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re: New Hornets jerseys this season
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:30 am to Fearthehat0307
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:30 am to Fearthehat0307
Because it creates confusion among the casual fan, as has already happened in this thread.
The hornet brand may have a stronger connection to Charlotte but it had been associated with new orleans for a decade. Building a new brand while your old brand has been co-opted by a competitor just seems like it'd be harder to do with casual fans than a clean break to a new name would have done.
The hornet brand may have a stronger connection to Charlotte but it had been associated with new orleans for a decade. Building a new brand while your old brand has been co-opted by a competitor just seems like it'd be harder to do with casual fans than a clean break to a new name would have done.
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Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:31 am to ballscaster
quote:
Not quite as good as the original pinstriped unis from the original franchise
The original jerseys will still be utilized on throwback nights with the team
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:32 am to CrippleCreek
quote:nba writers were still confusing the New Orleans hornets with the charlotte hornets in our last year with that name. i'd be willing to bet more people associate the hornets with charlotte than nola. I see absolutely no reason we shouldn't have allowed them to have their name back except to be total assholes
Because it creates confusion among the casual fan, as has already happened in this thread.
The hornet brand may have a stronger connection to Charlotte but it had been associated with new orleans for a decade. Building a new brand while your old brand has been co-opted by a competitor just seems like it'd be harder to do with casual fans than a clean break to a new name would have done.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:33 am to hendersonshands
quote:
Kind of surprised they abandoned pinstripes.
Agreed! Those were so tight!
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:34 am to Klark Kent
quote:Utah Polygamists
I mean really tho, what other name could Utah use tho?
Utah Murdering Mormons?
Utah Salt Domes
Utah No One Really Knows What We Are Famous for?
This post was edited on 6/19/14 at 11:34 am
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:36 am to tzimme4
they look great
but those mother frickers better not get an alternate before we do
but those mother frickers better not get an alternate before we do
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:37 am to tzimme4
Those are great. I think the away and alternate unis actually look better without the pinstripes.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:40 am to tzimme4
Pretty solid, although with tealish one, I'd like to see white #s, with the white letters. Overall, very good.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 11:43 am to Klark Kent
quote:
I mean really tho, what other name could Utah use tho?
Utah Murdering Mormons?
Utah Salt Domes
Utah No One Really Knows What We Are Famous for?
The Utah Bees
It's the Beehive State, you know.
Doesnt sound any worse than "Hornets".
Posted on 6/19/14 at 12:00 pm to Klark Kent
quote:
I mean really tho, what other name could Utah use tho?
there is alot of bobcats or could call them the cougars.
Just think about it:
Utah Cougars
New Orleans Jazz (even though I love Pelicans)
Charolette Hornets
Posted on 6/19/14 at 12:09 pm to tzimme4
how are they able to have an alternate?
I thought you couldn't introduce an alternate until after atleast the first season, which is why we didn't wee a red or gold uni for the pelicans.
I thought you couldn't introduce an alternate until after atleast the first season, which is why we didn't wee a red or gold uni for the pelicans.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:09 pm to Klark Kent
quote:
Utah Murdering Mormons?
Utah Salt Domes
Utah No One Really Knows What We Are Famous for?
The LA Lakers vs the Utah Salt Lakers.
As for the Hornet confusion it'll pass over time. It's not like the Hornet name was in NOLA for decades and then just appeared somewhere else. People will forget over time that the Pelicans are the original Hornet franchise in the similar way that people forget that the original Cleveland Browns are actually the Baltimore Ravens.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:12 pm to tzimme4
Purple and Aquamarine is just a bad look on a man
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:15 pm to tzimme4
solid
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:18 pm to theGarnetWay
How's this for confusion?
When the Bobcats changed their name to the Hornets, they then assumed the history from the Charlotte years (1988-2002) of the franchise that is the Charlotte/OKC/New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans.
That's right. The History of the Pelicans franchise from 88-02, now belongs to a franchise that didn't exist until 2004. So the Pelicans franchise has existed since 1988 and has a record book dating back to 2002, the Bobcats have existed since 2004 and have a record book dating back to 1988.
ETA: So if the Pelicans franchise had won a NBA title before moving to New Orleans, I guess it would have been stripped and the Bobcats could throw themselves a parade.
When the Bobcats changed their name to the Hornets, they then assumed the history from the Charlotte years (1988-2002) of the franchise that is the Charlotte/OKC/New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans.
That's right. The History of the Pelicans franchise from 88-02, now belongs to a franchise that didn't exist until 2004. So the Pelicans franchise has existed since 1988 and has a record book dating back to 2002, the Bobcats have existed since 2004 and have a record book dating back to 1988.
ETA: So if the Pelicans franchise had won a NBA title before moving to New Orleans, I guess it would have been stripped and the Bobcats could throw themselves a parade.
This post was edited on 6/19/14 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:22 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Yeah the Browns / Ravens made it easy. When the team moved to Baltimore they agreed to leave the name and the history books in Cleveland for whenever they got another team so the Ravens started with a clean slate, almost as if they were an expansion team.
Not that there are a whole lot between the two but imagine the guys who have to send the achievement banners from 1 city to another. They must be so confused about who gets what.
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ETA: So if the Pelicans franchise had won a NBA title before moving to New Orleans, I guess it would have been stripped and the Bobcats could throw themselves a parade.
Not that there are a whole lot between the two but imagine the guys who have to send the achievement banners from 1 city to another. They must be so confused about who gets what.
This post was edited on 6/19/14 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:25 pm to theGarnetWay
Its stupid IMO. It doesn't matter if their name is the Charlotte Hornets now, they aren't the same franchise that used to play there. Its really weird that they've taken on that history, simply because they changed their name to something more nostalgic.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:26 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Those uniforms look sharp and I'm glad that Charlotte got the Hornets name back. That was the first major sports team in the Carolinas and they were really popular back in the day.
(I'm a big fan of the Pelicans name and logo also, FWIW...IMO everyone is better off w/ NOLA giving the Hornets name back to Charlotte and creating a new brand for itself).
I do think it would have been cool if at least one version of the unis had the pinstripes.
(I'm a big fan of the Pelicans name and logo also, FWIW...IMO everyone is better off w/ NOLA giving the Hornets name back to Charlotte and creating a new brand for itself).
I do think it would have been cool if at least one version of the unis had the pinstripes.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:35 pm to tzimme4
sickkkkkk
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:36 pm to Lsuhoohoo
So Chris Paul and David West were never Hornets? They were retroactive Pelicans?
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