You thought Pelicans was bad...how about the New Orleans Mosquitos??? LMAO

Gooner

The NBA has filed trademarks for the New Orleans Pelicans, amongst four other potential nicknames on behalf of the New Orleans Hornets NBA Limited Partnership.

The Rougarou, Mosquitos, Swamp Dogs and Bullsharks are the other nicknames that have been filed for trademark.

A swamp dog is a Cajun nickname for an alligator, while Rougarou refers to a beast from Louisiana folklore.

New Orleans will likely adopt a red, blue and gold color scheme.

basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/225090/NBA_Files_Trademark_For_New_Orleans_Pelicans_Four_Others

swamp dogs would be sick but thats not happening

wmj710

at this point they just might want to stick with the hornets,

dalyricalbandit

New Orleans Sterns

Matt-

i guess that's one way to get your fans to warm up to the Pelican's name

Kameron!

God i wish i could post a facepalm..all the fuckery going on

Hustle Bomaye!

*googles rougarou*



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Gooner

we should have got rid of this state after this shit..

El Payaso

I like Pelicans.
Fly little pelicans, fly. (Scarface)

eyes low

Nets almost changed their name to swamp dragons

smittysmith

Whose in charge of the creative management team for these clowns??!!

My sad state....

TheIraq

New Orleans Katrinas.........

AP12

Gooner wrote: »

we should have got rid of this state after this shit..

im ashamed to admit i was there when that happened...

lamontbdc

man when the wizards were choosing a new name it was down to the wizards vs the sea dogs

Michael_Malice

The NO Skeeters.

They would still suck.

jay83

The Gumbos?

Rubato Garcia

Anything other than NO Jazz would be uncivilized...fuck them niggas in Utah, call them the Mormons

J-Breezy

Jazz would've always been sick. utah should be the ones to change their names

KeepOnPushing

Ladies and Gentlemen youuuuuuuuur New Orleans Pelicaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnsssss!!!!!

Lebong James

damnnn new orleans bull sharks woudlve been dope

SocialAssassinRati

New Orleans Levies???

New Orleans Femas???

New Orleans Oil Spills???

New Orleans Young Monies???

New Orleans Weezies???

BlackAX410

lmao @ Swamp dogs inside the NBA would destroy them for dat

bless the child

I was thinkin the New Orleans Bayou might work...I feel the same way I did when Charlotte named the team "Bobcats"

SocialAssassinRati

New Orleans Voodoo...i'd support a team like that

greenwood1921

Smh. If they ain't going with "New Orleans Woadie-sons" then just stick with the Hornets.

All that other ish is dumb as fuck and sound more like sneak disses than local homages.

ParallelRhymes

New Orleans Jazz would be goat imo...too bad...*stares into sunset*

Louisiana Crude

I don't like the Pelican name either but I think over time the shit might grow on me.

People talk about the name not being strong and intimidating but neither is the Lakers, Knicks (knickerbockers), Pacers, Cavs, or a few others as well.

None of those names are team names that are threatening or intimidating hell the damn NY Knicks are a name that was derived from descendants of the Dutch later on in the pre-World War II era they were a style of trousers that golfers wore.

I remember when the Sonics moved to OKC and changed their name to the Thunder I thought that ish sounded like an old ABA team.

Over time it grew on me though, and I think maybe the Pelicans will too at least that's my hope.