1)Pelicans
2)Rougarou
3)Mosquitos
4)Swamp Dogs
5)Bullsharks
Hmmmmmm, I wonder which one the NBA and Hornets will choose
http://behindthebuckpass.com/2012/12...f-the-hornets/
1)Pelicans
2)Rougarou
3)Mosquitos
4)Swamp Dogs
5)Bullsharks
Hmmmmmm, I wonder which one the NBA and Hornets will choose
http://behindthebuckpass.com/2012/12...f-the-hornets/
I like Swamp Dogs and Rougarou.
well that sure came outta left field. not sure if I believe it. Rougarou???
is this some ploy to try to make Pelicans look more attractive?
I loved Pelicans from the starts, but it's now a lot more amazing.
If only Rougarou wasn't so awkward to say....
Bullfrog or Swampbat woulda been cool... not sure Swampdog or Bullshark is as good. Bullshark could make a pretty cool logo though
No way that's legit. Mosquitoes? For real yo?
OMFreakinG
Is Voodoo or Brass really not on the list?
"Swampdog is a nickname for an alligator"..... uhh so why not just be the Gators?
I refuse to believe this rumor. I simply can't.
These names are disgusting lol, pelicans is all-time greatness by comparison. Tom Benson may be old, but he isn't that out of touch with reality. Forget minor league and WBNA team names, this is little league quality
Has to be fake. Brass and Krewe were already mentioned before with pelicans. Rougarou is a ****ing made up word
Im sick of rumors lol
This is not a rumor. Unfortunately.
What in the actual ****.
Fine, Pelicans wins, whatever, it's great.
I'd much rather swamp dog's or bull sharks than pelicans.
We got a crappy list to pick from
**** it. I can't handle this team. But seriously I want rougauro now. Ancient swamp beast
http://heahea.org/img/389-Impossibru.jpg
I still can't get over Mosquitoes. I refuse to believe that anyone's that dumb.
It's real. Run a search for these names on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?...004:pymydp.1.1
Rougarou: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield...009:rwi46n.2.2
Bullsharks: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield...004:pymydp.2.1
Pelicans: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield...004:pymydp.3.3
Etc. All are dated December 5, 2012.
Weird but potentially important note: The "Owner" field says the following: New Orleans Hornets NBA Limited Partnership the general partners, Shinn Enterprises Incorporated, a North Carolina corporation, and Big Play Entertainment, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company LIMITED PARTNERSHIP NORTH CAROLINA 1250 Poydras Street New Orleans LOUISIANA 70113
I'm not well-versed in the legal part of ownership, but why would it list Shinn Enterprises as a partner, and not list Benson's name anywhere?
My god I still cant fathom that this is real. My mind is literally blown right now
I never heard of a Rougarou before....
Everything about this list screams, "All I know about Louisiana is what i see on Swamp People". Besides Pelicans, the name that people think has been chosen, every other name has something to do with the Swamp or River.
A Rougarou:
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There's a number directly to the New Orleans Hornets administration/Front Office, call there to get the true facts people!
It's a phone call away guys, instead of all this foolishness
I don't even...
My God, those are horrible.
Pelicans PLEASE
They aren't even considering the other names I assure.
Movie industry and entertainment industry types trademark all kinds of crazy names along with the one they are going to use, for a variety of reasons: keeping people guessing, off the scent, floating other names that people hate so the main one works better, etc.
It is going to be Pelicans. Without question.
Guys.....It has to be Mosquitos. You have to realize the potential for GOLD that name brings.....
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Bullsharks is intimidating at least and the mascot and the logo have a good potential !
Rougarou is just weird to pronounce but the mascot and logo potential is there !
I don't know what a Swamp dog is.
Mosquitos... I'd rather keep Hornets
Not really a fan of Pelicans but I can live with it.
Holy Crap
Faker than Nicki Minaj's ***.
GUYS, NEW ORLEANS SHARKS SOUNDS INTIMIDATING. WE CAN MAKE A TIGHT LOGO OFF THAT. IM ALL IN FOR BULLSHARKS. SOUNDS GREAT
We can only pray for Pelicans now.
Yeah! Sharks are intimidating! No one wants to play the sharks! Better another generic animal than anything elser...
Wait. How about the Robot Mecha Godzilla Sharks?
Only problem with the rougarou is it sounds like something Scooby Doo would say.
WHY CANT WE STAY THE HORNETS???
This tells me one thing. Either Benson has finally lost it or people have been giving him too much credit as a businessman.
Anyway. Even if true, you can file a trademark for a lot of things, even if you never plan on using it. Do the Brass and Voodoo trademarks already exist? I know the Voodoo one does.
**** pelicans, I will no longer be a fan of this team if we are anything but the New Orleans Rougarous (Rougarai?)http://www.misticpets.com/images/npcs/rougarou.png
**** Yea!!!
:hihi:
Swamp Dogs has grown on me in the past hour