Nicknames

[Padrino]

i always thought ak-47 was a cool nickname for andrei kirilenko. fits well with his name, number, and nationality. what are the odds?!

same with b-52 for brad miller. gotta be a good night above the rim for that one to be appropriate for brad.....which aint that often. but oh well. still sounds cool.

 

[Gargamel]

i always thought ak-47 was a cool nickname for andrei kirilenko. fits well with his name, number, and nationality. what are the odds?!

same with b-52 for brad miller. gotta be a good night above the rim for that one to be appropriate for brad.....which aint that often. but oh well. still sounds cool.

And when Caron Butler used to wear 4, he was CB4, in honor of the movie CB4 (which stands for Cell Block 4) with Chris Rock. He also spent time in a correctional facility, so it made it even more appropriate.

 

[eflat]

Jamal "Silk" Wilkes
Jerome "Pooh" Richardson
Jack "The Hack" Haley

(who can name my point of reference for these?)

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

Karl "The Elbow" Malone

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

Oh wait, that was his trademark... not his nickname

 

[NoBonus]

Jamal "Silk" Wilkes
Jerome "Pooh" Richardson
Jack "The Hack" Haley

(who can name my point of reference for these?)

Beats me... maybe you hacked up a silk Winnie the Pooh doll... no idea... Someone else will get it though, I am just dense.

 

[Gargamel]

"Big Game" James Worthy
John "Spider" Salley
Jerome "Blue" Edwards
Greg "Cadillac" Anderson
Kenny "Sky" Walker
Earl "The Pearl" Monroe
Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell

 

[Gargamel]

"Bonzi" Wells, (that can't be his given name)

His real surname is Gawen. He has a brother nicknamed Bubba (real name Charles) who played a partial season with Dallas in 98.

Btw, iirc, he was nicknamed Bonzi by his mom because she ate a lot of bon bons when she was preggers with Gawen.

 

[Gargamel]

Bryant "Big Country" Reeves
Richard "Rip" Hamilton
"Super" John Williamson
Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain
Jim "Bad News" Barnes
Nate "Tiny" Archibald
Larry "Legend" Bird
Robert "Chief" Parish
Michael "Cooooooooooooooooooooop" Cooper
Kurt "Rambo" Rambis
Kareem "Cap" Abdul-Jabbar
"Neon" Leon Wood

 

[Viking]

I heard one of the announcers on ESPN call Peja PJ once... I found that odd.

I'm still partial to "Teko" as well.

 

[Abe Frohman]

Don't know if these have been mentioned..

Damon Stoudamire - Mighty Mouse
Chuck "The Rifleman" Person
Drazen Petrovic - Petro
Latrell Sprewell - Spree
Gary Payton - The Glove
Julius Erving - Dr. J
Dan Majerle - Thunder Dan
Sam Perkins - Big Smooth
Corliss Williamson - Big Nasty
Stacey Augmon - Plastic Man

 

[NME]

The one that I can't get over above all others, as in "how could a grown man allow himself to be called that?" is Pooh Richardson. Until an NBA player goes by "Stinky", that will remain the ultimate.

Jamal "Silk" Wilkes
Jerome "Pooh" Richardson
Jack "The Hack" Haley

(who can name my point of reference for these?)

All UCLA players, aren't they?

I also recall Haley going by "Tin Man."

 

[Mad D]

H2o - allan houston

 

[iheartBrad]

Shawn "the matrix" Marion

and how about Manu Ginoboli nickname GINNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOBBBBBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIII

 

[iheartBrad]

Tim Duncan -- The Big Fundamental

i was always thought that was straight up dumb

 

[Mad D]

Tim Duncan -- The Big Fundamental

i was always thought that was straight up dumb

well shaq did give it to him

 

[Evilmav2]

Eric "The Polish Rifle" Piatkowski

Greg "The Dunker From Duncanville" Ostertag

Fred "The Mayor" Hoiberg


And of course,

Rik "The Dunking Dutchman" Smits



[Evilmav Edit: ARRRRGGGGHHHH... This damnable thing keeps posting the pics as links, so to heck with my continued efforts to fix this post]

 

[Mad D]

Larry Demetric Johnson (Grandmama)
anyone want to explain how he got that name?

 

[VF21]

...when Michael Olowokandi was with the Clippers, the crowd would call him "You Suck"...

LOL!!

 

[Abe Frohman]

Larry Demetric Johnson (Grandmama)
anyone want to explain how he got that name?

I think he did some commercials (for Nike?) where he used to dress up like a grandma and school people on the court.

 

[slugking50]

Theres one that was missed I think...


Mitchell "The Rock" Richmond

Dirk "the Irk" Nowitski. Thats his nick in Germany.

 

[nAj jAn™]

Walt "The Wizard" Williams
Kenny "The Jet" Smith
Dennis "3D" Scott
Julius "Dr. J" Erving

 

[eflat]

The one that I can't get over above all others, as in "how could a grown man allow himself to be called that?" is Pooh Richardson. Until an NBA player goes by "Stinky", that will remain the ultimate.

All UCLA players, aren't they?

I also recall Haley going by "Tin Man."

Yep. And I actually got to see Pooh and Haley play. Reggie Miller was on those teams as well, but I don't remember him having a nickname!

 

[KP]

Cassell

I dunno know if it qualifies as a nickname but Barkley was calling Sam Cassell "Golem" last year. Ohh.... my precious.

 

[Abe Frohman]

I dunno know if it qaulifies as a nickname but Barkley was calling Sam Cassell "Golem" last year. Ohh.... my precious.

Hilarious! You gotta admit, the guy has his moments.

I remember that story from Dream Team I when Charles had that cut on his head and he found a bowling ball in his locker with a band-aid on it. He didn't think it was funny.

 

[slugking50]

Yep. And I actually got to see Pooh and Haley play. Reggie Miller was on those teams as well, but I don't remember him having a nickname!

Well thats because Star Trek: Generations didnt come out till 1986. They introduced Reggie's kind to us... The Furengi

 

[iheartBrad]

Rik "The Dunking Dutchman" Smits



[/QUOTE]
aww i miss Rik Smits...i always hated the Pacers but liked him...don't really know why

 

[Bartking]

Spud Webb was named after the Russian Rocket - the Spudnik.

World B. Free is the real name of the basketball player formerly known as Lloyd Free.

 

[VF21]

Okay, I'm going to quote myself here:

Shaquille "Large Living Room Suite (with occasional tables, standing halogen lamp, area rugs, sleeper sofa, two recliners, ceiling fan, lined drapes, overstuffed chair with matching ottoman, entertainment center, framed picture of Don Johnson and Philip-Michael Thomas, multiple HD-TVs, chauffeur-driven golf cart for room-to-room transport and in-house catering service)" O'Neal

Thank you. No, really... thank you!

 

[Abe Frohman]

Spud Webb was named after the Russian Rocket - the Spudnik.

Wasn't it called the Sputnik?
I think the Spudnik is something grown in Idaho.