AboveLegit Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 "I'm being very sincere and direct, I've probably gotten 8,000 e-mails, and I'll betcha 2,500 of them have argued very passionately why we should change the name back to the Bullets, or why we should keep the name Wizards, or why we should have a new name," he said. "And a re-branding effort is truly a massive undertaking, because people forget, you're not just changing a name or creating a new name in your own building for your own team, it ripples through national television, all the local networks, all the local teams. I mean, it's a big effort, and it honestly takes no less than 25 months, and it's millions and millions and millions of dollars. "And so I have so much to do, and there's so much work immediately in front of us, and there are so many investments that we need to make, I've honestly decided to just punt on the decision.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/10/leonsis_says_hes_punting_on_wi.html Good choice, I don't mind the Wizards, and I love the reasoning behind this decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 I really like this guy a lot. Seems like he's going to become one of the better NBA owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 then why did he put it in that list of 100 things they are considering or whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted October 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 then why did he put it in that list of 100 things they are considering or whateverBecause he wanted to consider it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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