to become a great player,, Silas has withstood plenty
of bullshit as a coach., His first post-playing job
brought him into close quarters, with the notorious Donald Sterling., After a couple seasons
away from the league,, it took Silas over 15 years, to get another head coaching gig -- and, it was here, in Charlotte,
with George Shinn's Hornets., That young, perpetually overshadowed squad, viewed Silas as a father
figure, for better and worse., Silas was the leader
who soothed the Hornets, after the shocking death of
their teammate, Bobby Phills., Silas was also the guy
lecturing his players, about economics with a mouthful of ham,, and snarling at their love of rap music., The Hornets fired Silas not
long after they left Charlotte., George Shinn lived next door
to his coach in New Orleans,, but sent someone else to
deliver the pink slip., Silas walked over to his
neighbor's house for an explanation,, and Shinn hid from him., Silas got this job with the Bobcats, by just attending games as a fan., MJ kept chatting with Paul in the stands,, and took a liking to him., Basically everyone does., Paul's a likable guy., But he's losing touch, losing patience., This might explain why he's
grooming a replacement., Paul's son, Stephen Silas,
served as an assistant, during his dad's first
Charlotte gig, and again, when Paul became LeBron's
first coach in Cleveland., The younger Silas scouted in Washington,, then spent years with
the developing Warriors, before returning to his
father's side here in Charlotte., Maybe he'll take over for his dad someday., Maybe soon., - [Alex] And if he does,, hopefully there will have been cultivated, some interior defense that
provides more resistance, than a piece of tissue
paper at Niagara Falls,, which is what we see in their
next game in Los Angeles., That one was their fourth
30-point loss of the season., Let me now take the opportunity
to revisit this chart., Tracking the season-long
point differential, of the 2011-12 Bobcats
after every game they played,, and comparing it at each
point to the worst mark, otherwise seen in the 21st
century up through 2022,, we see after this, their 22nd game,, they are the very best
at being the very worst., And they don't have to wait long, for 30-point loss number five., In Portland the next
night to face the Blazers, and Gerald Wallace, their former star, and last remaining original Bobcat, who they gave away a year earlier
with an eye on the future,, they suffered their worst
loss in franchise history., But if Wallace had his druthers,, he would've ensured even
more of a smackdown., Meanwhile the Gerald they
refused to trade, Henderson,, is humiliated by the product
put forth on the court,, and now won't even be able, to aid in the effort to turn things around,, as a hamstring injury has
landed him on the shelf, alongside Maggette and Augustin., - [Jon] Hey, look, It's a basketball g-, Oh., Um..., Hey, would you look at that?, The New York Football
Giants won the Super Bowl!, ("Monday Night Football" theme music), Congratulations to now TWO-time, Super Bowl champion Todd Flanders., This has been the year of
the underdog, hasn't it?, The Dallas Mavericks managed
to win the NBA Finals, and break through as the
ultra-rare non-dynasty champion,, the Cardinals won the World Series, despite having the worst
record of any playoff team,, and now the Giants,, who were a pretty middle-of-the-road team, in the regular season, just
kinda threw on a lanyard,, wandered into the playoffs, and walked off with the Lombardi Trophy, before anybody could
check their credentials., Mike, I get the feeling
that for a while there,, you were trying to New
York Giants this thing., You were just hoping
to build a solid team,, get into the playoffs, and hope your guys, could grit their way through
the Eastern Conference., I think you were right
to at least try that,, and I think you were
also right to recognize, that these guys can't do what you did, and will their way to a title., Gerald Wallace was the most
beloved Charlotte Bobcat, of all time., People loved him., But you saw the fork in
the road for what it was., You could either keep the fan favorites, and be kinda good forever,, or you could start upon the
long road to title contention., You chose the latter., The most important difference, between the NBA and some
of these others sports, is that in the NBA, it
always comes out in the wash., Football is largely made up of events, that might eventually culminate
in an actual scoring event., A tipped pass or a fumble
are inherently meaningless,, they only drive up the probability, of a future change on the scoreboard., Throughout the Giants' entire playoff run,, they encountered a total
of 47 scoring events., Just 47., And the Cardinals experienced 135 plays, in which one or more runs were scored., These are scantrons that you can cheat., You cannot cheat this one., Last year, the Dallas
Mavericks weaved their way, through a labyrinth of well
over 2,000 scoring events., Luck evaporates here., In the NBA, simply
getting to the playoffs,, that's the easy part., The team that wins the NBA
Finals is always the best team., It's a process that's
scientific in its accuracy., Which, of course, in the short term, is what makes all this such a drag., As a wise man once said,, ball don't lie., (pensive music), - [Alex] After a couple
relatively competitive losses, in Phoenix and Boston extend
their losing streak to 12,, they return home to hit lucky number 13., In that game, another loss by over 30,, they don't have a single player
score more than 10 points., That had to sting for Jordan,, a man who once did so in
740 consecutive games,, at the moment holding the record, for the longest such streak by over 40%,, a space that will only
ever be entered by LeBron., To twist the knife just a little bit more,, it was against his old team too., More embarrassment emanates
from Charlotte's locker room., Led by Chris Paul, the one who got away,, the Clippers dunk all over Charlotte, in another blowout Bobcat loss,, officially marking the franchise's, longest all-time losing streak., But at least Corey Maggette, provides a valuable lesson on sharing, when he simply wants to make sure, the Clippers get a chance
to play with the ball., They do show some more
fight against the Sixers,, but are ultimately doomed by
what constantly dooms 'em., Then on a trip to Minnesota,
it gets a little worse., More competitive hoops, more losing., The streak stands at 16., The Cats remain unable to catch a break., - [Kofie] Let's back up for a minute., On February 11th, the
Bobcats sold out a home game!, How did that hap..., Ah, yes., The arena packed out to
watch not Kemba Walker,, not Corey Maggette, but a guy
on the other team, Chris Paul., It makes total sense, too., Chris Paul was born in Winston-Salem,, a little over an hour away from Charlotte,, where he became a North
Carolina high school legend., In 2002, Paul's grandfather
was tragically murdered, at the age of 61., The next day, Paul dropped 61 points., When he had the chance to get 62,, he airballed the free throw on purpose., Before he'd even left high school,, he'd achieved something far more legendary, than anything these
Bobcats have ever done., He stayed in Winston-Salem, and played basketball at Wake Forest,, and was the most exciting
Demon Deacon since Tim Duncan, (sorry, Josh Howard)., Now, in a perfect world,, Paul would be drafted by a
Charlotte basketball team., That wasn't in the cards, however,, as the Hornets team drafted Paul, and the Charlotte team
drafted UNC's Raymond Felton., I'm not a Bobcats fan
or a Wake Forest fan,, but there's still something so sad, about seeing Chris Paul
become a perennial All-Star, in a jersey that donned
the Hornets' iconic logo, with the words "New Orleans" on it,, while Bobcats fans got
treated to Raymond Felton., Felton was fine in
Charlotte, but he was no CP3., It only makes sense that every
time Chris Paul came to town,, people came to say hello., - [Jon] Mike., Mike!, C'mon, you know what day it is, right?, You know what day it is, don't you?, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, MIKE!, C'mon, big guy! Up and at 'em,, let's go. Let's celebrate
your birthday, buddy., Listen, I know that, uh ..., birthdays are not always the, uh,, easiest thing for you.
But hey, it's your day, and, I hope number 49's a great one., We do have a game to play., I would love to be able to tell you, that they snapped their 16-game skid, by winning on your birthday., So ... that is exactly what I'll do., ("Happy Birthday to You"), Can you believe it?, They broke the longest losing
streak in franchise history,, and they did it on your birthday., What do you think of that? Huh?, Get a load of Reggie Williams,, who's finally back from injury, and who led the team with 22 points., And Bismack Biyombo, who
stepped up with seven blocks, to provide rim defense they've
been desperately looking for., In a season like this,, a lot of guys wouldn't have
played so hard for you,, but they did, Mike., You know they love you,, even if things aren't really
working out right now., Despite everything, the
culture is good here., Your guys are sticking together., I think one day in the future,, the day everything finally works
out the way you want it to,, you'll look back on it
and you'll be proud., You will., Speaking of the future., Mike ... there is someone
we'd like you to meet., (pensive music), - [Seth] In 2012, NBA fans, aren't calling people "unicorns" yet,, but the concept is out there., Basketball orthodoxy
assumes the biggest players, are the least refined,, but every once in a while,, there emerges a 7-foot-tall prospect, who can perform the
traditional big man tasks:, dunks, post-ups, blocks and boards -- while, ALSO flourishing the
skill and dexterity, of a smaller player., Like unicorns, versatile
bigs are rare and alluring., Like unicorns, sometimes
you think you saw one,, but you didn't., Anthony Davis looks like the real deal,, and he comes by it honestly., Davis began high school as a 6'2" guard,, with the requisite ball
skills and footwork,, and then sprouted to 6'10"
by the time he graduated,, which is how you go from unrecruited, to number one recruit very quickly., Since his very first college game,, Davis has realized fantasies:, that night, Davis reminded
us what it looks like, when a near-7-footer
can handle and dish,, and when he shuffles his feet fast enough, to contain a guard., A couple weeks ago against Alabama,, he gave us the otherworldly vision, of a big guy hunting in the backcourt,, then covering 50 feet with one dribble., He's been dabbling with self-creation,, like this sweet pull-up the
other day against Florida., And if you like your bigs old-school,, here's a gorgeous post move
vs. Vanderbilt this month., These are glimpses of infinity, between Davis' steady,
scintillating display, of tall guy stuff: dunks,
blocks, and boards., When Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
bricks a jumper,, you can be sure Davis is
there to slam it home., Anthony Davis is the player of our dreams,, logging one of the best
freshman seasons in memory., - [Alex] With the ability
to do just about everything,, and do it awesomely,, Davis' freshman season in Lexington, launched him into rarefied air:, that of a slam dunk,
no-brainer first overall pick,, regardless of which team, would be fortunate enough to land it., Not one of the 30 teams would
invest even one iota of energy, into considering someone else., That's not a dynamic we see very much., In the '80s, there was no doubt, that Patrick Ewing, Danny
Manning, and David Robinson, were the ultimate prize
of their draft classes., Ditto for Shaq in '92., But in the two decades since,, we've really only seen this happen twice:, once in 1997 with Wake
Forest big man Tim Duncan,, and again in 2003 with the
chosen one, LeBron James., Safe to say those two
lived up to the hype., So how is it determined who
exactly will be lucky enough, to have their entire
trajectory as a franchise, turned around by a single eyebrow?, Well, you gotta win the lottery., Initially instituted in the
first post-MJ draft of 1985,, the lottery replaced a system, where a coin flip between the
worst team in each conference, determined who got the
top overall selection., It was an attempt to curb teams, tanking to the bottom of the league, for a 50% shot at the number one pick., Now every team that fell
short of the playoffs, would have a chance for luck to strike,, and the worst team could stumble, out of the first couple spots entirely., And in 2012, the likelihood of the team, that finished with the worst record, ending up with the
silverest of linings is 25%., A one-in-four shot at securing, the ultimate franchise facelift., - [Jon] I gotta go get some more grapes., Mike ran outta grapes,, so he's having to give
out cookies instead., That's not good., Oh yeah, the Bobcats lost
by 40 million points again., Anyways, this is part of a whole thing, he's doing around town., He's spent the last year or
so trying to make the Bobcats, a "responsible corporate citizen,", I guess you'd call it., Every so often, team employees
fan out all over town, to donate money to shelters,
volunteer at the Y,, the whole deal., You might want to write this off, as a cynical gesture to
drum up public support,, and who knows, maybe you'd
be right on some level., I mean, this kind of thing, has got the newspaper talking about it,, and it's got me talking about it too., Mike did come out and say, that if he wanted the city of Charlotte, to buy into the Bobcats,, the Bobcats needed to buy
into the community too., So to some extent, this is transactional., But the guy does regularly
cut seven-figure checks, for everything from hurricane
relief to food banks., Maybe he really is just
doing this for the PR, and I'm carrying his water
like some kind of sucker., Should be noted, though,, that during the height of
his powers in the '90s,, he had this big shiny charity, called the Michael Jordan Foundation., Uh, that's his full name,
by the way, Michael Jordan., He could've just coasted
on that goodwill forever, and nobody would've
noticed that it was growing, increasingly ineffective and bureaucratic., Celebrities do this all the
time and get away with it., But Mike was not having it., He shut the entire thing down, and opted to give his money directly, to pre-existing foundations instead., That's what you do if you care more, about actually helping people
than you care about PR., And he does love Charlotte., He likes to bring up the
fact that the old Hornets, led the NBA in attendance
for 10 straight years., They were an even bigger
draw than Mike's Bulls., That's what he's after., Nobody really likes these
colors or this name,, but he's determined to
make them mean something., In the present moment,
this does seem impossible., It's funny, though., Whether it's this or
hitting .202 in Birmingham, or whatever else, as much
as he hates failing itself,, it's like he's in love with the struggle., (wistful music), Thanks to some combination
of the All-Star Break, and the Charlotte Bobcats being, a considerably bad basketball team,, the Charlotte Bobcats
are once again enduring, a weeks-long stretch without a single win., After the Pacers, Pistons, and Spurs, treat these guys like a practice squad,, they finally break above the clouds, for a few precious
minutes against the Nets., Although they ultimately lose,, they do hold a double-digit lead, for five blessed minutes
and 29 blessed seconds, in the second quarter., Your average NBA team
experiences this constantly,, both in games they win
and in games they lose., But the Bobcats haven't led by
10 points since January 16th., It's March 4th. They went 20 entire, games -- that's about 1,000 minutes of, Basketball -- without holding a double-digit lead, for even a single second., That's an outcome that's
even more discouraging, than their 4-31 record., That record only tells
us that they don't win., This suggests that they can't win., That they just don't have it in 'em., (funky music), - [Seth] At home against
the Magic on March 6th,, down 16 in the second quarter,, coach Silas unloads on referee Tony Brown,, who ejects Silas with
a quick two technicals., Paul now leads the league
with six techs on the season., And Paul's son now leads the Bobcats., While the two technical free throws, boost Orlando's lead to 18,, Stephen Silas assumes
the head coach duties, of standing and pointing at stuff,, and sheesh, he must be really good at it., Charlotte immediately
rattles off a 14-1 run, to finish the half., Corey Maggette spearheads an 8-0 run, to open the third quarter., The Magic go almost 7 game
minutes without a field goal, and just fold in the second half., You can attribute plenty
of that to Biyombo,, who damn near neutralized, Orlando superstar Dwight Howard down low., But if you ask Maggette,, the game ball goes to Stephen Silas,, who helped the Bobcats
focus on that comeback,, and pushed them toward
a favorable mismatch:, Gerald Henderson preying on
the smaller J.J. Redick., Young Stephen knows his stuff., - [Jon] Paul wants this
so badly for his son., This is, in fact, what the Charlotte Bobcats, are all about at this
point in their history:, they're a love letter to the future,, a desire to build something
real for those who are coming., There's also team president Rod Higgins,, an old friend of Mike's., The two former teammates and
fellow go-kart enthusiasts, had shared a more old-school
approach to building a team,, and to their credit, they
realized they needed a guy, like Rich Cho in the room to
pull them in a new direction., Rod was involved in a number
of personnel decisions,, including the question of who
should fill the roster spot, of the departed Kwame Brown
at the start of the season., I imagine Rod's process
went something like this:, he sat around like, "Uh...", Then he sat around some
more and went like, "Uh...", And then all of a sudden, it was the day before the season opener, and they still hadn't
signed a 15th player., And then he sat down to Christmas dinner,, looked around at his family,
pointed at the tallest one,, and said, "You!", Listen, later on I'm gonna
do my best to make the case, that y'all are not doing the T-word., And this is one of those things, that are not gonna make
that any easier for me., But the 15th guy on an NBA roster, is almost never a guy you've heard of,, and Cory, a rookie with genuine potential, who shares Colorado's
all-time scoring record,, is about as deserving as
anybody heading into the season., Beyond the multiple father-son dynamics, at play within this team,, there is, of course, Mike's determination, to bring the next Mike to Charlotte., Someone who can carry a team,, write a franchise's history,
and make everyone forget, that seasons like this one ever happened., And even this franchise itself, of course,, is struggling to escape the
shadow of its predecessor., This is anecdotal, and something, we really can't back up with data,, but I'm willing to bet
that in the year 2012,, the average person probably
remembers the Charlotte Hornets., Either they played NBA Jam,, or they recall the electrifying uniforms,, or they remember Alonzo Mourning., But people aren't really
even aware of the Bobcats., They are something that
shouldn't be possible:, a nearly decade-old NBA franchise,, owned by the greatest
player in NBA history,, that people have not heard of., Even casual NBA fans tend
to forget they even exist., I mean, you hear the word
"Bobcat" and the first thing..., Oh, no., Here it is., Here is the moment that I realize, that they share both their
name and their colorway, with an industrial skid loader., Did nobody in the room point this out?, The slowest and least
glamorous of vehicles., A thing that is typically
not owned, but rented., The Bobcats dutifully truck
themselves down to New Orleans,, and in keeping with this theme,, the former Charlotte team
and current Charlotte team, combine to produce a variety, of lethargic, plodding basketball, that hasn't been seen
since the NBA's stone age., The Bobcats win, 73-71, but
it feels like a miracle, that anyone won this game at all., This is the first 73-71 final score, the NBA has seen since 1953,, when the Minneapolis Lakers
beat the New York, uh,, "Knocks," apparently., Now, coincidentally, on this
very same court in New Orleans,, Anthony Davis just led Kentucky
through the SEC Tournament., The Kentucky Wildcats are truly, something to behold this year., They'd lost only once, to
Indiana by just a single point,, and even then in large part, because Davis got into foul trouble., This is arguably one of the
greatest college teams ever,, and it's led by a freshman., Kentucky brought a 22-game
winning streak to town,, then made it 23,, then made it 24 to reach
the conference final., And then, on the same day, the Bobcats' plane touches down here,, Anthony Davis shocks the world ... and loses., Mike?, Are we bad luck?, If we are, that seems like
something we should know., Huh., Charlotte's one-game winning streak, is decisively ended a couple
nights later in Houston., They show a little more
fight against Dallas, before running out of gas,, and it's around this time
that people around the league, are beginning to notice something:, these losses are beginning to add up, to something kinda special., The 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, finished with nine wins and 73 losses., That was good for a
winning percentage of .110,, the worst in NBA history., At 6-36, the Bobcats are
just a little above that, with a winning percentage of .143., This has led some writers around the NBA, to take notice lately., While this is just another example, of sportswriters like me
having some alarmist fun,, it is remarkable that they're
even in the same neighborhood, as those Sixers., With 24 games left to play,, the Bobcats only need to win two more, to avoid sinking below these depths., Make that one more!, On the 17th, they beat Toronto again, to notch their seventh win., And what do you know? It's
another Stephen Silas special,, with Paul letting his son
step in and coach another one., He actually also let him guest-coach, during their competitive
loss to the Nets on the 9th,, meaning that Stephen
is now effectively 2-1, coaching a team that's
otherwise gone 5-35., The guy's a magician., Dad's plan seems to be working., - [Seth] Boris Diaw has done it., One of the most talented Bobcats, has rendered himself unplayable., Let's back up just a bit and
get ourselves all caught up, with the adventures of Boris., On March 4th, he attempts
just four shots in 40 minutes,, a feat of abstinence that stands out, on a night when New
Jersey's Deron Williams, scores 57 points on 29 shots,, almost single-handedly
preventing Charlotte's fifth win., Coach Silas has made it clear, that he views Diaw's play as
destructive, not selfless., He knows what Boris is up to., It's civil disobedience, and it's working., During win number five against the Magic,, Boris plays zero minutes -- that's, zero from Paul Silas, AND zero from Stephen
after his dad's ejection., No love, even from the substitute teacher., The next day, Rick Bonnell reports, that Diaw wants Charlotte
to trade or release him., While the front office weighs its options,, Boris keeps showing up -- he, commutes to work on a Segway -- and,, except for a couple desperate nights,, he keeps riding the bench., With or without Boris, the
Bobcats can't beat anyone -- well,, anyone but the Hornets on March 12th., After getting bought by the
league, trading away Chris Paul,, then letting multiple players
linger on the injured list,, New Orleans seems to be ..., let's say ... allowing
nature to take its course., Some would say tanking., The Bobcats aren't tanking, though., Coach Silas publicly laments the team, they could have been if Diaw gave a shit,, which doesn't exactly make it easier, for the Bobcats to trade the guy., Indeed, the trade deadline
passes without a deal for Diaw,, so the Bobcats give Boris his wish, and buy out his contract on March 21st., During this stretch, coach
Silas accuses players,, not just Diaw, of mailing it in,, but clearly wonders about his
own role in their doldrums., - [Jon] That's probably
what all this is about,, this occasional deputizing
of Stephen as head coach., The time of old-school
guys like Paul is passing,, and he seems to know it., He knows just as certainly, that Stephen is the perfect
answer for what comes next., But as badly as Stephen wants the job,, he's surely cherishing every game, he gets to spend with his dad., Five years ago, he nearly lost his father, following complications
with a medical procedure., Stephen was a young
assistant with the Warriors, and worked closely with Steph Curry, during his rookie season., His career certainly seemed
to be on the fast track., And then last season,
when Paul was elevated, to interim head coach here in Charlotte,, he called his son and said,
"I can't do this without you.", Without a second thought,
Stephen left Golden State, and joined the Bobcats midseason., A year later, he finds himself, trying to squeeze every possible win,, usually in vain, out of
the NBA's laughingstock., There's nowhere else he'd rather be., (suspenseful music), - [Alex] In the wake of win number seven,, let's take a swing back over, to where their point
differential now stands., Ever since taking over the mantle, for worst 21st century point
differential after 22 games,, they've maintained a
tight grip on the title, following each of their
20 subsequent games., Yikes., But hey! After beating the Raptors, they are no longer rock bottom,
usurped by the 2010 Nets, who'd been outscored through
43 games by 560 points, compared to 551 for these Cats., There is indeed at least
one cherry-pickable point, well into the season in which
Charlotte can proudly bask, in not having the worst
point differential., Not the worst after 43 games!, They should hang a banner
up in the rafters for that., Now, can they maintain this
momentum for any period of time?, No., They just can't stop
enduring beatdowns inside, in back-to-back blowout losses, marred by getting
outrebounded by 20 in one, and allowing an astronomical, 72 points in the paint in the other., Paul Silas is incredulous., With bigs Eduardo Nájera and
Gana Diop out with injuries,, they're running out of bodies down low,, and he's running out of answers., Turns out Mike's not the
only suit in Charlotte, who harbors a desire to re-take the court, to stop the bleeding., But nothing can., The losses keep snowballing,, and by the time March comes to a close,, they've authored a brand-new losing streak, of seven games and counting., - [Jon] Oh no! Mike! You're gonna give up!, You're throwing in the towel!
You're gonna sell the team!, April Fool's, no you're not., Of all the things people
have ever said about you,, this is one I'm happy I
can categorically refute., You're not going anywhere,
and neither is your team,, and of course, that might not be, such a bad thing at the moment., With only 16 games left to play,, the Bobcats are separated
from the next-worst team, by a margin of five losses,, making it increasingly more
likely that you're gonna end up, snagging the pole position in the lottery., That would give you a one-in-four shot., The same odds as flipping a
coin heads twice in a row, for the right to draft Anthony Davis., Who, would you look at that,
just won the national title!, This is the level he's at right now:, he shot just 1-for-10 in the final,, which is terrible shooting,
and yet nobody cares., He makes such a colossal
impact everywhere else,, from rebounding to passing to blocking, to less tangible stuff, like scaring his opponents off open looks,, that it doesn't even matter., In his worst game, he still
absolutely ruins his opponents., So, not only is he analytically magnificent, in the eyes of a guy like Rich Cho,, he's also a quintessential Mike pick,, a college hoops legend who
simply knows how to win,, and does win., He's perfect., Mike, there's no way
you'd think about leaving,, especially not right now., Besides, what would you even
do all day without basketball?, That's a fun question, Mike., What would the life of
Mike have looked like, without this game?, Really!, A meteorologist!, You even went back and
got your degree, huh?, Hmm., I wonder if there are any inherent advantages, to being a 6'6" weatherman., Maybe you could give the
Canadian weather forecast., I mean, yeah, I've been to Canada., I know that they center Canada, in the middle of the screen up there., I mean, like, maybe you could
be an American weatherman, who reaches up there
every, you know, so often, and says like, "Oh, it's snowing
in Calgary," or whatever., I don't know, people might
think that's interesting., I don't know, I mean, maybe not., Maybe not., Look, I'm just trying to
make conversation, Mike., I'll be honest with you, um..., I've read ahead, and I know what
Seth's about to talk about, and I'm just trying to kinda stall,, because I don't wanna hear about it., Alright., Alright, fine., Brace yourself, Mike., (pensive music), - [Seth] Okay, I will
start with the good news., The good news is that if someone
elbows you in the forehead, so hard that it dents your skull,, a doctor can fix you right up., They just need some
screws, some titanium mesh,, and, um, a moment to "open your head,, pull your face out, and fix
it," and you're good to go., Again, this has been the good news., The bad news, I guess,, is that you got elbowed in the forehead, so hard that it dented your fucking skull., That, on April 6th,, is the end of Eduardo
Nájera's 12th NBA season., Nájera is the oldest Bobcat.
He'll turn 36 in July., So when Milwaukee's Jon Brockman, inadvertently sends one of
these meat-powered spike mauls, through Eduardo's frontal bone,, you can understand why he
might count his blessings -- no, brain injury, no long-term
damage, not even a haircut -- and, look ahead to a future of ..., I dunno, maybe something else., I suspect Nájera was already
pondering retirement., Eduardo hasn't dogged
it, hasn't complained -- coach Silas, has nothing but praise, for the forward's work ethic -- but, this is not his scene., Eduardo is a legend -- one
of the greatest athletes, in University of Oklahoma history,, perhaps the most successful
Mexican basketball player ever,, the super-tough veteran
of several NBA contenders., Nájera delivered plenty of
bumps and bruises in his day,, although nothing to warrant
a shattered skull in return., He'll be okay, though, and
he gets the silver lining, of not playing for the Bobcats anymore., After Nájera hits the injured list,, Corey Maggette tries to give it a go., Maggette has missed a
bunch of games this year -- first, it was his hamstring,, then his back, then his Achilles -- but, he returns in early April,, limps his way through
three straight defeats, by a combined 61 points,
then calls it a season., Corey tried., These last, few, lingering
Bobcats ... they all tried., - [Alex] What they're
trying so damn hard for, is to end this latest losing streak, they're in the midst of, one
that now sits at 13 games, after earlier having a 16-gamer., That is their sole focus as
their record sits at 7-49., As soon as they do break
through and end it,, it will at least ensure they won't end up, with the worst record by a
team the NBA has ever seen., They have 10 chances remaining., Four are against real bad teams, in the Pistons, Hornets,
Kings, and Wizards., Then again, their two most
recent games were decisive losses, to arguably the next-worst
teams in the league:, those Wizards as well as the Cavs., After a 24-point Pistons win,
the Cats are on the wrong end, of another three blowouts in
a row against terrible squads., So it goes without saying they
don't stand much of a chance, in South Beach against a LeBron-led team., The streak hits 15., But, help is on the way., The kind of help a fork provides
to someone eating soup:, Jamario Moon., (upbeat, funky music), Signed out of the NBA's Development League, and tossed aboard this sinking
ship for the stretch run, to replenish wing depth,, many know Moon from the prior season, as the Cav who technically got first crack, at replacing LeBron
once he bolted to Miami., But LeBron James he is not., - [Jon] Jamario Moon is a very nice man, from Goodwater, Alabama
who cannot be destroyed., In 2001, there was a long, long list, of underclassmen and high school grads, who declared themselves
eligible for the NBA Draft., And nestled among the names of guys, from Miami and Notre Dame and
Michigan State was Jamario,, who played at a small
Mississippi community college., He wasn't drafted. It crushed him., Then he re-assembled himself
and played everywhere he could -- the, D-League, Globetrotters,
every team in between., Many birthdays passed,, and the odds of him
ever landing in the NBA, grew increasingly remote with each one., Then at age 27,, all the work he put in
improving his defense paid off,, and the Toronto Raptors gave him a shot., There have been a number of 27-year-old, NBA rookies throughout history,, but Jamario Moon is the only one ever, to play himself into a starting role, and start 75 games in his rookie season., He made an immediate impact
as a key contributor,, not for some basement-dweller,
but for a playoff team., His thunderous dunks made him a cult hero,, and the next year he was
invited to the Slam Dunk Contest,, where he damn near threw it
down from the free throw line., His career plateaued after
this. His minutes fell,, and after a few seasons he was
out of the league entirely., Didn't matter., The now-30something headed
back to the D-League,, hoping against hope that the
phone would ring once again,, and then it did., He's using this as an opportunity, to try to scratch and claw
back into this league for good., He has no issue playing
for a team this bad., This is what he does., He loses for a living,
and he cannot be defeated., However, few seem to notice or care, that Jamario Moon is here at all,, because a much, much larger
celebrity is now in town., Anthony Davis has made
a trip to the Cable Box, to watch the Jordan Brand Classic,, a high school all-star game he
himself played in a year ago,, and this city can barely contain itself., Observer columnist Scott Fowler, is practically begging the universe, to put Davis in a Bobcats jersey,, even attempting to divine significance, in the orange-ish shirt
Davis wears to the game., I really want this for him,, and for everyone who covers these Bobcats., We've read all the Charlotte
Observer columns this season,, every last one., These writers have been
an absolute delight,, faithfully and engagingly
chronicling a fascinating team, that would've otherwise faded into history, as a trivia question., Lesser journalists would've
mailed it in this season., They didn't., They did great work., (bittersweet music), - [Seth] Paul Silas does
not back down from a fight., He didn't as a player,
he doesn't as a coach., As an assistant with the
old Charlotte Hornets,, he once stood up to Anthony Mason., As Cavaliers coach,, he once chased Ira Newble down a hallway,, calling him a "hip-hop motherfucker.", Coming from a man who is on the record, mocking the name "P. Diddy,"
that is not a compliment., Well, coach Silas is in
a particularly foul mood, after a loss to the Celtics., He HATES losing to his old team,, and this one was especially sour., Boston didn't bring any of
their stars to Charlotte -- Garnett,, Pierce, Allen ... they're all resting., The Cable Box baits fans with
an in-game ticket giveaway, and delivers that crowd a big, fat L., The Celtics record a
feel-good, 12-point victory, on the backs of their bench players., Silas needs an outlet, and
finds one in Tyrus Thomas., Since the fed-up Bulls
traded Thomas to Charlotte,, he's signed a big contract extension,, making him one of the highest-paid
players on the roster ..., ... which is something people remembered, when he showed up to training
camp severely underweight,, fresh out of the hospital
for stomach ulcers, caused by poor eating
habits during the lockout., And it's something coach Silas remembers, when he spots Thomas palling
around with Boston players, after those undermanned Celtics, thumped Charlotte on their home court., Silas confronts Thomas about
his chumminess in defeat, and his salary., Thomas snaps back, so
68-year-old Paul Silas, tries to stuff his power
forward into a locker., Everyone seems cool afterward., Heat of the moment., - [Alex] When they host
the Hornets the next day,, it's a game so ugly, that even the free tickets
they'd offered for this one, turned out to be too expensive., Not only do the two teams produce, the lowest-scoring quarter in seven years,, but neither team had more than 47 points, entering the fourth quarter., Here's a look at every time an NBA team, has brought this few
points into the fourth., It's happened plenty throughout history,, but since the calendar flipped to 2017,, up through the 2021-22 season,, not a single team has done so,, making it all the more delectable, for two teams to suffer this fate, against each other in the same game., For the second time in a row,, the Bobcats and Hornets have combined, to play a style of basketball, that belongs in another century., Majestic., Nothing the younger Silas, throws at the wall as acting coach sticks, except for just giving
Gerald Henderson the ball, and letting him cook,, but in the end that's not enough,, and they come up short for
the second night in a row, against a squad's B-team., Which means a few things., One, they've just broken the
two-month-old franchise record, for longest losing streak., Two, they are now down to six chances, at besting the '73 Sixers,, something that by this
point is weighing heavily, on the men grinding and
fighting to avoid infamy., And finally -- and most importantly, for the organization's long-term future -- they, have officially clinched
the league's worst record,, and with that honor, the most Anthony Davis-based ping pong balls, in the following month's Draft Lottery., (pensive music), The very same day,, sweeping changes are
occurring down in New Orleans, within the team that used
to play in Charlotte., They're in the throes
of an ownership change, with Saints owner Tom Benson, also buying the city's NBA club,, and, in conjunction with that,, a potential name change away from Hornets., Benson yearns for something more relevant, that specifically reflects the local area., And we already know Jordan, has longed to re-implement
the dynamic connection, formerly held between
the city of Charlotte, and its first NBA squad,, so it's not hard to put
two and two together., - [Jon] I don't know about this one, Mike., I mean, look, we both
know this looks stupid., I've gotten my share of licks in here,, but despite everything I've said about it,, there are multiple baseball teams, named after different colors of socks., That's the stupidest
thing in the world, right?, But they normalized it by
winning and by sticking around., Everyone should always be laughing, at the dumbass sock
teams, but nobody does., I don't think you can
brand your way out of this., I mean, if you go back and
throw on the hand-me-downs,, that feels to me like an admission, that none of this even counted., That all the guys who
threw on these shirts,, and played in those shorts,
all played in a pilot episode., Look at the guys you have now., They're wearing 'em out
there night after night,, dutifully getting laughed at, and getting the shit beat out of them,, because that is the job., Keeping the lights on so
other guys they'll never meet, can bring about the good times., Let 'em at least do it for a reason., - [Alex] For the still-suboptimally
named team in Charlotte,, there is no longer any
incentive whatsoever to lose., The best lottery situation
they could've dreamed to secure, is in the bag, and even
winning out won't change that., Desperation is running
rampant among the players,, it's running rampant
among the coaching staff,, and, with zero silver
linings to losing anymore,, even management., They know they just blew
a golden opportunity, against those Hornets,, and there aren't many of those
remaining on the horizon., On deck are the Chicago Bulls., Even without reigning MVP Derrick Rose, and sidekick Luol Deng,, the Bobcats still can't
even keep it within 30., 18 losses in a row., Five chances remaining
to win just one game., But let's take a quick moment, to fully soak in and appreciate, the magnificence of
their last eight games:, a 20-point loss to the Hawks,, a 28-point loss to the atrocious Wizards,, a 13-point loss to an atrocious Cavs team, missing Kyrie Irving,, a 24-point loss to the
merely very bad Pistons,, a 23-point loss to a Heat
team missing Dwyane Wade,, a 12-point loss to a top-3 heavy Celtics team, missing that entire trio,, an 8-point loss to an
atrocious Hornets team, missing arguably their five best players,, and then this 32-point loss, to a Roseless, Dengless Bulls team., They need a hug in Charlotte., (tranquil music), - [Seth] April 20th is the
anniversary of Michael Jordan, scoring an NBA playoff-record
63 points against the Knicks., On this April 20th,, the Bobcats nearly win their eighth game,, but collapse down the stretch, against the playoff-bound
Memphis Grizzlies,, who at least tip their cap to an opponent, they could tell was "playing for pride.", It's just tough when you've
got nine healthy bodies., Bismack Biyombo has to play 41 minutes,, his season-high by a long shot., In the last of those minutes,, a frustrated Biyombo gets into
it with Memphis' Rudy Gay,, shouting, "this is my house,"
to which Gay responds,, "you have seven wins. This
is everybody's house.", Fair point, Rudy, but I'll remind you, that Bismack paid to
be here ... in this house ... so,, ya know, at least he has equity., (suspenseful music), - [Alex] After that 19th straight loss, comes a glimmer of hope:, even though there are
only four games left,, the next two are against bottom
feeders. Primo opportunities,, with the worn-down
Sacramento Kings up first., The Bobcats score 88 points;, the Kings score 78 points ..., in the paint., It's another demolition at
the hands of an atrocious team, as the streak hits 20., Comparing them to a dilapidated automobile, that might just fall completely
apart at any given moment?, Truer words have never been spoken., It feels inevitable for these guys., It really does., But remember, they do
have another opportunity, against an NBA punching
bag, this time the Wizards., All the Cats do is
emphatically cement their place, as the punching bag of the punching bags., Now down to just two games left,, both against teams headed to the playoffs,, Augustin's the latest to speak
up about getting the one win, that would provide an oasis of relief, for the entire organization., In Orlando, they do get to face the Magic, without their star, continuing
a recent theme for Charlotte., And also continuing a recent theme,, they just can't take advantage., Despite fighting their
way back from down 17, to eventually make it
just a one-point game,, the Magic pull away late,
sending the Bobcats spiraling, toward consecutive loss number 22 -- a, full third of the season., And then there was one., - [Jon] What do you wanna
watch tonight, Mike?, Ooh. Oh, come on, you
always wanna watch Westerns,, I knew you'd say that. Let's just..., Let's just see what else
is on before we commit., Um..., "Moneyball." Yeah,, alright, a two-hour movie, about running a team that
doesn't have any money,, sounds like a blast., Noooo thank you., Ooh! King of Queens! Very
underappreciated show, right?, Alright, tell you what., We start with King of Queens,, and then since Magnificent Seven, starts 15 minutes after
the top of the hour,, we can catch the first
few minutes of Sein ..., Oh., Oh god, Mike., They put us on national TV., I guess we're the biggest story, in the league right now, huh?, Everybody wants to tune in and see, if the Bobcats are really
the worst team in history., Maybe there's no suspense to it., Maybe they're just rubbernecking., They just wanna watch it happen., Before the game, Gerald
Henderson does something, I've never seen anyone
else do in any sport., He takes the mic and talks to
all the fans in the building,, promising to figure out some way, to turn it around next season., He's practically apologizing., Of all these players, Mike,
Gerald seems the most like you., I bet you took a liking to
him partly because of that,, partly because his dad, Gerald Sr.,, was that old-school type of player, you have so much respect for,, a guy who broke his jaw, and kept on playing with a neck brace, because he just didn't want
to miss any playing time., A different sort of toughness, has been required of Gerald Jr., We saw it all season., When they got blown out to open February, and he was already talking
about not wanting to continue,, and then continuing anyway for months., Later, when he lamented the misery, of engineering his entire
life around this work,, from what he eats to what he does all day, to all the scout tapes he watches, just to try to gain that edge,, only for none of it to ever matter., It was hard for everybody,
but Gerald felt it all., People noticed., He might be the only one taking it as hard, as you and coach Silas have., You couldn't really help him through that,, it's an experience you
yourself never had as a player., But you were there however you could be., Remember a few months ago, when you wanted to coach him
on how to draw more fouls,, so you fired up iMovie and
edited a video just for him?, A lot has changed from the
Kwame Brown days, Mike., A lot has changed about you., I know you probably don't
give a shit what I think., It's just that ... you're gonna get booed, by your own fans tonight, when your face shows up on the big screen., It's gotta be the first time ever for you., Baron Davis is gonna be stunned,, he never imagined it would be possible, that Michael Jordan would get
booed in his own building., There have been a lot of
firsts for you this year., A lot., I just want to let you
know that we see it., (mellow music), Charlotte Bobcats losses have
come in two primary varietals., Either they stay
agonizingly close throughout, and just can't unlock the
last couple of buckets,, or they immolate immediately, and the game is functionally
over in the second quarter., This is neither., Against the Knicks, their
determination to win number eight, can be seen and felt,, even in the footprints
left by the play-by-play., They stave off defeat
for as long as they can,, which is somewhere around halftime,, and then the thing that
always happens happens., A Knicks team missing
Davis, Carmelo Anthony,, and Tyson Chandler beats 'em by 20., The 2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats, are the worst team in NBA history., - [Alex] They did it., They officially let the '73 Sixers, pop the proverbial champagne., 7 wins, 59 losses., Victory in 10.6% of their games., All they had to do was go 1-22, across their final 23 games to
avoid it, and they couldn't., Instead, they became just the fourth team, to record a losing streak that hit 23,, following the expansion '96 Grizzlies,, the '98 Nuggets, and the 2011 Cavs., And don't forget about
the 16-game losing streak,, the one they snapped on Jordan's birthday., That's two losing streaks, of at least 16 games in one season., Over a quarter of NBA teams, have never in their whole
existence had one such streak,, including the Sacramento Kings., In a 66-game season, the Charlotte Bobcats, managed to produce two losing streaks, longer than any in the entire history, of the Sacramento Kings., I never could've conceived
such wonders possible., They had the NBA's worst defense
complemented by an offense, that was outcast from
the rest of the league, to allow over 15 points
more than they scored, on a per-100 possession basis., That net rating matched, the 1992-93 Mavericks for worst ever,, and no one else is even
in their solar system., And it translates as
beautifully as you'd expect, into point differential., With the full painting now finished,, we can take a final look
at our progressive chart,, and what do ya know,, after a moment of relief
following their 43rd game,, they took back control
immediately thereafter,, and maintained that control
the rest of the way., Along the journey to 66 games,, the separation they managed to generate, from the 21st century runner-up,, the 2000 Clippers, is truly stunning., Those Clippers, after getting to play, an additional 16 games,, did use that to propel their submarine, to even further depths,, but up through 2022,
even with teams playing, nearly a quarter more games most years,, that is the only team that did so., If we eliminate that
built-in volume advantage, and look at it on a per-game rate,, that's where you can really see 'em shine,, especially since the turn of the century., No one, not even the 2000 Clippers,, can hold a candle to these Cats., And I can say with absolute certainty, that the smaller season sample, holds exactly 0.0% of the responsibility, for these spectacular rate metrics., And I know this because we calibrated, every all-time season played by every team, and isolated just the first
66 games of each and every one, to match 'em alongside the 2012 Bobcats., The results are pretty close to identical., Those '92-'93 Mavericks, are the only team ever to register worse, in the category of point
differential per game., But then again, those
Mavs still found a way, to push their winning percentage to .134., To top this, the Bobcats
would've had to find a way, to win two more games than they did., Down the stretch, winning even one game,, even against bad teams, that were often lacking
their best players,, seemed impossible., There's little room for argument here:, this is the worst NBA team ever seen., - [Seth] Here is a list of things, the 2011-2012 Charlotte
Bobcats were good at:, the Bobcats blocked shots., They didn't commit a lot of fouls., That is the end of the list., Those statistics represent
desirable qualities,, but they are marginal., In terms of big stuff,, stuff that matters, stuff
that amounts to victory,, the Bobcats ... didn't., They didn't meaningfully contest shots, their opponents took
inside or outside the arc,, and they didn't cover
that foundational hole, by rebounding or forcing turnovers., Above all else, the Bobcats missed., They did not pass to the open man,, and if they did, he missed., The Bobcats did not make twos,
and they did not make threes., They didn't even make ones., Charlotte management knew, they didn't employ many
guys who could make shots,, and the few Bobcats who
might have made shots, either refused or got hurt or left., - [Alex] That is zero exaggeration., The average NBA player, made a shade under 35%
of his threes this year., But let's examine every Bobcat, who attempted multiple
threes on the season., Just one -- Corey Maggette,, by a little over a percentage
point -- topped that mark., And he missed the majority
of this hellscape., For the season as a team,, they failed to make even
30% of their threes,, the first team in nine years
to be that frigid from distance,, and the last team to do so
for 10 years and counting., As for interior defense?, Ehh, protecting the paint for Charlotte, was more of an abstract
concept than anything., All year long this hospitable bunch, cultivated an inviting environment,, rolling out a red carpet
going directly to the rim,, gifting both more dunks
than any other NBA team, and more layups than any other NBA team., - [Jon] The Bobcats couldn't get the ball,, they couldn't shoot the ball,, they couldn't stop the opponent
from shooting the ball., There was no one factor, that prevented 'em from
picking up win number eight, and avoiding the title of worst team ever., The finger could be pointed, in a hundred different directions ... and, I'm gonna choose this one, Mike,, because it's the most poetic., (smooth jazz music), Way back when, you alienated
Kwame Brown out of frustration, that he didn't live up to
the massive expectations, that were heaped upon the teenager., And then a lot of life happened,, both of you grew a little bit older,, and last season you stuck your neck out, to re-acquire him in Charlotte., People made their jokes,, and then Kwame silenced
'em by proving you right., So right that he made himself
too expensive for your liking, and landed a $7 million payday elsewhere, just two weeks prior to
this season's opener., By league standards,, he was pretty average for you last season,, but he was a totally
capable starting center., Every team needs a big who
can play solid defense,, and he was that:, 6'11" and fourth on the team
in defensive win shares., You only won 34 games that season,, but his interior defense
was absolutely crucial, toward getting even that many., How do we know?, This is how we know., That final, miserable, 23-game stretch, was arguably the most
winnable stretch of games, you could possibly ask for., During this lockout-compressed season,, the bad teams were more bad than usual,, but the same was true of the good teams., They were especially desperate
to give their best players, as much rest as possible
before the playoffs,, and when Charlotte came
up on the calendar,, it was the free space on the bingo card., The Celtics wouldn't even
fly their big three to town., Even with the most cake
schedule imaginable in the NBA,, the Bobcats rarely even made
a contest of these final 23., Now let's revisit the last
one in which they did., April 20th against the Grizzlies,, the "this is everybody's house" game., The Grizz didn't get to
the line a whole lot., They only made 15 free throws., And they only hit three
buckets outside the paint., Just three, all game. And they won., And this is where they went and got, the overwhelming majority of their points., Not just in the paint,
but right at the rim., They just walked right up to
it like it was an ATM machine., Right where Kwame Brown used
to take care of business., Between this and all
the other winnable games, you lost this way, I can almost guarantee, the Bobcats would've found
the one extra win they needed, to avoid this fate if he was on the floor., Mike, even you have to
find this funny, right?, You, of all people on Earth,, became the architect of the
worst team in NBA history, because you lacked, of all
people on Earth, Kwame Brown., Knowing this, would you have ponied up, back in December to retain him?, I wanna think so, I really do., But there is a word that
people have been muttering, at their screens for the last hour,, and I think it's finally
time for us to talk about it., (smooth jazz music), Former coach and current
NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy,, who you referred to as a "little guy", in your Hall of Fame speech,, leads the charge of people
accusing you of tanking., In other words, the practice, of intentionally assembling a bad team, for the purpose of securing better odds, in the upcoming draft lottery., The incentive was obviously
there this season,, with the most can't-miss prospect, to come around in nearly a decade., Look, if you did tank,, you're not gonna get any judgment from me., I don't care either way., It's not my team, it's your team., And it's not against the rules,, although it is generally
thought of as tasteless, and discouraged by the lottery., Which, in another poetic twist,, was instituted after the 1983-84 season, specifically to address tanking
by teams like the Bulls,, who were accused of throwing games, in the pursuit of the pick
that ultimately became you., Were you tanking this season, Mike?, Mike says no., Seth, what do you think?, - [Seth] Jordan and Rich
Cho signing almost no one,, filling none of the
glaring rotational holes,, barely clearing the salary floor ... that,, to me, is tanking,, even if the first steps
happened by accident., The players, though, were
definitely not tanking., Players rarely tank, but
this squad in particular, strikes me as an earnest,
dignified group of professionals., It's just that some of
them were Byron Mullens., - [Jon] Totally agree., Tanking on the coaching level,
and even the player level,, has happened and will happen elsewhere., But when you look at
things like a 32-year-old,, soon-to-retire Corey Maggette
trying to tough it out, through an Achilles injury at the end,, you know the people in shorts
were giving it all they had., On the coaching level,, the Silas family was playing
all the guys they had, and trying everything they could think of,, with Paul absolutely beside himself,, unable to accept all this losing., Which leaves the front office., I think this was a passive,
circumstantial tank., You, Rich, and Rod were
being really thrifty, entering this season,
and openly said as much,, but rebuilding is not tanking., I think that at full strength,, with healthy players and
a motivated Boris Diaw,, you sure as hell don't have a contender,, but you have an okay-ish team., A team that might finish with a record, that looked like your last few records., And in fact, entering this season,, sportswriter Art Garcia even forecasted, a playoff appearance as
the best-case scenario., So, tanking the entire season?, I don't really buy that., What I would buy is that you guys, saw the writing on the
wall, and around February, witnessed the emergence of AD. And then,, as your team bumbled through the season, with numerous missing parts,, you could use your stated
goal of long-term building, as cover to not make any moves, that would put more
contracts on the books., You had to hold the line., And if by doing so you
could be a little bit slick, and kinda lean into one of
those juicy lottery positions,, well that wouldn't be
so bad at all, would it?, So yes, to some degree, this
was a tank, but if you ask me,, not one that betrayed
the spirit of competition, or the integrity of the game., In the years to come
we're gonna see tank jobs, way more transparent than this one., One thing is very clear:, nobody in the building wanted this., Nobody wanted it to be nearly this bad., (dramatic music), Here we go., 5,000 anxious Bobcats
fans are in attendance, at Time Warner Cable Arena., The lottery isn't taking place there,, they're just gonna watch, a live broadcast from New York City., And they won't even be watching, the actual drawing of the ping pong balls,, which happens behind closed doors., Instead they'll be watching, as deputy commissioner Adam Silver, announces the results with a
stack of glorified cue cards., Even still, I wouldn't be surprised, if the Bobcats didn't
draw this much attendance, from some of their actual
basketball games this season., Rich Cho has headed up there, to serve as the team's representative., Of all the people to choose
as a good-luck charm,, they sent the one guy who's
more rational and analytical, than anyone else in the building., Basketball's funny., It's almost like a laboratory, in its effectiveness at ensuring, that the best teams win
and the worst teams lose., And yet, those teams' futures
hinge on the complete opposite:, a literal carnival game., Silver will be announcing
the results one at a time,, from the lowest pick to the highest., Naturally, the odds will
change after each selection,, but at the outset, our
chances stand at exactly 25%., High enough to hope,, but not nearly high
enough to be confident., You nervous, Mike?, Of course you're not nervous, you're you., Well, I'm nervous., - [Alex] The Rockets,
Suns, Bucks, and Blazers, each have over a 90% chance, of securing pick numbers 14,
13, 12, and 11 respectively,, and that's exactly how it shakes out, as the lottery moves into the top-10., There, we see more chalk., Having previously acquired the
Timberwolves' first-rounder,, the New Orleans Hornets land the 10th pick, and the eventual draft rights
to Duke guard Austin Rivers., Then it's the Pistons
predictably getting number nine,, which they'll spend on
UConn center Andre Drummond., Still no surprises as Silver goes on, to announce the Raptors and Warriors,, who'll add wings Terrence
Ross and Harrison Barnes., The Nets are the next team in line,, only this is another
selection shipped elsewhere., The Blazers will draft arguably, the greatest player in franchise history,, a point guard out of Weber State, destined to be alongside Davis, in the Hall of Fame: Damian Lillard., The Kings as expected
get the fifth selection,, which they'll use on
Kansas' Thomas Robinson., Now as we move into the top four,, not only do they become in play,, but pick four specifically, was always their most
likely single outcome., If they can clear that hurdle,, all of a sudden number one -- the
transcendent Anthony Davis -- becomes, their most likely reality., They do., In the first real drama of the lottery,, Silver unseals the envelope
to reveal a Cavaliers logo., Cleveland surely had their own
high hopes of landing Davis,, but have to settle for
Syracuse guard Dion Waiters., For Charlotte, huge bullet dodged., On to the top three., The representatives of
the three remaining teams, are summoned together
for the moment of truth., Another exhale:, the Wizards draw the third pick,, but their sting will be lessened, with a hell of a consolation prize, in franchise cornerstone Bradley Beal., Down to two., - [Seth] If you've been calling
Anthony Davis a sure thing,, you made the right call., He will rapidly become one of
the NBA's foremost talents,, and, as seasons pass,, establish himself as one
of the best to ever play., The long arms, the quick feet, the
instincts and timing ... they'll, make Davis as nightmarish, a defensive presence as you hope., The years Davis spent, sharpening his skills as a 6'0" guard, will make him a rare offensive
Swiss Army Knife -- one , of the generation's top scorers, because he can create
plays AND finish them,, beating opponents from any
position, in any format,, with or without the ball in his hands., Davis is a superstar., He'll sell shoes, he'll collect medals,, he'll launch charities, he'll
win the NBA championship., Even with some prime
seasons lost to injury,, Davis will go down as a Hall of Famer., No question whatsoever., People like to re-do drafts with hindsight,, and when they re-do 2012 someday,, number 1 will stay the same., We are right about Anthony Davis., (dramatic music), - [Jon] For months, ever
since it became clear, that the top position
would belong to Charlotte,, these odds have been frozen at 25%., Months of being beat down, beat up,, laughed at, insulted, and humiliated, have finally, in the last
30 seconds, bore fruit., These are the first 30 seconds ever, in which the Charlotte Bobcats,, in the entire history of
the Charlotte Bobcats,, are allowed to feel like winners., All we need now is for Silver, to bring this thing the
rest of the way home, and announce that the next
pick belongs to the Hornets., He cannot call Bobcats., He cannot pick up that Bobcats card., So this one's gotta be Hornets. Got it., Got it. (exhales), Okay, Mike., Just look at Rich., He'll see it a split-second before we do., His face will tell us
everything we need to know., (pensive music), (somber music), It was hopeless., The words "Charlotte Bobcats", would never mean anything to anybody., Two years after that fateful night in May,, after the New Orleans Hornets, renamed themselves the Pelicans,, Mike and company had seen enough., They waved the white flag, and rebranded as the
new Charlotte Hornets., In modern times, the list
of major sports franchises, renaming themselves without
moving to another city, is a short one., The Cleveland Guardians,
Washington Football Team,, and Washington Wizards did so, after their original names
were found to be problematic., The Bobcats' name, logo, and colorway, were all completely benign., They just sucked in the
regular way most things do., We do get a little bit of fun, "I can't operate on
this boy, he's my son", style comedy out of this., The Hornets drafted Anthony Davis,, but he never played for the Hornets,, because the Hornets didn't
draft Anthony Davis., The Hornets did., If it's any consolation,
the New Orleans team, couldn't capitalize on
their enormous fortune., Davis absolutely lived up to the hype., He was phenomenal., And yet, in their seven seasons with AD,, they lost far more games than they won., Actually, if you can believe it,, the New Orleans team
won slightly fewer games, than the Charlotte team did in that span., They made the playoffs just twice, and won a total of five playoff games., In 2019 they flipped him to L.A.,, and he immediately won a
championship with the Lakers., As for the Bobcats ..., - [Kofie] When it comes to
the Bobcats' legacy ... they, they don't have one., Compared to NBA basketball
and North Carolina sports,, the team didn't accomplish shit., They just lost., It's not like anyone outside
of North Carolina even noticed, while other teams were getting
nationally televised games., The Bobcats were wasting time slots, on our local television networks., Nothing was worse than turning the TV on, expecting the Carolina Hurricanes, and ending up with the Charlotte Bobcats., You only tuned in if you
wanted to see how many points, the other team's star
could rack up on them., From the time the Bobcats
were announced in June 2003, to their last game in 2014,, Duke and UNC each won national
championships in basketball,, the Panthers went to the Super Bowl,, the Carolina Hurricanes
won the Stanley Cup,, Steph Curry led Davidson
on that magical run,, John Wall took the nation
by storm as a high schooler,, followed by other future NBA talents, like T.J. Warren, Montrezl
Harrell, and the Martin twins., Hell, even if you saw a Durham Bulls game, there was a chance you would see, future Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria., In 10 years, the Bobcats
gave us eight playoff games, and lost all eight., What's left?, Well, there's Kemba Walker's, three All-Star years in Charlotte,, but actually, no, because
those all happened, when he was in a Hornets jersey., Honestly, I cannot remember the last time, I've seen someone wearing
a Bobcats jersey ... or, at all, for that matter., I've asked many of my friends
if they were Bobcats fans,, and most of them laughed at me,, or said that they liked this
player when he was on the team, because they either went to UNC or Duke., It often feels like now
that the Hornets are back,, the entire state looked around, and agreed that the
Bobcats just didn't happen., And you know what? I'm cool with that., - [Alex] The season after
winning 7 of 66 games,, the Bobcats won 7 of their first 12 games., They somehow stumbled into something, appearing to resemble hope., There was even precedent for such hope., Those '73 Sixers,, the previous standard-bearer for ineptitude,, had climbed their way all the
way up to a conference title, within just four years
of their rock bottom., But after their 7-5 start,
the 2012-13 Bobcats, immediately kicked off
their third losing streak, of at least 16 games in
a single calendar year,, this one reaching 18., So for those scoring at home,, that means reaching a level of futility, three different times within 12 months, that the Sacramento Kings
have never reached once, in their seven-plus decade
illustrious history., In the lottery after they wrapped up, another miserable season, where they lost
three-quarters of their games, and didn't find the savior, they were desperate for in the draft,, they entered the very same
purgatory they inhabited, before Rich Cho decided that was no way, for an NBA franchise to operate., From the 2013-14 season,
their final as felines,, up through the 2021-22 season,, they never won less
than 35% of their games., But they also never won more
than 58.5% of their games., They missed the playoffs
seven out of nine years,, with first-round exits
at the hands of the Heat, in the other two., - [Seth] Gerald Henderson
and Byron Mullens, will both serve stints, in a more brazen, open-air tank laboratory:, the Philadelphia 76ers., Henderson will retire a couple years later, because of injuries., Mullens will spend the
rest of his career abroad, in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East., I think he must cross paths
with D.J. White sometimes., They have a lot to talk about., Matt Carroll will play one
more game next season -- six, minutes -- before Charlotte trades him., He'll come work for the
franchise in retirement,, and I bet he still accidentally
calls them the Bobcats., Eduardo Nájera's final NBA game, was indeed the one
where his head caved in., He's okay, but he'll retire
to take a coaching job., Corey Maggette calls it
a career not long after., Charlotte will eventually
use its amnesty clause -- not, on DeSagana Diop, but on Tyrus Thomas,, whose NBA career will
conclude soon thereafter,, while he's still in his 20s., Bismack Biyombo will build
a long and lucrative career, as a defensive specialist., He'll leave Charlotte in
2015, but come back later., D.J. Augustin's future wife
has been pregnant all season., Their first child will be born, right before D.J. asks
the Bobcats to release him, so he can sign with Indiana,, his second stop in a long,
itinerant, very solid NBA career., D.J. wants out in 2012
because he sees what's coming:, Kemba Walker, the actual
point guard of the future,, the next Charlotte All-Star,, although not until they're
called the Hornets again., Kemba will lead Charlotte
back to the playoffs, and pile on enough excellent seasons, to rank among the best players
in franchise history ... before, a lowball contract offer
drives him away in 2019., And then there's Boris., Two days after he convinces
the Bobcats to release him,, Boris signs with the San Antonio Spurs,, reuniting with his old roommate, and longtime friend, Tony Parker., In a smaller role on a far superior team,, Diaw's numbers improve immensely., Boris is a key contributor in
the Spurs' 2012 playoff run,, and he'll win a championship
with San Antonio in 2014., Then he'll release a children's book, about safari photography., I love you, Boris., - [Jon] Rich Cho stayed
in Charlotte until 2018., After many seasons of this franchise, remaining hopelessly stuck, in the exact place he did not want to be,, he joined the Memphis Grizzlies in 2019., Reggie Williams remained in
Charlotte after the season, and remained in the NBA
for a little while longer., Derrick Brown was so
quiet in his effectiveness, that to this day, Derrick
himself might not realize, that by at least one standard,, he was MVP of the 2011-2012 Bobcats., His 2.3 total win shares
more than doubled those, of runner-up Gerald Henderson., And yet, the 24-year-old never
appeared in the NBA again., After spending both their
picks on small forwards,, they no longer needed
depth at the position,, and from there, Brown embarked on a long,, impressive career in Russia and Turkey,, but never caught on with another NBA team., Let this stand as the legacy, of the 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats:, their top contributor could not find work, as even the 15th-best player
on any other team in the NBA., Many passions, ambitions,
and designs on the future, were alive within this
team, and all of 'em died., Although Jamario Moon continued playing, for many years in Greece and Uruguay,, this wasn't the springboard
back into the league, he hoped it might be, and he
never played in the NBA again., Their quest to acquire a
once-in-a-generation player,, of course, fell just short., The eternal project to imbue the brand, of the Charlotte Bobcats
with some kind of meaning, was completely abandoned., Steph Curry, the hometown hero, they were hoping to acquire one day,, very abruptly stopped hinting
at a return to Charlotte, during this season., He evolved into the greatest pure shooter, the NBA has ever seen., The once-pitiful Warriors locked him down,, and together they've won
at least four NBA titles., And then there were
Paul and Stephen Silas., The 68-year-old had headed into the season, with the hopes of coaching
for a couple more years,, and toward the end, when the
writing was on the wall,, he hoped that his career wouldn't end, with the worst team in history,, but it sounded like he knew it would., Paul Silas' head coaching career,, which began in 1980, was over., Stephen Silas was among those interviewed, to replace his father., There were several points
throughout this season, when that felt like a sure thing., Instead, the Bobcats hired
first-time head coach Mike Dunlap,, who himself only held the job for a year, after a 21-61 season., Stephen did finally get
his big break in 2020,, when he was hired as head
coach of a rebuilding,, injury-depleted,
cellar-dwelling Rockets squad., But that wasn't all he found familiar., In Houston, he worked with
assistant coach Rick Higgins,, another son of Rod,, and he reunited with both seasoned
point guard D.J. Augustin ... and, assistant coach DeSagana Diop., (pensive music), White, off-white, red,
blue, black, doesn't matter., Mike can wear the loudest, baggiest,, most pocketed shorts he pleases., About seven years after he was banned, from La Gorce Country Club,, he opened his very own golf
course about two hours north., It's called Grove XXIII,, and in a remarkable break from tradition,, there is no dress code., Eat shit, La Gorce Country Club., Don't worry, though., He's still here., It doesn't matter that the Hornets, just missed the postseason
for the sixth year in a row,, or that Mike still has never
built a team in Charlotte, that could make it past the
first round of the playoffs., Or that every last one of
these people is now long gone., Charlotte, he hasn't left you., The name change did seem to work., Even though this 7-59 season,, the worst season of all
time, is only 10 years old,, nobody really talks about it that much., Many casual fans likely
don't even remember, that the Charlotte Bobcats existed at all., I'm sure Mike remembers every
last one of these people, and every last one of these stories., Stories he probably never tells,, because no one ever asks him., Mike, you're still doing your damnedest,, trying to make it happen,, trying to build a winner in
Charlotte against all odds., You've tried it your way,, and you've tried it other peoples' way., You tried one name, then another., Your coaching hires have
been both conventional, and outside-the-box., Maybe your concerns, about small-market NBA
teams are warranted., Maybe it's not possible here., But you've never stopped trying., Why?, You could buy a private island., You could learn how to paint., You could produce Western movies all day., You could live on the golf
course if you wanted to., You could do anything you want,, or you could do as much
nothing as you want., You're not like the
rest of us stiffs, Mike., You don't have to keep
pencil-pushing and budget-balancing, and all this other bullshit
the rest of us have to do., You're free. You're free, man!, Just retire! Just leave!, You can leave, can't you?, - The game of basketball's
been everything to me., My refuge., My place I've always gone, when I needed to find comfort and peace., - [Jon] ... Maybe you can't., I just hope you're not doing this, because you feel like you
have something to prove., That somehow you have to
atone for all these years,, particularly this one., You have already shown
us what you're all about., I saw it., We all saw it., We all saw you., We know exactly who you are., Do you really think we're
ever going to forget?, (wistful music)

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