Major Bobcats Announcement Coming Soon?

[Doyle]

they don't give a shi*

Invisible pie.

[rippadonn]

People in Charlotte turned on the ownership and didn't want to support him. Everybody wanted him to sell the team because all of his dirt around town began to surface. People here wanted him to sell to Bruton or MJ but the guy wouldn't and he began to stink so bad the town couldn't endear it. The city wanted him to sell the team to new ownership before approving any move uptown.

Let's get the history correct now. The city never turned their back on the team. All the players knew why the stands were empty. The NBA chose to screw Charlotte because Shinn said so, why should we turn around and love them for it?

[King Taharqa]

People in Charlotte turned on the ownership and didn't want to support him. Everybody wanted him to sell the team because all of his dirt around town began to surface. People here wanted him to sell to Bruton or MJ but the guy wouldn't and he began to stink so bad the town couldn't endear it. The city wanted him to sell the team to new ownership before approving any move uptown.

Let's get the history correct now. The city never turned their back on the team. All the players knew why the stands were empty. The NBA chose to screw Charlotte because Shinn said so, why should we turn around and love them for it?

They could've still went to the games. They chose not to. Even playoff games you couldnt get 10,000 in the Hive. LMAO. Throw in Bobby Phills tragedy, a new crop of NBA players that Charlotteans werent high on, Jordan's failure to acquire the team, and people could've cared less about the Hornets here then. There was no push or demand to make Shinn give up the name in his move. Nobody cared. This sense of entitlement that the NBA owes us is laughable. We are LUCKY, I say it again LUCKY as hell to have another NBA team. Talk to those fans in Seattle, or Buffalo, or St. Louis, etc. Without Bob Johnson and the people who've contributed and supported the Bobcats since inception we would just have 1990's Charlotte Hornets 1st round war stories to live on. We'd be sitting up here begging the NBA to give us another chance. Another chance to prove we're big enough for NBA basketball. Begging to be in that spotlight again. Just like those cities I listed previously.

[Doyle]

They could've still went to the games. They chose not to. Even playoff games you couldnt get 10,000 in the Hive. LMAO. Throw in Bobby Phills tragedy, a new crop of NBA players that Charlotteans werent high on, Jordan's failure to acquire the team, and people could've cared less about the Hornets here then. There was no push or demand to make Shinn give up the name in his move. Nobody cared. This sense of entitlement that the NBA owes us is laughable. We are LUCKY, I say it again LUCKY as hell to have another NBA team. Talk to those fans in Seattle, or Buffalo, or St. Louis, etc. Without Bob Johnson and the people who've contributed and supported the Bobcats since inception we would just have 1990's Charlotte Hornets 1st round war stories to live on. We'd be sitting up here begging the NBA to give us another chance. Another chance to prove we're big enough for NBA basketball. Begging to be in that spotlight again. Just like those cities I listed previously.

Quit saying Without Bob Johnson. If he was never born there would be an NBA franchise in Charlotte right now.

[rippadonn]

The NBA was actually lucky to get back in the market. I'll call it even.

People want to know why the Bobcats aren't loved like the Hornets were have a starting point if they didn't already. This was a great NBA city. The NBA chose an owner over a whole city/region.

If you don't fully understand the ALL the rumors associated with Shinn you may not fully understand why he lost the support of the community. It wasn't just that court story there was more a lot more.

It was never about the team.

[Crixtala]

KT overvalues Bob Johnson. That's old news.

He's the only one.

I'm fine with the Bobcats name, but would also think bringing back the Hornets name and old colors would be pretty awesome. I only got to go to two games as a kid, but several Bobcats games (including playoffs) as an adult. The experiences don't even compare. I think bringing back the name/colors/brand would bring a sense of nostalgia that would throw the team in a positive light to the casual fans who haven't been interested since the Hornets were uprooted.

It's not an issue of rooting for one team or another. The folks that want the name back don't need to become NO fans... That makes no sense. People want OUR team, but with a brand they were comfortable with and are nostalgic about. Not the Bobcats which has left a majority of the city with a bad taste in their mouth because of the way things were mishandled to begin with.

[King Taharqa]

KT overvalues Bob Johnson. That's old news.

And Charlotte undervalues Bob Johnson, kinda how they undervalued Cam Newton at first. Thats old news.

[King Taharqa]

Quit saying Without Bob Johnson. If he was never born there would be an NBA franchise in Charlotte right now.

But unfortunately for you Bob was born, and he did put up the money to pay the expansion fee for us to get our Bobcats franchise. He did come up with the Bobcats logo and scheme, organization, etc, thus he is the FOUNDER of our NBA team. He did oversee the team its first 5 years of existence. He did bring Jordan into the fold and ultimately sold him the team. You guys can allow your bitterness to hold you and keep romanticizing the Hornets, the rest of us are living in 2012 supporting our Cats.

[Delhommey]

Mr Touchdown trollin hard in this one.

Personally my interest in the NBA died the day the Hornets went away. No sense in giving this team a dead name.

[Crixtala]

And Charlotte undervalues Bob Johnson, kinda how they undervalued Cam Newton at first. Thats old news.

Meh... Apples and oranges. Half of the haters in Charlotte were too hillbilly to look past the color of Cam's skin like you preached for months and the other half were too dumb to do more than be spoon fed the garbage that the media was spewing.

Bob Johnson on the other hand did things like put the team name to a public vote, then spit on the response and did what he liked. All while not giving a poo about the city or creating a bridge between the organization and the city. That's evident in him scrapping the whole PR group for the cats.

[King Taharqa]

Bob Johnson on the other hand did things like put the team name to a public vote, then spit on the response and did what he liked. All while not giving a poo about the city or creating a bridge between the organization and the city. That's evident in him scrapping the whole PR group for the cats.

Nothing Bob did here compares to going on trial for rape and forcibly moving a sports franchise from our city. And yet folks like yourself still romanticize and hold allegiance to that man's business. Bob used to get all the blame for the arena, he deserves all the credit for its prosperity. He did far more good here than bad, but its that same "hillbilly" spirit as you call it that denies him that. Its OK though, Charlotte is known for that. Thats nothing new, and the people who matter know the real and support our founder and his vision.

[Crixtala]

Again, meh... (and I was never a Hornets fan, I can just understand people wanting the brand). What it all comes down to is Shin ended up being a shitty person that Charlotte turned on. The city didn't turn on the team, but when you want to show your distaste for a team owner, the best way to directly affect him is by not giving him your money, which means not going to the games. Again, that doesn't mean the city gave up on the Hornets... They gave up on supporting Shinn.

Same thing has happened with Bob Johnson. Now, MJ's fighting a huge uphill battle to do damage control. One thing he can consider is the name change. There's obviously support in the city for the idea and I guarantee you he's trying to decide if it makes business sense. If they get to a point where it does and its possible...? I can see it happening. And don't really see how it'll be a bad thing. It'll provide a small bubble of positive buzz which MJ can use to bring the team along.

At the end of the day, Shinn made mistakes that turned the city against him, Johnson never embraced the city (and managed to piss off more people than he made happy) and outside of bringing in a team and getting a stadium did nothing for the NBA culture in Charlotte, and now MJ's left in the bad spot of trying to pick up the pieces.

[x djdrew x]

anyone speculating that we could be contracted?

[King Taharqa]

To this point, Bob has done far more than MJ has and spent far more money too. The pupil has not done more than the teacher. "Outside of a bringing in a team and getting a stadium did nothing for the NBA culture in Charlotte". Listen to yourself. How many people bring teams and get stadiums in Charlotte? You speak as if thats a common thing. C'mon man, yall can do better than this. There's gotta be a better way to marginalize the founder of the Charlotte Bobcats. Bob Johnson is a part of Charlotte history forever.