Anaheim Mighty Ducks? (OK, they're just the Ducks now, but point stands.) As I understand, the Bulls were named because of the meat industry. The nickname Steers just didn't cut it (pun intended). Even so, I would think it'd be a bad idea to name you team for an animal that just came to your city to die.
Your Star Wars Geek card is officially revoked. The plural of Jedi is Jedi, not Jedis. The Houston Sith Lords sounds a lot cooler, though.
the New York Jets changed their name from the NY Titans when they moved into Shea Stadium, near the airport, i believe. the Houston Rockets were originally the San Diego Rockets where many of the nation's missiles are/were manufactured. it's a stroke of "luck" that the name is fitting in houston...
we should have been the Houston Humidity! and the texans should have been named Houston constructioners!
OK, question. Should the Rockets get credit for having a regionally logical name? I mean, they were the San Diego Rockets and just kept the name when they moved. If the Jazz had moved to New York would they have gotten credit? If the St. Louis Blues moved to Chicago or Mississippi would they be considered? For what it's worth, Apollos was one of the sh*ttiest suggestions I ever hears.
Texans is the most logical on that list. It's the least orignal but only because it is SOOO logical. And how many rocket scientists are on the Rockets? How many astronauts on the Astros? How many wildcatters on the Oilers?
The definition of Raptor is "bird of prey", they have those in Toronto. The dinosaur raptor is short for Velociraptor. Their logo is just incorrect.
Should have been the Houston Generals (not Texans) to Honor the man the city is named after... And the silhouette of the statue of Sam Houston by the zoo should have been on the helmet. (That was the name and graphic I submitted anyway.)
