Stephen Jackson says the Bobcats needed the change that came along with firing head coach Larry Brown.

Jackson says Charlotte's 9-19 start came as players resisted the demanding Brown's slowdown system.

The Bobcats have since gone 4-2 under interim coach Paul Silas.

"It's kind of like losing a team. Nobody wanted to play no more," Jackson said. "Everybody wanted to play a different style than we were playing. We didn't agree with what was going on. Obviously, it wasn't working, so we needed a change. We had to figure something out."

Brown led the Bobcats to 44-38 record and the franchise's first playoff berth last season.

"We're younger and we have to play a little faster," Jackson said. "The makeup of the team is different and I think now with Paul as coach the young guys have more confidence to go out there and play basketball and not worry about coming out of the game."