tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post2945023886173637822..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Orlando Magic Summer League Announcers Responsible For Crazy RumorDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-2485453043680609542008-07-11T01:15:00.000-04:002008-07-11T01:15:00.000-04:00"Welcome to Oklahoma City baseball on FSN, tonight..."Welcome to Oklahoma City baseball on FSN, tonight the Golden State Warriors take on the Oklahoma City Slobberknockers in this.."Mike Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740437959537762553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-61537173563823498122008-07-10T19:02:00.000-04:002008-07-10T19:02:00.000-04:00Thunder. Thunder! THUNDER! THUNDERCATS! HOOOOOOOOO...Thunder. Thunder! THUNDER! THUNDERCATS! HOOOOOOOOOOOO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-86605047449187482092008-07-10T18:45:00.000-04:002008-07-10T18:45:00.000-04:00I vote for the Oklahoma City "Dokies". The Okie D...I vote for the Oklahoma City "Dokies". The Okie Dokies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-18474746208835119332008-07-10T18:06:00.000-04:002008-07-10T18:06:00.000-04:00Actually gmoney, I think that it would have to be ...Actually gmoney, I think that it would have to be the OKC Government Mules (only those who know who Jim Ross is will get that).<BR/><BR/>The fact that people actually believed that is absolutely hilarious. I can't wait until the people who made those websites find out it was all in jest. They'll feel pretty silly, I'm sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-2272829711160765502008-07-10T18:05:00.000-04:002008-07-10T18:05:00.000-04:00"Let's be honest, no one would give a rat's ass ab..."Let's be honest, no one would give a rat's ass about Orlando Magic summer league basketball unless these two clowns livened it up."<BR/><BR/>I don't even like playoff basketball, much less glorified practices in the summer league, but the Dante & Galante stories have me considering the idea of watching the summer league games at work. ESPN/ABC should make these two the second team (behind BreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-3126284625499202252008-07-10T18:01:00.000-04:002008-07-10T18:01:00.000-04:00"I still vote 'Sonics', and sell the naming rights..."I still vote 'Sonics', and sell the naming rights to the fast food chain."<BR/><BR/>Sorry if this was addressed before and I'm just being redundant, but Sonic Drive-In is based in Oklahoma City after all, so it just makes perfect sense.<BR/><BR/>In the words of Kenny Bania, "it's gold Jerry! Gold!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-39899019765223093712008-07-10T16:32:00.000-04:002008-07-10T16:32:00.000-04:00Dante + Galante + audience - supervision = win.Let...Dante + Galante + audience - supervision = win.<BR/><BR/>Let's be honest, no one would give a rat's ass about Orlando Magic summer league basketball unless these two clowns livened it up.<BR/><BR/>I bet someone in Orlando is taking heat over this when they should be getting praise -- their hires actually found an audience.<BR/><BR/>I still vote "Sonics", and sell the naming rights to the fast Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-87992597362054356602008-07-10T16:00:00.000-04:002008-07-10T16:00:00.000-04:00dante and galante was just on the scott van pelt s...dante and galante was just on the scott van pelt show, and scott specifically mentioned awful announcing and this post while talking about the thundercatsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-65338990118843724022008-07-10T15:36:00.000-04:002008-07-10T15:36:00.000-04:00We have to make this happen. If they do an online...We have to make this happen. If they do an online vote to name the team, they are screwed!testing thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882014458283509104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-22046260362641819012008-07-10T14:51:00.000-04:002008-07-10T14:51:00.000-04:00People joking about the "Bombers," stop being assh...People joking about the "Bombers," stop being assholes. 168 people died.<BR/><BR/>My bet would be the Bison, as the American Bison is state mammal of Oklahoma. It's lame, but I'm not expecting much. It would be one of those cool singular names, and it definitely would stray from the franchise's existence in Seattle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-87936565064098530442008-07-10T14:48:00.000-04:002008-07-10T14:48:00.000-04:00I can think of a lot of worse nicknames for a team...I can think of a lot of worse nicknames for a team than "Thundercats".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-48939316359819305052008-07-10T14:14:00.000-04:002008-07-10T14:14:00.000-04:00Call them the Stallions. or like above go all cart...Call them the Stallions. or like above go all cartoon and call them the Scooby Doos, or Speedbuggies, or Thunderbirds, or He-Men, or The Powerpuff Girls, or My Little Pies, or Pound Puppies, or Gobots, or Cobras, or Phantoms, or Team America! (F**K Yeah!), or Ahhh Real Monsters!, or Underdogs, or Bullwinkles, or Ninja Turtles, or the Tumbleweeds, or the Men with no Name, or the Team formerly Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605358587528570931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-46991159114998914552008-07-10T12:46:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:46:00.000-04:00Kevin Durant, Hoooooooo!Kevin Durant, Hoooooooo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-79611288769154952162008-07-10T12:16:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:16:00.000-04:00No self-respecting pro or college organization sho...<B>No</B> self-respecting pro or college organization should <I>ever</I> call themselves the Redhawks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-28937705898125035922008-07-10T12:13:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:13:00.000-04:00Oklahoma City Thundercats? Hell no!If you really w...Oklahoma City Thundercats? Hell no!<BR/><BR/>If you really wanted something ridiculous why not Oklahoma City Transformers! <BR/><BR/>You can have the starting lineup arrive in a red semi! Cheerleaders would have robot routines and they would sell beer in energon cubes. Siiiick! <BR/><BR/>Think about OKC and let's do it!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.paydayadvanceuk.co.uk" REL="nofollow">payday Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-80983768508681182402008-07-10T12:04:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:04:00.000-04:00that doesnt make sense. two of the most popular te...that doesnt make sense. two of the most popular teams in baseball are both called the sox and we manage just fine. hell we had a kentucky/arizona final in hoops and it was wildcats v wildcats, the world went on living.<BR/><BR/>plus noone gives a shit about the bobcats, in charlotte or outside of charlotte, i dont think theyd be much of a problemBackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-21643077542442790252008-07-10T11:58:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:58:00.000-04:00Sorry to burst your bubble, but it couldn't happen...Sorry to burst your bubble, but it couldn't happen. Charlotte is the Bobcats, and in this day and age, they constantly are referred to as the "'Cats." Maybe if my fellow Americans could handle using full names (I blame ARod and JLo for this), it would be a possibility. Too confusing though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-54273540030362187482008-07-10T11:55:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:55:00.000-04:00it'd be the greatest sports nickname ever and the ...it'd be the greatest sports nickname ever and the arena could get hyped with everyone's favorite "thundercats, Thundercats, THUNDERCATS HOOOOOO!" <BR/><BR/>yeah, i'd instantly be a fan if they take that namethe great bambihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763271131746712375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-7454998815155528322008-07-10T11:28:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:28:00.000-04:00am i the only one that thinks this would be an awe...am i the only one that thinks this would be an awesome name for a team?BackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-83856213276463426932008-07-10T11:10:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:10:00.000-04:00Once they sign Lion-O this team will be unstoppabl...Once they sign Lion-O this team will be unstoppable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-21656961574783492072008-07-10T11:07:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:07:00.000-04:00I am interested to see what they choose for OKC's ...I am interested to see what they choose for OKC's mascot. Silverhawks sounds pretty cool, but the Triple-A baseball team (Rangers affiliate) is already named the Redhawks, so it probably wouldn't be a good idea to have Silverhawks and Redhawks in the same town.<BR/><BR/>The Redhawks were the Oklahoma City 89ers until 1996, maybe the NBA team could take the 89ers name. I hope they choose Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-89488316285421418132008-07-10T11:02:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:02:00.000-04:00I love it. Dante and Galante should start suggest...I love it. Dante and Galante should start suggesting ridiculous crap about other NBA conversation pieces just to see what makes its way into the media elsewhere. They should claim they saw LeBron looking at houses over by Tiger Woods' in Orlando, and that the Magic will be a serious player for him in free agency. That one might make the front page of ESPN.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-12569900906146884532008-07-10T10:51:00.000-04:002008-07-10T10:51:00.000-04:00OKC Jim Ross'sOKC Jim Ross'sGMoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629846751680840539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-17666240599234415962008-07-10T10:49:00.000-04:002008-07-10T10:49:00.000-04:00I was so holding out for Shirt Tales. Think about...I was so holding out for Shirt Tales. Think about it, Nike could design unis that, after a Durant dunk, shows off the words "POW!." Or, after a Ridnour turnover, "Oops!"<BR/><BR/>Better yet, let fans text the messages to the shirts. *shiverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-19563846712342158932008-07-10T10:24:00.000-04:002008-07-10T10:24:00.000-04:00I vote for Bombers.I vote for Bombers.TomahawkFlophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482318755689174730noreply@blogger.com