re: One week into the season, opinions on the rebrand so far.

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The name "Pelicans" is one of the worst in professional sports.

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Not even close to the bottom half. Seriously where do people come up with this shite. It is an iconic bird to our state and you say it's one of the worst in professional sports. Please name me 1/2 of the big 4 NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB that have legitimate names that are so much better than ours.

Oh and god forbid you show an animal known for soaring through the sky and skimming the water with it's wings outstretched.

Rebrand is great, couldn't have done much better outside of bringing the Jazz back.

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Cleanmatt
One week into the season, opinions on the rebrand so far.

Honestly, I still do not like it. The name "Pelicans" is one of the worst in professional sports

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You mean like the other ones whose team name is soooooooooooooooooooooooo representative of their city? Like, say:
'Utah Jazz', 'L.A. Lakers', 'Memphis Grizzlies',
'Atlanta Hawks', 'Sacramento Kings', 'Washington Wizards', 'Cleveland Cavaliers', 'Tennessee Titans', 'Arizona Cardinals','Indianapolis Colts'
or maybe those other incredibly catchy and scintillatingly EXCITING names like:
'Brooklyn Nets' -ooooh, there's some magic! or 'Denver Nuggets' - how enamoring !

You are wrong.
The Pelican is the state bird of Louisiana, is on the seal of the state of Louisiana, and is native to our state, not to mention it is a very vicious predator.
I like the nickname 'Pels' also - something sporty about it.