Name The Portland D-League Affiliate

by Jeff Clark on Apr 10, 2008 5:25 PM EDT in Boston Celtics Articles

Maine has approved a lease paving the way to bring a D-League team to Portland. Indications are that the team will wear green and white and most assume that it will be affiliated directly with the Boston Celtics. You know that there's going to be some kind of naming effort, so Roy Hobbes has spearheaded an effort to beat them to the punch and offer up our not-so-humble opinion of what it should be. Here are some finalist names to consider and vote on (poll on the right).

Portland Celtics
Portland Shamrocks
Portland Leprechauns
Portland Schooners
Maine Attraction
Portland Lobstermen
Portland Green Pride
Portland Maniacs
Portland Evergreens
Portland Moose

Feel free to add your own write in suggestions below.

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“Schooners,” just because every time I hear that word, I think of Ethan Suplee telling some little kid “You dumb **, it’s not a schooner, it’s a sailboat!”

by the_Bird on Apr 10, 2008 6:32 PM EDT reply actions

Maine Attraction is a awesome name, I can’t wait for this team, I will get season tickets no doubt.

by celticswillwin43 on Apr 10, 2008 7:05 PM EDT reply actions

Portland Red

by JAM on Apr 10, 2008 7:23 PM EDT reply actions

Go up to Bangor this weekend? If you have been to Maine, you’ll get it. I went with the Lobstermen.

by davefromnatick on Apr 10, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions

I like Portland Shamrocks

by FLCeltsFan @ CelticsBlog on Apr 10, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions

Er…
The Portland Black Flies
The Portland Frigid Waters

Nevermind, The Lobstermen, Schooners, or the Green get my vote…

by LuckyNumber07 on Apr 10, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah let’s not name a team the same as an NBA squad. Drop Portland for the running please. It’s just confusing.

by Who on Apr 10, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions

The Portland Black-Capped Chickadees

by popcontest on Apr 10, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions

I gotta say I like the Maine Attraction – cheesy, but fun ;D

by Jeff Clark on Apr 10, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions

i like Portland Leprechauns but Portland Red is good too!

by 00dc2 on Apr 10, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions

Portland Luck. Portluck for short.

by Robb @ CelticsBlog on Apr 10, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions

Ooo, ooo, ooo, I know….

“The Portland Auerbachs”

by the_Bird on Apr 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

“The Portland Pine” as in riding. D-leaguers are terrible.

by Brevity on Apr 10, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

Main Atractions and Portland Mainiacs (note the spelling ;D) are both good.

by kozlodoev on Apr 10, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

Maine Attraction is really good.

by EJPLAYA on Apr 10, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

Portland Po(sers)

by Master Po on Apr 10, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions

Portland Red’s

by birddogg01040 on Apr 10, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions

The Maine Event..or not..Northern Lights..Celtic’s North…in any case it’ll make for a great road trip !!

by Fastbreak on Apr 10, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe the Portland Shillelaghs?

Of the poll options, Lobstermen sounds best.

by Berkcelt on Apr 10, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions

I’m a big fan of “Shamrocks”. The team will probably go with “Maine”, rather than “Portland”, but the names all work with either nickname (other than the “Portland Attraction”. That would be pretty lame, huh?)

by Roy_Hobbs on Apr 10, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions

Down-East Green or Maine Attraction

by Celts440 on Apr 10, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply actions

They are going to go with Maine if they get the franchise and I am partial to The Maine Murphys (Murphy is Irish slang for potato). Plus you get a cool mascot named The Murph. C’Mon – you love it!

by Jughead on Apr 10, 2008 11:49 PM EDT reply actions

Rock Lobsters.

by AllstonCeltics on Apr 11, 2008 12:42 AM EDT reply actions

It’s got that fruity D-league flair…

by AllstonCeltics on Apr 11, 2008 12:43 AM EDT reply actions

Of my own list, I’ve got to go with the Portland Windjammers, or the Nor’Easters … of the rest I’ve seen, I really like the Maine Attraction.

by Bahku on Apr 11, 2008 1:04 AM EDT reply actions

In that same vein, what about the Maine Event?

by Bahku on Apr 11, 2008 1:06 AM EDT reply actions

(Portland/Maine) Blizzard

by Bahku on Apr 11, 2008 1:14 AM EDT reply actions

whoa. i was gonna say the shamrocks

but the MANIACS??!!! ;D

by celticsmaniac on Apr 11, 2008 1:58 AM EDT reply actions

Portland Pride (drop the "Green")

by Cousin It on Apr 11, 2008 2:03 AM EDT reply actions

Maine(ly) Wish Scal Could Play Here Instead

by YouveBeenPierced on Apr 11, 2008 3:05 AM EDT reply actions

I’d make the Portland Evergreens singular and go with the “Portland Evergreen” — like the Stanford Cardinal.

by FierceLikePaulPierce on Apr 11, 2008 4:14 AM EDT reply actions

I like the double-entendre of the Portland Evergreen with the local environment and always rooting for the Celtics references.

by FierceLikePaulPierce on Apr 11, 2008 4:16 AM EDT reply actions

Plus, they could easily wear green and white, whereas the Loberstermen is a good name but might require some other colors.

by FierceLikePaulPierce on Apr 11, 2008 4:17 AM EDT reply actions

Portland Luck

by artorbustdotcom on Apr 11, 2008 7:06 AM EDT reply actions

not Maine Coon Cats

by artorbustdotcom on Apr 11, 2008 7:07 AM EDT reply actions

You should really disqualify “Mainiacs”, it is already a hockey team in Maine. I personally really like the Shamrocks, or the Maine Taaxandspendlikedrunkensailors would be popular at the present moment.

by FatoineLover on Apr 11, 2008 8:22 AM EDT reply actions

I like the non-Celtics names. The Cs themselves fulfil all my Celtics name themed needs. How about the Meese?

by GreenBalls on Apr 11, 2008 9:16 AM EDT reply actions

I like Leprechauns, Shamrock and Attraction. Or something like Red, Patriarchs in memory of Red Auerbach…

by thebirdman on Apr 11, 2008 9:24 AM EDT reply actions

Portland Lobstermen

Works for me.

by lobstermobster on Apr 11, 2008 10:29 AM EDT reply actions

Whatbout “The Maine Kings” paying homage to Stephen King?

by Jughead on Apr 11, 2008 1:26 PM EDT reply actions

Portland C-dawgs.

by unholy_trinity on Apr 11, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions

Portland Mainaics

by popcontest on Apr 11, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply actions

I live 15 minutes out of portland….so pumped on this d-league team….i like the idea of linking the team name with the Celtics..so i like the Portland Shamrocks….buuuuuut if were goin for our own identity kinda thing…i like the Maine Militia…..
GO CELTICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by LoveTheGreen88 on May 18, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions