The New Orleans Hornets are expected to change their nickname to the Pelicans as early as the 2013-14 season, numerous sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Hornets planned to change their nickname since Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints, purchased the team on April 14. Benson also owns the rights to the nickname Pelicans.(Getty Images)
The Hornets also considered the nicknames Krewe (groups of costumed paraders in the annual Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans) and Brass.
Louisiana is the Pelican State. The brown pelican is the state bird and appears on the state flag and seal, and official state painting. Moreover, the Pelicans played minor league baseball in New Orleans in all but nine seasons from 1887-1959 and in 1977.
Gayle Benson, Benson's wife, told Fox Sports New Orleans recently her preference for new team colors was navy blue, red and gold.
The Hornets came to New Orleans in 2002 from Charlotte. New Orleans has also had an NBA team called the Jazz, which moved to Salt Lake City in 1979.
Some fans of the Charlotte Bobcats are hoping to get their old Hornets nickname back. The Hornets began playing in Charlotte in 1988. Bobcats owner Michael Jordan told The Charlotte Observer he would consider changing it back to Hornets if the name was available.
Pelicans??? Really??? Is the Pickle bird going to be their mascot??!!
Speaking of food............
Might as call themselves the Crawdaddys, at least it sounds southern.
Anji@ 12/4/2012 10:20 PM
New Orleans Scores a hundred points and the Vlasic Pelican comes out, does some Groucho Marx stand up and then shoots a couple jars of Pickles in the stands with the tee shirt cannon.
Epic good time!!!
GustavBahler@ 12/4/2012 10:21 PM
Nalod wrote:TD with 18 pts!
Talk about adding insult to injury. They've been sitting Lin down in the 4th as part of their game plan this season I believe. Hard for Lin to call himself a "leader" when he's glued to the bench in crunch time.
Uptown@ 12/4/2012 10:26 PM
When does MDA pull Dwight from the game?!?!?
Uptown@ 12/4/2012 10:28 PM
BTW, I cant stand the idea that a team can continuously do that. I understand that you cant do that under 2 mins, but that's not how basketball is supposed to be played....
GustavBahler@ 12/4/2012 10:38 PM
Gutsy win by the rockets. Lakers blew a 17 point lead.
3G4G@ 12/4/2012 10:38 PM
This game is on D'AnToni and Dwight Howard....
Terrible...I mean Terrible
GustavBahler@ 12/4/2012 10:39 PM
3G4G wrote:This game is on D'AnToni and Dwight Howard....
Terrible...I mean Terrible
The press conference should be interesting.
Hersports85@ 12/4/2012 10:40 PM
3G4G wrote:This game is on D'AnToni and Dwight Howard....
Terrible...I mean Terrible
I just don't understand not taking Dwight out the game. And my god 20+ offensive rebounds?? Talking about not defending or rebounding. terrible.
Uptown@ 12/4/2012 10:41 PM
3G4G wrote:This game is on D'AnToni and Dwight Howard....
Terrible...I mean Terrible
Can never excuse a professional who is making millions and cant sink free throws. With that said, MDA's stubbornness showed its ugly head tonite...
FoeDiddy@ 12/4/2012 10:44 PM
Uptown wrote:
3G4G wrote:This game is on D'AnToni and Dwight Howard....
Terrible...I mean Terrible
Can never excuse a professional who is making millions and cant sink free throws. With that said, MDA's stubbornness showed its ugly head tonite...
He never adjusts...not surprising at all. ridiculous loss. smh
AnubisADL@ 12/4/2012 10:47 PM
Other teams imploding amuses me.
IronWillGiroud@ 12/4/2012 10:47 PM
What happened with Lin? They should just bench him if Toney Douglas is outperforming him like this. Start Douglas and let Lin earn his spot back, it might be good for him. He has 3 more years to earn the deal, maybe he should be coming off the bench to hit the second units, still get his 25-30 minutes in some role, and the pressure is off. Toney Douglas has a right to get payed too; I didn't see the game but it looks like he went hard as a motherfucker.
Anji@ 12/4/2012 10:47 PM
Dwight isn't 100% back, but the Lakers should not be getting out rebounded, they have like 3 seven fo......... that's right they have that guy coaching.
AnubisADL wrote:Other teams imploding amuses me.
GustavBahler@ 12/4/2012 10:47 PM
FoeDiddy wrote:
Uptown wrote:
3G4G wrote:This game is on D'AnToni and Dwight Howard....
Terrible...I mean Terrible
Can never excuse a professional who is making millions and cant sink free throws. With that said, MDA's stubbornness showed its ugly head tonite...
He never adjusts...not surprising at all. ridiculous loss. smh
MDA is betting his career that Nash will come back and make everything right. I doubt that he will be given anything but a lottery team to coach after this if he can't make it work in LA with this caliber of talent on the squad.
gunsnewing@ 12/4/2012 10:57 PM
AnubisADL wrote:Other teams imploding amuses me.
Me too and nothing I enjoy more than watching the Nets and coach of the month lose 2 straight and go 11-6 vs Knicks 12-4
