We Have A Name!

[Watson410]

They need to hurry with the logo, unis, and mascot. I want the Thunder to be on this fall's NBA2K9.

I'm sure it'll all be on the new game... I bet they already have a good idea on logos, colors and uni's. Whats weird is, this weekend i was playing NBA2K7, just messing around i decided to make a team with all the players they have now... minus a few key players because it was 2007... When i went to pick my teams logo there was a THUNDER logo.. You know i had to roll with that one! OKC Thunder!!

[Kerry]

Having Thor as a mascot would be pretty cool.

[JWil]

Thunder = Storming Buffalo mascot

Bonus points for gold/black color combo.

[OKCMallen]

Here's hoping the color schemes can line up with the Blazers and Redhawks, but gold, black, and red aren't really Thundery to me.

[metro]

Thunder = Storming Buffalo mascot

Bonus points for gold/black color combo.

Don't you think Colorado University would sue for copyright enfringement?

[OU Adonis]

The name sucks. It was my least favorite of the major names floating around here. I don't buy it yet that its our name. Even the DO is backing up on it a bit.

[betts]

Don't you think Colorado University would sue for copyright enfringement?

I don't think so. We'd probably have to add a third color anyway, to allow for uniform variations, and there is so much overlap of names in sports that I don'see how you could argue that "Thunder" with a buffalo mascot is copyright infringement of "Buffaloes" It's technically a bison, anyway, so we could call our mascot a bison and there would be even less correlation.

[Kerry]

Hmmm - thundering herd of buffalos or Thor - god of Thunder. Let me think about that choice for a minute. Ok, I think I will go with Thor - god of Thunder.

If the name Thunder is chosen I think it would be in reference to the weather phenomenon and not as a reference to the bison population that once roamed the state.

Thor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Platemaker]

Thor does in live in Oklahoma after all.

[MrZ]

Thor does in live in Oklahoma after all.

http://www.okctalk.com/art-books-fil...mic-world.html

[CCOKC]

I totally forgot about that. I prefer the buffalo motif but I really don't care if Thor is the mascot. I think there are so many ways you could go with Thunder marketing wise. But I'll leave that up to the experts since I am not a very creative person.

[betts]

The problem I have with Thor is not the Viking look, since I'm a former Minnesotan, but that a bunch of the minor league Thunder teams use him as their mascot/logo. If we have to be part of a crowd, we need to be different. I've now moved on to wanting to use a Thunderbird as the logo/mascot. That's really unique for the Thunder name, but is associated, and allows us to tap into the Thunderbird heritage here without taking the name of the Seattle hockey team or Albuquerque NBDL team.

[dai]

I'm sure it'll all be on the new game... I bet they already have a good idea on logos, colors and uni's. Whats weird is, this weekend i was playing NBA2K7, just messing around i decided to make a team with all the players they have now... minus a few key players because it was 2007... When i went to pick my teams logo there was a THUNDER logo.. You know i had to roll with that one! OKC Thunder!!

Funny, I've done the same thing in NBA2K8.

[dai]

Don't you think Colorado University would sue for copyright enfringement?

I agree with you. I would prefer a thunderbird logo and mascot anyway.

[MrZ]

A thunderbird logo would make more sense given Oklahoma's heritage.
Add my vote for AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" for team song!

[okiebadger]

Okay, but please NO COUNTRY-WESTERN

[ourulz2000]

ESPN "1st take" - Everyone seems to love Thunder at ESPN! People need to stop complaining about the name and just accept it. At least national people aren't hating.

RedLasso - Oklahoma City Thunder talk

[cedbled]

ESPN "1st take" - Everyone seems to love Thunder at ESPN! People need to stop complaining about the name and just accept it. At least national people aren't hating.

RedLasso - Oklahoma City Thunder talk

You might want to check again:


ESPN.com Poll Results by State

Not even close.

[ourulz2000]

You might want to check again:


ESPN.com Poll Results by State

Not even close.

I was talking about the media, not the general public.

[Rover]

It is amazing, very few people in OK voted, but many in West Virginia, Florida, Texas, and California voted in much bigger numbers. Wonder why they liked Outlaws? Duh.

[cedbled]

It is amazing, very few people in OK voted, but many in West Virginia, Florida, Texas, and California voted in much bigger numbers. Wonder why they liked Outlaws? Duh.

Wonder why, here's why, first off, consider that 3 of the 4 states you named dwarf most other state's populations. DUH

And, Washington State, or anywhere in the PAC NW I understand, but what motive do people in the 40+ states you mentioned have to hate on us?

Also, please explain the international voters that seem to feel the same way.
DUH

[Thunder]

We're the Outlaws. We're the criminals. We stole the team from Seattle. Yeah, that is what the other people across the nation is voting Outlaws for OKC. Only a handful few were honest to vote Thunder.

[HOT ROD]

ok guys, I'll admit Oklahoma City Thunder is growing on me.

But let me say this, I was daydreaming a bit and was thinking about OKC's NBA team - and just casually the name Barons just rolled off my mind.

I honestly think Oklahoma City Barons should be it. Hopefully the fat lady hasn't sung yet - nobody else is Barons (and who cares if Birmingham is? They're not even major league).

[JWil]

I honestly think Oklahoma City Barons should be it. Hopefully the fat lady hasn't sung yet - nobody else is Barons (and who cares if Birmingham is? They're not even major league).

No one else has it... but Birmingham. No major league team uses Thunder, so... what's the diff?

[ddavidson8]

Is it just me or is anyone else as worried about the colors as I am. A bad name can be overcome with good colors and/or the logo/mascot.