Bandwagon fans in this city....

[MGH1989]

Half the arena at the Cats game tonight was rooting for the Heat. SMH.

[Iceberg Slim]

Welcome to Charlotte, that's how we do it here......go to a home game when the panthers are playing the steelers......nothing new

[teeray]

Bobcats forum??

BTW the Bobcats will gain thousands of fans overnight the day they change their name from the Charlotte Bobcats to the Carolina Bobcats. Suddenly all of North and South Carolina feel like a part of the team. Richardson was a genius in that regard.

Simple fix. Tell MJ plz

[MGH1989]

Welcome to Charlotte, that's how we do it here......go to a home game when the panthers are playing the steelers......nothing new

True, but teams like the steelers, skins, pack travel well that's part of it. Those people are also fans who didn't want to change allegiance when the team came. Not like the Heat have some great tradition, these people probably jumped on a year and a half ago.

[MGH1989]

Bobcats forum??

BTW the Bobcats will gain thousands of fans overnight the day they change their name from the Charlotte Bobcats to the Carolina Bobcats. Suddenly all of North and South Carolina feel like a part of the team. Richardson was a genius in that regard.

Simple fix. Tell MJ plz

Reclaiming the Hornets name would be better.

[YoungPanthers89]

Why do you still have that pic as your avatar?

[teeray]

Carolina Hornets. I like it. I think they need to get the rest of the state in the fold. I am in Raleigh and although I pull for the Bobcats I feel like no one has the feeling they represent us the way the Panthers do.

[MGH1989]

Why do you still have that pic as your avatar?

Does it bother you?

[YoungPanthers89]

Does it bother you?

not really, just kinda find it weird.

[CardiacCats]

I was at that game tonight and it was NOT half Heat fans, it was 75% Bobcats for sure....and the fans were crazy such a fun game.

[MGH1989]

Carolina Hornets. I like it. I think they need to get the rest of the state in the fold. I am in Raleigh and although I pull for the Bobcats I feel like no one has the feeling they represent us the way the Panthers do.

Agree, getting them on TV up there would help too. From friends who go up to school in the triangle it's hard to get the Cats game as opposed to easily getting the Canes games here in the QC.

[teeray]

Agree, getting them on TV up there would help too. From friends who go up to school in the triangle it's hard to get the Cats game as opposed to easily getting the Canes games here in the QC.

No poo. I have DirectTv so I don't get the Cats games at all here in Raleigh. TWC has the games I think.

Not only that but Direct TV also blocks the games if you get the league pass. There is literally no way to watch a Cats game if you have Direct TV. It is bullpoo.

[cbarrier90]

Welcome to Charlotte, that's how we do it here......go to a home game when the panthers are playing the steelers......nothing new

The NBA, moreso than any other professional sport, is built on the names of the players, not the teams. NBA fans don't say they're a fan of the Heat, they're a fan of LeBron, Wade, Paul, Griffin, etc. and follow the team that their player is on.

This is why Charlotte will always have split crowds when teams with "name" players come to town. It's easily that way for 2/3 of the league's teams.

Charlotte gets flack for being a bandwagon city, but they proved tonight that if you give them a reason to watch (Cam, taking the Heat to the wire, etc.) they will show up.