Now that the NBA’s New Orleans franchise has been renamed the Pelicans, will the team be called the “Cans” when they’re winning and “Can’ts” when they’re losing (much as occurred when the city’s NFL fans once called the Saints the “Aints”)?

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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.