The most annoying thing about this series....

[baseline bum]

Why do all the announcers pronounce Nenê's name as nuh-NAY? It sounds ridiculous.

It's NAY-nay. Just like it's pronounced in Spanish. In Portugese, the hat over the e means it's part of an unemphasized syllable. If it was spelled Nené then it would be pronounced nay-NAY. But it's not.

Every single announcer pronounces his name like this.

[angel_luv]

Isn't he the guy who kept changing how he wanted people to pronounce his name a few seasons back?

[SenorSpur]

Why do all the announcers pronounce Nenê's name as nuh-NAY? It sounds ridiculous.

It's NAY-nay. Just like it's pronounced in Spanish. In Portugese, the hat over the e means it's part of an unemphasized syllable. If it was spelled Nené then it would be pronounced nay-NAY. But it's not.

Every single announcer pronounces his name like this.

I just wish dude would go back to using his last name - Hillario.

After all, who does he think he is anyway - Pele?

[DarrinS]

I thought it was pronounced Shanaynay

http://valdefierro.com/mar20.jpg

[T Park]

:lmao I was just thinking that Darrin when i read the first sentance.

Uh UH SHANAYNAY :lmao

[LEONARD]

Nobody pronounce's Dirk's name right either...they say No-Vit-zki instead of No-WIT-ski... :bang

[angel_luv]

Nobody pronounce's Dirk's name right either...they say No-Vit-zki instead of No-WIT-ski... :bang


See and I never have any trouble associating No- wit with Dirk. :lol



P.S. I really don't dislike you Dirk- just your horrible team.

[DarrinS]

Nobody pronounce's Dirk's name right either...


Isn't it pronouced like the word "Dirt", but with a "k" ?

[Cry Havoc]

Isn't it pronouced like the word "Dirt", but with a "k" ?

:lmao

There's this new exercize I'm going to try out. I think it's called jogging... or maybe yogging, yogging, it might be a soft J. And apparently you just run, for an extended period of time!

[Spurminator]

Nevermind, I really should read better.

[nkdlunch]

just call him big baby.

[SpurCapita]

Nobody pronounce's Dirk's name right either...they say No-Vit-zki instead of No-WIT-ski... :bang

:rolleyes Umm...I'm pretty sure No-VIT-ski is correct; or maybe we all aren't pronunciation WUHN-der-kunds like you...?

[Kori Ellis]

:rolleyes Umm...I'm pretty sure No-VIT-ski is correct; or maybe we all aren't pronunciation WUHN-der-kunds like you...?

:lol Well Dirk pronounces it No-WIT-ski. I'm guessing he should know. :lol

[SpursWoman]

Nobody pronounce's Dirk's name right either...they say No-Vit-zki instead of No-WIT-ski... :bang



Oh, man ... :lol

[SpurCapita]

:lol Well Dirk pronounces it No-WIT-ski. I'm guessing he should know. :lol

It's seems as if the poor guy has repudiated his rich linguistic heritage to come lose basketball games in big ol' America. :depressed

[Slomo]

Oh no!

It's the Oooodrah thread all over again :bang

:lol

[T Park]

NO KIDDING?!?

I always thought the correct way to pronouce Dirk's name was "vitski"

Well now this just throws everything out the door.

Is Horry, "Whore E? or is it "OAR E"

[mardigan]

I always thought that the w in German made the v sound, but I guess my German lessons were money not well spent

[Spurminator]

So I take it Martin's alter ego spelled it Shanenê?

[planaria]

I just wish dude would go back to using his last name - Hillario.

After all, who does he think he is anyway - Pele?

No, he thinks he´s brazilian. Almost every brazilian athlete is known for his first name or a nickname. It´s not something just reserved to the big ones like Pelé.

Few examples: Romário, Kaká, Robinho, Guga (Gustavo Kuerten), Giba (volley), etc.

Plus, his last name would sound a bit bizarro in the USA and Brazil (Hilário). :P

[T Park]

So brazilians have an overinflated selfworth?

Got it.

[SpurCapita]

Leandrinho will become official when he wins the 6th Man award. :(

[Spurminator]

It´s not something just reserved to the big ones like Pelé.

Since we're on the topic, don't most people mispronounce Pelé as well?

I always hear it pronounced Pelê.

[Shelly]

The German pronunciation would be NoVitski. My last name is German but we don't pronounce the W as a V as it really should be. So in short, both names have been Americanized.

We call NeNe Nee Nee...because we can!

[Kori Ellis]

The German pronunciation would be NoVitski. My last name is German but we don't pronounce the W as a V as it really should be. So in short, both names have been Americanized.

We call NeNe Nee Nee...because we can!

My point was really that DIRK pronounces it with the W sound and always has.

He clearly says it on this video for example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLm3stXYDCs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emavsmoneyball%2Ecom%2Fstor y%2F2007%2F4%2F19%2F115338%2F987

[monosylab1k]

i think he just Americanized his name for all of us....i recall him saying that technically his name is pronounced "Dierk No-vit-ski"

i could be wrong tho.

[Shelly]

My point was really that DIRK pronounces it with the W sound and always has.

He clearly says it on this video for example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLm3stXYDCs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emavsmoneyball%2Ecom%2Fstor y%2F2007%2F4%2F19%2F115338%2F987

I'm not disagreeing with you...maybe he does cuz he got tired of people butchering it constantly.

Hell, I just spell my last name...it's a lot easier! :lol But sometimes I will throw in the German pronunciation just to screw with people!

[mardigan]

My point was really that DIRK pronounces it with the W sound and always has.

He clearly says it on this video for example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLm3stXYDCs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emavsmoneyball%2Ecom%2Fstor y%2F2007%2F4%2F19%2F115338%2F987
And that probably has a lot to do with his Americanization. Half of my family is pure German and they consantly butcher anything with a w in it

[SpurCapita]

I seem to remember announcers pronouncing it "No-witz-ki" during his first couple of years in the league. Somebody probably then read a rumor on Hoopsworld that he pronounced his name "No-vits-ki", and the rest is history.

[DarrinS]

It's a little known fact that Nowitzki actually means "large vagina" in German.

[Phonzie20]

Isn't he the guy who kept changing how he wanted people to pronounce his name a few seasons back?

no.

[Kori Ellis]

Dirk is probably the coolest guy I've interviewed in the NBA. (I'm not really counting Spurs players though Dirk might be the absolute coolest)

[T Park]

in all unbiasedness, Dirk does seem like a really great guy, and the story I saw the other day with him and Nash seems like they are both good guys.

I do like Nowtizki, hes one hell of a player, and he really doesn't whine any more than a Duncan or whoever.

[DarrinS]

in all unbiasedness, Dirk does seem like a really great guy, and the story I saw the other day with him and Nash seems like they are both good guys.

I do like Nowtizki, hes one hell of a player, and he really doesn't whine any more than a Duncan or whoever.


Nash and Nowitzki are just regular "joes" that like to party with hillbillies.

http://www.seancoon.org/wp-content/postimages/nash_nowitzki_drunk.jpg

http://www.seancoon.org/wp-content/postimages/nowitzki_drunk.jpg

[Mixability]

I say we go back to saying GeeNo BeeLee.

[Lady Marmalade]

I agree they way his name is pronounced is annoying.

[tlongII]

Dirk is probably the coolest guy I've interviewed in the NBA. (I'm not really counting Spurs players though Dirk might be the absolute coolest)

Obviously you've never interviewed a Trail Blazer.

[Mixability]

Obviously you've never interviewed a Trail Blazer.

It's kinda hard to get to know someone while separated by a piece of glass and speaking into a phone.

[baseline bum]

Obviously you've never interviewed a Trail Blazer.

Kori's a sports reporter, not a court reporter.

[ShoogarBear]

tlong should change his name to tstraight.

[ShoogarBear]

Hey, is Nene a Latino?

[SpurCapita]

Hey, is Nene a Latino?

Lusophone perhaps?

[Phonzie20]

Hey, is Nene a Latino?

LOL. no. from the world of hawt Brazilian ladies.

[planaria]

So brazilians have an overinflated selfworth?

Got it.


It´s just a different culture. We simply dont have any kind of rule about the name used in jerseys.

Usually, people will call you as you want to be known, even if you´re a foreigner...

[Obstructed_View]

And that probably has a lot to do with his Americanization. Half of my family is pure German and they consantly butcher anything with a w in it
Yep. I had a friend from Germany whose name was was John Müller but he'd introduce himself as "John Miller" when he was here.


It's kinda hard to get to know someone while separated by a piece of glass and speaking into a phone.
:lol :lol

[planaria]

Since we're on the topic, don't most people mispronounce Pelé as well?

I always hear it pronounced Pelê.

It´s not Pelê.

Looks the right pronunciation here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeFba3LMLnc&mode=related&search=

[Cry Havoc]

No, he thinks he´s brazilian. Almost every brazilian athlete is known for his first name or a nickname. It´s not something just reserved to the big ones like Pelé.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/whisperingstorm/yao_ming.jpg

"I am displeased."

[cornbread]

I took German courses from 7th grade through my senior year of college. On the first day of German 101 you will learn that the "w" is pronounced as "v". I would bet money that Dirk is Americanizing his name. It's not an uncommon thing.

[mardigan]

I took German courses from 7th grade through my senior year of college. On the first day of German 101 you will learn that the "w" is pronounced as "v". I would bet money that Dirk is Americanizing his name. It's not an uncommon thing.
You and your German. How are things going pussypants?

[LEONARD]

:lol Well Dirk pronounces it No-WIT-ski. I'm guessing he should know. :lol

Kori pays attention... :fro


I always thought that the w in German made the v sound, but I guess my German lessons were money not well spent

I'm assuming that Dirk pronounces his own name like he wants other people to do it...that was my point. Nothing more, nothing less...


Dirk is probably the coolest guy I've interviewed in the NBA. (I'm not really counting Spurs players though Dirk might be the absolute coolest)

Good to know...I've always thought he was hilarious in a dry kind of way...

[cornbread]

You and your German. How are things going pussypants?
Me and my German. That could be the name of a new sitcom starring Cuban and Dirk as they share a small apartment and engage in crazy shennanigans.

[mardigan]

Me and my German. That could be the name of a new sitcom starring Cuban and Dirk as they share a small apartment and engage in crazy shennanigans.
:lol Lets get on writing out that script when I come to visit SA.

[T Park]

Diiiiiirrrrkkkk you cwazy gewman!!!!!

HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR

Dat es guud Mawk

HAR HAR HAR HAR

[Phonzie20]

http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/files/622/donotwant.jpg

[T Park]

Looks like George Karl after the Nuggets have had a foul called on them. :lol

[ALVAREZ6]

NO KIDDING?!?

I always thought the correct way to pronouce Dirk's name was "vitski"

Well now this just throws everything out the door.

Is Horry, "Whore E? or is it "OAR E"The H is definitely silent.


ORRY, or like you said, "Oar E"

[ALVAREZ6]

A lot of announcers fuck up Manu's name. First and last.

A few years ago before he was big, even in video games, they'd pronounce hist last name "Gin-O-beel-E" or "Gin-O-biel-E" like Jessica "Biel."

A lot of people also pronounce the "Man" in Manu like the English word man. Then there's a few that call him Mano.

[austinfan]

Sorry to go all pedantic on you baseline, but most of the commentators are getting Nene's name right--it's pronounced Ne-NEH, with the accent on the last syllable and the little hat (circunflex) indicates you should put emphasis there--in Portuguese there's two different types of pronunciation of the letter "e"--that's why they have two different accent marks--the circunflex (more of an "eh" sound) and the grave accent (more of an "ay" sound)--for when they want to put emphasis on a syllable.

Now my knowledge of the mechanics of basketball? Can fit into a thimble. For a season or two I was too afraid to ask on this board what a pick-and-roll was, and I couldn't really get a clear idea of it from wikipedia. I had to have a friend who's really into basketball explain the concept and even he got frustrated with me. :)

[mardigan]

A lot of announcers fuck up Manu's name. First and last.

A few years ago before he was big, even in video games, they'd pronounce hist last name "Gin-O-beel-E" or "Gin-O-biel-E" like Jessica "Biel."

A lot of people also pronounce the "Man" in Manu like the English word man. Then there's a few that call him Mano.
Fuck yea, his first year on NBA live that shit annoyed the hell out of me. Gin-o-beel-e for 3!

[ALVAREZ6]

Fuck yea, his first year on NBA live that shit annoyed the hell out of me. Gin-o-beel-e for 3!Yeah I hated it too.


I'm pretty sure it was Marv Albert who said it like that.

[Findog]

Nobody pronounce's Dirk's name right either...they say No-Vit-zki instead of No-WIT-ski... :bang

Uh, it IS No Vit-zki. The W is pronounced like our V in the German alphabet.

[LEONARD]

Uh, it IS No Vit-zki. The W is pronounced like our V in the German alphabet.

You obviously didn't read the thread...

I KNOW that...but Dirk says it with a W...if he says it that way in live spots, interviews, etc that's probably how everybody else should say it...

[Phonzie20]

Looks like George Karl after the Nuggets have had a foul called on them. :lol


touche man..lol

[DarrinS]

Yeah I hated it too.


I'm pretty sure it was Marv Albert who said it like that.


Is the way Charles Barkley yells it wrong?

[SpursWoman]

Me and my German. That could be the name of a new sitcom starring Cuban and Dirk as they share a small apartment and engage in crazy shennanigans.


:rollin

[AnkleBreaker21]

melo is the most annoying thing, i hate that bastard

[baseline bum]

Sorry to go all pedantic on you baseline, but most of the commentators are getting Nene's name right--it's pronounced Ne-NEH, with the accent on the last syllable and the little hat (circunflex) indicates you should put emphasis there--in Portuguese there's two different types of pronunciation of the letter "e"--that's why they have two different accent marks--the circunflex (more of an "eh" sound) and the grave accent (more of an "ay" sound)--for when they want to put emphasis on a syllable.

Now my knowledge of the mechanics of basketball? Can fit into a thimble. For a season or two I was too afraid to ask on this board what a pick-and-roll was, and I couldn't really get a clear idea of it from wikipedia. I had to have a friend who's really into basketball explain the concept and even he got frustrated with me. :)

Seriously? My friend who's born and raised in Rio once told me to tell a Brazilian chick "você tem uma bunda gostosa", and he definitely said it with the vo as the emphasized syllable in você.

[ShoogarBear]

http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/joe.jpg



"This is a dumb thread."

[ShoogarBear]

Probably only Jim, Solid D, FWD, and wildbill and a couple of otheres will get that one.

[T Park]

:lmao

Theisman to ryme with Heisman

Used to be Theesman didn't it?

Not spelling I dnt think, but pronounciation

[T Park]

Don't underestimate me Shoog ;)

[ShoogarBear]

You are wise beyond your years.

[Obstructed_View]

Yeah I hated it too.


I'm pretty sure it was Marv Albert who said it like that.
He also calls Eduardo Najera "NAAL-Haal-Raal".

[baseline bum]

http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/joe.jpg



"This is a dumb thread."


My bad... you should have posted this pic: we would have recognized him immediately.

http://soccerword.com/media/injury%20Thiesman.jpg

[Tigole Bitties]

You guys do know that Nene's real name is "Maybyner Rodney Hilario". RODNEY as fucking middle name.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/nene/bio.html

[cornbread]

You guys do know that Nene's real name is "Maybyner Rodney Hilario". RODNEY as fucking middle name.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/nene/bio.html
Much like Robert Van Winkle, it just doesn't have that ring.

[T Park]

You are wise beyond your years.

The sarcasm dripped right into me damn keyboard.

[Obstructed_View]

You guys do know that Nene's real name is "Maybyner Rodney Hilario". RODNEY as fucking middle name.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/nene/bio.html
IIRC his parents just made up his name by taking turns choosing letters. Maybyner is not the worst it could have turned out.

[T Park]

id rather have my name be Rodney than Nene.

[Obstructed_View]

Especially since Nene means "baby".

[Dave McNulla]

I just wish dude would go back to using his last name - Hillario.

After all, who does he think he is anyway - Pele?
hillario sounds like hilarious. he doesn't want to be a joke. same reason that osco called their store sav-on in the SW, and the nova was renamed (means somethign like won't go).

[judaspriestess]

same thing with Najera, the correct pronouncement is : NA-HEH-RA

not NAH-HARA its so annoying.

[SRJ]

Yeah, I hate Marv Albert's "Nah-ha-rah" pronunciation.

I'm also not fond of "Vair-uh-jow" (Anderson Varejao), but I don't see how anyone could anglicize that name more accurately.

[ShoogarBear]

The sarcasm dripped right into me damn keyboard.No seriously, since he changed the pronounciation of his name maybe 10 years before you were born.

[ShoogarBear]

And I can't believe nobody has said anything about "Maybyner".

If that is someone's name, I could understand why he would rather be called "Throat-Warbler-Mangrove".

[MannyIsGod]

My bad... you should have posted this pic: we would have recognized him immediately.

http://soccerword.com/media/injury%20Thiesman.jpgDon't make me post a pic Lavar Arrington packing Aikman's bags.


Oh, and Tpark got off light after bagging on yet ANOTHER country. Jesus.

[naico]

i think he just Americanized his name for all of us....i recall him saying that technically his name is pronounced "Dierk No-vit-ski"

i could be wrong tho.

thats how it should be pronounced idd..ridiculous calling him DURK

[cambrad]

just call him big baby.

Prepare to be dominated by a big baby.

[Man of Steel]

To make it easier, lets have one pronuciation--

"Gay Nay"

[cambrad]

To make it easier, lets have one pronuciation--

"Gay Nay"

Uh no.

[ShoogarBear]

http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/joe.jpg



"This is a dumb thread."


http://www.nndb.com/people/572/000115227/tony-dorsett-1-sized.jpg

"Yeah, totally stupid."

[ploto]

After an entire season of listening to the butchering of Bargnani, Garbajosa, and Nesterovic, this pales in comparison.

[SkunkinDuncan]

Why do all the announcers pronounce Nenê's name as nuh-NAY? It sounds ridiculous.

It's NAY-nay. Just like it's pronounced in Spanish. In Portugese, the hat over the e means it's part of an unemphasized syllable. If it was spelled Nené then it would be pronounced nay-NAY. But it's not.

Every single announcer pronounces his name like this.

Well, since no one else bothered........

He pronounces it NuhNay. They (broadcaster's, etc.) used to say NayNay until he corrected them. So whether it's annoying, phonetically wrong or stupid, that's how he pronounces it.

I personally call him NayNay.

[dmac]

Nobody pronounce's Dirk's name right either...they say No-Vit-zki instead of No-WIT-ski... :bang
Nene, Novitski whatever still comes out loser in the end.

[Phonzie20]

Well, since no one else bothered........

He pronounces it NuhNay. They (broadcaster's, etc.) used to say NayNay until he corrected them. So whether it's annoying, phonetically wrong or stupid, that's how he pronounces it.

I personally call him NayNay.


I just call him bAb-ay