OK, I read the blog on the six names for the OKC team. they don't want the name to stay the sonics. Many teams have kept the name of the previous city. my team The Lakers was from Minn. where there are lots of lakes. But what would be a more appropriate name for them.
I invite Laker Fans and Lakers haters alike. Just some fun in the off season for me. also if your team kept the name but you think you have a better one. (flattering or non-flattering) what about the grizzlies, hornets. they saved the names.
anyway back in the 60's the Lakers could have been called "The deadly noxious fumes" ."The Black lungs" or simply "The exaust" three years ago I called them the LA Kobe's because he seemed to be the only one playing. (take this in jest Lakers Fans. I will alway love the Lakers. just for fun. anyway just my first post and not even really basketball related. except OKC has just related it. :)
'The NBA has filed for trademark rights to six nicknames for the league's new Oklahoma City franchise: Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Thunder and Wind."
wow...I didn't read this article before we answered other blog related to this article.
what about just Plain Oklahoma super City ?
White top, Blue short and Red Socks..LOL
Super Sonics just doesn't seem fitting for a team in Oklahoma city. If I'm not mistaken, weren't the Sonics named after Super Sonic planes or jets that were built by Boeing or am I way off?
The best idea out of the six is the Marshalls. OKC is now my second least favorite NBA team, other than the Lakers. I hope they finish with the worst record in basketball for the next decade and their fan base rapidly dwindles, so they'll have to re-locate to another city. Seems like that would be good karma for Clay Bennett.
OKC any name except the wind.
I was just having fun with the cities.
a couple for LA could be
The Lawyers
The hurry up and wait.
The retractible flaggers
The I did too many drugs in the 60's and ended up heres (I can think of a few cities that could use that one :)
I love my city, and my team. but if I laugh a little about my town. I'm not living in it :)
We are All americans :)
Peace,
THE SONICS??? NOOOO maybe hurting the ozone layer???? ooono the marshalls they use guns!!!!!!! see how stupid we can be... any name is going to offend someone... why not just say oaklahoma sports team????
I like LISA's suggestion of Strikers. I'd call OKC the SuperStrikers, since they are after all still the Supersonics.
I like Memphis Blues (no explanation needed) and Los Angeles Ballers (since there are all kinds of ballers in L.A. from movie stars to musicians to producers).
Being from New Orleans, I was a litte affronted when the Jazz kept the name when they moved to Utah...but when they changed the logo to...a mountain? I was shocked...and awed. I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall as the GM etc were justifying THAT!
I don't see a problem in changing names. Different cities have different features that make them unique. plutoniumx999 pointed one out. It does help to have a fitting name.
For OKC I suggest Okies.
For L.A. I think it's way too late.
The name Lakers is synonymous with LA now, even if the amount of lakes doesn't justify the moniker.
Maybe Utah and LA should trade names.
Utah Lakers is fitting,
Los Angeles Jazz?...not so much.
I was 8 years old when my older brother turned me on to The Lakers. I liked watching football at the time and played pop warner. He said he liked Basketball because the action never stopped so I gave it a try. Jerry West was making these incredible shots along with Gail Goodrich and Wilt was stuffing the ball. I watched ~2 months of games and kept seeing the Lakers win. I just thought that is what happens. Well the bucks finally won and broke the 33 game winning streak. (the record still stands). The Lakers went on to win it all and I was hooked. Later I learned to Respect Bill Russell and the celtics. since then I have watched the Lakers in good times and bad. now retired and with a terminal condition (alpha1 antitrypsin, genetic disorder) I'm just glad to see the Lakers have a good team once again and have gotten to love talking on the blogs. I hope I never insult anyone or act like I know what's going to happen. my major was math and computers. not basketball. I am just a fan that has alwas loved the game. and yes, THE LAKERS are my team. I might talk a little smack on the Lakers board but I try to show respect on other boards. the strays will be the strays and I have lived long enough to know I can not judge anyone, or maybe I'm just an old person trying to get into heaven now.(took that from Bill Cosby-himself , a very funny video). anyway I'll try to keep it on basketball and learn about all the intricacies of play and enjoy both real bball talk and the funny one liners as well. Peace to all and enjoy the game:)
