the new orleans pelicans an examination of excellence

THE NEW ORLEANS PELICANSAn examination of excellence

WHAT’S IN A NAME?• LOCAL RELEVANCE

• FEROCITY

• INDIVIDUALITY

• HISTORY

LOCAL RELEVANCE

• THE STATE BIRD OF LOUISIANA IS THE BROWN PELICAN

• THE LOUSIANA FLAG IS AN IMAGE OF A PELICAN FEEDING HER YOUNG (MORE ON FEEDING LATER)

• THE BROWN PELICAN IS A COMMON FEATURE ON THE FAMOUS NEW ORLEANS RIVER FRONT

FEROCITYIN THE MODERN SPORTS LANDSCAPE FEROCITY IS CONSIDERED AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE NAMING OF TEAMS. ALTHOUGH THIS HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE (MORE ON THIS LATER) THE NEW ORLEANS NBA FRANCHISE WAS VERY CAREFUL TO BE CONSIDERATE OF THIS TREND WHEN CHOOSING THEIR NEW IDENTITY.

FEROCITY (CONTD)

THE PELICAN IS CLASSIFIED AS A “HYPERCARNIVORE”

NOT ONLY DOES THE PELICAN KILL FOR EVERY MEAL-IT IS INDISCRIMINATE AS TO WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL IT CONSUMES (MAMMALS, BIRDS,FISH, ETC)

INDIVIDUALITY

A UNIQUE NAME FOR A UNIQUE CITY

• THE NEW ORLEANS PELICANS ARE THE ONLY TEAM IN THE 4 MAJOR AMERICAN SPORTS WITH THIS NAME.

THE NBA IS FAMOUS FOR ITS UNTRADITIONAL TEAM NAMES

HISTORY

WITH THE CREATION OF THE MONIKER ‘PELICANS’ NEW ORLEANS PUTS BEHIND THEM A PAINFUL AND CONFUSING BASKETBALL HISTORY

PRAISE

• TOP 10 IN RENOWNED NBA JOURNALIST, ZACH LOWE’S DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE NBA’S TEAM NAMES

• TOP HALF OF ZACH LOWE’S SIMILAR RANKING OF NBA LOGOS

• BARRY PETCHESKY OF DEADSPIN NOTES THAT NEW ORLEANS FOLLOWS THE TRADITION OF CLASSIC TEAM NAMES WHILE NOT CATERING TO THE LATEST TRENDS TO BOLSTER SUPPORT FOR THEIR NEW TEAM NAME

CONCLUSION: THE PELICANS IS A FUCKING SWEET NAME FOR A SHIT TON OF DOPE ASS

REASONS