Rick Bonnell

So how many of you penciled in the San Antonio Spurs as NBA champs back in December? Yeah. Me, neither.

As a reporter, I’d love to already know who the next Charlotte Bobcats coach will be. But maybe the more important question is what he should be.

Charlotte Bobcats management didn’t exactly spill the beans Monday, in regard to their coaching search. It’s not as if I expected them to pull out a dry-erase board and list the candidates.

How the offseason might unfold and what Charlotte can do to become a top-four team in the Eastern Conference

One thing we know for sure: Tom Benson, new owner of the New Orleans Hornets, is intent on changing his team’s nickname.

Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said this week, in talking about son Austin’s decision to leave Duke and turn pro after one season,

When four North Carolina players were chosen in the first 14 picks of the 2005 NBA draft, I thought, “No chance of repeating this.’’

Three quick thoughts – all draft-related – on the NBA. 1. Austin Rivers might be better suited to the pros than college basketball.

The best way to learn to drive is in a jalopy. That way, if you dent a fender no one particularly notices or minds.

Former Charlotte Hornets coach Allan Bristow once said this about Larry Johnson: If pro basketball was still played in armories and players were paid $10 a night, LJ would be the only NBA guy suiting up for every game.