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Years ago

Worst player nicknames

^^ hahaha that is classic

Years ago

on the theme of copied nicknames, there was a guy buried down the end of the Bullets bench called Duncan 'Magic' Johnston.

As that was my first season following basketball, for a while I thought he was THE Magic Johnson kids were talking about.

Years ago

"the microwave" Chicks done in 2 minutes or less?

Years ago

Earl Monroe (NBA 50th anniversary team member) was known as Black Jesus, that sounds like it needs explaining.

Dr J. Julius Erving

Pistol Pete Maravich

Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon

Clyde "the glide" Drexler was a rubbish nickname

Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues

Spud Webb

I have an issue with Lebron James being called King James, it makes no sense as to why you call a king by his surname, you call him King Lebron and James would be to show his lineage. Like the Windsors, Tudors, Plantagenets, Stuarts of England/Britain and the Ramanovs of Russia.

Grandmama was Larry Johnson from the Converse adverts but my favourite

Andrei Kirilenko wore number 47 for Utah and was nicknamed AK47

Years ago

Anyone have this collector's item?

https://nbl-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/Alabama-Slammma-1024x680.jpg

Years ago

I always associated air in that nick as air ball.

Years ago

"TWIN AIR"

- I second that one. really awful. especially since there was nothing remotely aerial about his game.

Anonymous
Years ago

I could never work out if "Slow fat c*nt" was my nickname or an insult. Plenty used it though

B
Years ago

I always wondered where Wagstaffs nickname came from. At first when i started following the Cats i assumed he must have been a strong unit that bodies everyone and knocks them over. Quicky realised that wasn't the case when i saw him flopping and getting knocked over lol.

Years ago

and as FSTOS said copying nicks from other leagues sucks and it applies in this case again.

Years ago

The first three are classic.

The fourth is WTF though. Ewww.

Years ago

Great explanation FSTOS and totally agree about lamely copying NBA nicknames.

Years ago
How do you know it wasn't.
Because I do, same way I remember he existed. But if you want me to dig up a source about an NBL nickname from 2005, this is the best I can do.
Years ago

has was very face I agree

Years ago

Sure, apart from the fact that it wasn't, and that isn't a word.

Years ago
noun

1. one of a breed of small, swift dogs resembling a greyhound, used for hunting rabbits and for racing.
2. Also called whippet tank. a fast, light tank used by the British in World War I.



https://www.dictionary.com/browse/whippet
Years ago
Tad Duflemeir.
Or, as he was called by one Perth commentator in the mid-80s, "Ted Dumfelder".
Years ago
Other bad wildcats nicknames
David "Whippit" Bailey
It was "whippet", not "whip it" or "whippit" or anything else.

I've noticed a correlation between people getting that wrong, and people thinking it's a bad nickname.
Years ago

Who was called The Microwave? That really is a bad one!

Anonymous
Years ago

DJ now he's at forestville

Years ago

Damien Three-0 Keogh

Years ago

So? You can be Australian even if you don't like everything that is typically Australian.

Years ago

"Worst nicknames ....add 'O' to the end of their surname."

Co-signing on this. Hate them, so lame!

Years ago

I use to like the nickname "Mail-Man" but now when i think of the mail-man i just think of busted up packages thrown over my fence and delivered 4 weeks late. Thanks Aus Post!!!

CT
Years ago

flogstaff

crap nickname but appropriate.

Years ago

Engineers get things going, with great efficiency. I think it’s a very appt name. This guy does what’s required to win for the team.

Anonymous
Years ago

Slow-mo Joe

Years ago

You clearly don't get it. He engineers comeback wins for the Chargers. Not bad at all.

 

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