josdin00 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 The single most impossible name are the New Jersey Lady Stallions, a former soccer team in the Umbro W-League.Think about it for a moment.Nah. They're named after a bunch of horse-faced drag queens, something I'm sure New Jersey has in abundance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogres1 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 the pirates were indeed named that after a rival baseball league that signed a bunch of NL players folded and the players were to go back to their original national league teams but the pirates signed a player name Lou Bierbauer from philadelphia and philly said pittsburgh pirated him and theyve been the pirates ever sincealso even though the hockey team came first flames sort of fits calgary now since they did host the winter olympics in 88 so there is a far-reaching connection even if it happened backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAO Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 All of those are very true. More specifically, the Jazz, the Grizzlies. We've grown accustomed to the Lakers in L.A., I believe. Albeit, not too many lakes near L.A. Behance Network || ianbakar.com || Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaftDu Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The single most impossible name are the New Jersey Lady Stallions, a former soccer team in the Umbro W-League.Think about it for a moment.for some odd reason I was thinking about the Lone Rangers when you said that: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcan'tseeme Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Ahhh okay. That clears things up. Geez, raptors really was a bad name then.Wasn't the first choice though, Mounties was. But they couldn't get a copy right on it, as I guess it would be like calling your team the New York Police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Ahhh okay. That clears things up. Geez, raptors really was a bad name then.Wasn't the first choice though, Mounties was. But they couldn't get a copy right on it, as I guess it would be like calling your team the New York Police.Actually, it was Vancouver, not Toronto, that wanted the "Mounties" I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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winghaz Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Imagine the names Major League Baseball would have if MLB had gone the way of the NBA.The Minnesota Nationals.The Texas Senators.The Baltimore Browns.The Milwaukee Pilots.The Washington Expos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustForFun Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The Baltimore Browns.How interesting that this almost happened twice ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Actually, that would have been the Baltimore Brewers. And FWIW, the Twins would be the Senators - the Griffiths had already given up the ghost and adopted that name full-time before the move. Don't know what the expansion team that eventually moved to Texas would have been called, but under the NBA playbook they wouldn't have been the Senators. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I kind of like names like the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Pirates, because at least there's some backstory there and a bit of history. But for the most part any team that is transplanted (Jazz, Lakers, Grizzlies) just makes no sense. By the way, has an NBA team ever changed their name after a move? I know the Bullets did, but they didn't move. And the Rochester Royals did, but that was just to avoid confusion with the baseball team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I kind of like names like the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Pirates, because at least there's some backstory there and a bit of history. But for the most part any team that is transplanted (Jazz, Lakers, Grizzlies) just makes no sense. By the way, has an NBA team ever changed their name after a move? I know the Bullets did, but they didn't move. And the Rochester Royals did, but that was just to avoid confusion with the baseball team.Syracuse Nationals -> Philadelphia WarriorsBuffalo Braves -> San Diego ClippersI'm sure there's more. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net  "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRay Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Dallas Chaps-> San Antonio SpursNJ Americans-> NY NetsChicago Zephyrs-> Baltimore Bullets Seattle Supersonics-> ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rich Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 By the way, has an NBA team ever changed their name after a move? I know the Bullets did, but they didn't move. And the Rochester Royals did, but that was just to avoid confusion with the baseball team.Syracuse Nationals -> Philadelphia WarriorsBuffalo Braves -> San Diego ClippersI'm sure there's more.Dallas Chaps-> San Antonio SpursNJ Americans-> NY NetsChicago Zephyrs-> Baltimore BulletsSeattle Supersonics-> ???One more:Tri-Cities Blackhawks-> Milwaukee HawksActually, it was the Cincinnati Royals changing to the Kansas-City Omaha Kings. The Americans-> Nets and Dallas Chapparals-> San Antonio Spurs move/changes actually occurred during their ABA tenure (as did the Denver Rockets changing their name to the Denver Nuggets). It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Tri-Cities Blackhawks-> Milwaukee HawksYeah, but then it was Milwaukee Hawks -> St. Louis Hawks -> Atlanta Hawks. So does that mean the NBA's relocation rule came into effect in the 1950s? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 the Denver Rockets changing their name to the Denver NuggetsHow much of that, I wonder, was motivated by the ABA trying to merge with the NBA? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 the Denver Rockets changing their name to the Denver NuggetsHow much of that, I wonder, was motivated by the ABA trying to merge with the NBA?According to Loose Balls, 100%. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Syracuse Nationals -> Philadelphia WarriorsThe Nationals are the 76ers. The Philadelphia Warriors became the SF / Golden State Warriors. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecticbro Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 It's a fun list of some obvious names with some ludicrous change suggestions.http://www.maximonline.com/Themostinapprop...es/1/24346.aspxMy favorite line: "Too bad the only things people dodge in L.A. are paparazzi, stable relationships, and food digestion."And bullets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamikel Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Suggested New Name: The Los Angeles Bryants (suggested by Kobe Bryant)Funny, my friend and I have actually referred to them as the Los Angeles Kobes since Shaq left for Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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