About Thunder being called "Boomers"

[betts]

It's theoretically an interesting idea, because the name relates both to thunder and Oklahoma history, but I don't like the OU association and it just doesn't suit the team, to me.

[Luke]

It's theoretically an interesting idea, because the name relates both to thunder and Oklahoma history...

That's what I'm thinkin'.

[metro]

It's theoretically an interesting idea, because the name relates both to thunder and Oklahoma history, but I don't like the OU association and it just doesn't suit the team, to me.

Plus Boomers just sounds plain DUMB, and I'm an OU fan!

[kevinpate]

> it just doesn't suit the team
Not this year anyway, lots more burning fuses getting piched out in the final breaths of the game than big ol' explosions.

Then again, not any year, as metro,a nd others, are right. It's just dumb, well to anyone but Trammel. What that says about him, I'll leave that to others.

[Luke]

Yeah, anyone who likes "boomers" must just be plain dumb.

[Thunder]

Yeah, anyone who likes "boomers" must just be plain dumb.

Luke, don't forget...

I kinda like the Boomer association.

[Luke]

I guess you didn't catch the sarcasm.

[El Gato Pollo Loco!!!]

This is still an issue? Geesh....

[warreng88]

I know this is a three month old thread but I came across an article today in the DOK regarding Blake Griffin, if he would have entered the draft last year would we have gotten him etc. Here is the portion of the article that Berry once again uses the Boomers reference:

"No Russell Westbrook, which means Earl Watson likely would have run the show, and in this draft the Boomers would be searching for Ricky Rubio or someone to be their point guard of the future instead of praying for the lottery ball that has Griffin’s name on it."

Here is a link to the article: http://newsok.com/speculating-on-bla...ad_story_title

[Luke]

Go booomers!!!!

[kevinpate]

Just another orphaned solution in search of a non-existent problem so it cane feel at home somewhere

[jbrown84]

It's kinda like metro and SoSA...

[Luke]

It's kinda like metro and SoSA...

lol

[ddavidson8]

Didn't he also want to call The Bricktown Ballpark "The Brick"? That is even more annoying.

[jbrown84]

I think most people call it The Brick.

[ddavidson8]

ugh

[ronronnie1]

This Trammel guy (I don't care if I spelled it wrong) sounds like a total douche.

[nik4411]

I can't stand him. When he gets on the sports animal with Trabor and Al I cringe. He is extremely annoying.

[El Gato Pollo Loco!!!]

Just when I thought we were out, we keep pulling ourselves back in....ugh....

[soonervegas]

His "Boomer" schtick is embarrassing. Plan and simple.

This turn the media has taken from reporting the news to trying to be the news is nauseating.

[Urbanized]

I can't stand it myself. He might remember what the Oklahoman managed to do during the naming-rights controversy over the (at the time) Southwestern Bell Ballpark (now the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark) controversy - create a contrived nickname and succeeding in getting it to stick. A writer at the paper, I think it was Bob Hersom but it might have been the late Bob Colon, said in a column that citizens should just nickname it "the Brick" and not worry about what anyone SAYS its name is.

I remember not liking that nickname at the time (gotta say it still bugs me a bit, in fact), but it never went through me quite as much as "Boomers" is bothering me in Berry's columns. Contrived is contrived. Bludgeoning us with it in EVERY SINGLE COLUMN ABOUT THE THUNDER doesn't make it any better.

Kudos for taking it to him, Doug.

[Urbanized]

Oops, didn't read page 2 before posting. Someone also covered "the Brick." It wasn't Tramel that named it that, though.

[jbrown84]

I didn't realize that about The Brick. I like that nickname. But Boomers is just wrong in so many ways.

[Luke]

But Boomers is just wrong in so many ways.

Hurts so good.

[Thunder]

Hurts so good.

Thinkin of the Boomer Girls, eh?