Easily the cheesiest movie I own on DVD is Troll 2, a film in which, despite the title, not a single troll appears. There are plenty of goblins though, and they live in a town called — wait for it — Nilbog, which is, as is pointed out at a key moment, goblin spelled backward.
A couple of years ago, I came across an interview with one of the people who had been in the film (using the term “actors” or “stars” for Troll 2 just doesn’t seem right), who said something to the effect that if you can’t be the best movie ever, you might as well be in the worst film ever.
Which brings us to this season’s Charlotte Bobcats and their bid to become the NBA’s equivalent of Troll 2. The Bobcats, you see, have a chance to be the worst NBA team ever. The team with the lowest winning percentage in NBA history is the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who finished 9-73 for a .110 winning percentage. If the Bobcats lose out — which is quite possible, given that they’ve already lost 17 straight — they’ll end up at 7-59 for a .106 winning percentage. That’s certainly memorable, though probably not in the manner Michael Jordan would up for.
Bonus observation: Speaking of MJ, losing 23 straight to end the season to honor the current Bobcats’ majority owner who wore the jersey number 23 during his playing career only seems appropriate.
