Or as Atlanta goes, so goes Charlotte?
Last week, the NHL approved the sale and relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg. This was Atlanta’s second chance at the NHL, which ended after 13 years (12 seasons). Attendance was awful, which wasn’t all that that surprising, as nothing helps draw a crowd like winning, which is exactly what the Thrashers weren’t doing much of. In their run in Hotlanta, the Thrashers made the playoffs but once and even then failed to win a game.
Fast forward a few years, and let’s plug in “Charlotte Bobcats” for “Atlanta Thrashers” and “NBA” for “NHL” in the above and change the number of years a bit. Sound like a plausible outcome for the NBA in the CLT, especially if one or both of Bismack Biyombo and Kemba Walker don’t pan out? Could well be…