Team name change?

Post #21 » by **bleu** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 2:51 am

We seriously should. The Salt Palace is a way cooler name than the EnergySolutions Arena.

Ming Kong! · Post #22 » by **Ming Kong!** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 6:51 am

The Utah Rap ;-)

jazzfanak47 · Post #23 » by **jazzfanak47** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 6:54 am

when new orleans came back to the league the possibility was put out there but i remember larry h. being asked about it and he said it would never happen not only because he is hooked on the name but also the hassle it would cause due to all of the merchandise and everything else, think about it the jazz play half there games on KJZZ!!

hoops4life · Post #24 » by **hoops4life** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 2:02 pm

The Sheik wrote:before the change of the color scheme and new uniforms the name the Snow Bears was being thrown around. I know its sounds Care Bearish...and thats probably why the didnt use it.

Snow Bears was the name of the ABA team that played at SLCC owned by Ike Austin.

CAE15 · Post #25 » by **CAE15** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 2:15 pm

Why are people hating on ESA? it sounds fine if you call it ESA.

Post #26 » by **bleu** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 3:07 pm

I don't think its the auctual name that pisses people off. It's that LHM will do absoutley anything for a few extra bucks.

hoops4life · Post #27 » by **hoops4life** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 3:45 pm

It isn't the name, it is the company behind the name. I think energy solution is okay and better sounding than most.

HouseofBoozer · Post #28 » by **HouseofBoozer** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 5:30 pm

vainsake wrote:I don't think its the auctual name that pisses people off. It's that LHM will do absoutley anything for a few extra bucks.

Maybe, but Delta was about bankrupt at the time and couldn't really give the Jazz anything to keep the name. However couldn't he find anything better than Energy Solutions?

Post #29 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 5:32 pm

At least it isn't one of these sleazy multi-level marketing Utah companies like the NuSkin Center or the Usana Center. It's bad enough Real SL has Xango across their chest. Why do so many Utah companies have a business model that revolves around annoying and ripping off family and friends?

CAE15 · Post #30 » by **CAE15** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 5:48 pm

isn't the founder of energy solutions at least a season ticket holder for like the past 10 or so years?

Post #31 » by **bleu** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 5:48 pm

DelaneyRudd wrote:At least it isn't one of these sleazy multi-level marketing Utah companies like the NuSkin Center or the Usana Center. It's bad enough Real SL has Xango across their chest. Why do so many Utah companies have a business model that revolves around annoying and ripping off family and friends?

I've noticed that. Wouldn't it be cool if we named the arena after some porn website. I'd put examples but I dont want to get banned.

The Sheik · Post #32 » by **The Sheik** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 5:54 pm

hoops4life wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Snow Bears was the name of the ABA team that played at SLCC owned by Ike Austin.

Yes it was, where do you think they got it from...

Fido · Post #33 » by **Fido** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 6:07 pm

Just about every sports arena is named after a corporate sponsor. That is the reality of professional sports and the money involved. Energy Solutions Arena is fine. I personally don't get too wound up about what company sponsors it. As long as they don't call it the Pizza Hut and put that red lid on the building I'm okay.

On the name change, there has been lots of discussion over the years. The move from New Orleans was not done on good terms and the owner (Sam Battistone sp?) wanted to keep the name so that when the team was successful they would know this was the same team that New Orleans treated so poorly. Now there is too much history to change. Look at the Bullets/Wizards. That took years before people could stand that name change not to mention I wonder how much connection there is between the "old" Bullets teams and the "new" Wizards teams.

hoops4life · Post #34 » by **hoops4life** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 6:10 pm

The E-center was going to be called the Coors Center but the citzens voted and it didn't pass.

Nate505 · Post #35 » by **Nate505** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 6:23 pm

I heard that the Jazz tried to change the name to the Stars after the old ABA team that was here, but there were various complications to prevent that.

Post #36 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 7:15 pm

That would have been cool if they did that right off the bat, but now with Utah Jazz Hall of Famers and 25 years of history it is here to stay. Were the Jazz the first team to have a mass noun as a name?

Bamboozled · Post #37 » by **Bamboozled** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 7:53 pm

"Larry Miller might as well make money off the team name. How about the Utah Toyotas or Utah Nuclear Waste (after arena name) or Utah Sloans or Utah Stockton to Malones....no no best name ever...

UTAH Harpings (on everyone's uniorm we can have Matt's High School Football Picture)"

What about the "Utah Mountain Dew Ford F-150 Beef Supreme Thunderdome"?

Post #38 » by **bleu** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 7:54 pm

Bamboozled wrote:What about the "Utah Mountain Dew Ford F-150 Beef Supreme Thunderdome"?

YEAH! THAT WOULD BE COOL!

Ming Kong! · Post #39 » by **Ming Kong!** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 8:04 pm

hoops4life wrote:The E-center was going to be called the Coors Center but the citzens voted and it didn't pass.

Eww. Now, the Guiness Center would be nice :-D

Post #40 » by **bleu** » Thu Feb 7, 2008 8:10 pm

Seriously, whats the deal with the E-Center's name?