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mchicken is dejected. Cover of Rush's Seminal Album
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject: Seattle SuperSonics |
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So, the NBA colluded with some very evil people from Oklahoma City to buy the Seattle SuperSonics and move them to Oklahoma City. For reasons passing understanding, they're leaving a major market and city they won a championship in for some shitty midwestern town that can't support a team.
The one good thing about this would have been to pick a new, good name. However, instead of doing that, they registered the following six possibilities for trademarking today:
Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Thunder and Wind.
Not only did they misspell Marshals, but they picked probably the worst 6 names possible that weren't already taken by WNBA teams.
Hopefully they trade for Baron Davis:
and go with the Oklahoma City Barons.
Edit: Found two unfortunate jokes on the subject..
"Marshalls? Sounds like a plan...."
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"Bison: The tradition of the bison could not be mightier. Nevertheless, it is a reality that in 2008 rich white men cannot be seen to be sending a predominantly black group of employees into the workplace with the word "bison" across their chest. No way that happens." |
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lugo is unable to remember his password. Such an Aries
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:04 am Post subject: |
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I have no idea what any of this means. |
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mchicken is dejected. Cover of Rush's Seminal Album
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:53 am Post subject: |
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lugo wrote: | I have no idea what any of this means. |
Was mostly talking to Vernon. And the picture is pretty good. |
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jaster is back in black Mod Emperor of Dune
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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If I lived in Seattle, I would be pissed.
The wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics_relocation_to_Oklahoma_City makes it look like a lot of people aren't happy with this shit, and I feel their pain.
The Oklahoma Energy? The Oklahoma Thunder? Really? Can't you pay people with marketing degrees and focus groups to come up with something better?
Wikipedia [emphasis mine] wrote: | The team agreed to release the SuperSonics' name, logo, and colors to a possible future NBA club in Seattle, but retained rights to its franchise history. The records, awards, and accomplishments of the pre-2008 SuperSonics will be "shared" between Oklahoma City and any future Seattle team. |
That's a pretty mixed bag... ouch.
Guess that Oklahoma for ya.
_________________ When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles.
-Children of Dune, attributed to Louis Veuillot |
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mchicken is dejected. Cover of Rush's Seminal Album
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Turns out they picked Thunder, today.
That is a fucking terrible logo. |
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