CHARLOTTE Hornets!!!!

[TheBeagle]

Yeah, I've pulled against Charlotte since they left; I loved it when the got busted in the 1st round against Miami their first year in NO. I loved it when they moved west and figured they wouldn't see the playoffs in the next 10 or so years....and for a while it looked that way. Seeing the success they've had this year, and the attendance rising because of the playoffs has been a real kick to the man-region for me. Like Muttley, I can't stand the Spurs and am still hoping they can find a way to pull out the series over NO.

I understand part of life is having a second chance, and maybe you can put the "Honey Bee incident" away for good, forgive and forget, but what he pulled over on the city of Charlotte and Hornets fans in the Carolinas.....any success he has just proves there's no justice in the world.

I pulled for the Hornets for the most part from the inaugural season as a wee chap, but I was a Hawks fan up 'til they traded Nique in '94. I was a true Hornets fan when they got rid of LJ and Zo in '96, so I was a latecomer so to speak, but I still have good memories of some of those teams, especially the '01 guys who blitzed the Heat in round 1, and went 7 games against Milwaukee in the 2nd round. But that was the Charlotte Hornets....

[BobCatsFanInTx]

Yeah, I've pulled against Charlotte since they left; I loved it when the got busted in the 1st round against Miami their first year in NO. I loved it when they moved west and figured they wouldn't see the playoffs in the next 10 or so years....and for a while it looked that way. Seeing the success they've had this year, and the attendance rising because of the playoffs has been a real kick to the man-region for me. Like Muttley, I can't stand the Spurs and am still hoping they can find a way to pull out the series over NO.

I understand part of life is having a second chance, and maybe you can put the "Honey Bee incident" away for good, forgive and forget, but what he pulled over on the city of Charlotte and Hornets fans in the Carolinas.....any success he has just proves there's no justice in the world.

I pulled for the Hornets for the most part from the inaugural season as a wee chap, but I was a Hawks fan up 'til they traded Nique in '94. I was a true Hornets fan when they got rid of LJ and Zo in '96, so I was a latecomer so to speak, but I still have good memories of some of those teams, especially the '01 guys who blitzed the Heat in round 1, and went 7 games against Milwaukee in the 2nd round. But that was the Charlotte Hornets....

I am not one to argue with you guys about how Shinn did your city and region but at the same their is an argument that can be made in George Shinns favor. He pushed real hard to get the NBA in the Carolinas and got the region involved in supporting an expansion team. In all reality without him you may not be talking about Larry Brown or NBA basketball in Charlotte. I am not saying that he is some Demi God but give him credit where credit is due and hate him after that. He is both founding father of NBA in Charlotte and a big greedy a hole who stole it all away.

Myself, I still support the Hornets. I don't do so because of George Shinn but because of a part of the country they represent that deserves a championionship even without hurricane Katrina having happened. Screw Shinn, Louisianans and especially NO, deserve a champion.

[TheBeagle]

DING DONG the bugs are dead!!! Stick that in your pipe, Shinn, and like it!! Now I can breathe a little easier since the Hornets are outta here...