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Choke in the Clutch?
Published: 1/27/2010 2:46 PM
Last Modified: 1/27/2010 2:46 PM

With a rough name like Shock, how could a person not worry about decisions to come regarding the new WNBA team here.

Club executives gave responders three choices for a nickname. That Shock narrowly won tells you something about the unworthiness of the other two.

The Detroit Shock made some sense, as a shock absorber had to do with cars. But there's no Tulsa-car link. So Shock must refer to other meanings, the shocking, or stacking, of grain; shock of hair; shock as a human condition. The good coach Nolan tried to make the best of a nicked nickname by saying he looked forward to singing, upon the team taking the court, "We will, we will, shock you."

The Tulsa Rock would have been better.

And if you had for some reason to tie the name into a used car, this would have been much better than Shock:

The Clutch.




Reader Comments 5 Total
MexiMike (3 years ago)
"Clutch," in sports terminology, doesn't describe any of the recent sports decisions made by Tulsa officials (i.e. Women's basketball, the downtown ballpark, a bid for the olympics).
Tulsan in Exile (3 years ago)
I don't know, Picker, "SHOCK" seems just about right.  As in: "It's SHOCKing how bad Nolan sings" and "I am SHOCKed what my hometown has come to" and "I'd rather get electroSHOCK therapy than watch wimmin's basketball."
Glenn616 (3 years ago)
Who cares? It's the WNBA. When has the WNBA ever been relevant? Never.

It's good to see a downtown ballpark coming soon in the city I grew up in. It will sure beat the old, moldy Drillers Stadium near the Fairgrounds. Finally, a minor league baseball stadium that won't be an eyesore.

What about the Tulsa Choke, since it choked by bringing in the WNBA and by bidding for the Olympic Games?
Ignatz (3 years ago)
The Tulsa Bankrupts?
bravo (3 years ago)
I guess it could be worse, we could have a WNBA franchise named "Shockers"

that could be a bit uncomfortable.
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