Greensboro Swarm: The G-League Thread
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Greensboro Swarm: The G-League Thread
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Greensboro Swarm: The G-League Thread
Probable Roster:
Mike Tobey:http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1467972
Treveon Graham: http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1468246
Rasheed Sulaimon: http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1470736
Mike Tobey:http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1467972
Treveon Graham: http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1468246
Rasheed Sulaimon: http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1470736
Re: Hornets want to own & operate a D-League team
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Sounds good to me. Greensboro would be a good spot, just a short trip up 85 and they've already got a nice arena right next to UNCG (and the ACC HoF).
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Asheville please thanks
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I think Raleigh would be a good spot, sign a bunch of UNC/NC State/Duke players and fans will come.
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About damn time.
My guess is Greenville, SC.
Hopefully by then we'll stop signing 30 year olds as our 11th-15th men and start utilizing the D-League for young players.
My guess is Greenville, SC.
Hopefully by then we'll stop signing 30 year olds as our 11th-15th men and start utilizing the D-League for young players.
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Greensboro is the obvious choice, it's close to both the Triangle and Charlotte and they have an arena.The Greensboro Bobcats -cheap and easy, most of the work is already done.
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Signs of life from the FO. Love seeing this, and very curious to see where it goes.
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2017 is going to be a huge year for this franchise. The All-Star game, first year of our new D-League team, and Curry's free agency that summer. Charlotte needs to bring it hard.
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They will pick South Carolina but it should be Raleigh/Durham to get more Hornets interest over there. Play some games in Boone plz!
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there were a few times this season where I wish we had a 2nd team I could watch instead of the Hornets
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amcoolio wrote:They will pick South Carolina but it should be Raleigh/Durham to get more Hornets interest over there.
I think no one would go to d league games in the Triangle. Pretty skeptical that it would make a difference.
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yosemiteben wrote:amcoolio wrote:They will pick South Carolina but it should be Raleigh/Durham to get more Hornets interest over there.
I think no one would go to d league games in the Triangle. Pretty skeptical that it would make a difference.
Yeah, I highly doubt they would be able to compete with UNC/Duke/NCSU for fans. Somewhere in South Carolina makes sense- Greenville or Columbia most likely, so they're not too terribly far (~100 miles) from the Hornets arena. It would be hilarious and very fitting if we called that D-League team the Bobcats.
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hopefully this means we keep our 2nd round picks now, could find a gem eventually.
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BizGilwalker wrote:yosemiteben wrote:amcoolio wrote:They will pick South Carolina but it should be Raleigh/Durham to get more Hornets interest over there.
I think no one would go to d league games in the Triangle. Pretty skeptical that it would make a difference.
Yeah, I highly doubt they would be able to compete with UNC/Duke/NCSU for fans. Somewhere in South Carolina makes sense- Greenville or Columbia most likely, so they're not too terribly far (~100 miles) from the Hornets arena. It would be hilarious and very fitting if we called that D-League team the Bobcats.
The Greenville Bobcats. That's hilarious.
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OmegaAtrocity wrote:Asheville would be awesome, but I bet they pick somewhere else.
There used to be an NBDL team in Asheville, the flight. Didn't make it, don't think they'll try again.
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The Altitude. I remember going to a couple of games, they moved when I was 10. And if I remember correctly, they were doing okay but moved to Tulsa because the Thunder bought the franchise.yosemiteben wrote:OmegaAtrocity wrote:Asheville would be awesome, but I bet they pick somewhere else.
There used to be an NBDL team in Asheville, the flight. Didn't make it, don't think they'll try again.
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OmegaAtrocity wrote:The Altitude. I remember going to a couple of games, they moved when I was 10. And if I remember correctly, they were doing okay but moved to Tulsa because the Thunder bought the franchise.yosemiteben wrote:OmegaAtrocity wrote:Asheville would be awesome, but I bet they pick somewhere else.
There used to be an NBDL team in Asheville, the flight. Didn't make it, don't think they'll try again.
Ah Altitude, right, been a while.
I went to college near there and all I heard was that the attendance was awful. Was purely anecdotal though so maybe not accurate.
I do believe that the Asheville Tourists have the worst name of any professional sports team.
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Yeah I was a kid so I'm not really sure, and I couldn't find anything with a quick Google.yosemiteben wrote:OmegaAtrocity wrote:The Altitude. I remember going to a couple of games, they moved when I was 10. And if I remember correctly, they were doing okay but moved to Tulsa because the Thunder bought the franchise.yosemiteben wrote:There used to be an NBDL team in Asheville, the flight. Didn't make it, don't think they'll try again.
Ah Altitude, right, been a while.
I went to college near there and all I heard was that the attendance was awful. Was purely anecdotal though so maybe not accurate.
I do believe that the Asheville Tourists have the worst name of any professional sports team.
And yeah I was actually just having a conversation about how awful the Tourists' name is earlier today haha.