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What are you talking about
Marion made the list
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mul...html?eref=sihp
So this link goes to a list of 38 nicknames that Sports Illustrated apparently likes enough to put on the website.
The list includes.
1. Jerry West
2. Earl Monroe
3. Pete Maravich
4. George Gervin
5. Julias Erving
6. Lloyd B. Free
7. Darryl Dawkins
8. Larry Bird
9. Magic Johnson
10. Dennis Rodman
11. Clyde Drexler
12. Robert Parrish
13. Wayne Rollins
14. Cedric Maxwell
15. Hakeem Olajuwon
16. Anthony Webb
17. Michael Jordan
18. Dominique Wilkins
19. Vernel Coles
20. Vinnie Johnson
21. Charles Barkley
22. Karl Malone
23. Larry Johnson
24. Shaquille O'neal
25. Kevin Garnett
26. Kobe Bryant
27. Allen Iverson
28. Gary Payton
29. Jerome Williams (this guy is seriously ugly)
30. Ronald Jones (so is he)
31. Shawn Marion
32. Dwayne Wade
33. Paul Pierce
34. Gilbert Arenas
35. Chris Anderson
36. Rafer Alston
37. Andrei Kirilenko
38. Glenn Davis
Someone please tell me how the two spurs most responsible for bringing championships to San Antonio with way over used nicknames fail to make this list??
What are you talking about
Marion made the list
Kobe is a little high and Robinson should have been there but overall I think it is a pretty good list.
Umm....whats Duncan's way over-used nick-name?
Mr. Fundamental? Timmay?
I agree "The Admiral" needs to be on there.
LOL!
Um..its in chronological order. This isnt a "Ranking".
The Big Fundamental.
how could you not include the best, and most appropriate, nickname ever:
Marvin "Bad News" Barnes
I don't think it is chronological because Gary Payton is out of place. Tim Duncan's nickname is "The Big Fundamental"
The Admiral had to be an oversight... that's easily one of the best in basketball all-time
Tim's isn't really used much... I'd say Timmy is a more widely used nickname for him these days, and that's not really a nickname. Big Fundamental was kinda forced cause he didn't have one and it was the only one anybody had ever heard. Didn't Shaq or some legendary bigman from the past coin that one?
and definatly not in chronological order, there is ranking involved. "The Logo" is easily the best nick. in all sports. They got that one dead on.
Shaq gave it to him.
how is Kobe on that list? "Black Mamba"? thats in stupid
Good idea, but a poorly made list
To top it off, he stole it from Kill Bill and NEVER gave the movie credit.
That, and you can't give yourself a nickname. I've never referred to Kobe as Mamba because it's automatically disqualified as he picked it out himself.
In all the confusion over why Duncan and Robinson were left off the list, has anyone stopped to ask what the Shawn Marion's memorable nickname is? I've never heard it. Also, I don't even know who some of those players are. Hmm.
"The Matrix"... I believe it stems from his resemblance to Keanu Reeves, in that he has to be completely surrounded by stars in order to taste some semblance of success.
FINDOG, I like that for Finley
Where the is the RED ROCKET!!!???
Trying to actually fill out the nicknames without going to the site, kinda like a quiz.
Hmmmm ... seems like I can't really get all of them.
Pistol Pete
$$$$$$$$$$$$$tern list
Michael "Air" Jordan should be number one because he is #1. Back in the late 80's and throughout most of the 90's, all you would hear is "Air" this and "Air" that.
I know you're kidding but here's how he actually got it. Kenny Smith on TNT gave it to him because he thought Marion's moves were like Neo doing impossible things when he was in the Matrix, because he could operate outside the normal rules of physics.
3. Pete Maravich - Pistol Pete
8. Larry Bird - (They have) The Hick from French Lick
24. Shaquille O'neal - (They have) The Big Diesel
26. Kobe Bryant - Black Mamba? (Yeah, really...)
27. Allen Iverson - The Answer
32. Dwayne Wade - Flash
33. Paul Pierce - The Truth
Ya did good for not looking!
How they didn't get the Admiral on here or even The Big Fundamental, I have no idea. , even El Contusion should be on here after looking at some of the ones they included.
Few if any ever called Jerry West the Logo. His most popular nickname was Zeke from Cabin Creek followed by Mr. Clutch.
where's Mr. Longoria??
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