When it was announced that the Hornets were coming to OKC I really thought the city would go crazy and we would see Hornets stuff everywhere. In other large cities I have been that have NBA teams (New Orleans, Miami, etc.) they had large billboards and ads that covered the sides of buildings. You knew you were in a big city.

I don't go downtown very often so there may be some things I missed. I went downtown last week and drove right by the Ford Center and around downtown OKC and saw nothing. I saw nothing at the Ford Center that would let me know there is an NBA team playing there. I expected to see some banners or something! There is a large set of windows on the outside of the Ford Center and they were completely bare. They could put a large banner inside that window.

If this is going to work, downtown OKC is going to have to embrace the Hornets and let people know this is where they belong. We need that small town (Norman, Stillwater, Green Bay) support of this team. Am I the only one that thinks they (Hornets, OKC, local businesses) could do a better job letting people know this is there home?