Waffles Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 ABA announces expansion into Reno, other cities...The locations are Reno, Vancouver, Gwinnett (GA), Louisville, Little Rock, Nashville, Pittsburgh, and Portland (Ore.).The only name the article mentions (it's Reno news) is the Reno Rockers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 Just went to the ABA website (www.abalive.com) and got another name:The Gwinnett Gwizzlies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroseed Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 So I guess that means we have eight more hideous logos to um... "look forward to." Joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 So I guess that means we have eight more hideous logos to um... "look forward to." Joy. I guess that means 8 more "nitro could have done better" threads to look forward to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMac Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Im not sure if this has been mentioned or not but the Pittsburgh Team is going to be called the Hardhats GDB... Brothers from other Mothers www.pifflespodcast.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 They have a team in Trenton wow I didnt even know that.LOL this league is getting no attention even for a minor league. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Well let's try to keep a open mind--maybe this time will be different.(Hmm I'm not really convincing myself--but who knows?) Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammersman Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 I think the Gwinett Gwizzlies was a typo that they kept. It was supposed to be Grizzlies but some one misspelled and they liked it so the kept it. That is what I read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroseed Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Typos are no excuse! Someone should be flogged and/or fired for that. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Gwinett Gwizzlies is a cwappy name, as awe the othews.I feel like Homestaw Wunnew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 dont be surprised about the spelling of gwizzlies, this is the ABA we are talking about here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Gwinett Gwizzlies is a cwappy name, as awe the othews.I feel like Homestaw Wunnew. EVERYBODY! --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net  "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_cynic Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Is the ABA doing that well that they can expand to 8 more teams? Utah Jazz Retired Number's#1 - Frank Layden - #7 Pete Maravich - #12 John Stockton - #14 Jeff Hornacek - #35 Darrell Griffith - #53 Mark EatonRetired Number's To Come#00 The Bear (Best Mascot In NBA) - #4 Adrian Dantley - #32 Karl "The Mailman" Malone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 I think Gwizzlies is a great name does Elmer Fudd dserve a team to cheer for a team that he could call his own? I for one think he does and Im glad he can go cheer on the gwizzlies without be laughed at. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Well actuawee--Elmer would woot for the Gwizzwies--so I would still chuckle-hehehehehehehehehehehehehehWabbit Twacks! Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I'm sure that the communities targeted for expansion are thrilled over the prospect of landing ABA basketball (all traces of sarcasm intended).This is a league that has yet to complete it's regular season in any of it's three years of existance. This is a league that had it's Jersey Squires team play in three different locations this year because the franchise's owner was SO financially insolvent, he couldn't pay the rent to a series of facilities. This is a league that routinely announced that games had been "postponed" or cancelled (the former being a euphemism for the latter... there was really no difference what the press releases announced) due to weather or travel problems, when - in fact - said games almost always involved franchises that had failed to pay players on time or didn't have the cash to book flights. This is a league that has determined that this season's championship game will be hosted by the Long Beach Jam (not coincidentally, one of the league's best draws at the gate), despite the fact that the Jam weren't guaranteed of finishing ahead of the Kansas City Knights in the standings. This is a league that has granted the Portland, Oregon expansion team to a busineswoman with THREE bankruptcies on her resume. This is a league that has granted the Nashville, Tennessee expansion team to a second tier "bubble-gum pop" teen singer.In short, the ABA is a TRAVESTY!Brian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I hate the fact that this league is even allowed to carry the ABA name, soling the classic league's good name. Unlike the WHA which seems to have some serious solid backing behind, most due to a looming work stoppage in the NHL in all likelyhood.This ABA puts the classic league where Dr. J played to shame its a minor league that makes other minor leagues look like the big time. This league is for those who could not make the CBA or the NBDL, and its a total joke the team names are ajoke, and it gets no coverage, and it deserves no coverage. In fact if the league called itself the IBA we would not even been talking about it now. Its a joke and will be gone within 5 years. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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