Oklahoma City Thunder?

thegreatblaze · Post #1 » by **thegreatblaze** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:16 am

http://www.koco.com/sports/16925692/detail.html

If it's true, then I'm a bit disappointed. Sounds like the name of a JV team or something.

PlinkingPanda · Post #2 » by **PlinkingPanda** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:18 am

Yeah that's pretty bad..

thegreatblaze · Post #3 » by **thegreatblaze** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:23 am

Fishy~McFish wrote:Yeah that's pretty bad..

Agree, I thought "Baron's" or "Sooner's" would have been more original and professional.

Dtown84 · Post #4 » by **Dtown84** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:25 am

Not the worst name I've heard, but there were still better suggestions. :-?

keepthenetsinnj · Post #5 » by **keepthenetsinnj** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:31 am

I like the Oklahoma City Outlaws.

Chief · Post #6 » by **Chief** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:33 am

makes me chunder...

farzi · Post #7 » by **farzi** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:38 am

Thunder was the name of my High School's team =/

thegreatblaze · Post #8 » by **thegreatblaze** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:32 am

^^exactly, lol

But seriously, names like these for NBA teams are annoying to me. I wish they sounded more professional and more "Big league".

theTHIEF · Post #9 » by **theTHIEF** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:39 am

lol, Thunder? hmm

I played for a BBL team named The Thunder back in the day, we were anything but Thunderous...

Barry Lird · Post #10 » by **Barry Lird** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:39 am

keepthenetsinnj wrote:I like the Oklahoma City Outlaws.

With the frequency that some NBAers hit the police blotters, that probably wouldn't have been a good name, sort of like the Washington Bullets ended up changing theirs, DC being as crime ridden as it is.

RJM · Post #11 » by **RJM** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:49 am

Ewww...it'll eventually grow on me, but my first choice was the Barons.

blzrfan · Post #12 » by **blzrfan** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:13 am

OKC Plunders

transitive verb1 a: to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage, sack <invaders plundered the town> b: to take by force or wrongfully : steal, loot <plundered artifacts from the tomb>2: to make extensive use of as if by plundering : use or use up wrongfully <plunder the land>

Wow...it's a perfect substitute. Going along with Tragic, Fakers, Queens, Slippers, Jail Blazers.....etc

Il_Devo · Post #13 » by **Il_Devo** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:25 am

OdenRoyLMA2 wrote:If it's true, then I'm a bit disappointed. Sounds like the name of a JV team or something.

Why should you be disappointed unless your an OKC fan? Who cares what they call their team. It doesn't matter what they name the team, there is always going to be people who won't like it.

thegreatblaze · Post #14 » by **thegreatblaze** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:32 am

Il_Devo wrote:Why should you be disappointed unless your an OKC fan? Who cares what they call their team.

I'm disappointed because I thought there were better options out there, in my opinion. I'd hoped for the sake of the league it would be a better name.

It doesn't matter what they name the team, there is always going to be people who won't like it.

Of course, you can't expect everyone to like it.

dreamcloud · Post #15 » by **dreamcloud** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:11 am

Sounds like some WNBA team.

Post #16 » by **SOUL** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:28 am

blzrfan wrote:OKC Plunders

transitive verb1 a: to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage, sack <invaders plundered the town> b: to take by force or wrongfully : steal, loot <plundered artifacts from the tomb>2: to make extensive use of as if by plundering : use or use up wrongfully <plunder the land>

Wow...it's a perfect substitute. Going along with Tragic, Fakers, Queens, Slippers, Jail Blazers.....etc

Craptors

bullzman23 · Post #17 » by **bullzman23** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:44 am

How about the Stealers?

Anyway ... from a marketing standpoint, it's a huge blow to the Quad City Thunder.

Kenny0873 · Post #18 » by **Kenny0873** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:44 am

I kinda like it just because they can call the cheerleaders the ThunderThighs.

jmbflame21 · Post #19 » by **jmbflame21** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:19 am

sounds like a roller hockey squad

KB20 · Post #20 » by **KB20** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:59 am

dreamcloud wrote:Sounds like some WNBA team.

QFT

Barons or Outlaws would've been way better.