The New Orleans Bayou Bangers and just have a caricature Cajun dude.

I don't see why? It's not any worse than 75% of collegiate nicknames, and it's not any worse than the Dolphins. Shit it's better than the Heat, atleast there's an S at the end. Could you imagine if this whole time Miami's football club was named the Miami Rebels or something, and they decided to change to the Dolphins because it's more meaningful to the community? Same kind of thing.

I really do like that name change, and I love all the young talent on that team, The Pelicans are going to be a force to be reckoned with.

Seriously. Pelicans are like badass dinosaurs who SWALLOW OTHER ANIMALS ALIVE. Ya'll be haters.

It's not like they named them the New Orleans Rabbits or Crescent City Mice or Delta Dawns or some pussy bullshit like that.

Bob Dole knows what the **** he is talking about.

ghey

I already beat ya to it.

This name will strike fear into...no they'll be laughing.

Delta Dawns LMAO Almost as bas as the Washington Wizards. We don't want anything related to violence. :shake: Personally I was pulling for the Washington Cupcakes.

This should wrap up the tread.

This brings up another good point.

"New Orleans" is a boxy, shitty name for a city. It's the "LUHNS" at the end that throws off the flow of any mascot name. Nothing rolls off the tongue.

The New Orleans Hornets were a mouthful to say. Something about going LUHNS- HOR- NETS trips up and just sounds like shit.

Well, is there ANY name that would go well with "New Orleans"? Let's ignore stuff that matches the city/area's image. And stick with something simple like cat names.

New Orleans Tigers?
New Orleans Lions?
New Orleans Panthers?

Those all sound like shit. There's no ring to anything up there.

To me, the only way around this issue of too many syllables that end with a consonant is to stick to one word.

New Orleans Rape
New Orleans Jazz
New Orleans Saints

It's not perfect, but it works. "Pelicans" just has too many damn syllables.

That's why they said Pels.

Or you could just pronounce it "New Ore-LEENS".

New Orleans Rape has a nice ring to it.

The New Orleans Baskeball Saints

It's Nawlins.

University of Louisiana Lafayette already have the Cajun locked up.

It's a ****ing PELICAN(ISAURUS).

It ****ing eats other animals ALIVE.

Just ****ing LOOK AT THAT BITCH!

Phuqtards.

The interesting bird the pelican. His beak can hold more than his belican.

I've heard that phrase every year since I could walk from my dad hunting ducks when the first flock migrates through. The last time was approximately 3 weeks ago. He's 82 and its gotten to the point he can't see them anymore.

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA HA WYA IJAKFLS

what

WTF is a Pel? That's the gayest shit I've ever heard. You can't just cut a word off at one syllable because it suits your fancy. What if New Orleans did that for their current team name?

Okay, this would've been awesome.

And aside from the complete and total shock, it's easy enough to warm to. I've always thought the Myrtle Beach variety had a pretty interesting name.

I see what you did there.

Glad somebody got it. Lol. And I was proud of that joke, too.

In name, sure.

But a caricature of a drunk French-Canadian-American named Bayou Brawler?

Shit, just shorten it to Brawlers and the say it with the accent: the Nawlins Brawlahs

New Orleans and Utah need to get together and make a deal here. Jazz is the name they need to be.

I agree 100%

How did Utah, Utah ever end up with Jazz anyhow?

New Orleans Katrinas

New Orleans Storm Surge

New Orleans Moochers

New Orleans Komondors:
http://divaboo.info/img/Komondor_Dog.jpg

New Orleans Aye-Ayes:
http://divaboo.info/img/Aye.jpg

or the New Orleans http://startswithabang.com/wp-conten...us-ausepa3.jpg

Might as well have gone with the New Orleans Beignets.

Seriously... If "Hurricanes" is okay for Carolina (hockey), its okay for basketball. Or how about the New Orleans Voodoo? That'd be a badass name.

That's their Arena Football team:
http://i45.tinypic.com/xojds1.jpg

HEY MAN BACK OFF AWRIGHT PLATYPUSES HAVE POISONOUS CLAWS HOW BADASS IS THAT YOU'RE JUST CRACKIN JOKES WHEN YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE ANIMAL, MAN! NOTHING!

****ING BACK OFF PLATYPUSES, GOT IT?

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq...6l00o1_250.gif


New Orleans, for one, welcomes their new platypus overlords.

I knew Sorter had a gif in his library for everything... but holy shit. He really does have a gif in his library for everything :eek:

Then JD was right because that IS ****ing badass.

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to SNR again"

Well, ****.

Now do you believe it when people tell you that all you ever do is post gifs? :p

I probably should take a little GIFcation, shouldn't I?

I want to see a gif of a HandBowenana...then I'll be impressed :D

Their mascot could be Platypussy. Like the James Bond Octopussy

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I like the New Orleans Rape, and it has local ties.

I'd go with something more regional like the New Orleans Drunk Topless Women, but I nonetheless like the Pelicans.

They could really do this gag well with a pelican mascot.

http://gifs.gifbin.com/022010/126623...heerleader.gif

The New Orleans Fema has a great ring to it.

Regarding "Pels". I don't think the PR department (or whatever department) of the team gets to choose the shortened or bastardized version of the official nickname, especially well ahead of any name change even occurring. This needs to happen naturally, and the short version shouldn't necessarily be one that the team likes a whole lot. That's where the fun is.

EX: Pelicans/'Cans/'Can'ts

Go Pelicans!

It's official now. They're changing it starting next season.

The logo really isn't as bad as I thought it would be... still a pretty shitty name.

http://nbcprobasketballtalk.files.wo...go1.jpeg?w=480

Logo isn't even bad, its the name.

this would have been a better mascot.

It's the state bird of Lousyana.

Should be replaced with the platypus.

The name is fine and the logo looks pretty good.

Perry?

O que?

nope, still don't like it. It should be the New Orleans Cajuns IMHO.

Great looking logo. But Hornets is a better name.

FYI.

Pelicans are MEAN.

They are not docile creatures.

Oh, definitely.

Platys are venomous though. Adv ->Platypus.

It's still a goddamn Pelican though.


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I actually think those are some pretty decent logos for what they named the team.

For something that was universally laughed at... they pulled it off pretty well.

Flamingos are not pelicans.

THey are cool though.

Tony Montana was on Coke.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

RIck James approved.

I'm Rick James Bitch!

And now I be dead.

Love the NOLA logo

Better just move the team to KC. Bring back the Kansas City Kings!

What are those swamp rats that swim around down there? They should have named the team that.

But I must say the logo and name look pretty good.

Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrt

The New Orleans Manatees would have been a fine choice as well.

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The logo isn't bad at all.

No, it is the name that sucks. Platypus would have been sooooo much more aesthetically pleasing.

Should've been the Brawlers of the Bayou.