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Grantland- Guide to NBA Team Names

Posted on 8/20/13 at 8:55 pm
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 8:55 pm
Great article by Zach Lowe. Very long but informative and pretty funny. Ranks team names from 30-1

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Posted by Nonetheless
Luka doncic = goat
Member since Jan 2012
33001 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 8:55 pm to
Pelicans last?
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 9:01 pm to
Shockingly 10th.
Posted by LSU Piston
The 313
Member since Feb 2008
3844 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 9:03 pm to

Zach Lowe is a great, great NBA writer.

This article is dumb, though.
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 9:07 pm to
Fair enough. I enjoyed it and thought some others might as well
Posted by TheChiefHasArrived
Member since Dec 2011
685 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 9:32 pm to
Glad the Pelicans finally get some respect but Blazers #1 kinda ruins his credibility.
Posted by NawlinsTigah270
Mile High
Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 8/20/13 at 9:38 pm to
I liked it
Posted by boXerrumble
Member since Sep 2011
52279 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 9:41 pm to
quote:

Glad the Pelicans finally get some respect but Blazers #1 kinda ruins his credibility.


Why? Thats a badass name for a sports team.
Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
18762 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 9:45 pm to
Dumb list. Zach Lowe is a great writer but this list is Rantard bad. Utah Jazz at #6 is the most unforgivable. Jazz is itself is a good name but Utah Jazz is beyond ridix.
This post was edited on 8/20/13 at 9:46 pm
Posted by goldenbadger08
Sorting Out MSB BS Since 2011
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 8/20/13 at 9:48 pm to
I disagree with the rankings but the write ups for each team are solid.
Posted by Jumbeauxlaya
LSU
Member since Jan 2011
18083 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 10:14 pm to
AGH but we should have been the Jazz and likely been even higher than 6th because it actually makes fricking sense unlike Utah.
Posted by 805tiger
Member since Oct 2011
4511 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 10:33 pm to
Trail Blazers is definitely Top 5.
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 10:33 pm to
The name is cool, the uniform is even cooler
Posted by Akit1
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2006
7600 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 11:12 pm to
Good read. Surprised Rockets and Jazz were that high. Finally some respect for the Pelicans.
Posted by Atari
Texas
Member since Dec 2009
3716 posts
Posted on 8/20/13 at 11:52 pm to
quote:

Good read. Surprised Rockets were that high


Why? With NASA being headquartered in Houston it's one of the few that makes sense geographically. I just wish the Texans had gone with Apollos or something "spacey" to go with Rockets and Astros.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36107 posts
Posted on 8/21/13 at 4:10 am to
The Jazz nickname is pretty strange for a Utah team. Granted the Utah Folk would seem odd but it just doesn't fit, in fact it fits so badly they should just make a joke of the whole thing. Go with it, have a polygamist playing a saxophone on the sidelines while his six underage brides dance around in long dresses as the cheerleaders.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
64123 posts
Posted on 8/21/13 at 5:49 am to
good article...people may not agree with rankings but very well done.
Posted by Augustus
North Carolina
Member since Sep 2006
8290 posts
Posted on 8/21/13 at 6:22 am to
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All hail the return of the Hornets.

Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134026 posts
Posted on 8/21/13 at 6:28 am to
Mildly entertaining. Lot of research for sure

Happy that San Antonio went with "Spurs" instead of a long arse name like "Chapperals" or "Gunslingers." "San Antonio" is a long name already--no need to add to it.
Posted by EvrybodysAllAmerican
Member since Apr 2013
11145 posts
Posted on 8/21/13 at 8:41 am to
I never realized how dumb some of the nba team names were until reading this. Pretty good stuff. i think Heat and Magic are the worst.
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