NBA / Sep 4, 2008 / 9:58 am
The Thunder Logo is “Classic”
Is it? Is it really? That’s what OKC chairman Clay Bennet told the Oklahoman yesterday:
“We think the logo is classic in its style. We think it’s powerful in its design. We think it evokes energy. We think the word Thunder is displayed with simplicity and dignity. And the colors represent much about Oklahoma.
“Our primary color blue is the color of our state flag. This is very much an Oklahoma organization. The sunset is red and orange. Not too red. Not too orange. And the beautiful sun is reflected by yellow.”
Well that explains it. But it doesn’t explain why it looks like the New York Liberty’s logo.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Tyrone says:
First. And the logo’s aight, in fact, it’s tight. Is it necessary y’all to knock everything my man Clay Bennet does – give the brutha some props.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:09 am
it aint easy being green says:
who gives a shit about oklahoma or its state flag
September 4th, 2008 at 10:10 am
loc says:
Its just lame,
I have no reason to like or dislike it outside the fact its plain lame.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Prof. TX says:
Thunder jerseys will be dead last in sales this year.
But I’m guessing there will be a good eBay market for some Sonics jerseys.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
That’s like saying McCain is young and refreshing.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Ashlov says:
You would think after giving the Dirty Sanchez to a historical franchise like the Sonics, they’d have the creative capacity and common sense to come up with something dynamic to wow their new fanbase and possibly even calm the frothing horde that despises their owner.
But no, they come up with something that makes my penis retract.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:41 am
speedcat says:
The logo is FUGLY. really it’s worse than the wizards’ “1990’s retro computer graphics” logo.
and what’s with every team wanting the same color scheme? think about it – the wiz, cats, sixers (in blue)and knicks all have the similar colors.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Batman says:
I’m still going to call them the Thundercats
September 4th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Drink The Haterade (Kobe Rocks) says:
Clay Bennet is an “ASS”
September 4th, 2008 at 11:08 am
that's whats up says:
Clay Bennett also said the same things about the word ‘asshole’
September 4th, 2008 at 11:10 am
that's whats up says:
hey Ashlov, I thought it was only women that made your penis retract
September 4th, 2008 at 11:19 am
YOUNGFED says:
LIIIIOOONNNNNOLLLLLL!!!! – THUNDERCATS GOOOOOOO!!!!! lmao
Naw but really I think they’re on some throwback ish. BTW That liberty logo was hot too, and anybody thats disagrees is a traitor.
THIS JUST IN:
“Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who will lose his job because he lied while under oath at a police whistle-blower trial, has just pledged to tell the truth as he prepares to admit his guilt as part of a plea deal he just struck with the Wayne County Prosecutor.
The deal calls for Kilpatrick to plead guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice by committing perjury, agreeing to serve four months in jail, pay up to $1 million in restitution, and serve five years’ probation. He also agreed not to run for office during that five-year span.”
I feel like Austin when he lost his Sonics. lol
September 4th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Drink The Haterade (Kobe Rocks) says:
it should read
“Clay Bennet to Plead Guilty”
The deal calls for Clay Bennet to plead guilty to two felony counts of Felony Robberry, agreeing to serve four months in jail, pay up to $375 million in restitution, and serve five years’ probation. He also agreed not to buy another franchise during that five-year span.”
September 4th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Drink The Haterade (Kobe Rocks) says:
Ok so how many remember when Art Modell ripped the browns from cleveland? As soon as the expansion team showed up, the fans and the dwag pound come back in bunches. Seattle will get another team and the fans will support the franchise in the same way cleveland had. Go Seattle Grizzlies
September 4th, 2008 at 11:46 am
YOUNGFED says:
LMAO(x)2
September 4th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Austin Burton says:
@Youngfed — Kilpatrick was a practice run for what they’re gonna do to Obama.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:59 am
YOUNGFED says:
Not cool Austin, Not Cool. But VERY VERY tue
September 4th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Phileus says:
I just think it’s lame. There’s classic, then there’s boring; this is just boring. There were a lot of good designs out there, and the theme “thunder” has potential, but this doesn’t have anything going for it. Maybe the jerseys will look nice?
In the end, all that matters in the play of the team, but it’s just disappointing because you rarely get to see a new franchise made, and we’ve had two pretty boring ones lately (Bobcats and Thunder). People always say it looks like a WNBA logo but I’ve never seen a WNBA logo that looks like that.
I guess some names we’ve gotten used to are a bit bizarre (New York “Knicks”? at least we didn’t get the Oklahoma City “Pants”), but no matter how many times I look at that logo, I can’t help but feel disappointed.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Kobeef says:
“e think it evokes energy. We think the word Thunder is displayed with simplicity and dignity. And the colors represent much about Oklahoma.”
I can picture the Graphic Design company saying this to Clay and then going to the bar and laughing until they puke at the fact that they actually got paid to make that logo. “The word thunder is displayed with dignity” …yeah……stop bogarting Clay.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
the rocket cat says:
I’ve been reading this book called The Fix. It’s about match fixing. Apparently there’s a few sketchy characters who’ve bought soccer teams just to make it easier to throw games for gamblers. I think that’s what Bennett is up to. By moving the team to some place no one cares about and doing everything he can to make the team as unmarketable as possible (see the logo), he’s hoping to make the team so obscure that no one will notice or care if some of the games seem a little suspicious.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Top_Gun says:
It looks like the New Jersey Nets Logo and Bobcats/Warriors colours…They didn’t even incorporate an actual thunder.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
bballinca says:
Who wants to bet that they end up using the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” whenever someone makes a big play in the 4th or at the end of the game when they win? Well at least with the team they have we won’t ahve to hear it that often.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
kermit the washington says:
Here’s an article from some OKC writer…it’s not that good, but I wanted to try beating Dime at posting it.
http://newsok.com/ranking-the-nba-nicknames/article/3292658
September 4th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Ashlov says:
@ that’s what’s up
There’s a mom joke somewhere in there, but I won’t go there.
September 4th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Meica says:
What the hell is Clay Bennett smoking? Did he see that logo? It looks like hell, is what it looks like. Obviously we haven’t seen the uniforms yet, but seriously how forgettable is that logo? It’s just a basketball for Christ’s sake. Granted the Pistons logo is just a basketball, but it has some style and a certain vintage appeal that just doesn’t go away.
I mean, who did they get to design this? The guy who designed the Grizzlies uniforms? Or maybe the guy who designed the magenta and teal Grizzlies uniforms? Or, perhaps it was the moron who designed the old Vancouver Grizzlies uniforms.
Honestly, what is so wrong with a normal, classic basketball uniform vis-a-vis the Celtics or the Bulls? It seems like OKC is already trying to alienate potential fans.
September 4th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Austin Burton says:
@bballinca — They played “Thunderstruck” during the logo unveiling yesterday.
September 4th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
fallinup says:
“Team officials said they hope they can make the qualities of character, perseverance, selflessness, community and winning synonymous with Thunder.”
Other things synonymous with thunder…lightening, rain, and clouds.
September 4th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Atrain206 says:
Thank you Clay “Idiot” Bennett. You are just reinforcing the idea that most people from your state are clueless. BTW, when your merchandise sales are tanking (cause the only people dumb enough to buy stuff with that crap logo are from your city), you continually keep putting losing product on the floor (Cause what free agent in their right mind would come to OKC? It sure ain’t for the night life.), and you eventually lose support from the snake oil salesman David Stern (your inside buddy to fast track the move), then maybe, just maybe, that dim light bulb in your brain will go off and you’ll realize that you should’ve stayed in Seattle and made better money in a metropolitan city that those cow chip fields you’ll be playing in. What a dumb ass.
September 4th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
QueSt??? says:
“And the colors represent much about Oklahoma.” it truly does, because oklahoma sucks, there is nothing there plus half of the time u have to be running so that a tornado doesnt kill you. those ppl over there must feel like they are trapped inside the movie twister.
September 4th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Jeffrey says:
Me personally, I don’t like it!!!
September 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
rodnets says:
Its classic, boring, lame and it looks like it has been stolen, oh wait, just like the Sonics stealing…so it makes sense.
At least Mr. Bennet follows a pattern here.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
GEE...Gotta love the nicknames of different types of weed! says:
Classic gayness! Gay Bennet needs to go on wit dat fa real lol. Corny.
September 4th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
paningit says:
well at least THUNDER is one of two nba team monikers that doesn’t end with an “S”
ok that was lame.
September 5th, 2008 at 5:21 am
karan says:
actually, many more monikers dont end with an ’s’: heat, magic, jazz… and now thunder