Spin - Why Don't These New Generation NBA Stars Have Nicknames?

[Costanza]

thats just another CP3 copycat nickname

those type of names were around before cp3 so theres a tradition of doing it... its not just copying him... like for example allan houston was H20 cause his shot was smooth like water and he was number 20....

if it fits it fits.

 

[mbewane]

those type of names were around before cp3 so theres a tradition of doing it... its not just copying him... like for example allan houston was H20 cause his shot was smooth like water and he was number 20....

if it fits it fits.

that's the point, H20 had a ring to it because of the reference to water. Those CP3, DWill and DRose "nicknames" aren't nicknames, they're lazy abbreviations.

For me the reason is these kids don't have any personnality, and everyone really plays kind of the same. media and players are so corporate/politically correct/"swag"less that they're no space for anything more than pick and rolls, hell you might get a tech if you celebrate after a dunk.

 

[Taadow]

They have nicknames...

Seems like these young bucks aint about that AKA life

Paul George doesnt get a nickname?
Blake Griffin? Blake The Flake
Kyrie Irving? Irv Gotti
James Harden? The Beard (No Homo)
Westbrook? Disco Stu
Aldridge? Aldy Ald

 

[Taadow]

I just looked up some nicknames for reference...apparently Jeff Green calls himself "Ironman" and Ariza is "the Cobra"



These are terrible.

So is that forced-ass "Black Mamba" chit...you can't come up with your own nickname, it has to be given to you.

Oh - you "T-Bone"? Naw...you's "Coco The Monkey", mawfucca...

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

I fukk with Swaggy P too, but you're absolutely right, wtf does the P mean

Big Baby isn't bad as well. Dude really s a big baby.

The only whack ones were the forced Dwight Superman and the Nate Robinson kryptonite

Nick Young is from Playboy Crip.

 

[prophecypro]

You mean no one's showing love to Young Sabo out in these streets brehs?!

 

[Black]

"ON CRIP nikka!"

 

[Grams]

Thank gawd for Marcus Thornton aka The Bayou Bomber

 

[the cool]

that's the point, H20 had a ring to it because of the reference to water. Those CP3, DWill and DRose "nicknames" aren't nicknames, they're lazy abbreviations.

you can add KG, C-Webb, JWill, JET (jason eugene terry) DWade those aint nicknames

i think the last dope nickname given was shawn marion "the matrix"

 

[focusloco]

tyler hansbrough had a dope nickname but that psycho t shyt got forfeited when metta bytched him up

white chocolate is last great nickname i remember....that was a cool ass nickname and fit that boys game perfectly

 

[Listen]

The Truth/Piru P are dope ones I always thought.

The answer, The Matrix, AK47, the dream.....all them.

 

[RhodyRum]

This is a really good topic. I tend to refer to Mario Chalmers as "Superintendent" and apparently someone else uses that too as I found this online:

And for me, I'd rather call Kevin Durant "Doo Doo Jump" than "Durantula"

 

[RhodyRum]

So is that forced-ass "Black Mamba" chit...you can't come up with your own nickname, it has to be given to you.

Oh - you "T-Bone"? Naw...you's "Coco The Monkey", mawfucca...

 

[Mensch Fontana]

 

[USSInsiders]

Thank gawd for Marcus Thornton aka The Bayou Bomber

I call thornton MLK or Marcus Luther King cause he looks like the late Dr. King