--At least three times this season, 68-year-old coach Larry Brown has told his team to stop playing like Laverne and Shirley.
Funny line, except it defines a generation gap. "Laverne and Shirley" was a situation comedy, full of slapstick scenes, that ABC cancelled in 1983. Nine of Brown's players weren't born yet. --While seven games might not qualify under the law of large numbers, it's clear the Bobcats' foul-shooting has improved. Through the first seven games, they shot 77.8 percent, which ranked them 10th in the NBA. Last season, they were 29th among 30 NBA teams, shooting 71.4 percent.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "They don't even know who the Fonz is." -- Coach Larry Brown, when asked whether any of his players knew what he meant by them playing like Laverne and Shirley.
