The most compelling reason yet for banning mascots.

This is quite possibly the best thing ever posted on a blog on Yahoo!

I'm guessing you applied for the position Skeets?
I see traumatized children that could have potentially been OKC Thunder fans in the future.

i'd tap them

Thundera looks a lot more like Dunder Mifflin than i would have expected.

So when can we expect the Las Vegas Silverhawks?

Check out the thunder-thighs on that thundercat. Must be a requirement for the job.

I was referring to the dude with the sword.

lol

why is there a canadian flag behind those hoes..they training over there for some reason?

This post is awesome. You rock Skeets. The dunder mifflin comment made me laugh happy. The Office season is almost here. HO!!!!

The odds are high that the real mascot and dance team will make Skeets' fakes look good.

wow this is f ing ridiculous.

This is the funniest thing you've ever posted SKeets! LMAO!

(laughing)!!!!!

If this owner allows that mascot the people of Seattle should thank their lucky stars he moved the team. Yikes! What a freak.

You may not know this, Skeets, but your blog is actually visible on the NBA sports page on the Yahoo website.
Too bad Microsoft hasn't purchased Yahoo...yet.
Would add some class to the opinion pieces and a blog(s) on this website.
Jazz, Bobcats, Heat, Magic, Wizards???
You think Thunder is a bad name? It's not my first choice and I'm also not a big fan of the logo, but come on...it's no worse than a lot of other NBA (no, not WNBA) names and logos. We know there are plenty of biased media opinioneers and others out there that just can't stand it that little ol' OKC has joined the bigs. It would never have mattered what the name or colors were, too many people have no idea what they're talking about...and/or it is absolutely sour grapes.
BTW Seattle fans. Make no mistake, we wish this hadn't been at your expense regardless of what you may believe, even if now all the jokes are at ours. Finders keepers, though. Clay found a franchise spurned by litigious politicos and, by the way, 75% of it's host voters (NOT the fans). "Football? Stadium. Baseball? Stadium. Basketball? Well, here's a dime go by yourself a cup of "special" coffee...BTW we need some of that dime back." The only reason the Sonics left is because your local leaders effectively created a distraction, and you bought it.
People don't like it that OKC has a team?
Too bad. We like it and are proud to have one.
Mr. Durant and company (and whatever mascot) will come to your town and make you respect the name, and yes, even the logo, sooner than you think.
Go Thunder!

Just Another Thunder Fan: Actually, Bennett made a ridiculous offer for the city of Seattle to pay up. $500million for a basketball arena? The only other person who proposed that much and actually had it gone through was Mark Cuban..and he paid for half of it. How much did Bennett offer to help pay for the arena? That's what I thought. Oh, and how much did he ask OKC to pay for their new arena?..much less than that. It was a ludicrous amount that was never meant to be paid off.
Bennett played his cards right to ask for that much money in an econmic turmoil like this from a government that cares a bit more about the environment and the future for a basketball stadium and David Stern was dumb enough to follow suit. Howard Schultz is just stupid too. I'm sure Bennett could've nabbed the Memphis Grizzlies with a lot less effort had he wanted to. But David Stern did have his own personal vendetta against Seattle, so go figure.
I personally don't care about the name. You'll find ways to make fun of any name regardless. But that logo is hideous. I don't think anyone would respect that logo even if OKC wins a championship.

@ Just Another Thunder Fan:
Have fun watching your franchise fail the next decade.
The name is a poor choice and the logo is a disaster.

Tim,
Answer me this:
How much was Sacramento's arena? How much is Orlando's arena (hint - the "ridiculous" amount of $500M)? What's the cost of living/construction in Seattle vs OKC? After all, we fellers just use sticks and hay with bailin' wire anyway, right? The Ford Center was already bigger than Key Arena, now it's going to be even bigger and nicer for a paltry sum in a lower cost of living area. Better contract, an arena free and clear. Howard asked for money (regarding a lesser vision/plan) and was denied how many times? Then he sold to an outsider because why? Bennett offered about $100M, how much is he supposed to offer...all of it? Do you think the contract with Seattle has anything to do with it? Area voters ok'd a bill (I-91 was it?), by a landslide, sending Bennett a warm fuzzy about the future. Can't for the life of me figure why Stern would have a problem with Seattle. Granted, he does seem a little arrogant, but he has also been touted by national sports figures as the best pro sports commissioner. Stern might be arrogant, but he's anything but stupid.
As hard as this may be to stomach, I hope you get another NBA team soon...if Seattle really wants one.
Just build something...before the 11th or 12th or 13th hour, as is Seattle tradition.
I think you'll find your answers in these questions.
You could be right about the logo.

Ev,
Can't tell you how much your opinion hurts, but I think we'll move ahead, just the same.
What's your team's name?

Where does Mumm-Ra come in??
“Ancient spirits of evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living!”
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooee

arco arena was 40million. amyway arena was 98million. if you're talking about the new arena for orlando, that will cost 480million with 110million paid for upfront by the team and 100million later..hence leaving 270million left for the city to figure out. I fail to see your point in bringing up those two arenas (especially arco arena).
And yes, cost of living/space does factor into the price of a new arena, if they were to build a new one. Remodeling an already existing arena does not require them to actually buy more land. The only reason to have a higher cost of remodeling an arena in Seattle than it is in OKC is due to the higher minimum wage (8.10 (i think) vs 6.55).
And please, nowhere in my comment did I say anything negative about OKC. I only attacked Bennett (which OKC folks need to watch out for), Stern, Schultz, and the hideous logo. Speaking of Stern, I have no idea why he would be angry at seattle, maybe it was because of the whole 2004 fiasco, maybe it was because the sonics got patrick ewing for a couple of years. But did you see him during the whole press conference when a couple reporters brought up the fact that some seattle based people have come up with 350million for the new arena and that stern said that unless seattle came up with a plan for a new arena seattle will go? He flat out denied that there was such a thing even though there was. and then after everything was approved for the move, he acknowledges that there was in fact this 350million offer. definitely something fishy.
and like i've stated before, with the way this economy is going...not a good time to be spending half a billion on a new sports arena. and by '[hoping] you get another nba team soon', Portland does not need another nba team. I'm not a Seattlite.

Tim,
I'm not referring to an arena built before the Soviet Union fell. I'm talking about the new arena estimated at anywhere between $470M to $650M. Shows that $500M is not a ridiculous number, no matter who pays for it. How much Seattle or the state offer to pitch in? Well, they wouldn't even talk about, wouldn't even bring it to a vote. They couldn't even continue the same tax used for the other pro sports. I could be wrong, but isn't the minimum wage a national sort of thing? I suppose a state could add to it.
All you have to do is scan some of the idiotic and biased comments and the slanted drivel Skeets and some posters here are putting out...and yes, they are definitely slamming OKC and Oklahoma in general. I am not saying you're comments were classless...and it is appreciated.
The "plan" for a $350M arena? Where is it now? I think it was interpreted as yet another delay tactic, probably another legal "arrangement" to further bleed PBC; besides, the deadline had come and gone long ago for anyone in the Seattle area to show some sort of interest in a new arena. Legislators still refused to even talk about it, much less vote on anything. There had been no approved plan for a new arena even since Howard's ownership. Like with football and baseball, it was the 11th hour...actually for basketball, it was too little way too late...if there really was anything.
I can completely understand Seattle, or any city for that matter, deciding to spend money elsewhere...that was apparently their decision...aided by the voters' referendum and People for More Important Things.
Your team? Well, enjoy, it should be a good year for the Trailblazers.