Nickname for Rudy: El Espanola Pistola ( The Spanish Pistol)
by G_dubs on Oct 8, 2008 5:30 AM PDT
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PrintThe Kings announcer said something about Rudy passing like [Pistol] Pete Maravich during the game...I saw "Hispaniola Pistola" yesterday, but this does not work in the purest sense. Hispaniola is an island that houses the countries of Haiti and The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. Hispanola does not mean "Spanish" in the purest sense, although it is a variant.
So if this name sticks, I will take the credit, unless there is an earlier reference I am not aware of, in which case, of course, I will defer. But I like the moniker regardless.
That is all. :-)
PS: Sorry I couldn't figure out how to get this into a fan shot with just text and no image, url, etc.
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I think they tried to say it in Spanish. It would be "La Pistola Española".
Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16
La Pistola
the male would be El Pistolo, but that doesn’t quite work.
Is there such a word as Pistolo, amlmart1?
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by Y5k on Oct 8, 2008 6:18 AM PDT up reply actions
There is "Pistolón", that´s "big pistol".
For example:
Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16
I wish that was my nickname.
The ladies call me Pistolito.
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by Y5k on Oct 8, 2008 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions
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That's because Amy Winehouse drank it all.
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How about El Fernandez?
Which in Spanish means, The Fernandez.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 8, 2008 5:44 AM PDT reply actions
Well...
I guess that is accurate…if nothing else…
the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool
In honor of Chris Farley
El Nino approves
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"Be excellent to each other."
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by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 9, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad someone got the joke
In all seriousness Fernandez is actually German for Whale’s Vagina.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 13, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is "they"?
And were they saying Hispaniola (sorry I don’t have the ~ font on the computer I am on, or I don’t know how to generate it).
the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool
I guess I got the words backwards in Spanish.
Anyway, if “they” did come up with it, I hope it sticks. I like it. It has my vote. It fits.
the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool
Isn't Ricky Rubio supposed to be the next Pete Maravich?
How many Pistol Pete’s are there in Spain :)
I definitely see why our head scout stressed his passing skills as if that was the most impressive aspect of his game. A guy who can consistently convert alley oops and dish them out to other guys is pretty rare. He really looks like the player in the YouTube videos now, and along our guys has targets who score even better than what he had to work with in Badalona.
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yeah Rubio is supposed to be the Spanish Pistol
The pictures kinda small, but Im giving the C's a big thumbs down
by Blazermaniac77 on Oct 8, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't buy it.
Ricky and Pete look a little alike, but Pete’s game was totally different than Ricky’s. The Ricky:Pete analogy is a bit of ESPN-type hype that does not really hold up.
Pete was a prolific shooter first and last + showtime handle. Defense, not so much.
Ricky is not a shooter like Pete. If I understand correctly, Ricky’s game is strongest on defense, when he’s getting crafty steals. On offense, he’s a floor general, but not a rapid-fire shooter like Pete was.
I say the “Spanish Pistol” nickname is still up for grabs. Whether it applies to Rudy, time will tell.
Also, remember that despite his undeniable awesomeness, Pete was not exactly a team player; great individual success, but not a team-first guy. Maybe that’s the price of once-in-the-history-of-the-game greatness, but I prefer a team-first guy for this edition of the Blazers.
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is what they call him in Spain. Just keep that.
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by OCBlazerFan1 on Oct 8, 2008 7:05 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
It won't fly with the announcers
Doesn’t roll of the tounge.
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But it is such a sweet nickname.
And his country folk gave it to him.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
But "Rrrrrrrrrruuuuuuudy" does.
I’m happy with that.
"Mister Oden is a very, very big human being." - Jerryd Bayless
WAIT
I have an idea. Let’s just call him
RUDY! RUDY! RUDY! RUDY!
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by prezofdeath on Oct 8, 2008 7:15 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
And once he starts hitting threes like layups...
You can call him RUDY! RUDY! RUDY! TRRRRRRRRIIIIPPPPLLLLEEEEEE! TRRIIIPPLLEE! TRRIIIPPLLEE!
Like the Spanish announcers.
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The announcers will come up with one
I am just trying to help
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That works too.
I remember when they asked Joel’s wife what nick name he likes to be called. She said, “Joel”.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
I thought it was “Ghostface Pryzbilla”
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by Y5k on Oct 8, 2008 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions
He has a few.
Ghost face, Godzilla, The Nut Cracker Sweede.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
over on dwights site a great nickname
the fellow called rudy and sergio the spanish armada. boy i like that one.
It sank in a storm and the remaining ships were defeated, as our Spanish friends pointed out in another thread
Bad omen.
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El Zorro
He’ll cut a swath through the defense to save the day.
by Steve The Hedge on Oct 8, 2008 10:16 AM PDT reply actions
That´s "The gunman" in Spanish.
There is a basketball Spanish blog named El Pistolero
Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16
The best knickname I've heard so far
for Rudy: The Dish Network. It works on so many levels. Like an olive branch to all of you satellite users out there.
Un Pistolero means a guy who shoots a hand gun
El pistolero means the guy who is tthe best shot with a hand gun
by southern oregon on Oct 8, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
face it....
just plain old “RUDY” works on many levels, we’ve all seen the movie and it sounds great, rolls off the tongue. Sometimes simple is best (KIS principle).
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And thats what he is gonna do over here.
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"Be excellent to each other."
"All we are is dust in the wind, dude."
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."
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by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 9, 2008 5:30 PM PDT reply actions
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