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09-06-2008, 04:05 AM
Thunder's days are numbered; now's your chance to come up with a new
Warriors mascot
POSTED September 5, 5:20 PM
Matt Steinmetz - Golden State Warriors Examiner
You know that old song/chant fans used to come together on when their
team was putting the finishing touches on a blowout victory over your
team …? The one that goes:
“Na, na, na, na … na, na, na, na … hey, hey, hey … good-bye.”
Yeah, that one.
You can start singing it to Thunder.
And, yes, that would be the Thunder, the Warriors’ muscular, blue
oversized mascot. It looks like after 11 seasons roaming the sidelines
and stands in Oakland, he’s done.
Warriors use this "Flying W" logo all the time
No more launching of the T-shirts way too fast into the lower bowl. No
more jumping up and down in front of season-ticket holders during
crunch time. No more exhortations for Chalupas when the Warriors are
down 17.
There's no official word from the Warriors _ and, of course, there
won't be (nor should there be) _ but Thunder's all but finished. At
this point, the absolute best Thunder can hope for is a greatly
diminished role, but even that is best-case scenario.
The NBA might not have a problem with one team having a mascot named
Thunder and another team with the name of Thunder, but the Warriors
aren’t wild about it.
Not to mention, the Warriors have been trying for years to bump off
Thunder as the team’s primary logo and replace him with the “Flying
W.” Put two and two together and the handwriting is on the wall.
♦ ♦ ♦ Now for the good news: The Warriors may need a new mascot. And
we're taking it upon ourselves to help them out.
As Charles Grodin in "Midnight Run" might have said: "Time to get
yourself a new mascot." So that's what we'll do.
To the left is Applicant No. 1 to be the new Warriors' mascot.
Technically, it wasn't submitted but it did catch my attention. It was
done by Josh Frankel, and you can find him at at
Garbagetimeallstars.com.
This one doesn't have a "name" yet, but he's _ or is it "its?" _ going
to be tough to beat. We'll come up with a name for this thing, so
don't forget to come up with a name for yours.
Don't just say that you couldn't stand Thunder, prove it by submitting
a new replacement mascot for the Golden State Warriors.
You think you got something better? We'll be the judge of that.
We're serious. Please submit all Warriors mascot ideas to
mattsteinmetz52@yahoo.com.
Warriors mascot
POSTED September 5, 5:20 PM
Matt Steinmetz - Golden State Warriors Examiner
You know that old song/chant fans used to come together on when their
team was putting the finishing touches on a blowout victory over your
team …? The one that goes:
“Na, na, na, na … na, na, na, na … hey, hey, hey … good-bye.”
Yeah, that one.
You can start singing it to Thunder.
And, yes, that would be the Thunder, the Warriors’ muscular, blue
oversized mascot. It looks like after 11 seasons roaming the sidelines
and stands in Oakland, he’s done.
Warriors use this "Flying W" logo all the time
No more launching of the T-shirts way too fast into the lower bowl. No
more jumping up and down in front of season-ticket holders during
crunch time. No more exhortations for Chalupas when the Warriors are
down 17.
There's no official word from the Warriors _ and, of course, there
won't be (nor should there be) _ but Thunder's all but finished. At
this point, the absolute best Thunder can hope for is a greatly
diminished role, but even that is best-case scenario.
The NBA might not have a problem with one team having a mascot named
Thunder and another team with the name of Thunder, but the Warriors
aren’t wild about it.
Not to mention, the Warriors have been trying for years to bump off
Thunder as the team’s primary logo and replace him with the “Flying
W.” Put two and two together and the handwriting is on the wall.
♦ ♦ ♦ Now for the good news: The Warriors may need a new mascot. And
we're taking it upon ourselves to help them out.
As Charles Grodin in "Midnight Run" might have said: "Time to get
yourself a new mascot." So that's what we'll do.
To the left is Applicant No. 1 to be the new Warriors' mascot.
Technically, it wasn't submitted but it did catch my attention. It was
done by Josh Frankel, and you can find him at at
Garbagetimeallstars.com.
This one doesn't have a "name" yet, but he's _ or is it "its?" _ going
to be tough to beat. We'll come up with a name for this thing, so
don't forget to come up with a name for yours.
Don't just say that you couldn't stand Thunder, prove it by submitting
a new replacement mascot for the Golden State Warriors.
You think you got something better? We'll be the judge of that.
We're serious. Please submit all Warriors mascot ideas to
mattsteinmetz52@yahoo.com.