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2C o#o SPORTS^Xte ClarUttt fid Thursday, February 2, 2006 Bobcats canl Win Continued from page 1C After the Cleveland loss, Bobcata head coach and gen eral manager Bemie Bickerataff appeared visibly exasperated Tm disappointed because erf* our inability now to evalu ate our basketball team” he said when asked if this was the most disappointing stretch the team has faced in its brief existence. *l’m not disappointed in the commitment of the group that we have and how they compete and how they maxi mize what they have, I have no complaints there. Looking ahead, though, to objectively evaluate our basketball team, we cant do it at this point because of the injuries. We have guys who are (basicaUy) redshirting this year “Tlmiorrow, when you wake up, the reality is that the teams we are playing are bet ter basketball teams than we are, with how we are com posed I do think, with all our components, we’d be a pretty ^dam) good basketball team. I have no reservations about that That’s the thing that keeps you sane.” Because of the usuries, the Bobcats were forced to play lineups Monday featuring undrafled rookies Alan Anderson and Kevin Burleson and seldom-used back-up (»nter Jake Voskuhl. And while Anderson led the Bobcats with a career-hi^ 14 points and Voskuhl was the top rebounder with a season- best 12, it clearly is not a good sign when Chariotte must rely so heavily on those two. “When you lose 12 in a row,” Voskuhl said, “you try to change it up to see if you can get something going.” But at the rate the Bobcats are loeing personnel, there might not be many more players to allow changing up the lineup. Point guard Brevin Knight rpmindfl Chariotte fans to not feel s«Ty for the team. This is the NBA, he said And as pro fessionals, they have to do better. “Srane of it can be ii\juries because you have people playing out of position,” Knight said. “The nature of this game is usuries, though You’re going to get iiyured, you’re going to get hurt, and people are just going to have to step up. “We don’t have a team where we get the ball to one guy and he gets it done, no matter what is going on. Depth has been a big part of our team this season, and we need all of our pieces to win. So we have to find it within ourselves, fight ni^t in and ni^t out, and well get it turned around.” One thing’s for certain: Things can't get much worse. Teen aspires to top divisions Continued from page 1C (WVa.) Raceway and Hickory Motor Speedway, where he won the Super Unlimited Division road course championship. In June, when he turns 16, Davis will graduate to late model cars with JGR, which also backs 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tbny Stewart, “It’s a new experience,” said Davis’ dad, Harry. *Theyre both clas^ organiza tions, We’re looking forward to the opportunity that Gibbs Racing provides.” JGR, which is fielding a Drive for Diversity team for the first time, isn’t a stranger to diversity out reach. Gibbs partnered with NFL great Re^e White to reach out to prospects through a jointly-owned team. Drive for Diversity is another step in opening more doors to women and people of color in the sport. “We are thrilled with the opportunities that the Drive for Diversity program has created for diverse drivers and crew members over the past two years,” said Tlsh Sheets, NASCAR’s director of diversity “It is through the support of the entire indus try that programs like this can succeed in helping to fur ther diversity of NASCAR.” Davis’ first foray into rac ing was as a 6-yeaiH)ld on BMX bicycles, where he fin ished second in the U S. At 8, he moved to quarter-midget cars ^d emerged as a nationed champion in road course and dirt competition in 2003. “Tve been at this for five or six years,” he said. “Tve had a lot of experience.” Davis has a racmg lineage. His father raced FI power boats,, the most powerful of water racing vessels. His older brothers were also Hke racers. 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