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New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:22 pm
by EPJr
Are the New Jersey Nets becoming the 'Brooklyn New Yorkers'?
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There are signs the New Jersey Nets are considering renaming themselves the "Brooklyn New Yorkers" in two years when they move from Jersey to the NYC metropolitan area, and we just can't help but wonder if the Nets, or New Yorkers, are a lot better than this.

Two Philadelphia lawyers have filed for trademark protection for the name, along with three possible logos.

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Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:35 pm
by UNHWildCats
im not buying it. the artwork isnt professional sports franchise caliber artwork and besides that... no one, not even russians would be so corny as to new a team the Brooklyn New Yorkers.....

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:37 pm
by UNHWildCats
And by the way... this being primarily a football fan site... your avatar image should represent the CAA Football schools. :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:


IGNORE this post.... I'm just a douchebag

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:41 pm
by 93henfan
To quote Chris Rock, "that's like having the New York N******!"

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:42 pm
by Grizalltheway
UNHWildCats wrote:And by the way... this being primarily a football fan site... your avatar image should represent the CAA Football schools. :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:
Yep, your avatar has a lot to do with FCS football.

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:01 pm
by UNHWildCats
Grizalltheway wrote:
UNHWildCats wrote:And by the way... this being primarily a football fan site... your avatar image should represent the CAA Football schools. :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:
Yep, your avatar has a lot to do with FCS football.
thats not what I meant... I just meant its kinda dumb to have a avatar for CAA full members as opposed to CAA Football members.

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:31 pm
by Grizalltheway
UNHWildCats wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:
Yep, your avatar has a lot to do with FCS football.
thats not what I meant... I just meant its kinda dumb to have a avatar for CAA full members as opposed to CAA Football members.
Sure thing, *****

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:57 pm
by CatMom
Why would they change...they used to be the New York Nets.......no? :ohno:

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:26 pm
by UNHWildCats
The team was originally known as the New York Americans, and Brown intended for it to play at the 69th Regiment Armory on Manhattan's east side, but pressure from the New York Knicks forced the Armory to back out three months before opening day.

For the second year, the team opted to stay on Long Island, where it changed its name to the New York Nets. The team was renamed to "Nets" to rhyme with the names of two other professional sports teams that played in the New York metropolitan area at the time: Major League Baseball's New York Mets and the American Football League's New York Jets. "Nets" was also a nickname that related to basketball in general, since it is part of the hoop.

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:16 am
by 89Hen
UNHWildCats wrote:no one, not even russians would be so corny as to new a team the Brooklyn New Yorkers.....
Wanna bet? You've maybe heard of the Washington Wizards? :ohno:

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:16 am
by Ivytalk
Didn't a Russian tycoon just buy the team? They should be the "New Jersey NYETS"! :mrgreen:

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:58 am
by DukeJack
UNHWildCats wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:
Yep, your avatar has a lot to do with FCS football.
thats not what I meant... I just meant its kinda dumb to have a avatar for CAA full members as opposed to CAA Football members.
Or he's a VCU fan and its basketball season

You pick

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:51 pm
by 93henfan
Ivytalk wrote:Didn't a Russian tycoon just buy the team? They should be the "New Jersey NYETS"! :mrgreen:
дa!!!

:clap:

Re: New Jersey Nets name change?

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:11 pm
by EPJr
UNHWildCats wrote:And by the way... this being primarily a football fan site... your avatar image should represent the CAA Football schools. :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:


IGNORE this post.... I'm just a douchebag
...actually it did during FB season