http://www.charlotte.com/bobcats/story/686531.html In My Opinion Bobcats need a point guard Tom Sorensen The Charlotte Bobcats have a tough assignment tonight. They have to become relevant. How do they become relevant? They acquire a player who will help push them into the playoffs. The Bobcats have so much working against them that the only way they can become a factor in this town is to make the postseason. The more they win, the more distant their various misdeeds become. How do they win? This one is easy. They either trade the ninth pick for a point guard or they select one. There are four worthy point guards available in tonight's NBA draft. Russell Westbrook of UCLA almost certainly will be gone when the Bobcats select and Jerryd Bayless of Arizona probably will be. This leaves D.J. Augustin of Texas and Mario Chalmers of Kansas. Augustin, 20, is almost slight. But he runs an offense beautifully. And get this: He would rather create shots for his teammates than for himself. And he can shoot. There is purity to his game. Chalmers, 22, is the most underrated player in the draft, and he'll be a much better pro than people outside Kansas realize. He is a superior shooter and defender who can go to the basket and run the show. If I'm Charlotte, I don't even consider a big guy such as 7-foot Brook Lopez of Stanford or 6-10 Kevin Love of UCLA. Both could be available. But are Lopez and Love better than Sean May? They're merely healthier. Point guard is one of the toughest positions in sports and the most important position in basketball. Raymond Felton plays it for Charlotte. He might be the truth, in which case the new guy backs him up. Felton also might be Vinnie Johnson of the 1980s Detroit Pistons. The Microwave was an important reserve who practically was scoring before he checked in to a game. A true point guard frees Felton to play that role. Perhaps Felton, who offers speed, fearlessness and athleticism, can run Larry Brown's offense. I don't know, and I don't see how the Bobcats could. They have to add a point guard. We now reach the point in the column where you ask, and if you want to be indignant I won't be offended, “Who are you to tell Charlotte's basketball professionals what to do?” Your question is legitimate, and I appreciate you taking time to ask. Here's who I am: Not an FOM (Friend of Michael), which means I am free to offer an opinion that could conflict with management's. Not a guy with ties to the North Carolina Tar Heels, which means I am free to offer an opinion that could conflict with management's. I'm good at this. In 2005 I wrote that the Bobcats should trade their two first-round picks (which became Felton and May) to move up and take Chris Paul. I wrote this three times. In 2006, I wrote that the Bobcats should use the third pick in the draft (which became Adam Morrison) to take Brandon Roy. Question: What do you call a team with a backcourt of Paul and Roy? -- 快攻!! ◢█◣ ▉▉▉ ◢█◣ ██◣ ◢█◣ █▊◣ ◣ ○__ █▅▅ ▊▊▉ █▅▅ █▋█ █▅▅ ▊██ ▉ /█ ▅█◤ ◥█◤ █▅▅ ██◤ █▅▅ ▊█◤ ◤ ╯\ )) ● nyctenvoy --

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