Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer asked a number of NBA front office executives what kind of impact they believed Coach Larry Brown will have on the team.

He reported in today's Observer that executives believe Brown will be good for anywhere from four to seven more victories in 2008-09.

The Bobcats won 32 games last season.

The Bobcats have laid off a number of their non-basketball operations staff after a consultant's report reflected over-staffing in relation to similar markets.

The team reportedly cut 35 jobs within the organization.

"We looked at every piece of our business operation, president Fred Whitfield said Friday afternoon.

Less than twenty four hours after the Charlotte Bobcats signed Carl Landry to a three year offer sheet - with the third year being a team option - Rockets' GM Daryl Morey announced that Houston will match the deal.

"We?re really excited to have him back," Morey says. "We wanted to sign him long-term out of the draft last year; because we didn?t have mid-level, we weren?t able to get that done. So now we?re excited to get that done, and we?re going to have a great set of players in for training camp."

"We had a lot of time obviously to think about what range of money we would match and this fell into that. Also, training camp coming Monday, we want to get him in here and get the physical finished and get him here starting Monday for camp. There was a chance that this could drag out and we didn?t want that to happen. We felt like we had to get Carl in at a number that didn?t hurt our ability to maneuver long-term and we feel like this does that, so we were willing to wait and I?m pleased. I?ve said all along that it?d be nice if someone would just sign him so we could match and get this over with."

The Charlotte Bobcats have extended an offer to restricted Rockets free agent Carl Landry, leaving Houston with a week to match the offer or lose the forward, the Associated Press is reporting.

"We saw an opportunity to possibly get a guy that can play both big spots, probably more so the power forward," general manager Rod Higgins said. "He's versatile enough to play the center position in a pinch."

Houston have been trying to sign the former second round pick all summer, but have not been able to come to an agreement on the contract.

Bobcats big man Sean May is hoping to make the most of his second chance following a knee injury that forced him to miss a majority of his first three NBA seasons, according to Charlotte Observer.

"I know a lot of people have been frustrated. I've been frustrated. But my whole goal is to prove myself," May said Wednesday.

He has been playing pick-up basketball at the team's training facilities recently, and claims he has no pain in his right knee.

"I have a lot to prove to this organization, to this team, to myself and to the fans," May added. "That's the only thing on my mind: That thankfully enough, I've been given another opportunity to play."