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The Season According to...

Written by Sean Knight | 15 May 2012

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Heading in to this NBA season, nobody was really sure what
to expect in the League. We knew the powerhouse teams, and the teams that might
not fare well against those teams. What we didn't know was how the lockout
would affect team performance. The wear and tear of an 82 game season is
enough, but to have a compacted schedule, where games are on top of each other,
makes it extremely difficult on the bodies of the athletes.
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I Loved the Charlotte Hornets, but Why Don't I Want them Back?

Written by Andrew Lail | 15 May 2012

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I just become more and more bitter about this.  I'm happy to have an NBA team...and if they
decide to become the Hornets, great...but...

So far, the only feeling I get is that you combine a worst
ever record with someone pushing to get a name chance...just seems like a bunch
of publicity hounds striking at the right place at the right time.  I guess that's just bad to say, but that's
how it feels to me.


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How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bobcats

Written by Matt Thomas | 07 May 2012

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So, this is what it feels like to be a fan of the worst team of all time. I have to admit, now that it's over, it's not THAT bad.  Look, no one REALLY wants to get used to something like this.  I, for one, relish in being a fan of an underdog team that is never supposed to achieve anything.  I know, I know, that's ridiculous and why would you ever want to be that way? Let's stop for a minute and think about things from a different light.  I am a HUGE Iowa Hawkeyes fan. I'm originally from Iowa and love my team with all my heart. When we talk about fan-dom and being a "super fan" and such we really need to look no further than collegiate sports.  When it all boils down to it; the variance of teams bidding for a legit national title shot are so so so very slim.  When looked at from a fan perspective you think of things in a different way with college sports. In college football...when do you start thinking title when you're in a major conference? 9 straight wins? 10? What if you lose ONE game? Does that mean the end? What a dismal world, right? Not at all. Every year, there are new goals and new expectations of your team. recruits pan out and recruits fail. It's all a part of the system. People like to think this only applies to college sports. What fools they all are.  This could not apply to professional athletes any MORE.

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The Season According to: A Final Look at the 11-12 Bobcats

Written by Andrew Lail | 01 May 2012

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Sorry so blurry...but it was the best my poor camera phone could muster...

I was there that final night.  I saw history be made.  In my orange wig, white tie, and diamond studded sport coat, I stood with my Cat Crazies brethren, in the shadows of section 102.  We all witnessed it together.  It was a dark night on Trade Street.  Worst.  Team. Ever.  Please take the jump and read on.

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How Did This Happen?

Written by Bryan Beck | 27 April 2012

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Ladies and gentlemen, fans of all ages.  Welcome to the Trade Street Post.  What is about to come is each writer's best attempt to just break down what exactly happened this season.  It hasn't been easy to stomach, but it is all over.  Keep watch as we each chime in as to our own versions of what happened and how we are to cope  This edition gives Bryan Beck's account.
Enjoy!

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