Yeah but we the person I quoted was talking about the Lakers being named after these ships when they are not. The name derives from the city of Minneapolis.
Inconsequential since the team is actually named after a type of ship. Just like the Clippers are. How many lake freighters are there in LA? Probably the same as the number of raptors in toronto.
Are you retarded? It wasn't named after a ship. The team used to be located in Minny, aka, land of 10k lakes and connected to lake superior.
Yeah but we the person I quoted was talking about the Lakers being named after these ships when they are not. The name derives from the city of Minneapolis.
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Originally Posted by Showtime
Are you retarded? It wasn't named after a ship. The team used to be located in Minny, aka, land of 10k lakes and connected to lake superior.
"Name Origin:
Laker was the name of a type of cargo ship used on the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
The name was selected when the franchise was located in Minneapolis."
"Name Origin:
Laker was the name of a type of cargo ship used on the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
The name was selected when the franchise was located in Minneapolis."
Like I said the distinction between a pond or a lake or an ocean or a sea is totally arbitrary. LA has one giant body of water and Minn has multiple small bodies of water. Plus LA has tons of Laker ships at the port.
"Name Origin:
Laker was the name of a type of cargo ship used on the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
The name was selected when the franchise was located in Minneapolis."
So...you got your info from a fansite with no source?
"Berger and Chalfen relocated the team to Minneapolis, with home games being played at both the Minneapolis Auditorium and the Minneapolis Armory. The "team" that Berger and Chalfen had actually purchased consisted only of equipment; since the team had appeared to be on the verge of folding, all of its players had already been assigned to other NBL teams. The franchise was re-christened the "Lakers" in reference to Minnesota's nickname, "The Land of 10,000 Lakes".* Berger and Chalfen brought in Max Winter, later to become a founder and owner of the Minnesota Vikings franchise of the National Football League, to become the Lakers' new general manager. Winter also took an ownership stake in the team, which he would maintain until he left the Lakers in 1955."
*Tracey Reavis. "The Nicknames". The Official NBA Encyclopedia (3rd Edition). New York: Doubleday, 2000. pg. 95.
So...you got your info from a fansite with no source?
"Berger and Chalfen relocated the team to Minneapolis, with home games being played at both the Minneapolis Auditorium and the Minneapolis Armory. The "team" that Berger and Chalfen had actually purchased consisted only of equipment; since the team had appeared to be on the verge of folding, all of its players had already been assigned to other NBL teams. The franchise was re-christened the "Lakers" in reference to Minnesota's nickname, "The Land of 10,000 Lakes".* Berger and Chalfen brought in Max Winter, later to become a founder and owner of the Minnesota Vikings franchise of the National Football League, to become the Lakers' new general manager. Winter also took an ownership stake in the team, which he would maintain until he left the Lakers in 1955."
*Tracey Reavis. "The Nicknames". The Official NBA Encyclopedia (3rd Edition). New York: Doubleday, 2000. pg. 95.
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