Member Interviews: Spectre

[Mustachio]

It's time! We start off our BobcatsPlanet.com Member Interview with longtime member Spectre. We hope this gives everyone a little perspective into the minds of the posters, and gives you a chance to see where some of these post are coming from.

Feel free to ask more questions or to drag more details out.


Bobcats Planet name: Spectre
Real name (first only): Henry
Age: 45
Current City: Apex
Hometown: Siler City
Occupation: Engineer


1) How did you choose your screen name?
-Scooby Doo...

2) Could you tell us a little about where you grew up and about your family?
-Country born and raised. Married, 2 kids (boy & girl).

3) Did you play in any sports or where you involved with any High School clubs and such?
-Played JV basketball, up to Pony League/High School Baseball

4) What is your fondest memory of your teenage years?
-My fondest memory is that I don't remember.

5) What was your first job?
-Priming tobacco

6) What lead to your dedicated following of the Bobcat's?
-Home state team...getting in at the beginning.

7) Could you tell us one of your favorite memories of the Bobcat's?
-Swish beating the Celtics in Boston.

8 ) How did you find the Bobcats Planet and what keeps you active on the site?
-Looking for ANY Bobcats' news. They're my passion (other than family) and I just can't get enough.

9) What other sports teams do you follow?
-Hurricanes, Panthers.

10) When you’re not on Bobcats Planet what could you likely be found doing with your spare time?
-Scouring the Net for news to put on the Planet! (editors note* - as any self respecting bp.com member should be doing)

11) If you could have one moment being part of the Bobcats organization, what would it be?
-Communications Director. From what I can tell all he does is hang with the players and surf the web!

12) How many trips have you made to the Time Warner Cable Arena?
-3...not enough.

13) What is your worst fear?
-Jordan going back to his ways at DC where the moves are done just to be made and not to make the team better. Not a big fear though; I think he's done a pretty good job so far (Vincent notwithstanding).

14) What type of hobbies do you enjoy?
-Ball, Yugioh with the kids.

15) What’s your favorite food?
-Lasagna

16) Where are some of the places you’ve been, and where are some of your favorites.
-Maui, Hawaii and West Palm Beach, Florida. I'd be living in one of those places now if the wife would let me.

17) What is one thing you've always wanted to do, but haven't done yet in your lifetime?
-Snow ski...I want to be one of the fools going off the 90 degree cliff.

18 ) If you could live anywhere where would it be?
-Maui

19) Name your favorite 3 Bobcats all time and explain the reason for one of them.
-Swish/Crash/Felton.

Crash...the dude just does whatever it takes, puts it all out there.

20) Up to this date, what is one of your favorite Bobcats Planet memories?
-Chats during the first games of the season...til the Idiot (Vincent) ruined it.

21) Give us 3 of your favorite plays, dunks or other on the court happenings by the Bobcats.
-Crash vs. ATL, the 2 wins vs. LAL, Swish vs. Boston

22) Anything else you'd like to add?
-I consider BCP one of the premier fan sites...and I'm proud to be a member.

Who would you like to nominate to be interviewed next? OHARA

[ziggy]

That was really cool!

I have to ask though, How do you prime tobacco?

[amour217]

If you were a hot dog, and you were starving, would your eat yourself?

[Slam]

17) What is one thing you've always wanted to do, but haven't done yet in your lifetime?
-Snow ski...I want to be one of the fools going off the 90 degree cliff.

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Canada is calling your name brother!!

Nice article. Looking forward to learning more about the other posters.

[Muttley]

If you were a hot dog, and you were starving, would your eat yourself?

I know I would. I'd be so delicious.


Excellent interview. Props to Spectre for turning out to be so cool. Who knew? (...kidding, of course, you're the man) And props to Mustachio for putting on a great interview.

[ohara831]

Rats. I was off with my family and parents on Father's Day and then watching the US Open. If still ongoin, Spectre, I have a question. What sources do you consider the most reliable when you are researching the game of a certain player you may consider in a Trade for Charlotte or in the Draft?

[ALong13]

this is pretty cool, and is a nice way to find out more about other members, hopefully everyone will get a turn eventually...

[spectre]

Rats. I was off with my family and parents on Father's Day and then watching the US Open. If still ongoin, Spectre, I have a question. What sources do you consider the most reliable when you are researching the game of a certain player you may consider in a Trade for Charlotte or in the Draft?

I'm not quite sure I know what you're asking. First thing I do is check Draft Express for the player's salary and length of contract once an idea pops in my head. I usually have an idea what assets I would or wouldn't give up for said player, so then I head over to the one of the trade checkers (assuming there's no BYC or anything...then I have to do it by hand) and see if I can get it to work.

I then run it by Big Slam...if it passes his test then I usually put it in here and/or on the trade board. Course we've been beating this around for so long we kind of know what the other will think.

If you're talking stats, basketballreference.com is pretty awesome. Oh, and I almost always go to that player's RealGM board (might need to go back multiple pages) and get what they're feeling about that player too.

[spectre]

That was really cool!

I have to ask though, How do you prime tobacco?

Never knew why they call it "priming", but it's just picking the leaves. Since it's usually done when it's very hot and you're out there all day bent over...they should just call it "hell".

17) What is one thing you've always wanted to do, but haven't done yet in your lifetime?
-Snow ski...I want to be one of the fools going off the 90 degree cliff.

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Canada is calling your name brother!!

Nice article. Looking forward to learning more about the other posters.

Hmmm, I see a deal coming on. My place...Bobcats' weekend...your place...death on the high slopes.