Oklamhoma Jersey + Name?

[RipCity32]

Check it out..

http://newsok.com/fans-favor-black-and-gol.../?tm=1210654085

Here is a little peice from the article.

With The Oklahoman's NBA Team Name Contest now whittled down to the Final Four nicknames — Thunderbirds, Barons, Outlaws and Thunder — opinions still vary on what the team should be called.

 

[.GR]

Thunder FTW!

 

[AirForceFlash_3]

It seems they like Thunder, I mean Thunder AND Thunderbirds? What the hell is a thunderbird? Anyways, Barons and Outlaws sounds <Censored>ty so I say go with Thunder also.

 

[RipCity32]

Oklamhome City Outlaws sounds amazing IMO.

I mean a Baron is like a knight right? There are knights in OKC?
Thunder and Thunderbirds sound like a D-League or College/HS nickname, just like childish.

Outlaws makes sense and sounds good.

 

[DJT]

Outlaws would be pretty sweet. They also say black and gold unis, at least the fans do. That would be cool, gonna need a 3rd color for sure though.

 

[dez]

Oklamhome City Outlaws sounds amazing IMO.

I mean a Baron is like a knight right? There are knights in OKC?
Thunder and Thunderbirds sound like a D-League or College/HS nickname, just like childish.

Outlaws makes sense and sounds good.

DITTO.

 

[DJT]

Eh I don't think it matters really if there are knights or not in the city. I mean you could argue that for loads of teasms.

 

[RipCity32]

Well most teams were made years ago. Most team names make sense though.

 

[DJT]

Eh cause they are mainly just animals. Some don't even make sense. I mean whats a KnickerBoxer or whatever they are?

 

[AirForceFlash_3]

Well for Miami, Heat is obvious by how freaking Hot it is here! Near 100 these days.

 

[MapleLeaf]

the raiders of basketball?

 

[DJT]

Except gold instead of silver.

 

[RipCity32]

A Knickerbocker is a name for a descent on a Dutch family. Cause New York was a small dutch town back in the day.
Googled that BTW, pretty interesting.

 

[AirForceFlash_3]

A Knickerbocker is a name for a descent on a Dutch family. Cause New York was a small dutch town back in the day.
Googled that BTW, pretty interesting.

Wow that is pretty interesting. The only other ones that I think are weird are the Pacers, Jazz (in Utah?), and Magic.

 

[RipCity32]

Pacers may have something to do with the Indy 500, that's the only thing I can think of.

The Jazz used to play in New Orleans, then moved to Utah and kept the name. (You can get Jazz from New Orleans I suppose seeing as the music culture down there)

And the Magic came from nothing at all, they had fans vote lol.

 

[RipCity32]

I googled the Jazz and Magic. Took a wild guess on the Pacers then looked it up and I got it right lmao.

According to Indianapolis attorney, Richard D. Tinkham, the nickname “Pacers” was decided on through a collective decision of the original investors. Tinkham, one of those investors, recalled that the nickname was a combination of the state’s rich history with the harness racing pacers and the pace car used for the running of the Indianapolis 500

 

[AirForceFlash_3]

Pacers may have something to do with the Indy 500, that's the only thing I can think of.

The Jazz used to play in New Orleans, then moved to Utah and kept the name. (You can get Jazz from New Orleans I suppose seeing as the music culture down there)

And the Magic came from nothing at all, they had fans vote lol.

The Jazz one I can understand a lot now, lol. The other 2 are so out there though. I guess "Thunder" would fall under that too.

 

[DJT]

Well the Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, LA Clippers and Lakers all seem kinda weird to me.

Yea, I knew the Jazz one, but still kinda weird cause they are in Utah now.

 

[RipCity32]

The Jazz one I can understand a lot now, lol. The other 2 are so out there though. I guess "Thunder" would fall under that too.

According to wikipedia, Orlando were down to 4 names, Heat, Tropics, Juice, Magic.

Orlando Juice LMAO.
I guess Magic just sounded the best.

 

[AirForceFlash_3]

Well the Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, LA Clippers and Lakers all seem kinda weird to me.

Well the Lakers used to be in Minnesota, I could get that from the Great Lakes.

Clippers, I have no idea actually. Same goes for Wizards and Raptors but I'm guessing all those were fan votes as well...