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A condor.

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What is the point of mascots? Do they sell mascot themed merchandise that I just happen to have never seen?
 
My son is neither here nor there with Blaze. Doesn't care if we have him or not. He's a pretty mature 9 year old.
 
You know, it's decisions like this that make me believe that sometimes having an owner who is emotional/excitable/heavily involved is a bad thing.

Their uniform change was a miss, this mascot is a huge miss. If it weren't for the fact the Clippers have a decent record over the last few years, and the Lakers are no longer trying, the Clippers would still be a joke.

I don't know how this isn't considered a huge marketing failure. It's the NBA's version of the gobbledy gooker
 
That thing looks like it is the star of the next Disney Pixar movie, not a mascot
 
julius said:
You know, it's decisions like this that make me believe that sometimes having an owner who is emotional/excitable/heavily involved is a bad thing.

Their uniform change was a miss, this mascot is a huge miss. If it weren't for the fact the Clippers have a decent record over the last few years, and the Lakers are no longer trying, the Clippers would still be a joke.

I don't know how this isn't considered a huge marketing failure. It's the NBA's version of the gobbledy gooker
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Yeah the decisions are so terrible I almost think he's trying to build interest in changing the name.
 
Here was my guess before I looked at the first post in the thread:

O.J.Simpson in a sailboat.
 
Draco said:
Yeah the decisions are so terrible I almost think he's trying to build interest in changing the name.
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The mascot is a "condor", right? I understand the jist of it, California Condor...but it makes less sense than "Blaze The Trail Cat". If he's doing it to plant the seed of a name change (the name makes more sense when they were the San Diego Clippers), I'm not sure that the Los Angeles Condors is a good choice.

I'm not sure what IS a good choice. I like the name Conquistadors, but that was originally a San Diego team name, iirc.

But if they DO go with Conquistadors, do they say "con kee sta doors" or "con kwi sta doors"?

Also, they would have to use this music as their general theme:

 
julius said:
The mascot is a "condor", right? I understand the jist of it, California Condor...but it makes less sense than "Blaze The Trail Cat". If he's doing it to plant the seed of a name change (the name makes more sense when they were the San Diego Clippers), I'm not sure that the Los Angeles Condors is a good choice.
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Condors are scavengers, right? Not a real bird of prey that actually kills what they eat, but something that only looks impressive yet basically only takes leftovers.

Yeah, that sounds about right for that franchise.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Condors are scavengers, right? Not a real bird of prey that actually kills what they eat, but something that only looks impressive yet basically only takes leftovers.

Yeah, that sounds about right for that franchise.
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Just like a bald eagle
 
You'd think they'd have made it bigger so that Blake could do something useful for the team while he's out.
 
It's LA, isn't there some has been star they could have hired to be the mascot?
 
Wait. Wut? This is real? WTF??
 
Clippers unveil Chuck the Condor mascot; owner Steve Ballmer dunks

LOS ANGELES -- The Clippers have unveiled a new mascot: Chuck the California Condor.

The bird made its entry at halftime of Monday night's 105-95 win over the Brooklyn Nets. It was lowered from the rafters at Staples Center with the arena lights off.

Chuck is gray with a pink head and a large blue nose. He wears a Clippers cape and has a red-and-white helmet that he removes.

"It's like us. It used to be extinct, and now it's coming back," coach Doc Rivers said.

Team owner Steve Ballmer personally introduced the bird, which danced, did flips and dunked with the help of a trampoline.

The crowd was underwhelmed in its response until Ballmer announced that fans would receive a free pair of red Converse sneakers if the owner could successfully dunk. Ballmer did so using the trampoline, and the crowd roared.

"In today's world, they're going to make fun of it for six months and then they're going to get over it," Rivers said.

Chuck later tweeted that he enjoyed his debut:



The Clippers were one of four NBA teams without a mascot. Years ago, they had one named Sam Dunk when the franchise was located in San Diego.

Chris Paul and Jamal Crawford were supportive of the mascot, believing it will get kids more involved.

"I know my son will love it," Crawford said. "I hope my daughter's not scared."

The condor is the state bird of California.

Most of the Clippers didn't see Ballmer's dunk because they were in the locker room at halftime.

"I was worried about him," Rivers said. "I know he was working on it. He's a brilliant guy, and when he told me he was doing it, I had to question it."

Paul initially didn't believe Ballmer had done it.

"I want to see how many other owners could do that," he said. "Put them out there on All-Star Saturday night."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...lippers-unveil-chuck-california-condor-mascot
 
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