how pathetic is it to give yourself a nickname?

[Monostradamus]

I can't even think of any great players who actually gave themselves a nickname. It's always bestowed upon them by others. Magic, Air Jordan, The Big Ticket, The Big Fundamental, Ghostface Drillah, Dr J, Sir Charles, etc. All given to them, rather than those people picking a nickname and demanding other people call them that.

There's only three stars who gave themselves a nickname as far as I know:

-Larry Bird called himself The Hick From French Lick, and he did it as a joke, not seriously.

-Shaq went through a nickname phase where he called himself The Big Aristotle, The Big Shaqctus, etc, but again, he did it as a joke, and didn't take those nicknames seriously.

-Kobe demanded that everyone call him Black Mamba.....not as a joke, not to be funny.

Is there anything more pathetic than giving yourself a serious nickname?

[Leetonidas]

Well, his prior nickname was "The Rapist" so I can see why he desperately wanted a cooler nickname

[Giuseppe]

I knew winning the Championship wouldn't be enough.

[Monostradamus]

I knew winning the Championship wouldn't be enough.

The Skunker!!!!!

[Koolaid_Man]

I can't even think of any great players who actually gave themselves a nickname. It's always bestowed upon them by others. Magic, Air Jordan, The Big Ticket, The Big Fundamental, Ghostface Drillah, Dr J, Sir Charles, etc. All given to them, rather than those people picking a nickname and demanding other people call them that.

There's only three stars who gave themselves a nickname as far as I know:

-Larry Bird called himself The Hick From French Lick, and he did it as a joke, not seriously.

-Shaq went through a nickname phase where he called himself The Big Aristotle, The Big Shaqctus, etc, but again, he did it as a joke, and didn't take those nicknames seriously.

-Kobe demanded that everyone call him Black Mamba.....not as a joke, not to be funny.

Is there anything more pathetic than giving yourself a serious nickname?


Another NERDCORE story: He wanted his nickname to be "Merlin" when he first got to the league, but his teammates weren't having it.


http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/3450/kindly-cast-your-spell-on-us-now-tim-duncan


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/ball/timmydungeon.jpg

[Giuseppe]

Well, his prior nickname was "The Rapist" so I can see why he desperately wanted a cooler nickname

You got no room. Your Neal raped just like Kobe. Sure, neither girl was of account, but, Neal & Kobe still raped. You'll be okay once you trade Neal and you can take the high ground again.

It'll be like it never happened.

tee, hee.

[Giuseppe]

The Skunker!!!!!

The Skunker!!!

[Koolaid_Man]

Timmy's request was the worst of them all...

[Monostradamus]

The Skunker!!!

E5OQp4YfkdA

[ElNono]

Tim didn't demand shit.

lol @ the Kome apologists

[Giuseppe]

E5OQp4YfkdA

At least yer acting like Champion now.

Jesus H. Christ. What's it been, over 3 fuckin' months.

Let us proceed...

[Axe Murderer]

At least yer acting like Champion now.

Jesus H. Christ. What's it been, over 3 fuckin' months.

Let us proceed...

E5OQp4YfkdA

[ElNono]

:lol

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/6449-nba-nicknames


Player: Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers.
Nickname: The Mamba.
Story Behind The Name: Kobe Bryant (http://www.kidzworld.com/article/3690-kobe-bryant-biography) nicknamed himself The Mamba, after one of the world's deadliest snakes (http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1122-the-most-lethal-land-snake). According to Kobe, "The Mamba can strike with 99 percent accuracy at maximum speed, in rapid succession. That's the kind of basketball (http://www.kidzworld.com/article/6449-nba-nicknames#) precision I want to have."

:lmao

[Monostradamus]

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/6449-nba-nicknames



:lmao

:lmao even in that article, only one player was self-nicknamed.

[Giuseppe]

:lmao

Good morning, sweetheart. The Chuckbox at 1PM?

[Giuseppe]

E5OQp4YfkdA

Did your mother shave & wax that snootch this morning, Axe?

tee, hee.

[Bill_Brasky]

:lmao lettin' Merlin stop your run in '03

[Frenzy]

I wanna be a Snake!!!!

[Giuseppe]

I wanna be a Snake!!!!

Bend over. I'll give ya a fuckin' snake.

[hater]

tbh, no matter what he will never be known as anything but The Snitch

[stretch]

i remember for a while people tried calling Dirk the Blonde Bomber but he didnt like it very much so it stopped

[Giuseppe]

tbh, no matter what he will never be known as anything but The Snitch

&:::

Kobe: 5

tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

[Jose Canseco]

I wouldn't consider wanting to be called "the greatest" a nickname.

The least Kobe could have done was make it official like Metta World Peace did.

[Leetonidas]

i remember for a while people tried calling Dirk the Blonde Bomber but he didnt like it very much so it stopped

"The Finals Solution"

[Jodelo]

I just know him as fag.

Or as the guy that shit on Kobe!

[stretch]

I just know him as fag.

hmm

fag raped kobe

kobe steals some of fags moves to improve his game

what does that make kobe?

[Giuseppe]

hmm

fag raped kobe

kobe steals some of fags moves to improve his game

what does that make kobe?

Kobe: 5

fag: 1

[Monostradamus]

Kobe: 5

fag: 1

1 is all he needed to get into the club and sit in the VIP section with the rest of em.

[ALVAREZ6]

lol King James....if you say so :lol
lol Champagne of Beers....if you say so :lol

[Monostradamus]

lol King James....if you say so :lol

actually LeBron didn't give himself that nickname, it was given to him in HS.

let that soak in for a second......not even someone as cheap, pathetic, selfish, egotistical, and all around dickish as LeBron has the nerve to go the self-nickname route. This is a guy with a "Chosen1" tattoo on his fucking back, and even he knows how faggy it is to give yourself a nickname.

[Giuseppe]

1 is all he needed to get into the club and sit in the VIP section with the rest of em.

Ain't denying it. Next time (if there is a next time) don't make me, Kevin, & Luva have to come lookin' for ya to claim your prize,,,,uh, asshole.

[Juggity]

The least Kobe could have done was make it official like Metta World Peace did.

"Metta World Peace" actually sounds pretty sweet, I gotta give Artest some props for that. "Black Mamba" is the worst shit I've ever heard, tbh. I guess that's the kind of stupid shit that comes out of the mouth of a guy who didn't even go to college lolol

[Giuseppe]

"Metta World Peace" actually sounds pretty sweet, I gotta give Artest some props for that. "Black Mamba" is the worst shit I've ever heard, tbh. I guess that's the kind of stupid shit that comes out of the mouth of a guy who didn't even go to college lolol

Black Mamba: 5

tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

tee, hee.

[Ashy Larry]

unless you're a boxer or an mma fighter, one should never give themselves a nickname ......

[m>s]

having a nickname doesn't mean shit imho. dirk, as great as he is, has never got no official nickname while those shitbags & cancers have got nicknames such as b-diddy, s-jax, z-bo etc...

[m>s]

I totally agree with you except for that whole Dirk being great part. You can shove that shit up your ass. One lucky season doesnt erase all of his choking on so much cock in the past.
dirk never choked no shit you sissy homeboy. he was the god back in 06, the best dirk we've ever seen, he carried the team all the way to the finals and he was the only reason why they were there. the mavs just got robbed by rigged officiating & horseshit shots, there might be some mavs who choked out there but dirk was not included definitely.

[ElNono]

Noringski was pretty good, tbh

:depressed

[ElNono]

Listen to me. The team goes by way of its leader.

What episode of Naruto you lifted that from? :lol

[ElNono]

No one asked for your opinion, you wetback.

So? What you gonna do about it, stinky?

[ElNono]

Dont you some lawns to go mow?

Nope. Don't you have some Naruto to go fap to? :lmao

[Narutoluva]

Nope. Don't you have some Naruto to go fap to? :lmao

He does have a point, you have plenty of naruto to fap to.

[TE]

E5OQp4YfkdA

:lmao

[TE]

Dont you some lawns to go mow?

You're a dead entity. Accept it faggot.

[joshdaboss]

dirk never choked no shit you sissy homeboy. he was the god back in 06, the best dirk we've ever seen, he carried the team all the way to the finals and he was the only reason why they were there. the mavs just got robbed by rigged officiating & horseshit shots, there might be some mavs who choked out there but dirk was not included definitely.

Sorry, the officials were the only reason they were in the finals in the first place. It's called karma. They shouldn't have even been in the finals.

[Giuseppe]

dirk never choked no shit you sissy homeboy. he was the god back in 06, the best dirk we've ever seen, he carried the team all the way to the finals and he was the only reason why they were there. the mavs just got robbed by rigged officiating & horseshit shots, there might be some mavs who choked out there but dirk was not included definitely.

If Dirk can take the Championship, Dirk can take the ridicule. He choked.

[Jodelo]

:depressed:depressed:depressed:depressed