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Around the League => Around the NBA => Topic started by: eighteen on July 10, 2008, 07:40:34 PM
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I just researched the top 10 rumored OKC NBA names and have found that only 1 is registered with the NBA's Domain Name registrar.
Thunderbirds
Also, Clay Bennett is known for being a "Staunch" Republican...he probably had this name in mind for some time now. I mean you can't tell me he hasn't found something he likes in the last 5 years he has been dreaming about this moment.
So what does being an Ultra-Conservative have to do with it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
And no, no name has been registered by the NBA's attorney of record, Anil V. George, yet. But if someone were to intercept their creative ambitions, they could easily prove the person was acting in "Bad "Faith".
Oklahoma City Thunderbirds...no not the 80's kids show the Thundercats, thats a name that they would have trouble registering.
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thats a horrible name. I was hoping for Tornadoes or Dust Devils, but they probably would not be allowed to have devil in their name like Tampa Bay. A stolen team deserves a bad name so I guess its good news.
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Thundercats would be much cooler. ;)
Good research. I heard there was some support for Outlaws, which is a better nickname than Thunderbirds, without doubt.
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These guys????
(http://cameronhumphrey.com/Thunderbirds--C10089646.jpg)
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If its true.....that name SUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS!!! :P
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I too don't like the name, but hey not as bad as the bobcats.
I gave you a tp. It's not often a persons first post is a useful one.
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meh.
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The OKC ThunderBirds.
Doesn't do it for me. I could see the name being changed officially to T-Birds in less than a decade. Like Knickerbockers to Knicks or Devil Rays to Rays
I like the Thundercats better too Roy! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Just thought of something. Thundercats would rule as a name. After every baskets the PA guy could say:
"Kevin Durant from Green! 2 points, Thunnnnnnnnnnnnnndercats!"
and the crowd could repond:
"HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"!!!!
The atmosphere would be unreal in tight games.
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Why not just go with Thunder then.
You know they're going to have some god-awful thunder noise every time they score a bucket.
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The OKC ThunderBirds.
Doesn't do it for me. I could see the name being changed officially to T-Birds in less than a decade. Like Knickerbockers to Knicks or Devil Rays to Rays
I like the Thundercats better too Roy! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Just thought of something. Thundercats would rule as a name. After every baskets the PA guy could say:
"Kevin Durant from Green! 2 points, Thunnnnnnnnnnnnnndercats!"
and the crowd could repond:
"HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"!!!!
The atmosphere would be unreal in tight games.
They could play this during intros:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Qd_IsxgAf8
Or... maybe not.
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Why not just go with Thunder then.
You know they're going to have some god-awful thunder noise every time they score a bucket.
Let's not forget the obligatory Thunder Sticks in the team colors that will be available free for the first 10000 people to walk through the gates.
As well as this song constantly being played:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X80Qjh9Yivs (http://youtube.com/watch?v=X80Qjh9Yivs)
God AC/DC rules!!
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Thunderbirds ??? Wow what a joke of a NBA franchise name.
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I guess they didn't like my OKC Meatloaf idea after all :(
They're loss. The Thunder's first blunder if you will...
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if the makers of thunderbird wine sponser the team I'm all for it
check it out at bumwine.com: http://www.bumwine.com/tbird.html (http://www.bumwine.com/tbird.html)
you may need to drink the stuff to be a fan of this team
(http://www.cheapfunwines.com/archives/pictures/thunderbird.jpg)
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Why not just go with Thunder then.
You know they're going to have some god-awful thunder noise every time they score a bucket.
Let's not forget the obligatory Thunder Sticks in the team colors that will be available free for the first 10000 people to walk through the gates.
As well as this song constantly being played:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X80Qjh9Yivs (http://youtube.com/watch?v=X80Qjh9Yivs)
God AC/DC rules!!
"Highway to Hell' or "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" would probably be more appropriate to describe the OKC situation
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The OKC ThunderBirds.
Doesn't do it for me. I could see the name being changed officially to T-Birds in less than a decade. Like Knickerbockers to Knicks or Devil Rays to Rays
I like the Thundercats better too Roy! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Just thought of something. Thundercats would rule as a name. After every baskets the PA guy could say:
"Kevin Durant from Green! 2 points, Thunnnnnnnnnnnnnndercats!"
and the crowd could repond:
"HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"!!!!
The atmosphere would be unreal in tight games.
They could play this during intros:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Qd_IsxgAf8
Or... maybe not.
::)
;D
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Wow kinda in bad taste...I don't have an issue with it, but some people here may.
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Wow kinda in bad taste...I don't have an issue with it, but some people here may.
kinda? no, it is. People died. but yeah, I try to ignore that kind of stuff and hope it goes away... giving any response is really giving reinforcement and then they do more of it
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It'll be fun, fun fun till the judge takes the T-Birds away.
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Wow kinda in bad taste...I don't have an issue with it, but some people here may.
kinda? no, it is. People died. but yeah, I try to ignore that kind of stuff and hope it goes away... giving any response is really giving reinforcement and then they do more of it
Sorry cdif, you probably changed it a month ago but your new avatar, is that the famous Route 1 Dino at the Saugus Minigolf? Pretty cool avatar, even if it's not that Dino!!
oh it is the Saugus minigolf dino in all his resurrected glory, still gotta get out there this summer, I make an annual visit to pay homage to all that is the orange glory
on that note, why not name the OK team, the OK Orange Rt. 1 MiniGolf Dinosaurs...that'd totally sell shirts
I'm down with that name. I haven't been there in a decade, do they still have the arcade and batting cages? I lived in that arcade and those cages for a good part of my 20's.
On subject, I think Redz was the best if they are going with a thunder theme.
Just Thunder works.
Thunder of hooves of herds of bison or horses.
Thunder and lightning of summer storms.
45th Infantry Thunderbirds based in Oklahoma.
Oh well that's not gonna work I guess there's an Oklahoma Thunder in some new World Football League. Thunderbirds it is then. Yuck, I just don't like that name.
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As a reminder, people who make callous jokes about terrorism are getting a 90 day suspension, minimum. It's unfortunate that we have several members who find humor in the deaths of 168 people, and injuries to 800 others. It's not going to be tolerated here.
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(http://media.canada.com/00941efb-ff5f-4a19-b6be-66490aa55bf1/SUN0112%20ICE%20CUBE-1.jpg)
Lakers beat the Thunderbirds
No man, I don't like the sound of it
Lame
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This could be a smokescreen. There was an okcmarshalls.com site that linked back to the NBA once you landed on it. Besides the misspelling, the site no longer exists/links.
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I have never been out there, but are there alot of these rolling around?
(http://www.dragtimes.com/images/4607-1995-Ford-Thunderbird.jpg)
(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://images.musclemustangfastfords.com/features/mmfp_0711_01_z%2Bford_thunderbird_fox_chassis%2Bfront.jpg&usg=AFQjCNELIpm4JD2-TSaYVeirJGgHSjFoUA)
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I have never been out there, but are there alot of these rolling around?
(http://www.dragtimes.com/images/4607-1995-Ford-Thunderbird.jpg)
(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://images.musclemustangfastfords.com/features/mmfp_0711_01_z%2Bford_thunderbird_fox_chassis%2Bfront.jpg&usg=AFQjCNELIpm4JD2-TSaYVeirJGgHSjFoUA)
what is this a Disney Pixar Cars reference?
Oh Thunderbirds...very clever, I get it...
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My buddy own this version when we were teenagers and that car rocked.
(http://automotivemileposts.com/files/tbird1976cremegoldbrochure.jpg)
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I have never been out there, but are there alot of these rolling around?
(http://www.dragtimes.com/images/4607-1995-Ford-Thunderbird.jpg)
(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://images.musclemustangfastfords.com/features/mmfp_0711_01_z%2Bford_thunderbird_fox_chassis%2Bfront.jpg&usg=AFQjCNELIpm4JD2-TSaYVeirJGgHSjFoUA)
what is this a Disney Pixar Cars reference?
Oh Thunderbirds...very clever, I get it...
That's what my grandmother drove.
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That name might be good for a double A baseball team just like "Bobcats" is good for an elementary school.
Such a sad state of affairs.
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NAME CONFIRMATION??
Looks like Roy was right with Thundercats!! Check out this video of the NJ vs OKC game. The announcer right off says the game is between the New Jersey Nets and the Oklahoma City Thundercats.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7X_FThLY9HE (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7X_FThLY9HE)
Thundercats!! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
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I'm not sure that's official, nick. I found this online:
If you've been watching the Orlando games, don't you love the commentators, Dante and Galante? They have very little professionalism, but they are hilarious. They nicknamed Tyrus Thomas the "Soul Eater" and tried to name Oklahoma City's team, finally settling on the Thundercats. This is the sort of entertainment David Stern needs to provide to shed his uptight image. Thank you, Orlando Magic.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/36617-nbas-las-vegas-summer-league-ready-to-launch-friday
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This is horrible!!! I'm from Seattle, I hate clay bennett but love Thundercats! I'm so conflicted... :'(
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The announcers called them that because they were partially joking around. I read an article on it and they said at the beginning that they would just call them anything for that game and they went for Thundercats, they were sick of saying "Oklahoma City" scores. It was kind of a joke.
Also, about the OKC Marshals site...I saw the rumor on that one and yes it was fan created and yes they did, at one point redirect to the NBA's site. But I looked up this Domain, and it is NOT registered with the same company that ALL the NBA teams use, and that the Thunderbirds.com are using.
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good news: The name is not thunderbirds. The reason it is registered with the nba people is because there is a D league team named the Thunderbirds. I believe they are from Albuquerque.
I would love for it to be thundercats though. That would be awesome.
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Good info, blake.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=7X_FThLY9HE (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7X_FThLY9HE)
these announcers are AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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thunderbirds sound like a 10 year old dream team for playing with action figures.... awful.