Decision 07
I have something longer in the works for a little later, but for now, here's something to tide you over.
I mentioned in a previous post that Nick Young needs a nickname. Now, normally I'm not huge on these things, because it's a slippery slope until we reach the Chris Berman level. (We're never going to refer to Gilbert as Gilbert "American Airlines" Arenas, after all).
But since we are a blogging community, it would be nice to have our own nicknames for some of the players. From a purely selfish standpoint, it takes less effort to just refer to players by nicknames instead of spelling the names out beyond the first reference. From an unselfish standpoint, nothing enhances a unified community more than unified nicknames.
So, with that in mind, this is the place to suggest any nicknames. Here's what I've randomly thought of right off the bat. If you have objections, feel free to raise different possibilities.
Gilbert Arenas = Agent Zero
Caron Butler = Tuff Juice
Antawn Jamison = ?
DeShawn Stevenson (if he's back) = Mister 50? Any better ones?
Brendan Haywood = ? (please, not "stone hands")
Antonio Daniels = AD
Darius Songaila = ?
Etan Thomas = Poet?
Nick Young = ?
Oleisky Pecherov = O-Pec (let's make this the only "first initial plus beginning of last name" nickname)
Dominic McGuire = ?
Juan Carlos Navarro = ?
Andray Blatche = Bulletproof
Keep the suggestions coming in the comments section.
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My $.02
Haywood: Either BTH or "Brendan Todd." Alternatively, though Glen Davis already claims this one, I could see "Big Baby." ;-)
Songalia: We usually abreviate to DSong, don't we? Or are we trying to upgrade over the old first initial plus last name thing?
Nick Young: Ne-Yo sounds great to me, good suggestion from in the earlier post.
Blatche: I continue to object to "Bulletproof." Assuming he stays on the team, I think our community's most important offseason project is coming up with a nickname for the guy that relates to something other than a near-death experience from being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
by sierradave on Jul 7, 2007 4:23 PM EDT 0 recs
Juan Carlos
Along those lines, maybe "Hollywood" Nick Young
How about Brendan "Hey would you please trade the poet?"
by kidfortunato on Jul 7, 2007 5:08 PM EDT 0 recs
My lincolns
Jamison: He's too old for a nickname, if he didn't have one by now he just isn't going to have one.
Stevenson: I think his nickname on the team was Stunt Daddy, I have no idea why it is but I like the sound of it.
Haywood: Haymaker
Songaila: The Mania from Lithuania(!)
Etan: Big Braided Baller, or Triple B, or B cubed or something like that.
Young: I don't think anyone is going to top Ni-Yo
McGuire: Lizzie? As in, Lizzie McGuire? I'd really rather not use that one because it probably would be an insult, but if his jumper is really awful we could all say he shoots like (or worse than) Lizzie McGuire.
Navarro: In Spain, his nickname was La Bomba, it works for me. "The Spanish Sensation" also could work from time to time.
by JakeTheSnake on Jul 7, 2007 6:03 PM EDT 0 recs
Bulletproof and OPec
by Spence on Jul 7, 2007 10:02 PM EDT 0 recs
Haywood
Haywood = Brenda (thank you, Wilbon)
by GrunTrust on Jul 8, 2007 12:12 AM EDT 0 recs
my thoughts
I also second the continued use of La Bomba, for JCN.
by smutsboy on Jul 8, 2007 10:32 AM EDT 0 recs
Bahh
I like La Bomba though.
by Pradamaster on
Jul 8, 2007 1:13 PM EDT
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Deshawn
Off topic, I think the offer to him was more than fair (I'd rather let him walk) and this will be proven out when no one else offers him more.
by hotplate on Jul 8, 2007 12:04 PM EDT 0 recs
On DeShawn's contract
I do agree that Mister 50 is a bit presumptuous, though Mister 46 doesn't have the same ring to it.
by Pradamaster on
Jul 8, 2007 1:12 PM EDT
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It's official
by JakeTheSnake on Jul 11, 2007 11:32 PM EDT 0 recs










