Quite the contrary my friend. No one in Charlotte gave a rat's ass about George Shinn. The city very much cared for the Hornets, as witnessed by the team leading the league in attendance for almost every year they were in Charlotte. I'm from Charlotte myself (if you haven't already guessed, what with the Bobcats avatar and all) and I'm glad that George Shinn is gone and we have a new team. I would much prefer that George Shinn was gone, but the Hornets were not, but alas, that was not to be.
George Shinn still owns the Hornets (to my knowledge) and did you know there are rumors that Shinn has already tired of New Orleans and wants to move the team again? What a bitch.