So I’m playing around on twitter today, and I see Brandi Maxiell (Jason’s wife) make a comment about having a good time with “hubby” and some friends. Now, if you know me on twitter, you know that I can be one of the more random twitterers you’ll find. So I figured, since I was killing time, I’d ask Brandi how she felt about being married to a “baby eater”.
I wasn’t expecting a response, and honestly I think the fact that a tweet asking that question from a person that has a picture of the Spice Girls as a profile picture made it all the more intriguing and/or tempting to respond to. She responded with this or if you don’t “do” twitter at work or home, she replied “lmao, wth”.
Now this was obviously a lighthearted, and extremely brief moment I shared with her but it got me thinking about nicknames. I’ve got a whole list of nicknames for players that I like such as: Ken “Junior” Griffey Jr., Nolan “Ryan Express” Ryan, Vinnie “The Microwave” Johnson, Isiah “Zeke” Thomas, Michael “Air” Jordan, etc. Now that I’m a little older, I don’t really associate “nicknames” for guys like I used to. Sure there’s a few still out there like: King James, CP3, Dwyane “Flash” Wade, CB4, Richard “Rip” Hamilton, etc. But I much rather call a guy by his name unless, you know, I’m hanging out with my boys and we’re having a good time watching a game or something.
So I put it to you, Need4Sheed Nation (are we a nation?)… What are some of your favorite nicknames of all-time and current players? My personal favorite is still Jason Maxiell’s “Baby Eater”, and I use it quite frequently when I reference a dunk or a blocked shot during a game. I like “Ice Man” for George Gervin too… but enough about what I like, what do you guys like?
Here is a list of NBA nicknames for players both past and present to help out, in case you can’t remember: Both Teams Played Hard.
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George “Iceman” Gervin – Iceman (by a long shot)
David “Skywalker” Thompson (the guy could pick a dime off of the top of the backboard — that’s just sick).
Ervin “Magic” Johnson. If he hadn’t been a Laker, I might have given this #1. LA gets Magic. Detroit gets Greg Kelser. Ouch. Magic’s nickname almost isn’t a nickname.
“Popeye” Jones…lol
But also nicknames like Larry “Legend” Bird, Shaq, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Bob Cousy the “Houdini of the Hardwood”, among others
Mr. Big Shot.
big nasty
the worm
spider
zeke
big ben
rip
Junk Yard Dog
Met him once and asked him,
“Jerome, why do they call you the Junk Yard Dog.”
With a big grin he replied, “TENACITY!!!”
LOL Chief Lightning First Step – Rodney Stuckey
Mr. Big shot is my fav
zeke
the worm
Piston Nicknames:
Richard “Rip” Hamilton
Rasheed “Sheed” Wallace
“Big” Ben Wallace, Ben “The Body” Wallace
Isah “Zeke” Thomas
Joe “Joe D” Dumars
Piston Nicknames:
Jason “Baby Eater” Maxiell, Jason “The Put Back King” Maxiell (Thanks Nat for that one!)
Will “The Thrill” Bynum, Bynumite (Another kudos Nat!)
Richard “Rip” Hamilton
Rasheed “Sheed” Wallace
“Big” Ben Wallace, Ben “The Body” Wallace
Isiah “Zeke” Thomas
Joe “Joe D” Dumars
“Dunkin’” Darvin Ham
Darko “The Human Victory Cigar” Milicic
“Ugh, I need a smoke” – During a loss
-Other- Piston Nicknames:
Austin “All Daye” Daye
Daujan “Jaun” Summers
Rodney “Ssssssstuck” Stuckey (Thank you Mason for that one!)
Lindsy “The Hunta” Hunter
I love plenty of other NBA Nicknames too. Just too many to name! XD
“The Glove” Gary Payton – one of the best people do defend Jordan (the other, of course, is Joe)
i like earl the pearl…jyd junkyard dog…the altenators….stack….big nasty… big z…the diesel…the zoo crew…hakeem the dream…supa dupe ronald depreee…memo…melo
Stuckey= Chief Lightning First Step or Young 50
and
Big Bad Ben
Since most folks took my favorite Pistons’ names, let’s go with…
Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon
Clyde “The Glide” Drexler
Larry “Grandmama” Johnson
Kenny “The Jet” Smith
Shawn “The Reignman” Smith
“Sir” Charles Barkley
Karl “The Mailman” Malone
“Thunder” Dan Majerle
Earl “The Pearl” Monroe
Nick “The Quick” Van Exel
John “Hot Rod” Williams
Tony Kukoc “The Waitor”
Sasha “The Machine” Vujacic (self proclaimed.lol)
Rik Smits “The Dunking Dutchman”
Ray Allen “Jesus Shuttlesworth”
Ruben Patterson “The Kobe Stopper” (self proclaimed.lol)
Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway
Terry “Three” Mills
Sam Perkins “Big Smooth”
Tom Gugliotta “Googs”
Chuck “The Rifleman” Person
and my all time favorite….Greg “Special K” Kelser
Tayshaun Prince “The Long Arm of the Law” (I love it when Blaha gets hyped, when he says it) “Prince of The Palace”
Chuck Person “The Rifleman”
Rafer Alston “Skip to My Lou”
Brent Barry “Bones”
Allen Iverson “The Answer”
Vince Carter “Vinsanity” “Half-man Half-amazing”
Tim Duncan “The Big Fundamental” (Given by Shaq)
Steve Francis “Stevie Franchise”
Daniel Gibson “Boobie” (Ha Boobie)
Robert Horry “Big Shot Bob” (I hate him & dam you Sheed play some defense)
Steven Jackson “Captain Jack”
Andrei Kirilenko “AK-47″ (That’s just clever)
Shawn Marion “The Matrix”
Antonio McDyess “Dice”
Yao Ming “The Dynasty” “Great Wall”
Tony Parker “Mr. Longoria” (Love It)
Nate Robinson “Nate The Great” “Krypto-Nate” (Love The Shoes)
Jerry Stackhouse “Stack” (I loved him & Hill in Detroit, & best team in NBA Jam)
Amare Stoudamire “Stat”
Rodney Stuckey “Hot Rod”
Ben Wallace “Big Ben” “Beast from The East”
Toni Kukoc “The Waiter”
man, you spelled “King nothing” wrong
1/2 Man 1/2 Amazing=Vince Carter a perfect Nickname for VC
“Scoreless” Corliss Williamson
“Dirty30″ – Sheed
I’ve also heard Joel Pryzbilla called “The Vanilla Gorilla”
Didn’t Mehmet used to be called “The Turkish Tornado”?
Chubby Cox should win just based on how dirty it sounds.
Other randomly great NBA nicknames
Mr Big Shot
Daddy Rich
Big Nasty
Kryptonate
Magic Johnson – another vaguely dirty sounding name
Air Canada
Pistol Pete
AK-47
Reignman
X man
Wake up everybody, its DAYE TIME!!!!
Chubby Cox – Chris Wilcox
THE POLISH HAMMER – MARCIN GORTAT
“Pistol” Pete Marovich
“The most beautiful man on Earth” Jonas Jerebko
Clyde “The Glyde” Drexler
Ervin “Magic” Johnson
“The Admiral” David Robinson
“Serbian Gangster” Darko Milicic
SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED
Dennis “The Worm” Rodman
Stephon “Starbury” Marbury
I love Big Ben, Sheed, Rip. But a nick name is derived from the old school bball courts. You get the name for doing something well. Like Gary “The Glove” the king of steals. No name is more fitting. Than “the Black Mamba” Kobe Bryant. I hate the Lakers & I am a trueblue Pistons fan, but I think that’s hands down the sickest nickname I’ve heard heard.
The Vanilla Gorilla Joel Pryzbilla
Paul Pierce – “The Truth” given by Shaq after playing against him.
“Paul Pierce. Dat n—as the f’n Truth”
-Shaq
kwame brown- darkness
amir johnson- paper thin
love those
and i dont know if its a nickname but the way charles barkley screams
GINOBLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
and the way kenny says jose calderon’s name
cawldaerown
Byn-u-mite!! he’s the truth!
ditto jack