Goodbye Tulsa Shock, Hello the Dallas Wings
- Shorty
- Nov 4, 2015
- 2 min read
On November 2, the Tulsa Shock unveiled a new team name and logo re-introducing the franchise as the Dallas Wings. The long awaited announcement, come on the heels of a recent approval by the WNBA Board of Governors allowing the franchise to re-locate from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Dallas Forth-Worth. Much of the WNBA fan base wondered what would the organization change it's name to or would they decide to retain the former name "Shock" after moving to a diiferent city? Eventually, all questions were answered when the ownership group held a press conference inside of their new arena on the campus of UT Arlington. Previous Shock, now Wings head coach Fred Williams, along with Wings guard Skylar Diggins, Odyssey Sims, and Plenette Pierson were all in attendance during the event. So what is Shorty's take on the Shock being re-modeled as the Dallas Wings?
First off, when I usually think of wings, I either think about Wingstop, Buffalo Wild Wings, or birds not a WNBA team. It seems kind of odd to me as to what does a name like Wings have to do with the city of Dallas? Although there is a landmark in Dallas that has the same Pegasus symbol in the downtown area, to me there isn't really much of a connection between the two. I personally think the symbol was chosen to align themselves with the Dallas Mavericks' stallion themed logo even though the Dallas Wings are not NBA owned. It was also brought up on Monday night's show that it somewhat resembles the New Orleans Pelicans logo. I will say that the color scheme of the logo looks nice and it stands out from the other 11 franchises in the league.
Overall, I think the logo will eventually grow on me. It might seem weird at first, but I'm sure the die-hard fans of the WNBA will ultimately accept it for what it is. I just can't wait to read all of the terrible cliche' headlines in every game day article. "Wings soar past the Storm " or "Wings get clipped by the Sparks, yes really I can't wait.
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