[Zen653]

This is a silly article. You can't just change the name of the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most storied franchises in the history of all of sports. Nor can you do that to the New York Rangers, a significant NHL team, to the Kansas City Royals, a significant baseball team, or to the Utah Jazz, who have more of a history with that name than New Orleans does at this point. I also don't understand why a team name must reflect something about its home city. Who cares if there aren't any Jaguars in Jacksonville? The idea is that a Jaguar is a tough animal. Plus, there's some nice alliteration in the name Jacksonville Jaguars. Shouldn't that count for something?

The only proposed name change that I like is Memphis Blues. It rolls off the tongue well and makes sense as a local name. Also, the franchise is young and irrelevant enough to successfully pull off a name change.