When the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City, why did they not change the name of the franchise?

When the New Orleans Jazz NBA franchise moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, why did they not bother to change the name of the franchise to reflect the city of Salt Lake City? The name "Jazz" does not seem to fit the city well. Was there ever an effort to change the name to something closer to home? Also, why did they chose "Utah" over "Salt Lake"?When the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City, why did they not change the name of the franchise?
Sure beats me. They were ours and seemed to be well supported even though they mostly played at the Municipal Auditorium (my Father took me once and I still have Pistol Pete's autograph).



I guess they couldn't call them the Utah Polygamists!
As far as Jazz goes, it probably was to establish a little continuity with the previous franchise -- no matter how silly it was to keep it in Utah.



As for the city/state, ownership probably was trying to market the team to the entire state, since it was the first pro franchise in the state.



By the way, there were lakes in Minneapolis, but not many in Los Angeles when that franchise moved West.When the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City, why did they not change the name of the franchise?
name recognition. it is weird though since in utah, they don't allow music.
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