Inside the NBA (Free subscription) | 01/04/2009
A quick, little prediction, based on what I’ve seen of late: Boris Diaw will be the first player in Charlotte Bobcats history to assemble a triple-double. Emeka Okafor and Gerald Wallace have flirted with that feat in the past, but...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 01/04/2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Gerald Wallace scored 24 points, Boris Diaw added 21 and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-92 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
QueenCityHoops (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009
Charlotte has played 9 games following the swap of Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley for Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Sean Singletary. While too soon for a definitive answer, it does not seem too soon to look at their impact thus far. A cursory glance at the team record would make it seem like a solid base hit, if not a homerun, as the Bobcats have gone 4-5 with their new additions. Compared to their...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
Mike D'Antoni talked wistfully about the impact Boris Diaw has had on the Bobcats' offense since he arrived here in the five-player trade with the Suns.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
Boris Diaw, once a prized player for Mike D’Antoni in Phoenix, nearly delivered a crushing blow before the Knicks regained their balance .
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 12/27/2008
(By Tom Canavan, Associated Press) A little more than two weeks after acquiring Boris Diaw and Raja Bell from the Phoenix Suns, the Charlotte Bobcats are showing signs that they can be a good team. Raymond Felton scored 22 points, Emeka Okafor added 21 and the new-look Bobcats won for the fourth time in five games with a 95-87 victory against the New Jersey Nets on Friday night. “We're starting to...
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 12/24/2008
The Phoenix Suns announced that they will sign 24 year old back up point guard Dee Brown to fill their open roster spot. The Suns hope that Brown can fill a key role held by Boris Diaw the last few seasons. They feel Brown’s experience of being caught posing for photos with women at the [...]
Wizards Insider (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
Information on tonight's game: Wizards starters: Mike James, Caron Butler, Dominic McGuire, Antawn Jamison, Andray Blatche. Inactives: Oleksiy Pecherov. Bobcats starters: Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw, Emeka Okafor, Raja Bell, Raymond Felton. Refs: Tony Brothers, Marc Davis, Mark Lindsay. Line: Bobcats by 6. Notables: McGuire gets his first start of the season and second start of his career as Butler...
Inside the NBA (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
I wrote a story for Tuesday’s Observer about the Diaw Effect; how Boris Diaw’s scoring and passing in the post has had a quick and significant impact on the Bobcats’ biggest weakness this season. I must say I had misgivings...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 12/20/2008
MEMPHIS, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Boris Diaw scored 26 points Friday and the Charlotte Bobcats broke the game open early in the second half to crush Memphis 112-83. The Bobcats have won back-to-back games for only the second time this season. Prior to its overtime win over Chicago on Tuesday, Charlotte had lost seven in a row. Memphis had won four straight prior to its current two-game skid. Charlotte owned...
AZ Sports Hub (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
Photo: Rick Havner/AP The Phoenix Suns have played only two games since the trade that shipped Raja Bell, Boris Diaw and Sean Singletary to Charlotte. We’ve seen a lot of J-Rich in those two Suns’ wins. He’s played 71 minutes and scored 37 points in the purple and orange. But what about the other guy [...]
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
by Tom Ziller Filed under: Bobcats , Knicks , Suns , NBA Rumors A clever rumor from Frank Isola of the New York Daily News cites a source who indicates the Bobcats rushed their deal for Boris Diaw and Raja Bell through in order to leave enough cushion before the deadline to flip the new players. The trade deadline is February 19. Players acquired by trade during the season cannot be packaged with...
Inside the NBA (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
Stray thoughts post-Hawks game: I wasn’t surprised Boris Diaw played so well, but I wouldn’t count on that night after night. Diaw has made it his business to beat up on the Hawks, since they traded him to Phoenix. He...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
PHOENIX - The Knicks were very much interested in acquiring both Raja Bell and Boris Diaw, but with Mike D'Antoni now in New York after a bitter divorce from the Suns, they were not going to come directly from Phoenix.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008
Boris Diaw led Charlotte (7-18) with a season-high 25 points.
