Comments on: Dear Mr. Shinn: Tell Us What It Takes

By: Charles Cole

Charles Cole — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:00:06 +0000

It’s hilarious to check in on the New Orleans Hornets after over a year only to find that you guys are still wildly defending yourselves against all attacks, both real and imagined. What a joke that Shinn tried to unload Chandler — do you think that speaks to his committment? And yet, in the middle of this cataclysmic economy, I find an article still begging to throw money at Chairman Shinn. Are you guys that retarded? That was rhetorical, no need to reply. Shinn and New Orleans — a match made in heaven. Until he leaves…

By: mW

mW — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:25:06 +0000

We try not to censor ourselves or others here. But at the same time, with particular posts, we have goals. Here, we’re trying to engage the Hornets, to put whoever’s in charge of monitoring things like this, that there is an angry, but not inconsolable fan base.

People of this city want to support the Hornets, and are each willing to do their distributed share. I think we just hope the team’s front office is just as committed as us. If not, any such person, be it the GM, the PR girl, or the owner, should step aside. As the people are effectively the shareholders, they need to be respected.

By: NOEngineer

NOEngineer — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:58:47 +0000

Thanks for expounding on a theme I’ve been pounding on since the trade-edart. Nothing will increase the value of the investment that is the New Orleans Hornets like a successful title run, both in short-term cash flow and long-term capital appreciation. I’ve always thought that management of any business should be open with their customers and investors. As pointed out earlier, when we renew our tickets in March, we have a significant (for us, not George) financial investment in the following year’s team, in addition to the emotional investment we all make. If we find out in February or July that some of our key assets have been given away, we feel betrayed. Don’t make us angry. You won’t like us when we’re angry…..

By the way, thanks for not deleting. It’s nice to read a good !!!FUCK!!! when called for…..

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:49:49 +0000

I thought he looked kinda like bush…….it’s the G W clone

By: ticktock6

ticktock6 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:51:32 +0000

Oh no, you go right ahead. No deletion here.

By: YoungFella

YoungFella — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:36:42 +0000

… you squint eyed, bible thumping, leprechaun hick.

(i finished my thoughts in a new post so you could delete it without losing the gist of my message!)

By: YoungFella

YoungFella — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:34:47 +0000

I was ready to abandon the team after the Tyson trade. That wasn’t false bravado or empty threatening on my end.

I can tolerate incompetent talent evaluation, bad coaching, poor execution on the field of play. Like everybody else in this city, I was raised a Saints fan and have been a proud owner of my very own Saints season tickets since I was 17 years old and a senior in high school. Subway sandwich artist sitting in the cheap seats, byatch.

But seriously, I cannot tolerate an owner lying to fans and breaking up a fun, likable, and winning team simply for financial reasons. Bill Simmons has my back on that – that’s a legitimate excuse to bail on a franchise. If the Hornets need to rebuild than that’s fine. I will tolerate that. Do it right though… trade DX and Tyson for lottery picks and expiring deals. Shed bad contracts starting at next season’s trade deadline and surround CP3 with young stars in time for us to be good again before his next contract is up and he decides to opt out.

But don’t sign overpriced free agents that we obviously can’t afford. Don’t sell off 1st round draft picks (those low salaries and energetic bench players are the freaking LIFEBLOOD of good franchises) for short-term band-aids to long-term problems. Don’t trade a top 10 young Center for two sacks of shit and no draft picks when the Thunder had 4 extra first rounders sitting around. And don’t lie to my face at the Season Ticket Holder’s lunch last month and say that you’d never break up this young nucleus. Don’t tell us not to worry, that the Hornets are doing better than they ever have financially since the 1990′s.

By: $nave

$nave — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:43:05 +0000

Stern would never ever allow that.

By: Didier

Didier — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:56:38 +0000

You know what would kick ass if the city of new orleans could buy the hornets and it’ll be like the Greenbay Packers.. where the city owns the ball club… wishful thinking though… Got my tickets for the Denver game at the end o the month… WAAA HOOOOO! I’m from BTR and i sure as hell don’t want em to go..

By: mW

mW — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:49:42 +0000

@ chefcdb: fantastic post. I’m with you. I think for some people it wasn’t the fact that they are raising ticket prices, but that they announced it at the same time as the Tyson trade.

Another stupid aspect of the recent Bill Simmons article was suggesting the fans of this city abandoning the team. I mean, if we’ve supported the “A’ints” for so long, why would we abandon this winning team (even without Tyson). Besides, Cheis Paul could fill the Arena on his own.