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Old 09-04-2008, 02:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Say hello to the Oklahoma City...

Thunder! Announcement of the team's new name was made earlier today:

ESPN - Oklahoma City will be named Thunder, wear blue, orange, yellow - NBA
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Old 09-04-2008, 02:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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That would be a solid name and logo if they were in the NBADL.
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Old 09-04-2008, 02:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
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All of the names were pathetic.

Barons, Wind, Energy? Give me a break. Was T. Boone the head of the marketing team on this one?
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Old 09-04-2008, 02:23 PM   #4 (permalink)
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what a terrible name. how can you let go of the sonics. sonics or thunder. thunder sounds so homoish
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Old 09-04-2008, 02:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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That looks, and sounds like a MLS logo. Pretty cheesy to say the least. Once they discover that the only pro team in the entire dust bowl state that anyone cares about is the Sooners, they'll change it all up again as a marketing ploy. Face it, there is a reason Oklahoma has not had a plethora of pro sports team.
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Old 09-04-2008, 03:03 PM   #6 (permalink)
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That looks, and sounds like a MLS logo. Pretty cheesy to say the least. Once they discover that the only pro team in the entire dust bowl state that anyone cares about is the Sooners, they'll change it all up again as a marketing ploy. Face it, there is a reason Oklahoma has not had a plethora of pro sports team.
Just one, right? Boomer Sooner!
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Old 09-04-2008, 03:59 PM   #7 (permalink)
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That looks, and sounds like a MLS logo. Pretty cheesy to say the least. Once they discover that the only pro team in the entire dust bowl state that anyone cares about is the Sooners, they'll change it all up again as a marketing ploy. Face it, there is a reason Oklahoma has not had a plethora of pro sports team.
Yeah, population.
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Old 09-05-2008, 09:45 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Hearing Thunderstruck that many times will make those fans have nightmares
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Old 09-06-2008, 07:00 PM   #9 (permalink)
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well, Indian tribal names are off the table, all of the good wildlife names are off the table, "Tornadoes" or "Twisters" might be deemed too insensitive to the fragile psyches of victims of the storms, you couldn't call them the "Panhandlers" either, for obvious reasons. "Thunder" isn't bad, all things considered.

the "North Texas Outlaws" has a ring to it though and reflects the inevitable thuggery that seems to accompany an NBA franchise.
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Old 09-06-2008, 08:22 PM   #10 (permalink)
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what a terrible name. how can you let go of the sonics. sonics or thunder. thunder sounds so homoish
Have you even seen any of the other choices?
Thunder>>>>>>>>>>Wind

Not that Thunder is a good name. Sounds like an Arena Football Team.
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Old 09-06-2008, 08:52 PM   #11 (permalink)
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i see that you are ready for Entourage yesterday?
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Old 09-07-2008, 01:28 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Well, OKC. Welcome. I hope you lose every game and a few mill along the way as you end up packing up and sending the franchise back to Seattle where it rightfully belongs.

OKC Thunder, die a fiery death.
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