Thank you Bob Johnson!

[cdandi1]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/909/story/1236525.html

Interesting read by an African American journalist on ya boi. Kinda what we're talking about here...

[Hotsauce]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/909/story/1236525.html

Interesting read by an African American journalist on ya boi. Kinda what we're talking about here...

That is a good read....

Secondly if you call your own people Hon___ then you should have no problem calling blacks Nig____'s

Seem fair right?:confused:

[King Taharqa]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/909/story/1236525.html

Interesting read by an African American journalist on ya boi. Kinda what we're talking about here...

That article is trash. Its more about Bob Johnson's moves with BET than it is about him being the owner of the Bobcats. As I pointed out earlier, alot of blacks view Bob Johnson as an uncle tom/sellout. This writer seems no different, and the fact he works for the Observer who has led the Bobcats Tea Party Movement from day 1 tells me all I need to know. I use Charlotte Observer "opinion" pieces to wipe with.

[King Taharqa]

In a 2 week span there have been 5 articles/opinion pieces on "ownership" of the Bobcats by the Charlotte Observer. All of this for a winning team and one of the big surprises in the NBA this season. What Bob has had to endure here is sad and unfortunate. Politics and religion are more important to our local media than pure sports entertainment. The Bobcats tea party movement is in a race for time to run the black owner out of town before we see the playoffs. Bob Johnson must not be associated with anything good about the business he created, only the negatives. We like your business Bob, we like how hard your players play Bob, we like the coach you hired and the people you got working for you, we just dont like you. Do the right thing Bob, sell your business to someone more likeable please. More marketable than you. And natural order will be restored to Charlotte, NC.

[Britneck]

The article is spot on though. He was in it for money. The way he ran it showed he was in it for money. They drafted May and Felton, not to win, but to put fans in the seats. It kind of seemed to be the same situation with Morrison too. He and JJ were the faces of NCAA basketball that year and I'm sure they wanted to get white fans to come so they probably felt like we could relate to Adam. Now i think he is trying to win because he is losing a lot of money. He has done some good things with bringing Jordan and LB in. Jordan thing was to bring fans in too though. And to say he pulled off what Shinn couldn't do by bringing in Jordan is ignorant. If you own and run a successful business and someone wants to buy 30% and have full control over it, you're going to be alright with that? I wish they could have worked it out because Jordan would have put on a Hornet uniform like he did in Washington but he wanted way to much control. That's why Jordan works here with the Bobcats, because Bob doesn't want to run the team.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

That is a good read....

Secondly if you call your own people Hon___ then you should have no problem calling blacks Nig____'s

Seem fair right?:confused:

Really?

Explain to me how this is fair please.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

The article is spot on though. He was in it for money. The way he ran it showed he was in it for money. They drafted May and Felton, not to win, but to put fans in the seats. It kind of seemed to be the same situation with Morrison too. He and JJ were the faces of NCAA basketball that year and I'm sure they wanted to get white fans to come so they probably felt like we could relate to Adam. Now i think he is trying to win because he is losing a lot of money. He has done some good things with bringing Jordan and LB in. Jordan thing was to bring fans in too though. And to say he pulled off what Shinn couldn't do by bringing in Jordan is ignorant. If you own and run a successful business and someone wants to buy 30% and have full control over it, you're going to be alright with that? I wish they could have worked it out because Jordan would have put on a Hornet uniform like he did in Washington but he wanted way to much control. That's why Jordan works here with the Bobcats, because Bob doesn't want to run the team.

So you're saying we drafted Rex Chapman as our first pick because of his lights out skills, and JR Reid wasn't pandering to a local fanbase?

I guess trading Zo had nothing to do with $$$ either.

The Hornets only had 2 good picks before 96, and one of them got shipped out, even though he was the better player. Why?

Because Shinn made the 2nd biggest mistake ever in the history of Charlotte sports by giving LJ an 80 million dollar contract. Nothing Johnson has done has even come close to the deal between LJ and Zo.

I guess the first biggest would be trading two first round picks for Sean Gilbert. Hmmmmmm.

I dunno, I just don't see anyone giving poo to Richardson for all the bad decisions the Panthers made their first ten years. He gets a pass.

Now, what are the differences between Richardson and Johnson?

Can someone explain this to me?

And please feel free to use names like Tshimanga, Jason Peters, Rashard Anderson, Kerry Collins, and Rae Carruth in this explanation.

[King Taharqa]

The Charlotte Observer would never pull a black man out of the mailroom to write an article about Jerry Richardson's blunders or an opinion piece of why he should be ran out of Charlotte. They just would not have no brother using their resource (their paper) to destroy a white owned business. Just would not happen in Charlotte, NC. But when the owner is black, all bets are off. This writer is merely a token used to criticize Bob because the other writers are scared of being called "racist" if they tell us how much they dont like Bob and how Larry Bird would be better. Nothing more.

Most black folks who were upset with Bob over BET, werent mad because he was running it, they were upset that he sold it to Viacom. Thats totally different from the situation here where people are upset he was awarded the team in the first place over potential white owners and they are dying for him to sell it to a white guy any white guy. So again, I repeat, trash article.

[Britneck]

So you're saying we drafted Rex Chapman as our first pick because of his lights out skills, and JR Reid wasn't pandering to a local fanbase?

I guess trading Zo had nothing to do with $$$ either.

The Hornets only had 2 good picks before 96, and one of them got shipped out, even though he was the better player. Why?

Because Shinn made the 2nd biggest mistake ever in the history of Charlotte sports by giving LJ an 80 million dollar contract. Nothing Johnson has done has even come close to the deal between LJ and Zo.

I guess the first biggest would be trading two first round picks for Sean Gilbert. Hmmmmmm.

I dunno, I just don't see anyone giving poo to Richardson for all the bad decisions the Panthers made their first ten years. He gets a pass.

Now, what are the differences between Richardson and Johnson?

Can someone explain this to me?

And please feel free to use names like Tshimanga, Jason Peters, Rashard Anderson, Kerry Collins, and Rae Carruth in this explanation.

You really don't have a clue what you're talking about. You are the reason this thread needs to be locked. You're so far off it's hard to even reply to you. The only part you are right about in that whole post is LJ got payed too much. Had he not been payed and walked you would be bitching about that too.

[King Taharqa]

Because Shinn made the 2nd biggest mistake ever in the history of Charlotte sports by giving LJ an 80 million dollar contract. Nothing Johnson has done has even come close to the deal between LJ and Zo.

Not only did that set us back, it set the entire league back. NBA salaries have been inflated and out of wack ever since. That deal paved the way for Big Country Reeves, Allan Houstons, Big Dog Robinsons, getting HUGE deals they didnt deserve. But hey George Shinn isnt a black man, and he's a local product. That goes a long way here when it comes to leadership and positions of authority.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

You really don't have a clue what you're talking about. You are the reason this thread needs to be locked. You're so far off it's hard to even reply to you. The only part you are right about in that whole post is LJ got payed too much. Had he not been payed and walked you would be bitching about that too.

No, you don't have a clue what I'm talking about. I know exactly what I'm talking about because I was there for it. I was a fan the entire Hornets run and a Panthers fan from the day they announced the franchise. That's experience you can't get from wikipedia or espn.

You can't reply because you got nothing to give. Ya weren't there. You didn't care.

Everything I said in that post is truth. Please debunk any of it.

So trading 2 first round picks for Sean Gilbert wasn't the biggest mistake in the history of Charlotte sports? I guess with the way LJ's contract wrecked the NBA, it could be a close second.

The Hornets had more than 2 good picks before 96? We talking about George Zidek?

JR Reid wasn't pandering to the local Carolina Tarheel fanbase? Srs?

The Hornets didn't draft Rex Chapman because he was white, but the Bobs drafted Morrison because he was white? Ok then.

[Britneck]

No, you don't have a clue what I'm talking about. I know exactly what I'm talking about because I was there for it. I was a fan the entire Hornets run and a Panthers fan from the day they announced the franchise. That's experience you can't get from wikipedia or espn.

You can't reply because you got nothing to give. Ya weren't there. You didn't care.

Everything I said in that post is truth. Please debunk any of it.

So trading 2 first round picks for Sean Gilbert wasn't the biggest mistake in the history of Charlotte sports? I guess with the way LJ's contract wrecked the NBA, it could be a close second.

The Hornets had more than 2 good picks before 96? We talking about George Zidek?

JR Reid wasn't pandering to the local Carolina Tarheel fanbase? Srs?

The Hornets didn't draft Rex Chapman because he was white, but the Bobs drafted Morrison because he was white? Ok then.

Please kid. I was here for it all and i was behind the scenes for it. I got to see Alonzo behind the scenes. The guy hated Charlotte from the get go. He did not want to be drafted and he wasn't going to stay no matter what we gave him. We people don't seem to realize is Zo was a huge dick back then. He only became humble when he got sick. Now he is a super guy. Rex and JR were both great college players who looked to be good in the pro's and Rex really wasn't that bad in the pro's. It really looks like YOU looked at rosters from wiki to make these points. It doesn't even seem like you're old enough to remember they way you're talking out of your ass. Im not sure why you keep bringing up Gilbert, Biakabutuka and all those other random Panthers players. We're talking Bobcats. In no part of this have i said Jerry is any better. Gilbert was a mistake but no one knew he would be. He was trying to make the team better. Biakabutuka was unbelievable when he was healthy. I bet you saw the whole Carruth thing coming. Maybe you should have tried to stop it from happening then. And none of those players were to bring in fans. Really stupid and random point you're trying to make.

[Vagrant]

1. Comparing Bob Johnson to Shinn is like comparing dog poop to cat poop. They were both terrible owners and one being better than the other is of no meaningful consequence to us today. The only advantage that Shinn had over Johnson was that the fans had never been burned before Shinn and he used that to his advantage. When Johnson came into town, he had to correct Shinn's mistakes and he didn't do a good enough job of making this team feel like our home.

2. I think it's obvious here that the divide between who is willing to be objective and evaluate the situation fairly is different than those that either wish to aimlessly defend or aimlessly bash Bob Johnson. Those that do both have their own agenda that has nothing to do with Bobcat basketball and more to do with race, which is VERY sad in this day and age.

3. There exists NO shortage of black people that would do a better job than Bob Johnson has done. His race has as much to do with his performance as his hair color. He has done a poor job by any standards.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Please kid. I was here for it all and i was behind the scenes for it. I got to see Alonzo behind the scenes. The guy hated Charlotte from the get go. He did not want to be drafted and he wasn't going to stay no matter what we gave him. We people don't seem to realize is Zo was a huge dick back then. He only became humble when he got sick. Now he is a super guy. Rex and JR were both great college players who looked to be good in the pro's and Rex really wasn't that bad in the pro's. It really looks like YOU looked at rosters from wiki to make these points. It doesn't even seem like you're old enough to remember they way you're talking out of your ass. Im not sure why you keep bringing up Gilbert, Biakabutuka and all those other random Panthers players. We're talking Bobcats. In no part of this have i said Jerry is any better. Gilbert was a mistake but no one knew he would be. He was trying to make the team better. Biakabutuka was unbelievable when he was healthy. I bet you saw the whole Carruth thing coming. Maybe you should have tried to stop it from happening then. And none of those players were to bring in fans. Really stupid and random point you're trying to make.

I think it was more or less Shinn driving players out of Charlotte, the city and team had nothing to do with Zo wanting to leave. Everyone wants out of the Hornets eventually, that's what all of these former players have in common.

You were there. Can you tell me what it was about Shinn that drove players crazy to get out of here?

Nobody knew Gilbert would be a mistake? Is any DL in the league worth 2 first round picks? Has there ever been?

I'm not sure why you're taking such offense to my posts if none of them apply to you, a point you seem aching to make.

I could lay a bunch of mistakes at the feet of Bob Johnson if I wanted to be petty and nit picky. I'm sure almost 80% of everyone wanted someone other than Morrison, and I'm in that number. But for all we know, he wanted Gay or Roy. But I guess he was no Rex Chapman. But now the kid will never get a chance so we won't know what he could do.

But the fact is Shinn made way more mistakes than Johnson ever could, and Johnson is far from one of the worst owners in the league. I'd rather have him than 70% of the owners that don't care if the team wins or loses this season or next.

No, wanting Steve Belk over Bob Johnson is ignorant.