OT: The New Orleans (what?)

[TradeNurkicNow]

The New Orleans Hornets have a new owner who wants to change the name. Let's see some suggestions.

Cajuns
Po Boys
Katrinas
Voodoo (apparently already the name of their AFL team)

But seriously, I think they should get the Jazz back.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

crawdaddys

 

[yenniedn]

Smell of Urine and Vomit?

 

[NWDJ]

Jazz and Hornets should swap names, it just makes sense.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Jazz and Hornets should swap names, it just makes sense.

Only if the Hornets then changes their name to the Wasps...

actually that wouldn't make sense. It would be the Wasms.

 

[Rhal]

The New Orleans Show us your tits for beads.

 

[julius]

I suggest they re-name them the Seattle SuperSonics

 

[speeds]

The Hornets should become the Jazz, and the Jazz should become the Salt Lake City Basketball Players (logo: a basketball). More befitting to both communities.

 

[oldmangrouch]

I suggest they re-name them the Seattle SuperSonics

That's a good one.

In honor of the recent problems with his NFL team, he could name them the Headhunters, or Kneebreakers, or Bountykillers.

Or he could go a different direction and call them the Beadcollectors.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The New Orleans George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People!

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[3RA1N1AC]

my source tells me its going to be gators, could be worse i guess

 

[THE HCP]

New Orleans Half Mexican Ballers!

 

[3RA1N1AC]

cool! when did you meet fred durst?

 

[THE HCP]

Haha!

 

[yenniedn]

The New Orleans Show us your tits for beads.

That's the winner right there, folks.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This one is easy -- revive their ABA name:

 

[oldmangrouch]

I wonder if new ownership will also mean a purge of the front office/coaching staff?

 

[Duckhook]

The New Orleans We Wish We Had Chris Paul Still

 

[ironcrotch]

The Hornets should become the Jazz, and the Jazz should become the Salt Lake City Basketball Players (logo: a basketball). More befitting to both communities.

It would make sense if they just swapped names since Utah is the beehive state anyway.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Shrimps
Hurricanes
Pelicans
Gators
Crocks
Blues

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Blues. I like it.

 

[barfo]

Blues. I like it.

I like it too.

Zydeco would be another possibility along the same lines.

barfo

 

[RoyToy]

 

[Ed O]

Only if the Hornets then changes their name to the Wasps...

actually that wouldn't make sense. It would be the Wasms.

Haha.

It's actually pretty close, the Hornets. The original LDS state was Deseret, which was derived from the Book of Mormon's mention of bees, or something. The beehive is still the official emblem of the state, I believe.

Hornets are not the same as honeybees, of course, but it'd still make some sense

Ed O.

 

[ebott]

Haha.

It's actually pretty close, the Hornets. The original LDS state was Deseret, which was derived from the Book of Mormon's mention of bees, or something. The beehive is still the official emblem of the state, I believe.

Hornets are not the same as honeybees, of course, but it'd still make some sense

Ed O.

The Salt Lake Ciy AAA baseball team, which was formerly the Portland Beavers before they were stolen back in 1994, is called the bees.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

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[julius]

The Salt Lake Ciy AAA baseball team, which was formerly the Portland Beavers before they were stolen back in 1994, is called the bees.

They were first the "buzz", then "stingers". Strange to think that the franchise has been in SLC longer than it was in Portland AND Portland had a single A team and a AAA team and lost both in the timespan.

 

[Duckhook]

The Salt Lake Celestial Garments

 

[Public Defender]

I like the idea of a three-way name trade.

Salt Lake City sends "Jazz" to New Orleans.
New Orleans sends "Hornets" to Memphis.
Memphis sends "Grizzlies" to Salt Lake City.

The only problem (ok, probably not the only problem) with that trade is this:

http://www.utahgrizzlies.com/ - hockey team.

 

[magnifier661]

How about they get bought and move to the NW. I don't know, maybe the Seattle Supersonics? It would be awesome because they can hang their championship banner and all the Western Conference Champions banners too. They get to take all the history away from the OKC Thunder.