Off Topic II

amcoolio · Post #1041 » by **amcoolio** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:23 am

This is purely hypothetical, since its impossible... but what if the NBA offered MJ to swap the Hornets and Bobcats after this season, and move the Bobcats to another city?

Would you be opposed? On one hand, we'd get the Hornets name back, a superstar and winning team and a contender in the East...but the possibility that our superstar would leave after the 1st season and send the Hornets into a rebuilding phase.

On the other, we've grown accustomed to our Bobcats, Gerald, etc....they've always been OUR team, and not somebody elses.

What would you choose?

Post #1042 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:25 am

Bobcats or bust.

Post #1043 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:38 am

Hornets

Post #1044 » by **fatlever** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 3:39 am

f them. i dont want that tainted franchise back.

and i cant wait until they move out of new orleans, the ultimate f you to all the jackass fans from that city who came on to various charlotte forums many years ago to laugh at charlotte and brag about taking our team.

penquin11 · Post #1045 » by **penquin11** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 4:43 am

fatlever wrote:f them. i dont want that tainted franchise back.

and i cant wait until they move out of new orleans, the ultimate f you to all the jackass fans from that city who came on to various charlotte forums many years ago to laugh at charlotte and brag about taking our team.

Did you know that Charlotte games actually sell well, and hell last time I checked NO was a larger city XD

Post #1046 » by **fatlever** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 5:02 am

penquin11 wrote:
fatlever wrote:f them. i dont want that tainted franchise back.

and i cant wait until they move out of new orleans, the ultimate f you to all the jackass fans from that city who came on to various charlotte forums many years ago to laugh at charlotte and brag about taking our team.

Did you know that Charlotte games actually sell well, and hell last time I checked NO was a larger city XD

huh? im not following you.

penquin11 · Post #1047 » by **penquin11** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 11:21 am

There was nothing to follow, I was strictly saying that Charlottes ticket sales are good despite not being in a large city. I dont know how Hornets Tickets sold while they were in NC, but quite frankly I dont get why they moved to the New Orleans Fishbowl....

countryboi · Post #1048 » by **countryboi** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 1:19 pm

what do yall think about the hornets moving to KC? sounds like a mess

Post #1049 » by **Paydro70** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:13 pm

...Charlotte itself is double the size of New Orleans, and the metro area is 50% bigger.

I would take back the Hornets in a millisecond and never think twice.

Post #1050 » by **fatlever** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 4:49 pm

penquin11 wrote:There was nothing to follow, I was strictly saying that Charlottes ticket sales are good despite not being in a large city. I dont know how Hornets Tickets sold while they were in NC, but quite frankly I dont get why they moved to the New Orleans Fishbowl....

the charlotte hornets led the league in attendance for something like 7 straight years. unfortunately, george shinn was one of the worst owners in the history of sports and ruined the relationship in charlotte beyond repair.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_d ... nba-292664

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/08/324134 ... clean.html

An element of guilt – certainly NBA culpability – exists here as well. Shinn was trouble the minute he bought the expansion Charlotte Hornets and implemented an unprecedented pre-introduction invocation. As it turns out, he had neither a clue nor a prayer.

His repeated personnel gaffes, bizarre managerial style, heavy-handed demands for a new arena and, most notably, the civil charges against him for sexual assault (a jury found in his favor) alienated an impassioned Charlotte fan base that led the NBA in attendance from 1988 to 1996. The league grudgingly, reluctantly and now regrettably approved his request to relocate to New Orleans in 2002, an even more problematic small-market location long before the disasters.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/08/324134 ... z17XUhb000

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nba/horn ... cation.htm

http://basketball.about.com/od/nbateams ... owners.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/17/sport ... sault.html

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_ ... orge-shinn

Post #1051 » by **fatlever** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 6:47 pm

felton is currently ranked #5 in standard yahoo roto leagues. never in a million years did i think that would ever happen.

Post #1052 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 7:20 pm

fatlever wrote:felton is currently ranked #5 in standard yahoo roto leagues. never in a million years did i think that would ever happen.

I see him ranked 10th?

Funny that LBJ, Wade and Bosh are #30, #69 and #51!!

Post #1053 » by **fatlever** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 7:29 pm

BigSlam wrote:
fatlever wrote:felton is currently ranked #5 in standard yahoo roto leagues. never in a million years did i think that would ever happen.

I see him ranked 10th?

Funny that LBJ, Wade and Bosh are #30, #69 and #51!!

LOL we are in the same league, how can we be seeing two different things.

Post #1054 » by **BigSlam** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 7:58 pm

I just worked it out - I sorted by player avg, you by player total.

Battery · Post #1055 » by **Battery** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 10:07 pm

Raymond is having a great season, anyone watching Knicks games will tell you so. I've seen almost every game and he's been very impressive with his leadership abilities and also knowing when to shoot, when to pass and when to take it upon himself to get into the lane and create. And I've killed Raymond a ton when he was here, but he's stepped it up and done a very good job running D'Antoni's offense. I'm happy for him because he's a good guy and NY is the best place to play when you're winning games. It's like night and day between our fan bases.

Battery · Post #1056 » by **Battery** » Thu Dec 9, 2010 1:33 am

Raymond lighting it up tonight.

Battery · Post #1057 » by **Battery** » Thu Dec 9, 2010 1:42 am

Ray Ray with 20 points at the half. Playing like an all star, he single handedly brought the knicks back from 13 down in just a few minutes to close out the half. Knicks up 2 at half. Wow what a performance!

Post #1058 » by **fatlever** » Thu Dec 9, 2010 1:52 am

how frustrating is it to wait 5 years on ray to play like a lotto pick only to see him do it once he leave

Jaruff · Post #1059 » by **Jaruff** » Thu Dec 9, 2010 1:57 am

fatlever wrote:how frustrating is it to wait 5 years on ray to play like a lotto pick only to see him do it once he leave

Very frustrating. TBH, I'm convinced that we have some kind of PG curse. I have a feeling that if DJ went to another team, he'd probably average 20ppg. :lol:

D'Antoni's system is working out for Felts.

Battery · Post #1060 » by **Battery** » Thu Dec 9, 2010 2:24 am

fatlever wrote:how frustrating is it to wait 5 years on ray to play like a lotto pick only to see him do it once he leave

Well he did play well during the regular season last year, just ran out of gas at the end. So we'll see how he holds up playing all these minutes in NY, especially with the much faster pace. But he's been impressive and it looks like he was born to play an up tempo style. (less thinking more instinct)

Violet Palmer sucks.