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Which name do you prefer for our team?

Which name do you prefer for our team?

  • Utah Jazz

  • Utah Mountain

  • Utah Wasatch

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LogGrad98 said:
Until he moves it to draper



Oh I see someone beat me to it. Point still stands


Draper Jazz?
Draper City Jazz?
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With the move to Draper we could bestow our greatest President the honor of naming the greatest team who everyone agrees are the greatest and have never seen anything like them after our greatest President.

D'Raper 45'ers.
 
infection said:
People get excited about celtics in Boston? People really love wearing their knickerbockers in New York? The Philadelphia under 30 crowd is really into 1776? People in Brooklyn like nets... maybe we like shoe laces? You could've made an argument for guns and bullets in DC but no, we get Wizards (Ryan was behind that rebrand, BTW). The pelicans? Suns? Nuggets? Trail blazing really gets the blood pumping for those in Portland?
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They do get excited about the Celtics in Boston because the name became synonymous with the basketball success. And that's true for many other names like the Lakers. The only association that the general basketball crowd has with the Jazz is the decades of failure and the pedophile as their face. Also, Mormons. That's it.

Of course, there are other teams with boring names but why should the Utah team and its fans aspire to be as bland as those? Isn't the idea to be the best and not just "yeah, we suck but at least we are not alone, we are a proud member of the entire group of suckers"?
 
jazznik said:
They do get excited about the Celtics in Boston because the name became synonymous with the basketball success. And that's true for many other names like the Lakers. The only association that the general basketball crowd has with the Jazz is the decades of failure and the pedophile as their face. Also, Mormons. That's it.

Of course, there are other teams with boring names but why should the Utah team and its fans aspire to be as bland as those? Isn't the idea to be the best and not just "yeah, we suck but at least we are not alone, we are a proud member of the entire group of suckers"?
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ncoloradojazz, is that you?
 
jazznik said:
They do get excited about the Celtics in Boston because the name became synonymous with the basketball success. And that's true for many other names like the Lakers. The only association that the general basketball crowd has with the Jazz is the decades of failure and the pedophile as their face. Also, Mormons. That's it.

Of course, there are other teams with boring names but why should the Utah team and its fans aspire to be as bland as those? Isn't the idea to be the best and not just "yeah, we suck but at least we are not alone, we are a proud member of the entire group of
jazznik said:
They do get excited about the Celtics in Boston because the name became synonymous with the basketball success. And that's true for many other names like the Lakers. The only association that the general basketball crowd has with the Jazz is the decades of failure and the pedophile as their face. Also, Mormons. That's it.

Of course, there are other teams with boring names but why should the Utah team and its fans aspire to be as bland as those? Isn't the idea to be the best and not just "yeah, we suck but at least we are not alone, we are a proud member of the entire group of suckers"?
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Decades of failure? You must have mistaken the Jazz for yourself.
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People on this site are so.... I tell them that that the Jazz have an awkward, nonsensical name plus the bad image problem and that the time is ripe for the complete rebranding. They do not argue with the facts but instead want to know who and how old I am.

Folks, you talk a lot about the draft and free agents. When was the last time any potential draftees or free agents were excited to come and play for the cool Utah Jazz? We have one of the worst vibes and reputations in the league... but no, lets cling to our familiar old ways and fiercely resist any possible changes!
 
jazznik said:
People on this site are so.... I tell them that that the Jazz have an awkward, nonsensical name plus the bad image problem and that the time is ripe for the complete rebranding. They do not argue with the facts but instead want to know who and how old I am.

Folks, you talk a lot about the draft and free agents. When was the last time any potential draftees or free agents were excited to come and play for the cool Utah Jazz? We have one of the worst vibes and reputations in the league... but no, lets cling to our familiar old ways and fiercely resist any possible changes!
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A name change won't work. Opening about 10 more "gentleman's" clubs might help.
 
jazznik said:
People on this site are so.... I tell them that that the Jazz have an awkward, nonsensical name plus the bad image problem and that the time is ripe for the complete rebranding. They do not argue with the facts but instead want to know who and how old I am.

Folks, you talk a lot about the draft and free agents. When was the last time any potential draftees or free agents were excited to come and play for the cool Utah Jazz? We have one of the worst vibes and reputations in the league... but no, lets cling to our familiar old ways and fiercely resist any possible changes!
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Changing the name fixes this?

This account is Ryan.
 
infection said:
Changing the name fixes this?

This account is Ryan.
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No single thing will fix it. But you need to try many small things that move you in the right direction. Distinct new uniforms, a new name, new team representatives... The Jazz have no former players who are in the news, or on TV. Like Reggie Miller, Dwayne Wade or JJ Redick. Even kicking Boler off air would do wonders!

You need to try anything to turn the failing franchise over. And the Jazz are the failing franchise. Their biggest call to fame is making two Finals 25 years ago. Woo-hoo! And in the subsequent 25 years getting to the Conference Finals once. How many NBA teams achieved less in that time? And oh, what about winning a bunch of meaningless games in the regular season on the road to the usual playoff underachievement? The name Utah Jazz is synonymous with it, lets keep and cherish it forever.
 
jazznik said:
No single thing will fix it. But you need to try many small things that move you in the right direction. Distinct new uniforms, a new name, new team representatives... The Jazz have no former players who are in the news, or on TV. Like Reggie Miller, Dwayne Wade or JJ Redick. Even kicking Boler off air would do wonders!

You need to try anything to turn the failing franchise over. And the Jazz are the failing franchise. Their biggest call to fame is making two Finals 25 years ago. Woo-hoo! And in the subsequent 25 years getting to the Conference Finals once. How many NBA teams achieved less in that time? And oh, what about winning a bunch of meaningless games in the regular season on the road to the usual playoff underachievement? The name Utah Jazz is synonymous with it, lets keep and cherish it forever.
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LEAVE BOLER ALONE!!!
 
jazznik said:
No single thing will fix it. But you need to try many small things that move you in the right direction. Distinct new uniforms, a new name, new team representatives... The Jazz have no former players who are in the news, or on TV. Like Reggie Miller, Dwayne Wade or JJ Redick. Even kicking Boler off air would do wonders!

You need to try anything to turn the failing franchise over. And the Jazz are the failing franchise. Their biggest call to fame is making two Finals 25 years ago. Woo-hoo! And in the subsequent 25 years getting to the Conference Finals once. How many NBA teams achieved less in that time? And oh, what about winning a bunch of meaningless games in the regular season on the road to the usual playoff underachievement? The name Utah Jazz is synonymous with it, lets keep and cherish it forever.
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Raja Bell has a podcast on The Ringer...
 
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