#bullets

At some point in the middle of the Wizard's debacle last night, I came to the conclusion/realization that I'm done with the #wizards twitter hashtag and the "Wizards" name.  I started using the #bullets hashtag for all of my tweets.  I see the #bullets hashtag as an opportunity/starting point for a movement to bring back the Bullets name.  I say screw the Wizards name and everything it tried to stand for*.

*The name change attempted to distance the franchise from the gun violence that existed in DC during the 1980's.  People, governments, and politics can decrease crime rates, not a professional basketball team's name change.

After this post, I will no longer use the name Wizards to describe the NBA franchise in Washington, D.C.  I ask you to join me in this quest to eliminate the Wizards name from the internet stratosphere.  One way or another, the Bullets name will reappear...

I implore all Wizards Bullets fans to use the #bullets hash tag for all related posts, tweets, and opinions about the NBA's Washington D.C. franchise. 

Justification isn't really necessary since Irene Pollin has already given her blessing for the switch back to the Bullets name...

“I respect my husband’s wishes. I love him very much. I miss him terribly. If the fans want to change it back — hey, why not?” Irene Pollin said recently. “To me, it’s what do the fans want? What’s going to please them? To me, they’re the ones who support, care.”

I know what this true DC basketball fan wants and I'm pretty sure the majority of the legit DC basketball fans agree with me.  And it's quite simple, get rid of the awful Wizards name and bring back the only correct name for a DC basketball franchise...

Bullets Bullets Bullets

I found Leonsis' response to Irene Pollin's comments lackluster and similar to that of a DC politician...

“The Wizards organization, our fans, our players and our alumni remain extremely excited about the return to red, white and blue and the introduction of our new team marks. Our focus is a commitment to celebrating that change with our fans”. 

He is definitely avoiding the real issue with those words. Changing the team colors back to red, white, and blue is nice but it seems like a half-baked attempt to sell tickets and please the die-hard DC fans. You want to make some real change and get people back into the Verizon Center, then undo a name change that should have never happened.

#bullets