Babe of the Day

Babe of the Day
Dayana Mendoza

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

It’s Time To Back The Bobbies

(Quick points about the curious case of the Charlotte Bobcats)
As we enter the All-Star break, one has to wonder where our season goes from here. We’re nipping at the heels of the eighth playoff spot. The exact same position we took last year and failed to win A game against the Magic. Not to mention, we have injuries to the point where I struggled to find a uniform on the bench as we lost to the Bulls last night. Also, my man Steve Martin had a call when Stephen Jackson got taken out of the game early on that went something like this “Jack-off the floor”. He said nothing before that and put the two words together so quickly that it was not great to hear. Now, I may be a bit immature but come on, that’s a miscue. With all that said, it is tough to be a fan, but I still am.
I see things differently with the squad we have. I can feel a new buzz around the arena, the players play extremely hard for Silas, we have young athletic talent that is fun to watch, and at times it feels as if you’re watching a block party on the defensive end.
Shaun Livingston is by far and away my favorite player. Yes, that’s right. A 6-7 PG who is still young and is just now living up to his projected talent straight out of high school. He can handle the rock, bury the mid range jumper, post any guard in the league, and he brings excitement to the crowd. In my opinion, he’s a microcosm of where we’re headed as a franchise. We actually look like a team who plays for our coach and one another (Sorry Larry). We are truly exciting to watch. Whether it is Shaun ballin’, Jack getting T’d, or us swatting away shots, we have that (most over used word) “swag” about us. And that’s exactly what it’s going to take to bring playoff basketball to Charlotte.
If we could get the fans involved we might have something here. Let’s rally behind this ball team! The Hornets are gone…get over it…we have MJ there just about every night…Our arena is top notch…We are fun to watch…who in the hell wants to hear about the Panthers or the NFL bargaining agreement anymore and Hockey’s just not for us and minor league at that.
So, “Get on your feet…and greet…your Charlotte Bobcats.” If we can pack TWC out we will win more games, it would help businesses downtown, we would have at least one respectable franchise in Charlotte, but most of all…it would breathe a new sense of pride into the QC. I, for one, would love that!
We’ve needed Charlotte before, now Charlotte needs us.
It’s Time To Back The Bobbies

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