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hawgsav1

August 07, 2008, 04:31:22 pm
They're probably going to name the new NBA franchise in Oklahoma City the "Oklahoma City Thunder".  They should have named it Thunderbirds, because Thunderbirds have a significance in Oklahoma cultural history and the name just sounds cooler.  Could have also named it Oklahoma City Tornadoes or something like that :P

http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-thunder-clues-hidden-in-nba-schedule/article/3279771/?tm=1218061475

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Calihog

August 07, 2008, 05:11:26 pm #1
Thunder?  Sounds like arena football..
 

The Realist

August 07, 2008, 05:13:40 pm #2
or NBDL
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3kgthog

August 07, 2008, 05:23:47 pm #3
At least they didn't name them Naturals.

HawgAdvocate

August 07, 2008, 05:29:16 pm #4
Quote from: 3kgthog on August 07, 2008, 05:23:47 pm
At least they didn't name them Naturals.

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sasnakrafan

August 07, 2008, 05:37:22 pm #5
im telling you guys... oklahoma city outlaws... it just flows.

hawgsav1

August 07, 2008, 06:02:22 pm #6
Quote from: sasnakrafan on August 07, 2008, 05:37:22 pm
im telling you guys... oklahoma city outlaws... it just flows.

I would have liked outlaws or thunderbirds.  Thunder just sounds like a car wreck
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LL COOL HOG

August 07, 2008, 06:24:04 pm #7
Quote from: hawgsav1 on August 07, 2008, 06:02:22 pm
I would have liked outlaws or thunderbirds.  Thunder just sounds like a car wreck

Outlaws. That's too negative for the unless Ron Artest was playing for them.  What about The Cimarrons? (sp).

otishog

August 07, 2008, 06:36:33 pm #8
I thought Barons was alright.  But I agree Thunder sounds like an AFL name.

guthhog

August 07, 2008, 08:03:23 pm #9
thunder sounds like a name a soccer team would have, like the fire or galaxy.....personally i hate names like that
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August 08, 2008, 04:16:51 pm #10
This sounds like a WNBA team.
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highroller

August 08, 2008, 06:03:53 pm #11
Quote from: 3kgthog on August 07, 2008, 05:23:47 pm
At least they didn't name them Naturals.

There's nothing wrong with Naturals. It's perfectly fitting for our state and also ties to a great baseball movie.

What would be a more fitting name?

Oliver

August 08, 2008, 06:12:20 pm #12
Quote from: sasnakrafan on August 07, 2008, 05:37:22 pm
im telling you guys... oklahoma city outlaws... it just flows.

Sounds too much like the Spurs. 
 

Pigzwillfly

August 08, 2008, 06:51:59 pm #13
Outlaws ftw.

Hoggle

August 08, 2008, 07:35:06 pm #14
Reminds me of an indoor soccer team - back on channel 3 when there were only 12 channels.  The Thunder, the Lightning, the Storm, the Energy, the Wind... the Puke.  I can't stand those names.

crowhawg

August 08, 2008, 10:27:29 pm #15
How about the OKLAHOMA CITY MOBILE HOME DWELLERS!  The players could wear wife beaters and cutoffs.  The cheerleaders could be pregnant smoking a Marlboro.  Sounds like Oklahoma to me!!!

arkyman

August 08, 2008, 11:06:36 pm #16
Quote from: crowhawg on August 08, 2008, 10:27:29 pm
How about the OKLAHOMA CITY MOBILE HOME DWELLERS!  The players could wear wife beaters and cutoffs.  The cheerleaders could be pregnant smoking a Marlboro.  Sounds like Oklahoma to me!!!
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crowhawg

August 09, 2008, 02:30:38 pm #17
Quote from: arkyman on August 08, 2008, 11:06:36 pm
Pot calling the tea kettle black.  You realize we have a worse rep than they do?

I lived in OK for 6 years.  It was a joke!!! Lighten up.

booogaga

August 09, 2008, 08:50:10 pm #18
the should have called themselves "El Diablo" its like spanish for a fighting chicken....
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MF

August 11, 2008, 04:37:20 pm #19
How bout the Green Taggers? :D
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PorkSoda

August 11, 2008, 05:33:34 pm #20 Last Edit: August 11, 2008, 05:35:46 pm by PorkSoda
At least its not as bad as what houston ended up with.  Why is it when they have name expansion teams, that they only let people choose from the most lame vanilla sounding names they can come up with.  For goodness sake use your imagination and get creative when you name a multimillion dollar franchise.
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Calihog

August 11, 2008, 05:51:22 pm #21
Quote from: booogaga on August 09, 2008, 08:50:10 pm
the should have called themselves "El Diablo" its like spanish for a fighting chicken....

I think it's spanish for the devil... gallo is rooster.

Hawgon

August 11, 2008, 05:56:30 pm #22
The Oklahoma City Blowing Trashbags.  A friend of mine christened Ok City as the "The City of Blowing Trash."

JFHWGBKRIII

August 12, 2008, 07:14:45 am #23
Like I said before, "LATERS" is the best. ;D ;D
That way they have the "Sooners" and the "Laters".
 

BrooklynRoss

August 12, 2008, 10:39:42 am #24
"Thunder" reminds me of too-abstract early 90's additions like the "Heat" and the "Magic." I would go for a more classic, plural name (a-la "Lakers" or "Celtics") that connotes "team." The "s" at the end gives the indication that it's several people standing together for a goal against a competitor rather than the vague "Thunder" which just makes me think it'll be easy to move the team to another city without the mascot seeming awkward.

"Thunderbirds" would have  been cool, calling attention to the Native American population without pissing off anyone by calling it something blatant like "Indians" or "Red Skins."

"Outlaws" sounds cool, but Stern and the NBA would only be setting themselves up for tabloid headline fodder if any of the players ever got into mischief (see Portland "Jailblazers" of the early 2000's.)

The selection committee probably thought "Thunder" sounded progressive and modern but it simply ended up sounding "early-90's." They may as well have been wearing Marithe Francois Girbaud jean-shorts and listening to C&C Music Factory.
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booogaga

August 12, 2008, 01:05:41 pm #25
Quote from: Calihog on August 11, 2008, 05:51:22 pm
I think it's spanish for the devil... gallo is rooster.
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DizzyHawgFan

August 15, 2008, 02:54:22 pm #26
Quote from: Calihog on August 07, 2008, 05:11:26 pm
Thunder?  Sounds like arena football..

or an American Gladiator
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