Ok guys...the hornets and the nba filed for a name change...but pelicans is not a guarantee..here are the 4 other options they filed for Rougarou Mosquitos Swamp Dogs Bullsharks MOSQUIOTS lmao!!! i'd go with rougarou which is an old monster or something in lousiana folklore..google it. http://behindthebuckpass.com/2012/12/18/nba-files-for-trademark-names-on-behalf-of-the-hornets/
I kinda dig Bullsharks. Rougarou sounds...odd. I know it's a Louisiana thing but still. Mosquitos? Really? Might as well go with Skeeters. Swamps Dogs is meh.
These other, bizarre alternatives guarantee that Pelicans will be the new nickname. I love Bullsharks.
Why isn't there an E in Mosquitoes? Is Swamp Dog as slang for an alligator very common? Rougarou is an interesting idea, but the sound isn't right for an American ear. Mosquito(e)s won't work. I think Pelicans has the most promise, with bullsharks and swamp dogs behind.
The logos from the SI design contest are really growing on me: http://nba.si.com/2012/12/19/new-orleans-hornets-pelicans/
Honestly those are all worse than "Pelicans". Why can't they just be the New Orleans Voodoo? So badass
Man those are awesome. This is my attempt. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/91307122@N04/8290341694/" title="P34_Pelicans_Warp_Yellow by Project 34, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8290341694_05f0eae889.jpg" width="500" height="363" alt="P34_Pelicans_Warp_Yellow"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/91307122@N04/8290341816/" title="P34_Pelicans_Text_Warp_Yellow by Project 34, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8080/8290341816_31c1fb2e24.jpg" width="500" height="363" alt="P34_Pelicans_Text_Warp_Yellow"></a>