Franchises on the Move: Leave the Mascot Behind?

[HPF Bob]

Well, "Oklahoma City SuperSonics" is a bit of a mouthful, not to mention an oxymoron. I'm still scratching my head over this one. It makes as much sense as leaving the nation's fourth largest city for some Tennessee backwater.

Then again, the "Utah Jazz" has survived now for three decades (for you young guys, they were the "New Orleans Jazz" back in the day - does the name make some sense now?) and that name makes as much sense as "Los Angeles Lakers" which is at least alliterative if inaccurate. In fact, it would make more sense to have the "Utah Lakers" and the "Los Angeles Jazz".

Here's an even better idea: Let's return the name "Jazz" back to New Orleans, move "Lakers" to Utah, move "Hornets" to Oklahoma City (although "Tornadoes" would be my preference) and "SuperSonics" to Los Angeles. Myabe L.A. can't do much with "Sonics" but I'm sure they could do something with "Super".