Hello

Twiggy · Post #1 » by **Twiggy** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 3:12 am

Thought I should say hello, been lurking here since around the draft

I have only started following basketball again since the start of last season, after largely being away from the sport for...well a very long time.

There's a lot i don't understand in terms of free agency/cap (seems a lot more complicated than hockey for example) but I've been picking up a bit

Anyway, hi

BlackOutBuzz · Post #2 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 3:17 am

Welcome, Twiggy!

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Post #3 » by **yosemiteben** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 3:29 am

Welcome aboard, stick around!

Flip Murray · Post #4 » by **Flip Murray** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 3:29 am

Twiggy wrote:Thought I should say hello, been lurking here since around the draft

I have only started following basketball again since the start of last season, after largely being away from the sport for...well a very long time.

There's a lot i don't understand in terms of free agency/cap (seems a lot more complicated than hockey for example) but I've been picking up a bit

Anyway, hi

What's up?

How did you become a fan of the Hornets?

Are you Marco Belinelli?

Post #5 » by **JDR720** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 4:50 am

Twiggy · Post #6 » by **Twiggy** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 4:55 am

Flip Murray wrote:What's up?

How did you become a fan of the Hornets?

Are you Marco Belinelli?

*taps nose*

Heh got on board by something as simple as I got a Hornets hat as a present as a kid (one of those old reversable bandana style ones. Purple one side, teal on the other). I was really short as a kid as well so Bogues was a very big idol of mine

Tried getting back into the league about 10 years ago, but really couldn't get on board the Bobcat branding so i came back again when we got the Hornet back

HornetJail · Post #7 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 5:48 am

Damn, I was seriously hoping after the droves of Lin fans, that we'd have one random guy who goes f*cking nuts over Roy Hibbert or posted every time Bellinelli made a sandwich and posted on Instagram or something. We had that one crazy Tyler Hansbrough guy and the one guy I'm sure was related to Jeff Taylor, and of course UNCNYC who'd love nothing more than to see us roll out Felton/McCants/Marvin/May/Hansbrough for an entire season.

Can you be our designated Brian Roberts superfan?

Twiggy · Post #8 » by **Twiggy** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 6:24 am

Sure. And the good thing is being Australian, i can just plead ignorance

rallydurham · Post #9 » by **rallydurham** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 7:22 am

Dang I was hoping you were the guitarist for marilyn manson

Twiggy · Post #10 » by **Twiggy** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 8:25 am

Nope, although it's how i got the nickname some 15 odd years back...15? God damn

BatumtheGlue · Post #11 » by **BatumtheGlue** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 11:08 am

Welcome abroad Twiggy. Damn you are old! Lol :lol:

Twiggy · Post #12 » by **Twiggy** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 9:24 pm

BatumtheGlue wrote:Welcome abroad Twiggy. Damn you are old! Lol

Thanks for the pep talk! Hah

rallydurham · Post #13 » by **rallydurham** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 9:34 pm

Sweet. I saw them in San diego, myrtle beach, and raleigh last year. Twiggy is the man

chabber · Post #14 » by **chabber** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:02 pm

That's not that old. At least it wasn't Twiggy from Laverne and Shirley, which is the first thing I thought of.

Lol never mind. It's Squiggy.

Post #15 » by **fatlever** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:41 pm

chabber wrote:That's not that old. At least it wasn't Twiggy from Laverne and Shirley, which is the first thing I thought of.

Lol never mind. It's Squiggy.

Twiggy, the model from the 60s and 70s, is my first instinct, so yeah...

TheKingofSting · Post #16 » by **TheKingofSting** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 10:52 pm

"Hello, it's me,
I've thought about us for a long, long time
Maybe I think too much but something's wrong
Something's here that doesn't last too long.
Maybe I shouldn't think of you as mine.
Seeing you, seeing anyone as much as I do you,
I take for granted that you're always there,
I take for granted that you just don't care.
Sometimes I can't help seeing all the way through, baby."

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Bassman · Post #17 » by **Bassman** » Fri Jul 8, 2016 2:09 am

Welcome to the board Twigs. You are coming in at a great time, as we actually have a team that competes and looks like a genuine NBA squad. I'm a long time fan, remember the day we were awarded the Hornets, went to several games every year, was at the Christmastime game season 1 when we beat MJ and the Bulls. That place was so loud, I nearly went deaf!

Now I'm older, deaf in one ear (not from the games I hope), and love following my Hornets. Great folks on this board!

Flip Murray · Post #18 » by **Flip Murray** » Fri Jul 8, 2016 3:35 am

Bassman wrote:Welcome to the board Twigs. You are coming in at a great time, as we actually have a team that competes and looks like a genuine NBA squad. I'm a long time fan, remember the day we were awarded the Hornets, went to several games every year, was at the Christmastime game season 1 when we beat MJ and the Bulls. That place was so loud, I nearly went deaf!

Now I'm older, deaf in one ear (not from the games I hope), and love following my Hornets. Great folks on this board!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz8uzuJxufo[/youtube]

OmegaAtrocity · Post #19 » by **OmegaAtrocity** » Fri Jul 8, 2016 3:10 pm

rallydurham wrote:Sweet. I saw them in San diego, myrtle beach, and raleigh last year. Twiggy is the man

They're playing in Charlotte in August, I'm going to that one.

Post #20 » by **Diop** » Fri Jul 8, 2016 3:22 pm

Twiggy wrote:Sure. And the good thing is being Australian, i can just plead ignorance

Not another bloody Aussie :roll: