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"B"

(or Bee, I suppose.)  I've posted before my feelings that "B" should be Brandon Roy's  nickname 'cuz that's what his teammates call him.   We hear suggestions like The Natural, which  has been promoted by Wheels.  But listen to the Wheels interview with BRoy on O-live today and you'll hear Wheels call Brandon "B" at least 3 times (never once The Natural).  Brandon also recounted a situation(s)  where a teammate(s) called/calling  on the phone would say something like "B", would do you think?

To me, it's a great alternate name.  Just a simple  "B" is so understated that it is unique and ultra cool.  I can't think of another NBA player that has ever been represented by a single letter.     And there certainly can be take offs from it such as  Killer Bee, Worker Bee, Busy Bee, Roy's Bee Hive et cetera. 

Personally, l  think it would be superb for him to be known around the NBA  simply as "The  B", or just  "B".   

I know that a fitting nickname for Broy has been discussed on this site a few times previously, but I'm just wondering now if anyone else thinks that  "B" could be the right one ....or if they have some other killer names to suggest that might catch. 

Poll
"B" ?
"B" Rocks
63 votes
"B" Sucks
39 votes
"MEH"
79 votes
None of the Above
22 votes

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Reminds me of:

boo.

Like "Haaay, boo. Watcha up toooo?

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 12, 2009 9:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Woulda been funny if Jordan had gone by "M"

Then we woulda got him confused with an old British spy lady.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 12, 2009 9:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Learn something new about the habits of older British people everyday!

Well, I’ll be!

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 12, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec

When I rule the world, everyone will know how to use Excel.

by jscot on Aug 13, 2009 3:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

his wife hits you?

But I like to be here. Oh, I like it a lot! Said the Cat in the Hat. To the fish in the pot.

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Aug 13, 2009 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that was supposed to say...

his wife hits ON you?

But I like to be here. Oh, I like it a lot! Said the Cat in the Hat. To the fish in the pot.

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Aug 13, 2009 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey! She does that on me too.

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the natural is so fitting

and still my faverite, but i like ‘B’ better than any other name offered up

"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach

by chikndnnr on Aug 12, 2009 9:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

karma.....try calling her a Good 'B'......the Good makes it okay

"show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser" - coach

by chikndnnr on Aug 12, 2009 9:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nah

B is his first initial, and just a casual name among his friends.

As a nickname? Sorry, I don’t see it. People aren’t going to remember “B” in 20 years.

It would be hilarious though if Wheels started referring to him as “the Natural” during an interview.

"I been ridin' the midnight train, got ice water in my veins." -Bob Dylan
"Sasha? That's a sissy name." -Mike Rice

by koyote on Aug 12, 2009 9:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd take "B" over "The Natural" any day.

I’ve NEVER liked The Natural. It implies that the guy never had to work hard to get to his skill level, that it all was a fluke or simply a matter of genes or something. Yeah, sure, Brandon makes things look easy, but it’s really all about hard work and persistence and confidence.

by Corvid on Aug 12, 2009 10:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And theme song will be from "the sting"

uncanny that robert redford was also the natural. hows that for an oblique reference, and if you want another, the “B” is also yellow and black, same color scheme without trying to be the yellow mamba.

Dont like the phonetics, not powerful sounding enough. one syllable cannot be communicated forcefully. how about stinger? Or maybe even sting-ray? Its a very subtle and graceful animal. Plus we can pee on the l@kers to help them out after they’be been stung…

by FromAfar on Aug 12, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think “Solace” would be a fitting theme to Roy’s style.

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The weak died along the way
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by lukeyhere on Aug 13, 2009 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my favorite

Joplin tune

When reached 39 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!

by two4larue on Aug 13, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Floats like a butterfly

STINGS like a BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

I also like The Broyler!!! As in broiling hot!!!!!

The Dude: Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!

by cavejunctionblazer on Aug 12, 2009 10:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah ..... Broyler is good.

Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis -- Dave

Also: COMCAST SUCKS!

by TwoDeep on Aug 13, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

erm, the natural is a great nickname

but it’s weird to call someone that when you’re talking to them.

"There are a few teams you have to watch out for in the fourth quarter."
"Yeah, but Portland definitely is not one of them."

-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters at the end of the third quarter with the Hornets leading 74-59. Portland later ends up winning 97-89.

"They don't mind him shooting that shot at all. Rudy Fernandez is not that great of a 3pt shooter."

-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters right after a Rudy Fernandez missed 3pter. Rudy Fernandez finished the game with three 3pters on six attempts.

by Tofu Anonymous on Aug 12, 2009 11:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So, The Natural, how do you feel about your 82 million dollars? Great, great. Will Andre make The Natural a better player?

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 12, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep, I know what you're saying.

LeBron has a nickname of King James although the nickname many use to reference him is simply Bron. Two different kinds of nicknames.

Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis -- Dave

Also: COMCAST SUCKS!

by TwoDeep on Aug 13, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like B

If he becomes so good that everyone recognizes it.

Like MJ needed no nickname because he was so good, everyone knew he was THE MJ. You said MJ, and it didn’t even matter that Michael Jackson had the same initials, everyone know who you were talking about.

It goes one better to only use one initial. MJ put his mark on 1/676th of the possible initials. If Brandon can become known as B, he has claimed 1/26th of the alphabet. That’s pretty cool.

When I rule the world, everyone will know how to use Excel.

by jscot on Aug 13, 2009 3:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

".... everyone knew he was THE MJ"

There were 2 MJs at the time….there was the musical MJ as well as the basketball-igical MJ….plus he was know as “Air” Jordan as well

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2009 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like "The Sandman"

He is so fluent and only uses his athleticism when needed, and he tends to lull his defender to sleep right before his attack to the hoop.

Big D from Blog-A-Bull - "Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free."

Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946

by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Aug 13, 2009 8:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How many stars with nationally recognized nicknames actually get called upon by that nickname?

Have you ever heard a reporter get Kevin Garnett’s attention by saying, “Hey, Big Ticket”?

Have you ever heard a reporter get Allen Iverson’s attention by saying, “Hey, The Answer”?

Have you ever heard a reporter get Dwyane Wade’s attention by saying, “Hey, Flash”?

No, it’s always KG or AI or Dwyane. Even LeBron doesn’t get called King.

Brandon can get called upon by saying B, and that’s cool… but that ain’t his nickname. For now I suppose it’s The Natural as the voice of the team calls him that. Until the Blazers/Roy are front page news on the New York Times or SportsCenters top story and someone nationally gives him a new one, I suppose it will stay that way.

But I like to be here. Oh, I like it a lot! Said the Cat in the Hat. To the fish in the pot.

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Aug 13, 2009 8:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

exactly

what someone’s nickname is, and what someone’s professional nickname is are two different things.

by usmcr3049 on Aug 13, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And then there is their procreational nickname

(ie What their spouse calls them in the sack)

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True. Different kinds of nicknames,

e.g. King James vs. Bron, The Big Ticket vs. K.G. et cetera. Or The Natural (don’t like that one at all) vs. B. Kobe only has Black Mamba since I suppose “Kobe” is short and unique enough that it isn’t all that conducive to an abbreviation.

Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis -- Dave

Also: COMCAST SUCKS!

by TwoDeep on Aug 13, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kobe really should go by the abbreviation for Black Mamba…simply BM.

Kobe will always be a big BM to me. A great big pile of Black Mamba.

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on Aug 13, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

not quite

when we reach that point, no one will have to ask “are we there, yet?”

When reached 39 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!

by two4larue on Aug 13, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"B" is usually for women

Most people wouldn’t know that it’s a slang nickname used primarily towards women, like “damn, B” or “damn, shawty” so it would work for most people, but be kind of funny to others. “B” is also Beyonce’s nickname so that doesn’t help either.

by Coastie07 on Aug 14, 2009 8:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

B...

B-one with the team…
B1..strategic bomber
B-52 (points)

by DucRider on Aug 14, 2009 2:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I like it.

just the B

B the B man

B one with the B

B is what one B wants

B all that u can B :)

it works so many ways it’s got to B it.

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by faith on Aug 14, 2009 7:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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