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Potential Names for Tasmanian NBL team

That wouldn’t be an issue.

A team name can be used across sports see United

If Tasmania were trying to become Manly Sea Eagles that would be problematic in the same way as two Tasmania Devils teams

Manly sea eagles dude..

Predators

VAN DEMONS ?? Very "Tasmanian"

Tasmania Pirates, Tasmania Sharks, Tasmania Titans, Tasmania Islanders, Tasmania Mariners, Tasmania Warriors, Tasmania Bandits or Tasmania Wombats, Tasmania Lions sounds good with their flag having a lion on it. Sharks would be good too because there’s heaps of Sharks done there.

Hey mums and dad,Letsgo see the rapids....
doesn’t work

Devils
Pride

Tigers afl
Lions afl
Thunder cricket

The pride logolooks good

A pride is a group of lions.

Lion is on the tasmanian flag

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Tasmania

Pride is pretty good imo.

Well, I mean there's stupid, and then there's this:

Dazz always not on the ball. It's been discussed here for months. Devils can't be used. Tigers CA, Thunder maybe not and the list goes on. Try and keep up please.

The "Hobart Tas Men"

Tassie Lions is the best least conflicting name surely?

Devils would be great, so avoid any conflict with other sides throw the teams colours in front of it, ie the tassie Red Devils or tassie green devils or what ever they select.

For those that want Tasmanian Tigers, why not the Thylacines as that is the Tasmanian Tigers real name.

I also like the demons (for Van Diemen's land) and with more crayfish varieties than fish varieties in Tasmania and even protected Tasmanian giant crayfish/lobster maybe someone can think up a name pertaining to the crayfish and have the mascot with massive nippers too. Maybe Demons with the crayfish mascot and logo?

Has to be Devils.

That sucks, Devils would be the #1 choice, then Tigers.

Well I think we can safely say it WON'T be the Tasmanian Devils.
AFL moved to stitch that up.
Maybe they could still make a case for the Hobart Devils, but I think that goes against the inclusivity aim.
Tigers would also seem to be out (Cricket & Hockey)

But I guess the reality is that once you move away from the obvious, there are plenty of decent names out there.
As a simple alliteration I quite like the Thunder, but that's a pretty crowded IP space.
Plenty of names to choose from.

Tasmanian team should be called the Perth Bandits,
cos they steal all our GST

LAUNCESTON MINERS,SUNSHINE COAST PIRATES.WEST MELBOURNE SAINTS.SOUTH MELBOURNE MAGIC.TOWNSVILLE SUNS.NORTHERN TERRITORY CROCS.CANBERRA CANNONS.BANKSTOWN BRUINS.SOUTH SYDNEY SPIRITS.WESTSYDNEY RAZORBACKS.HOBART DEVILS.WEST ADELAIDE BEARCATS GEELONG SUPERCATS . WITH NBL1 THERE COULD BE A LOT OF EXPANSION

I don't think anyone would expect an expansion team to make playoffs right out of the gate.

Homicide has put his hand up for the GM job of new Tasmanian team guaranteeing finals first year.

LK is a smart business man, homicide should be left where he is, GM, turn it up.

Has to be Devils.

It’s a great deal when you see how much money they chuck at Hawthorne and North Melbourne who fly in fly out imposters .

WNBL - has to be Islanders.

...and a future WNBL team could be the Tassie Granny Smiths!

Tassy Bad Apples

@866, that's a very clever name. I like the Demons.

Props to you mate

What about Tasmanian Convicts showing their history - Mt Gambier are called the Pioneers

Or how about Tasmanian Demons being a play on what Tasmania was originally referred to - Can Diemans land

While it would be the best name, that’s the cricket team already. Don’t think they use the same name.

In the coverage of last nights game in nznbl it was announced that next season there going to be called Tasmanian Huskies.

Anon - I like the weather theme. The Roaring Forties could work.

Tassie Cousins

Tasmanian Mariners, Tasmanian Rapids, Tasmanian Mountaineers

Smart move, getting in there before the AFL and A-League. Problem is they'll be competing directly with the only Tassie team that exists in a national league - the Hobart Hurricanes T20 team.

I'm with anon, ManBearPigs, haha.

Tassie Islanders, potential for Izzy Folau to be a spokesperson.

Tasmania Vacuums

"No one knows that Kestleman has stated he wants a Tassie team to have the word Tasmania in the title?"

Does nobody not know what not you is not talking not about??

Are you trying to make a statement, or just intent on contradicting yourself?
If you want to say "Kestleman has stated he wants a Tassie team to have the word Tasmania in the title", just say it.
That would certainly be interesting to know.

"Dazz there is a team in Devonport called the Thunder"

There are teams called Thunder all over the world, what's your point?
In case it wasn't obvious, I was just mentioning a couple of alliterative examples. I have no idea what LK may want to call the teams, nor (apart from the obvious) do I know what names might especially resonate with Tasmanians.
(My inlaws were from a place called Snug, and later lived near Launceston (Beauty Point?) but they have since passed, so I can't ask them.)

Tas Mania. The maniacs.

TASSY APPLES.get ya teeth into that.

I guess the advantage, if they go for something "non traditional" is that it keeps the options open to go with either Tasmanian or Hobart (or even Southern if they prefer.)

Tasmanian Thunder

Tasmanian Timberwolves (Not Australian and could run afoul of NBA IP)

I reckon "Brewers" would be a great name, but too many IP issues.

Huskies is fine (if Hickey stays involved) as its original and clean IP wise.

Quolls are a beautiful animal by the way. Tasmanian Huskies, we the south.

Maybe Cairns should be called the Quolls then

“The Tassie Quolls sounds good to me. Top Quollity name.“

ROFL.

Serious note: quolls are very much endangered.

Aren't the rollers the wheelchair team?

I've always thought Rollers was the slickest NBL team name.

They see me rollin'
They hatin'
Patrolling and tryin' to catch me ridin' dirty
Tryin' to catch me ridin' dirty

Cannons is cool. Always liked the name.
Newcastle could be hunters
Gold Coast waves maybe
Geelong supercats, potentially too similar to wildcats. Not sure.

Cannons, Falcons, Rollers and Supercats.

Geelong is Victorian team 3 no doubt.