tigers Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 So Oakland loses it's NFL and NBA sides, city must almost be on fire. Would rather Bayside than Golden State. Logano wins BOWL before Chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, tigers said: So Oakland loses it's NFL and NBA sides, city must almost be on fire. Would rather Bayside than Golden State. The could lose the A's as well depending on if they can get a new ballpark built at the Coliseum Complex. They tried and utterly failed at getting a downtown park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 No dumber than New England Patriots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Sacramento Athletics baseball FTW. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Just now, Bucfan56 said: Sacramento Athletics baseball FTW. Sac or Portland might be their only options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigers Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Wings said: The could lose the A's as well depending on if they can get a new ballpark built at the Coliseum Complex. They tried and utterly failed at getting a downtown park. What are the local council thinking? Logano wins BOWL before Chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Noire Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: I pretty much just ask myself - "does it look / sound dumb?" and if the answer is "yes", then they should get rid of it. "Golden State" Warriors sounds dumb. Which isn’t a bad mantra. I’m sure they pretty much own Golden State for that very reason. No one else would be caught dead using it. It just seems like a Band-Aid/Jacuzzi situation for them now. The brand name has surpassed the actual name of the product. Yeah they are the San Francisco pro basketball team, but everyone says Golden State out of habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Most people call them the Dubs anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxmc89 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 29 minutes ago, DDR said: No dumber than New England Patriots. Actually it is. New England is the proper name of that group of states. Golden State is an informal nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 minute ago, rxmc89 said: Actually it is. New England is the proper name of that group of states. Golden State is an informal nickname. The state legislature made "The Golden State" the official nickname of California in 1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxmc89 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 hour ago, DDR said: The state legislature made "The Golden State" the official nickname of California in 1968. It’s still a nickname, which, by definition, is informal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, rxmc89 said: It’s still a nickname. Of course it is. Nobody's disputing that. Just disputing your incorrect claim that the nickname is "informal." Nevertheless, you're entitled to maintain your opinion that "Golden State" is dumber than "New England." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Wings said: Most people call them the Dubs anyway. I've never heard anyone refer to them as the Dubs in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplashBoogie Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I've always liked how unique Golden State sounded. Oakland Warriors sounds dumb and San Francisco Warriors is pretty meh too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, SplashBoogie said: I've always liked how unique Golden State sounded. Oakland Warriors sounds dumb and San Francisco Warriors is pretty meh too. +1 "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." Lily Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightingGoldenDevil Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 hour ago, tigers said: What are the local council thinking? "Our city is in debt and giving millionaires free land and tax money probably isn't going to actually help us out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I hate this, but it was inevitable. No way they were going to throw away the brand equity with the "Golden State" moniker recently built up during this current run. 10 years ago, the "Golden State Warriors" sounded amateurish, not belonging in the NBA. Today, it's associated with the best team in all of basketball. I just wish they could've moved and rebranded before "Golden State" was synonymous with success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wolf Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 hour ago, anythinglogos said: I've never heard anyone refer to them as the Dubs in real life. I tried once. It didn't take. Went about like this: Me: "They're playing the Dubs." Friend: "Who?" Me: "The Dubs." Friend: "... What?" Me: "Golden State." Friend: "Oh. What did you call them before?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJAnfield Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 This Warriors fan is very, very happy. While many outside of the Bay Area may see using a San Francisco moniker as a plus, it’s not exactly a plus for many Bay Area natives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Good call, for consistency's sake if nothing else. They don't want to be the basketball equivalent of the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim/Los Angeles of Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels. It doesn't further alienate Oakland fans than they already have, or those from other parts of the Bay Area. 'Golden State' is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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