The Charlotte Hornets - Name Change effective 5-20-2014

BlackOutBuzz · Post #341 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:07 pm

Just noticed the old twitter handle - @bobcats- is now listed as New Orleans Hornets. Guess we switched that too.

The real victims here are the guys at Charlottebobcats(dot)com :lol:

NYawKa11 · Post #342 » by **NYawKa11** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:09 pm

What is there to "work on" with the Phills jersey? Michael Jordan is free to retire #13 for him, is he not? Heck, the Bobcats could have retired #13 back in 2004 as a homage to Phills. At the same time, the Pelicans can bring back #13 and say "well, we don't recognize or honor the Hornets history, so the number is available for anyone to use." Just like when the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals, they no longer recognized #8, 10, and 30 as retired and let players wear them.

Liver_Pooty · Post #343 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:13 pm

NYawKa11 wrote:What is there to "work on" with the Phills jersey? Michael Jordan is free to retire #13 for him, is he not? Heck, the Bobcats could have retired #13 back in 2004 as a homage to Phills. At the same time, the Pelicans can bring back #13 and say "well, we don't recognize or honor the Hornets history, so the number is available for anyone to use." Just like when the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals, they no longer recognized #8, 10, and 30 as retired and let players wear them.

They mentioned having to talk to his family and such for some reason. Basically making sure they cover every aspect of everything before they do something.

Post #344 » by **Klomp** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:17 pm

BlackOutBobcat wrote:He asked the one about whether Chris Paul and New Orleans Hornets players would be recognized as Charlotte Hornets.

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And I thought the Minnesota media was bad. Please tell me he's not actually a sports reporter.

NYawKa11 · Post #345 » by **NYawKa11** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:19 pm

Yeah I don't see why the family would have a problem. I'm sure the Hornets will have a number retirement ceremony and re-honor Phills. It'll be a good thing b/c then the younger fans of today will know who Phills was. I'm sure the family will be ok with that.

6_Rings · Post #346 » by **6_Rings** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:24 pm

welcome back!!!

Post #347 » by **fatlever** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:29 pm

NYawKa11 wrote:Yeah I don't see why the family would have a problem. I'm sure the Hornets will have a number retirement ceremony and re-honor Phills. It'll be a good thing b/c then the younger fans of today will know who Phills was. I'm sure the family will be ok with that.

the phills family is very much on board with bringing it back to charlotte. they still live here in charlotte and are fans of the bobcats/hornets.

BlackOutBuzz · Post #348 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:30 pm

Klomp wrote:
BlackOutBobcat wrote:He asked the one about whether Chris Paul and New Orleans Hornets players would be recognized as Charlotte Hornets.

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And I thought the Minnesota media was bad. Please tell me he's not actually a sports reporter.

I believe he started as a local radio hack but now works for Fox Sports. Our media representation is pretty poor here between the Panthers and Hornets.

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Post #349 » by **fatlever** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:42 pm

some of the stats coming back to charlotte...

Most Points Scored In A Single Game
Glen Rice – 47
Larry Johnson – 44
Glen Rice – 43
Glen Rice – 42 (4 times)
Glen Rice – 41
Hersey Hawkins – 41
Johnny Newman – 41
Glen Rice – 40 (3 times)
Kelly Tripucka – 40 (3 times)
Johnny Newman – 40

Most Rebounds In A Single Game
Larry Johnson – 23
Alonzo Mourning – 22 (2x)
PJ Brown – 22
Larry Johnson – 22
Anthony Mason – 22
Kurt Rambis – 22
Anthony Mason – 21
Matt Geiger – 21
Armen Gilliam – 21
Kurt Rambis – 21
PJ Brown – 20
Elden Campbell – 20
Derrick Coleman – 20
Larry Johnson – 20
JR Reid – 20
Kurt Rambis – 20

Most Assists In A Single Game
Muggsy Bogues – 19 (3x)
Muggsy Bogues – 18 (4x)
Muggsy Bogues – 17 (16x)
Baron Davis – 17
Muggsy Bogues – 16 (9x)
Kenny Anderson – 16
Muggsy Bogues – 15 (16x)
Baron Davis – 15 (3x)
David Wesley – 15
Michael Holton – 15

Most Steals In A Single Game
Eddie Jones – 9
Eddie Jones – 7 (4x)
Muggsy Bogues – 7 (2x)
Kendall Gill – 7 (2x)
Dell Curry – 7
Kurt Rambis – 7

Most Blocks In A Single Game
Vlade Divac – 12
Alonzo Mourning – 9 (2x)
Vlade Divac – 9
Alonzo Mourning – 8 (2x)
Elden Campbell – 8
Derrick Coleman – 8
Alonzo Mourning – 7 (5x)
Vlade Divac – 7 (2x)
Robert Parish – 7
Elden Campbell – 7
Derrick Coleman – 7

Most 3s Made In A Single Game
Dell Curry – 7
Glen Rice – 7
Eddie Jones – 7
Dell Curry – 6 (6x)
Glen Rice – 6 (5x)
Ricky Pierce – 6
Larry Johnson - 6

amcoolio · Post #350 » by **amcoolio** » Tue May 20, 2014 6:02 pm

Wow those Muggsy numbers are insane!

mttwlsn16 · Post #351 » by **mttwlsn16** » Tue May 20, 2014 6:09 pm

Cool to have the Hornets name back. Look forward to going to more games next year.
Anyone know where I might be able to find some bobcats gear that is still for sale? I went to the Cats Cavs game towards the end of the year and a lot of stuff was on sale or clearance. Looking to get a few thing. Thanks in advance.

Post #352 » by **fatlever** » Tue May 20, 2014 7:04 pm

amcoolio wrote:Wow those Muggsy numbers are insane!

yeah, he had 15+ assists on 48 occasions as a charlotte hornet.

Post #353 » by **fatlever** » Tue May 20, 2014 7:12 pm

mttwlsn16 wrote:Cool to have the Hornets name back. Look forward to going to more games next year.
Anyone know where I might be able to find some bobcats gear that is still for sale? I went to the Cats Cavs game towards the end of the year and a lot of stuff was on sale or clearance. Looking to get a few thing. Thanks in advance.

team store still has some on sale. also the team website still had some as of last week.

http://www.hornetsfanshop.com/on_sale/yes

Post #354 » by **JDR720** » Tue May 20, 2014 7:34 pm

Hornets draft cap

Post #355 » by **fatlever** » Tue May 20, 2014 7:35 pm

Post #356 » by **JDR720** » Tue May 20, 2014 7:37 pm

HornetJail · Post #357 » by **HornetJail** » Tue May 20, 2014 7:55 pm

So... going through the records,

Glen Rice (47) has the highest scoring game in Charlotte history.
Brevin Knight (20) has the highest assist game in Charlotte history.
Emeka Okafor (25) has the highest rebounding game in Charlotte history.
Steals: Eddie Jones with 9 steals
Blocks: Vlade Divac with 12 blocks
3s: Ben **** Gordon with 8 3s

Post #358 » by **JDR720** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:06 pm

anyone that missed the conference
http://www.nba.com/hornets/official-nam ... conference (starts around 10min mark)

Snidely FC · Post #359 » by **Snidely FC** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:06 pm

Oh Happy Day!

Damn, CHA used to have some great players. Here's hoping the new Hornets start looking as good.

LofJ · Post #360 » by **LofJ** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:17 pm

I hope someone corrected the guy in the general board topic who called the Pelicans the "real Hornets." The Hornet name has nothing to do with New Orleans, that is a fact.