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New Orleans Pistols for good ole Pete
Has been brought up in years past and would be a good name, but can you imagine the political correctness loons's response to that? If Washington had to change "Bullets", I doubt any team will be called "Pistols".Quote:
Originally Posted by Bull DatsWho
Pistols would be a cool name. I like Drillers. Kinda like Oilers, but better. Plus there's a pun of drilling 3-pointers.
I know we can come up with something. New Orleans Surge would be cool. Somebody make a logo fast before I go back to Bourbons. Isn't Bourbon St named after the Bourbon Dynasty in Orleans, France?
I think the name New Orleans Hornets would be awesome!!!
Washington didn't have to change from Bullets to Wizards, it was a gesture of good will by the owner due to DC being the murder capitol of the world at that time. His heart was in the right place, but he overreacted. Wizards is a an awful name, and the Bullets had one of the best logos in the NBA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvey Hornet
That said, I doubt Pistols will ever be used in the NBA ... maybe the D-League where it would get a lot less attention. In New Orleans the name would send a message the NBA wouldn't support, we have our own issues with the murder capitol thing. It would be a much easier sell in the western part of the country.
Hey, here is an idea ... Utah gives us Jazz back and they can call themselves the Pistols. :hihi:
Not to mention it's just two letters on the alphabet from "Pistons."Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvey Hornet
I'm still wondering how the New Jerseys Devils gets away from the loons, even though it's referring to the Jersey devil, it's still kinda strange.
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Originally Posted by NicosiaBuzz377
I see a lot of names focusing on the teams name. What about who we represent? Is New Orleans the only option, how about Louisiana or Nola. Personally I like New Orleans but just thought I would throw this out there.
Good question. The team should try to represent Louisiana, southern half of Mississippi, south Alabama, and even the Florida panhandle just like the Saints as far as television coverage, but as long as the name is New Orleans, they should definitely pick a name that identifies with the city.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryan2709
While I prefer New Orleans (just because I'm from the city) I wouldn't be adverse to a 'Louisiana' something name given you're basically rebooting the team. I was opposed to it for the Saints because they've been around for 40+ years -- here it would be fine so long as the name rolls off the tongue, so to speak.
I remember at the time one of the names suggested was the Justice. Should have went with that and named the Arena the Supreme Court!Quote:
Originally Posted by NYKF Hornet
I wouldn't like it if the team was Louisiana because I believe they should reach out to other states as well. Keeping it New Orleans will allow them to have a regional support. This team needs to build a following in the Gulf South just like the Saints have and the best way to do it is for everyone in Saints country to have access to Hornets television whether its in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Hornets need to take over these states.Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown Poster
1) Televise
2) Market
3) Win
Winning is most important obviously, but we still need to control those three states in order to build a Hornets nation.
NFL games being on Sunday drive people in from surrounding areas..Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornets78
NBA games are throughout the week and often at night, so the chances of people driving in from the reaches of Alabama, northern LA/Mississippi, and northwestern Florida decrease.
Still, I agree we need to regionally market.
I prefer New Orleans as well, but I could support a more regional name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown Poster
I was totally against any renaming of the Saints, I even though it was insulting when Benson said if he moved the team to Biloxi he would keep the name New Orleans Saints. :hihi:
Growing up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, I wouldn't have minded having the New Orleans Saints moving to the area :hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by NYKF Hornet
I think he just used Mississippi as leverage. He probably would have moved the team to Bay Saint Louis since its closer to the state line :hihi:
After thinking about it, the name Breakers has a basketball connotation to it.
/fast break
I agree with that. It wouldn't change attendance, but my point was to be able to at least televise every game in those areas so we could build a larger fan base and maybe have people who visit New Orleans for tourist reasons to maybe catch a game or two while they are in town.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian
That's true :hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvey Hornet
Actually, Breakers would be ok with me. Keep the Creole Blue, but get rid of the gold and pinstripes and maybe add light green as a secondary color.
Creole blue is just a cookie cutter marketing name gimmick to describe a shade of teal. Death to teal and it's relatives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornets78
With a name like Breakers, the team would have to be some form of blue since Breakers would symbolize water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvey Hornet
Good point...but dark blue isn't a shade of teal. Make the light blue color a highlight color at most....but NO SHADES OF TEAL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornets78
Breakers??? Like Levee breakers?
Dark blue and light blue would be pretty cool. Breakers it is!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvey Hornet
Actually we would look like the current Jazz :hot:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornets78
You guys bring up two good points...not only does the name breakers work...but it would also allow for a name like:
The Gulf Coast Breakers...
you mentioned that regionalizing the team could be beneficial for marketing/merchandising...The team does kind of represent the gulf coast (at least the northern part of it...not sure how Tampa people would react?) and it kind of reminds me of what oakland has done by being the "Golden State Warriors". Not sure how it would fly with the fanbase and more importantly with the owners but it still makes a bit of sense.
I still think drillers would be cool too whether it be the Louisiana Drillers, New Orleans Drillers, or Gulf Coast Drillers...the headlines would write themselves...."The Lakers Get Drilled: Kobe Complains After Being Swept Out of the Playoffs"
How about "CP3 Surges New Orleans into the 2nd round with a sweep over the Mavs!"
The Headline works, but for some reason when I hear the word "Surge" I think of the French/German immigrant in Beverly Hill's Cop (Yes I've seen that movie way too many times). I don't think of a Storm Surge.
The Sonics were technically the Seattle Supersonics, I think, but it was shortened to Sonics for ESPN. We could maybe pull off being the Storm Surge with it being shortened to Surge for things like Sports highlights.
Has anyone brought up the New Orleans Storm, which was an old pro soccer team in the city (about 10-12 years ago)?
What about bringing back that name? Or has that been discussed already?
Is there a WNBA team with that name?
We need to be honest. Nothing defines our region more than Hurricane Katrina. And I don't mean just the storm, but the recovery efforts as well. The region has bounced back nicely. We need to embrace this. This is why we must become theQuote:
Originally Posted by lionelmandrake
New Orleans Storm Surge
Portland has the Trail Blazers, Seattle had the SuperSonics. We could easily just have Surge on our jerseys just like Blazers and Sonics.
It's time everyone. We are the New Orleans Storm Surge
I want my goddamned name back already... the JAZZ! Make it happen.
The New Orleans Obamas
Thats just horrible for so many reasons. :hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by beeswax
New Orleans Cajuns
New Orleans Kingfish
Louisiana Purchase...
I dunno, just throwing names out there.
The Arena league isn't coming back so just ask Tom to borrow his old AFL name, the New Orleans Voodoo! They had a bad *** logo and called the arena the graveyard.
Ummm, actually the Arena Football League is already back, in a different form and ownership model: http://www.arenafootball.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_F...2010%E2%80%93)) Their games are on the NFL Network on Friday nights.Quote:
Originally Posted by bschne1
I doubt the VooDoo will be back, however, because the "new" AFL isn't the same model as the old with NFL cross-ownership.
Sorry, but I will take Hornets over any of those.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bayou Bee
Come on, get serious. How many would want a team named after a disaster?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornets78
I would not want the team called "Gulf Coast." That is too "generic." This is a New Orleans team. The support from outside the New Orleans area is actually very minimal. We could not even draw 8,000 for a game in Baton Rouge.Quote:
Originally Posted by lionelmandrake
New Orleans Piranhas
New Orleans Reapers
New Orleans Phantoms
New Orleans Nightmares
New Orleans Werewolves
New Orleans Vampires
HornetsFan...I understand your point and agree with it; however, I was simply looking at this from a management perspective. I could understand from a marketing standpoint if they would do something like that. I am not making an argument that they should.Quote:
Originally Posted by HORNETSFAN
New Orleans Timberwolves. ;)
got'emQuote:
Originally Posted by Unknown Poster
I think I still have that paper somewhere.
change to the "bees" and make the primary colors gold and dark purple with a little green. keep hugo, fluer de bee, and all other icons just change the name and colors.
I'd be surprised if it's over 100, and my wife and I are two of em.Quote:
Originally Posted by HORNETSFAN
It's not anything new. Carolina's NHL team is called Hurricanes even after the disasterous Hurricane Hugo that devasted the two Carolina states. We all know about Miami.Quote:
Originally Posted by HORNETSFAN
The disaster and the recovery defines the city more than anything else. When people hear the name New Orleans, they think of the hurricane before anything else, and then maybe the Saints. The city has recovered nicely as well as the region and we should embrace it.
The New Orleans Storm Surge. "CP3 leads the Surge tonight against Kevin Durant and the OKC Thunder."
That not really true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornets78
New Orleans is not defined by Katrina or it's aftermath. New Orleans is defined by it's unique culture, the city has suffered several devastating hurricanes in the past and none of them defined the city. However, right now when you think of New Orleans it's impossible to not think of Katrina. Sort of like NYC and 9/11. 9/11 didn't define NYC, but it's impossible to not think of NYC when you read about 9/11 or vice versa. San Francisco was not defined by the great earthquake, nor Chicago by the fire.
All of these horrible events are just part of those cities histories. They do effect the culture of those cities in various ways, but I wouldn't call it defining.
*When people think of New Orleans I'm sure the Saints, Superdome, the many Super Bowls, Sugar Bowl, and other major sporting events the city host come to mind. But seriously, internationally when people of think of New Orleans they think of the food, festivals, jazz fest, mardi gras, architecture, music, nightlife, atmosphere, the many races, and history. I'm willing to bet more people relate that stuff to the city than sports. That's just the way it is when your city is older than the country it is in, New Orleans is the most european of american cities. :hihi:
I love the Saints, but the city is not only the Saints and sports. It's not Green Bay, it's New Orleans ... the city that has songs, poems, novels, tv shows, films, and art created about her.
Montreal will not be using the "Expos" anymore.
Great post! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by NYKF Hornet
No apology needed on my end bud.Quote:
Originally Posted by HORNETSFAN
Like I said, I was just throwing names out there. I personally don't mind the name Hornets, even though the "Charlotte Hornets" gaffes got old long ago.
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