Golden State or Oakland? Once and for all
by warriorsvictim
on Sep 24, 2008 2:31 PM PDT
Let's just nail this down right now and be done with it for a while because we seem to see this arguement 2 or 3 times a year.
Would you prefer to call the team Golden State Warriors or Oakland Warriors?
In my experience, most people in the bay area travel around and experience a little of what every piece of the bay has to offer. You dont just live in Oakland, or Fremont. You go to the city to eat out, go to Oakland for the sports teams, go to the great mall in Milpitas, have a job in Pleasanton, go to the beach in Santa Cruz, and go to the snow in Pincrest.
Most people are also happy to make the occassional drive to LA or SD, or take a ride up to the Mendocino coast.
Why call them the Oakland Warriors when Golden State sums up the lifestyle?
This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!
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The OKC Thunder stole our mascots name, get over it. We are talking about changing the logo to do away with thunder completely, lightning bolt and all. Changing the name of the team is not up for questioning. They weren’t the San Francisco Warriors back then, They wont be the Oakland Warriors now!
by High Street Native on Sep 24, 2008 2:40 PM PDT 0 recs
?
Before they moved to Oakland they were the San Francisco Warriors.
by Psion on
Sep 24, 2008 5:58 PM PDT
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golden state is cool
how many teams out there use the nickname of the state instead of their city? we have something good going here so we sould just keep it. the uniforms have to go though. cannot wait to see the new one. if they are designing it now, we wont see it for another two years. that is how long the process is in the nba
by Somar on
Sep 26, 2008 1:14 PM PDT
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makes them sound ghetto
yo moma. !!!!
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on
Sep 26, 2008 1:37 PM PDT
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agree... it's a Neverender!
A Sonics fan without a team.. Though I'm auditioning GS Warriors this season.
by mcwalter44 on
Sep 24, 2008 2:59 PM PDT
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oakland warriors
just doesnt sound as good as golden state.
by MeTaLLiCs0naTaS on Sep 24, 2008 3:34 PM PDT 0 recs
Cool
Lets change the site name to “Oakland” State of mind
by Tony.psd on
Sep 24, 2008 3:42 PM PDT
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Other...
Bay Area Warriors. If not that then Golden State is just fine.
As long as they don’t move, I could care less about what their team location name is.
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by JonDoe on Sep 24, 2008 3:50 PM PDT 0 recs
No way Tony!
California Warriors is way to broad. Do you really want LA fans to claim the Dubs as their team?
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by JonDoe on
Sep 24, 2008 4:40 PM PDT
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Just throwing some idea's out...
We shouldn’t have to choose between 2 choices… how crappy would it be if Baskin Robins only had chocolate or Vanilla?
… how about The “510 Warriors!”
by Tony.psd on
Sep 24, 2008 4:48 PM PDT
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Bay Warriors or...
My favorite: The Rainbow Warriors!!!
A Sonics fan without a team.. Though I'm auditioning GS Warriors this season.
by mcwalter44 on Sep 24, 2008 4:12 PM PDT 0 recs
Or...
NoCal Warriors!
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by JonDoe on
Sep 24, 2008 4:41 PM PDT
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San Jose Warriors and then they move and get rid of the school next to my house and open up the new colliseum there!
by StSaints408 on
Sep 25, 2008 7:39 AM PDT
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since you mentioned san jose, didnt they almost move the sonics to san jose a few years ago?
by Somar on
Sep 26, 2008 1:16 PM PDT
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I think so.
I’m not sure. It would’ve been sick, but I dunno, that would be a hard decision. San Jose team, or team that I’ve been a fan of all my life.
by StSaints408 on
Sep 26, 2008 11:22 PM PDT
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The cool thing is....
The A’s are moving really close by over here in Fremont, and the 49ers are moving within 10 minutes of my location in Santa Clara.
by StSaints408 on
Sep 26, 2008 11:23 PM PDT
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No.
Oakland Warriors kills. It’d be hella hard. Bay Area Warriors? Come on. Lets have rainbow uniforms and make sure we are all winners no matter who wins! Golden State is bad enough, and there is no question in my mind that we should be reppin the Town.
by mattmonay on Sep 24, 2008 4:50 PM PDT 0 recs
How about...
The Wicky Wicky Warriors!
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by JonDoe on
Sep 25, 2008 12:01 PM PDT
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hm
just out of curiosity, why is keeping our frigging name not an option? we had ours first, why do we have to make room for them?
by Bigben777 on Sep 24, 2008 5:06 PM PDT 0 recs
Combine 'em
The Oakland Warriors of Golden State
or The Golden State Warriors of Oakland
Put a little mustard on it
by The Barnes Supremacy on Sep 24, 2008 5:41 PM PDT 0 recs
yo
good lookin’ out for us here in mendo, dubsvictim. i live like 3 hours away from the arena these days in ukiah. i used to be a short bart ride away back in union city. i still make it to at least 5 games a year. if gas wasn’t so expensive, i’d make more. i’m just glad comcast finally picked up the dubs games last season after 3 years of not showing ’em. oh and by the way. keep with the current moniker. has a nice ring to it.
by automatyk1 on Sep 24, 2008 7:26 PM PDT 0 recs
Oakland Warriors sounds absolutely AWFUL
Keep it the Same
My pictures never show up here, so this is my new Signature
by sloth11 on Sep 24, 2008 8:49 PM PDT 0 recs
How about…
The YAY NATION Warriors?
WARRIORS BASKETBALL!!! Patiently waiting for a title...I may be waiting for a long time...
by JustSomeName on Sep 24, 2008 9:29 PM PDT 0 recs
How about
“The some body is gonna bitch about the name no matter what we’re called Warriors”
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on Sep 24, 2008 10:28 PM PDT 0 recs
"The Oaktown Street Warriors?"
The Ghost ride the whip’ers?
Till I get free
I live my life in the Walmart
Cholesterol chasin me
by Skeptic con Urquell on
Sep 24, 2008 11:56 PM PDT
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Naw.. I got his one...
SAN FRANCISCO WARRIORS!
A Sonics fan without a team.. Though I'm auditioning GS Warriors this season.
by mcwalter44 on Sep 25, 2008 8:13 AM PDT 0 recs
keep it
classic..
oakland warriors? sounds as lame as oklahoma city thunder
by onedub on Sep 25, 2008 8:53 AM PDT 0 recs
Try it in reverse!
I think Golden State Warriors sounds OK to me because I’ve heard that for so long now. So let’s try this in reverse!
Golden State Athletics
Golden State Raiders
Golden State Giants
Golden State 49ers
by IQofaWarrior on Sep 25, 2008 9:09 AM PDT 0 recs
YOU PEOPLE
YOUR NOT A WARRIOR FAN IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE NAME FROM GOLDEN STATE. PERIOD.
by Foulacy on Sep 25, 2008 12:01 PM PDT 0 recs
Finally
Someone responds with the comment I’m waiting for!
How about “THE GOLDEN STATE OAKLANDS?”
by Tony.psd on
Sep 25, 2008 12:27 PM PDT
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Wait...
Golden State Periods? That’s gross.
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by JonDoe on
Sep 25, 2008 4:21 PM PDT
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KEEP IT GOLDEN ...
This ain’t about ‘the City’ or ‘the Town" this is about the BAY AREA. No other NBA team has a name that doesn’t include their city or state. GOLDEN STATE sets us apart from the rest so KEEP IT GOLDEN!
If they ever decide to name it Oakland … they besta start up a CITY franchise. NINERS UP – RAIDERS DOWN!
by D3F1N1T3 on Sep 25, 2008 1:15 PM PDT 0 recs
Golden State of YAY Area Unity
If we think about it, the Warriors never “officially” moved to Oakland. When they were the San Francisco Warriors, they made it a point to play a certain percentage of their games in both Oakland and San Jose. The change of name to “Golden State” was made during this time period of playing in all 3 cities. Over time, they began playing all of their games in Oakland, but as we recall from our Dubs history 101 class, they did indeed play their last home game of the 75’ championship season at the Cow Palace in of course…. Daly City! From SF, Oaktown, San Ho, DC, and all the spots in between, the Warriors are the Bay area’s team!
by LeSJepSen on Sep 26, 2008 12:35 AM PDT 0 recs
What if they moved to Gilroy LOL!
The Gilroy Warriors!
I hope they build a stadium right next to the San Jose Flea Market which is moving to Gilroy! hahaha!
by Tony.psd on
Sep 26, 2008 2:23 PM PDT
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Golden State
Growing up in S.D. as the son of a huge Knicks fan there was no chance of being a Laker fan, it was officialy forbidden.
Who says American parenting needs help?
So, at the tender age of 5, I chose the GSW because of Mully and the ambivalence of “Golden State”. It seemed to represent all of Cali with a true, uninhibited brand of basketball and still does to this day.
by SinceRunTMC760 on Sep 26, 2008 10:48 AM PDT 0 recs
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