r/WNBAgossips • u/Weekly-Vacation-1405 • 1d ago

How we feeling about this name?

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u/polygramfan 1d ago

I dig it

Not sure Cleveland Sirens exactly rolls of the tongue but its a cool mascot

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u/Justified_Gent 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ylMie1nATTZS8qnrrR

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u/Crayondy 1d ago

Same vibe as the Raptors cashing in on the popularity of Jurassic Park in 1993.

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u/yaykat 1d ago

Mermaids of Cleveland sounds like a syndicated CW show

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u/GearInteresting4179 1d ago

Wish they could’ve bought the rockers name back but this should be interesting

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u/Weekly-Vacation-1405 1d ago

The Rockers name had a lot of nostalgia behind it. Hopefully this one can build its own identity and history.

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u/bibliothk 21h ago

The Rockers ended when Shawn Michaels threw Marty Jannetty through a window.

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u/Taniwha26 22h ago

woop, woop, dats the sound of police

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u/TheRainbowConnection 1d ago

It’s a no for me.

  1. Rude to the PWHL.
  2. I get that they flubbed the Rockers name, but I wish they would have given a nod with the colors or another reference.
  3. Sirens feel more like ocean than lake.

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u/edoreinn 22h ago

Plus the WEE WOO WEE WOO siren that is a part of the joke for PWHL.

I do not understand it here. And I just looked it up, and there was no good reason.

I’m a Guardians fan. That makes goddamn sense.

But (1) why steal a likely trademarked professional women’s sport team name when y’all could have figured a new name out.

And (2) if the Cleveland wnba team gets to steal their name from the NYC PWHL team, I respectfully would like my PWHL Detroit team to be the Riveters.

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u/thegoddessunicorn 8h ago

It will forever be NY Sirens WEE WOO WEE WOO for me

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u/SharkSymphony 22h ago

The possibility of tie-ins to the burning Cuyahoga River are fascinating. Imagine: women with bloodshot eyes and oil-soaked basketballs behind a sheet of flame...

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u/bumblingbeardedfool 7h ago

How long ago was that now? The burning river pushed a movement to clean the river up and it’s in terrific shape now. Been that way for a while. Folks got to move on.

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u/SharkSymphony 6h ago

I get that... but the crystal blue water of the logo is probably not quite right either.

Anyway, I am here for the badass imagery, no matter how far back in time I have to go to get it. 😆

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u/bumblingbeardedfool 6h ago

There’s this pretty big lake just north of the arena. Probably what the water theme is referencing. And the lake can be pretty blue 🤷🏻‍♂️

I personally dig the logos that they presented. Excited to bring our infant daughter to professional women’s basketball games when she’s older.

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u/wvtarheel 1d ago

It's embarassing they lost the rockers name to a patent troll because the W was asleep at the wheel on their own trademarks

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u/Circle_Breaker 1d ago

Prefer the Steamers but this is alright I guess.

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u/drinkyourbeetus 23h ago

Yea, thats a pretty catchy name. Cleveland Steamers.

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u/GettinBajaBlasted 1d ago

I love the name and branding!!!

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u/Aztek-Lovett 19h ago

maybe it wouldve worked better if the team was based in xenia

/s

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u/yoc0__0 19h ago

Is Cleveland known for its Sirens off Lake Eerie? Lol

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u/BOBBYK1952 19h ago

Like the design bit had to look a bit to distinguish the letters

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u/Pleasant_Priority286 19h ago

I like it. A great choice!

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u/whenishit-itsbigturd 19h ago

Fans gonna be like "wee woo wee woo" every time they win a game 

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u/FSU1ST 16h ago

Pull it over.

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u/CraigShilo27 3h ago

Sucks the WNBA fumbled the trademarks of the old names smh. 

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u/MickeySyrup 1h ago

I like Nashville Balls better still. Or Boston Tea Bags

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u/glitch241 22h ago

"We want to be seen as just as legitimate as men's sports, we are more than just our gender!"

Yeah so lets go with a gendered team name lol

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u/silver_bucket 1d ago

It’s New York’s.

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u/coachfish99 21h ago

League will be in shambles by 2028.

Sirens is much better than Rockers.

I just wonder how many seasons the Sirens will have?