NAME the Not-Sonics

by Y5k on Jul 25, 2008 11:09 AM PDT Comment 74 comments

Out of respect for our friends to the north, let us bow our heads for a moment of silence for the gone Sonics ...

...

OK, now, what shall we call the new team in OkCity? Thunder is awful. Awful.

There were some great suggestions in a previous post, including:

The

OK Dokes or OK Dokies

and some mean spirited ones (prompted by me) such as

The

OkC Not-Sonics

OkC Mariners

OkC Horsetheives

Gimme your best shots here. Perhaps we'll gather some nice choices and put a poll up, send it to that nice fellow who moved the team and call it good will to our new "NorthWest" division rivals.

Oh!

OkC Northwesterners

-Mat

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Land Grabbers

by Blazersaurus on Jul 25, 2008 11:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ha!

i like it.

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by Y5k on Jul 25, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Carpetbaggers

by Love on Jul 25, 2008 11:20 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

+1

Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)

by 92wastheyear on Jul 25, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

+2 That has been my suggestion all along.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jul 26, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

i thought that was mortimer with the NOT-Sonics, wich is my favorite.

"Who do the historians think (t)he best crop of rookies on one team[up until now] is?"
---sothern oregon

"I'd have to go with the 12 disciples.... They pretty much turned the world upside down in short order......."
---prezofdeath

".....Judas was a big bust, he was the Darko of that class."
---RoyDrexler

by ptwnblzr on Jul 25, 2008 11:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't recall

who suggested No-Sonics, but I liked it.
How about the Tonics?

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by Y5k on Jul 25, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no

i really like the not sonics, and will make a sign just for the games.

GO BLAZERS, Beat the NOT-SONICS!!

"Who do the historians think (t)he best crop of rookies on one team[up until now] is?"
---sothern oregon

"I'd have to go with the 12 disciples.... They pretty much turned the world upside down in short order......."
---prezofdeath

".....Judas was a big bust, he was the Darko of that class."
---RoyDrexler

by ptwnblzr on Jul 25, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure if this is completely appropriate but,

OKC Claim Jumpers?

I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.

by JAB21 on Jul 25, 2008 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

completley appropriott

"Who do the historians think (t)he best crop of rookies on one team[up until now] is?"
---sothern oregon

"I'd have to go with the 12 disciples.... They pretty much turned the world upside down in short order......."
---prezofdeath

".....Judas was a big bust, he was the Darko of that class."
---RoyDrexler

by ptwnblzr on Jul 25, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ok Claim Jumper is a restaurant chain

also they were the guys that collected tax in the 1800’s …right? How is that innaproriate?

Sophia

PS Im in need of enlightenment and im too lazy to wiki that one…

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-Warren Bennis USC Professor

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 25, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Claim Jumpers

Business interests that stole poor miners’ land during the gold rush.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 25, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And a bizarre chain restaurant

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 25, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I cant wait to see the signs at the Rose Garden this year

when the “thunder” comes to town. That sounds ridiculously dumb.

Sophia

Ps I think it will top all the “blaze the nugs” signs when denver rolls through..lol

Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.

-Warren Bennis USC Professor

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 25, 2008 11:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And how funny if Dave's suggestion of greeting the "Thunder" with utter silence came true...

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 25, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well I can envision that but I doubt that it will happen

we are the vocal sort of fans

Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.

-Warren Bennis USC Professor

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 25, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and

the majority of the people at Blazers games aren’t BE readers, so would probably have no idea that they’re supposed to shut their big yappers.

myspace.com/marktwainindians

by mark twain on Jul 25, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

meh

i bet if John C wrote an article on it the night before the word would get around pretty quickly. It probably wouldn’t last the whole game but for the first or third quarter that would be pretty cool

Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...

by TheOdenator on Jul 25, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Clipper fans

Can do it,they give the team some noise during the intros and when they introduce Dunleavy nothing but frosty scilence.

by southern oregon on Jul 25, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

SubSonics
Chronics
Beatniks
Bionics
Tonics
Sonix

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by Y5k on Jul 25, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm hooked on the Fonics, personally

Double benefit: they’re also the Faux-Knicks.

by royroty on Jul 25, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OKC child mullets

see the second picture in todays junk drawer

by postup on Jul 25, 2008 12:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The Laters

I know its sounds alot like a team I loath with all my existence. But than the state of Oklahoma can cheer…..

“Go Sooners! Go Laters!”

Gimmicks don't make dynasties

by WarEaglePDX on Jul 25, 2008 12:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Later, too

http://www.anonymouscoworker.com/?s=laters

Cave Canem!

by Caveowl on Jul 25, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good one.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jul 26, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about this?

The OKC Cessna’s... you know, like the anti-SuperSonics?

Got BEdge?

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 25, 2008 12:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The Thongs

because the cover-up was so bad.

Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."

by MiledAnimal on Jul 25, 2008 12:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I liked some suggested stupid names in the OKC newspaper poll (whatever paper that was)

Tornados/Twisters/Cyclones (how honest to warn your visitors if your city is located in the tornado alley)

Vultures (no joke, that was on the local poll supposedly made by Oklahoma residents)

Tumbleweeds (again, how fitting)

Barons (then everybody could have called them the robber barons)

OT a good name that was suggested there: I would have liked the Thunderbirds.
Just Thunder is lame, lame, lame.

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 25, 2008 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If we're being serious here for JUST a moment

I think the Thunder is pretty solid. It’s loud, impressive, scary, and it means bad weather for opponents. Think of the marketing ops. Imagine the fun they’ll have introducing the team, with the strobe lights popping on and off. And it’s a great fit for the eventual WNBA team, the Lightning.

Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."

by MiledAnimal on Jul 25, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

lets hope not

"I was playing rock band with my wife and a four year old girl, after U of H got their booty handed to them in the Sugar Bowl. My wife was playing the drums, and the little girl and I were on the couch behind her. I was just joking and pointed at my wife and whispered, "She’s a bed wetter." The little girl smile real big and said, "So am I." That really wasn’t the reaction I was going for so I just said, "All right, high five." Then she high fived me and I never joked about bed wetting again." ---tominhawii

by ptwnblzr on Jul 25, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

its already

the name of the women’s football team not joking at all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Lightning

Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...

by TheOdenator on Jul 25, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh and they also have

the Oklahoma city blazers as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Blazers Which makes no sense, because everyone I have ever met from Oklahoma was blazing a trail the heck out of there

Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...

by TheOdenator on Jul 25, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wtf

thats bs

by ptwnblzr on Jul 25, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There was the Trail of Tears

I hope they’re not referencing that, though.

by robrun2 on Jul 25, 2008 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about the Cow Pies?

LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!

by LaMarvelous on Jul 25, 2008 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That ain't right.

Looks like some Hawaiian lava or somethin’. Is it glowing red under the crusty shell?

Got BEdge?

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 25, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

why is your cow pie

on the carpet?

Haven’t you trained your cows better than that?

Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624

by ratbastird on Jul 25, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is that a Buffalo Chip

from Jerryd Soaring Bison Bayless??

Cave Canem!

by Caveowl on Jul 25, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've always liked

OKC Bandits. That area was part of the “Wild West” in history, and they stole that team from Seatle. Or the OKC Rustlers.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Jul 25, 2008 1:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

pan-handlers

Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...

by TheOdenator on Jul 25, 2008 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"The S'nots"

As in, “Let’s not (call them the Sonics)”.

Or the Shysters. After the attorneys that stole them.

Pan-handlers is funny, but is like unfortunate rather than a desciption of the thievery aspect.

How about The Hobos? Rather than a jet, the team travels to all their games by train.

'77

by LaoTzu on Jul 25, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

the boxcar willie's?

Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...

by TheOdenator on Jul 25, 2008 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...

by TheOdenator on Jul 25, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow that brought

back a flood of memories. That was my dad’s favorite album! Ha!!

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Jul 25, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Woody Guthries

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 25, 2008 3:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oklahoma was made for you and me?

Darius Miles found me.

by prezofdeath on Jul 25, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Guthrie's an okie

Only famous okie I could think of.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 25, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This just in from TrueHoop

“An NBA attorney recently made a number of filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office [...] you can see active trademark requests, filed July 21, for the following names:

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Marshalls
Oklahoma City Energy
Oklahoma City Wind
Oklahoma City Barons
Oklahoma City Bison

There is also an inactive request, filed by the same attorney, for the name “Oklahoma City SuperSonics.” Most unusual is that, unlike trademark applications for other NBA teams, these have been applied for by the NBA Development League. (And this whole time I thought all that fuss was about an NBA team! No, just kidding. Insert joke here about the quality of the Sonic roster.) I am not sure if that means anything or not.”

Henry also thinks all these names except Thunder won’t fly.

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 25, 2008 3:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Why did True Hoops Henry say Bison

would be offensive to Black players? Is that in reference to Buffalo Soldiers?
Plains Indians called wild prairie fires Red Bison.

Cave Canem!

by Caveowl on Jul 25, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right, the wind

at least they could run the break.

by raoulduke on Jul 25, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe they want to become the first "Green Team": The OKC Wind Energy

A reader on ESPN also suggested they should call themselves the Oklahoma Power Rangers since they already have trademarks for all these elements.

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 25, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

with the person (probably not on BE) who prefers actual individual thing, not names preceeded by “The” so the player can say “I am a Blazer”. How can one say “I am a Thunder” or “I am a Heat”?

I was going to comment (also not originial) that one cannot see Thunder, but then one can’t see SuperSonic either. Or Heat or Jazz.

I still like Sub-Sonics.

How about “The grapes of wrath”? (I am a Grape? Then when they get Arenas in his waning years he can become Gilbert Grape.)

My dad was an Okie, so cut the Okie jokes, OK?! My mom was from TN and I can still remember once saying to them, “Well, what can you expect from a daughter of an Okie and a hillbilly?!” Fortunately for me my parents had a sense of humor and both laughed, though my mother said there were no hills in her part of TN.

Oklahoma Wheaties. (‘where the wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet…)

"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.

by jorga on Jul 25, 2008 3:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

In Gilbert's waning years

he might be Sour Grapes

Cave Canem!

by Caveowl on Jul 25, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oklahoma City Outlaws!

Didn’t read any of the other posts to see if anyone posted this already.

by CaptainSexyJacob on Jul 25, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

First trade action item: Travis Outlaw for Kevin Durant straight up ;-)

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 25, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow,

that would be like jeff green for Greg Oden.

Andy Roddick has the most wimbledon titles in the world. He just hides them in Federer's trophy case

by premthegrem on Jul 25, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Last year

For a Blazers-Sonics game, I made a sign with a map of the US. Washington and Oregon were colored in red, the rest of the states in black. The sign read “Blazer Country”

Not too many people got the joke.

M, period. Fresh, comma.

by manzell on Jul 25, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

OKC So So Sonics

by Blazersaurus on Jul 25, 2008 5:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

from

by Dr Dave on Jul 25, 2008 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

from Andy's Anagram Solver...

Sonics = Scions (a branch or bud for grafting. Descendant or offspring.) Appropriate.

Supersonics = (ahem)....Corn Pussies ?

Thunder = Nerd hut

by Dr Dave on Jul 25, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well Done

--. --- | -... .-.. .- --.. . .-. ...

by tominhawaii on Jul 26, 2008 4:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It doesn't matter what they call themselves...

... from now on, to me, they will be known, now and always, as the Corn Pussies.

by Blazersaurus on Jul 26, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Corn Pussies. That's IT!

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jul 26, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Has anyone mentioned this yet?

NBA trademarks six names

Citing the United States Trademark and Patent Office, the newspaper said that the league filed for a trademark on Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Thunder and Wind.

I am the worst sports commentator ever. Please pass the cheesedoodles.

by prezofdeath on Jul 25, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oops--just read Norsktroll's post, which was exactly the same...disregard this post

And chalk it up to Stephen A Smithness….aka complete and utter stupidity.

I am the worst sports commentator ever. Please pass the cheesedoodles.

by prezofdeath on Jul 25, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is it in horrible taste to do one?

I don’t know if this is in bad taste, but whatever.

The Oklahoma City Bombers?

by robrun2 on Jul 25, 2008 11:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yikes.

I think multiple people steered clear of that one.

Not so good. I think that’d be like calling a new team in New York the 911’s… does that seem good to you? it’s not good.

Got BEdge?

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 26, 2008 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

yah, bad taste.

"Doing research= good
Making up things=bad."

---jksnake99

by ptwnblzr on Jul 26, 2008 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where's the anti-rec button?

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum

by rockingharder on Jul 26, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't get it

Why, because they have Durant and he ‘bombs’ away with a ton of low percentage shots?

Am I missing something?

Mortimer…?

by Mortimer on Jul 27, 2008 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OKC NOJOE

With Schultz selling the Sonics and the team leaving the NW, I now boycott Starbucks and drink my cup of joe at Pete’s. Plus all the bad Karma OKC will have they’ll be into bad mojo big time

by Goob on Jul 26, 2008 8:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs