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Ginsu Victim:
It's about time.

The Seattle Supersonics are now the Oklahoma City Thunder.



I wasn't sure about the name at first, but after thinking about some of the other names (including what they used to be), it's not a bad name at all for an NBA team.

(I mean, come on, Heat, Jazz, Spurs, Suns, Nets, Wizards, Grizzlies, Raptors?)

It's nice that we finally have one major sports team, since most people around here are huge OU Sooners fans (can't stand 'em, and college ball is all we've had until now).

ark_ader:
 :woot


Where is Oklahoma?

Ginsu Victim:
Ouch. Burn.

massive88:
Its a terrible name, sounds like it belongs in the WNBA.  Of all those you listed the bad ones are the last three, which were also the most recent expansion teams, so I guess the Thunder falls in line with those.

I'm saddened that Durant will have to play in Oklahoma.  The organization really screwed the fans of Seattle.

Hoopz:
The Wizards were the Bullets which didn't sit well with the politically correct crowd so it wasn't an expansion team; it just lost like one.  I get your point though.   :)

It's unfortunate that they left Seattle though they are happy in Oklahoma.   With only a cursory following as the story developed the last couple of years, it comes down to new stadiums being funded by public dollars v. private funds from the owner(s). 

I don't know the history of why the Lakers left Minneapolis or why the Jazz left N.O. but when the Colts, Rams, Cardinals, Browns (Ravens), Raiders etc all left it was because of stadium deals (and Al Davis being crazier than anyone ever).  Sad for the home teams to lose a team for any reason.  Great for the new city. 

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