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re: Why doesn't American Sports have better nicknames?
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:39 pm to tduecen
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:39 pm to tduecen
Well A-Rod was one of the first
K-Rod is actually pretty clever, because his first name is Francisco, but he is a pitcher who gets strikeouts, denoted in baseball stats as Ks .
I just don't think you get it.
Also my favorite Nickname ever was is Sandy Koufax's The Left Arm of G-d. Although IDK if that was really a nickname.
K-Rod is actually pretty clever, because his first name is Francisco, but he is a pitcher who gets strikeouts, denoted in baseball stats as Ks .
I just don't think you get it.
Also my favorite Nickname ever was is Sandy Koufax's The Left Arm of G-d. Although IDK if that was really a nickname.
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Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:39 pm to northern
The Answer was pretty dope too. RIP AI.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:42 pm to Drewbie
The glove
My favorite AK47
Round mound of rebound
My favorite AK47
Round mound of rebound
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:48 pm to Dizz
Yao Ming - The Great Wall
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:01 pm to PrimeTime Money
Tractor Traylor
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:13 pm to Drewbie
quote:
The Janitor, The Brow, King James (unoriginal but better than A-Rod/K-Rod), Chef Curry, Pick any of Shaq's 453435 nicknames, The Beard, Superman, The Truth, Black Mamba, etc.
Three Six Latvia
The KLaw
Old Man Riverwalk
Durantula
I mean, the list goes on and on
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:14 pm to tduecen
Among today's athletes
Honey Badger
Megatron
Splash Bros
Big Papi
Beast Mode
Revis Island
Greek Freak
JFF
The Brow
The Kid
Couple of those retired this season, but still a lot of branded names on there
Honey Badger
Megatron
Splash Bros
Big Papi
Beast Mode
Revis Island
Greek Freak
JFF
The Brow
The Kid
Couple of those retired this season, but still a lot of branded names on there
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:14 pm to Starchild
quote:how did this take so long to come up
Greek Freak
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:17 pm to WestCoastAg
Dammit I knew I was forgetting a good one! 
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:31 pm to tduecen
quote:
I mean we went from some great nicknames in the 40's, 50's
yes, pre WWII was the golden era for nicknames
my favorite by sport-
The Iron Horse
The Big Hurt
The Big Train
The Minister of Defense
The Nigerian Nightmare
His Airness
Magic
The Admiral
This post was edited on 4/15/16 at 11:39 pm
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:34 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:Thanks for bringing in the 90's
Mailman, Big Country, The Glove, The Glide, Penny, White Chocolate, PrimeTime, Big Hurt, Big Unit, Crimedog, etc.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:36 pm to TbirdSpur2010
quote:really?
Durantula
The KLaw again really
quote:this is creative
Three Six Latvia
quote:meh
Old Man Riverwalk
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:39 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Y'all are forgetting the best one. Ryan Hollins - The Booty Call
quote:
Ryan Hollins currently exists on the fringe of the NBA. Since 2012 he's played on a string of contracts one year or shorter. After spending last season with the Kings, he didn't get a guaranteed deal this offseason. Instead, the Grizzlies brought him in for training camp and preseason before waiving him in late October. He latched onto the Wizards for a month in December; they waived him to make some room.
Since then, Hollins has returned to Memphis three times. The Grizzlies, who have been ravaged by injuries, signed Hollins three more times: on December 29 (he was waived on January 7), on January 21 (he played two 10-day contracts and then became a free agent around February 11) and finally on March 2. He's still with the team, which is appropriate considering half the roster is made up of D-League call-ups.
That leads us to this.
@Jon_Roser
Tony Allen on @ChrisVernonShow says Ryan Hollins nickname is the "booty call." "We kept bringin' him back"
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:40 pm to TbirdSpur2010
My favorite nickname for KD remains the Slim Reaper
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:43 pm to RTR America
he will always be the servant. its so bad that its good
This post was edited on 4/15/16 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:47 pm to RTR America
Slim Reaper is amazing
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:51 pm to tduecen
quote:
really
What's wrong with that?
quote:
The KLaw again really
Oh that's just the tip of the iceberg
Kawhilights
Kawhiian Island
Human Avatar
Sugar K Leonard
Kawhi Not
etc.
quote:
Old Man Riverwalk
meh
Problem?
Also, Big Fundamental
Posted on 4/16/16 at 12:13 am to SammyTiger
It's because American names are a little bit different than foreign names that they cannot produce as good of nicknames.
But in general I agree with the OP's premise.
But in general I agree with the OP's premise.
Posted on 4/16/16 at 12:29 am to tduecen
quote:my favorite growing up was 'Big Nasty' Corliss Williamson.
Thanks for bringing in the 90's
Posted on 4/16/16 at 12:41 am to beaverfever
Some other great ones
Nik Stauskas - Sauce Castillo
Rudy Gobert - Stifle Tower
One of my favorites was Evan Fournier as Never Google. I think you can safely google his name now.
Nik Stauskas - Sauce Castillo
Rudy Gobert - Stifle Tower
One of my favorites was Evan Fournier as Never Google. I think you can safely google his name now.
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