New Orleans Pelicans

[ILChief]

Hornets changing their name. Lame

[SNR]

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.

[something cooler]

That's why they said Pels.

[Aries Walker]

Originally Posted by SNR

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.

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

[PGM]

New Orleans Rape has a nice ring to it.

The New Orleans Baskeball Saints

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

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

It's Nawlins.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

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

University of Louisiana Lafayette already have the Cajun locked up.

[Bob Dole]

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

It ****ing eats other animals ALIVE.

Just ****ing LOOK AT THAT BITCH!

Phuqtards.

[mlyonsd]

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.

[Ultra Peanut]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA HA WYA IJAKFLS

what

Spoiler!

This name/logo will never sound as dumb as the now-normal-to-me Thunder. Yay names with ties to the area.

... says the Grizzlies fan.

[SNR]

Originally Posted by Argo

That's why they said Pels.

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?

[Ultra Peanut]

Originally Posted by Brooklyn

Crescent City Pelicans would have been better. They don't have to use New Orleans in the name. The Warriors play in Oakland but are called the Golden State Warriors.

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.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by SNR

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?

I see what you did there.

[SNR]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I see what you did there.

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

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

University of Louisiana Lafayette already have the Cajun locked up.

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

[DTLB58]

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