In the "Browns" thinking...
This is in regarding hearing the DJ on KJR950 in Seattle...yes, Gas... You, sir, are a DJ... Mr. Gastineau, I do agree with you about the Washington Wizards giving no "oomph"to their name. i agree, dear lord, indeed. The history of the professional basketall in the nation's capital is rather rich in NBA history.
The Bullets, born from the Chicago Packers. Then Baltimore, Capital, and Washington. The Bullets were a very formidale team in my recollection of profesional basketball. NBA Finals with the Knicks, Warriors, and Supersonics..seeing the banner in the Kingdome for game 3 of the '79 Finals of "Buck the Fullets"... next to the cardbord sign well drawn that asked, "Mama, Mama! What's a Musburger?"...
I have no problem witht he name Bullets; it's a Clash song, for one thing. Nah, no problem with that name. But I have to agreethat the current name does nothing in my mind in terms of history, sports trivia, cool things to mention, etc.Wizards is just a stupid name.What is a wizard and what does he have to do with basketball? Yeah, who really knows who Gus Williams is, you-guys-of the-oh-so- smart- reference-to- basketball geeks -whom -I've- known- in -my- lifetime.
Keep some tradition. Name it for someone in their history, ala Paul Brown and the Cleveland Browns.
Name it for someone fierce, a good player. Someone who is a Bullet.
No, Unseld is a great Bullet but not a team name.
The Bullets were to me the team of Elvin Hayes.
The Big E.
The Washington E's.
Tradition, a unique nickname, and named after a guy who not only has a great history in Washington, DC basetball but also in the deveopement in the game itself...
The Washington E's...
It's just a thought...
posted by paul shipp @ 11:49 PM
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How about the DC Crack Rocks?
The Marion Berrys?
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