Do you want a team name change?

[BRNC]

I really see no reason for a name change...I never relate Johnson with this team anymore unless someone else brings him up...so I'm with others that doubt casual fans even know who Bob Johnson is/was to this team...

[teej]

Like I said BP, there are exceptions. It's just a very, very high percentage are on this board.

Also, worth noting that Bobby J still owns 20% of the team.

[Scottley Crue]

I must be an exception. I'm 40, I grew up a Jordan fan, but can't stand the Bulls now, mainly because I'm a Bobcats fan. I hate what George Shinn did to this community, he had a choice between MJ and George Wool-overYourFace-ridge and made a poor choice. But the result took the NBA away from Charlotte when my kids were 8 and 5 (those are years I can't replace).

The name change is (in most intances) driven by the bandwagon fans that can't let go of a certain memory.

I'm a Cats fan, I always will be. On the football side, I grew up a Redskins fan because my dad and his dad were Skins fans. I suppose it helped embrace the Panthers because they have not quite sucked as bad as the Skins over the last 15 years.

I must be an exception as well,as I'm 33 and don't have those misgivings about the team either. However, I certainly did hold the misgivings about Shinn, though.

I can see why the association with Bob Johnson makes one not fond of the name, but I just can't truly understand how the team name alone can hold someone back from being a full-fledged fan.

[CatMan72]

I may be in the vast minority, but I want the Hornets name back... could give N.O. the Jazz name back and find another name for the team in Utah.

[CaptainJack1]

Utah and Memphis should switch names. Utah's mascot is already a bear, just give it more of a grizzly look.

[Absinthe]

Yes, and for several reasons.

The Bobcats name should be changed because it was born out of Bob Johnson's ego. He's no longer a part of the team and it should be changed based on that fact. The colors, at the very least, should be changed because they're ugly.

If the team is going in a new direction then the mediocre reminders of the past need to be thrown completely out. That includes certain players, the team name, etc. It would be wise to start completely anew, including adopting a new team name.

Thirdly, the Bobcats name is completely uncreative and I think we easily have one of the worst logos in the NBA. Everything about the design is dreadful.

[Dcarnys]

Just name the new MLL team if everyone is that bent out of shape over the name.

[GrangerDanger]

the bobcats name sucks point blank period, and the "raptors" names sucks even worse, thats why nobody respects the raptors fanbase or the team. Carolina Cougars would be the best name IMO if you wanted to keep the cat theme with the city, or I would go with the Jumpmen, Air Charlotte, Flight, Royals or Knights

How is Bobcats weak, but Cougars is stud? lol

[GrangerDanger]

I really think thats the only way we could top the hornets name.. Flight with Jump-man logo.. To the people who say it sounds like a wnba name.. how? exactly, whats so feminine about the name "flight?" how many female pilots do you guys know?

The most famous pilot of all time is a girl. Amelia Airhart.

[stun704]

The most famous pilot of all time is a girl. Amelia Airhart.

So your telling me, when you think of the word "flight" you think of amelia earhart?