Sport Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 They really should change to San Francisco Warriors. Golden State is silly. So silly that all my created teams on college sports video games are the "Golden State University Warriors". "where'd you go to school?""GSU""ahh, Golden State. My niece went there" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Well, now that they've gone ahead and said it, can they maybe not take five years to rename themselves? "Golden State" is terrible and dumb. I know the "thing" these days is to sort of wind down your identity and whittle it down to almost nothing so that the Big Relaunch seems even bigger, the way the Nets and Marlins both spent two years just sort of barely existing because they were going to clarify their location name in grand fashion, but that's dumb and makes your organization look like the lamest of ducks in the meantime. Get it over with. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What about San Francisco Bay Warriors? It acknowledges San Francisco, but does so in a way that the rest of the Bay can claim them as their own team. I'm actually surprised that no teams have ever tried to brand themselves as San Francisco Bay the way the Tampa-St. Pete teams call themselves Tampa Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What about San Francisco Bay Warriors? It acknowledges San Francisco, but does so in a way that the rest of the Bay can claim them as their own team. I'm actually surprised that no teams have ever tried to brand themselves as San Francisco Bay the way the Tampa-St. Pete teams call themselves Tampa Bay.They should just rename the bay to "Golden Bay" and the problem would be solved. "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...
Still MIGHTY Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What about San Francisco Bay Warriors? It acknowledges San Francisco, but does so in a way that the rest of the Bay can claim them as their own team. I'm actually surprised that no teams have ever tried to brand themselves as San Francisco Bay the way the Tampa-St. Pete teams call themselves Tampa Bay.They should just rename the bay to "Golden Bay" and the problem would be solved.Golden Gate Warriors | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What about San Francisco Bay Warriors? It acknowledges San Francisco, but does so in a way that the rest of the Bay can claim them as their own team. I'm actually surprised that no teams have ever tried to brand themselves as San Francisco Bay the way the Tampa-St. Pete teams call themselves Tampa Bay.Four words, eight syllables! Too wordy. Also, since "San Francisco" has currency as a place name and "San Francisco Bay" doesn't really, you might be inclined to think that the location is San Francisco and the nickname is "Bay Warriors." It's a variation on the old Nippon Ham Fighters dilemma, where you can't remember if they're fighting against ham or on behalf of ham. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What about San Francisco Bay Warriors? It acknowledges San Francisco, but does so in a way that the rest of the Bay can claim them as their own team. I'm actually surprised that no teams have ever tried to brand themselves as San Francisco Bay the way the Tampa-St. Pete teams call themselves Tampa Bay.Four words, eight syllables! Too wordy. Also, since "San Francisco" has currency as a place name and "San Francisco Bay" doesn't really, you might be inclined to think that the location is San Francisco and the nickname is "Bay Warriors." It's a variation on the old Nippon Ham Fighters dilemma, where you can't remember if they're fighting against ham or on behalf of ham.Maybe someone who lives in the Bay could back me up on this, but I'm pretty sure San Francisco Bay is a fairly common term locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 How about "Oracle Arena Warriors"? ... At least this is an actual place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 How about "Oracle Arena Warriors"? ... At least this is an actual place.How would that make sense when they move to San Francisco? https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 It's not like the fans are going to rage quit the team because they moved across the bay.Moving BACK across the bay. They were in SF long before they were in Oakland. Plus they've always been the SF Bay Area's team. That hasn't changed with this announcement. A few Oakland-Only die hards will be butt hurt, but the rest of the region won't care. It's a stark contrast to the A's situation for some unfathomable reason.And the name will probably be the San Francisco Warriors. They've already started the process of San Franciscation of the team with the most recent logo set and the big push toward throwback memorabilia featuring San Francisco jerseys (not just the short lived "the City" one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltere Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 It's not like the fans are going to rage quit the team because they moved across the bay.Moving BACK across the bay. They were in SF long before they were in Oakland. Plus they've always been the SF Bay Area's team. That hasn't changed with this announcement. A few Oakland-Only die hards will be butt hurt, but the rest of the region won't care. It's a stark contrast to the A's situation for some unfathomable reason.And the name will probably be the San Francisco Warriors. They've already started the process of San Franciscation of the team with the most recent logo set and the big push toward throwback memorabilia featuring San Francisco jerseys (not just the short lived "the City" one).IMO the reason it's so different is because they are the only NBA team in the Bay Area already. If people in San Francisco, San Jose or Oakland want to support their local NBA team it's the Warriors regardless.The A's however have the Giants there too, 'competing' for the Bay Area market, which makes things a bit more complicated. 1 hour ago, BringBackTheVet said: sorry sweetie, but I don't suck minor-league d CCSLC Post of the day September 3rd 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 McCovey Cove Warriors BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyStroke Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 You must be suggesting names they shouldn't use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyStroke Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 You must be suggesting names they shouldn't use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Some renderings of the arena plans: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Frisco WarriorsBay City WarriorsThe Rock Warriors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 How about the Warriors in the Sky by the Bay. 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...
HolyStroke Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 The Warriors Facebook page just posted a photo that says "2017. Stay tuned for a major announcement at 10 am" with a picture of San Francisco as the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 The Warriors Facebook page just posted a photo that says "2017. Stay tuned for a major announcement at 10 am" with a picture of San Francisco as the backgroundBecause that is when the ownership has a press conference with SF Mayor Ed Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 The Warriors Facebook page just posted a photo that says "2017. Stay tuned for a major announcement at 10 am" with a picture of San Francisco as the backgroundBecause that is when the ownership has a press conference with SF Mayor Ed Lee.Ladies and Gentlemen, you're San Francisco Warriors are back in a little over an hour. And with them ends the dumbest name in American sports (other than Chivas USA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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