Best Nickname In The NBA?

Who has the best nickname in the NBA?

My vote goes to Steve Francis with The Franchise.

I don't think you can go wrong with "Big Diesel" but there are so many to choose from it's hard to say what is really the best.

SKIP2MYLOU

Shaq.

The Matrix....The Mayor........Mad Dog.....anything starting with M I guess

The Matrix is cool.

My all-time favourite is Dr. J. It doesn't sound very original these days because it's overused, and most nicknames these days are shit (First letter of first name) - (abbreviation of last name) i.e J-Rich. Back when it was created though it sounded cool (Dr. J that is).

The Matrix
Big Nasty
Dikembe Retardo, lol

all nicknames like Jae mentioned suck ass....T-mac, C-Webb, J Rich, B Diddy

It's the collest and the shortest: Q!

Jae is totally right: Nicknames that are just abbreviations aren't that good. For example, "AI" isnt that good of a nickname, but "The Answer" is. "Starbury" isnt good, but "showbiz" is. "MJ" isnt that good, but "air jordan" is great.

But the best of all time is simple: Dikembe Retardo. Pricless

The Admiral, whatever Larry Johnson's nickname was, Shaq Attack was even pretty cool. I think Jordan had the best array of nicknames of any player, Air Jordan, Rare Air etc... although that's expected of the most marketable sports star in history. I mean even Air Canada sounded alot better than "VC". Sir. Charles was another cool name, these days though he'd be "C-Bark"

Dikembe Retardo... boy doesn't he live upto that one lol.

It's the collest and the shortest: Q!

Z > Q

Larry Johnson was "gran-mama".

Sir. Charles was another cool name, these days though he'd be "C-Bark"

Ewings would be worse, "P-Ew". And also penny's "A.Hard". Or Isiah's,"I.Thom"

I also like C-Webb (although it isn't anything special, just sounds great), The Mailman, The Glove, The Goods, Ukraine Train, Jay Cee, B-Dizzle, Tru Warrior (Artest), and recently also The Big Fella' (they always say that to Shaq).

Z > Q

Right, I forgot about Ilgauskas.

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Paul "The Truth" Pierce

Ewings would be worse, "P-Ew". And also penny's "A.Hard". Or Isiah's,"I.Thom"

What I wouldn't give for someone called Brandon Hardaway to be abbreviated.

H-Olaj, M-Pric, H-Mino, Dik-Mu

Dik-Mu

Or: A-Iguod

dirk 'diggler' nowtizki

flash

chocolate thunder

penny's "A.Hard".

penis hard.

penny's "A.Hard".

penis hard.

That's what I thought first when I saw this...

air

some more, let's go old school....

Charles Barkley - "The Round Mound of Rebound"
Pete Maravich - "Pistol Pete"
George Gervin "Ice Man"
Earl Monroe - "The Pearl"

all nice....but none matches up to my all-time favourite....Dikembe Retardo

Rashweed Wallace

AK47

Damon Stoudamire= Mighty Mouse