So the 76ers are literally just named after the highway that goes through Philly... Is there a worse team name in existence?

That’s why all my English teachers had stock in Bic read pens.

Good thing you didn't post your real name. You would be banned from a job. There isn't a dumber person in existence.

who cares about the meaning of the name; the name sounds dope! and it's historic

ITT: all the best team names

So to answer OP, worst team names are

any bird of prey or large cat

or the commanders or guardians

or any soccer team that is FC North American City or (shudders) Real Salt Lake

Moran too

Not to mention it’s the worst highway in America. The Schuylkill Expressway more like the Surekill Expressway. Needs more repairs and maintenance than Embiid.

Which would be a great name in the pre-shot clock era. Everyone would just stand around barely moving the ball while the opposing team yells.

Alan

The Phillies, proof that Philadelphia is either the dumbest or least imaginative city

I don't think you understand the play on words.

Please explain it to me.

"According to MLB Al Reach who was the original owner of the franchise decided on the name Phillies in 1883 due to the fact it tells people who and where they are from since it's short for Philadelphia"

Only you know if you were serious about this- and if you were- you have to be one of the dumbest POS to ever grace this board

Nah....it's named after something SF lesbians do to each other while watching SF do what you are assuming.

Well then whoever named the city is dumb. I'm right either way.

A very fitting name is the Baltimore Bullets.

I did a little research. 76 was assigned as an interstate number in 1964 to the entire PA Turnpike from Ohio to NJ. There were a couple of other numbers available in the 70s and 80s, but the PA team saw the nice symmetry with 76 and the Keystone colony and made that request. The 76 was not, however, seen as any huge idea at the time, and PA would have happily settled on a backup number.

The Philadelphia 76ers were named ironically in 1963. The original Philadelphia Warriors moved to San Francisco - today's Golden State franchise. The Syracuse Nationals then moved to Philly and changed name to 76ers.

A contest was held to decide on a new name for the team. The winning name, chosen by Walter Stalberg, was the "76ers".[13][1] The name comes from the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776, although "Sixers" was also utilized for shorter referencing.[14] The shorter name was quickly accepted by the team for marketing purposes, and for most of the last half-century "76ers" and "Sixers" have been officially interchangeable.

The Key School Obezags in Annapolis MD. It’s “gazebo” spelled backwards, I believe because there are a lot of gazebos on campus?

And did you notice that they interviewed a Rep or Senator from Kansas in the pregame?

I had to actually look it up to make sure the Chiefs were from Missouri.