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Fun Bunch 
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:00 pm to Lester Earl)
I'm sure you can come up with something great, Lester.
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hendersonshands 
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:02 pm to Lester Earl)
Yeah, Spirit and Soul are very WNBAesque
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Fun Bunch
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:06 pm to hendersonshands)
Spirit is definitely WNBA-esque.
Soul is bordeline so, I guess if you want to connect it with female soul singers.
I think it could work for an NBA team though, quite well, if done right.
I still like Krewe the best.
I'm waiting to see alternative suggestions though.
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Lester Earl
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:06 pm to Fun Bunch)
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I'm sure you can come up with something great, Lester.
i mean krewe is ok, but i dont think its a pro level type mascot.
What do you put on the jerseys? What is the logo? A Mardi Gras float? How do you brand that nationally? or even regionally? how do you sell that to the large urban culture of the NBA?
and Soul is just horrible.
This post was edited on 3/30 at 2:08 pm
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quail man 
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:09 pm to LSUMJ)
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SI says a name change is coming
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Fun Bunch
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:09 pm to Lester Earl)
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What do you put on the jerseys? What is the logo? A Mardi Gras float? How do you brand that nationally? or even regionally?
I think Krewe has a lot of potential. Mascot one would expect to be something Mardi Gras related...a jester perhaps, but you could do almost anything associated with the region. You could do a fricking crawfish for all I care.
I think the name nationally would be met with initial "What the frick?", but I think it would catch on very quickly with yutes. I think it would be cool.
But let's hear your alternative suggestion besides Hornets, Krewe, etc.
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Chad504boy
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:10 pm to Fun Bunch)
New Orleans Alligator Snapping Turtle
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DestrehanTiger 
Duke Fan
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:11 pm to Lester Earl)
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What do you put on the jerseys? What is the logo? A Mardi Gras float? How do you brand that nationally? or even regionally? how do you sell that to the large urban culture of the NBA?
I think those are pretty good arugments against Krewe. Look at the Thunder. They have that horrible logo and really no image. That is a big thing to avoid.
Now, when everyone is saying Krewe. Are we the New Orleans Krewe or is it Krewe of New Orleans. I just think the latter is a lot better.
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Chad504boy
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:11 pm to Lester Earl)
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Soul sounds like a WNBA team.
actually sounds like an arena team.
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Pendulum
New Orleans Saints Fan
NOLA
Member since Jan 2009
1380 posts
| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:13 pm to Lester Earl)
The New Orleans gamblers, card symbol logos
The New Orleans Bounty Hunters, Vilma's face
The New Orleans Crescents
The New Orleans Humidity
The New Orleans Brass, straight up jack dat shit
The New Orleans Hurricanes
The NOLA ROLLERS
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Pendulum
New Orleans Saints Fan
NOLA
Member since Jan 2009
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:14 pm to DestrehanTiger)
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What do you put on the jerseys? What is the logo? A Mardi Gras float? How do you brand that nationally? or even regionally? how do you sell that to the large urban culture of the NBA?
A jester type figure with mardigras colors, easy
Or a duke looking guy
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Jester 
LSU Fan
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Member since Feb 2006
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:15 pm to Chad504boy)
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We should name the team New Orleans Crescent City Creole Cuisine playing in Louisiana Seafood spiced by Zatarans seasoning arena.
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quail man
USA Fan
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Member since May 2010
15417 posts
| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:16 pm to Pendulum)
for those who haven't read the actual article...it's very good. it's about a lot more than rebranding.
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Lester Earl
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:16 pm to Fun Bunch)
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But let's hear your alternative suggestion besides Hornets, Krewe, etc.
I haven't really thought about it. Off the top of my head it could see it being something like "Gators" or some type of animal native to the region, either land or water. If not an animal or creature, something relative to water. Steamboats, the MS river, fishing/hunting. Like I said i haven't really thought about it.
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Lexo 
Southeastern LA Fan
LaPlace
Member since May 2008
3436 posts
| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:17 pm to Jester)
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You haven't earned an opinion.
Then how come I have one? Hmmm. Odd.
Anyway, Mardi Gras is only a couple of weeks of the year, pick something that represents the city year round.
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TigerinATL
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Feb 2005
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:17 pm to Lester Earl)
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How do you brand that nationally? or even regionally? how do you sell that to the large urban culture of the NBA?
It's an intentionally misspelled word, today's youth eats that up. And you probably can't go with a float for the mascot. If the team gets good enough to become popular I'd imagine Krewe will take on the meaning of an eXtreme version of the word crew, not a bunch of privileged people that go to masked balls. It will likely conjure up different images in people's heads nationally vs. locally.
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Jester
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
15630 posts
| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:17 pm to Fun Bunch)
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Mascot one would expect to be something Mardi Gras related...a jester perhaps
I'm ahead of the curve, you tanking bitches! 
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droman225 
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Houston
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:18 pm to Jester)
New Orleans pelicans
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Pendulum
New Orleans Saints Fan
NOLA
Member since Jan 2009
1380 posts
| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:18 pm to Lester Earl)
Any name with steam in it is destined for endless shite jokes.
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quail man
USA Fan
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Member since May 2010
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| re: SI says a name change is coming (Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:18 pm to Jester)
new orleans swamps.
our mascot can be swamp water.
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