Nicknames

[House G]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-7224360&bcmt=6384981
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/mocking-tournament-40-funny-nicknames-166380
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_basketball_player_nicknames
http://str8hoops.com/nba-player-nicknames/

I need someone to diagnose my problem. I just spent six hours driving through Texas with three teenage boys on the way to a lacrosse tournament. Halfway there, my son asks me if I know which basketball player has the nickname "The Human Victory Cigar"?
I had no clue. He said it is Darko Milicic because he only gets off the bench after the game is won. Funny. So I spend the entire evening and night thinking of famous nicknames. Then I start thinking of former Duke player nicknames, some of which are found in these links. Then I start wondering if Kyrie Irving has a nickname. There have been several threads about nicknames on DBR in the past with several proposed for Mr. Irving (KI, Dr. K, etc). I am interested in other fans' favorite nicknames, proposals for current Duke players, and advice on "how to get a life".

[moonpie23]

he can borrow mine......


"the dream assassin"...




i said BORROW.....

[basket1544]

I typically don't nickname freshmen but refer to them as Mr. Irving for example.
But Mr. Irving is special (to say the least). So I spent most of last game coming up with nicknames for him. He's not Scissors because we've already got one of those. He's not Ky because we've already got one of those. :D At the end of the game I started calling him Mr. Rie. Sound it out - it is a mystery to me how he can get to the rim and finish the way he does. And I also need to get a life... oh well.

[weezie]

I am interested in...advice on "how to get a life".

Maybe start watching paint dry? lol

PS, "Son of House G" is absolutely correct on Darko, former Piston bust. I know why I like those boys of yours!

[House G]

I typically don't nickname freshmen but refer to them as Mr. Irving for example.
But Mr. Irving is special (to say the least). So I spent most of last game coming up with nicknames for him. He's not Scissors because we've already got one of those. He's not Ky because we've already got one of those. :D At the end of the game I started calling him Mr. Rie. Sound it out - it is a mystery to me how he can get to the rim and finish the way he does. And I also need to get a life... oh well.

I agree but this freshman may not be around long. I tossed around the following: The Comet, The Ghost, Flashdrive, The Memory (he goes by people so fast they only have a memory of it--also plays well with Kyrie-- Kyrie "The Memory" irving).

[Utley]

I had a buddy come up with the name Dr K for Kyrie today - works for me. Apologies if someone has proposed this one already.

[Deslok]

His teammates can call him Kyrie, but that's Mister Mister Irving to you.

Of course, had we had a bad year like UNC, there would only be one nickname for a kid with his first name and abilities... "Handel's Messiah"

But maybe I'm just going with things too obscure for $200, Alex.

[House G]

I have one more and then I'll leave it alone. Kyrie " The Legend" Irving. For 2 reasons: the first is for the obvious, the second as a takeoff on Washington Irving who, of course, wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

[grossbus]

i have been calling him Kyrie Krossover.

[fogey]

"Blue Bayou" would seem to fit...

[wilko]

As an homage to the movie Die Hard
(for no particular reason other than the team wont be an easy out fer anyone...)

I like: "Yippie Ki Ree, mo foe"
It really, really feels good to say it outloud after he does one of his spinning scooping drives.

Try it!!! - just make sure no children are in the room and the women in the general area get the true nature of an excited fan....

[slower]

As always, the forced names we try to come up with are FAR worse than the nicknames the players themselves create or that develop naturally.

[slower]

"Blue Bayou" would seem to fit...

not trying to be obtuse, but I don't get it

[The Gordog]

not trying to be obtuse, but I don't get it

Blue Bayou = blew by you

[MCFinARL]

I have one more and then I'll leave it alone. Kyrie " The Legend" Irving. For 2 reasons: the first is for the obvious, the second as a takeoff on Washington Irving who, of course, wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Now, don't lose your head!

[slower]

Blue Bayou = blew by you

Thanks!

[SuperTurkey]

I had a buddy come up with the name Dr K for Kyrie today - works for me. Apologies if someone has proposed this one already.

For my money, this is the best I've yet seen.

[gwlaw99]

For my money, this is the best I've yet seen.

Dr. K sounds very good, but as much as I love Kyrie, I think the "Dr." nickname should only be Dr. J. He was a unique player. I wouldn't want anyone to call another player "Magic" either.

One thought I had was some nickname after the insane spin Kyrie puts on his layups off the glass, but "English" sounded lame.

[dball]

Dr. K sounds very good, but as much as I love Kyrie, I think the "Dr." nickname should only be Dr. J. He was a unique player. I wouldn't want anyone to call another player "Magic" either.

One thought I had was some nickname after the insane spin Kyrie puts on his layups off the glass, but "English" sounded lame.

Bilas referenced "majoring in English" on one shot.

[PADukeMom]

2011 NCAA Champ works for me.

[lotusland]

I had a buddy come up with the name Dr K for Kyrie today - works for me. Apologies if someone has proposed this one already.

Dr. K has already been given to Tim Kempton formerly of the Charlotte Hornets in their inaugural season.

[Utley]

Kyrie's so good at stealing that I think he could take it from Kempton. Besides, you have to be an Erving/Irving to be a "Dr.".

[dukebballcamper90-91]

KI (like AI)

[Reilly]

Why was "Bones" McKinney called "Bones"?

As far as nicknames I've liked: Sleepy Floyd has a nice ring to it.

[Indoor66]

Why was "Bones" McKinney called "Bones"?

He was skinny.

[rsvman]

There's a streetball player that has insane hops; he does a 720-degree dunk at their "games."

The guy's nickname is "Air Up There," as in: "How's the air up there?"

They also call him "Mr. 720," but for my money Air Up There is a much better nickname.

You can check out his abilities on YouTube.

[CPDUKEGUY24]

"Magic Man, (waves hand in front of own face) now you see him, now you don't" - to quote the great Cal Naughton.:cool:

[05dukie]

I personally think it would be AMAZING if the Cameron Crazies could sing the opening bars to the "Kyrie Eleison" either in a Gregorian chant style or like the kyrie section in Mozart's Requiem. It would have to be well orchestrated but it would be much more original than just a nickname. If Kansas fans can handle the Rock, Chalk chant, certainly the Crazies could manage a slow but fierce chant of their own.

[Greg_Newton]

From his style of play and reckless movements, I always want to call him something like "Swervin' Irvin".

And Seth needs to pick it up if him and Dre are going to be Iceman & Maverick . :p

[KShip21]

Friends and I have been calling Dre "Splash" since Wisconsin last year. It's fitting, I'd like to see it catch on

[verga]

Blue Bayou, one of Roy Orbison's earlier classics, a nice remake by Ronstadt, also a golf shaft made by a major company.

[weezie]

Geez, you guys are killing me lol.

[House G]

From his style of play and reckless movements, I always want to call him something like "Swervin' Irvin".

And Seth needs to pick it up if him and Dre are going to be Iceman & Maverick . :p

I thought George Gervin was The Iceman ;)