Oklahoma City Thunder

[cdash]

even if they call them the thunder, i'm callin them the thundercats? agreed

Thundercats isnt any better.

[Joe Jackson]

That logo sample is pathetic. Its not even really usable for anything.

[lou4gehrig]

I vote for the OKC Highrollers. Why? Because everybody in Oklahoma drives a caddy or a Benz.... so I've heard.

[pr0wler]

That's a cool colour scheme if they could work it in correctly. However, I agree that logo looks like something a high school team would wear.

[McG]

What a dumb name. How is it that even NBDL teams are more creative than this? OKC Thunder!? First of all, what in the F does this even have to do with Oklahoma? And secondly, how do they think they're going to incorporate a sound into uniform design? The most obvious choice would be lightning but the Warriors already have that covered. I'm guessing this is either a premature report or a horrendous blunder by ownership.

[Tony Plow]

What a dumb name. How is it that even NBDL teams are more creative than this? OKC Thunder!? First of all, what in the F does this even have to do with Oklahoma? And secondly, how do they think they're going to incorporate a sound into uniform design? The most obvious choice would be lightning but the Warriors already have that covered. I'm guessing this is either a premature report or a horrendous blunder by ownership.

What you are overlooking is that by naming the team the Thunder, Oklahoma City has a fabulous opportunity to be a first class team by showmanship.

Here's how.

The fans are seated. Suddenly, the arena goes dark. Without warning, a lighting illusion makes the sky open. You see dark clouds as the lights suddenly flicker on and off rapidly... That is lightning. You see a lot of fog and hear claps of thunder as the announcer goes through a simulated weather storm and announces the team.

No team I am aware of has this kind of showmanship. The only way we can do this would be with the name Oklahoma City Thunder.

And I have only touched the surface.

[McG]

The fans are seated. Suddenly, the arena goes dark. Without warning, a lighting illusion makes the sky open. You see dark clouds as the lights suddenly flicker on and off rapidly... That is lightning. You see a lot of fog and hear claps of thunder as the announcer goes through a simulated weather storm and announces the team.

No team I am aware of has this kind of showmanship. The only way we can do this would be with the name Oklahoma City Thunder.

Have you ever been to an NBA game Tony? Every team in the league has intro's pretty similar to everything you just mentioned. Heck, even the Supersonics of old had basically the EXACT same intro you're currently salivating over...

Look familiar????

And I have only touched the surface.

I certainly hope so.

[Knicksfan20]

That is the worst name they could of picked...

Oklahoma City Thunder sounds like a WNBA teams name...Seriously...the Thunder???

[bobcatsinfour]

What a dumb name. How is it that even NBDL teams are more creative than this? OKC Thunder!? First of all, what in the F does this even have to do with Oklahoma? And secondly, how do they think they're going to incorporate a sound into uniform design? The most obvious choice would be lightning but the Warriors already have that covered. I'm guessing this is either a premature report or a horrendous blunder by ownership.

What you are overlooking is that by naming the team the Thunder, Oklahoma City has a fabulous opportunity to be a first class team by showmanship.

Here's how.

The fans are seated. Suddenly, the arena goes dark. Without warning, a lighting illusion makes the sky open. You see dark clouds as the lights suddenly flicker on and off rapidly... That is lightning. You see a lot of fog and hear claps of thunder as the announcer goes through a simulated weather storm and announces the team.

No team I am aware of has this kind of showmanship. The only way we can do this would be with the name Oklahoma City Thunder.

And I have only touched the surface.

If showmanship was the most important factor to you, you would dig the name Thundercats. I'll say what I did in another forum.

Imagine this: The PA announcer riles up the rowdy crowd and says "OKLAHOMA CITY, ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR THUNDERCATS?" To which the crowd would scream: "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

THAT would be a crazy scene.

[Tony Plow]

Showmanship sells seats. Although I like "Thundercats" (The name, not the cartoon), I would rather have the "Thunder." More potential to impress the country.

[Hoops23]

Thunder!

Is the owner a fan of "Thunder Dan" Majerly?

[Bulls423]

atleast I'll be hearing AC/DC when we play in OKC next year

[mutumba]

What on Earth is a Thundercat?

[bobcatsinfour]

Only one of most popular TV shows of all time.

In reference to my post, the show would open like this: "Thundercats, Thundercats, Thundercats, HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

[cdash]

What a dumb name. How is it that even NBDL teams are more creative than this? OKC Thunder!? First of all, what in the F does this even have to do with Oklahoma? And secondly, how do they think they're going to incorporate a sound into uniform design? The most obvious choice would be lightning but the Warriors already have that covered. I'm guessing this is either a premature report or a horrendous blunder by ownership.

I'm glad someone mentioned this Warriors thing here. If there has ever been a team more in need of a logo/uniform change, its Golden State. That blue superhero looking thing is ridiculous. Seriously, lots of options are available for a nickname like the Warriors, get some R&D on this Golden State.

What do you guys think the colour scheme for the Thunder will be?

[legendarywalton]

You guys should check out Chris Creamer's Sports Logo Forum (you may need to sign up to view the forums) to see some talented graphic designer's mock up of an OKC Thunder logo. This will be 100x better than anything that the team actually goes with: LINK

[DelaneyRudd]

Never a good sign that the most defining aspect of a city is it's ****ty weather.

[ponder719]

It appears Thunder isn't a lock. The OKC group has applied for six trademarks: Barons, Bison, Thunder, Energy, Marshalls, and Wind. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3505617

[DelaneyRudd]

Marshalls is a good one as long as "City" is dropped. a nice Wild West motif without any red neck connotations.