Saturday, July 26, 2008

FBO: 'FBO Warning to OKC NBA Team'

Oklahoma has landed, aka stolen, its first major-league team of a major sport by buying and removing a once-champion Seattle Sonics. Most sports fans lament such moves when it happens -- Quebec City, Cleveland, Baltimore, Winnipeg -- but happily look the other way when their town benefits from it.

The FBO has reserved a neutral stance on whether the OKC NBA team should be supported or not, but cannot stand silent at some -- if not all -- of the names the franchise is considering.

As of this week, the team has registered six potential names:

OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS
OKLAHOMA CITY BISON
OKLAHOMA CITY ENERGY
OKLAHOMA CITY MARSHALLS (sic)
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
OKLAHOMA CITY WIND


FBO Verdict: If Oklahoma City names itself for a noun that can't be counted -- ie Energy, Thunder or Wind -- the FBO will ban the team and actively campaign for sports fans to boycott games.

Preferred Name: Not a lot to work with on this list. Most feel a little like minor-league baseball team names. Probably Bison is best.


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5 comments:

  1. EdLavender10:38 AM

    i will actively boycott with you by not attending, watching or even mentioning a single OKC blank event.

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  2. Bronc3:56 PM

    I'm pretty sure they settled on Thunder..

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  3. Robert Reid12:47 PM

    Better names:

    Oklahoma City Tulsans
    Oklahoma City Basketball Club
    Oklahoma City Okies
    Oklahoma City Players
    Oklahoma City Pioneer Women
    The Oklahoma City Downtown (use 'Downtown' song as theme)

    Thunder is just terrible.

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  4. Anonymous2:43 PM

    Maybe they'll pick Bison and the team will relocate to Buffalo in a few years.

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  5. Unknown3:31 PM

    Good work FBO. I support both stance and philosophy for getting there.

    Player from Team 1: So hey. What are you?

    Player from OKC: I'm a Thunder.

    [manure falls on head]

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