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Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Mandich on Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:05 am

Tariq Abdul-Wahad.

Can't top that.
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Andrew on Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:30 am

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is up there.
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Alpha_ on Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:25 am

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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby NovU on Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:59 pm

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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Stress Fracture on Mon Apr 27, 2015 2:04 pm

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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby debiler on Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:01 pm

I know these are all not birthnames, but they are still mighty cool:

- Truck Robinson
- Muggsy Bogues
- Mookie Blaylock
- World B. Free

no, not Metta World Peace. That dickwad.
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Moz on Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:17 pm

I always thought that Latrell Sprewell is a cool name...
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby debiler on Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:39 pm

PhatGeezer wrote:I always thought that Latrell Sprewell is a cool name...

Yeah, his was a rockin' name. Also, Tree Rollins!
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby air gordon on Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:40 pm

Joe Johnson
Steve smith

Gotta love the plain but comic book sounding names

Put Isaiah Thomas (pizza guy) up there too
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Kevin on Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:47 pm

Yi Jianlian.
Greg Oden.
Sam Cassell
Toni Kukoc
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby stereoxide on Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:43 pm

Nick Van Exel
Pops Mensah Bonsu
and of course Metta World Peace.
EDIT:
Saw a player named God Shammgod. Now that is a very cool name. :lol:
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby debiler on Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:23 am

stereoxide wrote:Nick Van Exel
Pops Mensah Bonsu
and of course Metta World Peace.
EDIT:
Saw a player named God Shammgod. Now that is a very cool name. :lol:


Dang, I forgot about Shammgod! Ah well, I'll just say Fat Lever and drop the mic.
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby shadowgrin on Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:10 am

stereoxide wrote:Saw a player named God Shammgod. Now that is a very cool name. :lol:

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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby formx on Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:33 am

Jamario Moon
Mamadou N'Diaye
Vitaly Potapenko
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby I Hate Mondays on Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:42 am

DJ Mbenga for sure
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby [Q] on Tue Apr 28, 2015 1:41 pm

Tariq Abdul-Wahad.

Slightly cooler than his government name, Olivier Saint-Jean.
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stereoxide wrote:Saw a player named God Shammgod. Now that is a very cool name. :lol:

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Ditto. :shake:

Latrell Sprewell was a good one.

Coolest names? I liked:
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Moochie Norris
Sarunas Marciolionis
Sarunas Jasikevicius
Slava Medvedenko
Giannis Antetetetetetkounmpo
Yao Ming
Anfernee Hardaway
Juan Carlos Navarro
Jorge Garbajosa
Janerro Pargo
Mickael Pietrus
Rashard Lewis
Alaa Abdelnaby
Alonzo Mourning
Vlade Divac
Hersey Hawkins
Kobe Bryant
Quinton Ross
Quentin Richardson

I'll probably come up with more
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Lamrock on Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:42 pm

Kelenna Azubuike is a cool name I guess, but he's out of the league now. Gotta be Antetokounmpo.
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby JAWSFreelao on Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:50 pm

Jamario Moon, Giannis Antetokoumpo, Kawhi Leonard, God Shammgod and Latrell Spreewell.
Edit: Renaldo Balkman is also up there, for sure. (Y)
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby formx on Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:02 pm

Arinze Onuaku is alright.
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Mandich on Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:10 pm

Lamrock wrote:Kelenna Azubuike is a cool name I guess.


No homo, but he had the perfect male body.
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Kevin on Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:23 pm

Menopauss wrote:
Lamrock wrote:Kelenna Azubuike is a cool name I guess.


No homo, but he had the perfect male body.
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Mandich on Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:03 pm

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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby mp3 on Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:25 pm

God Shammgod

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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby Kenny on Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:59 pm

Zaza Pachulia
Fab Melo
Royal Ivey
Sleepy Floyd
Fat Lever
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Re: Coolest NBA Name ?

Postby NovU on Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:07 am

Menopauss wrote:
Lamrock wrote:Kelenna Azubuike is a cool name I guess.


No homo, but he had the perfect male body.

Pfft. You should pay more attention to Jao body next time he jiggles.
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