Oklahoma City ???

It's no secret to most folks that I am a huge fan of the state of Oklahoma. Sure, people may say there is nothing to look at there because it is so flat, and others will say that there are too many tornados and thunderstorms, but I would live out my days in that state in a heartbeat if given the chance.

Anyways, in the midst of much turmoil and controversy the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA no longer exist as the team was purchased and is now moving to Oklahoma City. I wanted a professional sports team in Oklahoma for the entire time I was living there, and still wish they had a major league baseball team, but I'll settle for an NBA team for the time being.

When my family moved back from England I had to pick a favorite team in each sport because that's what 11 year old boys do, and since the Carolina Panthers and Colorado Avalanche were expansions teams at the time I figured, what the heck, might as well go with somebody new since I'm new to this as well. For baseball I went with the Colorado Rockies since they were only a couple of years old, but I never really stuck on an NBA team.

Now I am going to become an official fan of the Oklahoma City team. They don't have a nickname yet (it gets revealed on September 3rd), but regardless I have decided that my "team" is the one that just arrived in the city. This way, I don't feel like I'm a bandwagon fan, but rather an "original" fan despite the fact that they used to be the Seattle Sonics. The Avalanche used to be the Quebec Nordiques, but that's not a big deal in my mind.

So, hopefully they pick something cool for the nickname next week. I'll be checking online to see what it is.