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Should the Utah Jazz change their name?

By Jonah Kubicek

Jeff Hornacek (L), John Stockton (C) and Karl Malone (R) of the Utah Jazz watch the final seconds of game three of their Western Conference semi-final against the Portland Trail Blazers 22 May 1999 at the Rose Garden in Portland OR. The Trail Blazers beat the Jazz 97-87 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Robert SULLIVAN (Photo by ROBERT SULLIVAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Jeff Hornacek (L), John Stockton (C) and Karl Malone (R) of the Utah Jazz watch the final seconds of game three of their Western Conference semi-final against the Portland Trail Blazers 22 May 1999 at the Rose Garden in Portland OR. The Trail Blazers beat the Jazz 97-87 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Robert SULLIVAN (Photo by ROBERT SULLIVAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Truly Great Names

The Utah Mountaineers

Seemingly a no-brainer, Salt Lake City is a high-altitude metropolis in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. I like this just a tad more than the Pioneers, although the University of West Virginia already claims it, so there might have to be some legal precautions taken.

The Utah Cutthroat

Another fish name, the cutthroat trout is a beautiful native species found only between the Rockies and the Pacific. Unlike the razorback sucker, the cutthroat trout is clean, pretty, and an icon in the area. On top of that, “cutthroat” is just such a cool name, and they could have a person dressed up as a pirate with a dagger in his mouth during games, which would be awesome. This is my second favorite name suggested, and I would love it if Utah rebranded as the cutthroat trout.

The Utah Triumph

This is the best name, and what the Jazz should immediately change to. The Arc de Triomphe is a man-made arch in France to commemorate French soldiers, and Utah has a lot of natural arches already. The U and T in “Utah” could be used in Triumph somehow, and the name just suggests winning and victory, which is what the Jazz finally need to see. The anonymous user who submitted the name summed it up like this:

"“The Jazz doesn’t fit. I like the Triumph because of the T and U get used again, the word means to prevail or win, and we already have natural “Arc de Triumphs” on our license plates”"

I personally think this would be the most elegant name in all of sports, and would be over the moon if Triumphs prevailed as the new name.

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