I do like the Krewe… but now I’m sort of attached to the Hornets after this year.

I can understand why local folks want to change the name, but as someone who’s been a fan of the team since the early Charlotte days, I’d like them to keep the name Hornets.

I think more important than changing the name here is changing the uniforms. The “fleur de bee” was a step in the right direction. Now they just need to follow suit with the uniforms.

Although we could do the New Orleans Blues (a la the St. Louis Blues in hockey), as long as there are Lakers in Los Angeles, Jazz in Utah, and Grizzlies in Memphis, I can’t say there’s a need to match the Nola basketball team name to the heart of the city. I do like, as Ron says above, that the team has tried to bridge that gap with the fleur de bee logo, and as such, has embraced the city as much as it has embraced them.

Appetite.

Gris gris.

Kingfish.

Characters.

Spirit.

Crescent.

Inspiration.

tyrone you should change your surname to velcro cuz theres nothing wrong with our name. look at other pro sports as an example. there are plenty of other team names w/ no association to their city.
the only acceptable change would be the colors. also, the fdb logo is probably the most gangsta in the league.

As my initial epistle was re-written slightly for the satirical newspaper, the Levee, it lost a bit of the original emphasis.

While I would like to see us called the Jazz (and perhaps, as the “Bee State”, Utah may be interested in trading), I am mostly concerned with the ignorance we advance by saying we play in “the Hive”.

Wouldn’t, “Welcome to the Hornets’ Nest!” be intimidating enough (and accurate)?

The honeybees, the colors, the name … projects for another day.

Go Hornets!

re: “tyrone you should change your surname to velcro ” bob loblaw

Bob, do you mean my first name?

Tyrone Velcro isn’t funny ~ but Velcro Shoelaces might be (and damned handy, to boot). But what do I know, I’m Shoeless. You’ll have to check with Cheech and/or Chong, who came up with it (Tie Your Own Shoelaces, I believe is the pun).

Go Hornets!

I agree with the bothersome “Hive” issue…frankly, its embarrassing. If the team branding-marketing department would just make that one correction then I could live with the fact that we have the Hornets (and not the regionally appropriate ‘Jazz’). I could even deal with seeing overgrown men sporting tight, shimmering, teal fabrics in support of their team…the Honeybees (who desparately need some better choreography, classier costuming and less time frying their little heads in the tanning beds), etc…

Maybe when we enter the Arena on Tuesday night the announcer will welcome us to the “Hornets’ Nest” instead? One can always hope…

What about the Whore Nets, embracing our Storyville roots?

Fishnets on the honeybees might create a buzz.

Tyrone, you shouldn’t get much debate on that point (I agree)…I know its the NBA and the cheerleaders are generally more like “dancers” (if you know what I mean…) than actual cheerleaders (and I’m very cool with that-it is, afterall, the NBA!) BUT…ours aren’t even good “dancers” — they have NO sense of timing, the choreography is rotten and the music selections are pathetic. OH…don’t get me started…!!!

HoneyBees aside (because they really are peripheral), I think we have a great team, a deserving MVP, coach of the year, etc…I just wish we could somehow convince the NBA to give us our old ‘Jazz’ moniker back. Maybe have a special “Winner Takes the Name Game”??? I know switching names/brands is a marketing nightmare but think of all the revenue it would generate if we all had to go out and buy new “New Orleans Jazz” gear…

Regardless…Go Team! Despite being the inappropriately named “Hornets” and playing in the erroneously titled “Hive” — they are still our team and we need to support them (whilst trying to erradicate the ignorance of those who chose “Hive” over the correct “Nest”).

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