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Greg Oden's perfect nickname

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Greetings to all BEdgers. This is my first fanpost so please be gentle, however BEdge has been one of my favorite stops to get blazer news and I appreciate all the work put in by Dave, and really all the bloggers who share my enthusiasm about our beloved blazers.

With that said, this brings me to the topic I would like to re-visit...Greg Oden's nickname. GO has been heard several times, and that is just lame. KG, AI, CP3, RJ, all LAME, LAME, LAME!!!! What ever happened to great nicknames like " the round mound of rebound", or "the admiral", or " the dream", or our beloved " Clyde the glyde"? I love Wheels calling Roy " the natural", and hope it catches on. Greg Oden will be an absolute beast. He may never be the dominant, offensive minded center every team dreams about getting, but at the very least he will be a force to be reckoned with and respected by all teams who dare enter his domain in the paint. Just him standing there in the paint will force teams to adjust to having an athlete of that caliber, that big, that fast, that powerful being out there.I know his last name is spelled differently, but the pronunciation is the same, and personality will most certainly fit as well. His last name already dictates what his nickname should be...He is ODIN, the viking god of war.         THE GOD OF WAR must be his nickname!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01263/Norse.htm    Sorry, I cant figure out how to make this as a link. New to this blogging thing.

Kind of nerdy, I know, but it fits with his position, his style of play, and what he is going to bring very soon to this city and this organization. Can you imagine how bad to the bone it would be to hear MB, Mike Rice, or even Marv Albert or some other national broadcaster say something like " And The Lakers have absolutely no answer for The God Of War!"? Would sound like music to my ears. Think about it. Let me know what you think.

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I’d like to see him play some NBA minutes before giving him a full-time moniker.
Old-man Oden
Thunder Bringer
Big Kid Smash
…
These all seem appropriate so far. But I’ll wait until the first few games are won. Seeing him play will be a treat!

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 29, 2008 12:38 PM PDT   0 recs

Psssst "Oden is god of WAR" read this.

check my sig. Oden was the leader of the Norse god’s in their fight against the giants which was sort of a “hostile take over” of the management team of Norse deities. Prior to Loki, Oden, Thor, Freya et al showing up it was sort of a nasty group of crazed giants eating gods and mortals alike. Then Oden brought “Kid thunder”, “The Trickster” and the Norse god of War whose name was Tyr. He was the unfortunate god who had the job of putting his right hand in the Fenris wolf’s mouth while the dwarves built chains strong enough to hold Fenris until Ragnarok when he would burst free and eat the world. Fenris was so big and powerful that the gods were unable to slay it. So extreme a threat that the gods led by Loki the trickster and Odin came up with a plan. They challenged the wolf’s strength to see if it could burst free from any chains. It was a prideful beast and agreed to the test of strength. However, the Fenris wolf was no chump. Sensing a trick the Fenris wolf demanded that the God’s put something on the line. Loki spoke up and stated that Tyr god of war would put his right “fightin” hand into the Wolf’s mouth and if anything went wrong Fenris could bite down. Surely, Loki said we would not risk the right hand of the god of war! The Dwarves came through, the wolf was chained it predictably bit down and Tyr became ever after known as Tyr the one handed. There’s your mythology dose for the week.

Odin led the gods against giants. What POSSIBLE more appropriate name could have been given to our man in the middle?

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Sep 30, 2008 11:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh here is the

link to our friend Fenris the link for Tyr won’t work but he is on Wikipedia.

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Sep 30, 2008 11:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think you got that idea from me

I don’t remember you ever having a signature like that. I think it is brand new, and you are just jumping on the Oden Slayer of Giants bandwagon. I question your Norse God fandom.

Blazers Edge has an alarmist vision

by tominhawaii on Sep 30, 2008 1:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You caught me Tom

although your fact finding cruelty leads me to question YOUR Da Kine-ness! Now that I’ve been discovered I feel like a giant Haole’ thanks Tom. * Runs off crying *

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Sep 30, 2008 7:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Good One

Blazers Edge has an alarmist vision

by tominhawaii on Oct 1, 2008 3:13 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

BLACK LINCOLN

’Nuff said.

Mort—!

PS: He’ll have plenty of nicknames throughout his career, we just gotta wait and see which one sticks after he plays for a bit.

by Mortimer on Sep 29, 2008 12:41 PM PDT   0 recs

Black Lincoln...

I do love it, but I’m hesitant to endorse it unless GDub grows out an afro and has an Honest Abe top hat cut from it, a la this guy…

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Sep 29, 2008 1:28 PM PDT to parent up   2 recs

hatfro?

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 29, 2008 1:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I wish I could do that

"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics

by MiledAnimal on Sep 29, 2008 2:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That is hilarious!

I can’t stop laughing.

by einman77 on Sep 29, 2008 3:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That is awesome!

Remember Kid N’ Play? That was the biggest flat top I’ve ever seen.

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

by OCBlazerFan1 on Sep 30, 2008 6:30 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Amish or Jewish?

We're young in age, but deep in experience - Brandon Roy.

by Norsktroll on Oct 1, 2008 3:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Jamish

"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics

by MiledAnimal on Oct 1, 2008 3:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

NICE WORK!

Well done, sir.

Jamish… love it!

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Oct 1, 2008 5:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

for Black Lincoln

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Sep 29, 2008 7:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Welcome, dude!

Good first diary..err…fanpost. I agree that the KG, AI, all are getting lame. Notice though, that only the good players are recognized by just their two initials, as started in the days of “MJ.” Since then, only the superstars—-KG, AI, VC….only they get the two initial nickname. So if I start hearing “GO” on NBC and ESPN, I certainly won’t be crying—i’ll be happy that Oden has reached that status.

With that said, you have a point. They ARE lame, and I would much rather hear something unique and fresh. The Admiral, the Big Fundamental, heck…even Jason williams had a cool nickname! Greg oughta have one too. I just think that you gotta’ let it happen naturally.

It would be lame if Schonley was sitting at the bar with some guys and they were like hmm….what should we call portland? How about Raunchy City? Noo…how about Radioactive City? Nahh…Hmm..How about Roarin’ Rose City? No…How about Rip-Roarin’ City? What do you think guys? Ohhh there it is…RIP City! I’ll use that on tomorrow’s broadcast.

See, imo, it would be kinda’ silly. You really want it to just be like spur-of-the-moment “rrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiipppppppppp city babyyyy!” and then if it catches on, so be it. If not, move on.
And the same ought to go for a nickname. Just my thoughts.

I like the name though. If Wheels or Barrett started using it, I might be inclined to catch on to it myself.

He who laughs last thinks slowest.

by prezofdeath on Sep 29, 2008 12:46 PM PDT   1 recs

True enough. Rec'ed.

Sergio will explode this year as the best NBA player ever and will take revenge impregnating all Portland and Blazers with the "chocolate" word.

-Almart1

by einman77 on Sep 29, 2008 5:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

personally

I think his best nicknames will be the ones he gives himself, kinda like shaq did.

The Doorman
The Gatekeeper
A Big Bad Motha F…oh wait…sorry Dave. :)

by usmcr3049 on Sep 29, 2008 12:48 PM PDT   1 recs

Oooh

I like the Gatekeeper. Still we’re going to hear more ODEN ODEN ODEN chants then have been heard since the 1100’s in Sweden! That might just be enough ;)

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Sep 30, 2008 11:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I like that

 The Gatekeeper, that is brilliant. I personally don’t believe he is going to be dominant offensively, he’s athletic and big which will get him 18 a game but he won’t be a Wilt or Shaq type. However defensively he will be dominant, the basket is the gate to getting points but Oden’s there and he’s not letting anything through. Awesome nickname.

by BeloHorizante on Sep 29, 2008 1:03 PM PDT   1 recs

Hmmm

You don’t think he’ll be able to turn and dunk like Shaq? It wasn’t like Shaq was ever dominate with his post game, ala jumphooks, skyhooks, bank shots etc……….

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Sep 29, 2008 4:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

eeewwwwww.

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

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 30, 2008 7:47 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

LMAO

nice only yucky…

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Sep 30, 2008 11:28 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

When your name is the same as the king of the gods ...

… and you even have a day of the week named after you, how much more nickname do you need?

If anything, how about Zeus?

by Kaboomm on Sep 29, 2008 1:23 PM PDT   0 recs

A day of the week?

What day is Oden day?

by einman77 on Sep 29, 2008 3:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

all 365

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 29, 2008 5:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Today it is day 458

Tuesday it is the first day of the rest of our Blazer lives,camp opens!!!

The Oden Era, Day 458

by Heymoe on Sep 29, 2008 9:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oden's Day == Wednesday

For real! But I like the other people’s answers too.

by Kaboomm on Sep 29, 2008 9:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Are you sure about that?

reference? I know it’s associated with Mercury…

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Sep 30, 2008 11:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

In Japan

It’s associated with water. Friday is associated with gold or money, so that could be GO day.

Sergio will explode this year as the best NBA player ever and will take revenge impregnating all Portland and Blazers with the "chocolate" word.

-Almart1

by einman77 on Oct 8, 2008 12:41 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

probabyl Thursday

all though that comes from Thor’s day which was his son. However, it is associated with Jupiter which is the Roman equivalent of Odin.

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Sep 30, 2008 11:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

a bit over the top

Seriously, “god of-” anything is a bit over the top. He’ll get a nickname as he plays.

Blazer's fan since '84, Currently exiled in San Antonio

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by HurraKane212 on Sep 29, 2008 1:31 PM PDT   0 recs

Exodus 20:3

“You shall have no other gods before me.”

I agree w/Hurricane.

Let’s not get carried away with idol-izing these kids and neglect the one true God.

by Sumito on Sep 29, 2008 4:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

let's please try to keep religion and politics out of these threads.

When you say something like ‘the one true god’ it can only stir up a debate other than basketball. I’m not sure anyone here is looking for that.

by einman77 on Sep 29, 2008 5:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Brandon?

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 29, 2008 5:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Let's make

a statue of Greg out of gold (not necessarily life size) that we can all huddle around before games. Ya know, so we can wish for a win and some spectacular plays. After such a painful playoff drought and years of wandering around aimlessly with no team direction, I don’t think people will get too jealous if we have all of ESPN’s top 15…err…10 plays every now and again. I mean, we’re essentially the NBA’s chosen team, so why not?. We all idolize the Blazers so I think this makes sense. It’s not like Paul Allen couldn’t afford to do this. C’mon, the guy’s house is probably made of gold.

Devil's Advocate or just argumentative?

by Magnum on Sep 30, 2008 12:54 AM PDT to parent up   1 recs

A fine idea.

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

http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Sep 30, 2008 6:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Genius

PA better get on that STAT!

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Sep 30, 2008 7:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

As Dwight Shrute says

Better make it 2/3 size in case it turns on us.

We should also make a short cable so that it’s confined to it’s outlet.

by dyshooter182 on Sep 30, 2008 10:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I like Greg Oden just fine

My vote is for no nickname

by tweener on Sep 29, 2008 1:33 PM PDT   0 recs

agree

Oden is enough of an uncommon name in itself. The one name words for names do well in the NBA. Michael, Bird, Rodman, That one guy in L.A., Shaq, Oden. I’m not saying a new nickname would be bad. I’ll call him what ever he wants to be called. But Oden seems cool enough to me.

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

by OCBlazerFan1 on Sep 30, 2008 6:34 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Surely

Surely that shot is blocked…
Surely that rebound is his…
Surely that FT goes in…

by DucRider on Sep 29, 2008 1:36 PM PDT   0 recs

how about

Greg, “did I just see that” Oden
or
Greg, “WTF!” Oden

Wheels might as just call him “BOOM SHAKA-LAKA!” as he will be saying that each time Greg gets the ball down low.

by usmcr3049 on Sep 29, 2008 1:42 PM PDT   0 recs

Sergio will explode this year as the best NBA player ever and will take revenge impregnating all Portland and Blazers with the "chocolate" word.

Then everyone will name the Blazers “Sergio and the Chocolate factory” and all nicknames will include “chocolate”, like The Natural Chocolate, La Marc de Chocolat and the God of Chocolate. ;-)

The Midnight Rambler. Born to make mistakes.

by amlmart1 on Sep 29, 2008 1:57 PM PDT   0 recs

Hilarious!

The god of chocolate! Now there’s another reason you don’t want to go in on Oden under the basket. You could get a face full of ‘chocolate’.

by einman77 on Sep 29, 2008 3:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

...from the Rim Reaper, no less.

"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics

by MiledAnimal on Sep 29, 2008 3:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

By the way

due to the riddiculousness of the comment and the potential for even more riddiculous follow-up comments, balanced out by how cool they could sound, I’m making this my signature and using this idea to it’s full potential starting today. It’s gonna be chocolate.

Sergio will explode this year as the best NBA player ever and will take revenge impregnating all Portland and Blazers with the "chocolate" word.

-Almart1

by einman77 on Sep 29, 2008 5:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

nicknames....

My favorites so far have to be “the gatekeeper” or “the rim reaper”

by SalemORguy on Sep 29, 2008 2:01 PM PDT   0 recs

The Rim Reaper--!

That’s the first non-lame nickname I’ve seen for GO in 15 months of BE fanposts on the subject.

"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics

by MiledAnimal on Sep 29, 2008 2:05 PM PDT   0 recs

I gotta agree!

Or “The Ring Wraith”. After 5 championships in a row. Gotta catch em all.

It's officially been coined: "Decade of Dominance" (D.O.D.)

by LaoTzu on Sep 29, 2008 2:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Unfortunately...

It sounds like something you’d find on Urban Dictionary or in Savage Love.

by DonkeyShins on Sep 29, 2008 9:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It should be

GRANDPA LEBRON! I almost cried the first time I saw him because it looked so much like the grandpa that Lebron played in those commercials with the whole family.

Smile, you're on a poster!

by RoysOurBoy on Sep 29, 2008 2:26 PM PDT   0 recs

He wants to be called G.O. (don't know if with or without dots). Plain and simple. I respect that.

St. Bayno's 120 Haiku Prospects: Nicolas Batum in the paint—prairie grass, blown by wind. Jerryd Bayless—leaps over a kite string, and keeps going.

by Norsktroll on Sep 29, 2008 2:42 PM PDT   0 recs

Rim Reaper

 That has a very sexual ring to it for some reason, maybe it’s my young warped mind although I would still be hesitant to go around calling him that,

by BeloHorizante on Sep 29, 2008 2:46 PM PDT   0 recs

This is not a JailBlazers prison thang

It’s an NBA basketball thing. Anything can be sexual. How easy is it to sexualize “G.O.” Female enjoyment, come to Britain much, …

It's officially been coined: "Decade of Dominance" (D.O.D.)

by LaoTzu on Sep 29, 2008 3:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

...

 I just have images of dodgy porn movies, and what was the come to britain much comment?

 I shall stick with the gate keeper, it’s got an old feel to it (perfect for oden).

by BeloHorizante on Sep 29, 2008 3:43 PM PDT   0 recs

The Greg White Shark

Most dominant animal in it’s habitat for thousands of years.

Oden/Pryz
LMA/Frye
WebFoot/Trout
Roy/Rudy
Blake/Bayless
**Champs 08-09**

by BigCelPhone on Sep 29, 2008 4:22 PM PDT   0 recs

I think he's penciled in on the black unit, though

Great White Shark is a great nickname for a b’ball player, but somehow I think it’ll be snagged by someone else.

We cannot put up with this flagrant lack of accountability anymore.

by MT Suit on Sep 29, 2008 4:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Used to play

with a guy we called Jimmy the shark and I see that tude in GO and JB

by southern oregon on Sep 29, 2008 5:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This thread is phenomenal

When I first saw another Oden nickname thread, I thought “Another one? Again?” then I opened it up and it was well wrtten, and not a bad nickname. But some of the comments in the thread had me laughing for a while. It made my morning. I had to rec it. Welcome to BE and congrats on your first post.

by einman77 on Sep 29, 2008 5:24 PM PDT   0 recs

I'll have to agree.

The further I read down, the better it gets.

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

by OCBlazerFan1 on Sep 30, 2008 6:36 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I agree

with those who vote for more time to let a nickname come naturally.

But given the lack of other things to read Blazerwise, my contribution is G52, a play on the B52 bomber that has been around forever but still outperforms all the latest must haves.

Hopefully Greg will have a similar career.

by bbfred on Sep 29, 2008 5:27 PM PDT   0 recs

The Rose Garden can become his Love Shack

I hope G52 can have as long as a career, and as many hits, as the B52s.

If he does, we will surely have many titles to call our own.

Arrround the world, the trip begins with a Kiss! Ohhhhh oooooo eeee!

Mortimer!

by Mortimer on Sep 29, 2008 5:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I respect all of my fellow blazer fans opinions but....

Just you wait, I will not give up!!!! I will never back down!!!! The world will come to know #52 as “The God Of War” and you all will be able to say you heard it here first on Blazers Edge!!!

by oden is GOD OF WAR on Sep 29, 2008 6:38 PM PDT   0 recs

Wow, you're a little high strung.

Have you ever seen the Sienfeld episode where George wants to be called T-bone? Another guy got the nickname and George spazzed on him and got the name Koko, after the monkey.

After a thread like this (where you got mostly dissagreement and very tentative agreement in very few comments), and a comment like this in response,I think it would be appropriate to give you some nickname pertinent to Bush.

Mabey something like ‘lord of war’ or ‘man of war’. Maybe just cut it down to Mow. Thoughts?

Sergio will explode this year as the best NBA player ever and will take revenge impregnating all Portland and Blazers with the "chocolate" word.

-Almart1

by einman77 on Sep 29, 2008 7:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Or Moe

"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics

by MiledAnimal on Sep 29, 2008 8:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

God of War

is a little too 9/10 for me

also it reminds me of Nick Cage movies, and unless those movies are Wild at Heart or Adaptation, I dont care to be reminded.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Sep 29, 2008 7:54 PM PDT   0 recs

umm

it is allright in my opinion, many people whose film opinions I respect like this one, but it is not for me.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Sep 30, 2008 8:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs