Greensboro Swarm: The G-League Thread

Post #1 » by **JDR720** » Sat May 2, 2015 7:50 pm

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

BeesWax · Post #2 » by **BeesWax** » Sat May 2, 2015 8:03 pm

Please.

Hornet Mania · Post #3 » by **Hornet Mania** » Sat May 2, 2015 8:20 pm

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).

Liver_Pooty · Post #4 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sat May 2, 2015 8:28 pm

Asheville please thanks

Post #5 » by **JDR720** » Sat May 2, 2015 8:32 pm

I think Raleigh would be a good spot, sign a bunch of UNC/NC State/Duke players and fans will come.

HornetJail · Post #6 » by **HornetJail** » Sat May 2, 2015 8:32 pm

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.

LofJ · Post #7 » by **LofJ** » Sat May 2, 2015 8:32 pm

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.

Post #8 » by **yosemiteben** » Sun May 3, 2015 12:03 am

Signs of life from the FO. Love seeing this, and very curious to see where it goes.

LofJ · Post #9 » by **LofJ** » Sun May 3, 2015 12:20 am

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.

amcoolio · Post #10 » by **amcoolio** » Sun May 3, 2015 1:58 am

They will pick South Carolina but it should be Raleigh/Durham to get more Hornets interest over there. Play some games in Boone plz!

Post #11 » by **Diop** » Sun May 3, 2015 2:17 am

there were a few times this season where I wish we had a 2nd team I could watch instead of the Hornets

Post #12 » by **yosemiteben** » Sun May 3, 2015 2:57 am

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.

HornetJail · Post #13 » by **HornetJail** » Sun May 3, 2015 5:34 pm

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.

Post #14 » by **JDR720** » Sun May 3, 2015 5:45 pm

hopefully this means we keep our 2nd round picks now, could find a gem eventually.

Post #15 » by **fatlever** » Sun May 3, 2015 8:51 pm

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.

OmegaAtrocity · Post #16 » by **OmegaAtrocity** » Sun May 3, 2015 8:54 pm

Asheville would be awesome, but I bet they pick somewhere else.

Post #17 » by **yosemiteben** » Sun May 3, 2015 9:24 pm

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.

OmegaAtrocity · Post #18 » by **OmegaAtrocity** » Sun May 3, 2015 10:59 pm

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.

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.

Post #19 » by **yosemiteben** » Sun May 3, 2015 11:17 pm

OmegaAtrocity wrote:
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.
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.

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.

OmegaAtrocity · Post #20 » by **OmegaAtrocity** » Sun May 3, 2015 11:26 pm

yosemiteben wrote:
OmegaAtrocity wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:There used to be an NBDL team in Asheville, the flight. Didn't make it, don't think they'll try again.
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.

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.

Yeah I was a kid so I'm not really sure, and I couldn't find anything with a quick Google.

And yeah I was actually just having a conversation about how awful the Tourists' name is earlier today haha.