The Resume

(1997-January 3, 2007)
Located in Charlotte, North Carolina
Notable players include Andrea Stinson, Dawn Staley, Rhonda Mapp, Tangela Smith and Tammy Sutton-Brown
Sister team of the Charlotte Bobcats

Why they might be annoying:

They copied the bee theme and the color scheme from the Charlotte Hornets.
When the Hornets left and the Bobcats arrived in Charlotte, they kept the Sting theme but adopted the Bobcats' colors.
Robert L. Johnson owned them at the same time his ex-wife was Washington Mystics president.
They share nicknames with a singer and a wrestler.

Why they might not be annoying:

They are an original WNBA franchises.
They stayed in Charlotte even after the Hornets left.
They came back from a 1-10 start to make an appearance in the WNBA Finals (2001).
They were the first WNBA team to broadcast a game in Spanish.
They hired Muggsy Bogues as head coach even though he's shorter than his players.
Credit: Hoxy
See Also:
WNBA, Charlotte Sting, Chicago Sky, Cleveland Rockers, Connecticut Sun, Detroit Shock, Houston Comets, Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks, Miami Sol, Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, Portland Fire, Sacramento Monarchs, San Antonio Silver Stars, Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2007 Most Annoying 201-300 (Ranked: 272)
• AskMen's Top 10 Losingest Sports Cities (Ranked: 8)
• Basketball Players
• Carolina Area Sports Teams
• Defunct Sports Organizations
• Hoxy's Profiles [Series 3]
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at My Headband
• Profiles 18501-18750 (Ranked: 18720)
• Sports Fans and Teams
• Sports' Teams
• Sports Teams That Don't Have A Plural Suffix
• Sports Teams Who are Flying Animals
• We Went to the WNBA Finals and Lost (Ranked: 2001)
• WNBA Basketball
• WNBA Teams

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 108 Votes: 65.74% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 90 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 86 Votes: 55.81% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 483 Votes: 51.14% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 2845 Votes: 39.72% Annoying