The Pelicans it is

[BBert]

The worst name in pro sports for a men's team is Bobcats, imo. Bobcats is a junior high girls badminton team.

Pelican's is ok, and it does have local significance. I like the logo, if that is in fact it.

 

[Nikolokolus]

At least it is a mascot. Thunder is not, Trail Blazers is a little fuzzy too. I could go on...

Exactly. It's not fearsome, but it is representative of the New Orleans area. In another two or three years nobody will give this name a second thought.

 

[Further]

As far as the Blazers go

I like the name trailblazers, its original and locally significant.

I freaking love the pinwheel logo. Perhaps my favorite logo in all of sports.

I fucking hate Blaze the cat. That was stupid when they introduced the mascot, and even dumber that they didn't realize it sucked and chuck the whole mascot thing.

 

[Mediocre Man]

As far as the Blazers go

I like the name trailblazers, its original and locally significant.

I freaking love the pinwheel logo. Perhaps my favorite logo in all of sports.

I fucking hate Blaze the cat. That was stupid when they introduced the mascot, and even dumber that they didn't realize it sucked and chuck the whole mascot thing.

Our logo is stupid. I have always hated it.

Pelicans is also original and locally significant to Louisiana

 

[Further]

Our logo is stupid. I have always hated it.

wow, that's just so different then how I see it. To each his own on likes/dislikes. Others please post your thoughts on pinwheel.

 

[Further]

Pelicans is also original and locally significant to Louisiana

I agree, I was not saying anything about the Pelicans, just giving my two cents on our name/logo/mascot. As I said in an earlier post, I really like the name Pelicans.

 

[Mediocre Man]

wow, that's just so different then how I see it. To each his own on likes/dislikes. Others please post your thoughts on pinwheel.

I believe most everyone but me loves the pinwheel

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I don't have a strong opinion about the pinwheel either way.. I like it cause it's the Blazers logo. I'm not sure I would think it was cool if I was a fan of another team.

 

[Eastoff]

I don't have a strong opinion about the pinwheel either way.. I like it cause it's the Blazers logo. I'm not sure I would think it was cool if I was a fan of another team.

I agree with every sentiment here.

i'd rather our logo be something like

or

 

[Further]

I agree with every sentiment here.

i'd rather our logo be something like

racist













jk

 

[Eastoff]

racist













jk

Hey we all know "trail blazers" refers to the white man taking the native's land.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Hey we all know "trail blazers" refers to the white man taking the native's land.

You'd think we would do better playing at Golden State if that were the case

 

[BlazerCaravan]

You'd think we would do better playing at Golden State if that were the case

The "Temporarily Humboldt Counties"?

 

[Eastoff]

You'd think we would do better playing at Golden State if that were the case

Too bad we're not in the NFL against KC.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

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[TradeNurkicNow]

 

[THE HCP]

nba.com

What’s in a nickname?
For Hornets (… er, soon-to-be Pelicans) owner Tom Benson, apparently everything.
The owner of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints, Benson owned the rights to the Pelicans nickname before he bought the Hornets in April. The Pelicans date back to 1887 in New Orleans, giving them roots in the city dating back to before Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball (in 1891). The former minor league New Orleans Pelicans boast a rich baseball history and lineage:
Notable Pelicans included Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jimmy Dygert, Henry “Cotton” Knaupp, Bill Lindsay, Zeke Bonura, Gene Freese, and Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, Bob Lemon and Earl Weaver. In Jackson’s only season with New Orleans (1910), he hit .354 to win the league batting title and led the team to the pennant with an 87–53 record. The following year, he would hit .408 with the American League’s Cleveland Naps.
In the 1950s, the team was associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was managed by Danny Murtaugh. Other notable Pelican managers included Larry Gilbert and Abner Powell, with the latter credited with introducing the “rain check” in 1889.
The Pelicans’ name briefly resurfaced during the 1977 season when oilman A. Ray Smith moved his Triple-A Tulsa Oilers to New Orleans to play in the Superdome. Tony La Russa was the starting shortstop for the team. After a single season, the team then moved toSpringfield, Illinois, and were renamed the Redbirds.
Whether or not the that history resonates in the city and with fans throughout the state and beyond, however, remains to be seen. As Spears noted, it wasn’t exactly met with fireworks from locals when word spread that a change was coming:
The name “Pelicans” has received a lot of criticism from Hornets fans and NBA followers. During the news conference, a video is expected to be shown explaining the history behind the nickname and what it means to New Orleans and the state. There was similar resistance when the Seattle SuperSonics changed their nickname to Thunder when the franchise moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, but now the nickname is widely accepted.
The Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans in 2002. Some fans are hoping the Charlotte Bobcats change their name back to the Hornets, considering the change in New Orleans. A source said the Bobcats will do their due diligence in considering a switch back to the Hornets, but nothing is imminent.
All that said, the Pelican is the state bird, on the state flag, on license plates various other official entities in the … wait for it … Pelican State.
But again, what’s in a nickname?
For fans of the Saints, Hornets and all things New Orleans who have come along since the baseball Pelicans, it’s all about the look of the new logo, mascot and colors.
“I believe people will like that it’s a state pride thing,” said Carl Blouin Jr., whose roots run generations deep in the Crescent City. “It really depends on what the logo looks like. If it’s a goofy Pelican with a long neck and a knot in his throat, no. If it’s a tough Pelican diving into Black Bay to catch a shad, looking fierce, then maybe so. But if it looks like a cartoon character … we’re going to have a major problem. It’s all going to depend on the logo.”

 

[DUB]

Will be known as the Mr Percivals to me.

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Also using the State colours of South Australia, where Storm Boy was set, and filmed.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Ohhhh a Pelican, scary!

Funny, when I lived in Texas (1990) they said the same thing about the Ducks and the Beavers.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Funny, when I lived in Texas (1990) they said the same thing about the Ducks and the Beavers.

Still do


I tease my friends who went to A&M. Always asking what the hell gig em means

 

[Stevenson]

So they are going to be called 'the Cans' for short? Seriously?

 

[THE HCP]

http://www.nba.com/hornets/new-orleans-pelicans-logos-unveiled?ls=nbahpsplit1

 

[RR7]

I grew up in Chicago, and never cared for the pinwheel logo, but since I moved here and became a Blazers fan, liked it a ton more.

As for the pelicans....not sure why it being unintimidating, or not scary is brought up often.
Is it just something new where teams have to think up a scary animal that can maul you to be a good nickname?
Knicks, Nets, Celtics, 76ers, Pacers, Pistons, Magic, WIzards, Nuggets, Jazz, Blazers, Clippers, Lakers, Kings, Suns, Spurs, Rockets. ooooh, scary.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Pelicans are a bird of prey. I know I'd hate to be one of the fish they dive bomb into the water to get when I go to the beach

 

[mook]

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Pelican gonna fuck yo shit up, yo.

(I can say that because the bird is white and so am I.)

 

[BlazerCaravan]

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Pelican gonna fuck yo shit up, yo.

(I can say that because the bird is white and so am I.)

Looks like NOP has their Opening Video before player introductions already!

 

[mook]

Personally, I think they should have gone with "The New Orleans Bedtime Clowns."

Marketing slogan: "Ssssssshhh, it'll only hurt for a minute."

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Marketing slogan: "Ssssssshhh, it'll only hurt for 48 minutes."

FTFY

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Klamath Falls High School mascot is the pelican.

 

[BBert]

Klamath Falls High School mascot is the pelican.

You mean that's not Donald Duck with a goiter?