If you haven't read about it already, the first of three "nickname jersey" games will be played this Friday between the Brooklyn Nets and the Miami Heat. Players from both teams will wear nicknames on their uniforms rather than the names their mama's gave them.
If this sounds like a cheesy way to sell some extra jerseys and sound strangely similar to what Chad Johnson voluntarily did for himself when he was on the Cincinatti Bengals, then I completely agree. But it could be worse. It could be more sleeved jerseys.
This afternoon the Sun-Sentinal reported what the 15 nicknames the Miami Heat players will wear. I've copied over the list for your enjoyment:
Joel Anthony: "Doc"
Shane Battier: "Battle"
Michael Beasley: "B Easy"
Chris Bosh: "CB"
Mario Chalmers: "Rio"
Norris Cole: "Cole Train"
Udonis Haslem: "UD"
LeBron James: "King James"
James Jones: "JJ"
Rashard Lewis: "Sweet Lew"
Roger Mason Jr.: "MoneyMase"
Greg Oden: "G.O."
Dwyane Wade: "D.Wade"
Since the Nets haven't released a similar article of their own, I guess I will have to wait in suspense about what guys in the locker room call Tornike Shengelia or if Tyshawn Taylor goes by "Ty Ty" or "Tay Tay". I did come up with the three best nicknames I could make up for the Nets players that don't already have well-known nicknames of their own. They are...
1. Alan "Alan" Anderson
Cause thats his first name but also because thats what you get when you combine the first two letters of his first name with the first two letters of his last name.
2. Mirza "Bear Hater" Teletovic
Cause he once joked about tearing apart the huge mammal on his twitter account. Figuratively, of course.
3. Mason "Jar of" Plumlee
Cause Roger Mason already has "Money Mase" on his jersey and only a guy who went to Duke could pull off having a preposition as a nickname.
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