Oklahoma City Thunder

[Bring Back Antoine]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Poll-part-II-What-should-Oklahoma-City-s-nickn?urn=nba,96375

Kinda funny article about the finalists for OKC

[SShoreFan 2.0]

My first choice of the names mentioned was the OKC "Wind".  I originally wanted the Turbines for the same reason.

That was until I read the article and visualized the newspaper headline after a lopsided loss "Passing Wind - a real stinker!"

Voting for the OKC "Energy" or "Barons".

[ACF]

I like the "Thunder" nickname.
It's starting to grow on me.
But it'll probably end up being
the "OKC Barons" which is fine by me.

[libermaniac]

I hate these plural names with a passion ... Heat, Jazz, Magic, etc..  It just reminds me of cheap expansion leagues like the USFL or something.  Thunder is terrible.

I don't know if "plural" is the right description for these kind of names, but you get the point.

[sns0274]

I really like Thunder

I can see the intro now AC/DC Thunderstruck ...that will get the crowd going.

[zerophase]

i love the name barons. much cooler than supersonics, which sounds like a comic book hero wannabe.

[Roy Hobbs]

i love the name barons. much cooler than supersonics, which sounds like a comic book hero wannabe.

Yeah, Bison is acceptable to me, but I really like the name Barons.  I think it's actually a pretty cool name for a sports franchise.

[Celtic]

i love the name barons. much cooler than supersonics, which sounds like a comic book hero wannabe.

Yeah, Bison is acceptable to me, but I really like the name Barons.  I think it's actually a pretty cool name for a sports franchise.

True, but I feel they should feel completely obligated to trade for Baron Davis if they chose to be called the Barons.

[Redz]

i love the name barons. much cooler than supersonics, which sounds like a comic book hero wannabe.

Yeah, Bison is acceptable to me, but I really like the name Barons.  I think it's actually a pretty cool name for a sports franchise.

True, but I feel they should feel completely obligated to trade for Baron Davis if they chose to be called the Barons.

Wouldn't they need more than one dude named Baron then?

[Hoops]

I like the name Barons as well. However, they'll never choose it because it too easily conjures up "Robber Baron." The pejorative irony is just too much :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)

EDIT: The irony is less subtle than I thought - scroll down the wikipedia entry to the list of businessmen considered Robber Barons...

[nickagneta]

I really like Thunder

I can see the intro now AC/DC Thunderstruck ...that will get the crowd going.

I'm with you sns!!  Ican't even imagine how awesome it would be just before intros to begin than the crowd going "na nana naa nana naa na", Angus' beginning riff starts up the first crashing sound of thunder accopnanied by the crowd scream of "Thunder" alond with the music, hit pyros and queue the Jumbotron.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=X80Qjh9Yivs

That place would be rocking from the get go and those fans were rabid about the Hornets. Place would be insane. I love the Oklahoma City Thunder.

[Roy Hobbs]

I like the name Barons as well. However, they'll never choose it because it too easily conjures up "Robber Baron." The pejorative irony is just too much :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)

EDIT: The irony is less subtle than I thought - scroll down the wikipedia entry to the list of businessmen considered Robber Barons...

I proposed Robber Barons as a name for the team as soon as it was announced they were leaving.  I think it's pretty clever, but obviously it's got negative connotations.  Barons is just cool.

[Hoops]

I like the name Barons as well. However, they'll never choose it because it too easily conjures up "Robber Baron." The pejorative irony is just too much :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)

EDIT: The irony is less subtle than I thought - scroll down the wikipedia entry to the list of businessmen considered Robber Barons...

I proposed Robber Barons as a name for the team as soon as it was announced they were leaving.  I think it's pretty clever, but obviously it's got negative connotations.  Barons is just cool.

Well, yeah, the Barons, by itself, is a cool name. But given the circumstances and the similarity to Robber Barons, there's just no realistic chance that they'll actually go with Barons. But maybe you already concede that - your point being simply that Barons is a cool name for a franchise. I agree.

[Roy Hobbs]

I like the name Barons as well. However, they'll never choose it because it too easily conjures up "Robber Baron." The pejorative irony is just too much :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)

EDIT: The irony is less subtle than I thought - scroll down the wikipedia entry to the list of businessmen considered Robber Barons...

I proposed Robber Barons as a name for the team as soon as it was announced they were leaving.  I think it's pretty clever, but obviously it's got negative connotations.  Barons is just cool.

Well, yeah, the Barons, by itself, is a cool name. But given the circumstances and the similarity to Robber Barons, there's just no realistic chance that they'll actually go with Barons. But maybe you already concede that - your point being simply that Barons is a cool name for a franchise. I agree.

I wonder, though -- is the public at large astute enough to pick up on the connotation?  My guess would be that 85% of the public doesn't have a clue what a "robber baron" is.

Still, you're probably right, if their PR firm thinks things through.  But yes, I just like the name, nothing to do with OKC.

[Who]

I like the name Barons as well. However, they'll never choose it because it too easily conjures up "Robber Baron." The pejorative irony is just too much :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)

EDIT: The irony is less subtle than I thought - scroll down the wikipedia entry to the list of businessmen considered Robber Barons...

I proposed Robber Barons as a name for the team as soon as it was announced they were leaving.  I think it's pretty clever, but obviously it's got negative connotations.  Barons is just cool.

Well, yeah, the Barons, by itself, is a cool name. But given the circumstances and the similarity to Robber Barons, there's just no realistic chance that they'll actually go with Barons. But maybe you already concede that - your point being simply that Barons is a cool name for a franchise. I agree.

I wonder, though -- is the public at large astute enough to pick up on the connotation?  My guess would be that 85% of the public doesn't have a clue what a "robber baron" is.

Still, you're probably right, if their PR firm thinks things through.  But yes, I just like the name, nothing to do with OKC.

I think of drug barons before robber barons