How much revenue it will draw from the Mavs.

I’m thinking that it’s probably not as bad as Cuban says, but it’d be interesting to see.

Pretty good, young talent. I’d feel good about it.

hilarious

The NBA has shown it can succeed in smaller marketplaces that MLB and the NFL won’t touch simply by being the only game in town.

Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Portland, Sacramento and Orlando are all very successful franchises.

As long as their membership group isn’t horribly inept (see: Memphis), I expect this move to work out great.

Since the name “Sonics” is staying in Washington, does anybody have any guesses as to what they will be called? I’ve got nothing.

Also, do you think there’s a chance they drop the word “City” from the team name to try and accomodate the entire state?

Don’t Oklahomans feel just the slightest twinge of guilt from stealing the Sonics away? I know I wouldn’t want a pro team under those conditions.

Derek

Your FanPost Franchise Move must be cost at least 75 words long million dollars!

...that’s just as bad as the New Orleans Hornets. or the Memphis Grizzlies…

that the team will do good attendance wise the first year or so.

by naming the team the OKC texas hats instead of the oklahoma texas hats, their marketing campaign will be bullshit. they wanna market themselves as oklahoma’s basketball team, but bullshit.

it’s the texas rangers, not the arlingon rangers.

and im slightly ashamed but what about being named the
oklahoma city bombers

And everyone here seems pretty fired up about the state getting a pro team. It’s a big step for a state that has really supported every team that has come its way (Tulsa Drillers have good attendance, as do the af2’s Tulsa Talons…from what I understand, the Redhawks have good numbers, too).

There is a little bit of guilt about how the team is coming here, and the circumstances, but I think people are really excited.

And as much as the mayor of OKC wants to complain and demand this and that, he really has no say in what the team name is. My money is on “Oklahoma” rather than “Oklahoma City”, for the sake of wider branding, and not alienating fans from elsewhere in Oklahoma (namely Tulsa).

As for a name, the names “Twisters” and “Thunder” have been floated around. I happen to like Oklahoma Thunder. Has a ring to it.

I feel sorry for the Seattle peeps who grew up as Sonics fans, but I can’t wait for the franchise to get here (Oklahoma City Mullet Men anyone?) This is going to be great for downtown!

Oklahoma City Cavalry (while it has the tradition, too similar to the Cavs)
Oklahoma City Thunderbirds (my favorite)
Oklahoma City Tornadoes/F-5’s
Oklahoma City Barons
Oklahoma City Thunder (way too WNBA, IMO)

reference to the native americans being the first true americans.