Signing Gerald Wallace was big on many fronts.
It ensured the Bobcats continued to get an investment on the expansion draft. The trade for Jason Richardson now officially means something - if the Bobcats traded for J-Rich and lost Wallace, the team wouldn't be better.
Perhaps most importantly, however, it showed the disgruntled and borderline paranoid Charlotte fans that Bob Johnson will indeed spend the money it takes to win.
Now the bad news? By committing more than $50 to both Richardson and Wallace, and spending $27 on Matt Carroll, Charlotte is thin up front.
Emeka Okafor is a great player, when healthy, and Sean May is a solid option at power forward. Thing is, the Bobcats will be in trouble when Okafor missed five or six games with recurring back problems, and May isn't a picture of perfect health either. With Primoz Brezec, Ryan Hollins, Othella Harrington and Jake Voskuhl as the posts on the bench (no, Walter Hermann doesn't count - he's a wing).
That's a situation worth watching, but with Raymond Felton running downcourt with Wallace on one side and Richardson on the other, the Bobcats should contend for a playoff spot.
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