Charlotte Bobcats rise all thanks to Larry Brown

[mj4life]

I think he either misjudged, or was misled concerning this market. From what I understand, a lot of the initial mistakes people continue to complain about were from Ed Tapscott.

bingo!!! tapscott tried to run this team like he was in dc, alot of people i know were turned off by tapscott and his senior staff. many of them had nba ties but had liitle knowledge of this market. I"m gald MJ convinced bob to hire fred whitfield, he did the best he could do with the arena naming rights/tv mess created by c-set failure,and has slowly increased sponsors(i heard the number of sponsors are up 30 from last season). and as a former season ticket holder with the hornets he understands the in and outs of dealing with the power brokers in this town, hopefully the cats will continue their upward trend

[Porn Shop Clerk]

And the same people that were put off by Tapscott's marketing strategies pointed at his and his staff's release as proof that Bob was cheap.

That's why its hard to take any of these Johnny Come Lately's serious.

Just like with the Panthers. The influx of fans since 2003 has seriously degraded the fanbase. Now I get to watch it happen with the 'Cats.

[dimbee]

Just like with the Panthers. The influx of fans since 2003 has seriously degraded the fanbase. Now I get to watch it happen with the 'Cats.

Fans like a winner.

Truth.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

I like an underdog. :|

Its just to base and easy to cheer for winnars.

[davos]

Bob Johnson's not a bad guy, he just didn't understand this market.

This is where I'll give Bob some slack. Its pretty hard for most people to understand the Charlotte market.

[mj4life]

And the same people that were put off by Tapscott's marketing strategies pointed at his and his staff's release as proof that Bob was cheap.

That's why its hard to take any of these Johnny Come Lately's serious.

Just like with the Panthers. The influx of fans since 2003 has seriously degraded the fanbase. Now I get to watch it happen with the 'Cats.

i understand where you are coming from but we need people who are willing and able to spend the 85 to 100 bucks a game that it cost to set club level . i have already noticed the "panther fan" at games recently, you know the ones that leave in the middle of the 4th to get home early

[mj4life]

This is where I'll give Bob some slack. Its pretty hard for most people to understand the Charlotte market.

that's why you hire people who do. really not that hard to understand, most fans in this market want to cheer a winner and be a part of the"in thing" to do. charlotte is not unique in this regard but we have a higher% than most cities

[King Taharqa]

That's why its hard to take any of these Johnny Come Lately's serious.

Just like with the Panthers. The influx of fans since 2003 has seriously degraded the fanbase. Now I get to watch it happen with the 'Cats.

TRUTH.

Seeing thousandnaires try and speak and speculate on the moves of proven billionaires is funny. But when you've got no interviews or quotes from said billionaires, thats all you can do, speculate. The OP would never insist that John Fox deserves more credit for the Panthers success than their founder. Despite them having 1 winning season in 6 seasons before he was here and them having an "inept" 1-15 year directly prior. But because he has a personal bias against our founder, and has limited knowledge on the NBA and the Bobcats, we get looney tune statements like the ones above that tell us alot more about him than they do our Bobcats.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Revisionist history is revisionist.

I'm one of the few that thinks Fox is a damn fine coach, and probably better than anything we could replace him with.

Even though sometimes I want to scream at him like he's 5 years old.

[davos]

that's why you hire people who do. really not that hard to understand, most fans in this market want to cheer a winner and be a part of the"in thing" to do. charlotte is not unique in this regard but we have a higher% than most cities

Well, I'll agree to disagree. Most people in Charlotte nowadays are transplants that root for the Celtics or wherever they came from. Beyond the certain percentage of Charlotteans from the 70s-early nineties (including myself), it can be difficult to draw even if they are winning in my opinion. Sure, more people will come to the games, because we are good, but we need some better marketing strategies if we actually want to gain a bigger fan base.

I'm not dissing the team. They have honestly grown on me...but they need a plan to market the team in the offseason.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

If they could just get them onto a "broadcast" channel where everyone in NC and SC could watch 60% or more of the games, that would make all the difference in the world.

[davos]

If they could just get them onto a "broadcast" channel where everyone in NC and SC could watch 60% or more of the games, that would make all the difference in the world.

bingo. Thats pretty much what I was alluding to.

[Carl Spackler]

Wait for it...wait for it...here comes the good part...

[MadHatter]

TRUTH.

Seeing thousandnaires try and speak and speculate on the moves of proven billionaires is funny. But when you've got no interviews or quotes from said billionaires, thats all you can do, speculate. The OP would never insist that John Fox deserves more credit for the Panthers success than their founder. Despite them having 1 winning season in 6 seasons before he was here and them having an "inept" 1-15 year directly prior. But because he has a personal bias against our founder, and has limited knowledge on the NBA and the Bobcats, we get looney tune statements like the ones above that tell us alot more about him than they do our Bobcats.

KT, I have a serious question for you.

We all know how passionate you are about the Bobcats, and that is great.

But, answer me this....honestly please.

If the Charlotte franchise had been given to Larry Byrd's group instead of Bob Johnson's, would you still feel the same way you do about the Cats? Would you defend everything they do to the death, like now? Do you love the Cats? Or, do you love the Cats because their owner was and is African American?

Interested in your comments.