Owner pondering changing Wizards name back to Bullets

[Duece]

WASHINGTON — Ted Leonsis, who took over as owner of the Washington Wizards earlier this year, said on his blog Thursday that he is considering changing the NBA club's name back to the Bullets.

The team was known as the Bullets when it began play in Baltimore in 1963. A decade later, the team was moved to suburban Washington but stayed with the Bullets nickname until former owner Abe Pollin changed to Wizards in 1997.

In a checklist of 101 things he was doing to try and show change to make the club better, Leonsis checked a box marked under consideration about changing the name to Bullets, then expounded on that in a posting Thursday.

"I am not hinting at anything. I have remained consistent," Leonsis said. "I can?t believe this is the news that was generated from my blog post.

"As I noted and have said time and time again, it takes more than two years to do a name change and that is after you agree on a look and feel. We haven?t spent any time on this matter as we had 101 things to do now.

"Because so many people are asking, it is 'under consideration.'"

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[JD Walker]

 

[Duece]

Funny you would post that picture because when that whole incident went down, I remember one of the Wizards officials mentioning that gun violence was the reason they changed the name.

 

[Top-Cat]

If he does that, ill buy a John Wall bullets jersey. I love these.

 

[TheyCallMeBe]

The timing for this name change couldn't be any worse. With that being said, the Bullets uni's were one of the best ever...

 

[Top-Cat]

The timing for this name change couldn't be any worse. With that being said, the Bullets uni's were one of the best ever...

Expect ever rapper to use a Washington bullets reference in there lyrics.

 

[Pitchdogg]

Expect ever rapper to use a Washington bullets reference in there lyrics.

Wale's bamma ass will be among the first.....

 

[TheyCallMeBe]

Expect ever rapper to use a Washington bullets reference in there lyrics.

Shit, they used to use it all of the time before they changed the name.

 

[TheyCallMeBe]

Expect ever rapper to use a Washington bullets reference in there lyrics.

Shit, they used to use it all of the time before they changed the name.

 

[P03t]

Expect ever rapper to use a Washington bullets reference in there lyrics.

"You're a baller like Jordan and them niggas this ain't Washington you can't turn these bullets into wizards..."
T-Rex

 

[Real1]

He won't run into opposition from true fans.

 

[kdogg3270]

the name change wont help the team. Typical DC management. worried about the wrong shit . if Leonsis really wants to improve the wizards, he would have fired that bum Flip Saunders and brought in Avery Johnson. Then make the team more defense-oriented. Wall and Blatche will beast out this year, but the wizards will still suck.

 

[Heist]

the name change wont help the team. Typical DC management. worried about the wrong shit . if Leonsis really wants to improve the wizards, he would have fired that bum Flip Saunders and brought in Avery Johnson. Then make the team more defense-oriented. Wall and Blatche will beast out this year, but the wizards will still suck.

Leonsis is an excellent CEO boss. Do your history. The guy has turned around and made billions off of anything he touches.

Now that said, the Wizards was the worst and stupidest name in the league next to the Clippers. It sounds like a WNBA team name ... and frankly, they've been playing WNBA ball the last 2 years.

I laughed my ass off when I found out what they were changing the name too. I still can't figure out the logo.

I would have thought they'd go for a name like:
- Washington Diplomats
- Washington Eagles
shit, even go for a Soccer inspired name to distinguish yourselves:
- Washington United

 

[GeeZnu]

oh yea !!!

 

[ak_rep]

Reminds me of that Rasheed Wallace dis by E-40: Record Haters.

What team do you play for again: "The Bullets man."

Ironic that those two unlikely characters outlasted a majority of their peers. Still grinding after years.

I don't know who had a better '09/'10, Rasheed Wallace or E-40.

But go for it Washington.

 

[smoovejazz]

Funny you would post that picture because when that whole incident went down, I remember one of the Wizards officials mentioning that gun violence was the reason they changed the name.

It was...the old owner, Abe Pollin, decided to change the name shortly after his good friend, former Israeli prime minister Yitzak (sp?) Rabin, was assasinated...

 

[CPT Callamity]

Retro look should come back...

 

[Mr. Met]

Why Abe Pollin went from Bullets to Wizards

 

[WaterBottle]

they should change it back

remember that bullets team that made the playoffs and got beat by the knicks? c webb juwan howard calbert cheaney

 

[kdogg3270]

Leonsis is an excellent CEO boss. Do your history. The guy has turned around and made billions off of anything he touches.

Now that said, the Wizards was the worst and stupidest name in the league next to the Clippers. It sounds like a WNBA team name ... and frankly, they've been playing WNBA ball the last 2 years.

I laughed my ass off when I found out what they were changing the name too. I still can't figure out the logo.

I would have thought they'd go for a name like:
- Washington Diplomats
- Washington Eagles
shit, even go for a Soccer inspired name to distinguish yourselves:
- Washington United

Nothing you typed address the problems with the wizards. They will continue to get killed in the paint every year. But we'll see how the wizards perform under his ownership. I'm still pissed his capitals continue to choke every year come playoff time.

 

[MoneyInTheBank]