Blazers and Nets

[Nikolokolus]

Are there two goofier things to name a basketball team after? Good question, I'm glad you asked Nik.

 

[hasoos]

I am waiting for Trojan to buy a team and named it the condoms.

 

[THE HCP]

Shit, Wilson High in P-Town are the Trojans already! Back in HS when they used to come to Grant to play we would all turnaround during their intros and blow up rubbers...... turn around and let em fly!

 

[Nikolokolus]

How about these.

'Heat': Are you fucking kidding me
'Nuggets': A nugget of what exactly
'Thunder': So you are a big lound sound
'Jazz' + Utah: I can think of no place less 'jazzy'
'Spurs': For real?

Come to think of it, is there a professional sport with worse mascots/nicknames than the NBA?

 

[hasoos]

I pretty much knew the NBA was on the downslide when they made the Bullets get renamed to the Wizards. Let me see, Bullets, associated with the revolutionary war for the team in the capital of our country, or Wizards, which has absolutely nothing to do with Washington, besides starting with W. What a horrible nickname for a team.

But I guess now at least they have a great pun tool. Their fans can now say "What fucking Wizard is running this franchise?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Shit, Wilson High in P-Town are the Trojans already! Back in HS when they used to come to Grant to play we would all turnaround during their intros and blow up rubbers...... turn around and let em fly!

Wow, these days the OSAA forbids chanting anything at a player.. including "Airball" chants. They enforced it last year and if you did anything like that you got kicked out. This year they don't care as much, but the only prop we can have is a 8 and 1/2 by 11 inch piece of paper with approved writing on it..

 

[ABM]

'Jazz' + Utah: I can think of no place less 'jazzy'

You probably already know this, but the Jazz were originally in New Orleans. Not sure why teams carry the names with them to other cities. (also, Lakers from Minneapolis to LA)

 

[Minstrel]

Are there two goofier things to name a basketball team after? Good question, I'm glad you asked Nik.

Is a "Laker" any better a thing to name a team after (even when the team was located near lakes)?

Basketball does have some strange nicknames. But all sports teams can't be Bulls, Bears or Hawks, I guess.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

You probably already know this, but the Jazz were originally in New Orleans. Not sure why teams carry the names with them to other cities. (also, Lakers from Minneapolis to LA)

My thought is if you own the team, you own the team name.

There was that big lawsuit with the Clevland Browns about who owned the name "Browns" (why fight over that name?) . . . think the city won (unless owner decided to just give it up)

 

[LittleAlex]

My High School mascot was the Cheesemakers so everything else seems pretty awesome in comparison.

We literally had someone dress up like a wedge of cheddar for a mascot during home games. Oh, and there was also a mouse.

Nothing puts the fear of god into your opponent like dairy products.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Nothing puts the fear of god into your opponent like dairy products.

The Central Valley Lactose-Intolerant-Old-Ladies must have hated playing you guys.

 

[andalusian]

Must have played the Winnemucca Lactose Intolerants quite often.

Dang. BC was there first.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Wow, these days the OSAA forbids chanting anything at a player.. including "Airball" chants. They enforced it last year and if you did anything like that you got kicked out. This year they don't care as much, but the only prop we can have is a 8 and 1/2 by 11 inch piece of paper with approved writing on it..

oh man, at Jesuit, we got in such trouble because the hoops team was playing @ Wilson and we were chanting "Where's my wallet?" (and "Is he strapped", etc) when the black guys on Wilson were at the FT line.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

"Utah Jazz". - I know its historical but they should have left it in NOLA.

"Toronto Raptors"- Just because Jurrasic Park was popular when they got their franchise.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I pretty much knew the NBA was on the downslide when they made the Bullets get renamed to the Wizards. Let me see, Bullets, associated with the revolutionary war for the team in the capital of our country, or Wizards, which has absolutely nothing to do with Washington, besides starting with W. What a horrible nickname for a team.

But I guess now at least they have a great pun tool. Their fans can now say "What fucking Wizard is running this franchise?

Washington DC = Murder capitol of the USA at the time!

 

[Paxil]

When I was in High School an intramural baskeball team named themselves The Muffdivers. The top 2 intramural teams got to play for the championship for a school assembly and sure enough... my team played the Muffdivers in front of the whole school. They had shirts with it on them and everything. I guess the teachers didn't know what it meant or something.

UofC Santa Cruz are called the Banana Slugs.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

"Toronto Raptors"- Just because Jurrasic Park was popular when they got their franchise.

Thank god the NBA isn't expanding this year... the Seattle Na'vi?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Gamecocks!

 

[BlazerCaravan]

When I was in High School an intramural baskeball team named themselves The Muffdivers. The top 2 intramural teams got to play for the championship for a school assembly and sure enough... my team played the Muffdivers in front of the whole school. They had shirts with it on them and everything. I guess the teachers didn't know what it meant or something.

In college I was in an Intramural b-ball team called Cheat To Win. We did.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

My college intramural team was called the Lakers...most of my teammates were die-hard lakers fans. haha.

 

[drexlersdad]

also all team names are funny when adding "butt" or "ass" in front.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

also all team names are funny when adding "butt" or "ass" in front.

The Washington Ass Wizards.

The Golden State Butt Warriors.

The Dallas Ass Mavericks.

The Toronto Butt Raptors.

ah, but...

The Milwakee Ass Bucks? Not as funny...

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Portland Ass Blazers!

 

[hasoos]

Washington DC = Murder capitol of the USA at the time!

And how many murders do you really think changing the team name actually stopped?

I can just see it now:

Thug: Should I kill this guy?

Thug2: Oh I don't think so, the Bullets just changed their name to the Wizards.

Thug: Ok I'll let him live.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

And how many murders do you really think changing the team name actually stopped?

I can just see it now:

Thug: Should I kill this guy?

Thug2: Oh I don't think so, the Bullets just changed their name to the Wizards.

Thug: Ok I'll let him live.

 

[drexlersdad]

The Washington Ass Wizards.

The Golden State Butt Warriors.

The Dallas Ass Mavericks.

The Toronto Butt Raptors.

ah, but...

The Milwakee Ass Bucks? Not as funny...

ahh but the buck ass is funnier than most!

i read that as "butt rapers"

anal works as well, for teams like the heat.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

also all team names are funny when adding "butt" or "ass" in front.

Yes, but some just sound painful, such as the New Orleans Butt Hornets, the LA Ass Clippers or the San Antonio Butt Spurs (exactly how would you wear that?). OKC is classic, though.

 

[BasX]

RAPTORS ARE FUCKIN AWESOME

 

[Eastoff]

RAPTORS ARE FUCKIN AWful

fixed

 

[Eastoff]

Batum going to start!