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That's a pretty badass pic of the PHX Gorilla, and the Coyote ain't so bad either. He's not really cheesy or anything, in fact I laugh at the Coyote every now and then at the Att... when I'm drunk
That's a pretty badass pic of the PHX Gorilla, and the Coyote ain't so bad either. He's not really cheesy or anything, in fact I laugh at the Coyote every now and then at the Att... when I'm drunk
Last edited by SAtown; 03-30-2007 at 02:47 AM.
yeah, he is. not the worst, but very cheesy indeed.
Lakers/Clips mascotless?
Wizards apparently have 2 mascots, gman and gwiz
lol @ Miami's mascot
mavs fan.
Hugo the Hornet was pretty badass. 3-time NBA Mascot slam-dunk champ.
The Suns Gorilla really has nothing to do with Phoenix, but he's easily the best mascot in the NBA.
that ugly ass coyote
The Sacramento Kings present:
Corky, the Lion with Downs Syndrome
Lucky actually does some cool like weird somersaults into halfcourt shots. He's quite an athlete.
Nice to see Fleagle from the Banana Splits is still working, even if he's now wearing a toupee and eye shadow and sporting a shiner from the other mascot who I can only assume is his pimp.
at the miami looking thing
You guys leave hooper out of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not NBA but...
That Warriors mascot is pretty scary.... and the Hornets one.. I would much rather watch the game at home than having those things terrorize me at a game... they're horrifying
Well at least you know it is a gorilla.For instance, the Suns have a ing gorilla... what the does a gorilla have to do with the ing sun?
I do agree, about what it has to do with the "Suns" though.
What type of mascot would represent a Sun anyways? Someone dressed up in huge yellow ball with with nine planets hanging around with wire coat hangers?
The Gorilla was actually a novelty message deliverer whom you could hire to deliver birthday wishes or other greetings. He became to big he was used in some Suns promotional offers and became a fan favorite. From there, the organization hired a gymnist or acrobat (something like that) to become a mascot, keep the energy up in the arena, do goofy skits/productions during timeouts and whatnot and still be a message deliverer when he could.
His popularity just exploded from there.
Again, the gorilla concept had nothing to do with the team initially. Just wound up being the default, then official mascot through cir stance and chance.
He's over the top now, but the original guy was a classic. Very innovative. That whole sideline gag for Riley being an example. Everything that mascots do now is because of the San Diego chicken and the Suns gorilla.
Thanx.
So basically it was a case of being at the place at the right more or less. And they ran with it.
Pretty much... It took some smarts on both ends for everything to fall into place the way it has, but it was basically dumb luck that worked for the best.
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