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Nickname for Rudy: El Espanola Pistola ( The Spanish Pistol)

The 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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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   0 recs

There is "Pistolón", that´s "big pistol".

For example:

Sergio + Rudy = 16
Sergio + Bayless = 16
Batum 8+8=16

by amlmart1 on Oct 8, 2008 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish that was my nickname.

The ladies call me Pistolito.

PryzOden is REJECTOR

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by Y5k on Oct 8, 2008 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)

by Norsktroll on Oct 8, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's because Amy Winehouse drank it all.

"Mister Oden is a very, very big human being." - Jerryd Bayless

by QualityPie on Oct 8, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about El Fernandez?

Which in Spanish means, The Fernandez.

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 8, 2008 5:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well...

I guess that is accurate…if nothing else…

the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool

by G_dubs on Oct 8, 2008 5:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In honor of Chris Farley

El Nino approves

"Why would we lie to ourselves dude?"
"Be excellent to each other."
"All we are is dust in the wind, dude."
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."

The Wisdom of Bill S Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan

by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 9, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by G_dubs on Oct 8, 2008 5:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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

by G_dubs on Oct 8, 2008 5:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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.

Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)

by Norsktroll on Oct 8, 2008 7:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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.

by Saba on Oct 8, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Blazers Fans are my boys, Celtic my bhoys.

by Nakamura on Oct 11, 2008 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Smooth Criminal

is what they call him in Spain. Just keep that.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

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.

the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool

by G_dubs on Oct 8, 2008 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Oct 8, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But "Rrrrrrrrrruuuuuuudy" does.

I’m happy with that.

"Mister Oden is a very, very big human being." - Jerryd Bayless

by QualityPie on Oct 8, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WAIT

I have an idea. Let’s just call him

RUDY! RUDY! RUDY! RUDY!

He who laughs last thinks slowest.

by prezofdeath on Oct 8, 2008 7:15 AM PDT reply actions   3 recs

Agreed.

"They are all human. There's nobody I'm really scared of, or worried about playing against." -- Bayless

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by Y5k on Oct 8, 2008 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And once he starts hitting threes like layups...

You can call him RUDY! RUDY! RUDY! TRRRRRRRRIIIIPPPPLLLLEEEEEE! TRRIIIPPLLEE! TRRIIIPPLLEE!
Like the Spanish announcers.

Odenied: If you're given lemmings—make lemming-ade (Bow4Meow)

by Norsktroll on Oct 8, 2008 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The announcers will come up with one

I am just trying to help

the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool

by G_dubs on Oct 8, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Oct 8, 2008 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was “Ghostface Pryzbilla”

PryzOden is REJECTOR

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by Y5k on Oct 8, 2008 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Oct 8, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

over on dwights site a great nickname

 the fellow called rudy and sergio the spanish armada. boy i like that one.

by 2phattoplay on Oct 8, 2008 8:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I like this better

the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool

by G_dubs on Oct 9, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was me

the Spanish contributors on this board are hellah cool

by G_dubs on Oct 9, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Spainard

easy, rolls off the tounge..and is money…

say it like true Spainard….

by Shreekar on Oct 8, 2008 8:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

I say we call him

Erección que palpita

Blazers Edge has an alarmist vision

by tominhawaii on Oct 8, 2008 1:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mexican Spanish

Is slightly different but it would be El Pistolero

by southern oregon on Oct 8, 2008 1:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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

by amlmart1 on Oct 9, 2008 5:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Lance Uppercut on Oct 8, 2008 2:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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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My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
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by johnv59 on Oct 8, 2008 6:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

El Conquistador

And thats what he is gonna do over here.

"Why would we lie to ourselves dude?"
"Be excellent to each other."
"All we are is dust in the wind, dude."
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."

The Wisdom of Bill S Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan

by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 9, 2008 5:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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