Mr. Monday has a dog in the OKC NBA nickname hunt — the Energy. The rest of the Super Six — Bison, Marshalls (help, the NBA can't spell!), Barons, Thunder and Wind (really?) — are jockeying for the final spot.
What will it be? That's been the talk around the gas grill lately. Mr. Monday has been forced to throw his pick out there and defend it like a sweaty Spencer Tracy in "Inherit The Wind.”
While Thunder might be on the tip of everyone's tongue and endorsed by a source close to the Ford Center maintenance staff, Mr. Monday figures Energy isn't going to go down without a fight.
Let's go ahead and eliminate the mighty Wind and misspelled Marshalls from the list of contenders. As much as Mr. Monday can't wait to write the "Wind blows in 50-point loss” headline, those two aren't getting out of the starting gate.
Decoys, perhaps? That's what the conspiracy theorists would have you believe.
Of course, one guy called up the other day and insisted that "Chiefs” was the perfect name and Mr. Monday needed to call him when it was picked.
Don't wait by the phone, pal, you'll end up like Mr. Monday on prom night.
Barons and Bison are OK. But when you think about it, Baron fever didn't strike until a guy made a really cool-looking mockup for the paper. That guy, Kasey Moody, 23, of Duncan, has some mad graphics skills and somebody needs to hire him, but without Kasey's black and gold magic, Barons would have been far off the OKC radar.
So here's Mr. Monday's argument for Energy.
Sure, it's not plural. If Mr. Monday has to come in and wrestle with the verb tense every night, it will be OK. Enough whining about that.
Energy is what makes Oklahoma City exciting lately. The crowds around the Hornets, the spirit to get the job done on the Ford Center vote. The anticipation around the team coming.
All the curiosity and head-scratching and pent-up pride people have? That's not Thunder. It's Energy.
Sure, it has to do with oil and natural gas and wind and all those things that made some of the ownership group rich enough to buy the team in the first place. But Mr. Monday thought we were full of red state capitalism around here.
Fill Ford Center with blue flames every night for all Mr. Monday cares. Because while it may not have a cool AC/DC song for intros or a Garth Brooks song for intermission, Energy has something.
Energy has energy.
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I think it is ridiculous to think the only way you can play AC DC before the game is to call the team Thunder, and you shouldn't call the team Thunder because you want to play AC DC. Are the Celtics only able to play Celtic music? Do the Lakers play sailing songs? That Jazz don't run out to jazz music? And I doubt the Bulls play "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine. I'm really sick of hearing how great it will be to have a team called Thunder so people can hear Thunderstruck. Go buy AC DC live, and name the team something that sounds like it belongs in the one of the Big 3 Leagues, not the MLS, AFL, or that professional lacrosse league. If you don't think Barons is mean enough, go watch There Will Be Blood. Of the big 6 names, only the Barons and Marshals (if spelled correctly) will be cool. Also a good name would be the Sentries for the AWACS which is a big part of the City, but it won't make it now.
While my favorite possibility is and always was Thunderbirds, I also thought it would be cool to go the soccerish "F.C." route and actually call the team B.C. OKC. Of course, no one would go for that, but I liked it.
No REALLY! You all are messing up bad on this name thing! IT'S IMPORTANT!!! So I finally have come up with the best name for OKC's team! It fits well, it sounds great and it will leave opponents scratching their heads! Are you ready??? Here it is!!! THE OKLAHOMA CITY EQUINES!
OKLAHOMA CITY TULSANS, just kidding. Whoever said "Sun Dancers" sounds cool; so does "Arrows." Some of us Natives aren't that offended by some names. But, I certainly don't feel "honored" by "Redskins." Maybe Tulsa-Union could honor some other ethnic group or race for awhile. Mexican-Americans=Union Wetbacks, African-Americans=Union Sambos, Italian-Americans=Union Wops; Jewish-Americans=Union Yids, Asian-Americans=Union Japs, German-Americans=Union Nazis, so-on-and-so-forth. Hey don't call me a racist. Tulsa-Union and its supporters are the racists under the guise of "Honor." How about the next time you see an American-Indian family having dinner in a restaurant, just walk up and say, "How're ya Redskins doin?" See if they look honored.
Colonials would make sense if we were an east coast state (part of the original 13 colonies)...sorry, doesn't work here. But since it was your "final answer", thank you for playing the game. :-)
I'm glad the Seattle fans keep showing up to help with naming OKC's team. Having a team with no name is alot harder than having a name with no team. We thank you for your input and continued support in this endeavor.
(Sorry I was bitter and at work late when I made fun of the team leaving in 10 years, I'm still mad about this whole thing). Anyway, the Barons name is tight, I have no idea why you wouldn't go with that. I like the idea of have Thunderstruck as a theme song bc it's awesome, but I think that's the only cool part about having Thunder as the name. You can play the song regardless of the team name, it's JJ Putz' theme when he warms up and it's awesome when we're actually good and he's not hurt. Barons is good bc it's menacing, kinda mysterious, and ambiguous. And it also allows for people like me to make fun of it by inserting a word in from of it, _________ Barons. Check out urbandictionary.com for the material I'd have to work with...
The name doesn't have to be something indigenous to Oklahoma City, it just needs to sound good with OKC! A Maverick or a Spur are no more indigenous to Dallas or San Antonio than to OKC, but they sure sound good with their respective cities. OKLAHOMA CITY TERRITORIALISTS for Indian Territory. My favorite though is OKC Colonials after Indian Colony or Colony Oklahoma or Colony Oil and Gas Field! OKC COLONIALS! FINAL ANSWER!!!
Don't really understand the whole "has to end in an 'S'" thing. What is wrong with the team concept and operating as a singular unit? Since Bennett prefers that it end in an "s" that is probably the way it's going to go, so that only leaves Marshalls and Barons.
Although many here in Oklahoma are happy with high oil prices, more than 50% of Americans believe we are in the midst of an "Energy Crisis". I don't think the name "OKC Energy" will be well received by NBA fans paying $5.00 a gallon for gas. Come on Mr. Monday, I thought you were smarter than that!
How about the Oklahoma City Noodlers? Since noodling seems to be taking up the back page of the sports section 3 out of 4 Sundays. We could have live demonstrations in the Oklahoma River before games. The mascot would be easy---an unshaven guy in worn out overalls with no shirt, or maybe a wife-beater, tobacco juice on his face and chest, a couple of missing fingers from a fight with a big 'un, and an ice chest full of Pabst Blue Ribbon or Natural Lights.
The Oklahoma City Fightin' Woodpuss with a skunk mascot would smell sweet. Or the Oklahoma City Zoo. Of course, there are many drunken fans, so maybe the Tall Boys or BuzzKills. The mascot names like Pirates, Cowboys, Buccaneers,Vikings, Raiders, Vandals, Scotsman, etc., are derogatory to white people, so they cannot be used, which would also rule out the Rednecks and Crackers and Knights. How about the OKC Flaming Lips? Oh, wait that is taken.
Energy, really!! I can't wait for that 50pt blowout, to read the headline "OKC runs out of Energy!"perhaps the team should have a mention for the part of town that it plays in(Bricktown) and what put OKC back into the headlines, albeit some 13 years ago(Bombers) "THE BRICKTOWN BOMBERS". Then again since they play in the FORD Center how about the "OKLAHOMA(OK-I'M-A-HOMO) CITY PINTO'S"(it's better than a PACER anyday). actually if you want a cool name that is relevent to your area, try the "HELLCATTERS" OR THE "WILDCATTERS" whatever they call the guy's that put out "oil gusher fire's".
Just please stop trying to be the "SPURS-light" it's insulting to true SONICS fans(when you get ripped off due to an unbalanced refereed playoff game you will understand our hatered for anything San Antonio).
and just so you know "Mr. Monday"(Clay Bennett). we all know who you are, after all you're definitely not a "Mr.Friday" or "Mr,Saturday", or even a last minute booty call like "Mr. Sunday".
Why not go with the Barons?...Let's field a dirty team and be the 21st century version of the Laimbeer led Pistons...Rodman might still be good for 2 to 3 minutes a game...lol
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Just please stop trying to be the "SPURS-light" it's insulting to true SONICS fans(when you get ripped off due to an unbalanced refereed playoff game you will understand our hatered for anything San Antonio).
and just so you know "Mr. Monday"(Clay Bennett). we all know who you are, after all you're definitely not a "Mr.Friday" or "Mr,Saturday", or even a last minute booty call like "Mr. Sunday".