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Fluff topic - nicknames and glossary for dummies.

I don't know about everybody else but the roster turnover, player A versus player B comparisons, and possible trades are giving me a brain cramp.  Here's something light for the weekend.

I know this has been done to death but nicknames are always fun, we've got some new guys, and I came up with some I haven't noticed before.  Give the proper name, nickname, and thinking behind it.

Greg Oden - Godsend because that's what I consider him.  It's just using his first initial and all of his last name with an extra S and D thrown in for fun.
Channing Frye - BOG or buffet of goodness because that one just makes me laugh (note my signature line).
Sergio Rodriguez - Senior Skillz cause of the obvious Spanish hook up and that boy does have a unique talent for dishin' the dimes.

We use all kinds of shorthand here, maybe we can get Dave to give us a link for BE (see, there's one now) terms in case you don't recognize something.  I'll plug in a couple, please add as many as you can think of even if they are obvious to you:

GOLAROY - this is our core 3 and just combining Greg, LaMarcus, and Brandon into one quick and easy word.
BE - Blazers Edge
SQ - starter quality
RFA - restricted free agent
UFA - unrestricted free agent
FA - free agent

You get the idea.  It might seem obvious to you but I'm sure there are neophytes who are just scratching their heads.  I notice them fairly often but I've been lurking for a while so I'm supposed to know the lingo and I'm just too embarassed to admit it when I don't.

Have fun!

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Here's a few more.
KP= Kevin Pritchard
Trout= Travis Outlaw
JJ= Jarrett Jack, although now we also have James Jones on the team.

by bocious on Jul 14, 2007 3:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Another one
Roy= Brandon Roy
LMA= LaMarcus Aldridge

ps. someone had to state the obvious

Greg Oden Rap

by JTDuck22 on Jul 14, 2007 4:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Here's a good article on Newsweek
about nicknames. It basically states what I've thought for years.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19620053/site/newsweek/

by jayseyfield on Jul 14, 2007 5:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Oden Nickname
Simple but effective: The Chosen One.

by blazsey on Jul 14, 2007 9:21 PM PDT reply actions  

That nickname sounds like
A movie filmed in 1995 in which Tibetan monks travel to America to get Shaquille O'Neal as he is the next Lama.

by morescrillaigots on Jul 15, 2007 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

New nickname for James Jones
I move that while Jarrett Jack is still a Blazer, he retains the JJ nickname.  I hereby request that James Jones be referred to as JaJo from this day forward.

James Jones = JaJo
Jarrett Jack = JJ

quick, easy, fun.....who could ask for more out of a nickname right?

by WarEaglePDX on Jul 15, 2007 12:52 AM PDT reply actions  

I still like calling him Jamestown Jonestown.
But I'm a pretty weird dude.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.

by QualityPie on Jul 15, 2007 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like it......but
its too cumbersome.  JaJo is as close as I could get as the convenience of JJ without the confusion.

by WarEaglePDX on Jul 15, 2007 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

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