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Sky is bad, but Sun drives me nuts because it is a sponsor name. That and Sun is more of a southern team name.

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Sky is bad, but Sun drives me nuts because it is a sponsor name.  That and Sun is more of a southern team name.

It's the owner's name.

Yep...the Connecticut Sun are owned by the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, CT (the same place the team plays their home games).

Here, you can see where the team got their logo...

Mohegan Sun:

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Connecticut Sun:

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Sky is bad, but Sun drives me nuts because it is a sponsor name.  That and Sun is more of a southern team name.

It's the owner's name.

I am aware of that, but it is still named after a corporation. I am glad the Chicago Tribune did not rename the Cubs in that fashion...

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Sky is bad, but Sun drives me nuts because it is a sponsor name.  That and Sun is more of a southern team name.

It's the owner's name.

Yep...the Connecticut Sun are owned by the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, CT (the same place the team plays their home games).

Here, you can see where the team got their logo...

Mohegan Sun:

Mohogan%20Sun.jpg

Connecticut Sun:

sun_logo_trans4.gif

They're actually owned by the Mohegan Tribe, who also happens to own the casino. The basketball team is one large marketing tool.

BTW, the early word on the Adidas redesign of the Sun jerseys are "hideous".

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This just sucks.

It's pretty awful. Why not just name the team grass or topsoil?

Naming the CT team after a casino (regardless of the fact that both have the same owner) just bugs me and not because it is a casino, but because, as said by someone said above, it's part of the marketing of that business.

But I can't dispute the Sky--it's bad.

The biggest problem is that nobody will take the name of a team that exists anywhere. I'd rather the WNBA teams be called the Falcons, Tigers and Eagles than Mercury, Sol and Sky.

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None of them are good. They're too trendy.

I think Comets is a decent name. Monarchs is alright, I guess.

Lynx is tolorable, though I prefer names to end in "s"

Part of me thinks I should like Rockers--It ends in "s" and references something in the City, but it is too cheesy.

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Current teams:

Charlotte Sting

Chicago Sky

Connecticut Sun (formerly the Orlando Miracle)

Detroit Shock

Houston Comets

Indiana Fever

Los Angeles Sparks

Minnesota Lynx

New York Liberty

Phoenix Mercury

Sacramento Monarchs

San Antonio Silver Stars (formerly the Utah Starzz)

Seattle Storm

Washington Mystics

Defunct teams:

Cleveland Rockers

Miami Sol

Orlando Miracle (now the Connecticut Sun)

Portland Fire

Utah Starzz (now the San Antonio Silver Stars)

Most WNBA team names match well with the names of NBA teams, but some just don't cut it.

Teams that match:

Heat / Sol

Hornets / Sting

Kings / Monarchs

Magic / Miracle

Rockets / Comets

Spurs / Silver Stars

Suns / Mercury

Timberwolves / Lynx

Wizards / Mystics

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