Name Change?

[Mesmer]

Glad to see at least someone got the memo.

[King Taharqa]

Only black folk can cheer for the Bobcats.

The Bobcats are for and represent everyone in this area. The people who love them, the people who hate them, the people who ignore them. The bankers, the customer service slaves, the blue collar men & women, the soccer moms, the exotic dancers. Black American, White American, Latin American, Asian American, Indian American. Democrat, Republican, Independent, Libertarian, Wig Party. The militants, the hardcore conservatives, the I dont give a f*cks. EVERYBODY thats here, their jerseys say "CHARLOTTE" on them.

To my Bobcat & Panther brethren who insist on a name change. I propose a compromise. I say start a fund to put up the $12 mill league fee. Take donations, you could even put it on a local bill and tax Charlotteans for it. Hell, might as well surrounding counties like Gaston, Union, Iredell, Cabarrus, and sheeeeit York too! With that kind of financial statement from the public and the fans, Jordan would have no choice but to consider. I would personally lobby Mike to change the name and tell him the people have spoken. Next you vote on what it should be with the winner being the name MJ takes to his owner buddies and sets in motion the change. We could even start a drive and donate all of our old Bobcats clothes, jerseys, sweats, hats, etc. that would no longer be relevant to the poor and needy. It would be the biggest story in sports and would look very favorable on our state & region. So whatda ya say?

[davos]

urghh...this thread is a lost cause

[Matt Foley]

Get over it, KT. Most fans don't like the name Bobcats because to them it represents Bob Johnson's ego. They want a fresh start under Michael Jordan, who you seem to keep forgetting is a black icon much more well known than Johnson ever was. And who you and I both know has an ego twice the size of Johnson's, but at least it will come with victories and playoff berths.

[King Taharqa]

Get over it, KT. Most fans don't like the name Bobcats because to them it represents Bob Johnson's ego.

Those people are not very tolerant. In fact, Id say they need to get over it. A bobcat is a real animal and our logo is not a headshot of Bob Johnson. "Most fans" including those on this board, prefer Bobcats and care more about winning basketball games than our founder's "ego".

People who think they're entitled to a name change but wouldnt put a hot nickel towards making it happen have much bigger "egos" in my opinion. Meat wants a handout, a freebee.

They want a fresh start under Michael Jordan, who you seem to keep forgetting is a black icon much more well known than Johnson ever was. And who you and I both know has an ego twice the size of Johnson's, but at least it will come with victories and playoff berths.

We're already getting victories, we just beat the defending champs not even 4 days ago. We had a player in the biggest all star game in NBA history and are getting national recognition for the surprise year we are having. Bob will still be our owner paying Larry Browns salary and our players salaries when we make the playoffs in a month or so. Mike hasnt been approved YET and no money has been exchanged. I love how you act like Bob has no part in whats going on right now. I imagine when Brown steps down in a few years wont take you long to do the same to MJ. It'll be "up yours, Jordan...sell the team".

[Matt Foley]

Meat wants a handout, a freebee.

Yep, that's what I want all right. Wonder how much I could get from a name change? Cup of coffee? Morning paper? What? Wouldn't even get me either of those things? Forget it, then.

We're already getting victories, we just beat the defending champs not even 4 days ago. We had a player in the biggest all star game in NBA history and are getting national recognition for the surprise year we are having. Bob will still be our owner paying Larry Browns salary and our players salaries when we make the playoffs in a month or so. Mike hasnt been approved YET and no money has been exchanged. I love how you act like Bob has no part in whats going on right now. I imagine when Brown steps down in a few years wont take you long to do the same to MJ. It'll be "up yours, Jordan...sell the team".

You know, I sympathized with Johnson for a long time when I worked with the Panthers. I wore a Bobcats shirt to work one day when they first started and was almost sent home. I figured "what's wrong with these people, they aren't even the same sport". I once did a feature on an ex-cheerleader who said 19 nice things about the Panthers, then at the end she said "and I'm working for a great man, Bob Johnson" and I got in trouble for that.

Then I heard about how Johnson went out of his way to distance himself from Richardson instead of reaching out to him as the established guy in town. How he told everybody he was going to do it the way it's supposed to be done, not Richardson's way. How he gave his team a cat name when Richardson asked him not to, and even made the logos very similar. Teams pay millions for those logos and for the branding, you know.

Add that to him having a naming contest, then saying "ah to hell with the fans" and picking his name over their choice.

If you would get your head out of your "the world is out to get me" ass for five minutes, you'd realize that there are legitimate reasons that people haven't gotten on the Bob Johnson bandwagon. You did it because of the color of his skin, and you have the gall to call other people racist.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Link?

And if the Panthers organization wanted to send you home for wearing a Bobcats jersey just because Johnson snubbed Richardson....

Well, guess who's got the ego there?

Sounds to me like both men need to grow the fug up. If what you said is true, Richardson is acting worse than Shinn.

Why would Richardson ask him to name or not name the team anything? What a bitch.

[Matt Foley]

Link?

And if the Panthers organization wanted to send you home for wearing a Bobcats jersey just because Johnson snubbed Richardson....

Well, guess who's got the ego there?

Sounds to me like both men need to grow the fug up. If what you said is true, Richardson is acting worse than Shinn.

It wasn't Richardson. It was those working for Mark.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

So is that one of the reasons Mark is gone?

WE'RE THE GODDAMN PANTHERS AND YOU BETTER RECOGNIZE BITCH

[King Taharqa]

You did it because of the color of his skin, and you have the gall to call other people racist.

You wont even vote outside of your race. You want the Bobcats to waste millions of dollars changing their name so you can "tolerate" them. If anybody's caught up in "skin color" its Meat. And the funny thing is, you want it all for free as a handout without having to work for it or put up any money. I knew you were a liberal at heart Meat.

[King Taharqa]

Link?

This is Meat, he's not gonna provide a link. Dude regularly pulls stuff like this out of his ass. It never happened.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

I dunno. It kind of falls in line. I take Meat at his word more than most people's on here.

I just think he's late to the discussion this time. The link request was a tease.

[King Taharqa]

I take Meat at his word more than most people's on here.

I dont. He's lying like hell cuz Bob never said "to hell with the fans". Just Meat doing his usual "the rich elite black guy is out to get us" routine he usually reserves for our nation's President.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Yeah, I recognized that as an indulgence, and consider it to be a perception difference. The Flight is just a really bad name. Dragons are even worse. Griffons would be better. The rest of his rant was rather interesting though, and I'd love to know the true authenticity of it.

I tend to believe it though.

I do wonder what "Richardson's way" was opposed to "the right way" though.