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Postby j.23 on Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:22 pm

disco dirk nowitzki :cool:

that's what they call him here in canada anyways
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Postby Waz on Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:00 pm

all time favourite is the Ice Man
some other favourites are
Sky Walker - David Thompson
The A-Train - Artis Gilmore
and my current fav is J-Smoove its just so cool
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Postby Doobie on Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:22 am

The Big Ticket
Junkyard Dog
Mighty Mouse
Kobe "the Rapist' Bryant

and for old school
Earl "the pearl'' monroe
Pistol Pete
Air Canada (i put it here because hes not in canada anymore)
New York Knicks
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Postby Damien War on Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:36 am

I hate Bill Walton wrote:Sky Walker-David Thompson


Kenny Walker was the Sky Walker.
No Phil, No Shaq, No Mailman, No Rudy, No Chemistry or Cohesivness....
AND?!!?
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Postby Hedo05 on Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:24 am

how can you forget Reggie "Killer" Miller with his killing threes
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Postby PiksS on Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:43 am

t-mac for me....sounds good
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Postby Jona on Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:54 am

Kenny "The Jet" Smith is kind of original... :oops:
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Postby Jay-Peso on Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:17 am

PiksS wrote:t-mac for me....sounds good


Yes, T-Mac sounds real good to me.

After T-Mac, I'd have to say Vinsanity!
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Postby Indy on Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:40 am

Hedo05 wrote:how can you forget Reggie "Killer" Miller with his killing threes


nobody calls him that

its miller time.
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Postby John WB on Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:21 am

dsigns wrote:
John WB wrote:Vince Carter - Half Man Half Amazing


I like that nickname but not for VC since its a rip off.

From Toronto?
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Postby The GOAT on Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:29 am

From a Streetballer.
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Postby Colin on Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:03 am

Was Half Man Half Amazing (the streetballer) referred to by that nickname since before 1994? Just wondering since Nas uses that in one of his rhymes on Illmatic.
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Postby Damien War on Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:31 pm

Completely unrelated, but Lamar Odom's Street Baller name was The Goods.
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Postby Indy on Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:37 pm

colin826 wrote:Was Half Man Half Amazing (the streetballer) referred to by that nickname since before 1994? Just wondering since Nas uses that in one of his rhymes on Illmatic.


half man half amazing is definitley not a very original term
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Postby Jona on Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:38 pm

Damien War wrote:Completely unrelated, but Lamar Odom's Street Baller name was The Goods.


Cool fact.
A great majority (which includes myself) did not know that! :P
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Postby Fresh8 on Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:55 pm

Kobe played at rucker park and earned, 'Lord of the Rings'
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Postby petemaravich7 on Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:27 pm

vince carter- half man half season
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Postby Waz on Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:25 pm

Damien War wrote:
I hate Bill Walton wrote:Sky Walker-David Thompson


Kenny Walker was the Sky Walker.

they both were but David Thompson was the original
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Postby cyanide on Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:33 pm

petemaravich7 wrote:vince carter- half man half season


ROFL!!! Man, that is a good one :lol:
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Postby Fresh8 on Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:36 pm

Why did ppl call Larry Johnson Grandmama?
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Postby Colin on Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:22 pm

IndyPacers67 wrote:
colin826 wrote:Was Half Man Half Amazing (the streetballer) referred to by that nickname since before 1994? Just wondering since Nas uses that in one of his rhymes on Illmatic.


half man half amazing is definitley not a very original term
Not anymore it isn't.
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Postby Waz on Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:31 pm

Sit wrote:Why did ppl call Larry Johnson Grandmama?

from wat i can remember coz he dressed up as his grandma for those converse ads but he coulda been known as grandmama b4 that 4 all i know
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Postby Keo on Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:40 am

Dork Nowitzki and Peja Stack-of-shit.
I know it's stupid jokes... :roll: (sorry)
Who's Microwave?? And isn't Yao "The Dynasty"?
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Postby baller status on Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:05 pm

dont know if its been mentioned... but i like-"the croation sensation", just because it rhymes
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Postby COOLmac© on Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:24 pm

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