N.O NBA New Name Suggestions:

[Hudsheen#Fired]

New Orleans Swamp People

lol

[RaginDave]

Just curious as to the possible names of the Brand New Orleans NBA Team!. Please give your suggestions: I've racked my brain, but cannot come up with anything good.. ;(... cheers... Go Cajuns!

My first thought is that the name of the team should be Louisiana, not New Orleans to encompass the entire state. So lets go with Louisiana, ____ Fighting is big in parts of South La. How about the Louisiana Fighting ....., well never mind.

[Hooj_Cajun_Fan]

How about something really really original...like Duh Tiguhs

[Cajun_in_NM]

Stuff that I thought would be good...

Steamboats
Crescents
Creoles
Tide
Fleurs

[CajunEXPRESS]

My first thought is that the name of the team should be Louisiana, not New Orleans to encompass the entire state. So lets go with Louisiana, ____ Fighting is big in parts of South La. How about the Louisiana Fighting ....., well never mind.

Then the only thing appropriate is Louisiana Purchase, or the Purchase

[CajunFan3406]

Well the Lakers and the Jazz make no sense where they are now, but since the Lakers started in Minnesota and the Jazz in New Orleans, they made perfect sense then.

Thanks for the obvious reply, but what I'm trying to say is if "Hornets" was such a big deal then the name should have been changed when the franchise moved here 10 years ago. I was looking through NBA teams this morning and the origin of their current names, and I couldn't find a single franchise that changed team names years after they moved to a city. Any team that did change their name did it along with a move to a new city. Some, like the Lakers and Jazz, with ridiculous names with no association to their regions didn't change at all, but despite that those teams have very little complaints about their name. Which brings me back to my original point, what is the issue with "Hornets" to start with? I mean you could be a rock/Nugget or a type of knee trouser worn in the early 20th century/Knicks. I mean shoot, get enough hornets together and those ___ers will kill your a$s.

[CajunAlum10]

How about the New Orleans Bourbon. Too obvious? I dunno I kinda like it lol

[CajunEXPRESS]

RC10 that would be the current team, I need a lot of bourbon to feel good after watching them win or lose. This team plays hard but no many athletes, and it shows. After Hornets and Bobcat broadcast, I watched the Clippers and Thunder. I do not even see how either the Hornets or the Bobcats stay in any area of competition.

[CajunAlum10]

NOLA Andrew Jacksons? Or the Jackson Squares, we could then be known as the Squares. ; )

[CajunFan3406]

I do not even see how either the Hornets or the Bobcats stay in any area of competition.

The Bobcats don't but the Hornets do. You may think the Hornets are bad but they have nothing on the Bobcats. Due to the revolving rotation of their starting lineup the Hornets are 1 or 2 key players away from being a playoff contender again. If they pick right, that issue can be fixed with this year's draft (which is full of talent). Despite some absence of talent this is one of my favorite teams to watch in a while because of the effort they put on the floor.