Now that the NBA鈥檚 New Orleans franchise has been renamed the Pelicans, will the team be called the 鈥淐ans鈥 when they鈥檙e winning and 鈥淐an鈥檛s鈥 when they鈥檙e losing (much as occurred when the city鈥檚 NFL fans once called the Saints the 鈥淎ints鈥)?

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New Orleans Pelicans mascot Pierre the Pelican at an NBA game against the Indiana Pacers in New Orleans, Oct. 30, 2013.