TruColor Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I can see Golden State being an oddity left to the dustbin with the Capital Bullets. I'm old enough to remember that weirdness. My reaction to that nonsense was the '70s equivalent of "WTF"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discogod Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Wasn't the whole "Capital Bullets" thing 'cause of the move to the Capital Center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhans203 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I can see Golden State being an oddity left to the dustbin with the Capital Bullets.I'm old enough to remember that weirdness.My reaction to that nonsense was the '70s equivalent of "WTF"?Then there was the whole Bay State Patriots thing too ... I don't know if you would include New England Patriots/Whalers into conversation as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Wasn't the whole "Capital Bullets" thing 'cause of the move to the Capital Center?If memory serves me, it was only partly that. I believe Abe Pollin also wanted to market the Bullets as a regional (i.e., Baltimore-Washington) team and thought the name Washington Bullets would alienate Baltimore fans.The name was changed the next year (1) to avoid confusion with the new Washington Capitals and (2 -- perhaps) because it was such a dumb name. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakfu Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I can see Golden State being an oddity left to the dustbin with the Capital Bullets.I'm old enough to remember that weirdness.My reaction to that nonsense was the '70s equivalent of "WTF"?Then there was the whole Bay State Patriots thing too ... I don't know if you would include New England Patriots/Whalers into conversation as well?I guess it's a gray area, but New England is more of a standard geographical name than a nickname. (Not that "The Golden State" isn't official - does "New England" have any official status to justify its sounding more formal?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhans203 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I can see Golden State being an oddity left to the dustbin with the Capital Bullets.I'm old enough to remember that weirdness.My reaction to that nonsense was the '70s equivalent of "WTF"?Then there was the whole Bay State Patriots thing too ... I don't know if you would include New England Patriots/Whalers into conversation as well?I guess it's a gray area, but New England is more of a standard geographical name than a nickname. (Not that "The Golden State" isn't official - does "New England" have any official status to justify its sounding more formal?)It'd be more official because the region is widely accepted as New England whereas Golden State is the state nickname for just California. I'm trying to thing of other regions/states that could also use location nicknames ... Orange County, Bay State, what else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I can see Golden State being an oddity left to the dustbin with the Capital Bullets.I'm old enough to remember that weirdness.My reaction to that nonsense was the '70s equivalent of "WTF"?Then there was the whole Bay State Patriots thing too ... I don't know if you would include New England Patriots/Whalers into conversation as well?I guess it's a gray area, but New England is more of a standard geographical name than a nickname. (Not that "The Golden State" isn't official - does "New England" have any official status to justify its sounding more formal?)It'd be more official because the region is widely accepted as New England whereas Golden State is the state nickname for just California. I'm trying to thing of other regions/states that could also use location nicknames ... Orange County, Bay State, what else? America's Finest City Padres of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 A Whales Vagina Padres, it has a nice ring to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 They better bring back a modernized The City alt...best basketball jersey of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Tampa Bay. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy MidGrady Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I wouldn't mind California Warriors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhans203 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I wouldn't mind California WarriorsI don't know why they didn't go to Oakland Warriors when they renovated the Coliseum. Heck, I still think they should move to San Jose. The San Jose Warriors isn't a bad name either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCRagnar Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Where did Golden State come from in the first place? There's no other team whose geographical identifier is the nickname of the state or city they're in.New England Patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Where did Golden State come from in the first place? There's no other team whose geographical identifier is the nickname of the state or city they're in. New England PatriotsNew England isn't a nickname, it's the official name of the region Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Wasn't the whole "Capital Bullets" thing 'cause of the move to the Capital Center?If memory serves me, it was only partly that. I believe Abe Pollin also wanted to market the Bullets as a regional (i.e., Baltimore-Washington) team and thought the name Washington Bullets would alienate Baltimore fans.The name was changed the next year (1) to avoid confusion with the new Washington Capitals and (2 -- perhaps) because it was such a dumb name.Another, albeit smaller reason they went with the regional name was that the team played the first month of their home schedule at Cole Field House at the University of Maryland. Maryland is close to D.C, but I don't know if it's close enough to where you could say it's in Washington as compared to the Washington area. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Wasn't the whole "Capital Bullets" thing 'cause of the move to the Capital Center?If memory serves me, it was only partly that. I believe Abe Pollin also wanted to market the Bullets as a regional (i.e., Baltimore-Washington) team and thought the name Washington Bullets would alienate Baltimore fans.The name was changed the next year (1) to avoid confusion with the new Washington Capitals and (2 -- perhaps) because it was such a dumb name.Another, albeit smaller reason they went with the regional name was that the team played the first month of their home schedule at Cole Field House at the University of Maryland. Maryland is close to D.C, but I don't know if it's close enough to where you could say it's in Washington as compared to the Washington area. College Park and Landover are about the same distance from the District.Another regional name example -- Annapolis, Maryland's Chesapeake Bayhawks. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kutztown Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Not opposed to them changing their name to the Philadelphia Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Golden State is weird but unique and established. The only acceptable change IMHO is San Francisco Warriors; anything else sounds weird or cumbersome. "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Doctor Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 It'd be more official because the region is widely accepted as New England whereas Golden State is the state nickname for just California. I'm trying to thing of other regions/states that could also use location nicknames ... Orange County, Bay State, what else? A CFL expansion franchise that was to be based out of Halifax was going to be called the Atlantic Schooners. Sadly the stadium never got built so the team never became official... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 You dumb bastard, it's not a schooner, it's a sailboat. "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...
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