“There’s just all kinds of good thunder images and thoughts, and the in-game experience of Thunder,” Bennett said. “Just here was a good sense of how that evokes emotion. It’s very powerful.”

What an idiot.

wretched logo, wretched name, wretched colors.

The nice thing is it can be moved anywhere, without the discomforting incongruity of the Jazz in Utah or the L*kers in LA. Perfect for Stern’s rent-a-team world, where taxpayers are blackmailed and fan loyalty scorned

its no worse to me than the wizards or the bobcats. Kinda makes me nervous for the inevitable blazers logo change though. I mean, I’m ready for something new and I think our unis have always been a little plain but you just know that whoever gets the gig is going to throw some crap out there…just don’t hire whoever is in charge of the oregon ducks unis.

Let’s face it OKC Nonics, your new logo and team colors are not really good. People that saw the leak of the design on the basketball photo at the beginning of the week thought or at least hoped it was fake, fitting for a Junk Drawer.

The name: First of all, the wordmark OKC in white bold type in the logo makes me want to go to KFC. Yes, scroll up and check it. As for “Thunder” as a team nickname, I don’t even think the name is that bad. Though I would have preferred something a little more original (and in plural) and more related to the region, such as OKC Thunderbirds. Other companies are already using it, but no more than Thunder. Barons would have had more classic style, and you are the butt of jokes for the next months anyway. Twisters, Tornadoes, Cyclones wouldn’t fly as a brand cause they are dangerous? Maybe, but they would have made for far better logos (via Uniwatch design contest). But Thunder does provoke a lot of ideas to name related items: Thunderdome, Thundercats Dance Team, Thunder-something mascot,… And their fans seem to be fine with it, since it won a bracket style naming contest in a local paper.

The logo: Now the logo I think is the worst part. In fact, that logo is so generic, it very well might have been created before the final name was decided. It would fit all the registered trademarks okay. I clearly see a jumping buffalo, no? I can see energy. I can see wind. I can see the badge of a marshal(l). The hat of a baron, uhm, not so much. And yeah, somehow I can see thunder.
Fans made better suggestions. Several WNBA teams have better logos, like the Detroit Shock, Seattle Storm. Okay, LA Sparks looks worse. A lot of D-League teams have better overall corporate designs, what’s going on NBA? Even the video to unveil the OKC Thunder logo was lame.

The music: The fans will have to listen to a lot of Garth Brooks’ “The Thunder Rolls” (abbreviated version, to end the game maybe) and an awful lot of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck. Ahahahahaha Thunder! Man, these guys will be pleasantly surprised about the spike in royalties. The fans, not so much after the hundred’s time…

The crime: They not only snatched the team, they also took the name thunder from another NBA team? Lightning and Thunder already were part of the official primary logo of the Golden State Warriors in Okla uhm Oakland. Thunder was, IS the name of their mascot (as reported weeks ago). Okay, he almost killed a cheerleader before, but he is their “NBA approved” mascot, for what that’s worth. Don’t they also use almost the same team colors now, maybe with a lighter shade of blue? We will see once OKC presents their official jerseys later this month. Unless they seeked approval or a deal is in place, the Warriors will be negatively surprised that the NBA let that corporate design for the new team pass. Their fans are already disturbed, but a deal of Durant for Thunder might soothe them ;-)

Well, in the end we will get used to the OKC Thunder. Just like we got used to crazy animal team nicknames, and other teams named after weather phenomena (Miami Heat, Tampa Bay Lightning, …). But it’s not the best they could have done, even in limited time.

Anybody notice how the word Thunder sitting above the design around the OKC kinda makes the whole logo look like a crows head?

O and team maskot: Thunder-cougar-falcon-bird

I can just hear the OKC Thunderdome Crowd shouting now!

“Two Teams Enter! One Team Leaves!”

totally lame.
lame.
And I’m happy it’s so lame.
Sonics fans needn’t fear they will ever be associated with this team. What a way to totally alienate any lingering Seattle/OkC cross-over feelings.

“We don’t need another hero …”

Hell, if Snake Clay would’ve paid me half of what he probably spent on that, I could have come up with something better..and I’m no artist!

The logo is ugly, the name “Thunder” is ugly (and stupid) and the whole fiasco/screwing over of Sonics fans is ugly too…Ugly ugly ugly.

Oklahoma City BLUNDER?

9:28 AM Pacific time Sept 4th

The Logo is a blunder, the owner is a blunder, the league has blundered (again), They might as well just change the name now.

BlunderCats?

I take that to mean the overwhelming, ear splitting thunder sound effects that are an attempt to cover up the inevitable cricket chirps.

…or does the stadium roof leak, too?

The logo sucks. Not only does the logo suck, but the team does too. Good for 20 wins again this year. The Clippers are respectable ( somewhat ) yes. OKC Thunder? No.

Writer at the OKC paper, totally in denial of how bad the Thunder name is.

“Thunder quickly will become like Sooners or Cowboys. How often are they debated? Never. Just wholly accepted. Same with Thunder.
I can think of better names (Spiders, Mustangs, Thunderbirds, rest in peace mighty Thunderbirds). I can think of worse names than Thunder (Barons, Marshals, Wind, Energy, Bison).”

The OKC Spiders?! wow!

The Barons would’ve been sooooooo much better. I like the name Thunderbirds but it reminds me of the campy marionette movies.

Sure, you gotcher store bought shoes and yer fancy book lernin’, but us country folks likes the name just fine. It’s real purty. If it was a lady, I’d kiss it write on the lips!