While we here in the metroplex focus most of our professional sports attention on the 2-0 Dallas Cowboys our friends to the north are already amped up for the 2008-2009 NBA season to begin.  The much publicized move of the Seattle Supersonics to Oklahoma City has been made and next season we will see Kevin Durrant & Friends play their home games just 200 miles away.

The Thunder, Oklahoma City’s chosen mascot, already have a season ticket waiting list; having sold out their 13,000 season tickets in under five days.  This act alone proves just how thirsty those people are for a professional sports team.  As much as I enjoyed the Supersonics and feel we need a team in Seattle eventually, it does feel good to have life breathed into that franchise.

But with all the excitement surrounding their debut one question still needs to be addressed:  Is that a WNBA logo?

Seriously, look at it.  Is it the color scheme or the design that makes it look terrible?  I can’t decide.  But my mind thinks women’s basketball when I see that logo.  Sure, “Thunder” doesn’t give you a lot of options but they could have come up with something better.  Here are a few “Thunder” logos I would have voted for had Clay Bennet asked my opinion:

This shirtless, wing headed man with a sledgehammer will get my attention.

Simple, professional, classic look.

A swooping lightning bolt and masculine font make this logo tolerable.

I’ve always been a fan of representing a sound with clouds and a cat.  Well done Frisco.

Probably the most accurate depiction of the mascot, this logo would scare my dogs if they saw it coming.

My personal favorite:  The creepy man hiding behind the font.  I love it.