Apr 30, 2002 10:38 PM EST
The (AP) reports: They might be the Charlotte Hornets for just one more playoff series.
Deputy NBA commissioner Russ Granik said Tuesday, that the move from Charlotte to New Orleans looks "pretty positive."
Granik addressed the media prior to Game 4 of the Orlando-Charlotte playoff series. The Hornets defeated Orlando 102-85 Tuesday to win their series three games to one.
"Our relocation committee should have its report out by the end of this week," Granik said. "And we'll announce what the outcome is. Based on what we've seen in New Orleans, unless there are some real surprises, it looks like there is a great deal of support there.
"It looks like it's going that way now. It looks pretty positive."
Via AP
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John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: The NBA's relocation committee might make a recommendation this week on whether the Hornets should be allowed to move from Charlotte, N.C., to New Orleans, a league source said Monday.
Under the league's bylaws the committee has until May 17 to make a recommendation. The source said a recommendation from the seven-member committee could come as soon as Wednesday.
Once the recommendation is given the NBA's Board of Governors would have a minimum of seven days to consider it. Then a vote is expected by conference call, the source said. Fifteen of the 29 league owners must approve the move. The Hornets get a vote.
Deputy commissioner Russ Granik is expected to give an update before tonight's Game 4 of the playoff series between the Hornets and Orlando Magic at the TD Waterhouse Centre. The Hornets lead the best-of-five series 2-1.
Phoenix Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo, head of the relocation committee, said "It appears that if they can reach the season-ticket numbers we've set for them there will be a lot of support for them."
Colangelo didn't reveal what that target was, but the last season-ticket tally the Hornets released was 10,500.
Hornets co-owner Ray Wooldridge said Monday his staff continues to work diligently to tie up loose ends in New Orleans.
"We're close to completing work on all agreements and finalizing the documentation on our lease with the state," Wooldridge said. "We're intensifying our marketing efforts for ticket sales."
The agreements must be finalized before the committee files its final report.
The relocation committee met April 8-9 in New York but did not make a recommendation. It gave Hornets co-owners George Shinn and Wooldridge more time to complete paperwork on sales and sponsorships.
NBA commissioner David Stern said this month he would be inclined to encourage owners to allow the team to move to New Orleans if Hornets officials meet all the objectives that were set forth by the league.
The team has said it has met or exceeded all of the league's benchmarks, which included collecting deposits on 2,400 club seats, getting a minimum of six corporate sponsors, completing the paperwork on all 55 luxury-suite commitments and reaching a cable television broadcast agreement.
The relocation members are Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, San Antonio Spurs chairman Peter Holt, Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund, Philadelphia 76ers chairman Ed Snider, New Jersey Nets co-chairman/owner Lewis Katz and Colangelo.
Via New Orleans Times-Picayune
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John Denton of the Florida Today reports: A day after his Magic were pushed to the brink of elimination,Tracy McGrady boldly guaranteed that Orlando would win Tuesday's Game 4 and force a return to Charlotte for a Game 5. McGrady also stressed that despite Davis' magnificent triple-double performance on Saturday, he was indeed the best player on the floor.
"Oh, I am. No question," McGrady said with a playful smile and his usual confident swagger. "He's not the best player. You look at Baron's team and look at my team, then you understand that he has a lot more help. He has guys who can score, guys who can rebound on a nightly basis.
"Our guys are kind of inconsistent and we're always searching for guys to come in and rebound. All the focus and attention really isn't on him. With their defense, all the focus is on shutting me down."
Despite the dire circumstances the Magic are in, McGrady feels his Magic can rally to win the next two games and ultimately the series. The basis for his argument is that the series has been so close throughout. Each of the past two games have gone to overtime and Game 1 was decided by one point.
"Yeah, I'm going to guarantee it," McGrady said. "I don't want to go on vacation right now. So I have to guarantee that there's going to be a Game 5."
"I'm not running from anything," McGrady added. "I'm not afraid of anything."
Added McGrady: "I'm trying to carry the load, and it's not easy doing it by myself. I need some help and these are the guys on my team and they're the ones who have to help me."
Via Florida Today
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Bobcats Apr 2002 Archive
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Orlando Sentinel | Apr 29, 2002
The Charlotte Hornets returned to practice Sunday mellow, focused and intent on trying to end this series in Game 4.
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Orlando Sentinel | Apr 29, 2002
Tracy McGrady looked pretty silly, and he felt that way too, lying atop a boulder-sized big yellow rubber ball.
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| Apr 29, 2002
Baron Davis beat the Magic twice yesterday
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ESPN | Apr 26, 2002
The (AP) reports: Jamal Mashburn will remain in Charlotte to be treated for anemia and vitamin deficiency while his Charlotte Hornets teammates play Game 3 in their playoff series against the Orlando Magic.
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Orlando Sentinel | Apr 26, 2002
Tracy McGrady sat out the Magic practice as a precaution Thursday because of his sore lower back, but not everyone believed he was feeling less than full strength.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 25, 2002
Scott Dodd of the Charlotte Observer reports: The NBA is still waiting for the Charlotte Hornets to provide final ticket-sales numbers and other information from New Orleans before making a decision on whether the team can move.
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| Apr 24, 2002
Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn, an expected starter in last night’s game 2 in the series against the Orlando Magic, became dizzy at 4pm yesterday and returned to hospital.
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Orlando Sentinel | Apr 22, 2002
As the Magic made their way to the court for practice, the little silver-haired assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets was walking out.
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| Apr 21, 2002
With the Charlotte Hornets down 74-62 at home to the Orlando Magic in the opening game of the team’s playoff series, Charlotte was in desperate need for a spark to propel them back into the game.
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| Apr 19, 2002
Charlotte Hornets star Baron Davis will today miss the team’s practice after the All-Star flew back to Los Angeles Thursday to be with his grandmother who suffered a stroke, the Orlando Sentinel is reporting.
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Orlando Sentinel | Apr 17, 2002
The quest for the No.
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Milwaukee Journal | Apr 15, 2002
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| Apr 11, 2002
If the Hornets move there may be another team in waiting for Charlotte
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Apr 10, 2002
Shareef Abdur-Rahim was not going to let his team blow it again.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 10, 2002
The NBA told the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday to stop violating the league's attendance-reporting policy, but Commissioner David Stern said five weeks of bogus numbers won't affect the team's bid to move.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 10, 2002
The NBA owners who will pick the Charlotte Hornets' home city make up a dream team of America's rich and powerful, from a U.
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| Apr 10, 2002
Michael Lee of the AJC writes that although they are geographically NBA neighbors the Hawks and the Hornets aren't really rivals of any kind.
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| Apr 10, 2002
Nobody ever has used "stupidity" and "David Stern" in the same sentence when it comes to his work as NBA commissioner.
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ESPN | Apr 9, 2002
The (AP) reports: As much as it pains him, NBA commissioner David Stern is close to giving his approval for the Charlotte Hornets to move to New Orleans.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 9, 2002
Mayor Pat McCrory and city leaders made a last-ditch effort Monday to keep the Hornets from moving to New Orleans, though it was unclear whether a meeting with NBA officials will keep the troubled franchise in Charlotte.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 9, 2002
Editor's Note: Here is the complete text of Mayor Pat McCrory's letter to the NBA, sent to league officials on Friday.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Apr 9, 2002
John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: After listening to Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory's last-ditch presentation to keep the Hornets in North Carolina, the NBA relocation committee is not yet convinced the team's proposed move to New Orleans would work, a top league official said.
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| Apr 9, 2002
Will Hornets ownership try anything to get out of Charlotte?
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Times-Picayune | Apr 9, 2002
John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that Hornets owner Ray Woolridge is confident the NBA relocation committee will give the green light to moving the team to New Orleans.
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San Antonio Express-News | Apr 8, 2002
So, who's going to miss the Hive in Charlotte once the Hornets buzz off to New Orleans because of the lack of fan support in Charlotte?
Feelings are undoubtedly mixed.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 8, 2002
If NBA owners approve a Hornets move to New Orleans sometime this spring, Charlotte would join dozens of other cities abandoned by pro sports teams over the last half-century.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 8, 2002
If Charlotte attorney John Fennebresque got his way in 1999, Hornets fans would be worried about a retirement today, not a relocation.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 8, 2002
Louisiana lawmakers are expected this week to approve the final pieces in a state inducement plan to bring the Charlotte Hornets to New Orleans, although some legislators doubt the team would succeed in the Louisiana city.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 8, 2002
A local leader in the effort to keep the Hornets in Charlotte said he still believes Robert Johnson wants to own the team.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 8, 2002
Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer reports: Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, City Manager Pam Syfert and members of the Charlotte business community flew to New York today to meet with the NBA's relocation committee and attempt to keep the Hornets in Charlotte.
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Jason Walker/Real GM Hoop Net Affiliate | Apr 7, 2002
The Hawks got beat by the Charlotte (for now) Hornets, 93-86.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Apr 7, 2002
It was Nazr Mohammed missing a two-handed dunk one trip, Jason Terry missing a 3-pointer another.
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 5, 2002
TIM WHITMIRE, PETER SMOLOWITZ and GREG LACOUR of the cHarlotte Observer report: Auditors on Thursday began reviewing the Hornets' ticket sales in New Orleans, an examination that some predict will face more scrutiny than other cities' efforts to lure teams.
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| Apr 3, 2002
There will be no Hornet vote on April 9
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Charlotte Observer | Apr 2, 2002
Vote delayed
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| Apr 1, 2002
Vinsanity back in Carolina? hmmm.
