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NBA Topic General Discussion: Hornets to change name
Posted on 12/4/12 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 12/4/12 at 5:59 pm
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New Orleans doesn’t want to be another one of those. Hornets and Hornets Nest is a Charlotte nickname dating back to the Civil War and maybe earlier. It’s part of that city’s identity. When the franchise moved to New Orleans the name went with them even though it didn’t fit in the Big Easy.
Now it looks like they are making a change, reports Marc Spears at Yahoo Sports.
The New Orleans Hornets are expected to change their nickname to the Pelicans as early as the 2013-14 season, numerous sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Hornets planned to change their nickname since Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints, purchased the team on April 14. Benson also owns the rights to the nickname Pelicans.
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Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:00 pm to tduecen
frick me 
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:01 pm to tduecen
New Orleans Screaming Pelicans
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:01 pm to TigerTatorTots
frick the haters. Embrace it.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:01 pm to tduecen
heads over to Hornets (Pelicans) Board to see meltdown.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:02 pm to tduecen
I like the idea of a name change to something local, but Pelicans is terrible IMHO
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:03 pm to TulaneTigerFan
Pelicans would be fricking hilarious. But honestly, they should steal the Jazz name back.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:04 pm to tduecen
should've gone w/ bucs or pirates or something like that
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:05 pm to TulaneTigerFan
quote:+1
I like the idea of a name change to something local, but Pelicans is terrible IMHO
Just BRUTAL!
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:05 pm to DrVinnyBoombatz
Benson owns Pelicans
That's why it's that
That's why it's that
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:07 pm to tduecen
That sucks.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:08 pm to TulaneTigerFan
quote:
I like the idea of a name change to something local, but Pelicans is terrible IMHO
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:09 pm to TulaneTigerFan
The only good names would have been
BRASS
BLUES
BRASS
BLUES
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:10 pm to tduecen
quote:
the Pelicans
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:10 pm to CP3LSU25
quote:
BRASS
BLUES
Yea let's name our NBA franchise after our defunct ECHL hockey team
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:11 pm to tduecen
Pelicans isn't any worse than Thunder or Magic. A badass logo and color scheme plus the team being good should make people forget about a bad name.
I wanted Brass, though.
I wanted Brass, though.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:13 pm to REG861
quote:Naming them after our defunct minor league baseball team is much better
Yea let's name our NBA franchise after our defunct ECHL hockey team
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:13 pm to tehchampion140
Laugh it up all you want. No matter what the name is you'd all be bitching or laughing.
New Orleans is all about being unique, offbeat, and incomprehensible to outsiders. This name fits us like a glove.
Is it what we all wanted? No. Could we agree on any name? No.
You know what it is? It's us. It's ours.
I'm on board.
New Orleans is all about being unique, offbeat, and incomprehensible to outsiders. This name fits us like a glove.
Is it what we all wanted? No. Could we agree on any name? No.
You know what it is? It's us. It's ours.
I'm on board.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:14 pm to tehchampion140
quote:The fact that they actually picked Pelicans makes me highly skeptical that they can come up with a badass logo and color scheme.
A badass logo and color scheme plus the team being good should make people forget about a bad name.
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