J-Rich believes in new-look Bobcats
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Jason Richardson looks around his new team and sees a lot in common with his old club that stunned the NBA last season: Similar point guards, similar athleticism, and a similar will to break through and reach the playoffs.
Three months after he was shocked to learn he'd been traded by Golden State to Charlotte, the familiar traits in his new teammates are making his transition to the young Bobcats easier.
"Actually, we're very similar to Golden State," Richardson said Tuesday after the Bobcats' opening practice of training camp. "Very athletic, very young, got a lot of guys who can do a lot of different things. It's pretty much the same situation on the East Coast.
"We can be a playoff team."