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I've been in Charlotte for 25 years now. One of the only few here that was actually born and raised in Charlotte. I've seen it all. In order to get the fans to come and keep coming, you have to win. Even though the Panthers went to the Super Bowl and have been to 3 NFC championship games, people still leave the stadium once we start losing. It's that simple! The Hornets were a new thing when they first came. Everyone went because we didn't have nothing else. It made us feel like a big city. I still cheer for the Hornets till this day. Shinn left the city, the Hornets never left my heart. I went to every home game here. I've even been to some home games in New Orleans. Not to mention this is College Basketball county!!! Big difference between the NBA. Plus, it doesn't help that a lot of the Bobcats, staff and players, went to UNC. Me being a Duke fan, I can't come to terms with cheering for an UNC alumni team. I'm so glad we have Larry Brown, maybe we will look outside of UNC. Heard DeMarcus Nelson is working out with the Bobcats next week! I also hate the fact that there will not be another ACC tournament here until we get a new arena, due to the fact we have a tiny arena. I really enjoy going to the ACC tournament and the NCAA tournament games, sucks for me now. Then, onto the name of the Bobcats. How "Bob" Johnson related is that? The Hornets were named after Charlotte being named the Hornets Nest. That easy. I understand we don't have any Panthers local in Charlotte, but since it is a NC and SC team, what could we have named them? I do understand the point though. The New Orleans Saints have sucked for more seasons than the New York Knicks and they still manage to sell out games, even before Reggie Bush. I will say this, I am at the Panthers game until the clock strikes 0:00. That's how a real fan supports his team. Win or Lose! The Patriots proved you can't win them all.
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