In a long story on SI.com about the general success of the New Orleans Hornets under the league's ownership, the possibility of dumping "Hornets" as the team's nickname is suggested as likely to happen once the team has a new owner.
So here ya go, New Orleans. You've never been all that comfortable about having stolen this team from Charlotte in the first place. You've been frustrated by its subsequent flirtation with Oklahoma City. You were only really only staring to get excited about the New Orleans incarnation of the franchise when the one superstar it drafted suddenly left to play on a supposedly bigger stage. And, of course, you still complain incessantly that the one name everyone agrees is probably the most appropriate is still absurdly maintained far off in the Utah desert.
Anyway, I'm sure we've all been stowing away all our best ideas for years. And now comes our big chance to air them out. So watchya got?
What?
Nothing comes to mind? Well, nothing good anyway. Here's Dave Gladow's stab at it which is, you know, a starting point but we're obviously not where we want to be yet. Usually Twitter is good for this sort of brainstorming but so far we're coming up with a mix of lame jokes and embarrassing cliches. Or maybe it's just me. All I've got so far are these.
The New Orleans Marsh Fire
The New Orleans Flood and/or Hospitality Zone
The New Orleans Basketball Reasons
The New Orleans Benzes Brought To You By Coca-Cola
Something is obviously missing here so let's get to work on it. At the very least, let's dump the teal.
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