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>The former Seattle SuperSonics are being renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to media reports.

THUNDER! AHH AHHH AHHHHHHH AAAHHHHHHH THUNDER!
THUNDER! AHH AHHH AHHHHHHH AAAHHHHHHH THUNDER!
THUNDER! AHH AHHH AHHHHHHH AAAHHHHHHH THUNDER!
>> Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DihZlZ_i764
>> Anonymous
Am I the only person who thinks this is a lame name?
>> Anonymous
>>222170
Of course it's lame. Most team names are but new team names have no excuse at all, seeing as we live in 2008.

Thunder. What the hell does that even imply? A loud sound?
>> Anonymous
It's a stupid name for a basketball team.
>> Sneak !!+y8MDiWrdyT
It should've been Thunderbirds.
>> Anonymous
>>222189
I smell a lawsuit.
>> Anonymous
they should be named tornadoes because 1/5 of them oklahomos have to buy new trailors after tornado season
>> Anonymous
Its a stupid city for a basketball team.
>> Anonymous
Fails for not being named the Bombers.

Over/under on them crawling back to Seattle? I give it three years, tops.
>> Anonymous
I don't even like basketball.
But, I would have bought a Oklahoma City Bombers jersey.
>> Heynonnynonnymous
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Everybody knows that major sports franchises named after meteorological abnomalies never win major championships.

That is, unless they are based in Florida.
>> Anonymous
Ohh I was hoping for Oklahoma City Bombers
>> Anonymous
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>>222306
sup
>> Anonymous
They wont be named Thunder. News stations in Oklahoma haven't been able to confirm anything yet.

They are basing it on the name okcthunderbasketball.com being registered with the same company that does the rest of the NBA's domain registration but that doesn't mean shit.
>> Anonymous
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>>222306

>>222334


Oh hai guise.
>> Anonymous
OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBERS!
>> Anonymous
>>222166
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoeeq-BH4w
>>222189
If not Bombers, than this would have been my number 2 choice.
>> Anonymous
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>>222306
What the fuck are you on about?
>> Anonymous
>>222342
Agreed. If they're not the Bombers then fuck them. Also, Washington should change their name from the Wizards to the Snipers.
>> Anonymous
NEW YORK PILOTS
>> Heynonnynonnymous
>>222373

Oh...totally forgot about those guys. My bad.
>> Anonymous
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>>222406
????
>> Anonymous
>>222162
Teams are named after what their city is known for. Houston has NASA (Rockets), Miami has shitty weather (Heat), Denver has gold or something (Nuggets). Billionaires, tho, have Zero Creativity, which is why no one changes a fucking team name when they move a team (Jazz, Hornets, Lakers), so now that they HAVE to change, of course it will be something stupid.

Well, that, and Oklahoma is a wide boring expanse of brush and nothing, populated by drunken Indians and Sooners fans.

>>222401
I always liked the Washington Carvers. (anyone? anyone? hello, is this thing on?)
>> Red Machine D !h1LZxECEVA
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>>222414

A fine example. Also, I hope to god they move to Vegas. That town deserves a real pro franchise.
>> Anonymous
>>222420
fuck you. Vegas has something like 100k actual residents, whereas Sacramento has over 700k in the municipal area, as well as one of the strongest fanbases in basketball. It would be a crime to see the Kings leave.
>> Anonymous
>>222420
Move them back to KC. We swear we'll actually go to their games this time.
>> Anonymous
>>222429
They have people at games cuz they were WINNING.

Tell me, Sac-fans, are you still all going to see games live, now that they suck? ARE YOU? ... IS ARNOLD?
>> Red Machine D !h1LZxECEVA
>>222429

Let's consider the number of tourists, both domestic and foreign, in both towns, and how much money they bring. Let's also consider part-time residents. What do those numbers look like now?

On a side note, does Sacramento actually get any tourism? I mean, if someone wanted to go to a mosquito-infested hellhole, they could always hang out in Mississippi.