AP - A little-noticed agreement between the city and the Charlotte Hornets could delay the start of construction on a proposed arena, city officials said. The two sides have agreed that no arena construction will start without commitments from businesses or individuals to rent 75 percent of the new building's suites and club seats.
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Miami Herald writer Barry Jackson has another Sunday column filled with news from around the NBA, including why Jamal Mashburn must decide on his role and notes on upcoming free agents, Jordan's possible return, and some Draft news.
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With the majority of the team still under contract, can the Charlotte Hornets keep their key pieces that could possibly go elsewhere and improve at the same time? Richard Walker of the Gaston Gazette looks at some of the possible scenarios, including possibly trading Derrick Coleman for ex-Hornet and current Celtic Kenny Anderson and signing Free Agent swingman Eddie Robinson to a six year $36 million contract.
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Bobcats May 2001 Archive
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| May 24, 2001
Paul Silas is apparently searching for a backup point guard to push Baron Davis in practice, reports Shane Sharp of the Herald Online.
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| May 23, 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
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| May 23, 2001
Ellerbe Becket, the architects who failed to wow the City Council with their first designs for an uptown arena, didn't score much better on their second try, writes the Charlotte Observer's Lauren Markoe.
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| May 21, 2001
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| May 21, 2001
The end came early.
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| May 20, 2001
Have the Charlotte players got the hunger to keep going, or do they think that this is already a succcessful offseason for the franchise, asks John Delong of the Winston-Salem Journal.
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| May 19, 2001
Drive quickly or become a passer.
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| May 17, 2001
After having Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen and Sam Cassell all on target on the same night, the Milwaukee Bucks were able to come back in the second half and starve off elimination, tying the series at 3 writes Charlotte Observer writer Leonard Laye.
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| May 17, 2001
Charlotte Hornets coach Paul Silas and his coaching staff were having breakfast Tuesday morning in Milwaukee prior to game five when the conversation turned to Bobby Phills, writes Rock Hill Herald writer Shane Sharp.
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| May 17, 2001
After the Charlotte Hornets lost the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series to the Milwaukee Bucks, Baron Davis was quick to shoulder the blame.
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| May 17, 2001
Jamal Mashburn doesn't like making speeches.
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| May 17, 2001
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| May 17, 2001
"The passion generated by the Hornets during this playoff run has rivaled the wave the Carolina Panthers surfed in 1996, when they stormed to a 9-0 record at Ericsson Stadium and advanced to the NFC championship game before losing to Green Bay.
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| May 16, 2001
Will Baron Davis set a precedent? He does not want Charlotte to pick up the fourth year option on his rookie contract, says John Delong of the Winston-Salem Journal, hoping instead to sign a long term deal immediately with the Hornets.
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| May 16, 2001
Baron Davis has not had a dream series.
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| May 15, 2001
Richard Walker of the Gaston Gazette descibes the Hornets-Bucks series as that of many questions.
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| May 15, 2001
"I'll take dead even right now as far as the standings in the series is concerned," Milwaukee center Scott Williams said after the Hornets knotted the best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinals with Sunday's 85-78 victory.
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| May 14, 2001
There was no happier player on the court for Mother's Day than Charlotte's Jamal Mashburn, reports Scott Fowler.
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| May 14, 2001
Charlotte's defense had its biggest impact yet in the series Sunday.
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| May 14, 2001
Ron Green of the Charlotte Observer thinks that Charlotte would grow with a new arena and with the Hornets staying home.
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| May 13, 2001
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| May 13, 2001
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald talks about the Knicks woes and news from around the rest of the NBA in his Sunday column.
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| May 13, 2001
Peter Vecsey has his usual bag o' scoop from around the NBA.
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| May 13, 2001
A win today would mark the best postseason advance in the Charlotte Hornets 13-year history; Charlotte lost its two previous second-round appearances by a 4-1 margin, the Gaston Gazette reported today.
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| May 12, 2001
The Charlotte Hornets are figuring out that it takes more that just heart and desire to outrebound the Milwaukee Bucks.
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| May 12, 2001
A Milwaukee view of the differences between Charlotte and Milwaukee.
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| May 11, 2001
The 6-foot-3 former UCLA standout enjoyed a coming-out party in Charlotte's sweep of the favored Heat in the first round, putting himself atop a short list of NBA players whose stock has risen dramatically this postseason.
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| May 10, 2001
Hornets control the boards to win game three.
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| May 10, 2001
How quickly things change.
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| May 10, 2001
Could the luxury tax and maximum salary limits be responsible for the success of franchises like Charlotte, Milwaukee, San Antonio and Sacramento? If you listened to David Stern speak on Tuesday the answer would have to be yes.
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| May 9, 2001
There is 8:31 left in the fourth quarter.
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| May 9, 2001
NBA commissioner David Stern said that Charlotte was "perilously close" to losing the Hornets before the owners withdrew their application to relocate last week.
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| May 8, 2001
Milwaukee beats Charlotte 91-90 to take a 2-0 lead in their series.
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| May 8, 2001
While it is undeniable that the focal points in the series are the big six; Ray Allen, Sam Cassell and Glenn Robinson for Milwaukee and Jamal Mashburn, Davis Wesley and Baron Davis for the Hornets - Elden Campbell could be the trump card that may help Charlotte over the line.
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| May 8, 2001
Missing in action in game 1, Eddie Robinson promises the Hornets faithful he will show up for game 2 against the Bucks tonight.
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| May 5, 2001
The Charlotte Hornets are the one team the Milwaukee Bucks didn't want to see in the playoffs.
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