Tom Sorenson hates message boards

[Mustachio]

"Winning fixes everything" - Mustachio

I don't think there is a more appropriate statement for the Bobcats fan situation. Case in point: The NHL's very own Carolina Hurricanes

The Hurricanes had a similar situation to us. Coming from Hartford, the former mighty Whale had moved to Greensboro for the first two years while the RBC Center was being erected. There was a genuine lack of interest at these games. My brother used to take me up there to see them play, and I would be heartbroken at the lack of a sizable fan base. The employees even had to black tarp the upper deck of the Greensboro Coliseum, and attendance was usually around 6,000 fans. Once the team got into a permanent home in Raleigh and actually started playing decent did attendance start to rise. Playoff trips, a Stanley Cup Finals appearance, and eventually even a Stanley Cup trophy has made the RBC Center one of the most highly visited arenas in all of professional hockey.

Where am I going with this? As much as it pains me to say it (I have sensed refused to watch the NHL for selfish and stubborn reasons), the Hurricanes had a great product that skyrocketed once the team started winning. The Bobcats also have a great product. Add in the fact that Charlotte is a city which secretly loves basketball, and you've got yourself a recipe for success. The final ingredient? Winning

you should expand on this and make it a blog. its a great point.

[Mother was a mudder]

In today's Observer Tom Sorenson lists the top 25 things in the sports world that make him sick. Number 3 on that list was message boards. Heres what Tom had to say:

3.
MESSAGE BOARDS. Hi. My name is X. It's not my real name. It's anonymo -- fake. See, I make up a fake name and write on message boards. I'm bitter because referees and the media are unfair to my team and because, OK, I haven't had a date since the spring of '83.

What Tom and the rest of the sports writers over at the Observer fail to realize is that boards like this exist and are growing primarily because of the substandard reporting and lack of quality information that they provide to the fans. For example, we have been dying for some real news on how the workouts are going and which players the Bobcats might be leaning towards and why, but from the Observer we just get fluff.
Maybe one day they will realize that places like this where we as fans can gather to discuss and debate our teams are something that is good for the growth of the fanbase and not something that they should feel threatened by.

Thats my $0.02 anyway.

Nice Post, I sent this to Tom's email> I hope you dont mind. I cant stand his work and i try to send him hate mail whenever possible.