Hornets Open 11/05 In New Orleans...Are You A Fan?

alon504 said

Yep...I'll root for the team. It is the NEW ORLEANS Hornets that are playing in OKC because of Hurricane Katrina. I will absolutely root our team to the playoffs. If I didn't root for them to get to the playoffs, then, I don't think it would be fair to call me a fan of the team.

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I dislike NBA basketball. It just does not excite me. The season is too long and most of the games don't matter in the standings or to the players. I used to watch the playoffs, but even that has gotten boring to me. Basically, all you need to do is watch the last 5 minutes of an NBA game because that's all that matters.

With that being said, I support the Hornets because they are New Orleans team. I check the box score ever day that they play and want them to win and be successful. I do think it would help if they re-branded the team in order to make them feel like our team. As a Saints' fan, who is always threatened by the Saints' moving, I find the current team logos and look to be sort of like looking at a team stolen from another city. I know Charlotte got another team, but I still feel for them in some ways and seeing the name nicknames and logos only reminds me of that.

But, like gboudx, I have to ask why it is that they can't play all of their games in the arena this year.