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Originally Posted by eballa1
I think he will want to instill a little BAYOU into the team and go with....
New Orleans Tarpons!!
Jordan is considering changing the Bobcats name.
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...bcats-name.php
Second response was Charlotte's Web!
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Originally Posted by HunnyB
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But by all means we should never dare change CLT's original teams' name ... us in NO should forever honor those fans in CLT and OKC. ;)
If Jordan can change the name of the Bobcats, it should be mandatory that we also change our name.
Sounds more like the Hornets than Bobcats! :hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by article
The Bobcats have been in Charlotte longer than the Hornets have in New Orleans for one stay(Hornets, 3 and 3 yrs) yet they could changing names. They've also won as many titles as the Hornets. :hihi:
But it's important that we never dare sully the Hornets legacy by changing those beautiful colors or redesigning that "classic 90s" cartoon hornet. And god forbid if we change the name, we would be fools to screw up NBA history like that. :hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by NIH
But the 90's were such a classic era! It's not like any other designing has abandoned the 90's either. The cars are designed the same way, houses are made the same way and even music is exactly the same!Quote:
Originally Posted by NYKF Hornet
Oh wait, no it's not
I like the HORNETS name. There's money already spent around the city in redoing B-ball courts.
If I was M.J. I'd change the team name also. The Bobcats are named partially after the previous owner Bob Johnson. Why would I want his mark on a team I own?
Sorry but, New Orleans Storm Surge sounds like a team for the WNBA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornets78
Seriously? Actually, that's how I felt about the Soul which actually is better suited for Detroit.Quote:
Originally Posted by CP3myMVP
And the "Thunder" sounds like a team you'd hear on a movie about fictional NBA teams. Like the Mobile Knights or St. Louis Rampage.Quote:
Originally Posted by CP3myMVP
So, it's okay for MJ to change the name of the Bobcats a team that was specially handed specifically to CLT ... but a team with a 20 year history in 3 cities that reflects 1 person, Shinn, is sacred?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackcricket
Hornets, Teal, Hugo, and pinstripes are all 100% Shinn.
Hornets works for me - a least for a couple of years (got some great Hornets gear for Christmas). Open to change, just with the proliferation of so many new leagues, minor leagues, etc., the names all start sounding trendy.
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Originally Posted by Hornets78
yeah, maybe cause the Seattle Storm...
Hurricanes fits...though I know there are some teams already named after that.
You guys do realize that the new possible name might not have been mentioned yet?
It probably won't be long before the TP decides to run some kind of hypothetical question about what the name could be. We might see some names listed no one has thought of.
So you're saying the TP would take our topic and make a story out of it? No way! They never come here for topics or info. :hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by NYKF Hornet
How long would it take for someone to inadvertently drop the R and put an M in there in it's place?Quote:
Originally Posted by DJPace
I was pointing to how the reference to the ex-owner is actually in the name of the team itself. BOBcats.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYKF Hornet
It's not the Shinnhornets. It's HORNETS. In a few years people won't even remember the Hornets connection with Shinn.
Jazz is synonymous with New Orleans and yet I run into more people today who don't have a clue that the Utah Jazz actually originated in New Orleans.
They never do that! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvey Hornet
I was trying to think of something that would represent the rebirth of NOLA following Katrina, and all that comes to mind is the Phoenix. That obviously wouldn't work well with Phoenix the city having a team.
So how about the New Orleans Firebirds? I can imagine it being pretty easy to craft a Phoenix and flames out of a fleur-de-lis.
Something different, but other than being related to Katrina, and the number of prior hurricanes and rebuilding efforts, there's no particular ties to New Orleans.
I know the origin of the Bobcats name, regardless CLT would still be changing a teams' name within a few years of getting them as an expansion team. Justifying it is easy, justifying anything is easy ... and that's all we are doing here. :hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackcricket
History may or may not change people's view of the name Hornets in the NBA. I know right now lots of people in CLT hope they can get the name Hornets and color teal back, they have had articles about.
I want a name change. There I said it. Feels good. I don't care about history, winning curing all the problems, CLT, OKC, Shinn, the color teal, or Hugo ... I want an entire re-branding. I'm not going to justify it anymore because all the justifying in the world is not going to change the mind of a fan who likes things the way they are. Or, vice versa. :D
Hornets is more fitting for Charlotte. I think Shinn kept the Hornets out of spite.
Its funny how our arena league team or ECHL hockey team had better names than the Hornets.
Hmm, instead of Storm Surge, how about New Orleans Purple Surge, kinda like Crimson Tide or Green wave. Nevermind, that blows too.
Man, this is getting tough. I still like the Surge, but not sure about StormSurge. Maybe New Orleans Surge would be good enough.
New Orleans Bayou would be ok, but still doesn't have a good ring to it. Louisiana Bayou makes more sense.
VooDoo and Brass have a good ring to it. Wonder who owns the Brass name.
Charlotte should get back the 'Hornets' and New Orleans get back to 'Jazz' but the later will never happen.
what about the "New Orleans Guardians"