What They're Saying: Bobcats vs. Magic 11/16

-Rashard Lewis plays fill in the blanks with Brian Schmitz of The Orlando Sentinel as he prepares to play his first game of the year tonight.

-Stan Van Gundy said he does not expect Marcin Gortat to play tonight after missing the last to practices with an illness.

-Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer dissects the Bobcats' point guard problems. D.J. Augustin and Raymond Felton have struggled to get their teammates good scoring opportunities, but a whole bunch of players have been out for some period of time and are still getting up to speed.

-The Bobcats may not be winning, but Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer likes that Larry Brown has a plan and sticks to it.

-Ben Q Rock of 3rd Quarter Collapse examines the difference of having a stretch-4 like Rashard Lewis in the game or having a typical power forward like Brandon Bass

-Five things we learned about the Magic without Rashard Lewis in the first 10 games.

-The Bobcats might be short-handed tonight after trading Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic to the Warriors for Stephen Jackson. There will be a litany of reaction to the trade. Hardwood Paroxysm just think it's weird, but could work. And Queen City Hoops is skeptical that Jackson is the answer to Charlotte's scoring woes. And Henry Abbott of TrueHoop sees the move as potentially working -- if not for just the fireworks it could cause off the court.

-Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer reports that Jackson might start tonight for the Bobcats.

-As Otis Smith told Rashard Lewis, "Vacation is over." John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com writes Lewis is ready to take the court tonight.