Bobcats owner Michael Jordan doesn't frequently give interviews, but when he does, the former NBA icon has plenty to say. Among his comments in a wide-ranging, season-ending interview with the Charlotte Observer:
--He said he's not cheap about player payroll and, "I want to spend money on a team that gets us into the top four. I would love to do that. That's all we think about."
--He believes the team had no choice but to trade Gerald Wallace, since it had hit a plateau on the fringe of the playoffs and there was no other way to proceed.
--He said the Bobcats would have reached the playoffs had Paul Silas started the season as coach.
--He thinks Gerald Henderson has shown so much improvement and potential this season that he could end up an All-Star in two years.
--He called Boris Diaw an "enigma,"
but a player so talented, Silas needs to do whatever he can to draw consistency from him.
SEASON HIGHLIGHT
The Bobcats had some very good moments -- beating the Lakers by 20 at home and winning at Boston the night after losing a key game to Indiana. But the night in Atlanta when Stephen Jackson hit that buzzer-beater was as exhilarating as it gets.
TURNING POINT
Once they traded away Gerald Wallace, the margin for error to make the playoffs became tiny. So when Stephen Jackson's hamstring started fraying, it was too much to overcome, particularly on offense.
