New Orleans changing their name to the Pelicans

The NBA's biggest story of the year to date.....

New Orleans Hornets announce name change to Pelicans - ESPN

There's relevance, but it would be like changing the Pistons to the Hubcaps.

Personally, I love it. Regional, kinda throwback, with great mascot potential. No one really likes hornets anyway.

I hope their logo is a cartoon pelican with his fists up and a little sailor hat cocked forward. Like the Fighting Irish, but with a bird instead of a leprechaun.

Meh.

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What happend to The Krewe and The Brass?

Utah needs to give their name back to Nawlens.
Salt Lake City doesn't make me think of Charlie Parker.

IMO, the "Utah Jazz" makes the least amount of sense out of any team name in pro sports.
...I don't think of 'lakes' when I think of L.A. either.
...Maybe it should be the Utah Lakers and Los Angeles should change their name.

New Orleans Nawlens could have worked.

What does a Nawlens mascot look like?

Just Pelicans doesn't sound very intimidating. It should've been something like Berserk Pelicans or Vampire Pelicans.

...Evil Pelicans.

The Hellicans.

If Utah coughed up their name, what would Utah use instead?

• Utah Mailers - in honor of Karl Malone.
• Utah Seagulls - Apparently the "gull" is the state bird of Utah. How bizarre is it that the seagull is the state bird of a state that doesn't have any coastline.
• Utah Dinosaurs - after the Dinosaur National Monument, although the NBA might frown upon two prehistoric names
• Utah Sloaners
• Utah Golden Spikes