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[Flight of the Pelicans]

Pelicans is hands down my favorite name
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[Bee-Fense]

The more time I give it, the more and more Pelicans grows on me.

I really like the name and I'm excited to see more details.

[rt0307]

The more time I give it, the more and more Pelicans grows on me.

I really like the name and I'm excited to see more details.

exactly... I'm ready for them to make the name official... then see the logos, uniforms, court design, etc... I'm geeked now

[Vinny6420]

Im curious on how everything is going to look tho

[Silverfoxx]

I have a couple of friends that played for them. Those games were awesome.

EPIC! QUOTE!

[luckyman]

The more time I give it, the more and more Pelicans grows on me.

Like a sea barnacle? Rust? Suspicious looking mole?

[The JNR]

I prefer Pelicans to Krewe, and would probably be just as excited for Brass as I am for Pelicans. Jesters and Revelers are lazy names invented by people who have no idea what this city is about.

[Razorpens]

Yeh it's fake. Lets go Knightssssss!!!!!!

[bojangles837]

The Lakers easily handled the New Orleans Pelicans (Hornets), coasting to a 103-87 road victory...

just doesn't sound good to me

[kaitos.]

KNIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!

The Hive > The Castle

Red, Navy and Gold fit, seriously pelicans, we are going to be a laughing stock

[Kibner]

The Lakers easily handled the New Orleans Pelicans (Hornets), coasting to a 103-87 road victory...

just doesn't sound good to me

Well yeah, losing sucks.

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[NemesisKING]

Tom Benson should buy the entire Arena league for 5 mill and put it out of it's misery, which they deserve for giving Arena fans that Arena 2 crap.

Tommy Boy could then take the Voodoo name back and give this team the best brand in the NBA. From the logo to the mascot, Voodoo Dolls to the Graveyard and the Bee Zanies could become the Zombies. THIS WOULD BE EPIC!

As you can see i'm still holding out hope that some last minute deal could be worked out...

I am The Walking Dead.

[Attila The Hun]

I can so see Pelicans being colloquially shortened to P-Cans

[42]

I can so see Pelicans being colloquially shortened to P-Cans

Very reasonable. TWolves.

Also, I'd love Voodoo.

[Panic Hoops]

I can so see Pelicans being colloquially shortened to P-Cans

PeKahns....

We eat Pecan Pie...

Pels.

[Attila The Hun]

PeKahns....

We eat Pecan Pie...

Pels.

I still like Dukes.. regal yet militant.

Does the fact that Voodoo is off the table bode ill for our hopes that New Orleans Black Death Basketball Club Inc. will come home with a rush? Dang..

[sting]

On Fox 8, that Hornets still kicking around different names. Nothing's official. Should know more in approx 3 months.

Could VooDoo still be alive.

[PELICANSFAN]

I do have to laugh at the fact that people don't like Pelicans because it was minor league baseball, but they like Brass. What do you think that was?

You must be too young to know much about the Pelicans then. It is a name that locals have long tied to minor league baseball here. It has a history. While Brass was a minor league hockey team, it does not have a long history as such.

[Rocket Man]

You must be too young to know much about the Pelicans then. It is a name that locals have long tied to minor league baseball here. It has a history.

Wouldn't you want to capitalize on that history? You get to do that, yet the identity is still fresh and new

[rt0307]

You must be too young to know much about the Pelicans then. It is a name that locals have long tied to minor league baseball here. It has a history. While Brass was a minor league hockey team, it does not have a long history as such.

The name Pelicans hasn't been used in New Orleans sports in some 35 years. The Brass died b/c of the Hornets (remember the Hornets forced the Brass out the NO Arena when the team moved from Charlotte and the Brass had nowhere else to go... Municipal Arena was too small)

Pelicans would be both historic yet new... Brass could very well bring up some bad memories... esp. among the few hockey fans in NOLA (yes it's a small contingent but I know they're there)

[PELICANSFAN]

Wouldn't you want to capitalize on that history? You get to do that, yet the identity is still fresh and new

Not me. I think Pelicans should always be associated with baseball in this area. It just seems awkward to associate an NBA team with it and sort of steals that new identity we were looking for in a rebrand.

[PELICANSFAN]

The name Pelicans hasn't been used in New Orleans sports in some 35 years. The Brass died b/c of the Hornets (remember the Hornets forced the Brass out the NO Arena when the team moved from Charlotte and the Brass had nowhere else to go... Municipal Arena was too small)

Pelicans would be both historic yet new... Brass could very well bring up some bad memories... esp. among the few hockey fans in NOLA (yes it's a small contingent but I know they're there)

So because the name has not been used in 35 years, doesn't mean that the history of the name dies.

[rt0307]

So because the name has not been used in 35 years, doesn't mean that the history of the name dies.

never said that it did... in fact I said it was both historic and new

plenty of fans know about the baseball team... but how many people really KNOW the baseball team... if you see what I'm getting at.

you're playing to the city's sports history... but yet it's still quite unique

[FlyGirl]

Uni Watch looks back at Pelicans proposal

[Teal Lantern]

I can so see Pelicans being colloquially shortened to P-Cans

P-Can? As if our play on the court doesn't remind people of toilets enough?