Get to know your fellow Charlotte fans

[Diop]

Age? 36

Location? Perth, Western Australia

Profession? Digital Forensics Analyst

What did you study (or are you studying)? Digital Forensics

Level of basketball? Rec Centre Chucker

Compare your game to current/former Bobcat? I dunno, 10 years ago I was a 5'10 fast version of Matt Carroll, now I'm more of a 5'10 Diop.

Why did you become a Bobcats fan? At first I just liked barracking for the underdog, but then I loved how their were no superstar ego's on the team. (they all humbled themselves)

Favorite piece of Bobcats history, relevant or irrelevant?


What does your screen name mean? When I first started using the internet I used my pet name Sachmo and just never got around to changing.

Favorite Bobcat of all-time? Would have to be Crash.

Favorite other NBA players of all-time? Shawn Bradley (I really struggle to explain why) Chris Mullens, Jeff Hornacek, Mark Price, Glen Rice, Dirk Nowitzki. I loved my shooters.

If you didn’t support the Bobcats what NBA team would you support? Pre internet I changed teams a fair bit, first GSW with Mullens, then who ever Bradley played for. I stayed a Dallas supporter for a bit. I guess I would revert back to GSW

Other sports played growing up? Aussie Rules football and basketball mainly. got into golf once

What other sports teams to you support? Carlton FC, Perth Wildcats.

Hobbies? Computer games,

Favorite music? I have a pretty broad range, but mainly I'm a metal head. Metallica, Slayer, Slipknot.

Favorite TV shows/movies? IT Crowd, Workaholics, Sunny in Philadelphia, Parks n Rec.

Tattoos (how many, where)? None

Your dream team of hot chicks? My old top 3 was Anna Kournikova, Stacey Keibler and Jessica Alba.

Other sites you visit to waste time (SFW)? Ozhoopsforum, twitter, facebook.

books? I usually read fantasy novels. Recently read Born Standing up by Steve Martin. That was brilliant

[HornetJail]

Finally another metalhead! \m/

[LamarMatic7]

Pre internet I changed teams a fair bit, first GSW with Mullens, then who ever Bradley played for.

Did you ever see one of Bradley's beastly triple double games?

I've always wanted to watch this game:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 70DAL.html

[Diop]

Pre internet I changed teams a fair bit, first GSW with Mullens, then who ever Bradley played for.

Did you ever see one of Bradley's beastly triple double games?

I've always wanted to watch this game:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 70DAL.html

I remember his back to back 10 block games for New Jersey actually made the local news here.
Which was quite a miracle, normally they only showed clips of Barkley and MJ.

Na I never saw that triple double game for Bradley. That brings back memories as the only access I used to have for regular NBA news was via the old newsgroups at work. I was an avid reader of a female Dallas fan who always wrote blogs on each game played and I remember her write up about this game and about how everyone was talking about Shawn at half time, they all knew something big was happening.

[BigSlam]

i cant belive you are only 18 lamar.

co-signed. the most shocking thing in this boards history is that Lamar is 18.

I am gob smacked.

[BigSlam]

Tattoos? I have a small tatt of Sonic the Hedgehog on my right shoulder blade and I have a Southern Cross that goes from my elbow to my armpit on my inner right arm.

You know it!! I got it in Nov the day after I arrived back in Oz for the first time in 5 years.

I miss home.

[BigSlam]

Tattoos: None. I actually woke up one morning in my late twenties next to this girl, drank a Budweiser tallboy, and she drove me to friggin’ Gastonia to get a tattoo. Thank god the place was closed, or I would have a caricature of Dolly Parton singing 9 to 5 or a cheering Rat Fink! driving an army tank on my back.

This literally made water come out my nose because I was drinking a glass while reading it and I drank, laughed, coughed, sneezed, shat and blinked all at the same time.

[freakon0mics]

Age? 29
Location? Charlotte
Profession? Software Developer
What did you study (or are you studying)? Computer Science
Level of basketball? Driveway sharpshooter
Compare your game to current/former Bobcat? Captain Jack
Why did you become a Bobcats fan? Local team
Favorite piece of Bobcats history, relevant or irrelevant? Possibility of going back to Hornets
What does your screen name mean? Got it from the book
Favorite Bobcat/Hornet of all-time? Baron Davis
Favorite other NBA players of all-time? Jordan
If you didn’t support the Bobcats what NBA team would you support? Bulls
Other sports played growing up? Football
What other sports teams to you support? Carolina Panthers
Hobbies? Working out
Favorite music? Frank Sinatra
Favorite TV shows/movies? The Simpsons

[vorbis]

it occurs to me that i probably copped out big time to the favorite music and tv/movies prompts. i said nothing because i like so many things. i go to big-time film festivals every year and see all sorts of weird ****, so my favorites would a)take me a year to compile, and b)easily fill pages of this thread. suffice to say, i am a super duper movie snob and have seen all sorts of obscure, brilliant **** from literally every corner of the globe. as for music, i will just link this - http://www.last.fm/user/oog/ so you can see the breadth of my interests.

as for books, i have read tons of stuff over the years, but i will just list the last nonfiction and fiction books i have read - people's history of the united states by howard zinn, and blood meridian by cormac mccarthy. both of them are incredibly dense in their own ways, and blood meridian was one of the most affecting novels i've read since beloved, by toni morrison. some deeply dark stuff.

[LamarMatic7]

Pre internet I changed teams a fair bit, first GSW with Mullens, then who ever Bradley played for.

Did you ever see one of Bradley's beastly triple double games?

I've always wanted to watch this game:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 70DAL.html

I remember his back to back 10 block games for New Jersey actually made the local news here.
Which was quite a miracle, normally they only showed clips of Barkley and MJ.

Na I never saw that triple double game for Bradley. That brings back memories as the only access I used to have for regular NBA news was via the old newsgroups at work. I was an avid reader of a female Dallas fan who always wrote blogs on each game played and I remember her write up about this game and about how everyone was talking about Shawn at half time, they all knew something big was happening.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl6O5LGMbcQ[/youtube]

[TheKingofSting]

I would have thought that I'm definitely the only one on this board who has heard such a random underground hip hop album.

I stumbled across it a few years ago at a store on Record Store Day, they were playing it at the store, I love it.

I cannot believe your age, I thought you were a least mid 20's.

I'm ashamed to admit that I have not.

You will not regret it if you check it out.

[Elden Payton]

Wait, you are not Ammofan from BCP?

Nope. I use amcoolio for just about everything. My site, bobcatalley.com, was the original bobcats fan site back in 2004. We eventually merged to bobcatsfans, and then I guess BCP emerged sometime after that. I always prefered RealGM because its always better arguing with fans of other teams. I was big on the ESPN Charlotte Hornets board way, way back in the day, along with hornets_686 and W_HAMILTON, who rarely posts nowadays

Those on the Bobs/Hornets underground know who you are Mr. Myers

Ultimate compliment paid to you though being Bobcats fan HOF.

@K2H

Keep an eye out for Ammofan, _Spectre, ohara, Steve Morrison, Cronkite, HAM and even where the **** is Jaruff at lately? They appear sometimes, I know they're lurking and I've just forgotten a ton of others who deserve a mention.

Some of them old, some new but they know their stuff and been around for a long time.

I got a lot of respect for all the Bobcats OG fans and the new breed also, we are very lucky to have the Hornets/Bobcats superfan GOAT (imo) on board as our very own fatlever.

[Snidely FC]

Age? 48
Location? Asheville NC
Profession? Shopping Plaza Owner
What did you study? Business
Level of basketball? CYO
Compare your game to current/former Bobcat? Shaun Livingston
Why did you become a Bobcats fan? "home" team
Favorite piece of Bobcats history, relevant or irrelevant? 2004, franchise came back.
What does your screen name mean? last name derivative & soccer fan
Favorite Bobcat of all-time? Larry Johnson
Favorite other NBA players of all-time? Bobby Jones, Tim Duncan, Magic Johnson
If you didn’t support the Bobcats what NBA team would you support? Spurs
Other sports played growing up? Golf
What other sports teams do you support? UNC, Arsenal
Hobbies? reading, writing, jazz music
Favorite music? Wes Montgomery, Cal Tjader
Favorite TV shows/movies? Eternal Sunshine, Stranger Than Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Groundhog Day
Tattoos (how many, where)? None
Your dream team of hot chicks? Heidi Klum, Zoe Saldana, Scarlett Johansson
Other sites you visit to waste time (SFW)? ESPN, WSJ

[countryboi]

Inglorious Basterds.

damn i forgot that inglorious bastards...what an awesome movie

[Liver_Pooty]

Age? 48
Location? Asheville NC
Profession? Shopping Plaza Owner
What did you study (or are you studying)? Ergonomics
Level of basketball? backyard vs. 16 yr old son
Compare your game to current/former Bobcat? Shaun Livingston
Why did you become a Bobcats fan? "Local" team
Favorite piece of Bobcats history, relevant or irrelevant? When the franchise came back, 2004
What does your screen name mean? Nickname based on my last name plus FC for football club; name I've used in fantasy football and english premier fantasy leagues for years.
Favorite Bobcat of all-time? Larry Johnson
Favorite other NBA players of all-time? Julius Erving, Bobby Jones, Meadowlark Lemon, Magic Johnson, MJ, Tim Duncan.
If you didn’t support the Bobcats what NBA team would you support? Enjoying watching the Rockets this year.
Other sports played growing up? Golf
What other sports teams do you support? Arsenal Gunners, Duke (wife graduated there)
Hobbies? Driving my daughter all over the south for travel soccer games
Favorite music? Kanye, Jay Z, Black Keys, Wes Montgomery, Dexter Gordon, Cal Tjader (50s-60s jazz)
Favorite TV shows/movies? Groundhog Day, Stranger Than Fiction, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Inglorious Basterds.
Tattoos (how many, where)? Nope
Your dream team of hot chicks? Adelaide Clemens
Other sites you visit to waste time (SFW)? ESPN, NBA D-League, Facebook

Nice to see another fan from Asheville

[fatlever]

snidley takes the lead for oldest poster and worst taste in EPL teams

[penquin11]

Age? 19
Location? Boone, NC
Profession? Student
What did you study (or are you studying)? Political Science
Level of basketball? Nieghbornood laughingstock/trash talker
Compare your game to current/former Bobcat? Kemba Walker, from last year.
Why did you become a Bobcats fan? 4 or 5 years ago I decided to pick up and watch basketball. Why not root for the perenial losers?
Favorite piece of Bobcats history, relevant or irrelevant? Matt Caroll/Adam Morrison comics on this forum.
What does your screen name mean? That when I was 11 I couldnt spell penguin right.
Favorite Bobcat of all-time? Kemba Walker
Favorite other NBA players of all-time? None.
If you didn’t support the Bobcats what NBA team would you support? Warriors
Other sports played growing up? Soccer, for 10 years.
What other sports teams to you support? Panthers
Hobbies? Paragliding, Gaming, Procrastinating.
Favorite music? Contemporary Orchestra/Heavy Metal.
Favorite TV shows/movies? Firefly, Serenity, many more that I cant list.
Your dream team of hot chicks? A younger Summer Glau and Kate Upton clone army squad.

[Bomber]

Age? 21
Location? Perth, Australia
Profession? Student
What did you study (or are you studying)? Construction Management
Level of basketball? Scrub League
Compare your game to current/former Bobcat? Gerald Henderson without the amazing athleticism or dunks
Why did you become a Bobcats fan? Bobcats vs Lakers, watched some guy called G.Wallace absolutely dominate. I was hooked.
Favorite piece of Bobcats history, relevant or irrelevant? Playoffs baby!
What does your screen name mean? Startale'Bomber, my favourite Starcraft 2 player.
Favorite Bobcat of all-time? Gerald Henderson
Favorite other NBA players of all-time? Gerald Wallace, MJ, Nash, Rondo, Magic, White Chocolate (all the great passers), Linsanity
If you didn’t support the Bobcats what NBA team would you support? Tough one, would be Houston
Other sports played growing up? AFL, Football (soccer)
What other sports teams to you support? West Coast Eagles, Perth Wildcats, NiP (CS;GO Team), Startale (SC2 team),
Hobbies? Gaming, Reading, watching movies and gym
Favorite music? Trance/PsyTrance/HardTrance/VocalTrance/Nightcore
Favorite TV shows/movies? LOTR, Battlestar Galactica,
Your dream team of hot chicks? Kat Dennings. I seem to have a thing for the kinda goth dark looking girls, don't know why.
Other sites you visit to waste time (SFW)? Facebook, BCP, TeamLiquid.

[Snidely FC]

snidley takes the lead for oldest poster and worst taste in EPL teams

Yeah, I shoulda lied like a woman and said I was still 29

#gogunners

[daidalos]

Age? 33
Location? Budapest, Hungary
Profession? Lawyer
What did you study (or are you studying)? Law
Level of basketball? All-star in 5th grade
Compare your game to current/former Bobcat? Brevin Knight
Why did you become a Bobcats fan? My favourite player was David Robinson, after his retirement I lost my interest to the NBA until a new franchise was founded. I followed the road to the expansion draft and ever since.
Favorite piece of Bobcats history, relevant or irrelevant? Last 15 games leading to the playoffs, buying my Crash jersey
What does your screen name mean? Look up at the greek mythology
Favorite Bobcat of all-time? Gerald Wallace
Favorite other NBA players of all-time? David Robinson
If you didn’t support the Bobcats what NBA team would you support? Spurs
Other sports played growing up? soccer, tennis
What other sports teams to you support? Juventus
Hobbies? Gaming, Reading, watching movies, going to the playing ground with my little girl
Favorite music? AC/DC, Iron Maiden
Favorite TV shows/movies? Friends, Survivor, TAR, Death Note, Himmel uber Berlin, Groundhog Day, Weekend at Bernie's
Your dream team of hot chicks? Starting 5 Winona Ryder, Kate Hudson, Olivia Newton John, Megan Fox, Heather Locklear (of course each one at their top form)
Other sites you visit to waste time (SFW)? HuskyStarcraft Youtube, Gizmodo