Quite frankly, I think a post like this isn't in the best interest of the fan base as a whole, since it could be offensive to some non-New Orleans fans. Last time I checked it was
hornetsreport.com, and I don't think making some non local fans potentially feel alienated, by emphasizing and dictating that this site is a
New Orleans site, owned by
New Orleaneans is good for the team. Lets be realistic here, this team has one of the smallest fan bases in the league, and every fan is crucial to this organizations success at home and abroad. I don't think it's fair to give fans out side of the New Orleans the impression that they are second class citizens on this board... Maybe you weren't meaning to imply that, but it came across that way IMO.
Also remember two of our best players are from North Carolina, CP3 and David West, and im sure they were big Charlotte Hornets fans before the team moved to New Orleans. If the history of the team pre-NO means nothing to you, then fine, but if we ignore the teams history then how can we fully appreciate where the team is coming from, and why many of us fans started to follow the team in the first place. Being from New Orleans shouldn't mean you are more meaningful a fan, and being a fan of the team for a longer amount of time shouldn't mean you are a more meaningful fan either. We all have a passion for the team, and i'm assuming we all spend some of our hard earned money on the team, one way or another. Personally I order Hornets gear from the NBA store, try to catch the Hornets every year when they come to Toronto, pay extra for NBA(Raptors)TV so that I can catch more Hornets games. At this point in time this team needs all the help it can get, and heck i'd even be happy if some people who switched over to the Bobcats when the Hornets left town, hopped back on the bandwagon when this team takes off and starts winnings lots and attracting a lot of national attention(which im confident it will this season)... Anybody, anywhere for that matter who wants to hop onboard.
Lets not forget anything that helps the Hornets helps New Orleans. I come from a French back ground and have spent a fairly substantial amount of time watching and learning about the state of New Orleans, and it's
history so that I can fully appreciate the city.
I want the team to succeed in New Orleans, and I look forward to going down there and checking it out sometime in the next year or two.
As far as this thread goes, I think TheBigEasy summed it up best. There isn't much to discuss or debate about in terms of the best in positions, from a 6, or if you want to be technical, 4 year pool of players to choose from. I was hoping not to bother getting trivial about the exact phrasing of the title, especially since the same poster of the thread has another post entitled "Best Power Forward."
Now that I got that off my chest... HH I enjoy your posts, enjoy your sense of humour, just didn't like that post.