2007-03-04 14:11:37 · 7 answers · asked by roarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
The Hornets owner alienated all the Charlotte fans and begged the NBA to let him move so they finally agreed and they moved to New Orleans and then eventually started splitting time in Oklahoma as well due to Hurricane Katrina trashing the arena there.
Charlotte was a good fanbase though and led the NBA in attendence for a few years before the owner issues so the NBA let them have a new Expansion team and they became the Bobcats after a naming contest and the name is said to give the majority owner Bob Johnson as part of the name (Bob's Cats, he liked that so agreed to that name)
completely different teams and franchises
2007-03-04 14:22:01 · answer #1 · answered by truthistold2u 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hornets moved to New Orleans, then a couple years later the bobcats were made as an expansion team. Since hurrican Katrina though, the hornets have played in Oklahoma City.
2007-03-04 15:22:54 · answer #2 · answered by harstmaster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Charlotte Bobcats were always the Charlotte Bobcats.
When the Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans they kept the name "Hornets". Then when the New Charlotte franchise was born they took the name "Bobcats".
2007-03-04 14:16:11 · answer #3 · answered by Lefty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In such truly some ideas it does reason franchise confusion its like the Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens issue in NFL . the unique Charlotte Hornets/Pelicans 1988-89 are those stats in 1988-2002 now belong to the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets because they now own the team call . even inspite of the truth that the Bobcats suck as we talk they ought to enable that Hornets call die off or replace it fairly to perceive they're a diverse franchise in destiny years .
2016-12-05 06:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where have you been the last couple of years? The hornets moved to new orleans and play in oklahoma sometimes now and all of last season because of hurricane katrina.
The bobcats are an expansion team.
2007-03-04 14:14:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well in 2002 the hornets moved to charlotte it wasnt till the year after that they started talking about an expansion team to replace them. So it wouldnt be natural to tell management and ownership to change their names.
2007-03-04 14:18:10 · answer #6 · answered by seminole0885 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
both thoses guys said everything i would have said!
2007-03-04 14:18:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anthony xD 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋