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

[USSInsiders]

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...

Yeah Black Mamba is probably one of the worst forced nicknames there is

 

[luckyse7enz]

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"

Always thought KG was "The Kid/The Big Ticket" and JWill was "White Chocolate". Also, how did we get this far with no mention of "Birdman" Andersen?

I didn't hear about Splash Brothers before now. That's dope.

Nicknames in sports just suck across the board these days. "AD"? I'm still not too crazy about "Megatron", though I guess it fits....

...because we're always losing and retreating from success.

Maybe it has something to do with names becoming more unique? Who knows.

 

[drugxglory]

didnt Shaq call David Lee "WCW" (=White Chris Webber)

 

[Morose Polymath]

Nicknames in sports just suck across the board these days. "AD"? I'm still not too crazy about "Megatron", though I guess it fits....

...because we're always losing and retreating from success.

 

[HiphopRelated]

nikkas in general don't have nicknames like that anymore

 

[Taadow]

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:

Yeah, i've been callin' him Super Nintendo Chalmers for years.

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

Nicca...I spit my White Grape Peach juice at the screen at this...

 

[FlyRy]

it's because these new dudes lack CHARISMA. they have absolutely none.. i grew up on barkley and MJ and shaq and co.. these new dudes don't even crack a smile

 

[mr x]

Seems like these young bucks aint about that AKA life

Paul George doesnt get a nickname?
Blake Griffin?
Kyrie Irving?
James Harden?
Westbrook?
Aldridge?

Coli exclusives aside, most of em dont have nicknames or just fall back on generic initial/last name combinations (CP3, KD, K.Love, D.Rose)

What happened to the days of The Iceman and Dr. Dunkenstein?

Human Highlight Film

Now we have Big Baby and Swaggy P

Re: Wiggins. Commentator yesterday was like "they call him A. Wig."

A. Wig dawg

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Re: Wiggins. Commentator yesterday was like "they call him A. Wig."

A. Wig dawg

Lol so wack

 

[Quiet Magician]

They have nicknames...

These are all terrible lmao.

 

[Professor K.]

eh... those are both terrible... im not calling pg a nickname that makes his name longer... and is also kinda suspect...

he just needs to man up and change his number to 13.. and be pg-13... parental advisory recommended niccas

Good call

 

[Costanza]

Good call

they dont hear me tho

 

[Sccit]

eh... those are both terrible... im not calling pg a nickname that makes his name longer... and is also kinda suspect...

he just needs to man up and change his number to 13.. and be pg-13... parental advisory recommended niccas

HE TOOK YOUR ADVICE

 

[Taadow]

These are all terrible lmao.

Yes. They are.
I can admit that.

 

[Sccit]

BTW LEBRON'S ORIGINAL NICKNAME WAS LEBRONZE