Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Name that Basketball Team!

A reader suggested the following as a topic:

After a week of very heavy subjects, how about a lighter note—namely, naming the B-Ball team Coach Curt Pickering is bringing to town. Why not let your readers blog their little hearts out on the best name for the team—surely someone will suggest the McCaws, the Journalists, perhaps the Abused—how about the Smug, the Homeless or, my favorites, The Condos or The Developers…

11 comments:

  1. I like The Modifications. That way, whenever they get a foul, they can say that the rules don't apply to them...It's very SB.

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  2. SB Tydes
    Haves
    Have Knots
    Coastal Zones
    Missing Middle Class
    Cease and Desist
    Above the Law
    Cash Flows
    Organic Business
    Paved Paradise
    Team Ty
    Money Talks
    The Entitled

    and my favorite [for now]

    The De la Guerras

    but don't go by me, I could be wrong !!!

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  3. STEELHEADS

    It has a good chant of two power syllables!!

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  4. How about the Canyons, since soon that is all one will see downtown from the Granada Garage to the Chapala Microlopolis - Transit Smart-Village?

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  5. I offer The Swells. Works on multiple levels ...

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  6. The Tar Balls
    The Dolphins
    The Pan Handlers
    The Snowy Plovers
    The Monarchs
    The Regents
    The NIMBYs
    The Dirty Rich Bastids
    The High Risers

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  7. The Gamblers
    The Native Grass Smokers
    The State Street Crawlers
    The Hideaways
    The Elites
    The Tourists
    The Commuters
    The Low Income Housers
    The Entitleds
    The Land Grabbers
    The Aggies
    The Bouncers
    The Horseys
    The Under Employeds
    and my all time favorite...

    THE BLOGGERS

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  8. Ok, so I can't help myself...

    The SB Bowlers
    The Arlingtons
    The Affordables
    The Beach Bums
    The Wannabes
    The Dreamers
    The Indian Givers
    The Trolls
    The Flames
    The Enviros
    The Grey Panthers
    The Santa Barbarians
    The Blockers
    The Pot Shots
    The Gardeners
    The Pickers
    The Packers
    The Transients

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  9. So it's agreed then, the team name should be Steelheads.

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  10. steelheads it is

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  11. "Curt Pickering, president and director of basketball operations announced yesterday the team will be called the Santa Barbara Breakers"

    Darn, Mr Moreno, you were so close!

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