OT: Nets were almost renamed to Swamp Dragons (Not a joke)

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15155466/once-nets-seriously-considered-becoming-swamp-dragons

    Holy hell this is hilarious.

     
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    I wish that would have happened...

    I still love that Bill Simmons calls the Thunder the "Zombie Sonics."
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I wish it would have happened too. Those logos look even worse than the generic Thunder and Clippers logos.
     
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    Well they were going for the same kind of thing that Toronto did with the Raptors originally.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I get that, but even the dribbling drakes or the old Vancouver Grizzlies logo look more professional than that weird green dragon.
     
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    They should have gone with this

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    Silly name but way the hell better than the Nets.

    Can you imagine an NFL team being called the Goalposts?

    Or an MLB team being called the Bats?

    It's the worst name in major league sports. At least the Dragons is funny and out there. The Nets is just useless and boring. The have that long history of apathy; so I guess its fitting.
     
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    Well, not if you consider it as part of the set of NYC team names: Mets, Jets, Nets, Sets, am I forgetting any?

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    What's a set?
     
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    It's a tennis term. You wouldn't understand.

    barfo
     
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    Is that one of those fancy rich people sports like squash or polo?
     
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    There's a sport that is revolved around wearing Polo's that's not golf??
     
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    I wear polo shirts, I must be either rich or have bad fashion sense.
     
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    I'm wearing a polo right now!
     
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    Have you just given up on ever getting laid again? Lol
     
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    Nah, if I want to provoke the woman, I just put on a pair of yoga pants. That seems to get it done.
     
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    Popped collars doesn't make the panties drop up there?
     
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    The Swamp Dragons would have been awesome!

    And when the team moved to Brooklyn could have changed the name to the Brooklyn Dragon Queens.
     
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    I mean, they probably do if you're picking up late 40s divorcé's in front of the courthouse.
     
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