Anybody who remembers the Hornets noticed a slight change in the Teal of the jerseys through out the years. it wasn’t extreme enough for us not to consider it teal or get upset. With the upcoming name change a lot of people are showing concern because of the “Buzz City” campaign is more of a Carolina Blue & Purple as opposed to the classical Teal & Purple we are all so fond of. In my opinion I think this a just a transitional color for this year because the Bobcats already have a Carolina Blue in their scheme and it would really clash if you saw the cheerleaders wearing Bobcats shorts which are Carolina blue and then a teal shirt. You have to admit it would be too much going on for right now.
For the time being this gives the instant memory of the Hornets without interfering with their aesthetic appeal for the last season. This being said who knows what the Marketing department is thinking and has planned for the future Hornets. I personally can only hope and pray that it is teal. A lot of people have asked us to start a push at the Bobcats to make sure this happens. I don’t think that is appropriate until we have some real proof that they are indeed going with this Blue.
Remember Carolina Blue was a part of the original Hornets scheme but it was only appropriate because Alexander Julian also threw in the Duke Blue in respect to both teams that created a rich college basketball history in this state. IMO if you use one, you have to use the other.
Some want to create a new look for the Hornets. Some say if it isn’t broke don’t fix it.
What Do You Think?
With the big change coming it gives us the freedom to imagine an ideal identity. This fresh start presents the opportunity to pick our favorites aspects of the old Hornets and yet tweak it to suit our new modern tastes!
These are just a few Charlotte Hornet court designs. Please leave a comment with a link of any other court designs you find BUT we’d like to have you good folk vote on these on which you would prefer to see your Charlotte Hornets 2.0 play on in the Hive!
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As I’m sure you guys have heard, all the day’s events will take place at the EpiCentre and we have confirmed former Hornets Muggsy Bogues, Rex Chapman, Dell Curry, Kendall Gill and Kelly Tripucka will be in attendance.
From 12:00-6:00pm, the Buzz City Family FanFest will take place at the EpiCentre Commons. The FanFest will include giveaways, games, face painters, caricaturists, balloonists, and, of course, Rufus and the Lady Cats. In addition, WFNZ will be broadcasting live from the EpiCentre studios from 12:00-7:00pm.
Starting at 5:00pm, the EpiCentre Pavilion will host the Buzz City Celebration. In conjunction with Alive After 5, the event will include a DJ, a band, giveaways, a photo station and televisions to watch a special announcement. In addition, many of EpiCentre’s venues will have special offers for season ticket holders.
The Bobcats have been unable to reach an agreement with Gerald Henderson, so they’re looking at sign-and-trade possibilities in order to get something in return for the guard.
With this happening the Bobcats have popped up on the short list for Monta Ellis…
So who do you think the Bobcats go for? Keep Hendo or Go for Ellis?
With the NBA Board of Governors meeting July 18th and one of the topics they will be discussing is whether or not they give their approval on the Bobcats 2014-15 season transition to the Charlotte Hornets!
Seems like the Bobcats are very confident they will get the go ahead! They sent out this email
After we RSVP’d we receive this e-mai!
HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!
GO HORNETS!
With the end of the last Bobcats game and the beginning of the playoffs every Bobcat fan was waiting with bated breath to see what the next move was. We were all anxious and demanding some form of change after a hugely disappointing but not hugely surprising season. We wanted change, we demanded change, and we got it!
We got our first response from the Bobcats May 21st when over a hundred people filed into Time Warner Cable Arena for the draft lottery party and right before the lottery was to start Michael Jordan held one of his very rare public press conferences. The arena fell silent as we waited for Jordan to speak. He then tells the crowd through the jumbotron as applause and cheers erupted that “this afternoon, we have just submitted our application to the Board of Governors for a name change to the “Charlotte Hornets” starting the 2014-15 season”.
VIDEO OF ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qecv8zkfsxE
Bobcat Staff immediately runs around the arena handing out pamphlets that ironically say “Back The Buzz ” as the light boards around the ceiling flash in purple to the same familiar phrase. a mob forms in the lobby as people crash to the front of the line desperately hoping they get one of the new “Back The Buzz” shirts. It was one hell of a party out there 🙂
FYI: on THE DAY of the announcement the Bobcats sold over a MILLION dollars worth of season tickets which is more than they did ALL last off season.
Soon after that the rumors of coaches started to flood in. Who were we going to get? Any Bobcat fan can tell you that along with the first round picks our coaching picks have not really panned out properly. We have had 6 head coaches since the 2007 season. The Bobcats made another great announcement, our new head would be Steve Clifford!
Steve has been an assistant coach around the league and has vast amounts of experience having just recently been an assistant coach for the LA Lakers and having been assistant coach under Stan Van Gundy in not just Orlando but in Houston and New York as well. His staff is not too shabby either. If you don’t know who Patrick Ewing is…..well I don’t feel like typing all day so just “Google” him. As for the rest, here is a review of each coaches resume that has been widely circulating the web.
(RtoL: Patrick Ewing, Bob Beyer, Stephen Silas, Bob Weiss and Mark Price)
Beyer
, who spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant with the Warriors, brings 27 years of coaching experience at the NBA and college levels. Along with the Warriors and Magic, he also spent two years with the Raptors, serving as an assistant coach in 2003-04 and an advance scout in 2004-05. Beyer spent three years as head coach at Siena College from 1994-97. His college career also includes assistant coaching stints at Albany (1985-89), Siena (1989-93), Wisconsin (1993-94), Northwestern (1997-2000), Texas Tech (2001-03) and Dayton (2005-07).
Silas
remains with the Bobcats, having spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach for the team. His 12 years of coaching experience also includes three seasons with the Hornets (2000-03), two seasons with the Cavaliers (2003-05) and four and a half seasons with the Warriors (2006-10). Silas also served as an advance and college scout for the Hornets in 1999-2000 and an advance scout for the Wizards in 2005-06. When he was hired as an assistant coach with the Hornets in 2000, he was the youngest assistant in the NBA at the age of 27.
Weiss
has spent 29 of his 32 years as a coach in the NBA, including seven seasons as a head coach for the Spurs (1986-88), Hawks (1990-93), Clippers (1993-94) and SuperSonics (2005-06). His tenure as an assistant coach includes stops with the Clippers (1977-80), Mavericks (1980-86), Magic (1989-90), SuperSonics (1994-2005) and Hawks (2012-13). Weiss was also the first former NBA head coach to be a head coach in China, leading the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons from 2008-10 and the Shandong Lions in 2010-11. The 22nd overall pick in the 1965 NBA Draft, Weiss played in the NBA for 12 seasons, averaging 7.6 points and 3.7 assists in 783 career games and winning the 1967 NBA Championship with the 76ers.
One of the greatest shooters in NBA history, Price has previously served as a player development coach for the Magic in 2011-12, a shooting coach with the Warriors in 2010-11 and a shooting consultant for the Grizzlies (2007-08) and Hawks (2008-10). The four-time NBA All-Star ranks second in league history in career free-throw percentage (.904) and 29th in career three-point percentage (.402). He was named First Team All-NBA in 1992-93 and earned Third Team All-NBA honors three more times during his 12-year career. Price, who was the 25th overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft, averaged 15.2 points and 6.7 assists in 722 career games played.
Now onto the controversial Draft Pick!
with the NBA lottery (Which we have also had the best of luck with) the Bobcats received the 4th pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. Immediately rumors surfaced from us trading it for Chris Bosh to Dwight Howard but we will skip over all that an go to what actually happened. Well we ended up picking Cody Zeller from Indiana. Not going to lie and act like my initial reaction was a huge smile but this pick has definitely grown on me.
The thing I have the biggest problem with was the fan’s reaction in the arena to it. Completely uncalled for but…not much can be done for it now. We just have to stifle this culture of fair weather fans. I may have wanted a name change but somebody in my family was at almost every home game and event. We put our money where our mouth is and bought Season Tickets for the next 2 seasons. I think this guy will surprise all of you!
VIDEO REACTION IN ARENA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1sqoxXAr7Y
THEN…Rumors of Bobcats extending qualifying offer to Henderson but not Mullens and Ben Gordon opts-in to return. So a quick synopsis is Geral Henderson will be back in Charlotte (99% sure), Byron Mullens is basically out and we are stuck with Ben Gordon one more year barring a trade (which more than likely will not happen). The Bobcats said Josh McRoberst is in the their future plans and nobody is going to pay him more than the $4-5mil/year so he is staying. Also pray to god on high we Amnesty Tyrus Thomas. Amen.
THEN…The sticky situation of the Free Agency Market. I do not pretend to know anything about the Free Agency and probably never will understand it. I didn’t predict Cody Zeller so how am I going to predict what the Bobcats will do in Free Agency. Won’t happen! What can be said is the Utah Jazz’s Al Jefferson is being talked about a lot for us and he has a scheduled meeting with the Bobcats this Wednesday.
SO…Do what you want with this information all I can say is that the Bobcats are making moves and I for one think they are heading in a great direction. This coaching staff is arguably the best we have ever had, this pick is a very athletic big man, which we sorely needed, and we are finally threatening to use our money! SO have hope Bobcat fans because soon we will be the CHARLOTTE HORNETS again and we might have a TEAM on our hands!
WHAT’S NEXT BOBCATS?
THURSDAY JUNE 27th
After the Bobcats have their Draft Party from 6-9 pm at Time Warner Cable Arena we will be having our own little shindig at “Tilt on Trade” (right down the street from the arena)
You wont want to miss the drink specials listed above, the Hornets gear you can grab AND you definetly do not want to miss the special guest (he asked us not to say his name on the off chance he cant make it)
LETS FINALLY HAVE OUR “BACK THE BUZZ” PARTY!
Bring Back the Buzz 